Archive for the ‘Announce’ Category
Thursday, April 28th, 2022
Global retail cryptocurrency platform Luno has obtained in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to provide Digital Payment Token Services (DPT) in Singapore.
Luno’s global customer base grew by 35% year-on-year and aims to bring cryptocurrency to over 1 billion customers by 2030.
Luno Singapore has been granted in-principle approval from the MAS, under the Payment Services Act (PSA), to provide DPT services in Singapore.
This milestone marks Luno as the first global retail-focused cryptocurrency platform in Singapore to obtain IPA from the MAS, which will enable the accessibility of cryptocurrency in a well-regulated environment that safeguards the interest of consumers.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:crypto, DCG, Fintech, Luno, MAS, news, payments, Singapore
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
Roborock has announced the arrival of its Q7 Max for Singapore. The new Q model line marks a step forward from the popular S5 Max. Promotional pricing below.
The new Roborock Q7 Max robot vacuum cleaner and mop is now available on Shopee for Singapore at a discounted price of S$659.
The Roborock Q7 Max is now available at a promotional price of S$659 (Normal Price at S$699) via Roborock’s official store on Shopee.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:appliances, mop, new arrivals, Roborock, Singapore, vacuum
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Sunday, April 24th, 2022
Huawei is launching the new MateBook 14, MateBook E and MatePad with availability in Singapore from Friday, 29 April, 2022. Prices and promotional deals below.
The new Smart Office products from Huawei are the MateBook E (in this photo), MateBook 14 and MatePad.
The three new products will be launched in Singapore on Wednesday, 27 April, with availability on Friday.
The three new computers from Huawei.
- Huawei MateBook E
- Huawei MateBook 14
- Huawei MatePad
The trio are Huawei’s addition to its growing portfolio of smart office computers that feature the company’s Super Device system.
Super Device enables users to enjoy a seamless smart office experience through cross-device connectivity and collaboration between the latest Huawei laptops, tablets and smartphones – allowing files to be moved easily through simple drag-and-drop from one device to another.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:computers, Huawei, laptops, MateBook, MatePad, new arrivals, notebooks, Singapore, tablets
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Monday, April 18th, 2022
Gigamon has appointed Shane Buckley as the President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, 18 April 2022. After 10 years, Paul Hooper is stepping down from the CEO role but will remain an active member of the Gigamon Board of Directors.
As a leading deep observability company, Gigamon provides the tools and expertise required in today’s evolving threat landscape to help optimise and secure over 80 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises and 9 of the 10 largest mobile network providers.
“Enterprises are quickly shifting toward hybrid and multi-cloud deployments to accelerate digital transformation initiatives but, unfortunately, they must contend with an ever-more dangerous threat landscape. I look forward to entering this new phase of growth focused on addressing the evolving requirements of our customers by investing in the deep observability solutions required to achieve the full agility of a resilient digital infrastructure without risk,” said Paul Buckley, incoming President & CEO, Gigamon.
The company also serves hundreds of government agencies and educational organizations, as well as over 4,000 marquee enterprise customers worldwide including Lockheed Martin, AWS, Clemson University, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Under Armour and the Department of Defense.
Under the leadership of outgoing CEO, Paul Hooper, Gigamon became a trusted market leader in network visibility and security solutions.
A New Frontier: Deep Observability
Buckley will lead the next evolution of Gigamon as the company invests in and seeks to lead the emerging deep observability market.
Gigamon offers a deep observability pipeline that harnesses actionable network-level intelligence to amplify the power of cloud, security, and observability tools.
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Tags:appointments, CEO, cybersecurity, Gigamon, leadership, network, networking, security
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Monday, March 28th, 2022
The Huawei MateBook D 14 sports an 11th Generation Intel Core i5 processor and will be available in Singapore from 2 April 2022 at S$1,198.
Designed for young creatives, Huawei MateBook D 14 is designed to provide all-round performance while offering portability in a sleek, robust chassis — great for productivity on the go
Huawei today announced the launch of Huawei MateBook D 14 – an upgraded high-performance laptop designed for young creatives.
