By grabbing small pieces of big files from multiple computers simultaneously, BitTorrent became the fastest -- and most popular -- way to share large stuff like music and movies among PCs. Now a Malaysian company is setting up a similar peer-to-peer system for cell phones. Singapore-based mBit, a subsidiary of Malaysian tech firm mTouche, wants to sell its BitTorrent-like M-Bit service to 3G and 4G providers across Asia.
A well-regarded computer and consumer-electronics maker plunges into the competitive wireless market with a combination music player/cell phone. The company's loyal users can barely wait to try the new gadget, and analysts predict the device will deliver on the long-promised marriage of music and mobility.
Business 2.0: Flashing the Webupdated: Fri Oct 06 2006 15:54:00
Pop quiz: Which software company reaches the most people around the world?
Japan equities gained Tuesday after a long weekend, while the South Korean market gained despite an interest-rate rise.
Business 2.0: Favoritesupdated: Mon Aug 01 2005 00:01:00
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Asian benchmarks were mostly lower Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Average finishing down ahead of earnings later in the day, but China reversing direction into positive territory.
AT&T Wireless has outraged Asian-American civil rights organizations with a full page ad appearing Wednesday in newspapers across the country, prompting an apology from the cell phone carrier.
Is NTT DoCoMo bluffing over AT&T Wireless?
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By this time next year, you may be able to buy laptops equipped with methanol cartridges that offer longer-lasting power than traditional batteries. The caveat? When you travel, good luck getting y...
What if the vaunted Japanese market for cellphones fell into disarray and the U.S. suddenly became the hotbed of innovation?
Fortune: Recyclingupdated: Mon Apr 01 2002 00:01:00
The California gold rush ended 150 years ago, but the Asian gold rush is in full swing. Cashing in on the continent's obsession, a growing number of companies like Yokohama Metals are mining used c...
The 21st Century, just four months old, has already seen its share of big gambles: a mammoth tax-cut package, a maverick campaign-finance reform bill, and a CD featuring the vocal stylings of Kathi...
Fortune: 8 Wireless E-Mailupdated: Mon Mar 19 2001 00:01:00
If it weren't for wireless messaging, Rebecca Fyfe would probably be dead. Last month the British teenager was stranded with fellow tourists in stormy seas off the coast of Indonesia. The crew of t...
NTT DoCoMo has been Asia's great success story of 2000. And that is why DoCoMo's CEO, Keiji Tachikawa, is FORTUNE's Asian Businessman of the Year. With a market cap of around $225 billion at the en...
Global telecom titans like Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson, and Vodafone are all salivating over the Chinese market, and it's easy to see why. China is the world's fastest-growing and soon-to-be-biggest ...
Pete Peterson isn't a household name. But his stellar track record might change that. The Prudential Volpe wireless equipment analyst rated Nokia a buy in July 1997, back when few had even heard of...
I have no children. I have no children, but I have the heart of a child." That is how Mari Matsunaga, 46, explains the inspiration for her design of i-mode, the astonishingly successful mobile-phon...
When it launched its wireless Web service less than two years ago, Japan's NTT DoCoMo had no idea what kind of stir it would cause. Today the cellular giant has ten million customers who use their ...
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. --Eric Burden and the Animals
Enthusiasm for anything wireless has lifted stocks like Qualcomm, Sprint PCS, Phone.com and Nokia. Now, it seems, every company is positioning itself as the Next Great Wireless Play. What's behind ...
Signs of the revolution are everywhere. Stroll through the Ginza these days, past the Internet cafes and PC shops, and you're likely to run across gaggles of giggling, platform-shoed teenage girls ...
We're not just talking about the digital dust kicked up as cable companies war with phone companies--or what's happening as young PC titans, having successfully bashed heads with mainframe supplier...
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