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Will NFC Technology Take Off In Singapore?

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Near Field Communication (NFC) – a form of data transmission that allows simplified transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in close proximity to each other – is one of the newest technologies currently being embraced by the mobile communications industry, and especially by handset makers.

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14 Influential Higher Education Tech Leaders In Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia has been experiencing a tremendous technology boom, and a large part of that growth can be attributed to the massive adoption of technology in the education sectors of those countries. If you’re in the technology and education space, you’d do well to know who these people are.

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[Singapore] Cisco Celebrates 20 Years In Singapore; Opens New Regional Headquarters

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“Singapore stands out as a shining model in the world of what can be achieved by an economy through information and communications technologies (ICT),” says Cisco president and chief operating officer Gary Moore, who was in town for the official opening of the regional headquarters. In the News Cisco connected future Singapore'

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Bloapp Converts Your Blog Into An iPhone App

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Bloapp is the brainchild of Nicky Wong, the founder and director of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Infindo Technology ( www.infindo.com ). Wong, a serial entrepreneur, also founded Linknet Solutions in 1999 and was responsible for developing Brunei’s first and largest online shopping website, www.qqestore.com.

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Global Mobile Internet Data Traffic To Explode 13-Fold By 2017: Cisco

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To address the rise in demand for mobile Internet, service providers are increasingly looking to (or will be forced to) off-load traffic to fixed or Wi-Fi networks despite many global mobile carriers deploying 4G technologies to address s consumer and business users’ demand. exabytes per month. billion mobile users in the region.”

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