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February 22, 2012

NetDragon bites bit of iPhone popularity

A unit of Hong Kong-listed NetDragon Websoft has produced a tool, 91 Assistant, that up to 80% of China's iPhone users consider must-have software for helping to download mobile-phone applications. It now hopes a sale of the unit's shares will be as popular.

- Sherman So (Feb 22, '12)

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Woes at Apple

Apple is going through a troubling period, even as revenues soar. App Store applications are lifting private data from iPhones and iPads without user consent and it faces a ban on iPad sales in China. And along with other computer makers, maintaining security is becoming an increasing problem.

- Martin J Young (Feb 17, '12)

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Microsoft in burnish mode

Software giant Microsoft is preparing to present a burnished version of its operating system, with changes for the forthcoming Windows 8 OS representing the largest overhaul of the platform since Windows 95.

- Martin J Young (Feb 10, '12)

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Facebook heads for IPO

Social networking giant Facebook has at last moved towards selling its shares to the public, seeking to raise a possible US$5 billion. The sale would propel 27-year-old co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to the top ranks of rich folk, with a $28 billion stake.

- Martin J Young (Feb 03, '12)

Apple's sour core

Apple's iPad and iPhone are engineering masterpieces. They also incarnate the social relations of production, their profitable manufacture depending on a brutally squeezed supply chain and a country with unparalleled capacity to discipline labor - China.

- Walden Bello (Feb 02, '12)

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Big Brother wants more

Google, intoning that "This stuff matters", announced a change in its privacy policy this week that will soon mean the Internet search giant knows more about users' personal preferences than their mothers. While Google aims to better match users and advertisers, what really matters for the company is its bottom line.

- Martin J Young (Jan 27, '12)

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The power of protest

Internet power dealt a blow this week to the political influence of old-media types such as Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Hollywood movie-makers as protests led by Wikipedia and Google heightened public opposition to anti-piracy bills aimed at stifling web use.

- Martin J Young (Jan 20, '12)

Angry Birds head for China

Rovio Entertainment, the Finland-based company whose Angry Birds is among one of the most popular mobile-phone games, is setting up shop in Shanghai as it seeks to build itself into a franchise on the scale of Disney.

- Sherman So (Jan 17, '12)

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Google wants it all

Google boss Eric Schmidt used the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to proclaim that with Google TV more people will watch television because the company's version will deliver all their broadcast, computer and social networking needs. LG, Samsung and Lenovo beg to differ.

- Martin J Young (Jan 13, '12)

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Chrome powers ahead

Google ended 2011 with ever-increasing dominance of the browser market, its Chrome product poised to secure 20% of the market in the very near future. Mozilla can also look ahead with optimism - thanks, ironically, to its partnership with Google.

- Martin J Young (Jan 06, '12)

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Bad apps target Android

Google has begun to pull applications from its Android Market after discovering some contain fraudulent software - raising triumphant cries from rivals Apple and Microsoft, although the latter's history related to software security would suggest this is one time to gloat with a quiet voice.

- Martin J Young (Dec 16, '11)

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Apple laid bare

A rare Samsung victory in its tablet lawsuit war with Apple came with the bonus of leaked documents. Apple's advice to rivals was withering; another court's dismissal of the US firm's right to sell "iPads" in China may help take the edge off Apple's hubris.

- Martin J Young (Dec 09, '11)

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Red face for Facebook

Facebook's settlement of a privacy complaint includes agreement that it endure reviews of its privacy policies by independent auditors for the next 20 years. Clearing up such issues may help it appear more attractive when raising US$10 billion with a share sale next year.

- Martin J Young (Dec 02, '11)

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Duqu returns to Iran

Duqu malware has reared its head again in Iran, where the government says it has the latest infection under control without confirming whether nuclear installations were again the target. As various affected countries hunt the perpetrator, the culprit appears to have a fondness for pop thriller culture.

- Martin J Young (Nov 18, '11)

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Asus, Nvidia add tablet oomph

Asus and Nvidia have set a new target for rivals by bringing to market the first quad-core tablet. The extra oomph may make it a worthwile alternative for consumers who want to do more with such gadgets than just read online novels. Barnes and Noble is joining the crowd keeping those folk happy.

- Martin J Young (Nov 10, '11)

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NetDragon bites bit of iPhone popularity

IT WORLD

Woes at Apple

IT WORLD

Microsoft in burnish mode

IT WORLD

Facebook heads for IPO

Apple's sour core

IT WORLD

Big Brother wants more

IT WORLD

The power of protest

Angry Birds head for China

IT WORLD

Google wants it all

IT WORLD

Chrome powers ahead

IT WORLD

Bad apps target Android

IT WORLD

Apple laid bare

IT WORLD

Red face for Facebook

IT WORLD

Duqu returns to Iran

IT WORLD

Asus, Nvidia add tablet oomph

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