Availability and Pricing
The latest Huawei MateBook D 14 will be available from 2 April 2022 at all Huawei Authorised Stores and selected consumer electronic stores (Best Denki, Challenger, COURTS, Gain City), as well as Huawei’s official online stores in Lazada and Shopee (available on Shopee from 11 April 2022).
Featuring the latest 11th Generation Intel Core i5-processor, the MateBook D 14 caters to today’s social media, design and content-savvy youths.
The Huawei MateBook D 14 also features the new Intel Iris Xe Graphics which allows the notebook to handle a wide variety of complex image processing tasks with ease.
Huawei MateBook D 14 also provides technologies such as Super Device, Fingerprint Power Button, Dual Antenna Wi-Fi 6, reverse charging capabilities for smartphones and a high-capacity battery to ensure long-lasting battery life.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:computers, creatives, Huawei, Intel, laptops, MateBook, new arrivals, notebooks, Singapore, Windows
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
Luno, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (“DCG”), has announced the launch of Luno Expeditions, a global, early-stage investment arm to support the best fintech and crypto/web3 founders on their journeys to build the next generation of financial services.
The Luno Expeditions Team (from L to R): Margaux Duterte, Mira Christanto, Jocelyn Cheng, Katharine Suy, and Aditi Khimasis.
Building on DCG’s 7-year track record in early stage crypto investing, Luno Expeditions will now spearhead all of DCG’s early sage investing (seed and pre-seed).
“I am thrilled to join Luno Expeditions as Chief Executive. These are incredibly exciting times in cryptocurrency and the broader fintech ecosystem. We’ve got ambitious plans to build a leading fund designed around the needs of early stage founders. It will be a privilege to work with ambitious entrepreneurs from all over the world, all intent on solving problems and building the next generation of financial service companies,” said Jocelyn Cheng, CEO, Luno Expeditions.
The dedicated team will scale up investments (targeting 200-300 per year) and expand the focus beyond crypto into the broader fintech space, globally.
Luno Expeditions will be led by Jocelyn Cheng, who takes on the role of CEO.
Whilst in stealth mode over the past few months, Luno Expeditions has already invested in over 20 leading crypto and fintech companies globally, including a crypto compliance solution in Israel, an NFT marketplace in the United States, a bank dedicated to women in Pakistan and a ground-breaking remittance solution in Tanzania.
Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of DCG, and Marcus Swanepoel, co-founder and CEO of Luno, are both closely involved in the initiative and will be part of the Investment Committee.
The Luno Expeditions Team
Jocelyn Cheng, CEO
Jocelyn has invested in global startup founders over the last 6 years as Managing Director at the impact investment VC, Global Innovation Fund. She previously held investing roles at CPP Investments, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business school.
Mira Christanto, Director of Investments
“We know how hard it is to build a company, especially in the fintech space, and with our deep experience building, scaling and operating fintech businesses in some of the hardest markets in the world, we’re looking to support a new generation of entrepreneurs from all over the world to do the same,” commented Marcus Swanepoel, Luno co-founder and CEO.
Before joining Luno Expeditions, Mira was a senior research analyst at the leading crypto firm Messari. She moved full-time to crypto after working for 15 years at institutional investments funds between Wall Street and Hong Kong.
Aditi Khimasis, Head of Legal
Aditi is an experienced legal professional with extensive VC experience both in house and at leading legal firms across a number of emerging and developed jurisdictions. She was previously Legal Counsel at Anthemis Group.
Katharine Suy, Chief Marketing Officer
Katharine is a seasoned crypto marketer who has worked in the industry over the last 5 years. She joins Luno Expeditions with over 15 years experience in digital marketing, content creation and entrepreneurship across UK, Vietnam & Australia.
Margaux Duterte, Investment Analyst
Before joining Luno Expeditions, Margaux worked with fintechs and payment partners across Africa for 3 years at Luno. She previously held finance roles at BNP Paribas and worked in France, Portugal and South Africa. She holds a Masters in Corporate Finance from Paris Dauphine.
