"Asia Pacific" tag
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.

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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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Connected Devices in China Alone Worth Over $700B by 2020: GSMA

China will generate $707 billion (S$899B) in revenues, cost reduction and service improvements by the year 2020 according to GSMA and Machina Research.

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Australian Retailer Kogan.com Enforces IE7 Tax to Encourage Browser Upgrades

Australian online retailer Kogan.com is charging a tax for purchasea mde on Internet Explorer 7, in an effort to encourage users to ugprade to newer browsers.

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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.

World IPV6 Launch Day

APAC Networks Switch on IPv6

Network and service providers have started switching to IPv6 at Wednesday’s World IPv6 Launch Day to support the growth of the Internet worldwide.

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ISOC to Drive IPv6 Adoption in Asia Pacific by Opening Singapore Office

The Internet Society has launched its Asia Pacific office, with the aim of improving IPv6 adoption in the region forecast to run out of IPv6 addresses in 2012.

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.

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China Enjoys Home-Made Mobile Platforms

In China, there is a rising trend in the use of locally-developed smartphone and smartphone operating systems.

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