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United world of Japanimation
Anime reaches global critical mass, as can be seen by its influence on Western products. -myp
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Xiao mei mei, you can trust me with lingerie shoot
She was only 15, but she was approached to pose in lingerie. -TNP |
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Girls, beware of dubious requests
Ex-model flamed by netizens by posting warnings to young model wannabes. -TNP
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Shoot such photos & you may ruin modelling career
Should these girls wish to take part in beauty pageants later, sleazy photos could surface and hurt their image. -TNP |
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Guess who's the most searched person this year?
Britney beats Obama as top Yahoo! search of the year. She also ranked as the most popular search term for seven of the last eight years. -Reuters
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Get with the programme
Adults need to tune in to teenagers' psyche so they can give correct guidance. |
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How your computer can get you convicted
A teacher was convicted of pornography charges when spyware in a classroom started loading explicit content. Find out how to keep your computer clean and free of spyware.
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Games, music top iPhone Apps
Games, music dominate Top 10 iPhone applications in 2008. -AFP |
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The X'Mas Mobile Phone Guide
Do you want to get a mobile phone for Christmas but don't know which one to buy? Read all the latest reviews on this year's hottest mobile phones in our X'mas guide to find the one destined for you!
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Make your own X'mas cards with Tech Chick
Why buy Christmas cards when you can make awesome looking personalized festive cards yourself? Let Tech Chick show you how! |
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Pay $600 & get all cable channels free
You can watch all of StarHub's 120-odd cable channels for free - all you need is a simple decoder that unscrambles the signals. The catch? It's illegal to sell or use such sets here.
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Unlimited broadband from $4 a month
The 1Mbps service is the cheapest rate in town and all you need to do is plug in the LAN cable to your PC and you're ready for the Web. |
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Obama's tech edge
His new media campaign brains reveal how he won the election. -AFP
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Top 10 Gadgets of 2008
2008's been a wonderful year for gadgets and we've seen our share of cool tech toys. Vote for your favourite gadget of the year here! -AsiaOne |
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Got malware?
What to do if you find malware in your computer.
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'Tis the season for holiday spam
Opportunistic cyber-criminals are capitalising on the holiday spirit to launch malware attacks, using email headlines such as "Spend less this Christmas" and "Best sales 2008" to lure unwary netizens. -myp |
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Spammers now targeting Apple users
As brand draws more computer users, its platform grows more attractive to hackers.
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Meet the HiPhone
Fake made in China mobile phones, better known as 'Shanzai' phones might lack behind their original couterparts when it comes to function and quality, but their much lower prices still make them attractive to consumers. |
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Tech Chick's X'mas Gift Guide
Find ten great tech gift ideas in Tech Chick's X'mas Gift Guide. From free, create-your-own presents to snazzy holiday gifts, there's sure to be something for every budget!
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Vote for 2008's game of the year
From the angsty to the weird and quirky, 2008's seen some great games. Vote for the best game of 2008 here! |
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Ads to appear on your mobile phone soon?
Mobile phone operators might start to look into mobile content and advertising for new streams of income as revenues from conventional sources decrease.
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Game for a good laugh? Get on the Internet
It's almost scary how today's youth have created an Internet sub-culture so specific to their online habits that those not steeped in it just cannot understand the young's basic communication methods. |
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How the digital age affects 'EQ'
Teens today might be are overly computer literate, even as they are starving inwardly from loneliness and alienation.
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Web or sex? Many women would rather go online
Nearly one out of two women would rather give up sex for two weeks than go without the Internet. -AFP |
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Be a good Santa
Don't know what to give this Christmas? Help is at hand.
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Sounds like a cinema
Half the magic you experience in cinemas comes from the sound. How to recreate the sonic sparkle at home. |
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Super skinny TVs
Can LCD monitors get any thinner? Certainly.
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Small and beautiful
So you want a palm-sized digital video camera with high-definition visuals that show off your HDTV. Consider your wish granted - if you have the cash. |
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Stream, listen, play
Music players are now pocket entertainment devices that allow you to stream videos and view images.
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The perfect frame
Junk that dusty photo album. Digital frames are the in thing. |
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I'm dreaming of a petite notebook
Small yet powerful ultra-portable notebooks are now the rage.
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Your Christmas Gadget Buying Guide
Be a better Santa this Christmas! Find out what's hot and what's not in the world of gadgets before you hit the stores with our handy guide. |
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e-Shop safely this Christmas
Seven tips to keep cybercriminals at bay during this festive season.
