NVIDIA’s US$40 billion acquisition of Arm has gotten Google, Microsoft and Qualcomm all worked up. According to reports, the three tech companies have made their concerns known to regulators in China, the European Union, the […]
Baidu rolls out MaaS platform in Guangzhou
Baidu has partnered with the Guangzhou Huangpu District government to roll out a multi-modal autonomous driving mobility as a service (MaaS) platform in Guangzhou, China. Utilising a fleet of more than 40 Apollo Robotaxis and […]
Xiaomi unveils Mi 11
Disregarding its battle with the US government, Xiaomi has forged ahead to launch it Mi 11 flagship globally. The latest smartphone comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, 108MP triple rear camera, cinematic audio, and 50W […]
Parler axes CEO
Parler CEO John Matze has been fired by the company’s board. According to his memo to staff (reported by Fox News), Matze noted that on January 29, 2021, “the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer […]
South Korea tops world innovation ranking
South Korea has reclaimed the top in the latest Bloomberg Innovation Index ranking. It ousted Germany, which slide to fourth behind Singapore and Switzerland. Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Finland, the Netherlands, and Austria complete the top […]
Explore Singapore on Monopoly
First Wave Agency and Hasbro have launched Monopoly Explore! SG to give those in Singapore an engaging digital experience of the island from their devices. Downloadable from Play Store now and AppStore from February 22, […]
Bridge builds 3rd data centre in Malaysia
Bridge Data Centres is building a third data centre in Malaysia. When completed in Q2 2022, it will deliver 16 megawatts (MW) of IT capacity. Called MY03, the new data centre is located at Bukit […]
Budget Direct Insurance offers 24-hour online emergency assistance
Singapore’s Budget Direct Insurance has launched a 24/7 online emergency support for motorists and travellers seeking assistance while on the road in Singapore or travelling in Malaysia or South Thailand. The link from the company’s […]
Xiaomi sues US government
Xiaomi has filed a lawsuit against the US government in a bid to be removed from the list of companies the US claimed to have links to China’s military. The blacklist, if effected, would make […]
Telegram sweetens WhatsApp migration by enabling chat history move
Telegram has gained more than 100 new users in January, the bulk of whom were probably former WhatsApp users who were peeved by new terms and privacy policy. And Telegram has just added an incentive […]
Apple drives smartphone market growth in Q4
The success of its iPhone 12 series propelled Apple to the top of the smartphone market with 23.4 percent share in Q4, according to IDC Apple shipped 90.1 million devices in that quarter to drive […]
NVIDIA certifies AI systems
With AI systems on the rise due to increasd interest in the technology, NVIDIA has introduced the NVIDIA-Certified Systems programme to qualify systems that deliver the performance, programmability and secure throughput enterprise AI needs. Optimised […]
Qualcomm integrates Alexa with Snapdragon automotive cockpit platform
Qualcomm Technologies is pre-integrating Alexa Custom Assistant with its Snapdragon automotive cockpit platforms. This arrangement is designed to support automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to build customisable, in-vehicle intelligent assistants. It is offered as an […]
Digital key enables car access with smartphone
LG Innotek has deveoped a digital car key module that can be used to lock or unlock, as well as start a vehicle using a smartphone. Once installed in a car, the digital car key […]
Gartner expects IT spending to grow 6.2% in 2021
Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach US$3.9 trillion in 2021, up 6.2 percent from 2020, according to Gartner. Enterprise software is expected to have the strongest rebound of 8.8 percent as remote work environments […]
Google in Aussie showdown
Faced with a proposed new Australian law on having to pay news sites for links to their articles, Google is threatening to pull the search engine out of the continent. Google is not the only […]
PT Telkom to develop AI applications with new NVIDIA DGX A100 supercomputer
As Indonesia’s first NVIDIA DGX A100 supercomputer user, PT Telkom plans to use the system to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer vision and 5G-based applications to support and advance its businesses. With NVIDIA DGX A100 […]
LG reviews mobile business
Amid reports that it is exiting the smartphone business, LG Electronics has shared that it is thoroughly reviewing the direction and open to all possibilities. The move comes on the back of 23 consecutive quarters […]
Goodbye, DBS 2FA token!
