Decoding the obsessions with tech companies
Tech-everything Why are there obsessions with tech companies? According to Interbrand’s Top 15 best global brand ranking since 2000, tech companies like Google and Apple are at the top of the list. Google, along with a number of tech companies, formed the majority of...
The world of future and mixed reality
42 years after Princess Leia appeared in hologram to leave a message for General Kenobi in the 1977 Star Wars film, the vision became a reality. At the Microsoft Inspire Partner Conference in Las Vegas on July 17, 2019, Microsoft Azure shows how it’s done. Mixed...
Why the new license to kill should also be the license to break convention? Perspectives on new cast for Agent 007
New 007 In a “controversial” move by film maker at the 2020 release of the 25th Bond film by EON, it was announced that a black and beautiful woman will take on the 007 mantle. Since the news made headlines, there has been a plethora of social media chatters from both...
A book lover’s reflections on MPH’s closure and what it takes for book retail to thrive
Another one bites the dust! MPH is closing its last 2 bookstores in Singapore by end of July and September 2019. End of a chapter The curtain has fallen for another book store chain and so will a part of my growing up memories. I have loved books for as long as I can...
Inspirations from NewGen Retail
"NewGen Retail" was coined by honestbee when they launched the habitat by honestbee, in mid October 2018. habitat by honestbee is a tech-enabled, multi-sensory grocery and dining experience quite unlike anything we’ve experienced here in Singapore. About NewGen Retail...