Toshiba announces debut e-reader in Japan, mulling launch abroad
The Japanese manufacturer said it will have 100,000 titles by March for its online bookstore.
SAS Singapore to work with more students
Analytics vendor says 2012 to be the year for mobile offerings and its High-Performance Computing portfolio.
Not possible to censor the Web, says Google’s chief business officer
It is not possible for Google to monitor everything on its website, said its chief business officer Nikesh Arora in Davos, according to a report.
Your complete guide to Facebook Timeline
If you don't switch to Timeline on your own, Facebook will do so for you within "the next few weeks."
Number of fibre broadband users in Singapore hits 100,000: report
10 per cent of households enjoy ultra-fast fibre broadband, says a report.
The battle for biometrics in India
The battle over biometrics between the Unique Identification Authority of India and India’s home ministry has ended in a compromise, according to a report.
ASSC-1 increases Internet capacity between Perth and Singapore
Developing a new four-fibre pair submarine cable system.
Yahoo continued to struggle with online ad sales in Q4
Yahoo struggled selling both display and search advertising in the fourth quarter, as its revenue and net income both dropped year-on-year.
Will ultrabooks slow the tablet revolution?
A new report from analyst firm Juniper Research forecasts that shipments of ultrabooks will grow three times the rate of tablets over the next five years.
YouTube tops four billion views per day
It appears the human race really, really loves YouTube.
Computerworld Singapore 2012 Outlook: Accenture
Accenture expects continued investments in technology to support busiest growth.
HP's new Mini netbook sports Intel's latest Atom chip
Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced its latest netbook, which offers significant application and graphics performance improvements with Intel's newest Atom processor.
10,000 layoffs to affect NEC’s global workforce
No details have been revealed about the number of layoffs in each region, including Singapore.
Nokia reports loss as Windows Phone sales are off to okay start
Nokia's sales dropped and losses increased during the fourth quarter, as sales of Symbian-based smartphones suffered and Windows Phones got started.
Intel to acquire multimedia patents from RealNetworks
Intel on Thursday said it had agreed to purchase RealNetworks streaming media patents and video codecs in a bid to improve the multimedia experience delivered through devices based on its chips.
Google+ offers more restrictive user experience for teens
Google+ is now officially welcoming teenagers and tailoring the experience of the social networking site for them by making it more restrictive and potentially safer.
6 security companies to watch
This group of security companies includes several that want to capitalize on technology ideas that were originally devised to serve communities of special interest but could now take on a wider cybersecurity role.
Leaked: BlackBerry PlayBook, Smartphones for 2012
Research in Motion is expected to refresh its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet later this year, and now a leaked slideshow of RIM's 2012 tablet and smartphone roadmap has surfaced at Boy Genius Report.
iPhone 5: Apple probably won't rush for a summer launch
Apple may be preparing to launch a redesigned iPhone 5 with a 4-inch display over the summer, according to the latest unconfirmed report from 9to5Mac.
Good News: Tech salaries are on the rise again
After two straight years of nearly flat salaries, tech professionals have begun to see significant pay increases at last.
Space storm hits satellites, airlines; consumer GPS systems are safe
Radiation from the largest solar flare in more than six years shouldn't adversely affect communications or technology for most people on earth, experts say.
iPad sales beat HP, Lenovo, Dell PC numbers
Apple sold more iPad tablets last quarter than any single PC maker sold personal computers.
Motorola files new suit against Apple
Motorola on Tuesday filed a new lawsuit in Florida charging Apple with infringing six patents in the iPhone 4S and four of those patents in iCloud.
Obama attacks offshoring, seeks visa reform
President Barack Obama Tuesday attacked offshoring, urged businesses to bring jobs back to the U.S., and renewed his appeal for visa reforms to keep foreign students from returning home after earning advanced degrees.
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The end of business as we know it
The inversion of the relationship between technology and business will become clear in 2012. Cloud computing, mobility and social media will drive this trend. Each of these trends is a major disruptive force in all industries.
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BLOG: Looking Backwards into the Future
The dilemma of shrinking time that technology was supposed to help us solve.
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BLOG: Nokia ditching Singapore for Beijing?
Rumour has it that the Finnish phone manufacturer is moving its current Asia Pacific headquarters from Singapore to Beijing.
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Facebook shutting down: The birth and death of a rumour
Facebook shutting down on 15 March 2012. Really?
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Outlook for cloud in 2012
Set to become mainstream in the region.
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How to document cloud design decisions
When developing and integrating cloud systems, the public interfaces and external "contracts" among services mean that design and architecture can evolve rapidly and in parallel.
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Another step for dynamic data centres in Malaysia
Application delivery networking provider F5 Malaysia releases new version of its BIG-IPR software to help build dynamic data centres for local businesses.
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Pirate Bay launches 3D-printed 'Physibles' downloads
Care to download and print your dinner? Not today, of course, but the possibility may exist in the not-to-distant future.
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SAS Singapore to work with more students
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FBI to build social network spy app
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to develop an application that can track the public's postings to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, in order to aid how it predicts and reacts to criminal behaviour, including public disorder and terrorism.
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Google and Facebook: A pair of hard-nosed CIOs
Last time I checked, the whole argument in favour of using consumer technologies in the enterprise was their flexibility, their design experience and their overall more user-friendly approach to offering products and services. If that's the case, why do Facebook and Google suddenly seem worse than the most dictatorial IT exec?
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10,000 layoffs to affect NEC’s global workforce
No details have been revealed about the number of layoffs in each region, including Singapore.
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Beware of malicious QR codes: Report
Cyber criminals have taken advantage of the proliferation of quick response (QR) codes on posters and marketing material by putting their own malicious stickers over the top of legitimate ones, warns security vendor, AVG Australia and New Zealand.
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Ubuntu to feature command line shortcuts
Canonical will outfit the next release of its Ubuntu Linux OS with a new type of interface that will allows desktop users to execute functions for any program through a command line interface, or by voice command.
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Video conferencing mistakes make espionage easy, say researchers
Tens of thousands of video conferencing setups, including some in corporate meeting rooms where the most confidential information is discussed, are vulnerable to spying attacks, researchers said.
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Like taxes and death, it’s virtually inevitable that you will fill up your hard drive. In decades gone by, that might mean scrutinizing the data stored there and figuring out what to throw overboard to free up space. But, storage is relatively cheap, and there are a variety of options available to extend your storage capacity.
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