TAXI booking, now offered only by taxi operators via SMS and voice-call services, could soon be offered by any service provider via snazzy online applications accessible on the mobile phone. A raft of new location-aware mobile phone applications that can, for instance, point users to the best-rated teh tarik joint near their vicinity could also appear soon.

TWENTY-FIVE workers from Samsung's local office may have been sent home after a visiting staff member tested positive for the H1N1 virus but the bulk of its employee base remains unaffected by the home quarantine.

GOVERNMENTS across the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan (APEJ) announced, in the nine-month period ending in April this year, a massive US$767 billion worth of spending to combat recession, providing a significant opportunity for IT companies.

SMARTPHONES are getting more powerful, but harnessing all that computing power to deliver palm-sized applications that work well is no mean feat.

Microsoft unveils Windows 7 pricing for Asia

ARMED with the world's first noise-cancelling feature on a media device, as well as other high-end goodies, the new Sony Walkman X1000 series of MP3 player looks set to take on the flagship models of Apple and other rivals.

AN UNCERTAIN economy means hard times for IT budgets, but it need not necessarily mean hard times for your company's IT performance.