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Universal phone charger offers vast opportunities
News Manufacturers pledge support for new standard in mobile phone charger, which GSM Association says will give rise to product and retail innovation in mobile market.
Tags: Development/design, Nokia Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Phone Charger, Phone, cell phone, mobile, Smart Phone, Spokesperson, Mobile Device
3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
News Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Banking, 3FA, Security, Biometrics, bank
E-reader trend needs common standards
News More players eye piece of e-reader market, but consumers benefit only if readers are built to support one common standard, say industry players.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Standards, E-book, Spokesperson, Standards, Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., digital-rights management, public domain, Notebooks and tablets
HTC aims Tattoo Android phone at the masses
News Taiwanese manufacturer sets a release date for the HTC Tattoo, a lower-cost alternative to the Hero and the company's first self-branded Android handset.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Spokesperson, Europe, mobile company, High Tech Computer Corp., Smart phones, Cellular phones
UK govt proposes disconnecting file-sharers
News Internet users suspected of illicit file-sharing could be disconnected under proposals by Lord Mandelson's department for business, innovation and skills.
Tags: Data Management, Web sites, Spokesperson, Accommodation, P2P, Internet Connection, Government, File-sharing, Internet Service Provider, Internet
Fosters picks Wipro for IT outsourcing
News Australian alcohol giant Fosters Group is planning to outsource most internal IT work to Indian outsourcer Wipro, according to multiple sources.
Tags: Data Management, IT outsourcing, Wipro Technologies, Chief Information Officer, Outsourcing Company, Spokesperson, Indian Company, IT outsourcing, outsource, enterprise architecture
Second S'pore operator gets to sell iPhone
News MobileOne inks agreement with Apple to offer iPhone to Singapore customers later this year, bundled with "tailored service plans". However, details remain scant.
Tags: Mac OS, Mobile platforms/communications, Apple Inc., Starhub, Phone, cell phone, SingTel, mobile, Spokesperson, Singapore
UK Ministry of Defense site carried cross-site scripting flaw
News Ministry admits to security flaw that could have allowed visitors to be redirected to a malicious site.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security, Spokesperson, Flaw, e-mail, malicious code, Web Site, Network security
Yahoo!7 buys totaltravel.com
News Microsoft and Seven Network's joint venture Yahoo!7 has just acquired totaltravel.com to gain a foothold in the online travel market.
Tags: Web 2.0, E-commerce, Site, TV, Spokesperson, Accommodation, Australia, acquisition, Web 2.0, E-commerce
Still no arrests from Aust police raid
News Raid carried out by the Australian Federal Police on a Melbourne homeowner suspected of attempting to obtain credit card details via an online forum, has not yielded any arrests or charges.
Tags: Hacking, Authentication and encryption, Arrest, Spokesperson, Storage, RAID, computer, Melbourne, ABC Inc., credit card
Open source groups to merge
News Paris-based OW2 Consortium and Open Solutions Alliance of California, say new entity will be a global platform for supporting R&D, distribution and adoption of open source software.
Tags: Open source, Open Source, Alcatel, France Telecom, Organization, Open-source Software, Ingres, Spokesperson, consortium, Paris
S'pore e-health records roadmap 'pragmatic'
News Singapore and other Asian countries have ingredients for successful implementation of e-healthcare services, say executives from GE Healthcare.
Tags: Data Management, Local Government, Regulations, GE Healthcare, General Electric Co., E-health, Asia-Pacific, Spokesperson, Singapore, electronic health record
Orange pairs with Apple on iPhone deal
News O2's exclusivity on the Apple handset will draw to a close by the end of the year, as its France Telecom-owned rival wins the right to sell the iPhone in the United Kingdom.
Tags: Cellular phones, O2 Plc., Apple Inc., Spokesperson, Gartner Inc., tariff, T-Mobile, Apple iPhone, Cellular phones
Roaming caps legal, advises EU advocate general
News The EC's imposition of roaming caps on Vodafone and other mobile operators did not stifle competition, according to the European Court of Justice's advocate general.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Commission, Cap, European Commission, mobile, Miguel Poiares Maduro, Telecommunications, European Court, European Union, economic activity
Paperless government not yet a S'pore reality
News Singapore's public sector makes strides in pushing online transactions, but consumer comfort with hardcopy documents impedes paper-free vision, says analyst.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Government, Transaction, PKI, IRAS Staff, Web sites, International Data Corp., E-health, e-Service
