Recent articles by Simon Burns

Taiwan group guilty of 90 percent of Microsoft piracy

Taiwan group guilty of 90 percent of Microsoft piracy

Microsoft claims that a small group led by a recently jailed Taiwanese man was the source of almost all high quality pirated copies of its software up until his arrest in 2004.
Simon Burns Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Software
China expecting x86 server sales bonanza

China expecting x86 server sales bonanza

Sales of x86 servers in China will increase substantially this year after a slowdown in 2007, local analysts report.
Simon Burns Jan 29 2008 3:53PM Hardware
Car-cam saves sleepy drivers

Car-cam saves sleepy drivers

Drivers who doze off or are taken ill at the wheel could be saved by a new system that detects signs of sleepiness or inattention..
Simon Burns Jan 24 2008 7:30AM Hardware
Memory chip prices remain weak

Memory chip prices remain weak

Buyers of memory chips can look forward to stable or falling prices as supply continues to outstrip demand, analysts in Japan say..
Simon Burns Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Hardware
Mature markets will shun China's 3G standard

Mature markets will shun China's 3G standard

China's home-developed 3G standard will struggle to win acceptance outside the country, telecoms analysts predict.
Simon Burns Jan 21 2008 2:37PM Telco/ISP
China heads for world's largest online population

China heads for world's largest online population

China is expected to become the world's foremost online nation this year, according to data from the country's internet monitors..
Simon Burns Jan 18 2008 7:12AM Telco/ISP
China's IPTV market disappoints

China's IPTV market disappoints

Internet TV operators in China appear to have severely overestimated the growth rate of the market, according to new research.
Simon Burns Jan 17 2008 3:34PM Software
Battery explosion 'not serious' for LG

Battery explosion 'not serious' for LG

An incident in which a notebook battery exploded and caught fire is unlikely to have any lasting impact on manufacturer LG Electronics, analysts in Korea believe.
Simon Burns Jan 16 2008 11:12AM Hardware
iPhone deal put on hold in China

iPhone deal put on hold in China

Plans to introduce the iPhone to China have been derailed by a breakdown in negotiations, local press reports say.
Simon Burns Jan 15 2008 10:49AM Hardware
Huawei trumps Nokia Siemens Networks

Huawei trumps Nokia Siemens Networks

Chinese manufacturer Huawei won more orders for mobile phone base stations than any other firm in the last quarter of 2007, according to new research..
Simon Burns Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Networking
China handsets sales soar to 200m a year

China handsets sales soar to 200m a year

The number of mobile phones sold annually in China will surpass 200 million by 2009, local analysts report.
Simon Burns Jan 11 2008 1:25PM Hardware
Samsung chases Nokia with low-cost phones

Samsung chases Nokia with low-cost phones

Samsung plans to produce more low-priced phones to compete with market leader Nokia, according to Korean press reports.
Simon Burns Jan 10 2008 2:39PM Hardware
Asian SOA market to reach US$2.2 billion

Asian SOA market to reach US$2.2 billion

Asia's service oriented architecture (SOA) market could more than double to US$2.2 billion by 2010, according to new forecasts..
Simon Burns Jan 9 2008 7:30AM Software
Japanese boffins demo switchable mirror

Japanese boffins demo switchable mirror

Researchers in Japan have demonstrated mirrored windows that transform from transparent to reflective at the flick of a switch..
Simon Burns Dec 18 2007 7:04AM Hardware
Robot teamwork demonstrated by Honda

Robot teamwork demonstrated by Honda

Teams of robots developed by Japanese industrial giant, Honda, can work together to complete tasks, following software and hardware upgrades, the company announced last week..
Simon Burns Dec 17 2007 2:45PM Hardware
Chinese video site denies piracy claim

Chinese video site denies piracy claim

One of China's largest pay-per-view video websites has been hit with piracy lawsuits from five major US film companies..
Simon Burns Nov 27 2007 7:00AM Software
Korean president denies Samsung bribe

Korean president denies Samsung bribe

Samsung is facing an investigation over allegations that its controlling Samsung Group bribed politicians and officials..
Simon Burns Nov 27 2007 7:00AM Hardware
Porn on the menu for China's video searchers

Porn on the menu for China's video searchers

More than a third of all searches for online video on Baidu, China's largest search engine, are for porn and other adult-oriented material, according to company statistics..
Simon Burns Nov 23 2007 7:23AM Software
Sanyo looks to solar power and batteries

Sanyo looks to solar power and batteries

Sanyo has announced plans to double its annual investment in solar power and rechargeable batteries, according to reports from Japan..
Simon Burns Nov 21 2007 7:04AM Hardware
World of Warcraft sales soar to US$42m

World of Warcraft sales soar to US$42m

Revenues from the hugely popular World of Warcraft continue to grow in China, according to the company which operates the game in the country.
Simon Burns Nov 19 2007 2:03PM Software

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