TPG Telecom signs strategic 5G Use Case partnership with ST Engineering and SPTel
TPG Telecom is pleased to announce its partnership with ST Engineering and its JV company SPTel to champion and develop 5G enterprise use cases for the following strategic clusters: airports,…
4 telcos Singtel, TPG, M1+Starhub submit bids for 5G license in Singapore
At the close of the 5G Call for ProposaI on 17 February 2020, IMDA received a total of three submissions – one each from Singtel Mobile Singapore Pte Ltd, and…
Xiaomi launches Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro with Snapdragon 865, 108 MP 8K camera with DXOmark of 124
Xiaomi today unveils its annual smartphone flagship devices from the Mi 10 series – Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10. The Mi 10 series is among the firsts to feature…
Samsung unveil Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy S20 series pricing for Singapore
Samsung Galaxy Z FlipThe Galaxy Z Flip is bold and stylish – designed for those who see cutting-edge technology as a way to express themselves and engineered with first-of-its-kind foldable…
Samsung launches 3 new phones S20, S20+ and S20 ultra with impressive 30x to 100x space zoom and 64 MP, 108 MP camera
Both S20 and S20+ comes with a 64 MP high resolution camera and 30x space zoom. The highest end model S20 ultra comes with a 108 MP WITH 100x space…
Singapore postpone events in view of the current DORSCON Orange of Wuhan Coronavirus
Originally scheduled to be held from 6 to 29 March 2020, i Light Singapore 2020 will be postponed. With the current DORSCON level stepped up to Orange amidst the 2019…
Singapore supermarket’s groceries swept up after after the Government raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level to Orange.
On 7 Feb 2020, Singapore government raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level to Orange. This is after a few new cases of infection of the Corona virus…
Circles.Life is testing VoLTE on select group of users
We received news that a number of new subscribers to Circles.Life were able to make calls in VoLTE. That is to say, your calls connect faster and clearer on 4G…
Google maps adds hawker centre stalls 360 degree view in celerbration of 15th anniversary of Google Maps
In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Google Maps, Google, has made available 360 degree Street View imagery of 114 hawker centres and added more than 3000 listings for hawker…
Circles.Life Expands Non-Telco Services through Digital Partnership with Sistic booking
Circles.Life Expands Non-Telco Services through Digital Partnership Initiatives Circles.Life partners with Sistic to provide Singapore’s first seamless event booking experience Singapore, 6 February, 2020 – Circles.Life, Asia’s first fully digital…
TPG allows porting in of mobile numbers from other operators
From today onwards, TPG new subscribers can port in their existing numbers from other telcos. An email was sent out to subscribers today on the criteria for porting in existing…
LG and ZTE cancels participation at Mobile World Congress 2020
Tech companies LG and ZTE have decided to cancel their presence at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade fair, given the recent coronavirus outbreak. This decision will prevent needlessly exposing…
SGD weakens by almost 100 basis points to USD/SGD 1.3809
Earlier today, Business Times posted a news titled “‘Sufficient room’ for Singdollar to ease amid virus outbreak: MAS”. This caused a sell off in the SGD currency. The currency dropped…
Google security update FEB 2020
Google releases security updates for February 2020. All supported Pixel devices running Android 10 will receive these software updates as part of the February 2020 OTA, which begins rolling out…
Vivobee launches add on data pack of 100 GB for $28
This data add on is valid for 30 days and comes with 4G non throttled speed for the first 100 GB. If you consumed more than 100 GB, you will…
Apple temporarily shuts all stores and offices in mainland China
Apple has temporarily shut down all Apple Store wef today till Feb 9 2020. In a press statement issued today, it says : “Our thoughts are with the people most…
Samsung launches Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy A51 priced at S$848 and S$448 respectively
Samsung today announced the upcoming launch of the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy A51 in Singapore. The new additions to the Galaxy line-up offer enhanced and meaningful innovations at a…
Gridmobile adds data usage tracking in gridPortal from 1 Feb 2020
Good news if you are a subscriber of Grid Mobile. From 1st February 2020, you can track your usage and be in control of how you use your mobile line…
Singtel’s Thailand associate AIS ordered to pay 31.07 billion baht to TOT Public Company
AIS, Singtel’s associate company in Thailand is ordered to pay 31.07 billion baht (S$1.37 billion), plus interest, to Thai telco, TOT Public Company. That includes a 1.25% interest dated back…
Coronavirus outbreak in China has infected 4472 and 106 dead
100 people dead, 2,714 total cases in coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. The virus is confiirmed to be spreading from human to human. Various countries have issued travel advisory to Wuhan.…