China Tracks Mobile Users

SEPT. 1, 2010 • Going into effect immediately, everyone who buys a new mobile phone number in China will be required to provide personal information to the vendor. The new  requirement is similar [...]

Apple Chasing Handseeing

AUG. 5, 2010 • Apple Inc. was reported to be negotiating to acquire Handseeing Information Technology Co., Ltd. for as much as $150 million. The firm is a mobile Internet service provider and a [...]

Low-Cost India Tablet

JULY 23, 2010 • As part of its ongoing education technology initiative, the Indian government worked with professors and students at the country’s elite technical universities to design a [...]

Twitter Japan a Hit on Mobile

JUNE 18, 2010 • While Twitter first arrived in Japan during 2008, the service really took off last October after a mobile version was released. Now 16.3% of Japanese Internet users Tweet, [...]

2 Million iPads Sold Since April

JUNE 1, 2010 • In less than 60 days since its April 3 launch more than 2 million iPads were sold at retail. Sales were mostly from the United States, although Australia, Canada, France, Germany, [...]