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	<title><![CDATA[iPhone 3G launching in Singapore, August 22nd Confirmed!]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Singtel has today sent to people who opted-in to their wait list, a confirmation that the iPhone 3G will be launched on the 22nd of August. This confirms the rumour that has been speculating for quite some time.Singtel has yet to indicate the price it will be sold at or the subscription plans that will ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:38:14 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Greatest Lesson in Ad-tech Day 1- Digital Advertising is like Sex]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Greatest_Lesson_in_Ad-tech_Day_1-_Digital_Advertising_is_like_Sex</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[After day 1 of the Adtech conference, there is 1 major lesson that stuck with most delegates. During the Keynote presentation, a speaker said the following:&#8220;Digital Advertising is like having sex, it requires experimentation to get it right eventually&#8230;.&#8230;Another way digital advertising is similar to sex is that when you have not tried it, you ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:48:59 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[What is Twitter - CEO Jack Dorsey Explains….]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Twitter has become amazingly popular in the western countries but uptake within Asia is still relatively low. Many tech experts have called Twitter a "micro-blogging" tool and tipped it to be a lifestyle-changing web application.So what is Twitter and how does it really affect our lives and help us. CEO & Founder of Twitter.com explains&#8230;Share ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:39:11 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[What is the universe actually made of?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Guys, this is serious HARDCORE geek talk. We all learn about how everything is made up of Protons and Neutrons and Electrons, but physicists has theories that explain beyond that. With the Large Hadron Collider being completed, they may very well prove their theories.This recent TED speaker talks about the theory of Higgs Particles:This one ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:52:47 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why Singtel is willing to give in to Apple & the iPhone? Answer:3G]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Why_Singtel_is_willing_to_give_in_to_Apple___the_iPhone_Answer_3G</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[It was recently reported that Singtel has finally concluded talks with Apple to bring the iPhone to Singapore and be the first in Asia to do so. Considering the high demand of the iPhone, one doesn&#8217;t need to be Einstein to know that Singtel paid a high price for this.Piracy in Asia has been so ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:22:16 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Another Singaporean Start-up does a makeover. ZopIM brings IM …]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Another_Singaporean_Start-up_does_a_makeover_ZopIM_brings_IM_to_your_webpages_</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[ZopIM has been in beta for quite a while now and recently relaunched its homepage. This is definitely a wise move as the previous homepage did not provide much information and is definitely not a homepage geared for a full commercial launch. With this new look, visitors to the site are able to understand the ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:29:53 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Does a start-up need a technical co-founder? A Singaporean case study]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Does_a_start-up_need_a_technical_co-founder_A_Singaporean_case_study</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[The founders of Google were graduate students studying computer science. Mark Zuckerberg has been programming since he was in his teens. Bill Gates was the quintessential geek. It seems like the most successful software/web companies are those that were founded by technically able people. This then brings a fundamental question&#8230;. do you really need someone ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:08:16 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Singaporean Start-up relaunches website, Opens up to the entire world]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Singaporean_Start-up_relaunches_website_Opens_up_to_the_entire_world</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[In a press release they sent out on Monday, Conference Bay, the one-stop shop for conference organizers and goers, announced the official launch of their remodeled portal and their decision to open up the portal to organizers worldwide due to user demand. The site was previously targeted for conferences within the Asia Pacific region only.According ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:50:33 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Widgeo launches first “Widget”, Beta Launch in a few weeks]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Widgeo_launches_first_Widget_Beta_Launch_in_a_few_weeks</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Singaporean start-up Widgeo.us announced in their February newsletter that they have launched their first widget - t.widgeo.us. This widget serves the purpose of allowing users to update multiple twitter accounts within a single user interface. The aesthetics are fantastic and, like most twitter applications, have a simple and intuitive interface.I do question the number of ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:26:48 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[A look at Singaporean’s top 100 favorite sites]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/A_look_at_Singaporean_s_top_100_favorite_sites</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[You may think you know technology and hence be able to predict what sites Singaporeans are visiting, but the truth is the more you know, the higher the chances that you will get the order wrong. A point to note is the this top 100 list is provided by Alexa and is by no means ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:51:42 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Singaporean