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WhatsApp for iOS to make it trickier to share images and links with recent contacts

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

Recently, WhatsApp has been fighting misinformation in regards to the coronavirus pandemic and has therefore introduced some restrictions on its app. This time, however, a new update is supposedly going to…

Google helps you remember what you searched for with search terms chip feature

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

Last year, Google updated the tab overview in Chrome with a nifty Grid Layout. Now comes another improvement to the search experience of the browser. The new feature, still in an…

Mercedes-Benz India Sells 2386 Units In Q1 2020

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

Mercedes-Benz India announced that it managed to sell 2386 units in the January-March 2020 period. The company clocked these sales numbers even as it continues to face strong market challenges…

Mannings opens pharmacies for public hospital medication collection

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

Health-and-beauty retailer Mannings has partnered with seven Hong Kong public hospitals to allow local residents to collect their prescribed medicines at its in-store pharmacies in a significant pivot from their…

Work-from-home trend amplifying boom in home-furnishing sales

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

Sales of home-furnishing products in Singapore have more than doubled in the two months spanning February 1 to March 31. Data from fintech research firm Revolut suggests the 105 percent…

Q1 Profits Plummet for Citigroup

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

First-quarter profits plummeted 46 percent at Citigroup due in part to its high exposure to unsecured lending via credit cards. Citi posted $2.52 billion in first-quarter profits and set aside…

Asian consumer behaviour may change forever after Covid-19

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

New research has shown that some shifts in Asian consumer behavior in response to the coronavirus outbreak could be lasting beyond the pandemic. And that is something that should prompt…

China Car Sales Post First Weekly Rise Since Virus Outbreak

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

China’s retail sales of passenger cars in the week of April 7-12 rose 14% from a year earlier, marking the first weekly rise reported since the coronavirus outbreak, data from…

Sa Sa International sales down as coronavirus bites

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

Fourth-quarter sales of beauty-products retailer Sa Sa International plummeted 62 percent in Hong Kong and Macau as the coronavirus pandemic brought to a halt inbound tourism from Mainland China. Sales…

Google Play Store update helps parents find content for their shut-in kids

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

Parents of young children are really having a tough time with the stay-at-home orders. Not only do they have to try and entertain their kids 24/7, but the parents also…

DBS Sets Date for AGM

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

The bank will pay its final dividend of S$0.33 per share on May 26, after approval at the AGM. DBS Bank will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) by electronic…

Tesla Shares Extend Rally After China Registration Surge And Nod From Goldman

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2020

Tesla’s stock extended its recent rally on Wednesday following a surge in China car registrations and after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of the electric car maker with a “buy” recommendation.…

General Motors Begins Production Of Ventilators For U.S. Government

Mei Ling Tan April 16, 2020

General Motors said on Tuesday it had started producing ventilators in the volume needed to treat severely ill coronavirus patients and would deliver the first batch of the medical equipment…

Singapore Banks Refuse Entry to Customers Without Masks

Mei Ling Tan April 16, 2020

As the number of unlinked Covid-19 cases in Singapore continues to climb, ABS is advising customers of the additional measures taken by the banks to reduce the risk of transmission.…

Apple could use powerful 5nm A14X Bionic chipset for 5G iPad Pro in 2020-2021

Mei Ling Tan April 16, 2020

When Apple introduced the new 2020 iPad Pro tablets last month, we were surprised to find that instead of an A13X Bionic chipset, both the 11-inch and 12.9-inch models were equipped…

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WhatsApp for iOS to make it trickier to share images and links with recent contacts

Google helps you remember what you searched for with search terms chip feature

Mercedes-Benz India Sells 2386 Units In Q1 2020

Mannings opens pharmacies for public hospital medication collection

Work-from-home trend amplifying boom in home-furnishing sales

Q1 Profits Plummet for Citigroup

Asian consumer behaviour may change forever after Covid-19

China Car Sales Post First Weekly Rise Since Virus Outbreak

Sa Sa International sales down as coronavirus bites

Google Play Store update helps parents find content for their shut-in kids

DBS Sets Date for AGM

Tesla Shares Extend Rally After China Registration Surge And Nod From Goldman

General Motors Begins Production Of Ventilators For U.S. Government

Singapore Banks Refuse Entry to Customers Without Masks

Apple could use powerful 5nm A14X Bionic chipset for 5G iPad Pro in 2020-2021

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