Eileen Yu

Senior Contributing Editor

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Eileen Yu began covering the IT industry when Asynchronous Transfer Mode was still hip and e-commerce was the new buzzword. Currently an independent business technology journalist and content specialist based in Singapore, she has over 20 y…ears of industry experience with various publications including ZDNET, IDG, and Singapore Press Holdings. Eileen majored in Journalism at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she wrote an honours thesis titled: To Censor or Not: The Great Singapore Dilemma. In her By The Way blog, she covers industry developments in Singapore as well as other Asian markets, and aims to drive discussions about the impact of government regulations and policies.

Eileen Yu has no shares-related information to disclose as she doesn't hold investments in the organisations she covers. Acceptance of fees related to her freelance projects does not constitute an endorsement of the company and will not influence her coverage of the company. She is not sponsored by any company or under any exclusive contract.

Latest from Eileen Yu

The art of competition

weekly roundup Over lunch the other day, I listened as the owner of a local service provider described the challenges he faced as a player in a market that's largely dominated by one major provider.His main grouse wasn't about the anti-competitive tactics that this big player sometimes employs, albeit, subtly.

January 18, 2007 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

Nokia urges users to recycle mobile phones

Research by the company claims only three percent of users recycle their old mobile phones, with most devices left at home unused

July 9, 2008 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

Mobile text, chat or e-mail?

What is the best way of communication? Is it still face to face?

March 1, 2007 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

Have mobile video will travel?

I hardly go anywhere without my iPod. I use the iPod primarily to listen to my favorite tunes.

January 16, 2007 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

Don't hang up on mobile virus warnings

If you are a smartphone user, you probably hover between being paranoid about mobile viruses and being ignorant that they exist. Or, you just don't care.

November 30, 2006 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

Dot-mobi: The start of the mobile Internet era?

While mobile browsing has been available on cellphones for years, it hasn't really taken off in a big way.As someone who chews on the top headlines of the day during the daily commute, I appreciate the convenience of staying connected in places where a wireless hotspot isn't in sight.

September 26, 2006 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

What is your basic need?

weekly roundup There's a standing joke that if you're looking to start a lucrative business that guarantees fast and steady returns, then you should go into the business of selling adult content--or to put it more blatantly, porn.It's pretty straightforward, sex sells.

March 1, 2007 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

What's holding up mobile?

When I began covering the IT industry almost a decade ago, the Internet and mobile devices were then just becoming the latest buzzwords. It wasn't long after that industry players put the two together and evangelized an environment where mobile users would enjoy the same Web browsing experience they got on desktops.

June 7, 2007 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

High on 3G

weekly roundup Finally, I got myself a 3G phone last month, and was pleased that the mobile operator I've been with for the last 10 years had made it relatively easy for me to hop onto the high-speed network. I swapped my old SIM card for a 3G-enabled one, free of charge--because I purchased my phone from the operator.

January 4, 2007 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

Gain insights into business mobility

We've launched a new site dedicated to business mobility. businessMOBILE Asia is targeted at senior IT decision makers, business management and influencers of business mobility technology.

December 20, 2006 by Eileen Yu in Mobility

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