Nick Puno
Nick's various interests in art, technology, history and science keep him entertained, but his passions (poker, pool, TV, gaming) get him going. Tweet the twit @nickpuno ;)
Singapore, Bangalore In Top Ten Startup Ecosystems
The Startup Genome project wants to “increase the success rate of startups and accelerate pace of innovation around the world by turning entrepreneurship into a science.”
Singaporean Group Deals Site Folds Up
Singapore’s Mediacorp-backed Mocca Perks group buy site closes down for a new e-commerce initiative. The competition from 45 other group buy sites just took away the traffic from Mocca Perks.
MoVend Launches WP7 Challenge
Movend teams up with Nokia in a contest for developers of WP7 payment applications.
Apple Offers Support While Kaspersky Gives Free Detection and Removal For Flashback (Flashfake) Trojan
To prevent further Trojan downloads Apple wants users to perform a system update. Kaspersky offers free scanning and Trojan removal.
Zuckerberg Buys Photo App Instagram For $1B
Facebook acquires iOS and Android photo sharing app Instagram for $1 billion, promises to keep everything intact and give the company independence.
Project Glass: Google Eye Or Googly-Eyed?
Google’s Project Glass might be called Google Eye if it ever goes into production. The HUD smartphone is currently in concept stage.
China and South Korea Are World’s Top Internet Addicts
Internet addiction afflicts most of the world, where the human need for social networking drives most traffic, while the urge for games and entertainment drives the rest of the traffic.
Hackers Breach Global Payments Network
Leading credit and debit card payment processing company Global Payments announced hackers breached into their system and they are working with the US Secret Service to investigate the matter.
Earth Hour Passes, But Everyone Forgets
Scientists say the earth’s axis tilted overnight, the poles have reversed and the polar ice caps have melted — all because we forgot to observe Earth Hour.
TripFlick Your Way Around Singapore
TripFlick offers offline itinerary support and tourist guide for Singapore travelers. The app is currently on a beta release, free to download from Google Play.
![Growth of Social Networks in Asia [Infographic]](http://www.techwireasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/facebook-040212-50x50.jpg "Growth of Social Networks in Asia [Infographic]")
May 19, 2012
The_barracuda — HINDI CHINI BHAI BHAI ! WEIRD!
May 18, 2012
uni maven —
Interesting
information shared on apple iphone market with next generation Apple iphone's. Thanks
May 18, 2012
tormentor17 — when will this tablet be available here?
May 18, 2012
Benjamin Joffe — For more about Facebook in Asia:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/facebooks-prospects-in-asia/
May 16, 2012
HtcOneXer — 2 Things that did not bother me..
1. No Micro SD Slot - (32gb pus 25gb free dropbox is plenty)2....
