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People in central and eastern Asia will be very lucky this year, as the most wonderful sight of the renowned Leonid meteor shower will be observable form their region. Astronomers predict that as many as a few hundred balls of fire will become visible for brief periods during several hours. According to experts, the ... |
2 November 2009
02:07 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Sprint announced a few days ago that it would include the HTC Hero in its offering starting with October 11, a little more than one month from now. It also unveiled its pricing: $179.99 upon the signing of a two-year contract, with $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate. The price sounds attra... |
5 September 2009
07:09 GMT |
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According to new official estimates, the already deteriorating conditions in most parts of Asia could reach a critical point by the half of this century, unless significant and long-term water reforms are set in place. The lack of irrigation systems, coupled with shifting weather patterns – caused by climate ch... |
29 August 2009
03:29 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is the latest cell phone manufacturer to come aboard the application storefront vessel. According to the latest news around the Web, the company is getting ready to bring its software solution portal live on Tuesday, with a great focus on the Asian market, at least at th... |
13 July 2009
06:43 GMT |
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According to new anthropological and archaeological studies, it may be that humans, apes and monkeys all originated from an Asian ancestor, rather than an African or a European one. The find comes shortly after the entire world was buzzing less than one month ago, as researchers presented Ida, the fossil that was &ld... |
2 July 2009
03:03 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, the second mobile phone in the world to run under Google's Android operating system, the HTC Magic, will become available in Singapore in early June, and it will be sold unlocked, unlike HTC Dream, which was tied to an operator, at a price of S$1,048 (US$701.33), contract... |
15 May 2009
04:17 GMT |
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Following a new scientific study commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), researchers have learned that Asia, in general, and especially its southeastern parts will be most severely affected by global warming and climate change until the end of the century. The shifts in weather patterns, sea levels and prec... |
27 April 2009
08:58 GMT |
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Over the past century, more and more countries in the world have abolished the death penalty, holding it as incompatible with the status of democracy. Nearly 100 nations around the globe have completely renounced this form of punishment, which amounts to about half of all those in existence today. However, the Asian ... |
17 March 2009
06:21 GMT |
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For quite a lot of years, the racing game genre has been synonymous with Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise, but lately things haven't been going so well for the long running series. Some nasty rumors even speculated that EA, which wasn't in the best financial situation, would cancel it, or move... |
17 February 2009
03:36 GMT |
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Electronic Arts is definitely going strong these days, as it is launching some very interesting titles, like Dead Space or Red Alert 3, and has a couple of very big projects, like Star Wars: The Old Republic or EA Sports Active, currently in development. The company said, through the voices of various officials, that... |
2 December 2008
03:09 GMT |
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Apple opened this week new online stores in Asia, proving that Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines are big fans of its iPods and Macs. Thanks to Softpedia reader gagahput3ra, we are now able to confirm the fifth online store kicking off in Asia, namely in Indonesia. Not differing one bit from the other As... |
13 November 2008
02:46 GMT |
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Apple has opened the would-be doors to its new online store in Malaysia announcing a Grand Opening Celebration. The company is happy to give away free T-shirts to anyone who buys a Mac or an iPod from 8 a.m. November 11, 2008 until 11.59 p.m. November 24, 2008.The new online store offers Apple’s products direct... |
12 November 2008
03:02 GMT |
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For the inaugural Microsoft Asia High Tech Industry Summit, the Redmond company indicated that Asian companies need to focus on three key areas of growth. The first Asia High Tech Industry Summit catalyzed by Microsoft is designed to generate dialog between the players of the continent's high-tech and electronic... |
6 November 2008
05:14 GMT |
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Although Taiwan is HTC's home country, the company's Touch Pro Pocket PC has not been released there yet. But this is about to change in the near future, as the Windows Mobile handset manufacturer intends to strike a deal with Far EasTone, Taiwan's third largest mobile carrier, in order to start s... |
20 September 2008
05:20 GMT |
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Former full-time Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, whose presence in China was confirmed for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, also participated in the 10th Anniversary Innovation Forum in Hong Kong on August 12. Gates applauded the evolution of Microsoft Research (MSR) Asia, an organization that celebrated its first deca... |
14 August 2008
05:20 GMT |
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Nokia has recently released its new 6210 Navigator in two important Asian markets, namely India and Singapore. The new handset is not yet offered by any of the mobile carriers from India and Singapore, thus it can only be bought unlocked. In Singapore, the 6210 Navigator has a retail price of 678 SGD (almost 500 USD ... |
30 July 2008
09:19 GMT |
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Multiple studies have shown that animals that consume large amounts of soy beans are likely to have a lower fertility rate. On the other hand, research regarding the impact of soy on humans revealed that the chemicals found in this plant have absolutely no effect on fertility. Now, a new study carried out at the Harv... |
