Soy Causes Fertility Problems in Men
	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 Harvard School of Public Health suggests that even small amounts of food containing soy could reduce the sperm concentration by a ... [read more >>]
	24 July 2008, 04:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung J638 to Hit Asia
	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 Samsung J638 is not too different from the J630, save for the fact that the J638 will be available in more colors: bl ... [read more >>]
	01 July 2008, 08:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sony Ericsson G700 Loses Its Camera
	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 a ... [read more >>]
	18 June 2008, 12:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

LG Secret Released in Asia
	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 that are, at the same time, highly-featured. LG Secret is the third phone from LG's Black Label Series, after ... [read more >>]
	18 June 2008, 06:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

10 Million Sharp Mobile TV Handsets Sold
	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 capabilities, hence the 10 million mark was surpassed only with the handsets sold on the local market. The first O ... [read more >>]
	16 June 2008, 11:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

DTAC Upgrades Its Thai Network the Green Way
	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 enhance its services and coverage, while at the same time using energy-efficient solutions. The Flexi Base Stat ... [read more >>]
	16 June 2008, 10:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung TouchWiz F488 Celebrates the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
	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 ... [read more >>]
	13 June 2008, 08:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Huawei Extends the Largest Mobile Network in Bangladesh
	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 ... [read more >>]
	06 June 2008, 09:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nokia Siemens Enhances Celcom's Malaysian Network
	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 ones will be better and faster than ever. With Nokia Siemens Network's Flexi based stations, the upgrad ... [read more >>]
	04 June 2008, 06:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hello Asia, I'm Verzio Envii
	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 ever ... [read more >>]
	24 May 2008, 05:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

HTC P3400i, the Affordable Pocket PC, Launched in Asia
	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 ... [read more >>]
	22 May 2008, 10:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Motorola ROKR E8 Released in Asia
	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 ... [read more >>]
	15 May 2008, 09:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Ericsson Improves Telkomsel's Network
	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 off ... [read more >>]
	13 May 2008, 12:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Microsoft Cuts Xbox 360 Prices in Asia
	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 Europ ... [read more >>]
	29 April 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Neonode N2 Going To Asia
	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, announ ... [read more >>]
	17 April 2008, 11:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Take Two Expands into Asia
	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 b ... [read more >>]
	15 April 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung Armani To Hit Taiwan
	Samsung Armani, one of the most fashionable mobile phones created by Samsung, will apparently be available in Taiwan at the ... [read more >>]
	15 April 2008, 05:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

10Tacle CEO Quits
	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 ... [read more >>]
	27 March 2008, 22:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

2G Phones Disappearing in Japan
	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 (or equivalent) ones. ... [read more >>]
	15 March 2008, 12:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nokia: Think You Know Your City at Night?
	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 features of Nokia N82. Participants will navigate through their city's streets, receiving clues that ... [read more >>]
	11 March 2008, 04:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

No iPhone for China Mobile, This Time for Good
	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 ... [read more >>]
	14 January 2008, 07:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yahoo! Continues Asian Conquest
	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 were necessary to get more Filipinos to use it as well as find it easier to access and send files and photos with their ... [read more >>]
	06 November 2007, 09:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Asia Stomps Phishers!
	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, the DotAsia Organization has agreed to implement a policy to ban domain names associated with phishing. This is great news ev ... [read more >>]
	12 October 2007, 05:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Fergie Brings Motorola MOTO U9 Out on the Market
	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 ... [read more >>]
	12 October 2007, 03:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

.ASIA – The New Internet Domain
	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 to include their pages into their local channel. AFP reports that new domains are available only for companies and g ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 04:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

EA Sports FIFA Online 2 Is Out in Asia
	Electronic Arts has just confirmed that EA Sports FIFA Online 2 has offici ... [read more >>]
	01 October 2007, 06:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Microsoft: No Quick Fix to Software Piracy
	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 problem and made it clear that he expects Microsoft to be in the trenches for decades to come. The real issue is with emerging ec ... [read more >>]
	07 September 2007, 09:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Is Interested in the Indian Market
	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 Asian states are simply rolling the red carpet for every new company that thinks about a new computer manufacturing plant, there ... [read more >>]
	06 September 2007, 05:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nokia Intellisync for Indosat
	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 unde ... [read more >>]
	05 September 2007, 08:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

iPhones in China at Double the Price, Half the Features
	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 the race to unlock the ... [read more >>]
	05 September 2007, 04:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

MotoROKR Z6 Available in Asia
	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 or ... [read more >>]
	26 July 2007, 07:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

GPlus GP800, the Mirror Phone
	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 hand ... [read more >>]
	11 July 2007, 04:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yahoo and Microsoft Did It! Google Still Struggling!
	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 search giant expected. According to some fresh statistics published by comScore, Microsoft and Yahoo beat Google in ... [read more >>]
	10 July 2007, 06:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yahoo Wants Asia, Asia Doesn't Want Yahoo
	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 Epoch, Yahoo is now banned in China but there is no official confirmation from the parent company. "China' ... [read more >>]
	29 June 2007, 05:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Motorola Considers That Music Is Best When Mobile
	Motorola plans on developing significant upgrades to its music portal in order to make mobile phones start taking the part that they deserve in playing high quality sounds. For this, they addressed an invitation for contribution to the leaders of music business and mobile network operators in Asia. Chinese people can purchase and download more than 100,000 music tracks from Motorola's MOTOMusic site, which makes this ... [read more >>]
	03 June 2007, 02:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yahoo: We Finally Did It!
	Yahoo's officials were invited yesterday to a meeting with the Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to talk about the innovations offered by the giant portal. The meeting took about an hour, the two officials sustaining they talked about the technology provided by Yahoo and the economical features of the giant portal. According to the Middle East Times, one of the main subjects of the discussion was concerning the rece ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2007, 05:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google China Grows Up. Baidu Wins More!
	Google's presence on the Asian market is more and more interesting for all the Internet users because the company is struggling to develop new and more powerful products but it seems like all the efforts are useless. Since the first step in Asia, Google was hardly working to challenge the Chinese leader Baidu but the portal was more powerful than the regional edition of the search giant. It's obvious that Baidu is the leader of t ... [read more >>]
	07 March 2007, 05:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia