YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Singapore’s taxi industry has been the subject of many recently introduced services looking to disrupt that sector. “Since the mobile app was first publicly launched in 2012, there has been an amazing response from commuters around Southeast Asia,” says GrabTaxi Founder and Group CEO, Anthony Tan.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you’re an eBay or HardwareZone forum junkie who regularly uses those sites to sell unwanted items or hunt for pre-loved items, check this new mobile app out: Carousell is a mobile marketplace that connects buyers and sellers socially.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2012

Unlike in previous years, consumer-type devices at CommunicAsia 2012 were somewhat of a rarity. Mobile phone manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Motorola, RIM were clearly missing from the fray – even Nokia was absent after a brief appearance in 2011. China mobile giant Huawei was by far the dominant player in CommunicAsia 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Despite the country’s modest size, the tiny island of Singapore seems to be producing game development firms at a prodigious rate. They followed up that success with Reign of Heroes Turbo and (the discontinued) Hisho Collection Mall Empire in December 2012. The Mobile Game Revolution. billion to US$22 billion. .”

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2012

Beepmo ‘s mobile application can be thought of as a Foursquare for LinkedIn – during the period of the conference, Next Bank Asia attendees can use Beepmo to view event details, speaker lists, events schedules as well as utilize its social discovery features to check out the professional profiles of other nearby attendees nearby.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

National Basketball Association (NBA) rising superstar Jeremy Lin emerged as the top name Singaporeans googled this year, beating out even its founding father Lee Kuan Yew (the infamous Amy Cheong of this saga also made the list), while the Olympics 2012 came out as the top trending search. 9 KONY 2012. 9 KONY 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2013

When it comes to topping international lists – from its education system to its financial hub status, for example – the tiny island of Singapore can seem like a giant. It’s one big reason why Singapore startup Picky has launched Famous Eats , an interactive food guide that maps out the best hawker food in Singapore.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 12, 2012

By Joe Ong, managing director of Hitachi Data Systems Singapore. The concept of working on-the-go in Asia has resulted in application developers experiencing a sudden increase in companies commissioning the creation of enterprise applications for the mobile workplace over the past 18 months.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2013

The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. It also works as a fully featured mobile application, and retailers can manage their shop on the go through the mobile app.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2013

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore facing critical challenges in doing business in-country – with its manpower crunch, high rental costs and small domestic market – may want to consider exploring participating in the global e-commerce market, says PayPal.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

According to the latest annual Norton Cybercrime Report , over 72-percent of Singapore adults online – or 1.4 But the numbers from the 2012 is already an improvement, with a drop of 8-percent compared to 2011. But the numbers from the 2012 is already an improvement, with a drop of 8-percent compared to 2011.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Here’s some good and bad news for Singapore – the good news is, cybercrime incidents in the country this year as reported has dropped by almost 25%. ” This year’s report also shows that while consumers become more mobile and connected, these conveniences often come at a cost to them and their security.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

If you loved the emerging startup vibes of the DEMO conference, Asia will be getting its very own version with DEMO Asia 2012 slated for February 29 to March 2 in Singapore next year. We are committed to the success of the first-ever DEMO Asia in Singapore,” says Chua Wee Phong, executive Director of Sphere Exhibits.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2012

The explosive growth of mobile device adoption in Singapore in recent years not only has meant a windfall for certain manufacturers like Apple and Samsung, it’s also created an entire retail ecosystem dedicated to providing consumers means to customize and personalize their mobile phones and tablet devices.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 27, 2012

Singapore-based startup Kark Mobile Education today announced that Jakarta-based investment firm Ideosource has invested an undisclosed sum into the company. “This investment… is proof of the progress the startup has made since joining us in Singapore a couple of months ago,” he says.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Worldwide mobile data traffic is expected to increase 13-fold over the next five years and reach some 11.2 exabytes per month (or 134 exabytes annually) by 2017, according to he Cisco® Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2012 to 2017. And that’s just mobile data. More mobile users.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

With the continued explosion of Apple’s iPad and other tablets in 2011, 2012 will see an expanded focus on tablet commerce. In addition, Forrester predicts mobile commerce growing at CAGR 39% through 2016. To keep up with large online retailers in 2012, small businesses will be upping their game in the website design department.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

million citizens have active mobile contracts, with the de facto standard for modern handsets supplying more than enough computational grunt to run an interactive, audio-based literacy classroom on-the-go. The application of mobile devices to learning literacy is not particularly new. mobile subscriptions.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2012

The program, which began in January this year, provided them with seed funding, intensive mentorship from international industry experts and the potential to access mobile markets across Asia. Think of ShopSpot as a mobile version of eBay – a phone app that allows consumers to easily buy and sell items. Kark Mobile Education.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

