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Japanese government warns Baidu IME is spying on users
The Japanese government has issued a directive to stop using the Baidu Input Method Editor (IME) when writing confidential documents due to concerns about spying.
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IT will benefit from SMAC technologies in 2014 and beyond
Saritha Rai discusses India's investments in SMAC technologies, which experts predict will be a leading business-technology enabler of the next decade.
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Predictions for Asian technology in 2014
James Sanders takes a look at the realm of Asian technology and the variety of shiny new products to hit stores over the next year.
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Reflections on Asian technology in 2013
James Sanders takes a look at the year in review in the realm of Asian technology, including stories you may have missed when they first broke.
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Discover new form factors for Android devices
Not all Android devices are built the same, and variety is one of the strong suits of the Android ecosystem. James Sanders explores some new form factors for Android devices.
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Beijing pressures Microsoft to extend support for Windows XP
James Sanders discusses Beijing's request to extend support for Windows XP in China. He also examines some reasons why China has experienced a slow adoption of Windows 8.
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In India, Apple is facing the classic dilemma of pricing vs. brand image
Saritha Rai discusses Apple's delicate balance of maintaining premium branding while offering customer-friendly pricing and gaining market share in India.
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A guide to new storage technologies for legacy hardware
With these novel storage solutions from various Asian manufacturers, you can break your reliance on years-old hard drives and floppy disks deployed with legacy terminals.
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Acer and Microsoft: A tale of mutual decline
In three years, Acer has fallen from the world's second-largest PC vendor to hitting a 12-year low. James Sanders explores Acer's recent misfortunes and how this affects the industry at large.
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Budget-friendly Android tablets
James Sanders takes a look at a few of the more powerful, budget-friendly, full-size Android tablets that are being produced in Asia.
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Is automation a new threat to India's IT sector?
Some view automation as the new threat to India's $108-billion-in-revenues IT sector. Do you agree?
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The rise of Tizen: A new competitor in the mobile market segment
Tizen, the mobile OS developed by Samsung and the Linux Foundation, appears to be heading towards an initial device offering for consumers.
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Your smartphone will be smarter with Gecko
Jack Wallen takes a look at Gecko, a Bluetooth device that can control, track, and secure your smartphone with simple gestures.
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NTT docomo intends to reach 10 Gbps for mobile communications
NTT docomo is researching a new 5G network with the intent of reaching 10 Gbps transmission speeds. What are your thoughts about super high-frequency bands for mobile communications?
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Huawei UltraStick: A creative solution for the lack of expandability
Huawei's UltraStick, a HSPA+ (3G) modem on a standard-sized SDIO card, is a very creative solution to a growing problem in consumer electronics: the lack of expandability.
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A guide to new storage technologies for legacy hardware
With these novel storage solutions from various Asian manufacturers, you can break your reliance on years-old hard drives and floppy disks deployed with legacy terminals.
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The rise of Tizen: A new competitor in the mobile market segment
Tizen, the mobile OS developed by Samsung and the Linux Foundation, appears to be heading towards an initial device offering for consumers.
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Your smartphone will be smarter with Gecko
Jack Wallen takes a look at Gecko, a Bluetooth device that can control, track, and secure your smartphone with simple gestures.
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IT will benefit from SMAC technologies in 2014 and beyond
Saritha Rai discusses India's investments in SMAC technologies, which experts predict will be a leading business-technology enabler of the next decade.
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Acer and Microsoft: A tale of mutual decline
In three years, Acer has fallen from the world's second-largest PC vendor to hitting a 12-year low. James Sanders explores Acer's recent misfortunes and how this affects the industry at large.
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Indian IT suffering from a shortage of innovative management specialists
The dearth of innovative IT managers who can think critically is hampering India's growth in the consulting partner market.
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BlackBerry fights to hold market share in India
BlackBerry's strategy for the Indian market is to target customers with focused solutions and the robust security architecture that is long-favored by IT managers.
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Mumbai lures product startups away from IT services hub Bangalore
Read an insider's view of Mumbai's tech startup environment, which he notes is different from the IT services ecosystem in Bangalore.
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Mixed architecture support drives private cloud adoption in Asia
Private cloud projects are being deployed all over Asia. Some of the largest deployments are effectively supporting both enterprise application architectures and web-scale application architectures.
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Agile adoption in Asia faces tough obstacles
Claudio Caballero looks at why the high level of interest in agile methodologies in Asia isn't resulting in a slew of agile contracts.
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Indian IT firms rethink campus recruiting
Top-tier Indian IT firms' hiring patterns hint at big changes in the way companies look at campus hiring.
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Indian outsourcers are tweaking their model and innovating to stay ahead
Read about six ways India's IT companies are finding new ways to distinguish themselves from the herd.
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Tougher immigration laws make Indian IT firms consider contingency measures
Pending immigration legislation in the United States might upend the Indian outsourcing business model and has IT companies scrambling for damage control.
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Call for writers: Asian Technology
If you want to write about tech trends and product developments for TechRepublic's Asian Technology blog, please contact us.
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Huawei UltraStick: A creative solution for the lack of expandability
Huawei's UltraStick, a HSPA+ (3G) modem on a standard-sized SDIO card, is a very creative solution to a growing problem in consumer electronics: the lack of expandability.