Gengo, an online translation service, has just raised a US$12 million funding round to accelerate global expansion and improve technology. Based in Japan and founded in 2009, Gengo features a powerful API that lets enterprise customers integrate professional-quality translation into their application, making it easy to build a multi-language services. Gengo currently boasts a network of Read the full article…

Singapore’s IDA will be partnering with Oman’s ITA again to build a more innovative education sector. The Information Technology Authority of Oman (ITA) and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) yesterday announced their collaboration in strengthening the education sector in Oman once again. This will involve a joint eEducation seminar, alongside the COMEX 2013 ICT Read the full article…

Lessons from IDA, Neoteny Labs and Startup Roots have led investor James Chan to form his own tribe at Silicon Straits, and develop it into the ideal environment for ideas, talent and capital. James Chan is a prominent community member in the Southeast Asian technology startup ecosystem. Having managed Neoteny Labs with Joi Ito out Read the full article…

Learning Chinese gets easier with MyCLOUD, and four more Singapore primary schools will be using the platform by 2014. Learning Chinese has always been a problem for some children and to address this issue, MyCLOUD is launched as an interactive platform that supports new generation teaching methods and bringing the learning of Chinese beyond classroom Read the full article…

Learn from Janice Fraser of LUXr and Adaptive Path on designing better software at the inaugural Lean UX Week Singapore 2013. Local design firm, Minitheory, together with the National University of Singapore, Singapore Geek Girls and Girls in Tech Singapore will be bringing the inaugural Lean UX Week (LUXW) to Singapore. The three-day bootcamp aims Read the full article…

The FutureSchools programme aims to enhance learning through next generation solutions, including artificial intelligence and interactive systems. Picture this scenario: a group of students conversing with software bots that promote critical thinking and helping students with their learning progress. In short, bots are turned into guides for the student. Now this is something that Ngee Read the full article…

Want to know more about location-based marketing in Singapore? Here’s something that you should not miss. Mobile Monday Singapore is having a special session next Monday at the Hub Singapore. The event is entitled “Location, Location, Location – LBMA Launch and IDA Showcase.” Mobile Monday is helping to launch the Asia chapter of the Location Read the full article…