I’m not an Apple user, and I won’t consider myself a fan. But I felt a profound loss when I woke up this morning to learn that Steve Jobs is dead. He was 56.
You don’t have to use an iPhone to appreciate the things he has achieved. What inspired me the most about him was not his great vision for products, or his exacting leadership style, but that he was a comeback king.
After a leadership tussle at Apple in 1985, Steve was ousted from the company he created. Not one to sit still, he founded NeXT, which made an operating system that would become a foundation for the OS X. Read more
Here are some interesting startup news from China, not only in its capital, Beijing, but also other startup hubs such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, and many more. Read more
Filed under News StopTags: 17startup, Apple, Around Asia, Cloud Smart TV, Crows Coming, GSR Ventures, Haier Group, Key China Startup News This Week, Key Startup News This Week, Li Yinan, NeuroSky, Nokia, Ohbaba, Sina, SmarTots, Special Deals, Stepcase, TenCent, Tudou, Tuita, UMessage, Wokaishi, Xiu.com, Yikuair, YOKU, Youku.com
Joining Internet behemoth Google in the increasingly crowded near-field communication (NFC) hot tub is mobile company Sony Ericsson, who is putting NFC chips into its Android phones, the Times of India revealed (see also uses for NFC).
A while back, we reported that a tech blogger discovered some NFC functionality on the Google+ mobile app. Google has also been actively implementing the technology for its Google Wallet and Google Places services. Read more
Filed under Innovation & Technology, Mobile, News Stop, Retail, Technology, WebTags: american express, Apple, Google, google places, google wallet, HTC, Intel, iPhone, Mastercard, Microsoft, Motorola, nfc, Nokia, PayPal, Samsung, Sony Ericsson
Here you can find interesting startup news from Japan, not only from its capital, Tokyo, but also other startup hubs like Fukuoka, Kyoto, Osaka, and many more. Read more
Filed under News StopTags: Alarm Everyone, Apple, Around Asia, Baidu, Check-in Coupon, DeNA, Dentsu, Facebook Spot Information, Flash games, Gree, Japan Startup Weekend, Japan-US "Word Changer" Award, Japanese character hashtags, Jonny Li, Key Japan Startup News This Week, Key Startup News This Week, NTT-Docomo, Recruit, Skype, Twitter
By 2015, expect up to 21 million units of tablet computers to ship in countries like Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.
That’s if predictions by US-based market research company International Data Corp are correct. Read more
This year, 2011, is all about tablets. If you develop apps for tablets, the SingTel i.Challenge11 might interest you. This Thursday, Singtel Innovation Exchange (SiX) is official launching the SingTel i.Challenge 11. Take this opportunity to hear the latest on tablets, network with industry experts and meet with fellow developers to discuss the next big thing in Enterprise Apps. Read more
Filed under EventsTags: Android, Apple, Chong Lee Fong, Chua Zi Yong, iChallenge, iOS, Matt Brennan, Raven Chai, RIM, Sarim Aziz, SingTel, SiX, Stream Media, Tablet Apps, tablets, UX Consulting, Will Luxton, Zhou Wenhan
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will be in Singapore next week to speak on innovation and creativity in the 21st century. Find out more here. Read more
Our friends at Tech65 starts off this week with their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape with their thoughts [1] Official: HTC rolling out Android 2.2, 720p video, iTunes sync to unlocked Euro Desires this weekend, [2] HP Won’t Make Any Windows Phone 7 Devices, [3] Apple starts patenting mobile app ideas, [4] StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – 12 Years of Wait – StarCraft II : Wings of Liberty, [5] iPhone 4 and 3 Mid-night Launches, [6] RSVP to Tech65 Party 2010. Note that the Tech65 are catching up with editing and publishing new episodes for listeners and do bear with them. Do click and check out their latest podcast here (and they jump forward 3 episodes this time). You can now also listen to the Tech65 podcast here as well by coming to the blog post directly. Read more
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Yes, everyone is checking out on Smithy’s location these days. Yet, the news of the week from TenCube being acquired by McAfee to Google’s foray into China & Japan dominated the Asian landscape for web and tech. The TWIA crew starts off their chat about the future of Android in China & thoughts on the future of Southeast Asia tech scene with Daniel coining his term “Silicon Straits”. Of course, you won’t want to miss our crew’s famous discussion on “who wants to guess how much this company is acquired for”. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs. Read more
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Filed under MediaTags: Android, Apple, Baidu, Bing, ComScore, Foound, Google, Google Android, Google Search, iPad, IPhone 4, Koprol, McAfee, Neoteny Labs, Starcraft II, TenCube, This Week in Asia, TWIA, Yahoo
Our friends at Tech65 starts off this week with their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape with their thoughts [1] Nintento 3DS, [2] Playstation Move (Check out Episode 160 too), [3] Microsoft Kinect, [4] Apple relaxes iOS SDK terms to allow Lua but block Flash and [5] ‘G’ mail for all govt e-mail. Note that the Tech65 are catching up with editing and publishing new episodes for listeners and do bear with them. Do click and check out their latest podcast here. You can now also listen to the Tech65 podcast here as well by coming to the blog post directly. Read more
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