[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Global mobile phone shipments grew a modest 1 per cent annually to reach 362 million units in the second quarter of 2012, according to research from Strategy Analytics. Samsung was the star performer during the quarter, capturing a…
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Tag Archive for Asia
FTI Consulting Appoints Asia Technology Team
May 22, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Business advisory firm FTI Consulting has launched its Technology practice in Asia and the appointment of a full-service team. The new team will combine resources with the existing Australia Technology practice to offer clients in the region the full range of its…
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LinkedIn Opens Hong Kong Office
April 24, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] LinkedIn has opened a new office in Hong Kong. Arvind Rajan (Managing director and Vice President, APAC and Japan, LinkedIn): Hong Kong’s skilled talent base and its reputation as a leading international center of finance and business make it an important market…
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Asia’s Carriers Are Way Ahead In LTE Implementation
April 19, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] In 2002, Asia-Pacific mobile operators lagged behind their North American and European counterparts in terms of service development. Fast forward to the present day and the situation is very different. Out of 110 networks, 10 operators (9%) have…
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Intelsat To Launch 5 New Satellites This Year
March 13, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Satellite services provider Intelsat has confirmed the 2012 delivery of its Global Mobility Network, the core of which is based on five satellites launching over the next 12 months. Intelsat’s mobility infrastructure will ultimately be comprised of 10…
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Nokia Cuts Jobs, Moves Device Assembly To Asia
February 8, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Nokia has planned changes at its factories in Komarom, Hungary, Reynosa, Mexico and Salo, Finland. The measures follow a review of smartphone manufacturing operations that Nokia announced last September and aim to increase the company’s competitiveness in the…
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Consumers Intend To Buy Fewer Televisions: Accenture Survey
January 9, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Consumers intend to buy fewer televisions this year and fewer are regularly watching content on them, a new Accenture survey has found. Consumers are rapidly turning to other consumer electronics devices such as smartphones and tablet computers to…
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Saudi Arabia IT Services Markets Growing, Says IDC
January 6, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The Saudi IT services market has been growing considerably as new initiatives are launched with large IT-based projects. According to market research company IDC, the IT services market in Saudi Arabia grew 13.6 per cent in 2010 alone,…
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Mobile Worker Population To Reach 1.3 Billion By 2015
January 5, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] By 2015, the world’s mobile worker population will reach 1.3 billion, representing 37.2 per cent of the total workforce, says International Data Corporation (IDC). Worldwide mobile worker population will increase from just over 1 billion in 2010 to…
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Smartphone Monetization Platform “Metaps” Secures $4.2 Million Funding
December 21, 2011
Techtaffy Newsdesk Tokyo-based Metaps have arranged a private placement financing to raise proceeds of $4.2 million from five firms. The proceeds from this private placement is planned to be used for securing human resources of the Singapore-based, wholly owned…
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