They should also consider launching online B2C or B2B platforms incorporating mobile and social-commerce. This is supported by the East’s dispersed and young populations, high mobile penetration rates, growth of 2nd and 3rd tier inner cities (particularly in China), and traffic congestion. A “China + 1″ Strategy.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Just a week after Tech in Asia ( Techinasia.com ) completed its acquisition of fellow Singapore-based blog SGEntrepreneurs (SGE) for an undisclosed sum, the startup and technology blog today announced that it has also acquired Indonesia-based gaming blog GameSaku from Apps Foundry. GameSaku Indonesia Singapore TechinAsia TechinAsia.com'

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Singapore-based mobile marketplace Carousell wants more users in Southeast Asia to start buying and selling items through their mobile phones on its platform — and it has linked up with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten to do so. Apps Asia Entrepreneur e-commerce Japan News Singapore Southeast Asia'

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

Social food journal Burpple officially launched earlier this week: the iOS application – currently available on the App Store for free – is positioned as a way to remember, organize and explore your food moments with friends on the mobile phone. But if Singapore-based Burpple sounds similar to Foodspotting , it does.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

But a new mobile stock trading app/game called TradeHero may just help give you enough confidence to wade into that very scary stock investment space. Well, it should – you can literally bet the farm on stocks and lose it within minutes.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

Social food journal Burpple officially launched earlier this week: the iOS application – currently available on the App Store for free – is positioned as a way to remember, organize and explore your food moments with friends on the mobile phone. But if Singapore-based Burpple sounds similar to Foodspotting , it does.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The past year has seen exciting growth for online and mobile commerce in Asia , and that trend looks set to continue all the way through 2012 into 2013. But the numbers, however phenomenal, hide the fact that many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers have struggled to incorporate online and mobile retail into their business.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2013

by Eugene Teo, Manager for Security Response, Symantec Singapore. The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) is around the corner and excited shoppers are likely to take their purchasing online to beat the crowds. With holiday headlines like “All-to-go Great Singapore Sale: 80% off!” Avoid spam’s hidden surprises.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

billion across 283 deals in the first three quarters of 2017, nearly three times that of in 2012. Similarly, Alibaba’s $1 billion investment in Singapore-based e-commerce firm Lazada equips it with the necessary armour to counter Amazon’s entry into Asia. Drives development in technology.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

Painting the scenario of how things will evolve, Cort Isernhagen of IDC Insights forecasted at the recent Infocomm Technology Roadmap Symposium 2012 that the ICT landscape over the next 10 years needs to consider four macro trends supported by four key pillars of technology. How will these trends impact the way we work, live and play?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2012

BlackBerry JamHack 2012 happens in ten major Asia Pacific cities, as follows: Jammin¹ on Oct 12-14, 2012 : Delhi, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila (GMT+5.5 Jammin¹ on Oct 19-21, 2012 : Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Melbourne, Shanghai, Jakarta (GMT+7 to GMT+10).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2012

The company recently participated in the recent Echelon 2012 in Singapore to promote Feel On! , Created by Japan’s L is B Corporation (founded by Taisuke Yoko, its CEO), the app was originally released in Japan early last year and has since garnered some 250,000 users in the country. We’re not certain if Feel On!

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2013

Here’s a more in-depth look of the breakdown the small business impact on the economy by country: As you can see, small businesses employ most of a country’s workforce – even Singapore, the region’s lowest, stands at over half of its workforce. A key takeaway?

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Weve had people from Australia and Singapore. Tech: Blogs.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2012

The World Tour begins 2 July, 2012 and will cover six cities in the region – Bangalore, Delhi, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta and Sydney. Heads up to all developers intending to work on the BlackBerry® 10 – the BlackBerry Jam World Tour is coming to Asia Pacific this July.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Upon its release, their design for the London 2012 Olympic games was infamously compared to something accidentally dropped, a puerile mess, a health hazard, and even cartoon character Lisa Simpson playing her saxophone. Gurgaon, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney. New York, Paris, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2013

Print media in Singapore is not quite spiraling towards doom like its counterparts elsewhere in the world, not with its state-backed media still clinging on to its dominance in the country’s media landscape. One of the earliest challenges print faced – I feel – was that of mobility. Yes, a magazine is pretty portable.

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 3, 2012

We like to believe that all there is to digital marketing is to do some search engine optimization, send out an email blast every once in a while, get our agency to create a flash-heavy "brand experience" website, or slap together a mobile app in the corporate-approved shade of eggshell white. It is also your mobile app.

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