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The Right App to Get Things Done

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

One of the things that people usually find out about themselves in college is that accomplishing what you set out to accomplish is not easy. In fact it can be terrifyingly frustrating. So when David Allen created his methodology called ‘Getting Things Done’, it became an instant hit. After publishing a book in 2002, the man has been doing seminars, giving talks, and generally living the good life. His methods have been especially popular with IT professionals, which has inevitably led to software implementations of the GTD methodology.

South Korea Best in Information Society: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has ranked South Korea as the most developed economy in information and communication technology. In its ‘Measuring the Information Society 2011’ report, the ITU compared Internet access, use, and skills in 152 countries. Following South Korea were Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland. After that was Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The United States ranked 17th.

New High Tech Milestone: China is World’s Biggest PC Consumer

Monday, December 19, 2011

International market research firm IDC reveals that, in the second quarter of this year, the most voracious consumer of Personal Computers, or PCs, was China, ahead of the next largest consumer, the US. This is indeed a pathbreaking technology milestone for China. IDCs results also project that by 2012, China will soon overtake the US in PC imports, as it is estimated to import 85.2 million PCs in comparison to 76.6 million by American consumers.

Japanese at the Helm of Chip Technology

Friday, December 16, 2011

Technology and innovation are synonymous with Japan. This June saw NEC Corporation (NEC), in association with Tohoku University, announce the development of the first ever memory chip which can be addressed by its memory directly. The Content Addressable Memory (CAM) can process and store data on a circuit even when the power supply is off. Additionally, these chips are fast and as non-volatile as existing circuits.

Philippine Government Broadband Project Attempts Comeback

Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Philippines is all set to get a new Government Broadband Network (GBN) provided if all goes well with a project proposal to be headed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Montejo.

Lessons for App Developers as Asia’s Mobile Apps Download Volume Reaches 5 Million

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The mobile technology in use today has come a long way from just making calls and receiving them. Apps, or applications, are driving mobile technology as sophisticated software helps us complete mind boggling tasks from the convenience of our mobiles. Cost-effective, safe and fast, apps are today unifying all the online technologies from ePayment, eBanking, eCommerce, eReading, watching movies or booking airline tickets.

Home Automation Grows with the Evolution of Mobile Devices

Friday, December 9, 2011

The Worldwide home automation technology market is witnessing remarkable growth thanks to the demand for home automation and security systems that improve the efficiency of all kinds of homes. Home automation technologies not only simplify living, but also increase energy efficiency and secure lives. One of the widely used home automation and control systems is lighting, which results in significant energy savings.

Faster Resistance RAM for Flash Memory Cards Developed in Korea

Thursday, December 8, 2011

In a recent news report in “Nature Materials,” Samsung Advanced Institute of Technologybased Korean researchers announced the creation of faster non-volatile Resistance RAM (ReRam) chips. With switching speeds of 10ns, and capabilities of close to a trillion read-write cycles, they are faster by a million times than the current flash chips. These will now pave the way to upgrade to flash memory cards.

Korea’s Tablet PCs are the Busy Buzz in its Digitization Growth

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Korea has been a major hub for sophisticated electronic gadget manufacturing for several decades now. More recently, led by such giant makers such as LG and Samsung, this nation has played a significant role of responsibility in the micro-revolutions happening in the Smartphone/mobile markets, and these same makers are now all set to create another seismic wave with their own tablet versions.

Thai Businesses on the Way to Boom Time with Google’s Go Online Campaign

Friday, November 25, 2011

The initiation of Thai businesses and entrepreneurs into the nuances of web-based business processes has begun with Google and its partners’ campaign – ‘Thai Business Go Online’. It has also introduced several self-help programs for businesses to learn the ropes of creating an online presence (web site creation) and monetization (advertising) with its Google GuRu and Blogger programs.

Vietnam Mobile Phone Industry Rolls in Good Times Despite Inflation

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

After the internet, mobile technology likely has the fastest technology adoption rate. A recent research study by leading analysts Gfk Asia supported this fact. The market research giant’s report showed a surprising growth in the mobile industry in Vietnam, despite the rising inflation there. Though there was a drastic cut in spending, even on food, the mobile industry surprisingly showed a continued to growth of 27 percent in unit sales and 21 percent value gain in both feature phones as well as smartphones.

