Third MVNO launches in Singapore

Competition in Singapore’s mobile market is heating up quickly as the city state gained its third MVNO within the last two years. Zero1 was scheduled to open registration on is website today (12 February), with its official launch coming next month ... ( read original story ...)

Singtel achieves 1Gbps mobile speed on Ericsson CA technology

Ericsson said telecom operator Singtel has achieved the world’s first 1Gbps mobile speed on its quad-band FDD/TDD Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology. Singtel, a telecom operator in Singapore, can optimise the usage of its 2500 MHz spectrum band in order ... ( read original story ...)

Mobile advertising to be a $1.2 billion market by 2020: Report

Mobile advertising will be a $1.2 billion market by 2020, says a recent research report by Singapore-based global mobile advertising and discovery platform InMobi. The report, which highlights the shift in Internet usage pattern in the country from desktop ... ( read original story ...)

The Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) comes to Singapore

For those of you who have been asking me, "When is the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE version coming to Singapore ah? When is the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE version coming to Singapore ah? When is the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE version coming to Singapore ah?", ( read original story ...)

Mobile commerce, in-store tech drive Asian retail in 2018

SINGAPORE: Mobile commerce and in-store technology integration are two of the trends set to shape retail in Asia for 2018, as the region’s shoppers embrace shopping via smartphone. The shopping habits of consumers in Asia are markedly different from ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines works on blockchain-based mobile loyalty app

Singapore Airlines announced Monday that it's working on what it calls the world's first blockchain-based airline loyalty digital wallet that will help unlock the value of frequent flyer miles to enable everyday spending at retail partners. "Innovation ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore FinTech company launches cryptocurrency

Singapore mobile payment app company SpherePay officially opened its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on Monday. Earlier this month, SpherePay announced that it would launch a total of 10 Billion SAY tokens, of which 40% would be distributed for sale via an ICO. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s mountain of e-waste

In the 10 minutes you take to read this article, roughly 1,141kg of electrical and electronic items would have been thrown away by people and companies across Singapore. That is the weight of around 7,610 mobile phones. In a year, this figure balloons to ... ( read original story ...)

Youtap Announces New Singapore Corporate Headquarters

SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ Youtap, a leading mobile financial services company for contactless mobile money payments and financial services in EMEA & Asia, has relocated its corporate headquarters to Singapore. The decision to relocate their ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: Eating her curries and kway

Hawker centres are a hallmark of eating out in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. These open-air food halls with shared seating offer a more sanitised option to alfresco dining and mobile street food shops. In the Wok ‘n’ Stroll Hawker Discovery tour ... ( read original story ...)