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Tales from the Trenches – KISS

by Michael Smith Jr.

Tales from the Trenches – KISS

It’s only my third post on e27 – much less than I had been hoping to post but I have found myself too busy to write anything meaningful. In between this post and my second post, I managed to bang something out on my personal blog about Yahoo! and my…

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Apple patents a WYSIWYG app builder

by Kumes Balakrishnan

UI from the Patent Photo: TechCrunch

Apple recently filed this patent. This would enable individuals with no prior programming experience to build their own apps.

The first business I started was a mobile app’s business back in 2001, for the then popular PalmOS and PocketPC/Windows Mobile. After developing a few basic apps from scratch using…

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BlackBerry 7.1 OS finally available for BlackBerry Bold 9900 users in Singapore

by Kumes Balakrishnan

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The update is available via BlackBerry Desktop Manager Software, or users can click HERE

Notable improvements include the new BlackBerry Tag, which enables easier sharing via NFC by tapping their NFC enabled BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone against another NFC enabled BlackBerry smartphone.

WiFi tethering enables users to use their device as…

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RIM says Hello in Cambodia and other partnerships in Southeast Asia

by Goutama Bachtiar

Research In Motion (RIM) identifies and focuses efforts on growing Southeast Asian market with strategic local partnership.

With mounting negative reports from various sources, RIM seems to have been written off as a doomed company by many industry observers. However, under newly-appointed CEO Thorsten Heins,…

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DropMyEmail.com growing faster than Dropbox, Fab.com, Pinterest and Twitter

by Kumes Balakrishnan

Growth chart Photo:DropMyEmail

DropMyEmail.com has seen growth faster than Dropbox, Fab.com, Pintrest and twitter did when they were at a similar stage.

The service, which allows users to backup their online emails to the cloud has announced user numbers of 525,000, “only 50 days after starting operations.…

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Friday Hacks on the Unix Philosophy

by Guest

Friday Hacks on the Unix Philosophy

This post is a first hand account from NUS Hackers on their weekly Friday Hacks, an IDA supported event to promote student developers throughout the tech startup community.

On the 30th of March 2012, Dr. Michael Brown came down to our weekly Friday Hacks session to talk to us about…

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14 startups gear up to pitch at first Taiwan Satellite

by Joash Wee

14 startups gear up to pitch at first Taiwan Satellite

With 2 more Satellites to go, the Taiwan Satellite will see 14 startups pitch their products on 24 April.

e27 has just passed the halfway mark for the 6 Satellites, the regional search for some of Asia’s most promising startups. Next up, the Taiwan Satellite in Taipei on 24…

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Could BlackBerry Messenger be released for iOS and Android this year?

by Kumes Balakrishnan

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Reuters reveals that former Co-CEO Jim Balsillie planned to allow major wireless companies in North America and Europe to provide service for non-BlackBerry devices routed through RIM’s proprietary network.

Basillie hoped to allow major wireless companies in North America and Europe to provide service for non-BlackBerry devices routed

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ShopSpot is the mobile Craigslist with a slick UX/UI

by Jacky Yap

ShopSpot is the mobile Craigslist with a slick UX/UI

Just over a week ago, we covered Flocations, one of the startups from the JFDI bootcamp. This week, another startup caught our attention, ShopSpot. ShopSpot is the runner up at Startup Weekend Bangkok 2011 which earned them a spot at the bootcamp.. Essentially, ShopSpot is a mobile app…

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Attack of the Vultures: Philippe Starck apparently working with Apple on ‘revolutionary’ new product

by Kumes Balakrishnan

Schematics for Job's Yacht? Photo:CLKER.COM

Ok don’t get your hopes up, it seems that several tabloids in search of traffic have grossly misinterpreted Mr Starck’s words.

The original quote, as taken by a French wire service was: “For seven years I went to see him once a month in Palo Alto and I’m

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