Author: Edwin Yapp
Competitive pressures forcing Apple to up its ante
Apple's stock has tumbled since the introduction of its new products in March 2012. Some have been quick to judge the tech juggernaut as having lost its innovative ways since Steve Jobs passed away 15 months ago. But while it's too early to call curtains on Apple, competitive pressures are forcing it to innovate, writes Edwin Yapp.
Social influence eclipsing conventional HR philosophies: Forbes
2013 is slated to be the year of social human resource (HR), with five broad trends overtaking some of the most traditionally tried and tested methods millions of people have relied on when getting a job or when moving to another, noted a Forbes article.
YouTube’s next frontier: Becoming more like TV
The world's most popular video-sharing site is growing driven by mobility, interactivity, and channel centricity, and more content architects are flocking to it as the site democratizes the creative arts further, writes Edwin Yapp.
BYOD still has some way to go
BYOD has been the buzzword this year in the enterprise world. Some enterprises, especially MNCs, have developed policies to embrace the trend, but the support is not there, says one survey by Ovum. The road to further adoption could still be far off, argues Edwin Yapp.
Malaysia’s ICT spend to surpass US$10bil, but challenges abound
Malaysia's information and communications technology sector spending is expected to breach the US$10-billion mark for the first time in its history, according to a recent forecast by analyst firm IDC.
The world’s for the taking: Google to SMBs
It’s common knowledge that small- and medium-businesses are the bedrock of many nations’ economies, but for the world’s most popular search engine Google, they are much more than that.
LTE is good to go, so now what?
The government, through industry regulator the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), has finally announced the allocation of the much-anticipated 2600 MHz (2.6GHz) spectrum band to eight operators for the deployment of Long Term Evolution wireless technology.
Google’s quest to reach the next billion
It’s no secret that one of Google’s missions in life is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful for all. But unbeknownst to many, Google has another ambitious aim – that of getting another billion people online, especially from developing nations.
Online scams: You can never be too careful
Online scams have been around a long time but recently, these con artists have begun using methods that blend traditional scare tactics with cyber-scam methods. That said, consumers can fight back by educating themselves and developing a healthy dose of cynicism, argues Edwin Yapp.
Big data spells more than just bottom-line gains: Oracle
The term ‘Big Data’ has been bandied about for the past year and it means different thing to different people. In fact, according to enterprise software player Oracle, one of the barriers to adoption is the lack of the proper understanding of the concept of big data.
