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Two wheels: An Uber motorbike which collects passengers from their office or home could prove popular with commuters in Thailand. — AFP

Uber makes first two-wheeler foray with Bangkok motorbikes

Uber offered its first motorbike taxi service on Feb 24, launching a pilot scheme in Bangkok which could spread across Asia as it takes on chief regional rival Grab Taxi.

Vinli bringing connected car platform to Middle East

Connected car tech: Vinli offers streaming entertainment in the car. — Vinli

The connected car whizzes at Vinli are bringing their data-mining dongle to the Middle East.

Sharp to start two-day board meeting on Foxconn's US$5.9bil offer: sources

Big investment: Foxconn, the world's biggest contract maker of electronic gadgets, has offered to invest 659bil yen (RM24.94bil) in Sharp. — Reuters

Loss-making Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp's board begins a two-day meeting on Feb 24 to decide if it should accept a US$5.9bil (RM24.91bil) takeover by Taiwan's Foxconn instead of an offer from a state-backed fund.

Apple fight on iPhone access extends to other cases

Apple is battling the US government over unlocking devices in at least 10 cases in addition to its high-profile dispute involving the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers, court documents show.

Mobile phone firms' search for more bandwidth raises fears for WiFi

A move by cellphone operators to use airwaves freely available in the same bandwidth as WiFi networks has raised concerns that consumers' home Internet service could be disrupted, along with connected devices such as security monitoring systems.

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LG Electronics says to boost marketing spend in G5 sales push

New contender: Analysts believe LG could sell 10 million units or more of the G5 by year-end, which would be a record for an LG handset. — KHOR SOW YEE/The Star

Smartphone maker LG Electronics Inc plans to boost marketing spend in a bid to lift sales of its new flagship handset, the South Korean firm's mobile division chief said.

Jaunt announces first-ever virtual reality adventure series

Immersive VR: The Invisible series will be available via the Jaunt VR App on Google Play, iTunes and Gear VR. — AFP Relaxnews

The first episodic action-adventure series created in immersive virtual reality is in the works.

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The right skillset: Digital technology has become so pervasive that even employees outside the IT department will need the right skills. — 123rf.com

Optimising the potential of the digital economy

22 February 2016

The past couple of years have seen “digital transformation” as a buzzword coming to the forefront, with everyone in the business world, from CEOs of companies to business analysts, trying to dissect the challenges and opportunities that digital technologies have to offer.

Many benefits: Software-based features will speed up the deployment of new network services, advance revenue growth while reducing operating costs. — AFP

SDN and NFV: Defining two different aspects of the future of networking

18 February 2016

Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) have become hot topics in the networking industry in the last few years.

Handling data: Cloud computing allows companies to consolidate information. — 123rf.com.

Readying finance depts for a rapidly-changing world

5 February 2016

The story of 2015 has been one of change and uncertainty, with major economic, geo and socio-political, and even climactic upheavals. It might seem trite, but the only thing to be certain of in the next few years is yet more uncertainty.