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Love to build mobile applications but lacking the time to develop the components you need? Take a look at Essential Studio for Windows Phone 8 by Syncfusion. For just $1 (original price of $99), create your application with a beautiful UI quickly. What is Essential Studio? Essential Studio for Windows Phone 8 provides all the controls necessary to build complete line of business applications for the phone. The wide selection of controls available let you push the limits of the scope of enterprise applications that can be build on a phone. ...

Lumia 635 Now Available in Singapore The most affordable 4G Lumia smartphone packs a wealth of innovation and super-fast connected experiences 16 June 2014, Singapore The Lumia 635 with Windows Phone 8.1 is now available in Singapore bringing an unrivalled affordable smartphone experience with lightning-fast 4G connectivity, quad-core processing and a ClearBlack 4.5” LCD screen for only SGD239. The Lumia 635 adds to the leading personalization brought by Windows Phone 8.1, and makes it quicker and easier for people to connect with the things they love online with a combination of award-winning design and experiences found on high-end Lumia smartphones: ...

I recently got an opportunity to share what Microsoft is doing in the Singapore startup scene at *SCAPE, where HubQuarters is one of many established local co-working spaces. In general, the audience seemed surprised at the existence of BizSpark, which offers local tech startups more than 900 current, full-featured software development tools, platform technologies, and server products to build software applications. I also got asked many interesting questions, the most repeated of which I’ll reproduce below. ...

Big changes are coming to the Windows Phone platform with Windows Phone 8.1, the next major update to the Windows Phone Operating System. All WP8 devices will be able to update to Windows Phone 8.1 which will begin rolling out over the next few weeks, or months (timing varies depending on model). These are exciting changes that will enhance your Windows Phone experience, check out some select major improvements and new functions below. ...

We were lucky to have met Vincent Lau during one of our social gatherings and we had the privilege to feature him in this month’s Developer Feature series. In this post, we ask the 29 year old CTO and co-founder of PayWhere to share on his mission of marrying social media and e-commerce. Describe yourself in three words. Futurist. Engineer. Innovator What motivated you to start PayWhere? I started a web development firm back in my University days together with a few friends. Hundreds of job requests later, we noticed that people were looking for a fast, easy and inexpensive way to start their own online shop. We decided to address this market gap, and that was how PayWhere started. Incidentally, the earlier business that I started is still around. It is now known as Massive Infinity (MI), and develops both web and mobile applications. MI is also in the BizSpark programme. ...

What’s ‘Appening is a series of lists by Microsoft Singapore detailing some must-have apps for your Windows 8 or Windows Phone device. Do check them out and discover some hot new apps! The world is a book… … and those who do not travel read only a page. This famous quote by St. Augustine has inspired wanderlust in many of us, and is all the more resonant in today’s age of affordable flights and accommodation. Why should one travel? Just run a quick search on Bing for the answer and you’ll likely get the same well-known responses thrown back at you, all running along the same theme—travel is great for finding out more about yourself and your mates, not to mention the fun you can have, and you should absolutely do it sometime soon. But planning a trip can be daunting. Other than the obvious preparations to make before the trip, there are still a thousand things that could go wrong during the trip itself. Fortunately, apps on Windows and Windows Phone can make the entire process smooth and easy. Charge up your devices, load up these apps, and let’s head out for an adventure! ...

Maps do more than get us to our destination. Maps tell stories and help us explore. In a way just being on a map means we exist. The challenge is that mapmaking is a human intensive business and many places change so rapidly that cartographers can’t keep up. Nokia’s HERE business, which through 2012 operated under the Location & Commerce name, develops a range of location-based products and services for consumers, as well as content and platform services for device manufacturers, automobile manufacturers, application developers, Internet services providers, merchants and advertisers. HERE was formed during 2011 through the combination of NAVTEQ, which Nokia acquired in July 2008. In November 2012, Nokia introduced a new brand, HERE, for its location-based products and services, which include HERE Drive, HERE Maps and HERE Transit. With more than 6,000 people in 56 countries, Nokia’s HERE business takes a human approach to updating digital maps at the pace of real world growth, using the industry’s most advanced map collection tools and technologies and enlisting locals to share their homegrown knowledge of a place by making changes to the maps that reflect their stories. ...

The Nokia XL lands in Singapore on 13 June and will be available exclusively online at launch The myth has been proven – bigger is better! Available in stand-out colours that will win over even the trendiest mobile fashionista, and part of the latest Nokia X family of affordable smartphones that gives access to Android™ apps, Nokia XL will be sold exclusively online before any retail store. Registration of Interest Registration of Interest will open on 6 June at handphoneshop.com/NokiaXL Registrants will receive a unique 50% discount code that is applicable for the first 100 who purchase the device online at handphoneshop.com/NokiaXL on 13 June 2014, starting at noon ...

The best of all worlds The Nokia XL smartphone is primarily aimed at consumers in growth economies, to connect the ‘next billion’ to the mobile Internet and cloud services. It offers a unique combination of affordability, beautiful design, a world of AndroidTM apps, plus signature Nokia experiences and popular Microsoft services. Crafted without compromise The Nokia XL is beautifully crafted, with a durable monobody design and exchangeable back covers available in 6 bold, vibrant colours, including the ever-fabulous orange! No design detail has been overlooked. The Nokia XL boasts a 5” display with a 2MP front-facing camera – ideal for Skype video calls and selfies – not to mention, a 5MP rear-facing, autofocus camera with flash that will ensure you never miss a wonderful moment around you. Remove the back cover and you will see an all-black interior, with three slots: two for SIM cards and one for a microSD card. The Nokia XL’s fast and fluid user interface includes the unique Fastlane feature – a second screen that acts as a shortcut to all your recent activity and future appointments. ...

Hello everyone! Here are the 4 winners for Make8 Competition Walau Description Ever wonder what is that shadowy figure up in the bridge when you are driving below it and out of nowhere comes a ticket for breaking traffic laws? Now you can be that shadowy figure and issue tickets to traffic breaking motorists! Traffic Laws - Speeding! - Exhaust pollution to the environment! - Motorist who failed to pay the toll upon passing through gantry! - Motorist that drive in bus lane during bus lane hours! ...