brand and marketing lead of Singapore mobile operator Circles.Life, a challenger brand. (For more on Circles.Life's use of customer data, read WARC's exclusive report: Disrupting Singapore's telco industry with mobile-first, data-driven customer experience.) ( read original story ...)
A prison without guards: Changi Prison’s adoption of technology
As Singapore moves towards being a Smart Nation, the Singapore Prison Service is also keeping up with the times. In this exclusive report, Channel NewsAsia visits Changi Prison to see how new technology is being used. 38 Oxley Road: The dispute ( read original story ...)
SG-based mobile app grocery delivery service expands to PH
Singapore-based mobile app honestbee, an on-demand grocery delivery service, made its official debut in the Philippine market on Friday, June 16. Launched in July 2015 in Singapore and now available in nine other cities in Asia, honestbee is a concierge ... ( read original story ...)
MOBILE SHOPPING SPEND IN ASIA PACIFIC TO SURGE THIS YEAR, RESEARCH REVEALS
The report delves into the shopping trends of five APAC countries – Singapore, Thailand, China, Japan and India Projected increase in mobile spend for 2017 PayPal said the forecasted increase in mobile spend comes at a time when APAC countries are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore May factory output up 5.0 percent on electronics strength
SINGAPORE Singapore's industrial production in May grew for the 10th consecutive month from a year earlier, helped by strong electronics output, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in May rose 5.0 percent year-on-year, data from the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore May factory output up 5.0 pct y/y on electronics strength
SINGAPORE, June 23 Singapore's industrial production in May grew for the 10th consecutive month from a year earlier, helped by strong electronics output, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in May rose 5.0 percent year-on-year, data from the ... ( read original story ...)
Bright ideas but little money for Singapore’s medical tech startups
SINGAPORE The medical technology field may not have deep roots in Singapore, but the country has been fertile ground for innovation, with local startups producing everything from the world's first portable kidney dialysis machine to a robotic surgical arm ... ( read original story ...)
SUTD concludes its education partnership with MIT but will continue collaborating on research
SINGAPORE - Under a seven-year partnership, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has helped the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) develop a distinctive curriculum and pedagogy that has helped Singapore's fourth university ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s IMDA to focus on 4 frontier technology areas
Cloud-based data, remote monitoring and measuring, and robotics will not only drive the next leap in productivity but will also help to forever shift the perception of cleaning from that of a Mop and Bucket to one that is knowledge-based and more desirable ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s stock exchange (SGX) launches new initiative to attract tech startups
WORKING in partnership with Exploit Technologies (ETPL), from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A-STAR), The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is looking to find promising tech companies with growth potential that are looking to attract ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile Payment Platform Cheers Taps Underbanked Population; Get paid for anything you do on Mobile
Singapore-based Cheers is tapping into a greenfield opportunity in Fintech through a rich mobile money ecosystem that enables app developers to financially connect global users within their platforms. This will enable users of any app to transfer money ... ( read original story ...)
What can boost Singapore’s internet penetration to 85.3%?
The entry of a new telco is one. Singapore's internet penetration could reach 85.3% by end-2021 with the help of the expansion of LTE networks and the launch of the new telco player. According to PwC, high-speed penetration of mobile Internet connections ... ( read original story ...)
Netmarble’s Lineage2 Revolution Continues to Dominate in Asia
Lineage2 Revolution launched in 11 Asian countries on June 14, including Singapore, Philippines, and Malaysia. As of June 19, the game hit No.1 in both Apple App Store and Google Play in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In the App Store alone, it was top ... ( read original story ...)
SA sees LTE availability uptick
"Once again, we single out South Korea for its exceptional LTE service. The country scored highest in 4G availability and second highest in 4G speed in our tests. Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway and Singapore also performed exceptionally in both ... ( read original story ...)
Exploring Asia’s Identity Offerings at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH), Singtel Dash, and WTS Travel websites. Mobile Connect will be central to this year’s Mobile World Congress Shanghai, featuring in a dedicated industry seminar and a series of live demonstrations inside the GSMA ... ( read original story ...)
3 mobile trails launched to make visits to the Istana more interesting
Visitors to the Istana can now take a multi-sensorial journey to learn more about Singapore's history and heritage via three new mobile educational trails. Available via the LocoMole mobile app, the mobile trails will augment visitor experience to the ... ( read original story ...)