24 July 2008
04:51 GMT |
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Samsung has recently introduced a new mobile phone targeted for the Asian market, the Samsung Anycall J638. This is actually the Asian version of J630, a clamshell that was first unveiled back in February and seems to be already available on several markets from Europe and the Middle East. Anyway, the new Samsun... |
1 July 2008
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Sony Ericsson G700, part of the new G-series line-up of handsets that the Swedish-Japanese company has released this year, will soon be available in a camera-free version. Called Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition, the new handset is created for consumers who work in institutions or areas where the use of camera pho... |
18 June 2008
12:46 GMT |
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LG has released its latest high-end touchscreen phone, the KF750 Secret, in Asia, during the CommunicAsia fair held in Singapore (June 17 - 20). After being launched in Europe at the end of May and in South America (last week, as LG KF755), the Secret is now ready to lure Asian users who want fashionable handsets tha... |
18 June 2008
06:21 GMT |
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Sharp, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, has recently announced that it sold more than 10 million mobile phones that feature One-Seg capabilities (meaning that they allow users to watch TV programs on them). Although Sharp commercializes some of its handsets outside Japan too, none of those have mobile TV capabi... |
16 June 2008
11:33 GMT |
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DTAC, the second largest mobile operator in Thailand, made a deal with Nokia Siemens Network today, in order to upgrade its network in an environmental-friendly way. The Swedish-German joint venture will deploy no less than 1,500 Flexi base stations for DTAC's GSM/EDGE network, allowing the Thai operator to enha... |
16 June 2008
10:02 GMT |
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Just like LG's Secret, which got a new version for South America (KF755, as opposed to the KF750 European version), Samsung TouchWiz has been now announced in a version especially made for Asia: TouchWiz F488. The European edition of the handset is called F480 and, aside from the slightly different name, it'... |
13 June 2008
08:05 GMT |
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Huawei, the China-based leading telecommunications network solution provider, announced that it had singed a new deal with Grameenphone, the largest mobile carrier in Bangladesh, allowing the operator to expand and improve its GSM network. Huawei's "all-IP core network solutions" is set to enable the Banglad... |
6 June 2008
09:39 GMT |
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Celcom, a leading Malaysian mobile operator, has contracted Nokia Siemens Networks in order to expand and modernize its current 3G nationwide network. Incorporating the high-end HSPA technology of Nokia Siemens, the future 3G network of Celcom will allow users to benefit from new services, while the already existing ... |
4 June 2008
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Verzio, an electronics manufacturer from Singapore, announced the release of its latest Pocket PC, the Verzio Envii, targeted for the Asian market. Verzio Envii brings both advanced functionality and a nice design, together with the business features that are included in every Windows Mobile device. The new handse... |
24 May 2008
05:45 GMT |
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HTC has announced the approaching Asian release of HTC P3400i, an affordable and stylish Pocket PC targeted at users who need a business-oriented handset, but don't want to pay too much for it. The P3400i is not a new device in the true meaning of the word, as it is basically identical with the P3400 launched ... |
22 May 2008
10:51 GMT |
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Motorola recently released its fancy ROKR E8 music phone in Asia, in an attempt to answer the mobile music needs of Asian users. Although the handset was officially announced in September 2007, Motorola delayed its global launch for April 2008 - a bit too much for many of those who were expecting to get their hands o... |
15 May 2008
09:35 GMT |
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Telkomsel Indonesia has chosen Ericsson to improve its nationwide network by deploying its MSS (Mobile Softswitch Solution) in order to increase the network's performance, coverage and capacity. The Mobile Softswitch Solution of the Swedish company will offer a core network platform for both of Telkomsel's... |
13 May 2008
12:15 GMT |
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Following the price cuts of the Xbox 360 console in Europe, Microsoft decided it was time to reduce the prices in four Asian markets in order to help their console sell better and fend off market-share declines against Nintendo and Sony. Probably, their price cuts in Europe combined with the release of Grand Theft Au... |
29 April 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Neonode N2, one of the most interesting and small mobile phones launched in the last months, will soon be available in several Asian markets, including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore.Neonode Inc., the Sweden-based company that created the N2, announced a collaboration with Excel Field Internatio... |
17 April 2008
11:48 GMT |
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Even as the deadline for the Electronic Arts hostile takeover draws near, Take Two seems to have more important issues to deal with. After plans were announced last year regarding a possible move into the South East Asia markets, Take Two has declared that a new Asia division will become active within the company.And... |
15 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Samsung Armani, one of the most fashionable mobile phones created by Samsung, will apparently be available in Taiwan at the end of April, for the price of 33,800 Taiwan dollars (about 1,116 US dollars).Designed in collaboration with Giorgio Armani, the famous Italian fashion company, Samsung Armani combines elegance ... |
15 April 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Things could have been simple: boss resigns, the company is really sorry, new guy comes in. But it is a bit more complicated and we love that, especially because there is no beef or backstabbing or something similar. Still, the beginning of the story is the same: Aroon Tan, Chief Executive Officer of 10Tacle Asia has... |