Come April 1, DBS Bank customers need no longer use the physical 2FA token for online and mobile transactions — that’s one less device to carry. The bank has decided to go fully digital and […]
Qualcomm unveils addition to 5G mobile platform
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G mobile platform which features an enhanced Qualcomm Kryo 585 CPU prime core clock speed of up to 3.2 GHz. The new platform is designed to deliver […]
Parler’s website back, service still down
An unlikely source has helped to revive social media platform Parler, a week after its forced removal by America’s Big Tech firms. Reports suggest that its website is now hosted on Russia’s DDOS Guard. However, […]
ContractPodAi opens first office in Australia
ContractPodAi has opened an office in Sydney to further expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The new Australian office will focus on bringing its AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions to the region. “We […]
Xiaomi denies link with Chinese military
Just when it looks like the Trump adminstration was done with its actions against China, the US Department of Defense announced another list of Chinese companies alleged to have links with the Chinese military. Tech […]
WhatsApp pushes update deadline to May 15
Three more months. WhatsApp users have more time to consider if they are prepared to accept the messaging platform’s new terms and conditions. This follows a backlash that has resulted in millions migrating to alternatives […]
SAIC and Alibaba unveils IM electric vehicle
China’s largest automaker SAIC and Alibaba have unveiled the IM (intelligence in motion) brand of long-range electric vehicles. Powered by the NVIDIA Drive Orin compute platform, the first two vehicles in the lineup — a […]
IBM gets Taos boost
IBM has boosted its cloud migration and transformation offerings with the acquisition of Taos. Taos is a cloud professional and managed services provider with more than 30 years of experience with leading brands across technology, […]
MakinaRocks and Hyundai Robotics agree to advance robot arm anomaly detection
MakinaRocks and Hyundai Robotics have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on developing AI-based anomaly detection for industrial robot arms. Founded in 2017, MakinaRocks develops anomaly detection and control and optimisation solutions for the […]
Informatica rolls out cloud-native CX solution
Informatica has introduced Customer 360 SaaS, an enterprise-scale cloud-native solution that helps enterprises deliver customer experience (CX) in a post-pandemic, digital-first, cloud world. Based on the Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services platform, the solution provides all-in-one […]
WhatsApp’s loss is Signal and Telegram’s gain
The repercussion of WhatsApp’s new terms and conditions are massive with many users flocking to alternatives such as Signal and Telegram over the past few days. Signal is reaching one million daily downloads while Telegram […]
NVIDIA unveils GeForce RTX 3060
It’s another year and NVIDIA has rolled out a junior member to its GeForce RTX 30 series family. Priced at US$329, the newly-introduced GeForce RTX 3060 is the most affordable in the next generation Ampere-based […]
PC market surges 26.1% in Q4
The pandemic has turned out to be a boon for the PC market, which soared by 26.1 percent year on year to 91.6 million units in Q4, according to IDC. Full year growth is 13.1 […]
Parler strikes back
Dealt with a killer blow, social media platform Parler has struck back at Amazon Web Services (AWS). It has filed a lawsuit against the cloud computing service provider for violating anti-trust law and breach of […]
Cognizant to acquire Servian
Cognizant has agreed to acquire Australia’s Servian, a privately-held enterprise transformation consultancy specialising in data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital services, experience design, and cloud. This marks the company’s 10th digital-focused acquisition since January 2020, highlighting […]
Baidu to make smart electric vehicles
Baidu will establish a company and partner with automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) to produce intelligent electric vehicles (EV). Baidu will provide intelligent driving capabilities to power the passenger vehicles for the new venture […]
NIO teams up with NVIDIA on next gen autonomous electric vehicles
China electric automaker NIO has chosen the NVIDIA Drive Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC) to power its new generation of electric vehicles. Aptly dubbed Adam, the NVIDIA SoC will first appear in the ET7 sedan that will […]
IBM names CEO for new managed infrastructure services business
IBM has appointed Martin Schroeter as Chief Executive Officer of the new independent managed infrastructure services business, which launches on January 15. The new company will focus on the management and modernisation of IT infrastructure […]
Infineon touts MEMS microphone improvements
Infineon Technologies has announced a next-generation Xensiv MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) microphone IM73A135 that improves acoustical performance and power consumption. The new microphone reduces the need to compromise on high signal-to-noise ratio, a small package, high […]
Used smartphone market to be worth US$65b by 2024
Refurbished and used smartphones are expected to be in hot demand, growing from 225.4 million units in 2020 to 351.6 million units in 2024, a compounded annual growth rate of 11.2 percent, according to IDC. […]
Samsung appoints Sangho Jo as SEA and Oceania President and CEO
Samsung Electronics has appointed Sangho Jo as President and Chief Executive Officer for Southeast Asia (SEA) and Oceania. He is charged with maintaining Samsung’s leadership position and seizing long-term growth opportunities. “I look forward to […]
