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Should you use Ad-free blockers for Android and iPhone?
This is a thought provoking question to ask. I got to know this application over from Lifehacker which introduces an application for ROOTed phones that will block ads from displaying on your Android device.
The question is why does the developer include advertisements in the first place? I have written here that not all international developers [...]
Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds:Frugal Celebrities?
This great looking couple got into the news today on rumours that they are going to buy a 2.8 million dollar home in LA.
2.8 million seems to be peanuts in Hollywood. Sounds to me that this couple don’t seem to be the sort that would want to flaunt their wealth.
iOCBC has an iPhone application for stock trading
Not to be outdone, OCBC securities have an application for mobile trading as well.
Note: I am a current user of this application and while it is abit buggy initially I think I quite enjoy it.
The prices update are similar to that of the web portal one but being on a smartphone your screen will be [...]
Detail Research Article by DBS Vickers on Cache Logistic Trust REIT
Here is a good research article on Cache Logistic Trust.
2010 Jun 09 – DBS Vickers – Cache Logistics Trust
Disclaimer: Vested as of the time of this article
I run a free Singapore Dividend Stock Tracker available for [...]
FaceTime on iOS4:Great Marketing Clip By Apple
Here is a great marketing clip by Apple!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1wbQdVezio&feature=player_embedded
Its a feature that is just announced for the iPhone 4.0 OS and it enables you the user to use the sharp high definition camera for the iPhone 4.0 to do video conferencing ONLY on WIFI.
Now why is this interesting? Its not a new concept. Its rather old [...]
Nouriel Roubini unconvinced by European government actions
0:30 The problem of a the eurozone crisis has been contained by the bailout, but they must make cuts or it could expand; markets will remain volatile in the interim
1:25 Markets are asking whether Greece can politically follow through on austerity
2:30 UK, UK, and Japan all have similar sovereign debt crises, and [...]
Forming a successful Spanish Premier League might save M1 and Starhub
I got wind of this news as i’m a huge soccer fan. Whats are the chances of a Spanish League being successful here in Singapore?
Very hard to say. There are alot of cultural differences. Lets just say that we were once ruled by Britain along time ago and while we are very different from the [...]
WIMAX may provide leverage for Singapore Telcos
WIMAX could be a good thing or a threat to the 3 Singapore Telcos. It was a technology to enable internet access in sparsely covered areas where setting up infrastructure is not cost effective.
So how will this affect Singapore telcos? will it enable foreign players from coming in and fight with the 3 telcos?
Perhaps out [...]
A good explanation of the Google vs China issue
From Time magazine:
After having spent the better part of his 17-year career advising groups from NATO to the Palestinian Authority on issues of cybersecurity, development, and governance, Rafal Rohozinski has been known to say that computers can potentially cause more damage than a nuclear bomb. The cybersecurity expert, who serves as [...]
Dennis Gartman:Greece taking the wrong direction
Yesterday’s Gartman letter brought you this:
Moving to Europe, Greece is in trouble and the speech made yesterday by the rather overtly leftward leaning Prime Minister, Mr. Papandreou, was disconcerting to say the very least. At every turn, when the Prime Minister might have drifted toward the economic centre, he drifted farther and farther to the [...]




