Week in Review: Pikom is right, Malaysia needs to buck up
Great broadband quality is a factor among investors, and governments in South-East Asia just have to deliver and not complain about being unfairly compared against...
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Vizeum wins BBC Earth business in Asia
Vizeum has been appointed to lead the launch of the BBC Earth channel across Asia. Consistent with BBC Worldwide’s global strategy BBC Knowledge was rebranded...
Samsung collaborates with SG street artist for Samsung Gear S2 launch
In celebration of their latest Galaxy range, Samsung held a consumer event in Singapore last week. Called the ‘Galaxy STUDIO’, the event hosted a preview...
The road less travelled: Hacker Lyon Yang’s penetration tales
As a penetration tester, hacker Lyon Yang is pretty much an outlier in South-East Asia, and will be speaking on router and IoT vulnerabilities at...
Facebook opens Lead Ads to all advertisers
Facebook has made lead ads now available to all advertisers globally. Lead ads simplify the mobile signup process, helping businesses connect with people interested in...
Singpost & IDA collaborate to develop drone for mail delivery
Singapore Post signed a joint development with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) for a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV, also known as drone). A last...
Ideas aplenty in Malaysia, but execution lacking: Panel
Malaysia is not lacking in creativity and innovation, but what is lacking is perhaps execution, according to panellists at a discussion organised by Agensi Inovasi...
Knorr, Vizeum celebrate ‘Home Dining Day’ with consumers
Knorr, along with its agency Vizeum is encouraging its viewers to celebrate ‘Home Dining Day’ with a video that garnered close to 1.5 million views,...
Manulife Hong Kong experiments with IoT for engaging customers
Manulife is harnessing the power of digital and wearable technology or internet of things (IoT) with ManulifeMOVE in Hong Kong, empowering customers to proactively manage...
Data pick of the day: Younger onliners lead ad blocking
With the arrival of ad blocking on Apple’s iOS continuing to make headlines, Global Web Index’s chart takes a look at the profile of those...
Alpha7 launches A7 AppsConnect for cloud-based apps
Alpha7, a Singapore-based business cloud enabler, has launched A7 AppsConnect, a platform marketplace of 40 cloud-based applications – bringing affordability and efficiency across key business...
#sowhoknew: Me, my selfie and die
Dying to take a selfie? Think again, it may be more dangerous than you imagine. True fact? More people have been killed taking selfies this...
#sowhoknew: A ‘dislike’ button on Facebook? I dislike…
Mark Zuckerberg has finally raised the notion of introducing a ‘dislike’ button on Facebook but it seems that many users (myself included) believe the idea...
Chinese millennials love spending on luxury products most in APAC
Millennials in China are the biggest purchasers of luxury goods in Asia Pacific, followed by South Korea and Hong Kong, according to data by Mastercard....
Facebook introduces 360-degree video feature
After YouTube’s launch of 360-degree videos, Facebook has also introduced the feature and will begin rolling out 360-degree videos in News Feed from September 23....
TV must focus on unifying broadcast & unicast biz models
The TV industry must focus on the unification of two distinct content business models – broadcast and unicast – to capture the shifting ad dollar,...
