Singapore, Dell do a pandemic-era elbow bump, open IT giant's first-of-its-kind 'innovation hub' outside US Island nation may become tech goliath's destination for 5G and edge research Networks25 Feb 2021 |
Linode ponders adding Windows servers to its fluffy clouds of Linux-only boxen Exclusive Customers are asking and so spreadsheets are being compiled Off-Prem09 Feb 2021 | 4
Singapore changes the rules and will now use COVID-19 contact-tracing app data in criminal cases Privacy policy re-written, which is somewhat scary given Singapore has made trackers just-about-mandatory Security05 Jan 2021 | 26
Singapore to treat infosec as equivalent public good to fresh running water Consumer tech security rating scheme to launch next week, will be offered to rest of world Security01 Oct 2020 | 12
Singapore to pay its citizens to wear Apple Watches National health promotion will pump instructions onto wrists and - if you behave - cover up to 90% of device cost Personal Tech16 Sep 2020 | 15
Singapore to test compulsory COVID-tracker usage as condition of entry to some venues Wearable tracker now being distributed for those who don’t fancy smartphone surveillance Legal15 Sep 2020 | 13
What a time to be alive: Floating Apple store bobs up in Singapore Only accessible through underwater tunnel attached to Casino (and a few years behind the back-blocks of Cambodia) Personal Tech11 Sep 2020 | 23
Teen charged after allegedly taking food delivery biz for a ride: $10k of 'fraudulent refunds for stuff not delivered' Kid’s alleged 8-month spree could end with food delivery between jail cell bars Bootnotes27 Aug 2020 | 24
Singapore to give all incoming travelers wearable tracking device Bluetooth and GPS widget will be used to enforce home COVID quarantine Science04 Aug 2020 | 15
Singapore-sponsored finance blockchain ready to run international payments, say financial heavies 'Project Ubin' might be faster and cheaper than current tools, even for central banks Science14 Jul 2020 | 4
Singapore awards 5G licences – and winning carriers pick anyone but Huawei for nationwide network Bid that proposed using Chinese vendor’s kit scores only limited network access Networks26 Jun 2020 | 13
Singapore already planning version 2.0 contact-tracing wearable Contract awarded for 300,000 units and another tender has been issued Science17 Jun 2020 | 7
Singapore to distribute wearable contact-tracing device and won't rule out making it compulsory Because not everyone has a smartphone and Apple devices remain problematic Security09 Jun 2020 | 10
Singapore government boosts tech spend by 30% to pump post-pandemic economy Contact-tracing and building logins hailed as COVID-crimpers, so gov wants more Legal09 Jun 2020 | 1
Singapore to accelerate digitalisation of COVID-kicked economy New agency will hustle small retailers onto digital payments and teach seniors how to Internet Legal01 Jun 2020 | 2
Gaming kit vendor Razer gives away face masks in Singapore – after signup to its payment system CEO says it’s to stop fraud and the public seems to be on his side Personal Tech13 May 2020 | 3
Singapore releases the robot hounds to enforce social distancing in parks Smithers: If I really must go outside, can you arrange it so I encounter the smallest possible number of virus-laden humans? Science10 May 2020 | 63
Singapore to require smartphone check-ins at all businesses and will log visitors' national identity numbers Even parks and train stations encouraged to use QR codes. Which may show the limits of Bluetooth contact-tracing! Security04 May 2020 | 36
Australia's contact-tracing app regulation avoids 'woolly' principles in comparable cyber-laws, say lawyers COVIDSafe application lands for Android, iOS – sans source code Security27 Apr 2020 | 57
You have one job, Australian PM tells contact-tracing app, and that’s talking to medicos Still no definitive word on open sourcing or how it will solve Singapore's Apple problem Legal23 Apr 2020 | 13
Singapore's corona-crushing superhero squad grounded by football fans Liverpool followers were Kryptonite for Must Always Walk Alone Man, Dr Disinfector and the rest of the Virus Vanguard Bootnotes22 Apr 2020 | 19
Lockdown endgame? There won't be one until the West figures out its approach to contact-tracing apps Comment What are the options, and who can we learn from? Personal Tech20 Apr 2020 | 68
Europe publishes draft rules for coronavirus contact-tracing app development, on a relaxed schedule No phone numbers needed – but you’ll need Notifications and Bluetooth on all the time Security17 Apr 2020 | 131
Who's essential right now? Medicos, of course. Food producers, natch. And in Singapore social media workers have made the list The spicy memes must flow even under new ‘circuit breaker’ corona-crackdown Legal08 Apr 2020 | 11
Singapore government scraps physical 2FA tokens for government services There's an app for that. Or text, if you dare. Or even retail outlets Security01 Apr 2020 | 3
