Singapore is 5th most app-crazed country on Android

December 9, 2011 by Terence LEE  

Android Market, Google’s official app market for Android, recently celebrated the milestone of ten billion total downloads. To commemorate the achievement, they released an infographic containing a slew of statistics about Android Market and its users.

Singapore, it turns out, is the fifth most app-crazed country in the world by downloads per capita. Asian nations are doing particularly well on this front, with the South Koreans coming out on top, followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan. The United States is the only non-Asian country in the top five. Read more

Chillin’ With Google: pre-DevFest drinks – 10 Nov

November 7, 2011 by SGEntrepreneurs  

As a lead up to Google DevFest this Saturday in Singapore, SGE is teaming up with Google to have pre-DevFest drinks this coming Thursday 10th November from 7-9pm at Sauce Bar (8 Raffles Avenue, Esplanade Mall #01-10). There will be some finger food and drinks (thanks Google!). Register for Google DevFest here and drinks here. Come to mingle with the speakers and fellow developers! Limited to 50 people only.

Google+ releases APIs, will app developers bite?

October 6, 2011 by Terence LEE  

Google+ has now released several sets of application programming interfaces (APIs) that allows app developers to access public data on the rapidly growing social network. Read more

Malaysia Digest: Google teams up with Tourism Malaysia, TUKAR by govt, and more

September 6, 2011 by Egi SEPTIADI  

Here are some interesting startup news around Malaysia, not only in its capital, Kuala Lumpur, but also other startup hubs such as Penang, Malacca, and many more. Read more

Google’s +1 button could rearrange search results very soon

August 31, 2011 by Terence LEE  

If search engine optimization is crucial to your business in terms of visibility and sales leads, then this is something to watch out for. Wired recently reported that Google is now looking into how to use data from its +1 button to rearrange search results. Read more

Google’s +1 button to allow sharing in Circles

August 25, 2011 by Terence LEE  

This just in from the Google+ blog: Starting next week, the +1 button will allow Google+ users to share content from around the Internet directly with their friends on the social network.  Read more

Go Measure with Google Analytics

August 24, 2011 by SGEntrepreneurs  

Next month, Google Asia Pacific will organize their annual Go Measure with Google Analytics in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. It will packed with tips and insights from local and international web analytics professionals and speakers from the Google Analytics team. See how analytics help drive value through case studies from the travel, fashion, retail, technology, and telecommunications industries. Walk away knowing how to improve your site’s user experience and increase marketing ROI. At the end of the day attendees have the option to attend a Google Analytics 101 training conducted by Google Analytics Certified Partners or to have a one-on-one consultation with our speakers. Read more

Philippines Digest – 30 Jul

July 30, 2011 by Egi SEPTIADI  

Here you can find some interesting startup news around Philippines, not only in its capital, Manila, but also other their startup hubs such as Cebu, General Santos City, Pasay, Quezon City, and many more. Read more

Indonesia Digest – 29 Jul

July 29, 2011 by Egi SEPTIADI  

Here you can find some interesting startup news from Indonesia, not only in its capital, Jakarta, but also other their tech startup hubs such as Yogyakarta, Medan, Surabaya, and many more. These listed news are taken from our partner, DailySocial, a leading blog on Indonesia’s tech startup scene. Read more

Google+ app for Android and iPhone now available in Singapore

July 28, 2011 by Terence LEE  

The Google+ mobile app is now available on the iPhone App Store and Android Market in Singapore, declared at least two sources (read here and here). The app brings much of the functionality on the Google+ web platform to smartphones. Read more