Singapore

I haven’t run into him, but have confirmed from at least ten local programmers and angel investors that Eduardo Saverin– the Brazilian-born estranged Facebook co-founder who helped Ben Mezrich write…

Singapore: Why Innovate in Utopia?

6:21 pm PDT • October 28, 2010

SINGAPORE– On the eve of my trip to Indonesia last May, I was having dinner in Cape Town with someone from an investment firm that has been killing it in…

Singapore: Why Innovate in Utopia?

It’s been nice sleeping in my own bed, reconnecting with the good, ol’ echo chamber and actually getting to see my husband for the last six weeks, but I’ve been…

RoboCup 2010, a six-day event in Singapore during which robot geeks from around the world let their robots play soccer against each other, ended last week with a German triumph.…

Take the MacBook Air, shrink the screen down an inch, slap in some netbook components, and load it up with Windows 7 Release Candidate and — drumroll, please — you’ve…

We all would have guessed it and now IIEE Spectrum Online has come up with some detailed and up-to-date statistics (from last month): Japan boasts the world’s highest density of…

IntoMobile is reporting that Samsung Singapore has released the first ROM update for the i900 Omnia Windows Mobile 6.1. Read more

IntoMobile is reporting that Samsung Singapore has released the first ROM update for the i900 Omnia Windows Mobile 6.1. The firmware update fixes some bugs and includes new stuff like…

Due its success in the U.S. and Canadian markets, 7-Eleven has expanded its prepaid wireless program to more than 400 stores in Singapore. The Singapore program is called 7-Connect and…

Hardware

Motorola closes Singapore plant

11:53 am PDT • April 2, 2008

Former cell phone giant Motorola is closing its Singapore plant, leading to a loss of about 700 jobs. The business headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region will remain in Singapore while…

Hardware

Apple shuts down Asian iPhone sellers

7:04 pm PST • December 6, 2007

Insert John Pinette joke here. Electronics retailers in Asia are now receiving notices from Apple advising them not to sell unlocked iPhones or face a $1,000 fine. According the Straits…

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Singapore doesn't stop, we wish it would

10:57 am PST • November 26, 2007

http://community.kawan2.com/kickapps/flash/premium_drop_v3.swf?b=1&widgetHost=community.kawan2.com&mediaType=VIDEO&mediaId=113319&as=7072 Dear Singapore, You can cane vagrants all you want, but please don’t encourage your CEOs to rap. I know you’re worried about losing the service economy cash that has…

Hardware

Singapore lifts 'Mass Effect' ban

2:00 pm PST • November 17, 2007

Reuters is reporting that the Singaporean government lifted its recent ban on the Xbox 360 game Mass Effect that we told you about this week (twice). The game will now…

Hardware

Xbox 360's 'Mass Effect' banned in Singapore

1:00 pm PST • November 15, 2007

Okay, we learned something here today. Singapore’s government isn’t down with stuff like a scene in Mass Effect "showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each…

Wait a minute. What? “V” doesn’t stand for Vodafone? Prolly not. Palm and Microsoft this weekend introduced the Treo 750v, formerly the sole domain of Vodafone and the must-have smartphone…