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July 29th, 2016 | by
Nigel Chen Xiaomi's new Macbook Air lookalike offers better value on paper. As consumers, does it really matter if Xiaomi clearly copied Apple's designs?...
July 25th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew The first reaction when you hear that the Singapore government wants to monitor the impact of Pokemon Go here is probably incredulity. Or, what the...
June 3rd, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Despite the argument, fashionable in previous years, that technology doesn't matter anymore, the opposite is true. More than before, it is integral to operations, from marketing to customer...
May 15th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew In a smart home, humans are often the weakest link because we are still catching up with what's possible...
February 21st, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew For the young who are heeding this call to be join the cool-again engineering field, go on. Just be sure to build up your other skills and your network at the same time....
February 19th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew This fourth telecom operator will get first dips at a much-sought after frequency spectrum in the sky that will allow it to deploy services as soon as April...
January 31st, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew The question for consumers, as more turn to the phone as a mobile wallet, is whether they want more convenience or...
January 8th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Once people get used to video streaming, watching things as and when they want, there will be no going back to linear TV, outdated set-top boxes and pay-TV...
January 1st, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew You will love the new technology coming your way in 2016, but it will no longer be with the wide-eyed awe of...
November 19th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew Finding a needle in a haystack is a thankless endeavour. The more so when you add more hay to the mix....
September 22nd, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew After the early buzz of the past few years, startups here often face an uphill battle getting a foothold in a game of...
September 8th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew Candidates understand that even in an age of social media, there's nothing like pressing your hand into a voter's to show your...
August 9th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew There's no quick fix this time. Unlike the roads, airports and big factories that had propelled Singapore's original ambitions, the next 50 years' success will depend on how its people develop as...
July 15th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew Even as millions of devices are set up to connect from smart homes everywhere, the weakest link could be the Wi-Fi network installed in your living...
June 4th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew The biggest thing against smart watches is the technology they bring. It is transient, upgradeable and...
April 20th, 2015 | by
Raymond Lau Unless wearable tech makers can somehow create a device that matches or surpasses the utility of our well-loved iPhones and Androids, they may never match up to their...
January 20th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew The Singapore government will do well to consider how citizens will react to what's essentially information about them being handed out...
August 30th, 2014 | by
Desmond Koh The absence of the Big Three telcos at this year’s Comex show may be a sign that Singapore’s mega tech fairs are starting to lose their shine. On the surface, things might not seem that way. Last year, at least...
August 29th, 2014 | by
Jonathan Tan Ultimately, story is still king when it comes to making a good film. But it sure helps to be able to express it professionally without breaking the...
August 24th, 2014 | by
Alfred Siew It's an area where expertise is sorely lacking, after years of emphasising the need for project managers rather than "do-ers" - the coders and...
