In an announcement on e27 today, Michael Smith (better known as Smitty to the startup community), will be leaving Yahoo! as Director of Global Tech Initiatives to join Spuul as their Chief Product Officer. Michael Smith has been a strong supporter of the regional…
Research In Motion (RIM) announced yesterday that it has replaced co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie with the company’s COO, Thorsten Heins. Immediate reaction saw US-listed shares climbed 4.1 percent in premarket trade but e27 sees more needed to bring RIM back to past glory. Research In Motion’s…
JFDI.Asia’s CEO Hugh Mason sheds more light on what to expect at JFDI-Innov8 2012 Bootcamp and what the team is going through. “Two years ago, Meng Wong and I started pushing a big heavy ball up a hill”, writes JFDI.Asia CEO Hugh Mason. “We set out…
We are very happy to announce that WebGeek Philippines will be moving to its new community website! As a way to bring everyone back together the community, We will be holding a WebGeek Relaunch Event (Theme: Productivity for Creatives & Geeks) which takes place on Saturday, February 18,…
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Statistics on mobile consumer patterns shows that male mobile gamers, age 25 to 34, spend more time and money. The average male mobile gamers transaction is about US$15.60.
With the high growth of mobile penetration, especially in Asia, we at e27 thought it’s about time we took a…
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E27’s writer, Joanna Yeo gets a quick interview with Ashley Choo and Norman Leong, the founders of up and coming home décor ideas site, Qeeple.
Qeeple is a home-grown online site for homeowners looking for interior design and home…
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Malaysia launches it’s first social media event, the Malaysia Social Media Week, in hopes of engaging more youths to create more cyber media.
Connecting people, content and conversations on trends in social and mobile media through learning experiences in order to enhance the understanding of social media role in…
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Shopping is the favourite past-time of Singaporeans (or so the various tourist handbooks would like us to believe). In this week’s iOS review, e27 has put together an assortment of apps that would enhance your shopping experience, or at least make shopping more of a joy than chore! Of…
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Garbs Inc., an Echelon alumni, recently raised a funding round from CyberAgent Japan and is looking to expand further into Asia and also the US.
Echelon 2011 alumni, Garbs Inc., has announced that it recently received funding from CyberAgent Ventures Japan. The company under the Grooves group was…
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Tom Cadwell of Riot Games talks about how even experienced game designers can still make mistakes. “There are lots of examples of really well executed games,” he said, “But despite that, you still see tons of really bad outcomes and decision-making even on good projects. The question is how can a…
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Yes, that highly anticipated/dreaded day is coming round again, and my colleague Joyce has showed you 5 iOS apps which will hopefully spice up your Valentine’s Day. But what if you, like me, are one of the rare breed rocking a Windows Phone? It’s time the platform got some…
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I don’t bother trying to remember the exact date or time but I know I was 18, you can do your own math on how many years ago that was, when I set out on my first international trip. The destination was Madras, India. I am sure some of you…
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Ashley Choo of qeeple talks about the interior design industry in Singapore and how it is struggling to find its place on the web.
Even in its infancy stage, the local interior design industry could be seen as one with a bright future. As early…
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