Chinese vendors stop taking bitcoins as a result of new regulations
Chinese vendors that previously accepted bitcoins stopped doing so just days after China moved to ban banks from trading in the virtual currency.
The Year of the Horse rides in on mobility
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HK's Fire Services mobilizing system down again
Hong Kong Fire Services Department's HK$700 million third-generation mobilising system was down again Saturday morning for almost two hours, failing to dispatch emergency service requests to ambulances.
Hong Kong picked for Softlayer's next global data center
IBM and its newly acquired IaaS provider Softlayer last week unveiled its plans to open a new data center in Hong Kong. Expected to go live in Q1 2014, the Hong Kong data center will be Softlayer's third one outside the US, following Singapore and Amsterdam.
Asia Pacific tech companies flourish despite economic slowdown
China has the most fast-growing companies in Asia Pacific, according to Deloitte.
Hong Kong aims to be the smartest city of all
With the city being so compact and highly urbanized, Hong Kong not only has an opportunity to achieve even greater 'smart' credentials and sustainability, but can also become a model smart city for the rest of the world.
Samsung investigating labor conditions at supplier factory in China
China Labor Watch has accused a Samsung supplier of mistreating its workers.
Key Asian cloud suppliers to pit against each other
This may result in a new leadership structure within the IT industry, says IDC.
World of Spycraft: NSA and CIA spied in online games
According to newly disclosed classified documents, American and British spies have been conducting surveillance and scooping up data in the online games
Japan’s NEC to make Chongqing City in China “smart”
NEC establishes new company to promote smart city and cloud service development in China by investing US$7 million
Multicurrency Visa travel prepaid card launched in Myanmar
CB Bank EASI Travel Visa card will enable secure and cashless travel for Myanmar cardholders
Russian-speaking group offers bulletproof hosting in Syria, Lebanon
A Russian-speaking group is advertising "bulletproof" hosting for cybercriminals from data centers in Syria and Lebanon, an apparent effort to place new services in locales where Western law enforcement has little influence.
Immense growth pushing datacentres to unsustainable point: Gartner
HP launch ConvergedSystem at premier in Barecelona
Equinix opens its first data centre in Osaka
New carrier-neutral data centre will enable international companies to expand business to Osaka, says company
AP manufacturers to focus on emerging markets in 2014: IDC
They are also expected to look at developing new low-cost manufacturing centres and using new technologies to drive connectivity and visibility across the entire value chain next year.
Two banks in Myanmar to connect their ATM and POS networks to VisaNet
The move will enable cardholders to withdraw cash at more than 450 ATMs and make secure payments at more than 750 retail points across Myanmar.
APEJ big data spend to reach US$1.02 billion in 2014
IDC predicts a compound growth rate of 34.1% through 2017.
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Atkins appoints innovation director
Engineering company Atkins has appointed John Drever as innovation director in its communications business.
UN panel passes draft resolution on privacy threats in the digital age
Following reports about U.S. surveillance worldwide, a United Nations panel adopted Tuesday a resolution on potential threats to human rights such as the right to privacy in the digital age.
Is data complexity blinding your IT decision-making?
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Documents leaked again amid secret trade negotiations
The US exerted 'great pressure' in previous negotiation rounds, the documents indicate.
Does a hybrid offshore IT outsourcing model make sense for your company?
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The worst IT project disasters of 2013
The Healthcare.gov rollout leads a pack of painful projects
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Hong Kong storage market enters the zettabyte era
Storage will be one of the biggest areas of infrastructure spending for big data and analytics environments in future, said IDC.
Security breaches in 2013 shook confidence in Cloud: Netgear
Networking vendor also foresees businesses taking on new policies to meet the new workforce demographics
HP eyes up virtualisation and big data with latest data centre tech
Hewlett Packard (HP) has launched a number of new server and storage products that it believes will help organisations meet future data centre demands by enabling them to simplify their systems and speed up deployments.
IMAGING AND PRINTINGFuji Xerox unveils 14 'intelligent' MFDs for Malaysian businesses
The ApeosPort-V C and DocuCentre-V C series offer environmentally-conscious, intelligent printing, said Sunil Gupta, President, Malaysia Operations, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific.
Consumers win as chip vendors fight it out over LTE
New chipsets will result in cheaper LTE tablets and smartphones next year
Rate of innovation remains high in enterprise: Motorola
Telecommunications vendor also foresees a strong counterattack by retailers in Australia in response to online
Taxi startup ingogo hails $3.4 million in latest funding round
Company plans to list on the ASX, expand into other industries
After seizing equipment, Ethiopia goes ahead with Huawei deal
Huawei slapped with fine after allegations of avoiding taxes on imported equipment, but network project goes ahead
Microsoft Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades
Microsoft issued five critical security bulletins in December's round of Patch Tuesday.
Old was new again in security in 2013: Blue Coat
Security vendor also finds that ramsomware is expected to cost businesses more next year
Online backup service SugarSync moves to paid-only model
No longer offers 5GB of free capacity; Online backup site plans to release new features next year
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BLOG: Five key online retail trends in Asia Pacific
China will be responsible for the lion's share of growth in the Asia Pacific markets which, combined, will reach some $854 billion by 2018.
BLOG: How to make text in iOS 7 more legible
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Bank client data stolen in Singapore
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Fujitsu offers disaster recovery as a service in Singapore
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Avnet Malaysia gets set to expand middleware portfolio with SAP
Strong mobile growth in Malaysia to continue, Frost & Sullivan says
MDeC rewards Huawei for nurturing Malaysian talent
Malaysian ministry honours Intel for 'green' efforts
Social media transforming how Malaysians hunt jobs: Kelly Services survey