ITEM: Reliance Jio’s decision to follow up its free data gimmick with a free 4G feature phone has raised questions about whether the phone is a violation of net neutrality. The so-called JioPhone is a Read more…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple says it is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, drawing criticism from VPN service providers, who accuse the US tech giant of bowing to pressure Read more…
At 12:20 GMT tomorrow, Bitcoin will have witnessed the most hyped non-event in its recent history, the so-called User Activated Hard Fork (UAHF) that will give birth to a new coin called Bitcoin Cash. Last Read more…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd said on Sunday it agreed to sell its fixed-line telecoms business, Hutchison Global Communications (HGC), to Asia Cube Global Communications, a unit of I Squared Capital, raising Read more…
Accenture says it has developed a new artificial intelligence-powered solution to help the visually impaired improve the way they experience the world around them and enhance their productivity in the workplace. The solution, called Drishti Read more…
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is behind an increasingly orchestrated effort at hacking into computers of financial institutions in South Korea and around the world to steal cash for the impoverished country, a South Korean Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Quarterly results from Alphabet and Facebook provided fresh evidence this week that the digital advertising market is effectively a duopoly, a dynamic with deep implications for two of Silicon Valley’s titans. Read more…
Thanks mainly to China, Asia Pacific OTT revenues from TV episodes and movies will reach $24.4 billion in 2022 – triple the $8.27 billion recorded in 2016, says Digital TV Research. According to Digital TV Read more…
Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) says that its MVNO business has blown past 200,000 registered subscriptions as of mid-July – just ten months after launch. HKBN says 90% of its subscribers are mobile users who Read more…
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s parliament on Thursday passed two bills that will legalize e-hailing services, as ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber Technologies race to expand in the region. Grab expects to raise $2.5 billion Read more…
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