Yahoo returns to list of most valuable brands
The company last made the annual BrandZ ranking in 2009.
Hard-to-get credit, dominant conglomerates deter startups in HK
Though 80% of entrepreneurs don't regret starting a business in Hong Kong, many of them find difficulties in securing credit (78%), market domination by large corporations (68%), and red tape (61%) the major deterrents to would-be entrepreneurs in the city, said workplaces provider Regus.
Sumitomo and NEC to build high-speed communications infrastructure in Myanmar
The new system is expected to support the upcoming SEA Games that starts end of the year in the country.
Foxconn reports three possible suicides at factories in China
Two of the deaths occured at the Foxconn campus in Zhengzhou.
NYSE Technologies expands network into Hong Kong and Tokyo
NYSE Technologies has extended its global trading network into Equinix’s International Business Exchange data centres in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Forgame announces a strategic investment in HK-based Animoca
Chinese webgame company Forgame Holdings Limited has announced the completion of a strategic minority investment in Appionics Holdings Limited
Aurora hackers said to have accessed law enforcement targets
Cyber marauders sought more than just information on activists — they wanted access to FBI, DOJ investigations on spies in the U.S.
Rapid-growing mobile payments market is driving a financial fraud marketplace
An APWG warns of mobile fraud becoming an industralised process.
App development not keeping up with device updates
A global survey says a third of IT leaders describe their mobile development team as sluggish, middling or outpaced.
Shrinking chips challenge Moore's Law
Intel will continue to fulfill Moore's Law for the foreseeable future, but the challenge of keeping up with it is growing as chips get smaller, says a company executive.
Chinese hackers resume attacks on U.S. targets
For the last three months or so, the U.S. government and some of its defense contractors have engaged in a war of shame on China to pressure it to cool its cyber-attacks on U.S. targets. The campaign appeared to be yielding results, but it seems that Chinese hackers were only catching their breath.
Gartner analysts on the ‘Nexus of Forces’
In Singapore, some Gartner analysts did some crystal ball gazing to share with CIOs their insights on the biggest forces impacting businesses today.
How NABARD reduced downtime by building a new datacenter
A case study on Datacenter Management in Financial Services.
Mahindra Satyam RoW overtakes Europe
Findings from its net profit for fourth quarter report.
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SAS Regional Director for Southeast Asia to lead Singapore market
Sudipta Sen now spearheads SAS business in Singapore, India and Thailand.
US power companies under frequent cyberattack
Legislation that would give the federal government power to oversee the protection of utilities has stalled.
IT leadership in the PRD's other SAR
Macau's tech gurus crowded into the Four Seasons Hotel on the Cotai Strip for the 2013 Macau CIO Leadership Forum, sponsored by Computerworld Hong Kong with Macao Computer Society as supporting organization.
Twitter's 'refreshing' patent may cut down on vicious tech lawsuits
With a newly awarded 'pull-to-refresh' patent in hand, Twitter could earn itself a wealth of licensing fees for the highly popular touch gesture.
How India's IT outsourcing leaders can stay on top
After a decade of double-digit growth, India's offshore IT outsourcing leaders must shift strategies if they want to continue to dominate in technology services as growth slows in a maturing market. Here are six things Indian outsourcers need to do to grow.
Guest View: The hidden costs of support
Sunil Desai, Director for Managed Services at Dimension Data Asia Pacific, points out that the bulk of support-related expenses fall outside the scope of traditional support offerings. It is important therefore to identify and eliminate 'hidden' expenses.
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Windows Azure becoming local in Australia
Two geo-redundant locations planned for NSW and Victoria.
Windows Azure becoming local in Australia
Two geo-redundant locations planned for NSW and Victoria.
The whole enchilada: Integrated compute platforms steamroll across IT
Vendors are rebuilding the mainframe with converged infrastructure, collapsed kit or integrated compute platforms -- whatever you want to call it. And customers are loving it.
Sanity deploys Oki printers
B431dn devices to appear in 120 retail stores
Microsoft makes a play for the living room with Xbox One
The new console features live TV, Skype, music and games.
Flickr gets a stunning new look, but still feels incomplete
After years of languishing mostly unchanged, Flickr—the one-time leader in photo-sharing sites—finally got a major overhaul. Is it enough to get you back? Maybe.
Despite Schmidt's timeline, Google may ship Glass in 2013
Google Glass on track to be officially released by end of this year, say sources
Aruba Networks latest to unveil 802.11ac access points
Joins other WLAN vendors ushering in the "gigabit Wi-Fi" enterprise
Awesome video shows Leap Motion's Windows 8 gesture control capabilities
A new demo video from Leap Motion shows how waving your finger in your air like you just don't care is totally possible with Windows 8.
SECURITYMicrosoft may be scanning your Skype messages
Microsoft appears to be peeking into Skype messages for security reasons, according to Ars Technica.
Western Digital releases its first 1.5TB mobile drive
HGST has announced its highest capacity 9.5mm-high mobile drive, a 1.5TB, three-platter model that is being targeted at the "prosumer" market.
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BLOGS
BLOG: Yahoo goes big and buys Tumblr
The Tumblr purchase has to be followed up with other moves to bolster its mobile and social strategies.
BLOG: Should companies allow employees to use cloud-hosted file sync/share solutions? Yes, with precautions.
Yes: Employees are doing what's best for the company
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