Apple without Steve Jobs

Thursday, November 17, 2011

As Apple’s lead in tablets reaches its pinnacle in the global industry, with its phone business well-accelerated, and the company stronglyvalued globally, Steven Paul Jobs, an American entrepreneur and inventor, co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc., passed away in October leaving behind his company to think if they will be able to continue the same blockbuster success rate under Tim Cook, who has replaced Jobs

Next-Level Noise Reduction Technology for Wireless Communications Developed in Japan

Monday, November 14, 2011

Wireless communications has revolutionized the way the world conducts business, does commerce, or interacts with other people, even when they are on the move and without the wires and cables that have characterized the communications systems of old. Some of the problems with wireless communications, however, are the unwanted fluctuations, disruptions, interference, and other unstable transmitted signals that can be categorized as noise.

You Would Totally Download a Car

Friday, October 14, 2011

A popular Internet meme makes fun of an Australian anti piracy ad by asking, in large edgy letters, “You wouldn’t download a car, would you?” The answer to that question is going to be mostly yes, from most people. If you could download a copy of a car and have it in your garage the next morning, or perhaps the next week, there isn’t anyone who wouldn’t do that. The car companies might go out of business, and the cops might even stop you and take your down loaded car away, but who cares? You could just download another copy tomorrow.

Korea Can Finally Start Playing Mobile Games

Thursday, October 13, 2011

In some shocking news last month, Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism scrapped regulations that essentially prevented mobile games from being sold in the country. While iPhones and Android phones are both very popular in Korea, the games sections of the App Store and the Android Market were eerily empty. This was doubly strange since Korea was, and still is, the land where computer gaming has been taken to a whole new level.

World’s First Large-Scale Spherical OLED Screen Developed in Japan

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Spherical displays people see in malls and sporting events use an interconnected series of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to project various images, graphics and patterns. Although such scenes are amusing to see, the quality of images projected are not that comparable to what one can view on their TV screens. Now, imagine viewing high definition video images of the earth and all its geographical wonders and beauty, not on a flat TV screen – but on a display screen with the shape of the earth itself.

Apple to Pay Fine in Rulings Due to Location Scandal

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

A few months ago the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) investigated both Apple Inc. and Google to confirm rumors that the iPhone and Android operating systems were keeping a record of their users’ geographic locations in unsecured text files. Now, on August 3rd, the KCC has come to a conclusion with its investigations and slapped Apple with a 3 million fine.

Super-Fast 4G Wireless Service Launching in South Korea

Monday, October 10, 2011

The tablet PC market is currently at 13 million in the worldwide market and this is expected to jump significantly to 30 million units next year. According to recent surveys conducted by Ovum and Telecom Asia, tablet devices was identified by respondents as driving 25 percent of the mobile broadband market, next only to smartphones which came in first at a high 50 percent. This is just a clear indication of how popular smartphones and tablets devices are in today’s modern society.

Do More with Google Plus

Monday, October 10, 2011

There’s a space on the earth where you can do whatever you want: love, hate, do business, market your product, play, watch entertainment clips, sing, shoot, and whatnot. It’s social media, the most crowded space on the earth, but that which expands every second to accommodate more and more people. Yes, it’s this space on the Internet where the focus of companies is shifting. The latest to hit this space is Google.

Tablet PC Revolution in East Asia

Friday, October 7, 2011

East Asian countries, especially China and Korea, are prepared to beat the Apple iPad. Several new manufacturers have started shipping tablets which are appealing to the masses, mainly because they are cost-effective and also because they support advanced technologies. Here’s a deeper look into the current market.

The timing would have been no better for the launch of Apple’s iPad than the current decade which is marked by mobility and social media revolution. The cute and smart tablet from Apple has created a new wave in the PC market, challenging the existence of high-end computing gadgets like laptops and desktop PCs. Following the success of iPad in the U.S., several PC/mobile manufacturers have shifted their focus to this magic device that wraps up the computer in your palm. East Asian countries, especially China and South Korea, are not behind in the race to adopt this latest gadget craze. Several tablet makers are getting their arsenal ready to beat the competition from iPad.

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