27 March 2008
22:06 GMT |
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2G mobile phones account for the majority of the handsets currently functional worldwide. They only work on GSM, CDMA, TDMA or PCD networks and offer less advantages than the new generation phones which come with support for 3G. Most probably, as time goes by, all 2G networks will be completely replaced with new 3G (... |
15 March 2008
12:19 GMT |
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Nokia initiated a new wireless adventure in South and South-East Asia, coming with the release of its latest Nseries phone, Nokia N82. Described as an one-of-a-kind "new-age tech challenge", the adventure is called Discover the Soul of the Night and invites users to discover their cities at night using the powerful f... |
11 March 2008
04:45 GMT |
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Apple and China Mobile have been discussing to bring the iPhone on the Chinese market since November 2007. At a given moment, the discussions stopped, but the fact seemed possible at the end of the last year. However, now it's clear that China Mobile will not be an iPhone carrier, as the two companies have offic... |
14 January 2008
07:27 GMT |
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A new beta version of Yahoo's Instant Messenger was announced today in Manila, Philippines' capital and it was the perfect location to deliver the news as the new feature implemented is exactly the native language.Yahoo! Southeast Asia Business Development Head Jojo Anonuevo said that the enhancements in YM... |
6 November 2007
09:43 GMT |
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Finally, someone is getting to the bottom of things: instead of special phishing-preventing software, a new security solution has been disclosed. DotAsia is a new TLD (top level domain) and, because it's still "fresh", it's going to be able to fight better in the anti-phishing battle! As seen on TechWorld, ... |
12 October 2007
05:27 GMT |
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Motorola just made its MOTO U9 music phone official and will also use Fergie's image for promoting it at a large scale. The device has been long expected and now finally makes its break out on the market and even gets some decent specifications.The phone's design is, by far, its single special feature. The ... |
12 October 2007
03:26 GMT |
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DotAsia, a Hong Kong organization, finally received the OK to set up the .asia domain which will represent the new suffix when it comes to Internet websites. This new domain is pretty important because the .eu and the .us extensions already grew up a lot and the web consumers were looking for .asia domains in order t... |
10 October 2007
04:57 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has just confirmed that EA Sports FIFA Online 2 has officially launched in Asia. The game has been co-developed with Seoul-based Neowiz Games, making it the latest (next-gen) installment of the EA Sports FIFA Online franchise. The same report confirms that online operations will be handled in Korea by... |
1 October 2007
06:48 GMT |
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Craig Mundie, Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer and one of the two successors of Bill Gates along with Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect, revealed his perspective over the worldwide anti-piracy efforts, with a special focus on developing markets. Mundie expects by no means a quick fix to the piracy prob... |
7 September 2007
09:52 GMT |
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Some of the most important computer hardware manufacturers in the world like Intel, AMD and others have design, testing and production facilities both in the United States and Europe as well as in Asia where the work force is much cheaper allowing companies to build a higher profit. While the vast majority of the Asi... |
6 September 2007
05:53 GMT |
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Nokia announced that one of the leading information and telecommunications provider in Indonesia, namely Indosat, will provide Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email to its customers. Coming as an enhancement of existing services, the new service is labeled under I- Mofis, the Indosat mobile office brand. With the help of ... |
5 September 2007
08:58 GMT |
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Apple's decision of releasing their iPhone in Asia only during 2008 has been a disappointing one for many enthusiasts out there waiting for the device to arrive for them too. Some hacked versions of the phone have been made available, but prove to be extremely expensive and also come with several drawbacks.In th... |
5 September 2007
04:45 GMT |
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MotoROKR Z6 has been launched in Asia in some impressive colors and along with a headset bundle. The slider phone brings high quality media services and tries tolive up to the expectations coming from the line of handsets that it is part of.The combination between orange and black colors make this phone's lines ... |
26 July 2007
07:12 GMT |
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LG Shine should fade into insignificance when compared to the GPlus GP800 mobile phone. In the competition for reaching the greatest glamor, this handset might just defeat the luxurious LG Shine phone.It looks like the perfect mobile phone for ladies who would like to squeeze in their handset even their pocket mirror... |
11 July 2007
04:15 GMT |
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Asia is probably the best land in the world to expand your business because there are a lot of users and companies willing to invest in new projects and try the latest innovations. Google knows that and struggles to increase its presence into this market but sometimes the reality evolves in a different way than the s... |
10 July 2007
06:04 GMT |
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The Sunnyvale company Yahoo wants to conquer the Asian market but China proved us several times that it is not welcomed in the country. However, the giant portal keeps trying to expand its services into China although the local market seems to be quite inaccessible for the Sunnyvale company. According to Pacific Epoc... |
29 June 2007
05:49 GMT |
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