Archive for July, 2009
New Duo From Motorola
Malaysia Star
PETALING JAYA: Motorola has launched two mobile phones — namely the Motorokr EM30, a mobile phone for music buffs, and the Moto A810 smartphone.
Topics: Motorola, Malaysia, launch
DiGi is Malaysia’s Most Innovative Company
Malaysia Star
SHAH ALAM: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd is the most innovative company in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Asia’s Most Admired Companies Survey.
Topics: telecom, Asia, Malaysia, telecommunications
Clampi Trojan Stealing Online Bank Data from Consumers and Businesses
ZDNet, Asia
Security researcher warns that two-year-old Trojan has infected hundreds of thousands of PCs and is stealing login credentials when victims access bank and other Web sites.
Topics: telecom, Asia, USA, security
Data Center Firm Activates Second Singapore Facility
ZDNet, Asia
Downturn likely spurred demand for data center services as more companies turn to cloud computing to cut costs, say Equinix, which opened its second data center in Singapore.
Topics: telecom, Singapore, Asia
Malaysia's Largest Mobile Lifestyle Event In October
Bernama
Malaysia’s largest mobile lifestyle event, GoMobile 2009, will be held in October to provide visitors the experience of mobile broadband.
Topics: Malaysia, broadband, telecommunications, telecom, Singapore
Europe to Allow 3G Services Over 2G Spectrum
ZDNet, Asia
European Commission has announced agreement over the issue of ’spectrum refarming’, which could let operators run rural mobile broadband services more economically.
Topics: 3G, 2G, Asia, telecom, Europe, broadband
Vodafone Loses 160K UK Customers in a Quarter
ZDNet, Asia
Intense competition and economic pressures’ have hit revenues at Vodafone UK, although the operator is making more money out of mobile Internet usage.
Topics: telecom, U.K., Internet, Asia
Garmin-Asus set to Begin Selling Wireless Phone in Asia; US Release Expected in Late 2009
FOX2now.com
Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd.’s oft-delayed wireless phone is finally going on sale. Cayman Islands-based Garmin, which has its headquarters in suburban Kansas City, said Friday its nuvifone G60 will go on sale in Taiwan on Monday and in Singapore and Malaysia by the end of August.
Topics: Asia, Singapore, wireless, Malaysia, launch, telecommunications, telecom
Government Will Revise Broadband Usage Target
New Straits Times
KUALA KLAWANG – The Information Communication and Culture Ministry will revise the target of achieving 50 per cent broadband Internet access among households in the country, Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said.
Topics: Singapore, telecom, USA, telecommunications, Malaysia, broadband
Several Chinese Android Phones Due in Europe This Year
PC World
At least three Chinese companies have put Google’s Android operating system on mobile phones they say will launch in Europe this year.
Topics: Android, telecom, trade show, ISP, telecommunications, 3G, Singapore, Wi-Fi, Malaysia, Europe
SpinVox Hits Back at Data-Protection Criticism
ZDNet, Asia
Voice-to-text conversion firm says it uses overseas call centres for transcription, saying human intervention is used only to help its automated systems learn.
Topics: Asia, telecom, security, Spinvox
Verizon Wireless: An app store to take on Apple
ZDNet, Asia
In a move that could rattle the wireless industry, Verizon Wireless is gearing up to challenge Apple in the market for software applications that are downloaded to cell phones.
Topics: software, Verizon, carrier, telecom, wireless, China, Japan, Asia
Telecom Group Telenor's Profits Halve in Second Quarter
Monsters and Critics.com
Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor reported Thursday that its second quarter net profit halved from last year’s levels, as it said the global financial downturn continued to impact business.
Topics: Ukraine, telecom, Thailand, telecommunications, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, Norway, 3G
Motorola Has a Lot Riding on Android Phones
ZDNet, Asia
New phones equipped with Google’s Android operating system may come to market too late to save Motorola’s mobile phone business.
Topics: Motorola, Asia, telecom, Android
Bangladesh's Grameenphone Posts 10% Growth
Reuters
Top Bangladesh mobile phone service operator Grameenphone, 62 percent owned by Norway’s Telenor (TEL.OL), posted a 10 percent rise in its second-quarter revenue to $236 million on Thursday.
Topics: Bangladesh, Singapore, telecom, telecommunications, Malaysia
