‘Smart packages’ effective in pre-paid smartphone market may be better than slashing data caps
Although mobile data usage among prepaid customers has traditionally been low, an Ericsson study has concluded that the rise of affordable smartphones presents an opportunity for telcos to access the…
Will Chinese phone makers Huawei and ZTE make their mark this time?
Business as usual for the two at CommunicAsia 2012, as they strive to join the exclusive club of top phone makers.
Gartner lowers forecast on enterprise apps spending amidst growing cloud adoption
Enterprises worldwide are expected to spend US$120.4 billion on business applications this year, a 4.5 percent increase from 2011, according to latest market figures from Gartner. This is down from…
Hands-on: Sony shows off Xperia ion in Singapore, no sticker price yet
Sony on Wednesday unveiled a range of smartphones for the region, with the new Xperia ion standing at its vanguard.
CommunicAsia 2012: telcos at the crossroads with network and revenue problems
Despite spending billions of dollars upgrading their networks to cope with consumer demand, their revenues are being undercut by so-called over-the-top or OTT services like Skype and WhatsApp. What can…
Microsoft Surface tablets issue the first true challenge to the iPad
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a pair of 10.6-inch tablets running two variant of the upcoming Windows operating system, both completely designed and manufactured by Microsoft. That’s right, Microsoft just made…
NTT Docomo buys stake in mobile startup Cooliris
Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo's venture arm has bought a stake in Silicon Valley mobile startup Cooliris, which makes software to share pictures on phones, in the latest sign of…
Singapore invests S$21 million to boost SaaS adoption among SMEs
The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is earmarking S$21 million to increase adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) among small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) in Singapore. Speaking at the opening ceremony of…
CommunicAsia 2012: Singapore’s free-to-air TV to go fully digital by 2013
Free-to-air TV channels in Singapore will go fully digital by the end of 2013, the authorities here revealed today, as the country moved a step closer to its goal of…
Equinix pumps US$28.5m into Singapore data centre
Equinix is expanding its Singapore data centre by injecting another US$28.5 million into it and increasing the number of cabinets to 3,256 to cater to growing demand for cloud-based services…
Goondu DIY: Components for a “bang for buck” gaming PC
It's not the cheapest, or over-the-top, but it should hit the sweet spot for games and everyday tasks like video editing.
VMware launches open source toolkit to run Hadoop on virtual machines
VMware is ramping up its big data push with Serengeti, a new open source toolkit that lets enterprises run Apache Hadoop on virtual machines. In a statement Thursday, the virtualisation…
Commentary: time for Singapore’s fibre broadband to provide better experience
If the first wave in the past two years is about takeup, then the next one has to be about improving the experience. Here are some suggestions.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and 7.0 in Singapore from this weekend
The 10.1-inch version of the Galaxy Tab 2 will be available this Saturday, on June 16, for S$798, while the 7.0-inch Galaxy Tab 2 will ship a week later on…
Hands-on: New Lenovo U310 and U410 ultrabooks are better than last year
Lenovo has had time to refine its U300s ultrabook, and last week unveiled two updated models for the Ivy Bridge-seeking crowd – the 13-inch U310 and 14-inch U410.
More budget Android 4.0 phones in Sony’s Xperia miro and tipo
Users looking for budget Android phones running the latest version of the operating system have two more options in Sony's upcoming Xperia miro and tipo, when they ship in the…
Hands on: Razer Blade gaming notebook in Singapore with S$4,000 price tag
Razer's fancy gaming notebook is slim, pretty and innovative, but is it worth the S$4,000 it is asking for?
Hands on: Nokia’s 41-megapixel 808 PureView is the true successor to the N8
Nokia has probably struck yet another nail in the coffin of basic point-and-shoots.
Apple refreshes Macbook line, axes 17-inch Macbook Pro
After weeks of speculation that Apple could bestow its Macbook Pro with Retina displays, the Cupertino-based company finally let the cat out of the bag at its worldwide developers conference…
HTC’s mid-range One S comes to Singapore on June 16
Sporting the Taiwanese phone maker's familiar metallic design and with a dual-core processor, it will cost S$948 when bundled with the Beats Solo Headset.
