iPhone ‘worker abuse’ iProtest at select global Apple iStores

Ethical worker rights do-gooders plan wheelbarrow delivered petition protest featuring 250,000 signatures and an ethical iProtester dressed in a presumably ethically made iPhone iSuit – in Sydney, Washington DC, New York City, San Francisco, London and Bangalore.
 

Global economic woes hit Asia Pacific tech market

Asia Pacific buyers of IT services and products seem to be hesitating on new purchasing commitments as the region appears to have been negatively impacted by the current global economic conditions, according to a new report just published.
 

Symantec warns of Android botnet

A 'million dollar' Android botnet has been created, security vendor Symantec has warned.
 

Engaging users ‘vital’ for Facebook as Google pushes: report

Facebook’s goal is to redefine the social media experience by creating an immersive platform that will be the centre of people’s digital lives, making it the dominant platform for rich communications, commercial content and advertising. That’s the view of one global analyst firm that believes that if the social media giant can achieve its vision then the predictions of an IPO valuation of $100 billion might well be justified.
 

Online video fuels APAC internet traffic

Internet users in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand, last year generated around 67,000 petabytes of Internet traffic and forecasts now predict that over the next five years traffic will soar to almost 530,000pb, with China and India easily the biggest traffic generators.
 

Sydney shines on Facebook's 'most social' airports list

Facebook has issued a list of the 25 'most social' airports in the world. The correlation with official list of the world's busiest airports isn't as strong as you might expect, so what's going on?
 

Panasonic expanding smartphone business to European Market

Japan’s Panasonic is to expand its smartphone business to the European market in March next year, and has also a set target of 15 million units for overseas sales of its smartphones by the end of the fiscal year in March 2016, using Europe as a stepping stone to the global market.
 

Apple facing massive compensation bill for using iPad name in China

Apple could face a charge of up to US$1.6 billion if it wants to continue using the iPad name for its popular tablet devices in mainland China after a significant copyright infringement court loss to a Hong Kong LCD maker.
 

APAC server market continues strong growth, led by HP, IBM

Double digit growth continues to push the server market in the Asia Pacific region, making it the fastest growth region in the world, with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan taking the lion’s share of the sales.
 

Ingenyes offers free web hosting with a twist

Web hosting veteran Anoosh Manzoori is back with a new business model: provide free hosting, then 'clip the ticket' on ancillary services provided by partners such as SEO specialists, web designers, and ecommerce platforms.