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If you’ve ever booked an airticket and saw options to book hotels or rent a car on top of that — now you may get to see listings of tours and activities from small-scale suppliers in Asia as well. This is probably the result of efforts from BeMyGuest, a Singapore-based startup that just scored S$1 million ($800,000) in seed funding. The investment will go to scaling its operations throughout Asia, first with its second office in the Philippines, while at the same time inking more distribution partnerships with complementary travel companies. BeMyGuest CEO Clement Wong told TNW on the sidelines of…
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Apple has been tipped to introduce a split-screen mode to the iPad and iPhone, but the feature isn’t part of its new iOS 8 platform — even though there are hidden references to it in the code base. That hasn’t stopped developer Steve Troughton-Smith from pulling together a video that teases how the feature might work on Apple’s tablet — as 9to5Mac reports. Troughton-Smith edited the iOS 8 iPad Simulator to enable a two-finger swipe that allows the Safari browser to take up 75 percent, half, or 25 percent of the screen. The feature may never make it to a consumer release, or Apple might be saving it…
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Smartphones have increasingly become a target for people to steal and re-sell, but LG is going all out to stop that from happening successfully with its new G3 smartphone. LG’s latest flagship smartphone, the G3, was unveiled in London late last month — and now the Korean firm has teamed up with McAfee to introduce an anti-theft feature to the device. This comes in the form of a Kill Switch which lets users disable their phones remotely in the event of loss or theft. The software wipes out content so that personal information won’t be compromised. The partnership also sees…
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Alibaba is busy on two fronts this week. In addition to buying browser-maker UC Web in what it claims is China’s largest tech acquisition, the company has opened the doors of its first direct-to-consumer online store in the US. We first reported on 11 Main in February this year. The US retail store is run by two Alibaba affiliates in the US, Vendio and Auctiva, and has opened in beta today to selected users. The site connects retail brands across a range of categories with consumers using similar mechanics as Alibaba’s hugely successful T-Mall business in China. Essentially, retailers are left to manage the details of their store —…
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