The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1.9 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), as strong holiday smartphone sales raised shipments of these devices to levels nearly equal to those of feature phones.
The Business Processing Association of the Philippines announced on Friday, Jan. 25, it has appointed Jose Mari ?Jomari? Mercado as its new president and CEO, replacing Benedict Hernandez who was named chairman of its executive committee.
Samsung Electronics and Apple both dominated semiconductor demand in 2012, although Samsung overtook Apple as the top worldwide semiconductor customer.
HITTING THE POT. Photo shows (from left) Narciso Reyes, Google Philippines country manager, Usec. Manuel Quezon III of the Presidential Communications and Development and Strategic Planning Office, and Julian Persaud, Google Southeast Asia managing director, aim for the Google-themed pot during the ceremonial pot breaking ceremony to formally launch Google Philippines in Taguig City on Wednesday.
The Science Education Institute (SEI) has sent six of its staff in Taiwan to undergo extensive study visits with renowned academic and research institutions in the island-nation.
The Tiansuo K1 System, a server developed by Shangdong-based Inspur Group Co., made its debut in Beijing after four years of research and development costing 750 million yuan (about $120 million).
Intel?s introduction of a new Atom processor platform designed to target the fast-growing market for low-end smartphones in emerging economies represents a shrewd strategy that could allow the company to expand its currently minimal market share in the industry.
The sensors at the tsunami detection site communicate all signals to alerting sirens using GSM-communication developed by the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI).
