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Towards An Intel-ligent Future
We recently got a glimpse at what chip maker Intel has been up to - an "intelligent future", if you like - and here we recap some of what we saw.
Inventory And Sales Management App TradeGecko Enters Public Beta
Targeted for small- to medium-sized enterprises, cloud-based inventory and sales management SaaS application TradeGecko is designed to simplify the tasks of running a wholesale business and making it more social and engaging.
Do You Dream Of Becoming A CEO?
Thinking about starting your own business? If so, an incubator might be the best way to help your company get off the ground.
TradeHero – Making And Following Stock Market Champions
TradeHero is a stock market simulation app for mobile devices that draws real-time data from 14 stock exchanges, 45,000 global securities and 1,300 currency pairs and allows users to simulate trades in game form.
Glyder – A Mobile App For Small Business Marketing
Glyder is an iPhone application that lets small businesses create and share effective marketing messages for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, as well as email, text message, MailChimp and even Passbook.
Craft Breweries Buck Discount Trend With Seasonal Releases
During a season when most large corporations cut prices in order to entice consumers to spend, craft breweries do quite the opposite - creating and releasing their best (often also the priciest) products that excite their consumers.
[Singapore] Comparing Foreign Exchange Rates With GET4X
GET4X is a Singapore-based technology startup that looks at simplifying the process of how Singaporeans exchange their foreign currencies by offering an online site as well as an iOS mobile app that allows users to compare rates from various money changers in Singapore.
The Next 10 Years Of Infocomm Technology
Cort Isernhagen of IDC Insights forecasted at the recent Infocomm Technology Roadmap Symposium 2012 that the ICT landscape over the next 10 years needs to consider the following four macro trends supported by four key pillars of technology.
Elephanti – Stomping Into The Mobile Marketing Space
CEO of mobile marketing solution provider Elephanti, Lalin Michael Jinasena, explains why he doesn't believe that his industry will go the way of the floundering daily deals industry.
The Intersect Fund – Small (Business) Is The New Big
The Intersect Fund is a non-profit microlender that aims to provide small businesses in New Jersey with loans - from $500 to $20,000 - to help get them off the ground.
Singapore Image Recognition Technology Used by Asia’s Newspapers
A Singapore-based start-up company will soon have its technology adopted by a number of leading Asian newspapers, including Thailand's The Nation, Hong Kong's China Daily and The Star of Malaysia.
[Singapore] MyRepublic Continues To Disrupt Telco Industry With Teleport
MyRepublic celebrates its one year anniversary by introducing Teleport, a new VPN-like service that lets its users stream content from online services from around the world like Hulu, Pandora, Netflix and BBC iPlayer without the need for cumbersome traditional VPN methods.
Autumn Dynasty – A (Brush) Stroke Of Success
Singapore-based Touch Dimensions's Autumn Dynasty is a real-time strategy (RTS) game for iOS and BlackBerry 10 set in a fantasy world heavily influenced by China's Three Kingdoms period.
OWA Beer – From Europe And Japan, With Love.
Most people are surprised to learn that OWA Beer, with bold Japanese Kanji characters emblazoned across its washi-like bottle labels, is actually Belgian in origin.
PBS Digital Studios’ ‘Inventors’ Chronicles Stories of Various Innovators
PBS Digital Studios's biweekly series called "Inventors" features videos by filmmaker and photographer David Friedman, interviewing and chronicling the work of contemporary inventors from all walks of life.
Rhuby – An Entrepreneurial Gem In The Spirits Business
Ylva Binder, the founder of Rhuby - an all-natural liqueur made from the humble rhubarb, a vegetable more commonly used in pies - talks about running her own liqueur business after 25 years in the spirits industry.
[Asia] Small Businesses Look To The Internet For Growth Opportunities
Senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute, Anu Madgavkar shared during a sharing session organized by search giant Google the impact of the Internet on small businesses in Asia, and highlighted how a country's infrastructure can aid or limit the impact of small business on its economy.
Meet Dusty Revenge – A Singapore-Made Video Game On Kickstarter
by Ade Putra
Singapore is no stranger to the magic of crowdfunding. We’ve seen local filmmakers, musicians and product designers leverage on the new medium...
[Singapore] Crowdsourcing Week – Crowdsourcing Soon To Come Of Age In Asia
Crowdsourcing Week was an inaugural event in Singapore which aimed to bring together a diverse audience from various industries - creative, government, startup and technology - and bring about discussion on the issues surrounding crowdsourcing and how that can apply in their individual environments.
[Singapore] Remote, Freelance, Online Work Taking Off Here
If the numbers in Elance's Global Online Employment are anything to go by, the demand for and the supply of online talent - buoyed by corresponding trends like cloudworking (or the "human cloud" if you will) - have been surging across Asia, signalling an increasing preference for more casual, freelance work.
[Singapore] The Future Of Singapore Retail May Come From The Void
The Singapore retail landscape is changing, but are schools preparing students for new ways of doing business?
[Singapore] Buy Artisanal Ice Cream Online – The Inspired Chef
New artisanal ice cream brand, The Inspired Chef, aims to deliver cold, cold ice cream right to your doorstep after you order it online.
[Singapore] Broadband Provider MyRepublic Expands Into Enterprise Space
Singapore Internet service provider MyRepublic announced another weapon in its growing arsenal - its entrance into the enterprise broadband space, with a three-tiered product offering for small, medium and large companies.
An Epson 3D Vision Of A Projected Future
At a recent launch event of its EB-4000 and G6000 series of projectors, imaging hardware and solutions company Epson showcased various applications of projection technology in a commercial context that was achievable with the simple use of its high brightness projectors.
Four Of The Most Influential People In Business Technology
Several up-and-coming business leaders emerged within just the past few years, marking the waves of change in the world of business and technology. Morgan Sims shares her favorite four.
[Singapore] GrabTaxi – Disrupting The Singapore Cab Industry, One Cab At A Time
GrabTaxi is a third-party taxi booking mobile application that can connect cab drivers directly with commuters through the driver's personal mobile phone, thereby complementing (or bypassing) the cab company's booking systems.
Giift.com – Playing The Right Cards
Touted as the world's largest loyalty and card program network, Giift.com allows users to combine many of the card programs available globally onto one platform, and keep track and manage their accumulated rewards such as points or air miles in one place.
ASUS Wants To Transform The Way We Work
Not all manufacturers agree that the tablet device need to be constrained in its existing form. Taiwan-based ASUS has capitalized on Intel's new generation chips to introduce an entire line of computing devices that seek to change the way we work.
[Sponsored] MyTransport.SG – A One-Stop Source For Commuting Info In Singapore
LTA's MyTransport.SG combines many transport-related features into a single mobile app, aimed at enabling commuters, motorists and even cyclists in the country to check relevant, real-time traffic information to plan their journeys.
Learn Forex With OANDA’s Mobile App
If you're looking to dip your toes into the world of forex trading or simply to understand how it works, trying out an online currency market trading platform like OANDA - and especially its mobile app - may help ease you in.