In my previous article on Facebook’s usage in Asia Pacific, I compared Facebook with Kaixin001 and Xing in China. But it turns out that there are even bigger social networks in the Middle Kingdom. (Which just goes to show that if you aren’t as tuned into a particular market as you should be, you’ll miss important information!)

Thanks to a pointer at Plurk (which has since been deleted for some reason), someone mentioned that I should look at Xiaonei. That was a forehead-slapping moment! I had heard of Xiaonei, but for some reason, it didn’t cross my mind then to take a look at its usage.

That led to another forehead-slapping moment of realisation (and a really painful forehead!). I had forgotten about the other social network giant in China: QQ! QQ, of course, is more than just a social network. It has morphed into this giant portal-social network-instant messaging service, something that one would be hard pressed to find anywhere else (except perhaps in South Korea and Japan).
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Sony has given the public the first view of its new game controller for the Sony PlayStation 3.

The Motion Controller for PS3 uses two controllers that work in conjunction with the Sony PlayStation Eye. The firm said it was a technology demo, but then said the new system would be available early next year. The news follows Microsoft’s announcement on Monday of a controller-free control system it is calling Project Natal. Read more…

Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore continuous effort to help small and medium enterprises (SME) to move up the value chain through technology adoption and advancing in the digital world. The following PDF provide details on how SME can benefit from the various affordable infocomm packages.

If you runs a SME, clieck here to find out more.