Taiwan’s HTC calls on Myanmar
HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, is the latest foreign investor lured to Myanmar and the potential of its growing consumer base, writes Sarah Mishkin and Gwen Robinson What edge does HTC think it...
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Aaron Swartz’s illusion over research
The death of the internet activist Aaron Swartz at the age of 26 has rightly evoked tributes to his creativity and selflessness. Swartz, who faced jail for illegally downloading millions of academic...
View ArticlePerspective on Apple amid the clamour
It is ironic that both Dell and Apple shared big news last week. Back in 1998 Michael Dell, then the crown prince of the personal computer industry, recommended that Steve Jobs shut down Apple, which...
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FT Edits: Decoding Big Data – ebook out now
As you pass the shop window, a beautiful coat catches your eye. You stop, gaze at it a while, spot the price and, regretfully, move on. Little do you know that WiFi sensors in the window have used your...
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China: web games company tests the water for US float
A web games company is about to test the appetite for Chinese floats in the US in one of the first such deals since the accounting scandals that rocked many Chinese companies in 2011. 7Road.com is the...
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Apple in India: expensive, but growing
India may be the world’s second largest mobile phone market by users but so far it hasn’t been a major focus for Apple. In the absence of the iPhone, Samsung and BlackBerry have led the way in the...
View ArticleAll bets on mobile internet
Mikhail Zverev, Standard Life Investments’ global equity rising star, is betting on mobile internet companies to drive his fund into the big league. Edinburgh-based Standard Life has lagged behind...
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ICANN: let’s register Africa
Nobody, it seems, wants to miss out on the African growth story (as many telecoms did in the 1990s). Another rallying cry was issued on Tuesday by ICANN – the body that regulates the naming system for...
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Glitzy Galaxy launch shows Samsung’s confidence
As New York braces itself for Samsung’s heavily hyped launch of its latest Galaxy smartphone, complete with coverage on giant screens in Times Square, the choice of venue reflects the company’s...
View ArticleWith big data comes big responsibility
Big data is subject to much hype. The ability to manipulate vast swaths of information at warp speed is transforming businesses across the world. But as with all technologies there are risks. All...
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India may see internet boom by 2015 – report
Already the third-largest online user base in the world, India has the potential to double its economic contribution from the internet in the next three years. India could see a surge in the...
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HTC: phone delay dismays investors
HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, has been fighting to turn around its plunging sales by learning a lesson or two from Apple. First: spend on branding, which Apple does well and HTC does not....
View ArticleApple’s unapologetic apology
Having now read Tim Cook’s letter of apology to Chinese consumers, I think the Apple chief executive has rather deftly achieved his objective – a public act of contrition – without admitting that his...
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Baidu: an eye for an eye?
The Google Glass isn’t even on sale yet but it may already have a Chinese competitor, writes Henry Mance. Baidu, the company that now dominates Chinese internet search after Google’s partial retreat in...
View ArticleThe problem with Bitcoin
The value of Bitcoins — which trade on what is best described as an OTC basis — has been soaring of late. And suddenly everyone is talking about bitcoins. Yadda yadda yadda. Here’s the latest...
View ArticleSEC’s ruling won’t make many Facebook friends
The digerati are having fun with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ruling that US companies can use social media to distribute market-sensitive information such as earnings reports. “Facebook...
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Guest Post: Google ups pace of browser innovation with Blink
By Andrew Betts of FT Labs Google has announced a major change to its Chrome browser this week. While it represents a divergence in a key part of Chrome previously shared with Apple’s Safari browser,...
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Bitcoin finds a match with OkCupid
If you predicted the bubble and bust in the Bitcoin market would kill off the nascent virtual currency, well, the very best you could say is that you’re early, writes Stephen Foley. In fact, dating...
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Indian tablet makers take strides
Indian makers of tablet computers are elbowing their way into the domestic market, which is expected to expand rapidly in the next few years, writes Avantika Chilkoti Although Samsung and Apple...
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ICANN heads for Istanbul
More good news for Istanbul’s ambitions to establish itself as a hub: even the internet is hearkening to its call. Fadi Chehade, chief executive of ICANN, the organisation responsible for...
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