New WhatsApp terms: Accept or delete account
WhatsApp has updated its terms and privacy policy which users need to accept by February 8 or consider deleting their accounts. According to the WhatsApp alert, “After this date, you’ll need to accept these updates […]
YouTrip partners with Visa to accelerate SEA expansion
YouTrip has inked a six-year partnership with Visa to accelerate its expansion into Southeast Asia (SEA). With presence in Singapore and Thailand, the fintech startup plans to establish bases in Malaysia and the Philippines. Malaysia […]
Former Trump advisor Cohn becomes Vice Chairman of IBM
IBM has appointed former presidential economic advisor Gary D Cohn as Vice Chairman and member of its Executive Leadership Team. He will work with CEO Arvind Krishna and the IBM Executive Leadership Team on a […]
GoBear closing shop
In a sad sign of the times for the startup scene, GoBear is beginning a formal process to shut down operations because of the pandemic-hit operating environment and an inability to raise additional funds. The […]
Huawei MateBook 14 and MatePad T 10s to debut in Singapore on Jan 16
The Huawei MateBook 14 AMD edition and Huawei MatePad T 10s Android tablet will hit Singapore stores on January 16. Designed for everyday use, the ultraportable MateBook 14 is the company’s first laptop running on […]
LG to showcase transparent OLED display applications at CES 2021
CES 2021 may not be a physical event this year but that is not going to stop brands from gaining a headstart in 2021. LG Display will be debuting transparent OLED applications that are aimed […]
China carmaker to adopt Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride Platform
Great Wall Motor (GWM) will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride Platform for its advanced intelligent driving system to power its premium vehicles starting in 2022 This expands the relationship between the two companies to facilitate […]
Telegram to add ads in 2021
Messaging app Telegram, which has around half a billion active users, will be inserting advertisements in 2021 as part of its monetisation strategy. More traffic translates to more expenses which can add up to “at […]
Cakap raises US$3m to grow team and business
Indonesian education startup Cakap has raised US$3 million Series A+ funding to help grow its team and further develop its language tutoring app. The investment will also help business expansion in Indonesia and across the […]
5 cybersecurity predictions for 2021
By Ray Garnie, APAC VP, DigiCert 2020 has brought about a lot of change. Who would’ve imagined watching our favourite sports teams on TV and stadiums without spectators, or the one-year postponement of the Tokyo […]
Mi Watch Lite comes to Singapore
Xiaomi has released the new S$89 Mi Watch Lite in Singapore, just in time for the holiday season. Targeted at fitness and health enthusiasts, the device features professional health monitoring and comprehensive display of physical […]
Genesys sets up digital business unit
Genesys has launched its new Genesys Digital business unit to help companies address the latest technology trends and consumers’ ever-changing needs in the digital landscape. As lines between marketing, sales and service are blurring for […]
Zoom to establish R&D centre in Singapore
Zoom Video Communications will make Singapore home for its fourth research and development (R&D) centre — the others are in China, India and the United States. As part of the move, it is looking to […]
DigiCert’s new IoT Device Manager ensures end-to-end security
DigiCert has released the new IoT Device Manager that lets manufacturers embed certificates on chipsets at any point in the product lifecycle. This addresses a major painpoint faced by manufacturers on provisioning certificates to devices […]
AsiaPay and Azupay link up for digital payment in Australia
AsiaPay and Azupay have teamed up to facilitate digital payments aross Australia. They aim to provide for e-commerce customers a simple, secure, seamless and real-time checkout experience, and for merchants to receive payment instantly and […]
Hyundai Mobis buys Hyundai Autron’s semicon division
Hyundai Mobis has acquired the semiconductor division of Hyundai Autron for US$122 million. With this acquisition, Hyundai Mobis will be able to design, develop and verify semiconductors for vehicles and differentiate its integrated control technology […]
Hyundai takes major stake in Boston Dynamics
Hyundai Motor Group has pumped in US$1.1 billion for a majority stake in mobile robot maker Boston Dynamics with a SoftBank affiliate retaining the remaining 20 percent share. The acquisition will take Hyundai toward being […]
Rikkeisoft and Oraichain form strategic alliance
Vietnamese IT software provider Rikkeisoft and AI data Oracle blockchain firm Oraichain have formed a strategic partnership to develop complementary solutions and services. Under the alliance, Oraichain will boost its staff strength to accelerate the […]
Huawei opens health lab in Xian
The new Huawei Health Lab in Xian, China will give more than 40 researchers, engineers and developers the platform to innovate and create applications of new sports and health technology through smart wearables. This builds […]
Facebook under fire
Facebook has come under fire in the United States for anti-competitive practices. The Federal Trade Commission and 48 states alledges that the socila media giant has become a monopoly by gobbling up its competitors, namely […]
Volocopter plans for air taxis in Singapore by 2023
Volocopter has put a three-year timeline to introdeuce air taxi services in Singapore. The pioneer in urban air mobility (UAM), announced this after two years of close collaboration with the Economic Development Board of Singapore […]
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