Jack Dorsey returns to Twitter as Dick Costolo steps down
Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo has decided to step down, effective July 1, 2015. Twitter’s Board of Directors has named Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder of...
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MCMC looking into TM outage behind global Internet slowdown
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it is looking into the issue of a Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) outage that reportedly caused a...
Week in Review: Telco foul play, and a games catalyst
Our Telco Deep Dive series continues, but DNA founder Karamjit Singh sees a gaming catalyst for Asean as the big news for the week. Via...
Telco Deep Dive: How Malaysia’s industry fared in Q1 2015
Continuing our Telco Deep Dive series, Goh Thean Eu looks at the leadership changes in Malaysia’s mobile space, with jostling over prepaid and postpaid customers,...
Brands Lagging Behind in the Massive Move to Mobile
The people have spoken — and they’re choosing mobile. But what about brands? “We’re in the middle of the most massive media shift in history,...
SG retail exporters rose by 22% in a year: eBay
Singapore’s retail exporters sell to an average 41 international markets – ranked second in South East Asia behind Thailand and five destinations higher than US...
Apple’s WWDC gets more online visibility than Google’s I/O
Apple’s WWDC conference, where the company announced a new iOS and other products, generated 154 per cent more digital consumption of content than there was...
SEA Games: Football is the most associated sport
Football has been the sport most associated with the SEA Games which kicked off in Singapore on June 5. The 28th SEA Games are being...
InSkin Media expands global network into SG
Brand advertising provider InSkin Media is expanding its Southeast Asian footprint with the opening of a new office in Singapore. The new office joins Hong...
SC selects six platforms for equity crowdfunding in Malaysia
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has announced the approval of six registered equity crowdfunding platforms, giving small businesses and entrepreneurs greater access to capital. Via...
Top 5 takeaways from Apple’s WWDC keynote
Considering that Apple now has Macintosh, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, bringing something fresh to the table around these key hardware platforms was the key...
Open source video company Kaltura streaming into Asia
Fuelled by another round of funding, Kaltura is aiming at Asia where it believes its flexibility – in terms of both business model and technology...
Computex 2015: Brave front by PC market despite weak demand
Taiwan’s premier technology expo and the world’s second largest computer trade show Computex, which wrapped up last week, is proof that the PC (personal computer)...
Music at the Core of Apple’s WWDC 2015 Keynote
Although Apple definitely had no shortage of treats in store for those looking to the future of iOS and Mac, the major standout from yesterday’s...
Telco Deep Dive: Celcom out to regain lost momentum
Continuing our Telco Deep Dive, Goh Thean Eu speaks to Celcom CEO Shazalli Ramly on his plans for 2015, after the first quarter saw the...
From brace wax to US$500K funding … in one month
It has taken Be Malas, the SMS-based request service, just one month to raise US$500,000 from Singapore-based Japanese fund KK Fund. It has now launched...
