January 2011
Mobile Payments Startups Zong And Boku Launch... →
After announcing direct relationships with AT&T, Zong, Boku are announcing direct relationships with Verizon through mobile payments operator BillToMobile.
So why is this important?…
I just got off meeting with a very senior guy in...
He could quickly grabbed the main points and looked at them in so many different angles. No wonder he is at the top of the ladder. I respect and admire him. I need to be like that one day… BB Posted via email from Lucky B | Comment »
Want to Live With 42 Million People in a Megacity... →
City planners in China are hoping to turn the nine cities in the Pearl River Delta into a single, humongous megacity the size of Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire…
iPhone 5 and iPad 2 to have NFC with new mobile...
iPhone 5 and iPad 2 to have NFC with new mobile payment service? 9 to 5 Mac - Mac All Day Bloomberg reports that Apple’s next generation iPhone and iPad will include NFC functionality. NFC stands for near-field-communication and this technology would allow users to utilize their iPhone 5 or iPad 2 as debit cards to make payments. The technology works at a distance to up to...
Happy 27th Birthday, Macintosh →
Apple unveiled its first Macintosh-branded computer 27 years ago today. Steve Jobs introduced the Apple Macintosh on January 24, 1984 and received wild applause from the crowd of 3,000…
Japanese Toilets Have Crazy Video Games to Play...
Japanese Toilets Have Crazy Video Games to Play While Peeing [Toilets] Gizmodo Sega has installed toilet games in bars and arcades across Tokyo. It’s called Toylet and games include measuring volume of urine, measuring power of stream, wiping a wall clean of graffiti and even controlling wind to lift a girl’s skirt...
Somehow my pengyou Smirkannoff was on my bedside...
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Fantastic transparent iPhone 4 case mod →
We love a good mod, and this one is stellar. An enterprising iPhone user got his hands on a clear case mod kit for the iPhone 4, (Google translation) put it together and posted the…
PM Network Magazine : Melting Pot
The growth of project management discipline in China. My photo is there as well :) PMN0111 Melting Pot Posted via email from Lucky B | Comment »
Just my imagination: Steve Jobs' Medical Leave
I am sad that El Jobso had to take leave for medical reason. I wish the best for him. I want to think that his reason to take medical leave is not medical cause… I want to think that this is the time for him to take some time off, thinking, hatching new plans. From the time he came back to Apple until now, he was continuously brought amazing stuff under Apple brand. I remembered the iMac,...
10 Things I Prepared Before Travelling
10 Things I Prepared Before Travelling In my work, I didn’t get to travel too often, but if I need to travel, usually it was for extended period. When I said “extended”, it doesn’t mean that I need to travel for a month (although I have done so) but more like a week. Since my travels were mostly international trips, there were certain things that I usually prepare. This...
Early stage of e-Payment in Australia
One of the challenges for e-payment industry is to get the infrastructure setup. Major hurdle was to get the economic model up. It was too expensive for transactions with small margin. They nee pioneers whose willing to take some risks. Today I saw this flyer. A basic card product with simple features: replacing money for small transactions. This is almost like my recommendation for e-payment;...
I think Mac App Store is Brilliant!
I think the Mac App Store is brilliant. I know a lot of you would say of course I said so as I am one of the biggest Apple fan. However, I was not bias - well a little, but not blindly. Mac App Store immediately changed the way I acquire software for my computer. I bought iPhoto 11 without thinking too much. It took me several months and maybe months longer for me to buy iLife 11 suite. Apple...
Yay!!!!!! Or not.....
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