New research from telecom analyst firm GSMA Intelligence predicts that more than four out of five people worldwide will have access to 3G networks by 2020 (up from 70 percent today), while 4G networks will cover over 60 percent of the global population by this point (up from 25 percent today).
Topping the list was Bangkok, which got 13.6 percent of the votes, followed by Hong Kong, Bali, Tokyo, and Singapore. It also showed that most people want to celebrate the New Year with loved ones.
The local office of chipmaker Intel is conducting a contest dubbed Intel Finger Bootcamp Challenge to test how fast Filipino tablet and smartphone owners use their fingers in their touch-screen devices.
Internet security firm Check Point Software has released its findings of Misfortune Cookie, a critical vulnerability that allows an intruder to remotely take over a residential gateway device and use it to attack the devices connected to it.
Amid the much-touted growth of smartphones and tablets, sales of laptops continued apace in the Southeast Asian region, according to German market research firm GfK.
