Tech

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

29 min 40 sec ago

Is Sony un-Japanese enough to entertain change?

5 hours 36 min ago

TOKYO — Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favours long-standing ties with banks, business...

US teens migrating from Facebook to Twitter, poll shows

6 hours 42 min ago

WASHINGTON - Twitter is booming as a social media destination for United States teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new...

Games

Microsoft unveils newest Xbox console

By Peter Yeo -

9 hours 47 min ago

REDMOND (Washington) - Microsoft thinks it has the one.

Cameras

Review: Panasonic Lumix TZ40 compact camera

By Hiranand Sunny -

13 hours 6 min ago

SINGAPORE — The Panasonic TZ40 continues a long tradition of high-spec travel compacts from the Japanese giant. Long-zoom compacts are a popular choice with photographers who...

Xbox reveal not just a game console?

By Peter Yeo in Redmont -

22 hours 18 min ago

According to hints from Xbox spokesman Major Nelson, the world can expect a new entertainment hub that lets you play games, watch TV and listen to music

Yahoo’s Asian rise offsets Tumblr risk

21 May

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer’s hefty US$1.1 billion (S$1.4 billion) acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the...

Gadgets

Former Nokia software team unveils its first smartphone

21 May

HELSINKI - A group of ex-Nokia software developers unveiled its first smartphone yesterday (May 20), aiming to prove their former employer wrong by making a success of a...