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Asia’s Fastest Data Cable Links Tokyo to Singapore

The 7,800km Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) connects Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, transfering data at 40 gigabits per second.

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Three Strikes Policy Has ‘Halved Piracy’ in NZ

Internet piracy rates in New Zealand have halved since the introduction of the controversial “three strikes” rule, a record industry group has said.

Facebook users in Asia Pacific

25% of Facebook Users in APAC

A quarter of Facebook’s population lives in the Asia Pacific region, says SocialBakers. Infographic inside.

One of the first customers who queued up to purchase a new smartphone iPhone 4S shows his new phone at an Apple Store in this file photo from Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

80% of Chinese Households to Have Smartphones by 2017

With a rising middle class and falling hardware prices, 80% of Chinese families will be able to afford at least one low-end smartphone within the next 5 years.

A tricycle porter transports packs of tissue paper outside a wholesale market in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. China's June trade growth decelerated sharply as a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy deepened despite stimulus efforts. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

China’s Economic Slowdown Spreads Pain Despite Stimulus

China’s deepest slowdown since the 2008 global crisis is inflicting more pain in some areas than still-robust headline growth of about 8 percent might suggest.

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Asia Pacific CEOs Increasingly Brand & Social Media Aware

CEOs in Asia Pacific corporations are found to be more aware of brands, and more likely to respond to social media inputs in their respective businesses.

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Symantec Partnership Program Targets SMEs

Symantec has launched a partnership program that aims to help SMEs secure their businesses from malware and hack attacks.

IDC says Asia Pacific executives are keen on cloud computing, but would rather not bypass their IT departments in procuring cloud services. (Photo Credit: Shutterstock)

APAC Business Executives Not for “Rogue” Cloud Consumption

IDC says Asia Pacific executives are keen on cloud computing, but would rather not bypass their IT departments in procuring cloud services.

Tablets will outpace smartphones in web access by 2013, and will comprise 10% of all web traffic by 2014, says Adobe.(Photo credit: Shutterstock)

Tablets to Overtake Smartphones in Mobile Web Access by 2013

Tablets will outpace smartphones in web access by 2013, and will comprise 10% of all web traffic by 2014, says Adobe.

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APAC Software Piracy Cost: $21B in Losses

Software piracy in the Asia Pacific region has cost software makers at least US$ 21 billion in losses, a report from the Business Software Alliance says.

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