Marketing agencies in Japan are taking technology one huge step further. They are testing billboards that can tell the sex and age of the person standing in front of them.…
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Nokia profits slump 40pc in 2Q10
Profits at Nokia slumped by 40 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous year, with the mobile-phone handset maker announcing profits of a mere EUR227 million (USD291m) for the three mo…
Facebook overtaking Orkut in India
comScore has released a report showing that Facebook is fast catching up with Orkut in India.
Orkut, which is owned by Google, is way behind Facebook as a social network on a worldwide scale. But in I…
Foreign firms speak out in China
For years companies that do business in China largely avoided public criticism of Beijing’s policies, fearing this could jeopardise their standing in the world’s fastest growing major mark…
Chinese internet firms dominant in top 20
Buoyed by the country’s vast online user community, Chinese internet firms made up the majority of the Asia-Pacific’s top 20 most visited website rankings in May, said digital market resea…
HP acquires Palm for USD1.2b
Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (HP) acquisition of Palm Inc. became official on 1 July. The USD1.2 billion deal was announced on 28 April and HP has now confirmed that Palm’s WebOS smartphone will …
Facebook touts selling power of friendship
Facebook Inc. is trying to rev up its advertising business with a little help from users’ friends.
The social-networking site is aggressively pitching to big advertisers like Ford Motor Co. and …
As mobile shopping takes off, eBay is early winner
After losing ground to Amazon for years in online retailing, eBay has emerged as a leader in a new market: mobile commerce. As consumers increasingly shop with their BlackBerrys, iPhones, and handsets…
Facebook, Apple devouring natural energy resources
With the continuous and rapid growth of the internet and related technologies, the requirement for power to keep these services live has also gone up tremendously.
Unfortunately, most of the technolog…
Yahoo signs David Beckham as global brand ambassador
Yahoo has signed David Beckham as its first global sports ambassador, as it looks to gain momentum in its marketing tussle with Google. The site has enlisted the former England captain in a bid to mak…