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S'pore, India, Philippines get iPhone 3G
Apple's mobile device will be unveiled in the three countries at the stroke of midnight Aug. 22, as the respective local carriers prepare special launch events.
Citibank Singapore customers get identity protection service
ID Protect service helps bank customers prevent identity theft, and also provides assistance to restore customer's stolen credit record.
City Telecom drops out of S'pore NBN bid
Hong Kong-based telco has left Infinity consortium bidding for tender in Singapore's national broadband network project. Local carrier StarHub takes over as lead.
Malaysia finally gets commercial WiMax
After an initial delay, local service provider Packet One Networks is first among country's four licensees to offer commercial WiMax service, targeting 100,000 subscribers within a year.
Asia's needs more open source contribution
While companies are adopting open source software enthusiastically, there are far fewer companies offering related services in the region, says industry luminary.
SingTel 'Grid Girls' steal the Silverlight
Singapore telco launches site based on Microsoft's Web platform, in bid to entice viewers to stay and "interact" with the ladies accompanying Formula One cars in September.
India's SMBs to spend US$289M on security
Indian small and midsize companies are increasingly proactive toward information security management, reveals a new study.
APAC to spend US$523B on tech in 2008
The Asia-Pacific region will fork out almost US$523 billion this year on IT, growing at a rate that surpasses the United States and Western Europe, finds Gartner study.
Finding true innovation by surprise
newsmaker Head of Microsoft Research Asia, Hsiao-Wuen Hon, says finding the right "spark" amongst the lab's 350 researchers is often accidental and not every project can be successful.
Philippine auction site to offer iPhone
Auction.ph unveils special program selling Apple iPhone 3G at prices lower than market rates. But, plans are hazy on whether device will remain regular sales item.
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