Wednesday May 15th

XKeyscore revelations show that
As Glenn Greenwald, journalist at The Guardian, correctly predicted, further NSA unveilings now by far surpass the previous news to the topic. Greenwald published further documents of NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden, which demonstrates the extent of NSA internet surveillance which makes Tempora an ...
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IPG Mediabrands identifies four native mobile experiences as building blocks for more successful mobile advertising strategies
Initiative, a global communications network within IPG Mediabrands just released the findings of its Mobile Experience Study identifying four ‘native mobile experiences’ that are the building blocks for more successful mobile advertising strategies.
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Trend Micro warning: avoid the lure of fake movie-streaming sites
In its analysis of data collected from late April to the end of June, Trend Micro found over 1,500 fake streaming sites that took advantage of recent summer box office hits. The attackers drive users to the fake streaming pages through various social media sites, lead users to download suspicious vi ...
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There is plenty of mobile opportunity out there, but Asian and European consumers have different preferences
Adobe‘s new State of Mobile Benchmark shows that while UK consumers prefer browsing the mobile internet via tablet more so than by smartphone, consumers in Asia prefer browsing the net with their smartphone - much more than using tablets.
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What Singaporean businesses should know about the PDPA and DNC
In today’s fast-paced information age, massive amounts of personal data are collected, used and even transferred to third party organizations for a variety of reasons. This trend is expected to grow exponentially as large amounts of personal data are becoming possible with the aid of sophisticated ...
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Irdeto’s piracy continuum: understanding the true nature of the piracy problem
According to Irdeto piracy is not a single behavior, but rather a continuum of behaviors that make up “The Piracy Continuum”, which the company explained in detail in a 23-page whitepaper, which we summarized for you:
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Cyber-Ark global advanced threat landscape survey on sophisticated, targeted attacks and what to do about it
Cyber-Ark’s 2013 Global Advanced Threat Landscape survey was published in June this year and reflects the challenges that global organizations face in dealing with a significant increase in advanced targeted attacks. Here is a summary for your convenience.
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Actix delivers call trace geo-location for 20 million mobile subscribers in Asia
Actix, an award winning pioneer of software that enables mobile operators to run more effective networks, has successfully established one of the largest call trace geo-location solutions in the world for a major Asia-Pacific mobile operator.
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Announcements & appointments
Omnicom Media Group (OMG) Asia Pacific has promoted Jonathan Mackenzie – former Director of Digital Strategy at OMD International – to the newly created position of Regional Head, Social Media. In this regional role, Mackenzie will provide vision, focus and enhance Omnicom Media Group’s socia ...
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Augmented reality glasses or Google Glass
Augmented Reality Glasses or Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) that is being developed by Google with the aim of producing a new product that is suitable for the masses. The device displays information smartphone-like, but with hands mostly free, interac ...
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APPIES 2013 will award the APPIES Gold to just five of the best
APPIES 2013 will host 35 of Asia’s marketing luminaries who will assess integrated marketing campaigns, grill the creators, moderate the stimulating sessions and finally, award the APPIES Gold to just five of the best.
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Connected in the remotest corner of the globe: new InReach SE satellite communicator launched just in time for the holidays in SEA
Delorme’s satellite communicator, the lowest cost bidirectional communication and tracking device in the market, has just upped its offering by launching the inReach SE.
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CMO Council contributes to development of future Asia-Pacific marketing leadership
The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council’s Asia-Pacific branch has partnered with the Singapore Management University’s Marketing Club, called Smarketing, in organizing a marketing mentorship program for its marketing cohort. Over ten chief marketing officers from the region, with over 100 year ...
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Growth for Opera Mini in Asia
Opera, the Norwegian software company, seems to take off in Asia Pacific, considering the company’s current activities and success messages in the region regarding its mobile web browser Opera Mini. Officially launched in 2006, Opera Mini was designed for mobile phones, smartphones and personal di ...
