Telstra is ramping up its Asian presence. It has secured licences in Singapore and Japan that allow it to own network infrastructure and serve customers directly over this infrastructure, just months after obtaining telco licences in India.

BBX is dead.  Long live Blackberry 10.

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.

Verizon has expanded its Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services within the Asia-Pacific region, offering customers in Australia, Hong Kong, India and Singapore access to applications including social networking, video chats, mobile-device support, instant messaging and presence.

HP is stepping up its anti-counterfeiting campaign. QR codes on the company's consumables packaging will allow customers to check the provenance before they buy.

If you're looking for customer service, it looks like the old avenues may still be the best, at least when dealing with Australian organisations.

Fibre to the premises connections in Asia Pacific are expected to exceed DSL in 2014, a technology industry analyst is predicting.

Nokia is set to take the wraps off its “newest, soon-to-be-named” device, with a live on-site demo of the product and then the live broadcast of Nokia CEO Stephen Elop’s Nokia keynote in Singapore on June 21.

Tablet vendor Handii has agreed to pay Microsoft $70,000 to settle legal action over unauthorised copies of Windows 7 Professional.

A study from the United Kingdom and Singapore found that attractive people are less likely to be willing to pay for the cost of a dinner while on a date with a perceived less attractive dating partner. But, guess what men? You still better have a lot of money in your billfold.