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DIY firm Brit + Co combines tech with style
Friday, 17 May, 2013 – 3:51 | No Comment

When former Google staffer Brit Morin got married, she hired a programmer to develop an app that could help her manage her wedding plans. The app eventually grew and became Weduary, a platform that helps users design websites for weddings

BlackBerry unveils Q5 smartphone
Friday, 17 May, 2013 – 3:39 | No Comment

The smartphone market has recently been dominated by Apple and Samsung. Now BlackBerry is hoping to join them at the top with the launch of its Q5, a low-cost, brightly coloured smartphone targeting emerging markets.

E-commerce site Joy & Revelry now online
Friday, 10 May, 2013 – 3:52 | No Comment

Joy & Revelry, an e-commerce platform that allows style influencers to acquaint their audiences with exceptional products based on their design preferences, is now officially out of beta.

Smartphones to let you swipe and shop
Friday, 10 May, 2013 – 3:48 | No Comment

Credit cards make shopping much safer and more convenient than using cash. The same could be said for smartphones, which represent a marked improvement in communication over the traditional telephone.

Instead of ringing, MorePhone bends to alert you
Friday, 3 May, 2013 – 3:20 | No Comment

Missed calls and numerous unread messages that need replies are just two of the problems encountered when phones are set to silent mode. Even when alert tones are in place, mobile phones still need attention.

Google buys Wavii for more than US $30m
Friday, 26 Apr, 2013 – 3:43 | No Comment

In an effort to provide more direct answers and facts to every query and web search, Google has recently acquired Wavii, a start-up founded by Adrian Aoun that specialises in natural language processing, for over US $30 million.

Braille smartphone coming soon
Friday, 26 Apr, 2013 – 3:39 | No Comment

Smartphones have become some of the most widely used gadgets these days. However, they can only be fully enjoyed and used by people without any sensory impairment, leaving out people with vision and hearing issues.

Chinese e-commerce firm targets mobile phone market
Friday, 19 Apr, 2013 – 4:01 | No Comment

Alibaba Group, touted as the largest e-commerce company in China, is placing bets once again on promoting its very own internally developed operating system in an ambitious bid to penetrate the mobile phone market.

Start-up pioneers self-analysing storage systems
Wednesday, 3 Apr, 2013 – 3:04 | No Comment

Paula Long, one of the three founders of storage firm EqualLogic, which was acquired by Dell for US$1.4 billion five years ago, is secretly developing a new start-up known as DataGravity.

Foursquare Goes After Yelp w/ Homepage Search
Monday, 22 Oct, 2012 – 7:51 | No Comment
Foursquare Goes After Yelp w/ Homepage Search

Last week, Foursquare rolled out a new home page for users who aren’t logged into the service and are accessing via a personal computer (non-mobile).  Many probably didn’t notice the change, but it’s a direct …

Alien Interactive Makes Deal With Samsung
Monday, 8 Oct, 2012 – 7:35 | No Comment
Alien Interactive Makes Deal With Samsung

The product package in the deal is labeled BizPart Sales Portal (currently an Alien Interactive product) and will be used in the Nordic countries by Samsung resellers and distributors.  Some of the …

Y Combinator’s Healthy Labs startup, the website for chronic illness patients
Friday, 24 Aug, 2012 – 10:19 | No Comment

Over the years, websites specialising in certain topics have steadily gained popularity. However, when it comes to medical conditions, searching for tips and treatments for a certain illness is not so easy.