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Interesting times for Philippine tech industry

Despite the economic gloom that descended on other parts of the globe in 2012, things are looking up for the Philippines IT industry and, in particular, the local startup scene.

January 14, 2013 by Melvin G. Calimag

Illinois researchers create fastest LED ever; aid computing efficiency

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created the fastest LED ever, setting a a new record with a signal-processing modulation speed of 4.3 gigahertz, breaking the previous record of 1.

July 10, 2009 by Andrew Nusca

Should India now look forward to unique ID cards?

In his book Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century, Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, talks about how the future of India depends not just on simple economic growth, but also on reforms and innovations in all sectors of public life.Today, he has the rank equivalent to that of an Indian Cabinet Minister to put many innovative ideas to practice.

June 26, 2009 by ZDNet Staff

Forget the paperless office dream, but how about a paperless living room?

Like several high tech innovations Zinio began as a digital service aimed at B2B. But it worked, so it's inevitably grown to become a global, consumer-oriented service as well.

April 30, 2008 by Harry Fuller

An unlikely source of electric power

Somewhere in the news section of this Web site, you'll find a story about Intel's impending plan to shut down its Philippine plant after 34 years of operations. This is sad news for the country, but the company seems bent on moving its factory where the cost of labor and electricity is much lower.

April 7, 2008 by Joel D. Pinaroc

The world's biodiesel potential

Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M) have ranked 226 countries according to their potential to make large volumes of biodiesel at low cost. Their evaluation of the world's potential to produce biodiesel shows that Malaysia, Thailand, Colombia, Uruguay and Ghana are the developing nations most likely to attract biodiesel investment for several reasons including agricultural and political factors. The researchers have estimated that 'a grand total of 51 billion liters of biodiesel could be produced annually -- enough to meet roughly 4-5 percent of the world's existing demand for petroleum diesel.'

October 19, 2007 by Roland Piquepaille

Nano firm reduces diesel fumes, improves mileage

U.K. company trims nitrogen-based and carbon dioxide emissions by making combustion process more efficient.

August 16, 2006 by Michael Kanellos

M'sian PM calls for Asean action against Net abuse

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia on Friday urged Asean countries to pool their resources to fight Internet abuse.

July 13, 2001 by Sreejit Pillai

PKI in Malaysia: Securing online trust an issue

On its part, Malaysia has passed legislation under Digital Signature Act 1997 that enforces legal recognition of digital signatures and gives the same force of law as handwritten signatures.

April 24, 2001 by Lim Fung Meng

A Netpreneur's Views on the New Economy

Malaysia.CNET.com culls the views of a local netpreneur Cheong Yuk Wai who is making waves at home and abroad.

January 21, 2001 by Sreejit Pillai