FatFractal ups the ante in backend-as-a-service market
Anyone who has developed a smartphone app would have set up servers and built backend services such as location services to support the app. You could do this on your…
Windows 8 tablets and hybrids: to buy or not to buy?
Despite the most innovative designs in years from the likes of Asus, Dell and Samsung, will consumers bite? Will they junk their iPads and fat laptops now and go for…
Intel throws in “Clover Trail” Atom to the Windows 8 tablet mix
Intel has formally showed off a new low-power Atom chip running on Windows 8 tablets that it hopes will help it muscle into a portable devices market that it had…
Nexus 7 finally comes to Singapore, costs S$399 for 16GB version
That is the only version of the 7-inch Asus-made tablet to ship here from September 29, and it will not come with Google's store for books, music and movies for…
Gartner: BPO market in Asia-Pacific is underdeveloped
The business process outsourcing market in the Asia-Pacific region has more room to grow, according to a new study by Gartner. In a statement yesterday, the analyst company said with…
RIM offers sneak peek of Blackberry 10, says it still loves developers
But if its market share falls below 3 per cent in 2013, it may reach a point of no return. No amount of singing then will keep developers interested in…
Disappointed with the iPhone 5? Here are four alternatives
Don't like Apple iOS 6? Its horrible maps? Or simply the way Apple sues its rivals and forces you to do things its way? Here are four alternatives from Samsung,…
Goondu review: Ferrari by Logic 3 R100 and P200
Not everyone's an F1 fan, but I guess the prancing horse logo and fire engine red will likely fire up their appeal to most lifestyle-minded users. At least, that's what…
Business discovery: the next step in business intelligence?
More than a decade ago, business intelligence (BI) was lauded as the holy grail to help companies make sense of the growing deluge of data housed on employee PCs and…
SingTel fined S$300,000 for disruptions to its mio Voice phone service
SingTel is being fined S$300,000 for disruptions to its mio Voice home phone service late last year, as the infocomm regulator meted out the latest penalty to a telecom operator…
SMB cloud market has room to grow, but downtime and security concerns stand in the way
With the gloomy economic outlook, you would expect more small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to outsource their IT operations to the likes of Amazon and Salesforce.com. After all, that would…
Q&A: Jessie Quek, Country General Manager, Lenovo Singapore
How do PC makers see their role in this so-called "post-PC" era? We spoke with Jessie Quek of Lenovo to find out what to expect, starting from the next few…
Hands-on: Windows Phone 8X and 8S by HTC
Nokia stole most of the Windows Phone 8 limelight with its new Lumia 920 flagship, but other device manufacturers are also starting to take the platform more seriously. Just look…
Salesforce.com debuts social marketing platform
One of the challenges faced by organizations in executing their social media strategy is engaging customers across a variety of social media platforms. Not only do social marketers need to…
SingTel sticking to gradual LTE roll-out, promises better quality
Despite seeing its rival M1 become the first offer 4G nationwide in Singapore, SingTel is sticking to its guns, saying its slower rollout promises better quality.
Microsoft Office 365 to cost S$139 a year for Singapore home users
We've done some quick sums and the new subscription-based Office 365 may not always be cheaper, but it does come with new features like online storage and free Skype minutes.
Goondu DIY: Watching Netflix and Hulu in Singapore
Many broadband users in Singapore are hooking up to these services even though they are only available to folks in the US. It's simple: you just trick them into believing…
Yelp ventures into Asia through Singapore debut
Online community review site Yelp launched a local version of its website on Friday, which lets Singapore residents post reviews of local businesses including restaurants, shopping and entertainment centres, laundry…
Five cloud computing tips for SMBs
You've read countless case studies of how small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have turned to cloud computing to raise productivity, improve customer service and stay ahead of the competition. But…
Hands-on: Nikon D600, full-frame DSLR with a smaller price tag
I was a little tired of hearing a company praise its own products to the skies after Apple’s hyperbolic iPhone 5 announcement yesterday, but it's hard to argue against Nikon…
