International Business News - Business Tech http://hk.ibtimes.com/subsection/technology/biztech.htm All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://hk.ibtimes.com/ http://hk.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Developing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology will boost the Government's objective of making Hong Kong a regional innovation and technology hub, Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Rita Lau says. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/4215-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/radio-frequency.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/radio-frequency.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:46:18 EDT On a recent evening, the backstage of a rehearsal for the new Broadway musical "Billy Elliot" looked like summer camp. The show features 21 child actors and dancers, some of whom were sprawled out with handheld video games as a gaggle of tween girls in dance clothes trooped past. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/broadway-musical-stars.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:13:14 EDT In the world of sports video games, not much can really change year to year. The game at its core is the same, but it's what video-game developers add that makes it worth spending the cash. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/4190-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/video-game.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/video-game.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:05:31 EDT Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry line of phones, is taking on Apple Inc. with a new phone called the Blackberry Storm but is the first touch-screen that users can feel. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/4193-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/rim-debuts-blackberry.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/rim-debuts-blackberry.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:39:18 EDT Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry line of phones, is taking on Apple Inc. with a new touch-screen phone called the Blackberry Storm which has a touch keypad similar to the iPhone, but with touch screen you can feel. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/blackberry-touch-screen.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:37:24 EDT A delayed top-of-the-line BlackBerry phone from Research in Motion Ltd. is still undergoing testing by AT&T Inc., and RIM's co-CEO implied that the carrier wants to avoid the chorus of complaints about performance that greeted the new iPhone this summer. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081004/rim-blackberry.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:08:23 EDT As the house lights dim and the maestro lifts his arms, a hush comes over the crowd. It's opening night at The Metropolitan Opera — only we're 2,800 miles away. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/showgoers-screen.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:49:08 EDT A key senator is urging the Justice Department to keep up its investigation into the antitrust implications of the Internet advertising partnership that Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch this month. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/google-yahoo-deal.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:44:43 EDT The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the last few years, according to data sleuths at Verizon Communications Inc. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/outsourcing.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:20:00 EDT Most teens listen to their music on digital players, but Cory Cadlik, who is blind, had to ask for help when he wanted to buy songs for his iPod from the online music store iTunes. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/4038-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/apple-itunes-blind.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/apple-itunes-blind.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:47:51 EDT In advance of the new Google phone, T-Mobile USA has changed the wording of the user agreement for its wireless data network and no longer claims the right to slow surfing to a crawl once a subscriber goes over a monthly usage limit. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/4023-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/mobile-google.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/mobile-google.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:32:59 EDT The social networking site unveiled its highly anticipated new "MySpace Music" service, a joint venture with the four big labels: EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group Inc, said on Thursday. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/4013-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/myspace-music-destination.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/myspace-music-destination.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:02:32 EDT The sun has dialed back its furnace to the lowest levels seen in the space age, new measurements from a space probe show. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/sun-wind-dimmer-switch.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:02:55 EDT Sending a text message home to boast about a beach vacation should cost less than half of what it does now, EU regulators said Tuesday. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/text-message.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:00:13 EDT Google Inc.'s announcement last year that it would give away software that could run cell phones was met by dizzy accolades from analysts who thought it would let the search engine company conquer the world of mobile advertising. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/mobile.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:54:59 EDT Just as vinyl once gave way to compact discs as the main physical medium for music, could CDs be replaced now by a fingernail-sized memory card? Perhaps not entirely, but SanDisk Corp., four major record labels and retailers Best Buy Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are hoping that albums sold on microSD memory cards will at least provide an additional stream of sales. The companies were expected to unveil plans Monday to sell memory cards loaded with music in the MP3 format, free of copy protection... http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3967-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/memory-cards.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/memory-cards.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:54:08 EDT It is an elaborately crafted photographic film, extolled for its sharpness, vivid colors and archival durability. Yet die-hard fan Alex Webb is convinced the digital age soon will take his Kodachrome away. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3966-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/koda.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/koda.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:52:26 EDT Chaos in the money markets gave Microsoft Corp. an opening Monday to announce it would take on debt for the first time, launch a new $40 billion stock buyback plan and raise its dividend. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/microsoft-debt.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:24:19 EDT Google Inc.'s chief executive said Wednesday the Internet search leader won't delay its proposed advertising partnership with rival Yahoo Inc. even if government regulators need more time to assess whether the alliance will diminish competition. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/google-yahoo.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:52:08 EDT SanDisk Corp. said Tuesday it had rejected a $5.85 billion takeover offer from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd after its board determined the deal was "inadequate in multiple respects." http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/sandisk-samsung.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:16:20 EDT