Rakuten To Release Own Cryptocurrency As It Looks To Enhance Loyalty Platform
Japanese e-commerce giant is looking to evolve its Super Points loyalty points platform and unleash its own blockchain-b... Read more
Alibaba Sets Up AI Research Facility With Singapore University
Jointly launched by the Chinese tech giant and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, the "multimillion-dollar" r... Read more
After Conquering Smartphones, Xiaomi Disrupts India's TV Market
If Xiaomi's track record with smartphones in India is any indication of its abilities, TV makers should get ready for tu... Read more
Singapore, Indian State To Collaborate On Fintech Intiatives
Monetary Authority of Singapore has inked an agreement with India's third-largest state of Maharashtra to jointly develo... Read more
Why WhatsApp's Entrance Into India's Payments Space Has Terrified Paytm
If WhatsApp's entry into digital payments in India is anything like WeChat's in China with its hyper-active user base dr... Read more
MWC 2018: New LG Premium Smartphone Coming Soon, Says Mobile Boss
LG Electronics will unveil a new premium brand smartphone in the coming months, the firm's mobile boss has said. Read more
MWC 2018: Bixby 2.0 Coming In Galaxy Note 9, Says Samsung Mobile Boss
Bixby 2.0, an updated version of Samsung's AI assistant, will recognise each individual speaker when spoken to by multip... Read more
Singapore Bike-sharing Operator Taps NB-IoT To Combat Indiscriminate Parking
SG Bike has partnered local telco M1 to assess the use of Narrowband Internet of Things to more accurately identify the ... Read more
Samsung Offers Galaxy S9 Trade-in Options For Singapore Customers
Priced from S1,198 (US$909.27), Samsung's latest flagship device will be available for pre-orders from March 1, with tra... Read more
SK Telecom Buys Half Of Swiss Quantum-safe Crypto Firm For $65m
The South Korean telco has acquired quantum-safe solutions provider ID Quantique (IDQ) which will ensure security in the... Read more
Samsung To Sell Galaxy S9 Super Slow-mo Image Sensors
Samsung's ISOCELL Fast 2L3 image sensor, which powers the Galaxy S9's camera, supports 960 frames per second super slow-... Read more
Blockchain: The Good, The Bad, And How To Tell The Difference
Blockchain has been touted as a disruptive technology that can be used to benefit virtually any transaction, ranging fro... Read more
Singapore Bank Lets Apple Customers Voice Their Transactions
OCBC Bank has turned on voice-based commands for mobile customers with access to Apple's virtual assistant Siri, allowin... Read more
Weekend Takeaway: The Road Ahead
26 Irish tech firms to watch at Mobile World Congress 2018 Plaza de España, Barcelona. Image: Lakov Filimonov/Shutter... Read more
Ireland Will Be A Uniform Spectrum 5G Island, Says Three CEO
There will be no urban-rural digital divide when 5G is rolled out, according to Three Ireland CEO Robert Finnegan. Finn... Read more