Local developers are making their mark in the mobile market. IN 2010, we played an interesting mobile game that changed our perspective. Game Dev Story by Kairosoft was a game about making games, and it opened our eyes to the fact that running a successful game development studio is no easy matter… even on a […]
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Here’s our newest round-up of the featured startups on our site this week. If you have startup tips or story suggestions, feel free to email us or tell us about your startup on this form. Any juicy tech news tips go here. Enjoy this week’s list!
27 startups in Asia that caught our eye Read More »
Local studio Spacepup Entertainment ventures into the unknown to deliver us a bone chilling tale set in rural Malaysia in their upcoming game, Tell No One. MALAYSIANS love horror stories. After all, there’s no shortage of folk stories passed down generation to generation of ghastly creatures like the Pontianak, Orang Minyak, Langsuir and Hantu Kum
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Lots of new parents want to share images of their bundle of joy, but Facebook can feel unsafe, and photo albums are so 20th-century. That’s why there are a lot of baby photo apps out there. One of these is InstaB, which is a mix of Instagram and Path for chronicling the sprouting of your
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Rather than the usual PC Fair it has held over the past 15 years, Pikom is joining forces with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Commtechasia to hold a ‘Digital Lifestyle Expo.’ The expo which will be held at the KL Convention Centre, starts tomorrow and ends on Aug 25. It will be
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TRUST a first-time father who just happens to be a mobile techie to be the brains behind InstaB, an iPhone app that provides a one-click solution for parents to customise their baby photos or videos. Tang Tung Ai, technical director and founder of Icon Mobi Solution, notes that there is a perpetual demand for photo
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COME May 25, Transit on Tour will kick off its search for fresh startups outside the Klang Valley to compete for a chance to pitch their idea to Dave McClure, founder of Silicon Valley-based accelerator 500 Startups. 500 Startups provides early stage companies with up to US$250,000 in funding via its startup accelerator programme. Notable
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1337 Ventures, VLT and Startup Mamak are bringing AngelHack, touted to be the world’s biggest hackathon competition, to Malaysia. The two-day competition will kick off on June 8 at the 1337 Accelerator in MSC Malaysia’s Knowledge Workers Development Centre in Cyberjaya, the organising trio said. AngelHack organises hackathon competitions for web developers and entrepreneurs. At
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Choosing the right kind of help makes a world of difference for tech start-ups A NEW entrepreneur once asked me about joining an incubator or accelerator programme. Much to my chagrin, his main concern was whether joining one would adversely affect his chances of finding financing for his venture. The short answer to that was:
Incubate or accelerate Read More »