Asian Technology

Archive: 04-2012

• The strange tale of India’s $35 Aakash tablet

  News of India’s $35 Aakash tablet has been making headlines around the world, but was never available for sales. Undeterred, the government this week announced an updated version to be launched in...

  Posted by Paul Mah | April 19, 2012, 12:15 PM PDT

• Sales of Samsung handset may have exceeded Nokia’s

  Samsung may have overtaken mobile phone giant Nokia in the sales of mobile phones, driven by sales of Android-powered smartphones.

  Posted by Paul Mah | April 16, 2012, 5:06 AM PDT

• Report: 21 million active iOS smartphones, tablets in China

  An increasing number of smartphones and tablet devices are making their way into the hands of the Chinese citizen. BYOD may not be a talking point yet, but may soon be in the wealthier cities and...

  Posted by Paul Mah | April 10, 2012, 7:59 AM PDT

• Google building a new data center in Taiwan

  Google earlier this week announced the building of its first data center in Taiwan, the search giant’s third in the Asian region.

  Posted by Paul Mah | April 5, 2012, 11:20 AM PDT

• Number of China’s Internet users passes 500M

  The number of Internet users in China recently exceeded 500 million, or more than the population of the United States. What are some possible implications of this huge user base?

  Posted by Paul Mah | April 3, 2012, 10:26 AM PDT