Asia Pacific manufacturing sector set to grow
Growth in Asia-to-Asia trade to continue in 2015, according to IDC Manufacturing Insights.
Huawei advances the ICT industry
Announces vision to foster an open industry ecosystem.
Foxconn expects robots to take over more factory work
The electronics industry may still be reliant on human workers to assemble products, but Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is hopeful that robots will take over more of the workload soon.
IDC announces 2015 predictions for China’s Internet industry
The predictions include the growth of O2O commerce, the rise of pan-entertainment industry with IP license as the core, and the increasing use of QR code.
APEJ IT investment increases
Investments in government sector will increase to US$32.5 billion in 2018.
E-commerce gains popularity in Singapore: FedEx Express
The increasing demand for online shopping provides business opportunity for SMEs in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.
Google targets Chinese developers with new YouTube channel
Even as China continues to block its services, Google has started a localized YouTube channel for developers in the country, aiming to bring more Chinese-made apps to its platforms.
Australia and Japan talk mobile roaming at first ICT summit
Australia and Japan pledged to reduce international mobile roaming rates at the countries' first ICT Policy Dialogue.
Hong Kong lawmakers urge clamp down on bitcoin
The move comes after complaints on a recent MyCoin scam that could have cheated investors of up to US$387 million.
Ruckus Wireless, Topway Video team up for smart city project in China
Topway Video to build and deploy massive municipal area network in Shenzen using Ruckus solutions.
Qualcomm may face probe into business practices in South Korea
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission is considering an investigation into Qualcomm's business practices, the Wall Street Journal reported, but did not provide additional details
Geofencing could add security layer for mobile devices
Geofencing could offer an extra layer of security but some worry about privacy and battery life.
Google's Pichai on Xiaomi, Cyanogen and the Apple Watch
The Google executive offered his views on a wide range of issues, including Android Pay.
Smart mapping technology the future of crime fighting in ASEAN
While many of the region’s public safety agencies already use the technology, it still held untapped potential for strengthening local security, said Esri’s Carl Walter.
Digital technologies create revenue opportunities
Have potential for business transformation, says Accenture survey.
Asian equity and lending crowdfunding platform launched in Singapore
Veteran Singaporean serial entrepreneur Andy Lim calls FundedHere “Singapore’s First True Equity CrowdFunding And Lending Platform”
Samsung's grand obsession with the iPhone
With the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung believes it has contenders capable of beating Apple's smartphone.
IT skills gap widest in APJ, drives rise of hybrid cloud: EMC survey
The survey reports an increasing adoption of cloud computing globally, with the majority of respondents in APJ citing hybrid cloud as their preferred option for greater agility and security.
Gender parity sluggish in APAC
Women under-represented in leadership roles.
Gartner highlights the top 10 strategic technologies for education sector in 2015
Global education sector technology spending to exceed US$67.8 billion in 2015
Innovation on the edge: David in a world of Goliaths
“We are like David in a world of Goliaths,” says Tri Pham, the Chief Strategy Office of Tata Communications, in this exclusive interview with CIO Asia’s Online Editor Zafar Anjum. He explains how his company is encouraging the culture of innovation and fostering a startup mindset among its 8,000 employees across the globe to achieve competitive edge in a field dominated by the big boys like AT&T, Verizon and BT
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Google, Apple US$415M deal with tech workers heads for approval
A proposed US$415 million settlement between tech workers and Intel, Google, Apple and Adobe Systems is likely to be approved by the judge, according to some of the lawyers in the case.
China defends cybersecurity demands, amid complaints from U.S.
President Barack Obama isn't happy with new rules from China that would require U.S. tech companies to abide by strict cybersecurity measures, but on Tuesday the country was quick to defend the proposed regulations.