Start-up takes on Google in Patent Search]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Singaporean_Start-up_takes_on_Google_in_Patent_Search</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Singaporean Start-up Patsnap launched the Alpha-version of their portal last week which aims to bring patent search to a new level of simplicity and enable research to be done more easily. This puts the company in direct competition with Google&#8217;s Patent Search functionality that was launched in 2006. Google&#8217;s Patent Search, in my opinion, has ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:34:35 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Geek Book Review - The Search by John Battelle]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Geek_Book_Review_-_The_Search_by_John_Battelle</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[The full name of this book is actually &#8220;The Search - How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture&#8221;. The author of this book John Battelle was the co-founding editor of Wired Magazine and is now the founder and chairman of Federated Media, a company that manages advertising for ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:53:20 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Geeks are the new Rock Stars!]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Geeks_are_the_new_Rock_Stars_</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Who can tell me the name of the CEO of Coca Cola, or even the name of the lead singer in the rock band, Greenday? I bet not many can but I&#8217;m very sure that most people reading this blog can tell me who the CEO of Facebook is, or who the founder of Apple ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:38:11 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Singaporean Start-up Conference Bay goes for a complete Facelift!]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Singaporean_Start-up_Conference_Bay_goes_for_a_complete_Facelift_</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Start-up company, Conference Bay, first launched their portal in July 2007 and aims to be a one-stop shop for all conference goers. The site allows users to search for conferences, bid for seats and purchase tickets for selected conferences. The company has gotten a lot of media attention for providing the world&#8217;s first conference ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:59:56 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bloggers mocks Singapore’s attempt at a Search Engine]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Bloggers_mocks_Singapore_s_attempt_at_a_Search_Engine</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Singapore&#8217;s premier research facility, A*STAR (Agency for Technology and Research) has launched a competition called &#8220;The Star Challenge 2008&#8243; last week to develop &#8220;a rich media search engine that will be smart enough to identify text, audio and video containing any word, even if that word, or search term, has not yet been tagged in ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:27:52 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Few Hours before MacWorld, is this the new Ultraslim Macbook …]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Few_Hours_before_MacWorld_is_this_the_new_Ultraslim_Macbook_Air_</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, this signboard was placed at the entrance where MacWorld is going to be held. This signboard then led to a big frenzy about the new MacBook &#8220;Air&#8221;. It is quite baffling why Apple would name its newest product same as Adobe&#8217;s proprietary technology - Adobe AIR so perhaps the speculators may ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:12:06 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Flight of the Conchords jokes about technology]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Flight_of_the_Conchords_jokes_about_technology</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[A band from New Zealand, Flight of the Conchords, was invited to preform at CES that ended just a couple of days ago. Before they started their song, they joked about the cliches of current technologies, like how there are more girls on the internet than there are in the real world and how new ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:46:48 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Seesmic.com - A Silicon Valley start-up with a tint of Singaporean influence]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Seesmic_com_-_A_Silicon_Valley_start-up_with_a_tint_of_Singaporean_influence</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Seesmic which is currently still in closed Beta is a start-up founded by French Entrepreneur Loic Le Meur. Seesmic has gathered a lot of interest within the valley recently and one of the reasons for this is that Loic has been very open about the way the company is run. He posts a video about ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:49:39 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The first 100 dot com sites EVER registered]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/The_first_100_dot_com_sites_EVER_registered</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Even though the internet era began around 1995, domain names were defined as early as 1985! Back then not many would have thought of using websites as business, so most of the names registered were of tech companies rather than really marketable names such as buy.com or shopping.com.Going through some of the better known companies, ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:13:40 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Videos of CES speeches released!]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Videos_of_CES_speeches_released_</link>
	<dc:creator>geeksg</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Couldn&#8217;t make it to CES this year? Here&#8217;s the next best thing, videos of fifty-four sessions which include speakers such as Yahoo!&#8217;s Jerry Yang, Intel&#8217;s Paul Otellini and Dell&#8217;s Michael Dell!You would also be able download Bill Gate&#8217;s final Keynote in CES as he retires from his role in Microsoft to work on his non-profit ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:43:44 +0800</pubDate>
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