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Talking to strangers will be redundant
Everyone knows how uncomfortable it can be speaking to people you don't know. Here are some digital tools in development that might come in handy some day when text messages are preferred over spoken word. |
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Creating great cards with iPhoto
The holidays are around the corner and if you're planning to send some Christmas or New Year cards, why not make some personalised ones to show that you care?
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Meet Aiko, the anatomically correct robot
Standing at a little under 1.5m tall and weighing a mere 32kg, brown-eyed Fembot Aiko has a human-like silicon skin, realistic hair and a moving mouth that helps simulate convincing female speech. |
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The Top 20 Phones of 2008
This year's been a great one for mobile phone lovers. Smartphones, MP3 players, navigators, we've seen them all this year. Here is AsiaOne?s list of the 20 best mobile phones.
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'Ojek' driver uses internet to move into fast lane
This motorcycle taxi driver managed to edge out the competition by posting ads on the Internet. |
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10 cool things to do during the holidays
Bored staying at home during the Christmas holidays? Tech Chick shows you ten cool things you can do on the Internet while you're at home.
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Asia's call centre woes
About 38 per cent of consumers in the Asia-Pacific surveyed say they plan to switch business to a competitor because of poor contact centre service levels. |
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Second Life pair are now really married
Singaporean ties the knot with Italian beau after four-year courtship in virtual world.
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Shoot Out: Outdoors
The four camera phones were put through their paces outdoors. |
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Shoot-out: Close-up
The four camera phones were put through their paces in close-up shots.
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Shoot-out: Low light
The four camera phones were put through their paces in conditions with low light. |
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Shoot-out: Fast motion
The four camera phones were put through their paces in fast motion shoots.
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Battle of the camera phones
Four 8-megapixel camera phones are put to the test to see which one nails that shot in outdoor, low-light, close-up and action scenarios. |
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And the winner is...
It's a tough test with trying conditions and the winning choice is...
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Consumers fight back
High prices and unfair terms may make them turn elsewhere. |
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Prepare for war
In the face of increasing cyber attacks, users need to be educated as much as IT experts.
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Free and good photo editors
Some good things in life are free. Which photo editors you can use on the Web. |
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Give your hard disk a checkup
Just your like physical girth the hard drive can get 'fat'. You want the drive svelte by taking it to the digital gym: Run maintenance checks on it regularly.
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The lure of cybercafes
Gamers are playing at cybercafes to level up faster with bonus points and for camaraderie. |
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Gaming tips: Fifa Online 2
The experts for their tips on how to score in Fifa Online 2.
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Last-minute tech gifts for him and her
Don't be fooled when your significant other tells you not to waste money on a Christmas gift. Here are some last-minute tech gift ideas for your techie guy or girl. |
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Got $20? Get these as gifts
If you still have not bought that gift for mum, dad or gramps, here are some gadgets that won't break your budget
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Cosplay Craziness
Enter a world where people dress as anime characters to escape reality. |
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Cosplay 101
What is cosplay and where do you get those snazzy costumes?
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The Lolita story
The Lolita trend has little, if any, connection with the young, erotic nymph in Vladimir Nabokov's novel. |
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Decora Delights
The Japanese art of cosplay has many spin-offs, and decora is one off-shoot of the trend.
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Should handphone, Net contracts be shorter?
Long contracts for handphone and Internet broadband subscriptions may soon be history. And if the IDA has its way, the penalties that home subscribers pay for breaking these contracts will be pegged to the length of time left on them. |
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Where's your kid? This tracker can find out
New tracking and call management services transform cellphones into mobile nannies.
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The world's first watch-phone
The "3G watch phone", released by LG, has a touch-screen dialling system with a camera and a speaker built in to enable users to make video calls over a high speed internet connection. |
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Don't let cyber criminals spoil your holidays
Cyber criminals take advantage of the holiday season by using different social engineering techniques to lure victims into falling for their scams. Here are 10 things to look out for when you next surf the Internet.
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From chat to sex
Online predators often ask for sex within minutes of meeting the victim, or after a couple of conversations. An example of a typical online chat conversation between a predator and his victim. |
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Do Web filters work?
They are not sophisticated enough to monitor conversations in chatrooms, places where many sexual predators lurk.
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2 in 5 teens sexually propositioned online
Survey finds that a 40 per cent of teens polled have fallen prey to online predators. Girls aged 13 to 17 were most at risk, and those who actually end up having sex at such meetings are from top schools. |
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Not quite a ringing endorsement
Customer service agents helpful but knowledge is a bit too specialised.
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