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Nintendo, one of the largest software companies in the world located in Kyoto, Japan, will unveil a new and more precise version of the “Wii Fit” video game this fall, according to Japanese media reports Sunday. Nintendo’s Wii Fit (File Photo) The move is aimed at boosting sluggish Wii console unit sales and attracting a [...]
As of June 30, the highest fine for copyright infringement will increase to 500 million dong, equivalent to $29,000. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has sent warnings to 82 big companies in Hanoi and HCM City. Police have discovered many companies using cracked software programmes. As part of a campaign to enforce [...]
Yahoo Vietnam chief Vu Minh Tri (photo) on May 29 announced that as of July 13, 2009, Yahoo would officially stop providing the Yahoo 360 social network service in Vietnam. The replacement will be Yahoo 360 plus. Tri said within 24-48 hours (from May 29), Yahoo Vietnam would inform all Yahoo 360 bloggers of this [...]
MobiFone officials answered questions about the voice message service at a press conference on May 5. The first voice message service in Vietnam was introduced by MobiFone on May 5. This service enables MobiFone subscribers to send voice messages to mobile subscribers of MobiFone and other mobile networks in Vietnam. However, non-MobiFone subscribers have to [...]
The HCM City Department of Information and Communications has asked VTC group to stop broadcasting three TV channels, using analog technology, in the city. The department’s decision was released after its chief inspector imposed an administrative fine of VND37.5 million on VTC for using a wireless frequency and equipment without a licence to broadcast VTC1, [...]
Vietnamobile, the newest GSM mobile phone network in the country, is re-directing those customers who continued to use its CDMA service from May 2008 to its GSM network. The operator, a partnership between Hutchison Telecommunications International and local operator Hanoi Telecom, calls it “a welcome back program for thanking the loyal customers.” Vietnamobile started its [...]
Most representatives of Vietnamese software companies at a workshop on challenges and prospects for the software industry in Hanoi on April 23 said that they need the government’s assistance to deal with their difficulties. The workshop on April 23 in Hanoi. Since late 2008, Vietnamese software firms have been seriously affected by the global economic [...]