SingTel, Progress Software launch PaaS cloud offering
SingTel and Progress Software launch a new platform as a service offering, OpenEdge, for Singapore and the region.
IDC: 30 percent of cloud suppliers will go bust by 2015
Even as IT vendors are jostling to carve out a slice of the burgeoning cloud computing market, not all will remain in business when the industry starts to mature.…
Latest Loozfon malware takes aim at women Android users
A piece of malware infecting Android phones in Japan has targeted women by promising them easy money and ways to meet rich men.
HTC drops One X price for Singapore
Taiwanese phone maker HTC is dropping the price of its top-end One X smartphone from S$898 to S$848 in Singapore, as it seeks to grab hold of market share from…
Akamai: content providers have to optimise for mobile too
Content providers will have to start footing the bill and optimising the experience for smartphone users, as mobile networks around the world burst at the seams with congestion, according to…
Red Hat eyes PaaS market with OpenShift
Open-source bigwig Red Hat is eyeing the red-hot cloud computing market with OpenShift, an open source application platform in the cloud that lets enterprises deploy applications quickly. The platform-as-a-service, or…
Lenovo not quite done with new ThinkPads, brings two new ultrabooks to Singapore
Even with its slew of business machines launched last month, Lenovo isn’t quite done with its ThinkPad line-up this year. The company on Wednesday launched another two ultrabooks here in…
Nikon beats Samsung to the punch with Android-powered Coolpix S800c
Samsung is already the king of Android smartphones and has a line of smart cameras to boot, so it should be a no-brainer for it to make an Android-powered smart…
Nine IT themes that will impact Singapore and the world
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore believes nine IT themes will impact Singapore and the world in its recently released Information Technology Roadmap 2012.
Securing the cloud
Contrary to popular perception, cloud computing does not make companies more susceptible to cyber attacks. In fact, the dynamic nature of cloud computing architectures makes it more difficult for hackers…
Goondu DIY: Data roaming? No thanks, I’ll have a local prepaid card, please
Not only does it offer cheap local calls, it gives you usually unbeatable mobile Internet rates while you're overseas.
Help log where the “potholes” are in Singapore’s 3G coverage
There's now an Android application that lets smartphone users in Singapore mark the areas where there is poor 3G coverage.
Geek Buy: the best eReader to use in Singapore
The Kobo Touch is a fantastic eReader for those looking for a single-purpose device for immersive reading without all the distraction of a connected device like a smartphone or tablet.
Goondu preview: Borderlands 2 (and yes, Girlfriend Mode too)
Techgoondu gets a hands-on preview of Gearbox's Borderlands 2 and also comments on the "girfriend mode" issue.
Creative comes up with Z-series soundcards, hopes to attract PC audiophiles
Creative has come up with three Z-series soundcards that top off at a grand S$349, in a bid to grab a share of the niche PC audio market.
Latest hack in Singapore: phone scammers posing as Microsoft
Scammers in Singapore have taken to an old medium - phone calls - to hack into users' computers and swindle them of hundreds of dollars, in the latest con job…
Salesforce.com debuts community tool
Salesforce.com is extending its Chatter enterprise social networking service to Salesforce Communities, a new tool that allows companies to create private social communities. While Salesforce Chatter supports group collaboration that…
Adobe says goodbye to Flash on the Android phone
Some time today, Adobe will be pulling it off the download store as part of a long goodbye to a multimedia format once popular with hundreds of thousands of websites.
Ouya’s US$8.5 million and the crowdfunding effect
With the smashing success of open source Android console Ouya's crowdfunding experiment on Kickstarter, there is little to doubt that crowdfunding has matured to the point where it will be…
