People are using social media platforms like Twitter and YouTube to report breaking news. It’s a developing phenomena — politicization from the ground up, through digital channels. We’re talking not just the Internet, but mobile devices as well. But as popular as these social media networks are, can they turn a profit?

A*Star showcased 12 new technologies at Communic Asia, including gadgets that can recognize your gender and detect silent heart-attacks. CNBC's Maura Fogarty reports.

CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar finds out why reaching out to customers via the mobile phone is catching on in Asia.

Yahoo expands its customizable mobile internet service to 9 more countries, bringing the total to 17. David Ko, senior VP of Yahoo! Mobile tells CNBC that a new Taiwan partnership has helped them displace Google in the mobile sphere.

Samsung recently unveiled its Samsung Jet, that claims to be "smarter than a smartphone". CNBC's Chloe Cho reports.

CNBC's Maura Fogarty checks out Nokia's Ovi Store and the Finnish phone maker's push to build content and applications for the mobile space.

Everyone's raving about smartphones — they seem to be the hottest products since sliced bread. To be fair, some hype is justified because not only do these gadgets provide web access on the go, they’re also raking in the cash in the midst of a recession.

The diversity of applications supported by satellite provides risk mitigation, says Steve Spengler, executive vice president at Intelsat. He tells CNBC's Saijal Patel why the satellite industry is resilient to the recession.

Rajiv Mehrotra of VNL sheds light on its solar-powered GSM system and what it means for mobile operators. The chairman, founder and CEO of the telecom equipment maker speaks to CNBC's Saijal Patel at CommunicAsia.

India has a a good growth opportunity for high broadband services, says Robin Mersh, chief operating officer at Broadband Forum, speaking to CNBC's Saijal Patel.

Rich Shuman, senior vice president, Asia Pacific sales at NAVTEQ speaks to CNBC's Saijal Patel about its "Discovery City" product, a navigational system that is geared towards pedestrians.

Windows Mobile will be the primary operating system for LG smartphones. CNBC's Saijal Patel speaks to John Park, vice president for smartphone business at LG and Sanjay Chheda, regional vice president at Microsoft about the partnership benefits of Microsoft and LG.

Irdeto's software allows companies to protect their digital content. Thierry Raymaekers, director of group business development at Irdeto explains the software to CNBC's Saijal Patel and also discusses the issue of piracy.