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31 December 2009

Neoteny Labs selected for NRF TIS

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I‘m pleased to share the following piece of news with you.
SINGAPORE, 31 DEC 2009 – Neoteny Labs is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of seven technology incubators to participate in the S$50 million National Research Foundation (NRF) Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS).
The recent successes of global platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, [...]

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14 October 2009

Phua Chu Kang spoof of Ris Low

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Oh my god.  This is insanely funny. I thought of sharing it over Facebook at first, but there wasn’t a way to put them all in one place.

For the backstory, check out ex-Miss Universe Ris Low’s interview snippet that catapulted her into infamy. Pity the poor girl, but it makes for some good [...]

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24 August 2009

The Actionscript Conference 2009 (Flash Camp S’pore)

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Warning – this is not an event for the un-geeky and uninitiated.
Currently into its second year, The Actionscript Conference (TAC) is a community conference with the focus on Flash Platform.  According to the site, attendants will see themselves immersed in a day of learning, knowledge exchange, and networking.  TAC aims to bring topics on Actionscript [...]

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24 August 2009

On Open Source and the State of Tech Journalism in Singapore

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I rarely read local technology stories, given that my usual fare comprises of Techcrunch, Venturebeat, Valleywag, Ars Technica and the likes.  This Sunday morning counted as one of those statistical outliers, which was made even more special thanks to the rude shock that I received after reading an article on The Straits Times’ ‘Think’ section [...]

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22 August 2009

NRF awards S$4m to 16 Proof-of-Concept projects

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Hot off the press – National Research Foundation (NRF) announces that it has awarded a total of S$4 million in Proof-of-Concept (POC) grants to 16 projects from the institutes of higher learning.

Total of 91 proposals received from local universities, polytechnics and UniSIM; 27 (29.6% of submitted proposals) were shortlisted for further review, out of which [...]

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17 August 2009

NRF issues Call for Proposal for Technology Incubation Scheme

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It’s finally here – just over an hour ago, the National Research Foundation of Singapore issued a call for proposal for a new initiative termed the “Technology Incubation Scheme”.  Read more about it in the issued document below.
NRF Technology Innovation Scheme – Call For Proposal
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The Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS) is a [...]

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13 August 2009

Redevelopment of 222 Queen Street, Singapore

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The following photos were taken during yesterday afternoon’s walkabout at the old catholic church-school building at 222 Queen Street.  Meng was kind enough to invite me to join him in checking out the place.  It appears that Andrew Lau, the developer of Old School has secured a 3+3+3 year lease from the Singapore Land Authority [...]

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5 August 2009

Putting the Seagate Singapore plant closure into perspective

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Yesterday, hard disk maker Seagate announced that it would be laying off 2,000 workers from Singapore (4% of their global workforce) out of its 8,000-strong Singapore operation, and relocate its Ang Mo Kio hard disk drive plant out of Singapore by the end of 2010.  Not every article provided the same amount of detail, so [...]

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22 July 2009

No longer a Goodyear for Temasek

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Shocking news.  Charles “Chip” W. Goodyear and Temasek Holdings have mutually agreed to part ways after 3-odd months as CEO-Designate, citing that “there were differences regarding certain strategic issues that could not be resolved.”  Ho Ching had stepped down days before Temasek announced a $39 billion loss in its portfolio.  Almost four months on, its [...]

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21 July 2009

Geek Terminal a victim of the times?

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A friend of mine brought to my attention the possibility that Geek Terminal has since stopped operations.  A friend of his had gone there, only to find its doors shuttered.  I tried dialling their reservation number, only to receive a SingTel announcement service declaring that the number was no longer in use.  Its website appears [...]

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