SINGAPORE - Using a list of names and NRIC numbers from a community event, a 20-year-old man applied for 49 mobile phone plans online and obtained the phones for free or at a discount, cheating a local telco of more than $30,000. This was just one of four ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft launches HoloLens computer in Singapore
It uses mixed reality technology to operate. Microsoft launched Microsoft HoloLens, its fully self-contained holographic computer running Windows 10, in Singapore starting 12 April 2018. According to an announcement, Singapore is the 41st country to have ... ( read original story ...)
Students From Singapore and Indonesia Win Safe Ferry Design Contest
The Singapore team's winning "SolarJet" design featured multiple ... Third prize from India The team from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur is led by Biswamohan Mishra. Teammates are Ajith Bhargav and Chaitanya Srinidhi. The faculty advisor ... ( read original story ...)
Press Release: Singapore Airlines to launch new Panasonic NEXT Loyalty
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) today announced the debut of its new airline onboard loyalty platform, called NEXT Loyalty, with Singapore Airlines as launch ... or to pair their mobile device at the seat via the airline app. ( read original story ...)
Ofo to launch trial in Singapore for users to ride and mine cryptocurrency
China’s bike-sharing start-up Ofo is venturing into blockchain technology with plans to launch a rewards system in Singapore where users will receive cryptocurrency tokens for riding. Users can mine Global Sharing Economy (GSE) tokens, issued by GSELab ... ( read original story ...)
Starhub first to offer 1Gbps mobile network
... Singapore’s latest attempt to attract the health-conscious crowd StarHub has switched on Singapore’s first commercially-ready 1Gbps network for its mobile customers as the industry looks towards 5G. As part of its ongoing network modernisation ... ( read original story ...)
Use augmented reality to explore history at Singapore bicentennial events in 2019
SINGAPORE: Technology will help bring 700 years of history to life when Singapore commemorates the 200th anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles’ landing on the island. Augmented reality (AR) trails at the Singapore River and Fort Canning Park, roadshows as ... ( read original story ...)
Book on engineering feats that transformed Singapore launched
SINGAPORE - During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) crisis in 2003, a team of engineers and researchers from the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and ST Electronics risked their lives to set up data collection systems in hospitals. ( read original story ...)
Singapore needs charismatic leaders like Lee Kuan Yew: PM Lee
Addressing the Singapore University of Technology and Design's (SUTD) first Ministerial Forum earlier this week, Prime Minister Lee said, "It is hard enough to build a strong team of leaders in a small country like Singapore. It would be shortchanged if I ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore To Explore New Areas Of Cooperation During PM Modi’s June Visit
Technology is changing the way we work, and how services are delivered and consumed," said Ong Ye Kung, noting that "India has embraced this wave of change". Addressing the 12th International Conference on South Asia in Singapore, the minister highlighted ... ( read original story ...)
PM Lee Hsien Loong calls for ‘reimagining of Singapore’
Good design involves not just the hardware aspects of engineering and architecture, or the application of technology, but needs a deep understanding of the softer aspects of how individuals behave and how society works, he said. Singapore should also ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore to explore new areas of cooperation during Modi’s June visit
Technology is changing the way we work, and how services are delivered and consumed," said Ong Ye Kung, noting that "India has embraced this wave of change". Addressing the 12th International Conference on South Asia in Singapore, the minister highlighted ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore “Flyer” of the Week: ASTI Holdings Limited
This makes ASTI a massive gainer in the Singapore stock market this week ... agreed to sell five of its wholly-owned subsidiaries to Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co Ltd (PDSTI) for S$90 million in cash and an additional S$38 million ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: StarHub raises mobile data speeds to 1Gbps from current 400Mbps
Customers visit a Starhub shop in Singapore August 8, 2006. Singapore's second-largest telecoms firm, StarHub Ltd., on Tuesday beat forecasts with a 44 percent rise in quarterly profit, on higher mobile and broadband margins and increased pay-TV ... ( read original story ...)
StarHub switches on gigabit LTE with Nokia
StarHub has announced activating what it called the "first commercially ready" gigabit-speed LTE mobile network in Singapore, as well as enabling narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) capabilities. The network is available across Marina Bay, the CBD ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd’s Opportunities With Autonomous Vehicles
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (SGX: S63) is a large engineering conglomerate with four main business segments, namely, Aerospace, Electronics, Land Systems, and Marine. In late March, ST Engineering published its annual report for the year ending ... ( read original story ...)