Singapore

SingTel To Buy U.S.-Based Mobile Advertising Firm Amobee

Matthew Allen and Gaurav Raghuvanshi in Media on March 4 at 9:34 pm PT

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said it will acquire U.S.-based Amobee Inc., a provider of mobile advertising solutions, for about $321 million — the company’s first major acquisition since 2007.

PayPal Wants You to Shop While Straphanging In Singapore

Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 9 at 7:06 am PT

PayPal and others are looking to make mobile payments even more mobile.

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Google to Invest $120 Million in Singapore Data Center

Shibani Mahtani, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 15, 2011 at 10:05 am PT

Google Inc. will invest $120 million in a data center in Singapore, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, executives of the Internet search giant announced Thursday, in a move to significantly expand operations in Asia.

We Wanted the BlackBerry Server in Indonesia, Not Singapore, You Idiots

John Paczkowski in News on December 12, 2011 at 2:27 pm PT

And if it’s not here quickly, we may just cut off all RIM services in the country.

Google Adds to Cloud Coverage in Asia

John Paczkowski in News on September 28, 2011 at 10:00 am PT

Google announces plans to build new data centers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.

DST, Silver Lake and Yunfeng Lead $1.6B Tender Offer Aimed at Alibaba Employees at $32B Valuation

Kara Swisher in News on September 22, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

Big play in China, as big investors pour a fortune into Alibaba Group shares to give its employees some walking-around money.

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IPad 2 Hits Japan, India, Hong Kong Friday

John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 27, 2011 at 11:54 am PT

The iPad 2 has a new Japanese launch date: Friday. Apple originally gave the iPad 2 a street date of March 25 in Japan, but canceled it after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that savaged the country. Today it said it’s added Japan to the second wave of international iPad 2 launches which includes Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.

Your Phone Knows Where You Are, and Always Will. Get Used to It.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 21, 2011 at 2:58 pm PT

There’s no point in getting fired up over the disclosure that iPhones keep track of where you go. It’s not something new, it’s not secret, and it’s probably never going to stop. Why? Because the data is so valuable.

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Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Leads Funding for Jumio

Beth Callaghan in News on March 17, 2011 at 12:36 pm PT

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, whose version of the company’s early history informed the plot of Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Network,” and who still owns five percent of the company, is putting that stake to work. He just led a $6.5 million round of funding in online and mobile payment service Jumio. Saverin, who lives in Singapore, will also join the company’s board and work on its entrance into the Asian market.