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Venture Corporation – Corporate moves

Victoria Ko Miu Ha has been appointed CFO wef Feb 16
Work experience: CFO, WBL Corporation Ltd; senior executive VP/CFO, The Straits Trading Co Ltd

3 Things to Give Up for Lent That Could Improve Your Productivity

This week saw the beginning of Lent, which is described as follows: “Lent is the Christian observance of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday.” Traditionally, during the time of Lent those who observe it either do something consistently or give up something that they know is detrimental to them – or is a habit they;d like to eliminate. Common things include smoking, drinking or eating junk food. But we;re in the 21st century now, and perhaps it’s time we look at a few of the things that in today’s... More »

Teledata (S) – Corporate moves

Basil Chan has been appointed independent director/audit committee chairman wef Feb 16
Work experience: Founder/MD, MBE Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd; director/CEO, Hua Kok Int’l Ltd

Sun East Group – Corporate moves

Chen Xiao Yin has been appointed VP, Human Resource Dept wef Feb 15
Work experience: GM, Singapore Petrol Development Pte Ltd

Chris Brown Under Investigation for Drive-By Phone-Jacking

Well, what do you know? Ole “Bruise and Brawl Breezy” is back in the headlines after allegedly terrorizing another woman. And this time, even iPhones aren’t safe from his wrath. [...]

Chris Brown Under Investigation for Drive-By Phone-Jacking

Well, what do you know? Ole “Bruise and Brawl Breezy” is back in the headlines after allegedly terrorizing another woman. And this time, even iPhones aren’t safe from his wrath. [...]

Feb 24: UOB, SembMarine, DBS, ST Engineering

Singapore shares may open higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street overnight after positive jobless claims data showed the US labour market remains on the mend.

The benchmark Straits Times Index fell 0.91% to 2,968.34 on Thursday to 2,968.34 points. Here are some stocks and factors to watch, according to Reuters:

United Overseas Bank, the smallest of Singapore's three banking groups, will be in focus after it reported a 21% fall in quarterly profit due to a lack of one-off gains and as it booked losses on its European debt exposure.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Debuts with Native Email, New Apps, Video Store

Research In Motion began pushing out its long-awaited PlayBook software upgrade Feb. 21. PlayBook OS 2.0 includes a number of features demanded by users ever since the 7-inch tablet made its debut in April 2011. These include built-in email, calendar and contacts; a variety of new apps; and social-networking integration with calendar and contacts. The BlackBerry Bridge app, which lets users tether a BlackBerry smartphone to their PlayBook the better to view things on the latters larger screen has likewise been updated: Now, a BlackBerry can act as a wireless keyboard and mouse for the PlayBook. Despite anemic sales (in December, RIM cited ?competitive dynamics of the tablet market? and the delay of the PlayBook OS 2.0 upgrade as reasons behind a $485 million write-down of its PlayBook inventory), the tablet continues to play a vital role in RIMs current strategy. The tablets operating system is based on QNX, which the Canadian device-maker acquired in 2010. Later this year, in a bid to reassert its position within the smartphone market, RIM will release a line of so-called ?super-phones? running the QNX-based BlackBerry 10 operating system. RIM is encouraging developers to build apps for the PlayBook in the hope that itll help create a sizable app ecosystem for BlackBerry 10. In the shorter term, though, RIMs biggest hope is probably that PlayBook OS 2.0 spurs tablet sales. To help readers decide if the PlayBook is for them, eWEEK gave the new OS a proper, hands-on review. - ...

Identity Fraud Victims are Smartphone, Social Media Users: Report

A Javelin Strategy report found that smartphone owners and social media users are likely to become victim of identity theft. - Social media and mobile devices may be putting consumers at greater risk for identity fraud, according to a Feb. 22 report on identity fraud. More than 11.6 million adults were a victim of identity fraud in the United States in 2011, an increase of 13 percent since 2010, according to the Javeli...

HP CEO Whitman Faces a Daunting Rebuilding Task

Analysis: It takes a serious financial slap for HP to realize that it needs wholesale changes. Many questions need to be answered, but the main one is this: Is Meg Whitman the right CEO at the right time? - Hewlett-Packard's new CEO, Meg Whitman, has had exactly six months to survey the damage her venerable 73-year-old IT company has sustained in the last 10 years. And damage has been done to the brand. One wonders what how now-deceased co-founders David Packard and Bill Hewlett would appraise the ...