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Apple’s new Reminders app dark theme leaks out

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

Google slowly introduced us to the systemwide dark mode in Android Q by painting its own apps in morbid colors on a piecemeal basis. It brushed over the Phone app, Contacts, Calendar,…

Huawei reassesses goal of overtaking Samsung

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

Huawei has made no secret of its plans to overtake Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer by the first quarter of 2020. But in light of its recent US…

Huawei to sell subsea cable business

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

Huawei is reportedly planning to sell its subsea cable business according to a buyer’s filing. Made on 31 May 2019 to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the filing showed that Hengtong…

BT chooses Juniper Networks to unify services for cloud initiative and 5G future

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

BT will develop its 5G capabilities further after striking an agreement with Juniper Networks. The network developer will support BT in the delivery of its Network Cloud infrastructure initiative, which…

Walmart hires former Amazon executive on new role

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

Retail giant Walmart has hired former Amazon exec Suresh Kumar as its new chief technology officer and chief development officer as it aims to compete more with other tech savvy…

AirAsia to Expand E-Commerce Beyond Selling Plane Tickets

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

AirAsia Group, Southeast Asia’s largest budget carrier, wants to sell more than cheap flight tickets. AirAsia is talking to potential partners to build an e-commerce app that it wants to…

GMS selected as an international A2P SMS partner

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

Global Message Services (GMS) has been chosen as an international application-to-person (A2P) messaging hub and managed services partner with the UAE’s du. The partnership will see the global messaging provider,…

Alibaba’s 618 Mid-year Shopping Festival targets Specific China Regions

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

Alibaba Group has launched this year’s 618 Mid-year Shopping Festival from Taobao and Tmall, allowing brands and merchants to tap into China’s less-developed regions with 1.5 million new products and…

Prada reveals ‘Code Human’

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

Chinese artist Cao Fei has entered into a collaboration with Prada on a special project, “Code Human”, starring Chinese idol Cai Xu Kun to showcase the Prada Fall/Winter 2019 menswear…

Pic’s Peanut Butter lands in Amazon stores

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

New Zealand food brand Pic’s Peanut Butter is one of the brands involved in Amazon’s ‘Clicks & Mortar’ initiative, which launched this week in the UK. The e-commerce giant is…

Google just says no to marijuana apps

Mei Ling Tan June 25, 2019

While more states are passing laws legalizing marijuana, Google is trying to make it harder for smokers to connect with sellers. Earlier this week, the company announced that it will…

Singapore launches the Smart Nation Innovations Week

Mei Ling Tan June 24, 2019

The Smart Nation Innovations Week 2019 kicks off today in Singapore, where local and international attendees will share and learn about the impact of technology and innovation on business, economy, government…

Changi Airport liquor & tobacco concession Open

Mei Ling Tan June 24, 2019

The Changi Airport liquor & tobacco concession is up for grabs after DFS Venture opted not to proceed with a two-year extension. Changi Airport Group (CAG) will launch a tender…

Philippines, Vietnam lead FMCG sales growth in Asia

Mei Ling Tan June 24, 2019

The Philippines and Vietnam led Southeast Asian FMCG sales growth last year, according to a report by market research company Nielsen. In What’s Next for Southeast Asia, Nielsen reported that Vietnam’s…

Apple purges iTunes pages on the eve of its demise

Mei Ling Tan June 24, 2019

Apple’s arguably most hated piece of legacy software – iTunes – may be killed today at the WWDC keynote, reported Bloomberg over the weekend, and the interesting part is that…

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Latest News

Apple’s new Reminders app dark theme leaks out

Huawei reassesses goal of overtaking Samsung

Huawei to sell subsea cable business

BT chooses Juniper Networks to unify services for cloud initiative and 5G future

Walmart hires former Amazon executive on new role

AirAsia to Expand E-Commerce Beyond Selling Plane Tickets

GMS selected as an international A2P SMS partner

Alibaba’s 618 Mid-year Shopping Festival targets Specific China Regions

Prada reveals ‘Code Human’

Pic’s Peanut Butter lands in Amazon stores

Google just says no to marijuana apps

Singapore launches the Smart Nation Innovations Week

Changi Airport liquor & tobacco concession Open

Philippines, Vietnam lead FMCG sales growth in Asia

Apple purges iTunes pages on the eve of its demise

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