Recent articles by Simon Burns

Location-based mobile services take off in China

Location-based mobile services take off in China

But poor interface design and lack of suitable phones impeding growth.
Simon Burns Jul 12 2007 1:13PM Telco/ISP
Profit at last for LG Philips

Profit at last for LG Philips

But agressive expansion may lead to oversupply, analysts warn.
Simon Burns Jul 11 2007 4:44PM Hardware
Asus reports sales surge despite setbacks

Asus reports sales surge despite setbacks

Sales up over 80 percent as breakup date approaches.
Simon Burns Jul 11 2007 10:23AM Hardware
Rise of the LCDs hits Panasonic

Rise of the LCDs hits Panasonic

Plasma screens losing market share to technology rivals.
Simon Burns Jul 9 2007 1:06PM Hardware
Reporter admits using Wikipedia as source

Reporter admits using Wikipedia as source

Japanese hack claims information was 'common knowledge'.
Simon Burns Jul 6 2007 8:10AM Software
Photo printers not catching on in China

Photo printers not catching on in China

Consumers prefer retail printing services.
Simon Burns Jul 5 2007 7:38AM Hardware
Korean armed forces battle it out online

Korean armed forces battle it out online

Army, navy and air force teams form video game squads.
Simon Burns Jul 4 2007 12:12PM Software
HDTV content revenues to soar in Asia

HDTV content revenues to soar in Asia

International video content to drive sales of US$8bn by 2011.
Simon Burns Jul 3 2007 4:46PM Hardware
Japan chooses advanced 3G phones

Japan chooses advanced 3G phones

Bigger screens, GPS and e-payment coming as standard.
Simon Burns Jun 29 2007 12:20PM Telco/ISP
China to make UMPC using AMD technology

China to make UMPC using AMD technology

Finished product expected in one year.
Simon Burns Jun 28 2007 2:57PM Hardware
Samsung promises sub-$1,000 52in LCDs

Samsung promises sub-$1,000 52in LCDs

Key component of large flat screen TVs to get much cheaper.
Simon Burns Jun 28 2007 12:28PM Hardware
Asian chip makers open their wallets

Asian chip makers open their wallets

Samsung alone to spend US$6.74bn this year.
Simon Burns Jun 27 2007 1:23PM Hardware
iPhone to drive smartphone sales in Asia

iPhone to drive smartphone sales in Asia

Media hype raising awareness of more capable phones.
Simon Burns Jun 26 2007 6:47AM Telco/ISP
Yahoo signs mega-mobile deals in Asia

Yahoo signs mega-mobile deals in Asia

100 million potential customers, web firm claims.
Simon Burns Jun 22 2007 4:36PM Software
China online retail market still wide open

China online retail market still wide open

CHINA - Amazon in second place.
Simon Burns Jun 21 2007 3:30PM Financial Services
Boffins show off sugar cube sized fuel cell

Boffins show off sugar cube sized fuel cell

JAPAN - 1cc device created by researchers in Japan.
Simon Burns Jun 21 2007 3:29PM Strategy
LG and Hitachi swap display lawsuits

LG and Hitachi swap display lawsuits

GLOBAL - Both firms seeking a halt on US plasma display sales.
Simon Burns Jun 21 2007 3:29PM Hardware
Wikipedia partly unblocked in China

Wikipedia partly unblocked in China

CHINA - Chinese language version and politically sensitive pages still unavailable.
Simon Burns Jun 19 2007 5:07PM Software
PC shipment growth to drive chip recovery

PC shipment growth to drive chip recovery

USA - An increase of almost 11 per cent in shipments of PCs this year will help drive a semiconductor market recovery in the second half, say analysts.
Simon Burns Jun 12 2007 1:08PM Hardware
New UMPCs on show at Computex

New UMPCs on show at Computex

TAIWAN - Despite a poor reception for the first generation of Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPCs), manufacturers are back in force with new and updated models at the Computex trade show which opened today in Taiwan.
Simon Burns Jun 6 2007 5:22PM Hardware

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