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- by Nicholas Cook
- | November 26, 2021
Meta (formerly known as Facebook), recently announced its plans to develop a metaverse. To many, the term metaverse can be inaccurately perceived as simply advancements in augmented reality (AR) technology. On the contrary, some believe that the creation of a metaverse will change the way the internet works...
- by Nicholas Cook
- | November 24, 2021
The past two years of being stuck at home have been a bore, especially if you’re an adventurous globetrotter looking to embark on a new journey of discovery. The recent opening of vaccinated travel lanes (VTL) across the world is the good news we’ve all been waiting for...
- by Nicholas Cook
- | November 5, 2021
As Singapore adopts the endemic approach to combat Covid-19, the number of community cases has naturally gone up. While we get ourselves used to the new normal...
- by Nicholas Cook
- | October 22, 2021
When the Covid-19 pandemic started back in 2020, it was followed quickly by a sharp rise in unemployment. Organisations across the world were reluctantly retrenching their staff to keep their business afloat - the situation in Singapore...
- by Nicholas Cook
- | September 27, 2021
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based virtual assistants have made numerous appearances in popular movies and video games over the years, the more notable examples being J.A.R.V.I.S from Iron Man and Cortana from the Halo series...
- by Nicholas Cook
- | August 26, 2021
It wasn’t too long ago since the emergence of the classic ‘brick’ Nokias and Motorola mobile phones, but the features of these phones (or lack thereof) make them seem like they’re relics of an ancient time....
- by Nicholas Cook
- | August 17, 2021
US $1.08 Billion… Sheesh, that’s a lot of money. If you were told ten years ago that this is how much the eSports industry is currently valued, your jaw would most likely drop in disbelief. The growth of eSports has been astronomical in the last decade with popular games such as League of Legends...
- by Enning
- | July 2, 2021
You might be surprised to know that eSIM, unlike email or esports just about anything with an "e-" prefix these days, stands for "embedded SIM", because this new kind of SIM is embedded inside your device's motherboard. Unlike the removable SIM cards...
- by Enning
- | September 10, 2020
Not everyone can afford a flagship or a high-end phone: while they may come packed with the latest hardware, phone models at the higher end of the spectrum can easily cost $1,500 or more (looking at the big brands: a new iPhone 11 Pro Max starts...
