Food journaling app Burpple has furthered its focus on social and location after it introduced Explore, a feature that brings Foursquare-like discovery and friend-finding to the service. Burpple, for those that are not aware, is a 6-month-old service where food lovers can snap, post a...
Singapore-headquartered price comparison site Save22 has raised an undisclosed round of funding that will see it push on and expand its service across Southeast Asia. The round was led by existing investor Crystal Horse (Singapore), and includes participation from blog advertising net...
Singapore-headquartered indoor location startup Y-Find has taken its first step to expanding into a global business after launching a retail analytics application, with the intention of cracking the US market. The company, which maps and tracks indoor locations to within three feet us...
LinkedIn, the business-focused social network, has announced that it has passed one million registered users in Singapore, which becomes the fourth country in Southeast Asia to hit the landmark. The company says it has doubled its membership in the country since 2011 and, while it has...
LinkedIn, the business-focused social network, has announced that it has passed one million registered users in Singapore, which becomes the fourth country in Southeast Asia to hit the landmark. The company says it has doubled its membership in the country since 2011 and, while it has...
LinkedIn, the business-focused social network, has announced that it has passed one million registered users in Singapore, which becomes the fourth country in Southeast Asia to hit the landmark. The company says it has doubled its membership in the country since 2011 and, while it has...
We know PayPal is thinking about adding Bitcoin support to its payment service, but if you can’t wait to check the Bitcoin prices on those eBay auctions you’re sniping, website modding service BetterInternet has got you covered . BetterInternet, which debuted at Techono.me last Octobe...
We know PayPal is thinking about adding Bitcoin support to its payment service, but if you can’t wait to check the Bitcoin prices on those eBay auctions you’re sniping, website modding service BetterInternet has got you covered . BetterInternet, which debuted at Techono.me last Octobe...
Singapore-based website and email back-up company Dropmysite has landed an investment from 500 Startups , not long after the startup announced an undisclosed deal with the US accelerator. The investment is worth US$250,000, and it places Dropmysite alongside Taiwanese messaging servic...
Viewster , a free video-on-demand service, has hired Helen Biggart as its new CFO and Tzvetan Horozov as SVP of Product Management and is expanding internationally with new offices in New York, London, Singapore and Adelaide. Though Switzerland-based Viewster is a relatively small pla...
Viewster , a free video-on-demand service, has hired Helen Biggart as its new CFO and Tzvetan Horozov as SVP of Product Management and is expanding internationally with new offices in New York, London, Singapore and Adelaide. Though Switzerland-based Viewster is a relatively small pla...
PayPal currently doesn’t have much of a relationship with the virtual currency Bitcoin, but that may soon change. The company’s president David Marcus seems to be very interested in the virtual currency, and says his company is “thinking about” potentially including it one day, accord...
PayPal currently doesn’t have much of a relationship with the virtual currency Bitcoin, but that may soon change. The company’s president David Marcus seems to be very interested in the virtual currency, and says his company is “thinking about” potentially including it one day, accord...
PayPal currently doesn’t have much of a relationship with the virtual currency Bitcoin, but that may soon change. The company’s president David Marcus seems to be very interested in the virtual currency, and says his company is “thinking about” potentially including it one day, accord...
The world’s largest Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has once again been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. At the time of writing, the site has been down for over three hours, as the company scrambles to fight back. On Facebook and Twitter , the company first informed its ...
The world’s largest Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has once again been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. At the time of writing, the site has been down for over three hours, as the company scrambles to fight back. On Facebook and Twitter , the company first informed its ...
If you are a Bitcoin advocate, fan, or users, this isn’t good news: bitfloor is shutting down . During the Great MtGox downtime and trading halt , smaller exchanges, such as bitfloor, provided valuable market liquidity. No more, for bitfloor. In a terse statement on its website, bitfl...
If you are a Bitcoin advocate, fan, or users, this isn’t good news: bitfloor is shutting down . During the Great MtGox downtime and trading halt , smaller exchanges, such as bitfloor, provided valuable market liquidity. No more, for bitfloor. In a terse statement on its website, bitfl...
Business and brands in Asia that are keen to harness the potential of social media have a new option after Synthesio , a social media monitoring service originally from France, expanded into the continent by opening an office in Singapore. The company — which was founded in 2006 and h...
Business and brands in Asia that are keen to harness the potential of social media have a new option after Synthesio , a social media monitoring service originally from France, expanded into the continent by opening an office in Singapore. The company — which was founded in 2006 and h...
The world and his brother — well…the media , at least — has gone Bitcoin crazy in recent times, and the latest company to cash in on that attention ride that wave is dating site OKCupid , which is now accepting payments in the digital currency. The newest addition to the growing list ...
The world and his brother — well…the media , at least — has gone Bitcoin crazy in recent times, and the latest company to cash in on that attention ride that wave is dating site OKCupid , which is now accepting payments in the digital currency. The newest addition to the growing list ...
Singapore-based startup Dropmysite is predominantly known for Dropmyemail — its one-time side project that blossomed into its largest service — but its original website-backup product of the same name has got a major upgrade to its design and functionality. The Dropmysite service prov...
Spotify has long been tipped to expand its service into Asia and finally the music streaming giant has made the move with an initial, triple launch in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia today. Spotify — which is available in Australia, New Zealand and 19 other global markets — lets use...
Spotify has long been tipped to expand its service into Asia and finally the music streaming giant has made the move with an initial, triple launch in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia today. Spotify — which is available in Australia, New Zealand and 19 other global markets — lets use...
The world’s largest Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is being hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The site is currently down, just over two hours after it resumed trading earlier on Thursday night. In a post on Google+, the exchange merely says “We are experiencing a stronge...
The world’s largest Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is being hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The site is currently down, just over two hours after it resumed trading earlier on Thursday night. In a post on Google+, the exchange merely says “We are experiencing a stronge...
Quick heads up for all you watching the Bitcoin saga : the largest exchange of the currency, MtGox, has reopened following a self-instated halt in trading. The exchange cited an overactive market as the reason for its suspension. The exchange is now open, and Bitcoin is down . Current...
Quick heads up for all you watching the Bitcoin saga : the largest exchange of the currency, MtGox, has reopened following a self-instated halt in trading. The exchange cited an overactive market as the reason for its suspension. The exchange is now open, and Bitcoin is down . Current...
Right, Bitcoin, it’s not doing well at the moment, shedding valuation at a precipitous rate . Bitcoin peaked recently at $266 per unit, and now rests comfortably below the $100 mark. The sudden rise in the profile of Bitcoin, however, has brought out the usual suspects on the hunt for...
