Thanks to the "go slow" protest staged by local taxi drivers earlier this week, Uber is now the most popular app in Hong Kong, according to top app lists in Apple Store and Android's Play Store. On so ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-11
Having positioned itself as Asia's World City, Hong Kong definitely has the potential to diversify its business activities and emerge as an innovation technology hub, experts say. The main task for th ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-07
From portable computing devices that give us anytime/anywhere connectivity to smart watches and wearables that capture and quantify our daily lives, technology not only enriches our lives, it changes ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-06
Skyworth Digital Holdings (00751.HK) lost no time getting into the meat of its earnings announcement last week -- improving profitability, a growing overseas market and increased revenue from its smar ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-24
361 Degrees International Ltd. (01361.HK) and XTEP International Holdings Ltd. (01368.HK) are separately allying with technology firms to launch smart sports gear, the Hong Kong Economic Journal repor ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-23
Hong Kong people who have been fighting for genuine universal suffrage should not be lulled into complacency by Thursday's historic trashing of the Beijing-designed political reform package. The road ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-19
She is not the first person you would think of when asked to name a pan-democrat. She looks like a world-famous politician, but her face is often blocked from view by her party's other members. So, ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
The Hong Kong government plans to develop Kowloon East into a smart city. Its ideas include adding sensors to the traffic light system to save time for pedestrians. While officials have done little mo ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
Smart city is finding its way into public discourse. Simply put, smart city refers to making good use of advanced information technology architecture to address urban issues and enhance the quality of ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-13
Attention, all property agents: There's a big client just waiting for your sales pitches. Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor told a local paper that she plans to buy a flat in Hong Kong after ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
Technology companies are warning the United States government not to weaken encryption systems designed to protect consumer privacy. The warning comes as Washington weighs new cybersecurity measures a ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Tuesday unveiled an experience center called "Mi Home" in Hong Kong. The 270-square-foot center, located in Hollywood Plaza in Mong Kok, marks the first such facilit ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
Here's a little marital tip: avoid telling your spouse how much he or she should spend on getting his or her hair done. Try it if you aren't convinced. Guaranteed nuclear war. Social media participant ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
New investors of financial services provider Reorient Group Ltd. (00376.HK) earned billions of Hong Kong dollars on paper after the stock resumed trading following a private placement on Monday, the H ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
Lenovo (00992.HK) grew a meager 5 percent in its core personal computer business in 2014, disappointing many investors. Chief financial officer Wong Wai-ming admitted it is quite hard for the PC busin ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
A smart lock developed by Samsung Electronics appears to have been outwitted by a local locksmith who uses nothing more than a hard plastic sheet to open the door of an apartment equipped with the dev ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
Remember David Siu of the The Greed Of Man fame? If you have a vague memory of him, you're not alone. The popular TVB drama that became a 1990s cultural phenomenon and inextricably linked to the stock ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-30
Dutch semiconductor manufacturer NXP Semiconductors NV is selling its RF Power unit to Chinese state-owned investment firm Jianguang Asset Management Co. for US$1.8 billion. The deal is intended to se ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-29
Video streaming services will see rising global demand amid robust growth in the number of online viewers who prefer high-quality videos, according to Akamai Technologies, a cloud service provider. Th ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has cut interest rates for the third time in six months in order to lighten the debt burdens of companies and local governments. But the central bank's monetary easin ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
