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M'sian operator bets on new tariffs for 3G growth
News Latecomer to Malaysia's 3G market, DiGi unveils new service plans to appeal to wider user base. However, operator still faces tough competition, analyst says.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), WiMax, Data services, Phone, DiGi Telecommunications, cell phone, mobile, Smart Phone, EDGE, Broadband
UAE has Gulf's highest female Internet user base
News United Arab Emirates houses most female online users in Gulf region, making Arab state potentially lucrative market for online companies, study shows.
Tags: Female, Web sites, Internet advertising, online company, Bahrain, broadband quality of service, Web sites, Female, QoS, Broadband
APAC mobile multimedia services to dethrone SMS
News Mobile multimedia services will surpass short messaging service in revenue contribution to Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan by year-end, reports IDC.
Tags: Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Development/design, Mobile Multimedia Service, cell phone, multimedia, revenue, network, mobile, Mobile applications
Offerpal revises terms amid continued scandal
News Under fire for running misleading ads on social networks, offers-and-surveys broker now says publishers can choose how "conservative" they want to be with ads.
Tags: Gamer, Games, Facebook, Social Networking, Media One, Offerpal, Survey, advertisement, network, Class Action
Skype reprimanded over video-call ad
News U.K. Advertising Standards Authority bans showing of Skype ad after viewers complain it exaggerates sound and image quality possible in a video call.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Skype Technologies S.A., IP Telephony, Video, Internet telephony company, Glasgow, ADSL, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), performance
M'sian broadband wars heat up
Blogs Consumer broadband service in Malaysia has been around for almost 10 years now, but it wasn't until 2005/2006 that the s...
Six Sigma: Changing organizations for the better
Techguide The Six Sigma philosophy, implemented by companies such as GE and American Express, starts with a very simple and obvious idea: defects cost money. Find out more in this high-level overview.
Tags: Quality, Motorola Inc., Organization, TV, General Electric Co., Manufacturing, Japan, BPR, process improvement
Yahoo stopping mobile 'Go' app in 2010
News Yahoo to pull the plug on a mobile app it cannibalized with the introduction of Yahoo Mobile, its optimized site and mobile app.
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Phone, cell phone, mobile, Web Browser, product marketing, Apple iPhone, strategy, Web
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
Reviews HP's Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless is a suitable inkjet for offices with high-volume print requirements. With a touch-screen, multiple networking options and very fast print speeds, this workhorse gets an Editors' Choice award.
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Scanner, Wireless, Optical Character Recognition, photograph, printer, fax, built-In
Google Toolbar adds comments with Sidewiki
News Moderation may be tricky, but Google Toolbar users will be able to read and write comments on any Web page with a new feature called Sidewiki.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web browsers, Web Page, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, API, Google Toolbar, Facebook, toolbar
Park right expertise to stay e-legal
News Firms need to pull expert resources into dedicated team to comply with digital forensics requests, says consultant, who outlines common pitfalls they should avoid.
Tags: Data Management, Legal, IT project management, IT Governance, E-discovery, Asia, Backup, IT Manager, Singapore, QA
Microsoft says automated 'Fix it' is working
News One-click solutions to problems have attracted more than 7 million people and have had a 95 percent success rate, the software maker says.
Tags: Business applications, Computer, advertisement, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business applications, general manager, online support, virus, PC
Ensure IT project approval with this quality plan template
Techguide Many IT projects fall short of client expectations because the project manager did not think ahead about how to manage quality on the project.
Tags: Quality, IT project management, Project management, Tool, project manager, QA, information technology, quality control, Project management, IT project management
Asian postal agencies dip feet in RFID
News Four postal administrations in Asia are among 21 agencies participating in a worldwide trial to improve service delivery using radio frequency identification.
Tags: RFID, Business applications, Asia, Monitoring System, Singapore, QoS, Finland, e-mail, agency, point-of-sale
Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S5
Reviews This is a well built and very capable 2U rack server from a respected vendor that can be configured to suit a wide variety of applications. It's particularly strong on disk capacity and PCIe expansion.
Tags: Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Server, Fujitsu Ltd., network, disk, Ethernet
