Colt's entry into Singapore came as the city-state's telco market has faced its biggest shakeup in years. TPG's highly-anticipated entry in December spurred hopes existing players would offer more competitively priced data and mobile bundles, as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June year on year exports growth beats expectation on firm electronics
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports grew faster-than-expected in June from a year earlier, thanks to continued growth in electronics shipments as well as a rebound in non-electronic products. Exports grew 8.2 percent from June last ... ( read original story ...)
The future of local farming: Balancing technology and nature
But as technology sinks ever deeper roots in Singapore’s urban jungle, some in the industry say that its overemphasis may root out the rustic nature of farming and, for younger generations, a loss of knowledge of where our food comes from. While older ... ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic is pressured to get 2% of MVNO market share
If it wants its bid to pay off in terms of profits. Following its failure to secure Singapore's fourth mobile operator license in December 2016, MyRepublic now plans to offer mobile services as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Singapore from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: An autonomous innovation center
Pang Kin Keong, Singapore’s Permanent Secretary for Transport and the Chairman of its Committee on autonomous driving, said “We face constraints in land and manpower. We want to take advantage of self-driving technology to overcome such constraints ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for role in mobile phone replacement scam
SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected role in a series of cheating cases involving mobile phones, police said on Saturday (Jul 15). The police received a report in June this year regarding a potential misuse of the mobile phone ... ( read original story ...)
StarHub bets on more data sales as mobile space gets squeezed
StarHub’s share price has tumbled more than 30 percent in the two years since Singapore announced plans to facilitate the entry of a fourth mobile player. The stock is the only decliner among Singapore’s three incumbents this year, and 14 out of 22 ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile health app empowers Singapore consumers to self-care
Consumers can receive advice on general health concerns from Guardian’s certified healthcare professionals via the MyDoc app. Consumers in Singapore can now practise self-care with the MyDoc mobile app. The app allows consumers to chat with certified ... ( read original story ...)
New telco to offer generous plans and more competition
Internet service provider MyRepublic, a homegrown firm known for its speedy broadband offers, announced last week that it will start providing mobile services in highly-connected Singapore by October. MyRepublic chief executive officer Malcolm Rodrigues ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June exports expected to rise on firm electronics shipments: Reuters poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports in June were expected to rise from a year earlier, helped by continued strength in electronics shipments and recovering from two consecutive months of contraction, a Reuters poll found on Friday. ( read original story ...)
How robots are teaching Singapore’s kids
The city-state’s policy makers regard the androids as an adjunct to teaching, while the goal of the tech toys is to encourage children to be more creative with technology. Foo Hui Hui, an official with a Singapore government agency given the task of ... ( read original story ...)
ANALYSIS-Singapore penthouse on sale for $72 mln, a test for luxury market’s recovery
The 'bungalow in the sky' penthouse in the GuocoLand -developed Tanjong Pagar Centre, is likely to become Singapore's most expensive apartment. The asking price for a new three-storey Singapore penthouse, complete with a private pool on the 64th floor ... ( read original story ...)
GomSpace A/S – Singapore to Explore the Application and Deployment of Space-based VHF Communications for Air Traffic Management
(the "Company") together with The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the application and deployment of space-based Very High ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, UK, New Zealand, and UAE among World’s Stand Out Digital Economies
(Graphic: Business Wire) The research identifies Singapore, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Israel as digital elites characterized by high levels of digital development and a fast rate of digital ... ( read original story ...)
New tech to keep Singapore-Malaysia border – the world’s busiest – safe
Security at Singapore's entry points has been beefed up with facial recognition technology, laboratories that can detect biological threats and even a walk-through system that puffs air at individuals to allow for trace amounts of explosives to be detected. ( read original story ...)
Can these food technologies transform F&B businesses in Singapore?
In fact, some F&B businesses in Singapore have already tapped into the latest technology to save on manpower and raise productivity, as well as improve customer experience. For example, the creators of local innovations like the iKook and Rotimatic are ... ( read original story ...)