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- 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...
- by Enning
- | August 12, 2020
The latest WiFi routers in the market all support a new WiFi standard known simply as WiFi 6. Now that’s weird, you might think, I don’t remember coming across WiFi 5 or WiFi 4? That wouldn’t be surprising. You might have heard of WiFi standards...
- by MyRepublic
- | July 3, 2020
While the Circuit Breaker may be over, it doesn’t mean we should all jump back to our regular social dates and group hangouts. Staying home as much as we can is still the best way to keep ourselves safe during this time of COVID-19. What’s a person...
- by Lawrence
- | June 1, 2020
With the telecommunications landscape dominated by large corporations, it's no surprise many Singaporeans have the impression that our company is much bigger or older than we actually are. While MyRepublic is a full-fledged Internet Service...