Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for US$1.1B
Rumours that Yahoo might be in talks to acquire the blogging site emerged last week
Microsoft and partners aim to boost Singapore SMEs
Microsoft and its partners are launching a series of initiatives, including a SME IT Makeover contest and upgrade promotions for Singapore SMEs to modernise their IT infrastructure.
Dell revamps its Exclusive Store in Singapore
The new design matches Dell’s global retail brand identity guidelines.
HP Slate to be available in Singapore from 6 June
The Android tablet will retail at S$249 but consumers can pre-order online at a promotional price of S$199.
DHL extends green partnership with DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore
2-year multi-million-dollar global contract signed
Singapore’s Do Not Call registry will begin next year
Consumers can start registering to opt out of unsolicited telemarketing messages or calls from 2 January 2014 for free.
SingTel Optus reveals plans for superfast 4G
SingTel Optus plans to extend 4G to 70 per cent of the population by mid-2014 to rival Telstra.
At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight
Further opening the company's services to developers was a focus at the show.
Employees prefer Windows 8 over Windows 7
48% of commercial PCs are running Windows 7, according to a Forrester’s survey of 10,000 global workers.
Schneider Electric custom-builds solution for SMB market
Energy-saver solution solves common problems such as space constraints and cost.
Android retains lead over Apple
Android shipped 162.1 million phones in the first quarter of 2013.
Bitcoin developer talks regulation, open source and the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto
Jeff Garzik says the Bitcoin creator was a brilliant architect and economist but that his coding left a bit do be desired.
iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending May 16
Even before summer, the iOSphere languishes in the iPad rumor doldrums, apparently having exhausted itself with hopes for a Retina display iPad mini 2, and the A7 chip for the iPad 5. But there is hope: The Rollup uncovered the radical iPadiGlasses, in an exclusive report.
AsiaSat launches cloud boardbooks with Diligent
Asian satellite operator, AsiaSat drives efficiency by appointing Diligent Board Member Services to deploy a cloud data solution for its board books.
Big data can increase competitiveness of businesses
60 percent of Cisco global study respondents agree big data improves decision making.
If you can't find a seat at Starbucks, blame IT
The number of employees working out of the office is rising
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BLOG: Channel partners are embracing the cloud in a big way – but still need help
Channel partners are bullish about their growth prospects.
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BLOG: Huawei’s enterprise channel strategy is making progress
I was encouraged to see that Huawei had a proper track session on its channel strategy during its 10th Global analyst summit in Shenzhen.
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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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BLOG: Too many chiefs? Do public organizations need Chief Data Officers?
Having had several related discussions this past week while in Washington DC, it is obvious that the question of how to use and manage the growing wealth of data, and incorporate it into an existing information governance organization and infrastructure (however mature or not), is top of mind in the public sector as well.
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BLOG: BYOT sophistication is currently low in china, but changes are underway
Media and IT professionals are buzzing about BYOD thanks to the increasing adoption of personal mobile devices being used for work in China.
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Google woos developers as software becomes more important
Google did its best to court developers at this year's I/O conference with a much-needed integrated developer environment, API for better games and the ability to more easily translate apps. Their allegiance will become increasingly important as smartphone and tablet hardware sees fewer dramatic improvements.
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Barracuda triples free cloud storage to 15GB
Free global cloud storage solution called Copy was created to meet the high demands of today's mobile users, says Barracuda's Malaysia-based regional manager.
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Virtual reality and non-conductive liquids: data centers get innovative
A conference in Silicon Valley this week showed there's plenty of innovation happening in data centers
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Nanoscribe 3D-prints microscopic objects using freakin' laser beams
As cool as it is to be able to replicate just about any object you want using a 3D printer, the things you create can still look really rough, because the printers are not high-resolution. That is, the layers of plastic it lays down are not thin enough--think of it a little like the jaggies on a low-resolution computer screen.
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Bitcoiners rally to enlighten Washington
Now may be the perfect moment for outreach, some say.
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DiGi plans to reward Malaysian netizens
Malaysian telco launches WWWOW 2013 awards with endorsement from the country's regulator MCMC.
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Bespoke service-based information security
Integralis guides its clients from a perimeter-based security approach to one based on data.
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Android retains lead over Apple
Android shipped 162.1 million phones in the first quarter of 2013.
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Google Now, Hangouts feel here, there and everywhere
Google this week unleashed a blizzard of updates and improvements that fundamentally change -- and radically improve -- how we get information and communicate.
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OX Text review: An in-browser word processor with big ambitions
OpenXchange's new word processor, OX Text, is the first in a set of Linux-based productivity apps. Can it compete with Google Docs and Office 365?
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Bank trojan targets users of Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox
Hackers are spreading malware that hijacks a victim’s browser and redirects it to a phishing page for the Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.
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Barracuda Networks raises free capacity of Copy.com to 15GB
Barracuda Networks has upped the amount of storage on its free Copy.com service from 5GB to 15GB.
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Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for US$1.1B
Dell profit dives 79% on falling PC sales
Larry Page: Deconstructing the sadness
Forgame announces a strategic investment in HK-based Animoca
Hong Kong CFOs skeptical about LinkedIn profiles
Hong Kong is a haven for startups
China still safe for IT outsourcing, despite US security concerns, says vendor
Barracuda triples free cloud storage to 15GB
i-Tech's Malaysian 'green' data centre uses Juniper solutions
NEC Malaysia eyes US$166M revenue within three years
Becoming Indonesia’s de-facto online game payment solution: Malaysia’s MOL
Cyberoam extends its 'future-ready' security portfolio for Malaysian SMEs