Office bullying video sparks outcry in Singapore
A Singapore company supervisor caught on video slapping a male intern is in trouble after the clip went viral on the web and sparked a public outcry.
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Internet ‘floggers’ cash in on food-mad Asia
As a Hindu who does not eat beef but craves other meat, Tashny Sukumaran discovered her new passion for pork burgers through her native Malaysia’s vibrant food-blogging, or “flogging,” scene.
Cyber strikes a ‘civilized’ option: Britain
Pre-emptive cyber strikes against perceived national security threats are a “civilized option” to neutralize potential attacks, Britain’s armed forces minister said Sunday.
Facebook co-founder Saverin to stay in Singapore
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin intends to stay in Singapore but has no plans to take up citizenship after giving up his US passport, a move that could save him millions in taxes, his spokesman said.
Guns, grenades and iPads for Singapore soldiers
SINGAPORE – New recruits to Singapore’s military, air force and navy are to get a new standard-issue item of equipment besides their rifle — the iPad. The defence ministry said Monday it will be issuing “about 8,000″ of the sleek, touch-screen tablet computers — already wildly popular with the city-state’s tech-savvy youth — to recruits [...]
Nokia packs a surprise with its all-screen smartphone
NOKIA FINALLY unveiled its flagship smartphone, and it is not what we have anticipated. In a surprising move, Nokia president and CEO Stephen Elop presented the N9, a breakthrough device that runs not on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system but on MeeGo, an already ditched, open-source OS that the Finnish giant co-developed with Intel [...]
Tablet war heats up as Asia challenges iconic iPad
A tablet war is heating up in Asia as companies from China, South Korea and Taiwan challenge the dominance of Apple’s iPad on features and price, analysts said.
Nokia heralds ‘new season’ in market share bid
SINGAPORE - Troubled mobile phone giant Nokia on Tuesday it was confident it could reverse sagging fortunes and remain a market leader amid stiff competition from rivals such as Apple and Samsung. Chief executive Stephen Elop said at a regional telecoms fair in Singapore that the Finnish company was making good on promises to overhaul [...]
Asian tech fair spotlights tablets, smartphones
SINGAPORE – Tablet computers and smartphones take centre stage at a major Asian telecoms fair that opened on Tuesday, with struggling phone maker Nokia making a new push to reverse its eroding fortunes. Industry behemoth Apple, whose iPad has a stranglehold on the tablet market, will be absent from the CommunicAsia expo, preferring to stage [...]
New airport system would scan iris, save time
SINGAPORE — Eye scanners and information chips inside passports may soon be coming to an airport near you as the airline industry seeks to sharply reduce security check-in time and inconvenience. The International Air Transport Association unveiled a mock-up Tuesday in Singapore of what it dubbed the “Checkpoint of the Future,” where passengers separated by [...]
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