Tags:Fintech, investments, Luno
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Sunday, February 27th, 2022
At the Huawei Spring 2022 Smart Office Launch, Huawei announced an enhanced Super Device concept for its Smart Office Scenario, as well as seven new PC products.
Huawei Smart Office: Seven new PC products and an enhanced Super Device concept.
At the launch event, Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group announced the launch of seven PC products for Smart Office, including: its latest flagship laptop, its first all-in-one PC, a new 2-in-1 laptop, its first E-Ink tablet, a new HarmonyOS tablet, the company’s first-ever printer, and a new portable speaker.
Huawei has announced a slew of seven new products during its Spring 2022 Smart Office Launch online.
He also announced an enhanced Super Device capability to extend support of the feature to projectors.
The seven new PC products for Huawei’s Smart Office are below.
- Huawei MateBook X Pro
- Huawei’s latest flagship laptop
- Huawei MateBook E
- Huawei’s first OLED laptop
- Huawei MateStation X
- Huawei’s first all-in-one PC
- Huawei MatePad Paper
- Huawei’s first E-ink tablet
- Huawei MatePad
- Huawei PixLab X1
- Huawei’s first multi-functional laser printer
- Huawei Sound Joy
- Huawei’s first portable speaker
These launches work towards Huawei’s vision of “Boundless Creation and Seamless Communication” for its Smart Office.
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Tags:AIOs, computers, events, Huawei, new arrivals, printers, speakers, tablets
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
Developed in-house, Singtel boasts that Paragon is the industry’s first all-in-one orchestration platform for 5G edge computing and cloud services.
The Paragon platform significantly reduces the complexity and time needed to adopt 5G MEC and low latency applications and services – lowering the barriers to entry for enterprises, enabling faster deployment of use cases while removing considerable operational and cost overheads. Photo shows Bill Chang, Chief Executive Officer, Group Enterprise, Singtel. Credit: Singtel.
Singtel today launched Paragon, a platform that enables enterprises to tap into Singtel’s 5G network to activate network slices on demand, deploy mission critical applications on Singtel MEC (multi-access edge compute) as well as access a robust eco-system of partner applications, offering them control and choices.
The platform also empowers enterprises to securely deploy applications in a hybrid fashion across the edge at Singtel MEC and a public cloud of their choice.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:5G, events, networking, SingTel, telcos
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2022
FastCo, the company behind FastJobs, one of Asia’s non-executive job portal for both jobseekers and employers, today announced the official launch of its new app FastGig.
The launch of FastGig rides on the recent growth of the gig economy.
FastGig boasts that it is Singapore’s first “workforce as a service” (WaaS) platform that helps to match qualified flexible workers with businesses looking for solutions to headcount constraints and labour shortage, especially during seasonal peaks.
It claims to be one of the first job apps for gig workers in the Southeast Asian region.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:Apps, FastCo, FastGig, new arrivals, Singapore
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
Google Pixel 6 (S$999) and Google Pixel 6 Pro (S$1,299) have arrived in Singapore. They are now available exclusively on the Google Store online, together with a selection of phone cases and accessories.
Google Singapore had sent me both the Pixel 6 Pro and the Pixel 6 to try out prior to today’s launch, so I’ve been playing with both phones for a while now.
Both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro ship with Android 12 installed and come with 128GB storage.
Powered by Android 12, Google has given the new phones a new user interface (UI) they call “Material Me”, which provides themed UI skins and widgets that are supposed to be highly customised to your you needs.
The Google Pixel 6 Pro (S$1,299) is available in Stormy Black and Cloudy White with cases (S$49) in Stormy Sky, Soft Sage, Light Frost and Golden Glow.
The phones are powered by Google Tensor, the company’s first processor that’s basically a mobile system on a chip designed specifically around Google’s AI engine.
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Tags:flagship, Google, new arrivals, Pixel, reviews, smartphones
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