Wow, Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion! This comes as a surprise for me! Looks like future Google’s Nexus Phone will be made by Motorola. Next, Microsoft will acquire Nokia for US$27 billion or less.
Press release as follows:
Google+ Project
Interesting project by Google, it reminds me of Facebook with Friend’s List. No idea how different is it from Facebook till I tried it. But I love the Circle UI, quite a new and interesting concept.
Among the most basic of human needs is the need to connect with others. With a smile, a laugh, a whisper or a cheer, we connect with others every single day.
Facebook Engineering Tech Talk: Pushing Millions Of Lines A Code 5 Days A Week
If you are into computer engineering, this video is for you. Watch the full video (52:41). It is definitely worth your time!
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Stephen Elop’s Nokia Adventure
A nice article by Business Week on Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia. “Market share dwindling, stock cratering, persistent takeover talk. How the CEO is trying to lead Nokia past its epic fail”.
Worth a read =)
Google +1
Google +1 reminds me of Hardware Zone Forums where sometimes people will just post “+1” to increase their post count!
What is +1
kaypo.me: Update Your Facebook Status via SMS
kaypo.me is an interesting service created by my fellow NUS SoC graduate, Kent Nguyen. It allows you to update your Facebook status via SMS. Not many people are on smart phones with data plan but almost everyone has a mobile plan that comes with at least 300 free SMSes per month. Even feature phones will work with this service as well.
Currently receiving or replying status’ comments via SMS is in beta, hopefully it will be available for the public soon.
Facebook Launches Facebook Places In Singapore
Cool, didn’t know Edelman is the PR agency for Facebook Singapore. Personally I prefer Facebook Check-In than Foursquare for unknown reasons.
Singapore, 16 February 2011 – Facebook today announced the launch of Facebook Places in Singapore. Already available in some countries, Facebook Places allows you to “check-in” and share with your friends where you are and who youâre with, find friends who are nearby and discover new places your friends like â all in real time.
SingTel With 0.facebook.com
In May 2010, Facebook launches Fast and Free Facebook Mobile Access with 0.facebook.com by partnering mobile operators. Singapore was not on the list back then.
Today, SingTel has announced partnership with Facebook to provide free access to 0.facebook.com on your mobile phone.
Facebook Sets Up Office In Singapore
I checked & verified it with BizFile. I paid S$5 and extracted more information on it.
Registration Number: 201004959C
Company Name: FACEBOOK SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Type: LIMITED PRIVATE COMPANY
Description: ADVERTISING SALE
Address: 1 TEMASEK AVENUE, #27-01, MILLENIA TOWER, SINGAPORE (039192)
Paid Up Capital: S$1 (WTF?)
SingTel & Ericsson Ride The Waves of LTE Technology
Could not make it for this event as it is held during office hours, but nevertheless, I want to see how LTE can take mobile network to the next level. With the increasing number of smartphone users in the market, the demand for faster bandwidth and speed for mobile data transfer have also increased. I hope they do eventually trial the LTE in the MRT as I can’t even get a proper 3G signal in the MRT (blue and red line).
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