Hackers hit Asian banks and brands, LG mobile business in peril

ZDNet Week in Review – Asia

June 23, 2016

LG’s mobile business is ripe for an overhaul

LG’s G5 sales have been less than spectacular, putting pressure on its mobile business further to find a way out of peril. Perhaps it is time for a radical, fundamental overhaul of the business to create an organisation that can deliver consumers practical innovations instead of flashy gimmicks.

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Acer store flaw let a hacker steal a year’s worth of credit cards

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Hackers hit central banks in Indonesia and South Korea

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Singapore mobile ad firm fined $950k for ‘deceptively’ tracking consumer location

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Sandbox initiative allows Singapore to figure out fintech regulations

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Pantech launches first smartphone in 20 months

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Telstra sells Autohome for AU$2.1b

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Samsung to place $1.2 billion U.S. R&D bet on IoT

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Lenovo vows to revamp supply chains to revive smartphone segment

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France seeks Singapore founders in startup initiative

French government wants Singapore entrepreneurs to join its year-long French Tech Ticket programme, which offers funding and mentoring support to international startups, focused in big data, IoT and fintech.

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