Author: Edwin Yapp
Will Facebook Home make an impact with consumers?
The speculation that Facebook was going to launch its own mobile phone came to naught last week with the social networking giant merely introducing a more tightly-integrated functionality with a selected number of Android-based smartphones. Edwin Yapp examines why.
Ninetology unveils budget phone, banks on youth to spur growth
A local mobile device technology company has ambitions to disrupt the market in Malaysia with the launch of its self-branded smartphone targeted at the youth and young adults market.
Spotlight trained on Malaysia’s 'social media' election
Will social media and its associated tools make a difference in Malaysia's 13th General Election? Edwin Yapp looks backs on developments and concludes that it will, but warns that netizens and voters must be careful how to interpret information that will undoubtedly be flying about this season.
EC website down: Incompetence, or more than meets the eye?
Malaysia's Election Commision website was down for more than 36 hours after the country's Parliament was dissolved. Edwin Yapp looks into how this could even happen, and its implications for the 13th General Election..
Internet usage, mobility altering Asia Pacific online trends: Forrester
Online behavior in three of Asia’s largest economies is changing rapidly as the rise of Internet penetration, social media and its associated activities, and the proliferation of mobility permeate the society they represent, according to a new study by Forrester.
Networking needs a new paradigm in SDN: Gartner
Enterprises today are increasingly more driven by on-demand data, much of which is unstructured in nature. These organizations are also faced with a variety of data sets – not just words and pictures but also video and social media feeds.
Brocade introduces its Fabric Vision Technology
Brocade Communications Systems has launched its Fabric Vision Technology, a solution that combines hardware and software that the company claims will help enterprises gain better visibility into their Storage Area Networks (SANs) and simplify deployment and management.
Consumer spending to fuel tech industry growth: Gartner
Consumers are increasingly becoming the center of the technology battlefield, where vendors and service providers are expected to vie for their buying attention and their power to spend, according to analyst firm Gartner.
LTE gestation to take time
Long Term Evolution (LTE) may have come to Malaysia but the gestation period for its widespread use might take longer than mobile operators may like, writes Edwin Yapp.
As Galaxy S4 arrives, questions emerge over what next for device makers
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was introduced on March 15, but as the world goes ga-ga over its features, there are questions over what the future holds for the Korean giant, writes Edwin Yapp.