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Bringing internet culture and the protection of privacy in line
Concerns about the safety of new services on the Internet are as much part of our virtual life as the carefree spread of personal data on social networks. Obviously, the tension between the need for openness on one hand, and security on the other hand, requires a new culture of privacy and trust in ...
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State of the app after five years of AppStore - Google Play seems to be catching up
In the first quarter of 2013, nearly 13 billion apps have been downloaded, not to mention that Apple recently even announced the 50 billionth app downloaded.
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McAfee teaches online safety for kids to over 15,000 children in South East Asia
McAfee announced today that it has reached more than 100,000 youth, parents and teachers around the globe with its cyber education program. The McAfee Cares - Online Safety for Kids Program is a free school initiative that utilizes McAfee employees, partners and customers who volunteer to train scho ...
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Apple revenue stagnates and iPad revenues drop by 25%
After the two digit revenue growth in the first quarter of 2013, Apple Inc. now reported in Q2 a revenue growth rate of less than 1%. In the past years, Apple was used to steadily rising growth rates, as the demand for the iPhone and iPad was high. Now it seems like the market for high end mobile de ...
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Hotspot Shield flourishes since internet users do not feel safe anymore
The electronic wiretapping of user data by intelligence agencies such as the NSA has fundamentally changed the behavior of Internet users, the application Hotspot Shield is benefitting from with 250,000 new users per day.
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 Samsung strengthens tablet business with new ATIV models
Just a month ago Samsung unveiled two new tablets, giving consumers more ways than ever to create, consume and share content and blurring the industry boundaries. The two new Windows 8 powered tablets, the ATIV Q and ATIV Tab 3, include several innovative new features that set them apart from other ...
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Security for the post-PC era: Google Glass requires new perspectives due to altered risks for networked devices
More and more people and devices are connected with each other these days and, thanks to Google, glasses are linked to the Internet now, too.
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The impact of APAC on mobile
Now that the public Internet is nearing the end of its second decade, a bigger picture of its evolution is emerging. As in so many other areas of life, Asia-Pacific is proving to be pivotal to what’s happening now and what will happen next.
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BYOD puts data at risk - 60 % of companies are vulnerable, survey revealed
A brand new survey from Acronis and the Ponemon Institute reveals that a majority of companies are putting critical data at risk by not having secure bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies in place. By ignoring simple security steps and employee BYOD education, companies are jeopardizing their confid ...
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Xamarin launches .NET mobility scanner to help enterprises accelerate mobile projects
Xamarin, a company that empowers over 340,000 developers to build fully native mobile apps for iOS, Android and Mac, recently announced a new online service designed to help developers more easily take their apps mobile.
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Beware of royal baby spam!
Last month, all media channels reported on Kate and William waiting for the arrival of their firstborn child. Finally, the Prince of Cambridge was born last week and the security expert firm, Trend Micro, started to report about spam messages that made use of the hype and were sent out amazingly fas ...
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Mobile security risks gain momentum
According to the recently published Mobile Security: McAfee Consumer Trends Report – June 2013, around 26 % of all free apps are likely to be more than just adware - a means to deploy malware.
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How to keep critical data safe in a world of BYOD
The 15-page "BYOD Survival Guide", published by Acronis this year, provides five tips for data security in the world of BYOD. Here‘s a summary for your convenience.
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IDC: intense business competition seals IT-marketing partnerships in Asia Pacific
Asian C-suite executives are investing in ICT to build a more secured IT infrastructure, address an increasingly complex IT+business environment and tackle talent shortage in an intensively competitive marketplace.
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Five fundamentals of modern data protection
According to Veeam’s ten page whitepaper "Five Fundamentals of Modern Data Protection" the protection of company data has become a “given” for most company executives - including CFOs and many CIOs. Just because backup software has been purchased and IT staff salaries are being paid, companies ...
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Webworks reverb checklist: is your technical documentation mobile ready?
Webworks Reverb, a service provided by ePublisher, allows the publishing of content in a responsive design content management system, with the aim of providing the best possible user experience across all screens. Users viewing this type of output on a mobile device will be able to view the files in ...
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