Simon Burns

Recent articles by Simon Burns

Flextronics and Solectron to merge

Flextronics and Solectron to merge

Giant new electronics maker will employ 200,000 worldwide.
Simon Burns Jun 5 2007 5:29PM Training & Development
Asia IPTV to make US$8bn by 2012

Asia IPTV to make US$8bn by 2012

Still facing strong competition from cable and satellite.
Simon Burns May 31 2007 10:47AM Telco/ISP
Hong Kong growing into Asian telecoms hub

Hong Kong growing into Asian telecoms hub

Links with China drive connectivity supplier interest.
Simon Burns May 30 2007 6:40AM Telco/ISP
Nokia to use Chinese 3G technology

Nokia to use Chinese 3G technology

TD-SCDMA back-end hardware sales near US$1bn in first quarter.
Simon Burns May 30 2007 6:22AM Telco/ISP
Korea's memory chip lead threatened

Korea's memory chip lead threatened

Taiwan and China to take over, analyst predicts.
Simon Burns May 30 2007 6:15AM Hardware
EA takes stake in China games firm

EA takes stake in China games firm

Electronic Arts (EA) has confirmed that it will pay about US$170 million (A$206 million) for a 15 per cent stake in Chinese online games operator The9.
Simon Burns May 24 2007 4:20PM Software
EA takes stake in China games firm

EA takes stake in China games firm

World of Warcraft operator grabs 15 per cent of The9.
Simon Burns May 24 2007 6:40AM Software
Korea's small firms spend big on e-commerce

Korea's small firms spend big on e-commerce

Still plenty of opportunity for growth, says analyst.
Simon Burns May 24 2007 6:35AM Software
Google loses China search partnership

Google loses China search partnership

Netease, one of China's leading internet portals and online game operators, expects to end its partnership with Google this year, executives have said.
Simon Burns May 23 2007 11:46AM Software
Nokia and Lenovo lead China mobile phone market

Nokia and Lenovo lead China mobile phone market

Three quarters of all mobile phones sold in China are made by foreign companies, with Lenovo's handset sales increasing quickly, but local manufacturers are still growing, new research has revealed.
Simon Burns May 22 2007 10:23AM Hardware
Bad Norton update zaps millions of PCs

Bad Norton update zaps millions of PCs

A faulty update to Symantec's Norton Antivirus package has disabled "millions" of PCs in China, according to local press reports.
Simon Burns May 22 2007 10:18AM Security
New rules hit China mobile music downloads

New rules hit China mobile music downloads

Growth in music downloads to mobile phones in China stalled last year after the government introduced new regulations, according to recent market research.
Simon Burns May 16 2007 5:02PM Software
NTT DoCoMo claims flat-rate data success

NTT DoCoMo claims flat-rate data success

Ten million sign up in Japan for stress-free mobile internet.
Simon Burns May 14 2007 4:20PM Telco/ISP
Smartphone sales break records in Asia

Smartphone sales break records in Asia

Nokia dominates with 46 per cent of the market.
Simon Burns May 14 2007 10:55AM Telco/ISP
Asia leads in fibre broadband networks

Asia leads in fibre broadband networks

225 million subscribers to ultra-high speed internet expected.
Simon Burns May 10 2007 4:33PM Networking
BenQ executives charged with money laundering

BenQ executives charged with money laundering

Company 'shocked' as chairman and president face serious charges.
Simon Burns May 10 2007 3:01PM Hardware
Huawei facing challenges in EMEA

Huawei facing challenges in EMEA

Analysts question whether Chinese mobile maker can live up to expansion
promises.
Simon Burns May 8 2007 1:46PM Hardware
Japanese boffins x-ray a volcano

Japanese boffins x-ray a volcano

Cosmic rays reveal hidden secrets.
Simon Burns May 8 2007 12:32PM Oddware
Baidu grabs China's search market over Google

Baidu grabs China's search market over Google

Google fails to make up ground.
Simon Burns May 1 2007 2:52PM Software
NCsoft game secrets 'sold to rival'

NCsoft game secrets 'sold to rival'

Guild Wars publisher may have been betrayed by disgruntled staff.
Simon Burns Apr 30 2007 2:18PM Software

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