Facebook Outage // Facebook grappled with challenges on two fronts March 13, an hours-long outage and intensified scrutiny from investigators reportedly probing data deals struck by the world’s largest social …
XOX Mobile offers eSIM alternative in Malaysia.
Mobile virtual network operator XOX Mobile is now offering eSIM – basically, a virtual electronic SIM card – but only to new users. The eSIM only works with the iPhone …
5 facts about WhatsApp that turns 10 today!
A decade ago, two former Yahoo employees launched an instant messaging application called WhatsApp. Built for early generation of smartphones that used 2G and 3G networks, it offers a free and …
Did Nuffnang’s co-founder Timothy Tiah orchestrate Mr. Cheo’s departure?
Two entrepreneurs who started Nuffnang, a social media advertising network that represents influencers such as prominent blogger Xiaxue, are facing off in court with one accusing the other of “betrayal”. …
Tech in Asia has laid off a significant number recently, S’pore hardest hit.
Tech news portal Tech In Asia has laid off a great number of employees in its Singapore and Indonesia team, according to multiple sources. Additional sources confirmed that it has …
LazMall by Lazada official launched, without much fanfare
LazMall is now officially live at Lazada Malaysia, a congregation of all its Official Stores with a 15-days product return and 100% authenticity assurance.
Google retires DoubleClick & AdWords in favor of just “Google Ads”
Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on June 27 the biggest-ever rebranding of its advertising software, retiring the DoubleClick and AdWords brands to streamline entry points for advertisers and ad sellers. Google …
Did you know that Google is shutting down it’s goo.gl service?
Goo.gl Shortener No More Google is shutting down its goo.gl link shortening service due to a ‘proliferation of alternative URL minification platforms, like ow.ly and Bitly, as well as the …
Facebook launches Marketplace in Singapore, takes on Carousell.
Facebook quietly launched Marketplace, its consumer-to-consumer (C2C) platform for buying and selling used items, in Singapore last month. While the social media behemoth’s entry will rustle feathers in Southeast Asia’s …
Google has disabled ‘View Image’ & ‘Search by Image’ buttons
Google is making a change to image search today that sounds small but will have a big impact: it’s removing the “view image” button that appeared when you clicked on …
