Simon Burns

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China VCs double web 2.0 investment

China VCs double web 2.0 investment

Venture capitalists invested more than US$200m in growing internet and information services firms in China during the second quarter of this year, a newly-released report has found.
Simon Burns Aug 15 2007 1:40PM Networking
ISPs suspected of massive identity theft in Korea

ISPs suspected of massive identity theft in Korea

More than seven million illegal sign ups claimed by police.
Simon Burns Aug 10 2007 2:15PM Security
Online travel bookings boom in China

Online travel bookings boom in China

Largest agent now handling five per cent of flights.
Simon Burns Aug 10 2007 2:05PM Software
Hitachi hard disk losses continue

Hitachi hard disk losses continue

The hard disk drive manufacturing division of Japanese electronics giant, Hitachi, has reported an operating loss of more than [US$177m] in its most recent quarter, according to analysts. Losses are expected to continue this year, even as Hitachi examines cost cutting options.
Simon Burns Aug 7 2007 4:53PM Hardware
Digital camera sales double

Digital camera sales double

Digital camera shipments rose 118 percent in the first half of 2007, according to a new report from the Japan-based Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA), which represents firms responsible for approximately 80 percent of global sales.
Simon Burns Aug 6 2007 1:55PM Hardware
Asia leading world in research growth

Asia leading world in research growth

But quality of US research considered higher.
Simon Burns Aug 3 2007 11:22AM Training & Development
China goes for mobile music and video

China goes for mobile music and video

China, the world's largest mobile phone market, will see a massive shift to multimedia phones over the next four years, researchers predict. While the country's consumers have initially tended to opt for cheaper phones with fewer functions, the popularity of music phones and camera phones is now driving interest in more advanced models.
Simon Burns Aug 2 2007 3:35PM Software
Korea to open up telecoms markets

Korea to open up telecoms markets

In a reversal of long-standing policy, South Korea's government plans to force large local telecoms firms to share their networks with smaller rivals. The move follows complaints that incumbent carriers are keeping prices artificially high.
Simon Burns Jul 31 2007 2:00PM Telco/ISP
OLED TV production to hit three million

OLED TV production to hit three million

Shipments of organic electro-luminescent (OEL) TVs are expected to reach three million by 2011, according to display market analysts.
Simon Burns Jul 27 2007 2:24PM Hardware
PC recovery benefits chip and drive makers

PC recovery benefits chip and drive makers

PC market growth is helping to boost orders for CPUs and hard disk drives, according to analysts in Asia.
Simon Burns Jul 26 2007 2:54PM Hardware
Smartphone shipments double in China

Smartphone shipments double in China

Shipments of smartphones in China exceeded 10 million for the first time last year, according to new market data.

Simon Burns Jul 26 2007 2:48PM Telco/ISP
Chinese car buyers steer online

Chinese car buyers steer online

The internet is one of the most effective ways of reaching car buyers in China, the world's second largest auto market, according to a new survey.
Simon Burns Jul 24 2007 10:59AM Financial Services
Telcos drive US$5.4bn Asian outsourcing market

Telcos drive US$5.4bn Asian outsourcing market

Companies in Asia-Pacific signed more than US$5.4bn worth of business process outsourcing deals in the first half of the year, according to a recent survey.
Simon Burns Jul 24 2007 6:56AM Telco/ISP
HSDPA attracts 1.3 million users in Korea

HSDPA attracts 1.3 million users in Korea

HSDPA mobile data technology has attracted more than 1.3 million users in Korea just four months after the country rolled out the high speed mobile networks nationwide.
Simon Burns Jul 23 2007 12:21PM Telco/ISP
MySpace partners with Microsoft in China

MySpace partners with Microsoft in China

MSN channel offers news and entertainment on MySpace China. MySpace China has partnered with Microsoft to publish a MSN community channel in China, according to local media reports.
Simon Burns Jul 20 2007 4:50PM Networking
Korean phone makers turn home advantage into global sales

Korean phone makers turn home advantage into global sales

LG and Samsung lead US competitors on mobile TV and music download handsets.
Simon Burns Jul 19 2007 2:54PM Telco/ISP
Melting DVD players recalled in Japan

Melting DVD players recalled in Japan

Almost half a million DVD players manufactured in China have been recalled in Japan after reports that some had emitted thick smoke and begun to melt.
Simon Burns Jul 18 2007 6:30AM Hardware
Samsung Electronics 'ripe' for takeover

Samsung Electronics 'ripe' for takeover

Speculation rife as profit margins hit four-year low.
Simon Burns Jul 17 2007 11:28AM Hardware
China facing broadband digital divide

China facing broadband digital divide

Rural markets remain virtually untapped, says analyst.
Simon Burns Jul 16 2007 2:50PM Telco/ISP
Japanese boffins claim ultraviolet breakthrough

Japanese boffins claim ultraviolet breakthrough

Better optical disks, light sources and flat-panel displays.
Simon Burns Jul 16 2007 2:11AM Hardware

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