Singapore to open-source national Coronavirus encounter-tracing app and the Bluetooth research behind it Team explains privacy preservation plan and how smartphones' wireless prowess is wildly variable Software26 Mar 2020 | 9
Freaky photo flingers face fat fines for flagrant phallus flashing fun What a d*ck move! Singapore criminalizes unsolicited nude pics Bootnotes12 May 2019 | 33
Singapore fingers deported fraudster for leak of list of thousands of HIV+ people Accuses suspect of other stuff too, such as faking HIV status to get a work permit. Wait, what? Security29 Jan 2019 | 1
If you wanna learn from the IT security blunders committed by hacked hospital group, here's some weekend reading Database intrusion should not have succeeded, probe finds, but... Security11 Jan 2019 | 19
Border guards probe 'suspicious bulge' in man's trousers to find he's packing fluffies Sir, remove your pants meow Bootnotes07 Jan 2019 | 45
Singapore court awards $2.9m over bad job reference Damages calculated on potential earnings On-Prem17 Aug 2017 | 25
Vocus to build Singapore-Australia submarine cable 40Tbps link should see first light in late 2018 Networks06 Dec 2016 | 1
OVH's northern customers offered steamy southern summer holiday Bit barn lights are blinking in Singapore and Australia, for members only SaaS29 Nov 2016 | 3
Singapore slings millions into ASEAN infosec Region needs to skill-up, says minister Security12 Oct 2016 | 1
Singapore Post tests drone delivery services Video In a city where most people live in apartments, this t-shirt landed on open ground On-Prem09 Oct 2015 | 10
Singapore netizens slap silks for copyright bullying Internet Society Sg takes aim at Dallas Buyers Club letters Legal24 Jun 2015 | 14
Singapore to trial 10Gbps home broadband Take that Google cable, and weep Australia Networks21 May 2015 | 21
Singapore's prime minister releases source code for his hand-coded Sudoku-solver Top that, David Cameron and Ed Miliband Software05 May 2015 | 30
Singapore's PM personally programmed C++ Suduko-solver Sorry I haven't coded lately, says Lee Hsien Loong, but when I retire I'll learn Haskell Software23 Apr 2015 | 28
NBN Co says TWO broadband connections are better than one +Comment Praises new FTTP plus HFC product in Singapore Legal26 Feb 2015 | 7
Singapore wants nation-wide internet of things, hold the internet Plans fibre just about everywhere for national sensor network Legal04 Feb 2015 | 5
Rule-breakers thrive in strait-laced Singapore The eXpat Files Weather, food, car prices sizzle in Lion City On-Prem01 Feb 2015 | 6
Singapore startup does an Uber on tech support Fynd seeks geeks looking to turn downtime into cash On-Prem18 Dec 2014 | 11
Singapore rides to rescue of local cabs by out-Ubering Uber Government develops own taxi app Software27 Nov 2014 | 11
Singapore plots photonic future with new research institute $SGD80 million to shine a light on optics Legal03 Nov 2014 | 1
Smartwatch sales off to a very slow start Singaporean data suggests they're not yet an awristing proposition … yet Personal Tech11 Apr 2014 | 25
Singapore decides 'three strikes' laws are too intrusive When even a prurient island nation thinks an idea is dodgy it has problems Legal08 Apr 2014 | 18
Cops probing 'unnatural' death of Singapore Bitcoin exchange boss Fellow CEO reckons her firm's modest size was a factor On-Prem07 Mar 2014 | 4
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations stall again Secret trade treaty snags on IP and agriculture Legal26 Feb 2014 | 10
Conspiracy theories rage as 100 website defacements hit Singapore Government sites left alone, opposition hit by 'Indonesian' attacker Security20 Feb 2014 | 5
Cut-price Linode competitor spins up Singapore bit barn New Equinix colo space gives DigitalOcean global coverage SaaS11 Feb 2014 | 6
Singapore itching to hire new IT pros Tax rates are tiny and the weather's more or less the same every day On-Prem23 Jan 2014 | 1
Singaporeans THANK government for BANNING IaaS site That's the infidelity-as-a-service site Ashleymadison.com, not a proper cloud Legal11 Nov 2013 | 19
Anonymous hacked off with Singapore's menacing net rules plan Hacktivist attacks The Straits Times for 'misleading the people' Legal01 Nov 2013 | 7
Singaporeans BEG government to block website Politicians weigh in with support for petition to block infidelity-as-a-service site Networks28 Oct 2013 | 17
Big Blue beats path to Australia's north-west Plus: new cable mooted to land near Pilbara On-Prem30 Jul 2013 | 1
Singaporean sites protest 'licence to print news' laws Sites forced to stump up $SGD50k and agree to state censorship Legal07 Jun 2013 | 9
First bricks of Great Firewall of TAIWAN are being laid, netizens fear Today, it's a piracy filter... But will it stop there? Legal29 May 2013 | 8
Singaporean men in naked web cam extortion scam Pants down with bulging wallets out Security18 Feb 2013 | 28
IT boom driving candidate hungry Honkers Job opps galore out East, but you may have to do the talking On-Prem16 Jan 2013 | 2
Singapore allows pre-crime strikes against online crooks Hack first, ask questions later, to protect vital infrastructure Legal15 Jan 2013 | 13