Online food ordering service foodpanda has confirmed its merger with Singapore-based SG Dine. Earlier last week, foodpanda announced their partnership with RedMart. Following that, the recently funded company has just announced their official merger with Singapore based Singapore Dine. We received an anonymous tip (thank you!) that foodpanda might be cooking up something huge: a Read the full article…

Two fashion tech startups have caught our eye with their ability to help consumers clear out their wardrobes. Waking up this morning, I must have hit that snooze button about 10 times. I slowly managed my way to my wardrobe and it hit me, “What the hell am I going to wear today?” I hear Read the full article…

Roam & Wander founder Jason Warren says kids today need more real-world engagement, amid the rise of touchscreen devices. Touchscreen devices are becoming increasingly popular as sources of entertainment for today’s kids. But while these encourage interactivity, studies indicate that the so-called touchscreen generation is lacking on other real-world skills. Taiwan-based startup Roam & Wander Read the full article…

What are some of the key questions that accelerator programs ask startups? Truong Thanh Thuy of Greengar shares her experiences and advice in this video log. Thuy is the co-founder of real-time collaboration app developer Greengar. The team has recently joined 500 Startups’ latest accelerator program. In this Vietnamese video log, she shares some of Read the full article…

Sounds fun or disgusting? You be the judge of this Japanese ear picking app. But remember that this strange game has not only been on the number 1 Free Entertainment iPhone ranking and the Android free casual rankings, it has also achieved over 2 million downloads. When you download the game, the user would be Read the full article…

Singapore-based e-commerce platform Reebonz has just received a US$40 million investment led by MediaCorp, valuing Reebonz at over US$198 million. Reebonz was founded by Samuel Lim, Daniel Lim and Benjamin Han back in 2009. The site offers high-end designer brands through flash-sale events. According to Today Online, Reebonz reached its two millionth member in September Read the full article…

Classic menswear e-commerce service Vanda Fine Clothing has 70 percent of their customers coming from outside Singapore. Last month, we covered local merchant Helena Tang-Lim with her e-commerce business, Manek-Manek Beads, which sells exquisite hand-made bead jewelry going cross-border with a credible payment method. With approximately 90 percent of her customers coming from Europe, the US Read the full article…

With the rise of free instant messaging apps, can GSM-based Rich Communication Services help telcos compete amid dwindling SMS revenues? With Telkomsel and Indosat announcing the development of their own messaging apps based on the GSMA-approved Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard, Indonesia is about to join countries like Singapore, South Korea, and Spain in rolling Read the full article…

Leading mobile advertising and publishing platform, Tapjoy recently announces partnership Kakao, the largest mobile social platform in Korea. This will allow developers on the Kakao Games platform to monetize their apps through Tapjoy’s market-leading advertising and monetization tools. KaKaoTalk  is a popular mobile messenger app by KaKao and currently has more than 90 million users around Read the full article…

CloudDock helps enterprises save money through the efficient deployment of virtualized environments on tablets and PCs using its thin client technology. The enterprise market is moving toward mobile devices. With work increasingly being done remotely in the field, at home and co-working spaces, employees will need to access data and applications even while on the Read the full article…