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Gsmarena.com, 17 Oct 2014 Many were expecting China to be one of the initial launch countries for the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, but that didn't happen. Following the announcement of the devices, there was much speculation as to why Apple didn't receive timely certification from the Chinese authorities for the new phones. At the Beijing Apple store, only around 100 people waited in line this

Time.com, 9 Oct 2014 According to Satya Nadella, good things come to women who don't ask Gender pay gap got you down? Take a crash course from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella�s Etiquette Academy For Polite Young Ladies: Smile pretty and don�t be so unbecoming as to ask for a salary bump. After all, a raise is a lot like a male suitor, and if you pursue it, you might just drive it away. �It�s not

Cult of Mac, 9 Oct 2014 While some may see Xiaomi, Samsung, and other players in the smartphone race as iPhone copycats, Jony Ive sees it as downright �theft.� That was the clear takeaway from Ive�s interview at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit today. �I don�t see it as flattery, I see it as theft, and it�s lazy,� remarked Ive when asked about Xiaomi, a Chinese tech company whose phones

Bloomberg, 8 Oct 2014 Users of one of only two games on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)�s instant message service have found movies of themselves uploaded to China�s most popular video site after the developer failed to notify users the files would be stored online. The videos of people playing the charades-like game Feng Kuang Laiwang, many showing users in underwear or naked while playing at

Mumbrella Asia, 22 Sep 2014 Paragon, which is owned by Singapore Press Holdings and located on the citystate�s shopping district of Orchard Road, sent out a creative tender for branding and promotions work that tasks agencies to send in ten pieces of creative by the middle of next month for no pitch fee. The tender stipulates that Paragon, which houses luxury brand stores such as Gucci, Prada

Cityindex.co.uk, 4 Jun 2014 Singapore companies have a level of indebtedness that has reached new highs as the country's economic growth slows, according to GMT Research. Debt rose to six times the amount of operating cash flow in 2013 for non-financial Singaporean companies, from 5.1 times in 2012, the Hong Kong-based research firm revealed. Leverage among corporates has now reached a "danger