Facebook announces building of data center in Denmark

COPENHAGEN –Social media giant Facebook announced on Thursday that it would build a new data center in Odense, Denmark’s third largest city in Funen island. Facebook’s...

Hawaii bill aims for 100 per cent renewable transportation

HONOLULU –Hawaii has the most aggressive renewable energy targets in the nation, aiming for its utilities to get 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources...

Singapore university successfully launches 7th satellite into space

SINGAPORE –Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has successfully launched its 7th satellite into space from the International Space Station (ISS) Monday evening, said NTU in a...

TNC grabs WESG DOTA 2 title

MANILA –TNC, the top Philippines’ hottest e-sports club right, grabbed its first title ever by winning the World E-Sports Games DOTA 2 Tournament in Changzhou, China...

China encourages more use of mobile Internet service

BEIJING –China’s central authority has issued a guideline on mobile Internet service management, calling for more efforts to develop the sector in a healthy and orderly...

Australia’s telco giant Telstra guarantees internet service on key Asian routes

SYDNEY –Australian telco Telstra plans to combine three undersea cable systems in order to ensure services in their Asian market are maintained in case of damage...

AsiaNet: Sammy Networks Starts Distributing “Ramen Soul,” English Version of Its Popular Smartphone Ramen Shop Management Game “Ramen Tamashii” with Over 5 Million Downloads

‘123456’ most common password of 2016

WASHINGTON –Numeric combination of ‘123456’ was the most common password of 2016, followed by ‘123456789’ and ‘qwerty’, according to researchers who reviewed over 10 million security...

Samsung introduces new features for Galaxy S7 Edge

KUALA LUMPUR, –Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has introduced exciting features for its smartphone Galaxy S7 Edge, including a Black Pearl colourway and 128 gigabyte (GB) internal...

China receives imagery from high-resolution remote sensing satellites

BEIJING –China has received images from a pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution remote sensing satellites launched in late December last year, the China Aerospace Science and Technology...