Neowin News Feed for: Singapore

Apple Vision Pro launches in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:06:01 +0000

Apple has launched its spatial computing headset Vision Pro in more countries. The headset is now available to try out and purchase in mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. Read more...

WhatsApp wants you to build a business around its new Channels feature

Paul Hill — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:38:01 +0000

WhatsApp has announced the availability of Channels in Colombia and Singapore. It will eventually bring them to more countries and allow you to build a business around your channels. Read more...

Binance is bidding for a crypto license to operate in Singapore, again

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:00:01 +0000

After shutting down its operations in Singapore in late 2021 due to lack of compliance in crypto regulations, Binance is again opening its doors and reviving its crypto permit bid in Singapore. Read more...

Singapore wants a byte of the semiconductor pie amid US-China tensions

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 07:12:01 +0000

Singapore aims to win its "fair share" of semiconductor investments amidst growing trade tensions between China and the United States, focusing on semiconductor assembly and design. Read more...

Singapore state-owned firm writes down $275 million investment in bankrupted FTX

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:22:01 +0000

The Singapore state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings has decided to write down its investment of $275 million in the collapsed crypto exchange FTX. It said that its belief in SBF was misplaced. Read more...

Singapore bans cryptocurrency ads and promotion to public claiming it's high-risk investment

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 19:48:01 +0000

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has effectively banned all promotions of cryptocurrencies and services that deal in digital tokens. The regulator claims they are "high-risk" investments. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy A12 will go on sale in Singapore on January 9 for $228

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:00:01 +0000

Samsung is bringing its entry-level device, the Galaxy A12, to Singapore on January 9 with a price tag of $228. It's powered by MediaTek's Helio P35 SoC and sports a 6.5-inch HD+ display. Read more...

Apple's ambitious floating dome retail store in Singapore opens on Thursday

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 06:40:01 +0000

Apple's new retail store will be a glass dome floating in the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Apart from custom-lined glass, it will carry an oculus on its apex that is inspired by the Pantheon. Read more...

Amazon Project Zero arrives in seven more countries

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:00:01 +0000

Amazon has rolled out its anti-counterfeit tool, Project Zero, to several more countries. Brands can use Amazon Project Zero to enforce their intellectual property on the Amazon platform. Read more...

Singapore suspends use of Zoom by teachers following 'very serious incidents'

Usman Khan Lodhi — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:50:01 +0000

Following leud incidents during home-based lessons, Singapore has stopped teachers from using Zoom. The company is currently focusing on fixing privacy and security vulnerabilities. Read more...

Singapore launches a mobile app to boost COVID-19 contact tracing efforts

Usman Khan Lodhi — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:06:01 +0000

Developed by Singapore's Government Technology Agency and the health ministry, the TraceTogether app identifies people who have been near coronavirus patients using wireless Bluetooth technology. Read more...

Facebook concerned by Singapore page block request

Paul Hill — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:26:02 +0000

Facebook has complied with a page block request by the Singaporean government. The page belonged to a news site which the government alleged published fake news regarding coronavirus. Read more...

Apple announces voluntary recall for some AC wall plug adapters

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:02:01 +0000

Apple has announced a voluntary recall of one of its AC wall plug adapters. It said it knows about six incidents where the hardware broke and caused electrical shocks to customers. Read more...

Singapore government health data stolen by hackers, 1.5 million people affected

Ujjwal Kumar — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:56:01 +0000

In the latest update from the Ministry of Health, Singapore, it was revealed that medical information belonging to 1.5 million people was stolen by hackers in a planned attack on MoH servers. Read more...

Microsoft, Sunseap sign 20-year solar power agreement in Singapore

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:44:02 +0000

Microsoft has signed an agreement with energy provider Sunseap to purchase 100% of the output of the latter's solar power installation. This will be the largest project of its kind in Singapore. Read more...

