Here are some weekly APAC cybersecurity snippets that you might find interesting.
Sometimes, especially if you hit a certain age, nostalgia hits you. If you were around in the mid-to-late 1980s, computers were less like a commodity and more like being part of a quiet revolution. I spent untold hours at that time pushing the Apple Macintosh for desktop publishing (DTP). With PageMaker, Illustrator, and an Apple LaserWriter, we spent days convincing printing businesses and ad agencies and design studios that paste-ups were fossils. I clearly remembered competing with the Windows guys doing ‘live’ demos with just the cumbersome Apple Mouse, drawing complex pictures with the very first version of Illustrator, and winning business with just that.
Support from the local community is the fuel that turns raw ambition into continuous competitive performance, and this is the moment of growth when a new team sport typically reaches a pivotal stage. And Singapore’s national flag football set-up has just received that boost. Oxford Orthopaedics has officially announced its sponsorship of the Singapore Men’s and Women’s National Flag Football teams as they prepare to compete in the forthcoming South East Asia (SEA) Flag Football Championships in Jakarta this October.
Personal hardware is evolving at a breakneck pace throughout our region, and it’s clear that consumer tech isn’t just about incremental upgrades anymore. The hardware ecosystem is delivering real, everyday value directly to our hands, from high-refresh mobile handsets and modular electronic paper displays to intelligent household robotics and advanced sensory audio gear.
As I looked at the latest hardware rollouts and product announcements from the past seven days across Asia Pacific and Eurasia, one clear pattern emerged. Finally, manufacturers are getting rid of the silly gimmicks and are designing practical, durable, and smartly miniaturized consumer devices for the real world.
