Americans went up in arms when a program managed by the United State’s National Security Agency (NSA) called PRISM was leaked to the media. PRISM is a secret espionage program that monitors valuable foreign communications that passes through servers located in the United States and possibly even those located offshore but owned by companies based …
Singapore has enjoyed 45 years of National Service and is looking forward to celebrate 48 years of sovereignty Are there signs that Singaporeans are beginning to take security for granted? U.S. is indulging in cyberwarfare and a good portion of its work is done by outsourced providers. While this can be an easy solution to the a new battlefront, there …
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Drone attacks are not just easy methods of taking out targets, it is also an easy way to create hate and animosity to those wielding it. Developed countries are going through an invisible phase of industrial poisoning. The source is from everyday items and materials you have come to know and love. World of Warcraft …
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Asia’s rise to prominence in the past two decades has yielded a flurry of discussions by economists, international relations scholars and even historians. We are all excited about the prospect of something new, yet worried about what this means for global stability. Some want Asia to learn to be like the West so that they …
Americans witnessed a dramatic hunt for the suspects of the Boston blasts that claimed 3 lives. An editor based in UK questions why isn’t the same attention given to the more common and often more deadly gun violence. The BBC took a lot of flak from LSE for placing an undercover reporter in the middle …
American terrorism, BBC’s documentary debacle, Chinese superstition begone Read More »
Drones hunt more than just Al Qaeda members. The breadth of world policing has just increased says leaked documents. Thatcher is an iconic political figure but what is less known are the economic policies that she hammered through. Find out what she accomplished in her famous tenure. To be labelled a flop is harsh but …
American drones in Pakistan, Thatcher’s economic legacy, Premier League flops Read More »
Asia might be the continent that grabs all the headlines in 2013. China Sea island disputes have been compounded by a heated Korean border. It is not surprising that PM Lee is worried that Asia is shooting itself in the foot. How do you compare Android, iOS and Windows tablets in performance? Well, GLBenchmark has …
Asia in a balance, tablet GPU faceoff, cancer research gets data boost Read More »
Conflicts abound in this relook at how mainstream media in the United States is covering hacking attempts from China. Also, another opinion on North Korea after it dramatically scaled up its military operations with the United States in its sights. Is this just a dramatic show of force? Benitez is sick of having nearly everyone laugh …
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The most comprehensive head to head analysis of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and the HTC One is out and the verdict is… there is no clear winner. Bitcoin is gaining increased popularity and you should read all about it. NATO has condemned the Stuxnet attack on Iran as illegal and deems it an ‘act of force’. Too bad …
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Microsoft is sick of users who cannot be bothered to update their PCs, so Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will be downloaded and installed automatically starting today. How would you explain the Syrian Crisis to a five year old? This video from a Reddit series attempts to do so. Explanation or indoctrination – you decide. …
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Be prepared to be flooded with mobile tech news this week as the Mobile World Congress kicks off. First on the plate are the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and HP Slate 7. You would have thought the internet would never come to North Korea under its current government but surprise, it has – well only …
New tablets launched, Internet comes to North Korea, WP’s own population paper Read More »
Do you have fond memories of the tamagotchi? Relive it for free if you have an Android device. Staying with smartphones, a familiar bug occurs again on iOS. Version 6.1 allows anyone to easily bypass the lockscreen, make calls and send messages. The LAPD officer who turned into a killer sparked a statewide manhunt and …
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Starting with a slightly more local taste today, an NUS undergraduate is appalled by NUS Management’s decision to pull condoms off shelves in on-campus stores. Dell is finally bought out and is now a privately owned firm for a tidy sum while Superbowl 2013 sees a bumper amount spent on ads – which you can browse through …
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