Tough times ahead for smaller cloud players in Asia
IDC predicts more competition due to slashing of prices by major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) in the region.
Mt. Gox has filed for liquidation in Japan, says report
A long, convoluted road lies ahead for what was once the world's largest exchange for Bitcoin.
LinkedIn tackles China with a startup approach
China has been a tough market for U.S. Internet companies to crack, but LinkedIn has high hopes it can buck the trend and increase its user base in the country to as high as 50 million over the next five years.
Lenovo leads world PC market with rapid growth: Gartner
Gartner estimates that Lenovo EMEA shipments will grow 35.6 per cent in the first quarter.
Chinese Bitcoin exchange readies fallback plans amid crackdown worries
Chinese Bitcoin exchanges have been on alert since media reports emerged claiming that China is readying another crackdown on the virtual currency
Hong Kong ICT Awards 2014 announced
MTR’s Integrated System for Engineering Works Management wins best business solution grand award
WGSN INstock helps Hong Kong’s fashion retailers make better buying decisions
The market analytics solution provides instant in-market intelligence.
Tata revenue, profit up on strong outsourcing demand
India's largest outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services, is boosting hiring and offering wage hikes after reporting strong revenue and profit growth in its recently concluded fiscal year.
Guardian, Post win Pulitzers for NSA spying coverage
The Washington Post and the U.S. edition of the Guardian newspaper have each won a public service Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the leaks by Edward Snowden that revealed the extent of surveillance on ordinary citizens.
TripAdvisor reaches 100 million downloads milestone
TripAdvisor is now the world’s most popular app: Distimo
CoreOne Technologies extends its services in AP via Equinix
CoreOne Technologies does so by deploying in one of Equinix’s IBX data centres in Singapore.
TCS gives social insights in the Indian elections
Launches a gamified app on the Android platform to analyze social conversations.
As pings go silent, Robotic sub joins search for Malaysian jet
Autonomous underwater Bluefin-21 dives this morning into hunt for missing Flight 370.
Big data drives 47% growth for top 50 public cloud companies
Public cloud is a US$15.1 billion quarterly market, according to TBRI
Motorola’s Enterprise Business sold for US$3.45 Billion to Zebra Technologies
The US-headquartered RFID and real-time location solutions company acquires Motorola’s Enterprise Business in an all-cash transaction
Samsung relaunches Knox 2.0
Mixed views on the market potential of the product.
U.S. NSA denies knowing about Heartbleed flaw for years
The U.S. National Security Agency, which has a cybersecurity mission in addition to surveillance, has disputed a report that it knew about the Heartbleed security vulnerability for at least two years before other researchers disclosed the flaw this month.
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Kenya to spend $93 million on citizen database
After months of struggling to deal with undocumented immigrants, corruption and inefficiency, the Kenyan government is investing $93 million in a database that will contain all citizen information, shared across ministries.
IBM profit falls on weak hardware sales, transition costs
Falling hardware sales and the cost of layoffs hit IBM's profit hard in the first quarter, sending it down 21 percent from a year earlier.
Court rejects Lavabit appeal, cites improper procedural handling
A U.S. federal court has affirmed contempt charges against Lavabit, rejecting an attempt by company attorneys to argue new issues on appeal.
India's Infosys posts strong revenue, profit growth
The outsourcer brought back its first CEO to help revive the company.
Shortage of project managers sends businesses scrambling
When it comes to project management, many organisations find themselves understaffed and that's putting them at a competitive disadvantage, according to a study by ESI International.
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When iPhoto isn't enough: Four reasons to upgrade your software
iPhoto is an excellent tool for basic photo management and editing, but if your library's getting too big to handle or you need advanced editing options, it might be time to look into alternatives. Adobe's Lightroom and Apple's Aperture provide better management and image tools, while Photoshop and Photoshop Elements can augment iPhoto's basic editing software with more powerful options. If you're starting to feel like your library is getting out of control, here are some of the best reasons to upgrade.
Public Cloud benefits can no longer be ignored: Bulletproof
Cloud provider sees continued value and opportunities in the Cloud
DATA CENTERTata adds new data centre partners in Malaysia, Australia, Austria and Germany
Tata Communications has extended its data centre network by strategic partnerships with NEXTDC, Interxion and Pacific Link Telecom.
Developers get access to more Sony camera features
The Camera Remote SDK allows access to settings such as touch autofocus and exposure
Cebu Air and Abacus form partnership
Under the agreement, Cebu Pacific will be harnessing the power of Abacus’ Korean distribution grid to target the influential business to business (B2B) channel as well as provide them with tactical low cost fares.
INTERNETYahoo on the right path, says CEO
Marissa Mayer's comments follow a 20 percent decline in quarterly earnings
Hands-on: Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android makes remote access easy
Smartphones and computers let you get things done anywhere and everywhere, but portability becomes more bane than blessing when you forget a critical file at home, especially if you're the type of person who dumps files on your desktop rather than a Dropbox folder.
Linksys WRT1900AC Wi-Fi router: Faster than anything we've tested
When Linksys first showed me a WRT1900AC prototype last year, I thought to myself, wow: I hope its performance lives up to its audacious looks. The good news is that it does--for the most part. In fact, it's the fastest router I've ever tested. The bad news is that its $280 MSRP marks it as the most expensive router I've ever tested (Linksys launched the router with a $250 sale price).
Buy once, play anywhere: First universal Windows apps hit Microsoft app stores
"Buy once, play anywhere" comes to Microsoft's ecosystem.
SECURITYWatchGuard's advanced, real-time APT Blocker
During a recent appearance at a Malaysia security summit, WatchGuard Technologies Security Strategy Director Corey Nachreiner said the new APT Blocker is an advanced reinvention.
STORAGEWD introduces Thunderbolt-powered storage for Malaysian mobile professionals
Western Digital has launched in Malaysia its first portable Thunderbolt-powered dual-drive solution – My Passport Pro - for creatives and mobile professionals.
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Think tank challenges Heartbleed handwringing
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