Microsoft is bringing HoloLens to two more markets, and making it available to rent

Rich Woods — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:36:01 +0000

In its February mixed reality update, Microsoft announced today that it will be bringing HoloLens to Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The company will also make the device available to rent. Read more...

THOR is a hybrid drone that can transform mid-flight from a helicopter to an airplane

Stergios Georgopoulos — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:52:01 +0000

A team from the Singapore University of Technology & Design has created a drone that can transition mid-flight from a hover mode to an airplane-like cruising mode by turning its rotors into wings. Read more...

Licensed to hack: Singapore looks into registration scheme for ethical hackers

Paul Hill — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:28:01 +0000

Singapore is currently taking feedback on a new cybersecurity bill which will require ethical hackers to be licensed before undertaking their work. The law could benefit both hackers and companies. Read more...

Apple opens new store in Singapore

Paul Hill — Sun, 28 May 2017 05:56:01 +0000

Apple has opened a new store in Singapore. It's called Orchard Road and has some fascinating characteristics including twin Castagna staircases, and a canopy to protect from the tropical sunlight. Read more...

Samsung's hottest announcement is on the way, but its stores can't stand the heat

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:52:02 +0000

In the early hours of the morning on March 28, a fire broke out at the Samsung Experience Store located in AMK Hub in Singapore. The small fire was put out quickly by the mall's sprinklers. Read more...

Neobytes :) Two men arrested for trying to buy an iPhone 7 at... the airport?

Christopher White — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 04:42:01 +0000

There's some weird laws on the books, but apparently in Singapore you're not allowed to go to the airport unless you're really getting on an airplane. Two men found that out the hard way. Read more...

Singapore officially unveils autonomous taxis, lets you ride for free

Justin Luna — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:10:01 +0000

Transportation software company nuTonomy recently unveiled its fleet of self-driving taxis in Singapore. Select people will get to trial the vehicle, getting themselves around for free. Read more...

Apple to open its first retail store in Singapore

Justin Luna — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:38:02 +0000

Apple has recently confirmed rumors about a new store opening soon in Singapore. The store will be the company's first in Southeast Asia, and will also be powered entirely by renewable energy. Read more...

New hard drive platters could lead to big jump in storage space

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:04:25 +0000

A new way to make PC hard drive platters, developed by a team in Singapore, could lead to future hard drives that have up to six times the storage space compared to current drives. Read more...

Singapore bans Microsoft's video game for sex scene

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:20:02 +0000

Singapore has banned a Microsoft video game that contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local newspaper reported Thursday. The Straits Times said Mass Effect,... Read more...

Internet-taught militants are new Singapore security threat

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:07:36 +0000

Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng said the government has investigated "a few" Singaporeans who have been influenced by radical Islamic ideas they read on the Internet. There are about 6,000 websites in cyberspace... Read more...

Intel, Micron Select Singapore for NAND Flash Fab

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:11:28 +0000

Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. have agreed to site their fourth wafer fab for the production of NAND flash memories in Singapore. Since the formation of the Intel-Micron joint venture IM Flash Technologies... Read more...

Singapore stock site accidentally links to Web porn

Sun, 07 Jul 2002 13:24:37 +0000

A link on the Singapore stock exchange's Web site that led to a pornographic site instead of the intended plastics company site has been fixed, the exchange said Thursday. Until Wednesday, investors interested... Read more...

Compaq, Singapore Plan Bio-Supercomputer

Darren Bolton — Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:41:48 +0000

Compaq Computer Corp. and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) agreed on Tuesday to invest $6.8 million to develop the largest life sciences supercomputing facility in the region. The costs, shared equally... Read more...

First corporate use of Messenger, DBS Bank Singapore

Thu, 25 Oct 2001 07:32:08 +0000

U.S. software giant Microsoft drummed up publicity for Windows XP, its most ambitious operating system ever, by signing up high-profile corporate users in Singapore ahead of its launch later in New York on Thursday. ... Read more...