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In the last few months, Bitcoin has seen a number of set backs with many governments clamping down on the virtual currency. But Singapore has taken a different position, not only recognizing Bitcoin but defining tax rules to govern its use in the country.

Singapore police has arrested 6 men for hacking the country's Prime Minister's and President's websites. If they are found guilty, they'd be sent to jail for up to 3 years and fined S$10,000 (US$2,000).

Uber, the popular car service that already has a presence in three continents, has finally made a formal debut in Asia. For many weeks now, Uber had its cars 'test-driving' through Singapore. The company has formally announced the launch of the service in the city-state.

Singapore requires every male citizen to serve up to two years in military. The catch here, is that the military has banned cell phones with cameras to be admitted into military facilities. This rule was implemented after some photos of military facilities became public. There had been reports that some companies will be offering camera-less iPhone…

Alibaba Group held talks with Singapore's Temasek Holdings about providing financing so that it can buy out Yahoo and Temasek might help finance an offer in return for a bigger share in privately owned Alibaba. Temasek is uninterested in owning Yahoo and Yahoo's 40 per cent stake in Alibaba may be worth about US$13 billion (S$17 billion).The…

The Defence Ministry of Singapore said on Monday that it will be issuing 8,000 iPads to new recruits this year and new soldiers will be able to snap photos and videos of the battlefield, which can be uploaded to a central database. They can also communicate with officers and other soldiers via messaging and the forces are expected to create their…

Research in Motion (RIM) is now gearing up to make the BlackBerry PlayBook available outside North America and the plan being to introduce the tablet in 16 more countries over the next 30 days. The list of markets getting the BlackBerry PlayBook in the near future includes the UK, the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Australia,…

After ten months delay white iPhone 4 is now available for purchase at an Apple Store near you in both AT&T and Verizon flavors, but be warned: there’s a 3-5 business day ship time, and that number’s probably only going to go up. It is now available in 28 countries, in both 16 and 32GB flavors, and for the same price as the current black…

Sony Ericsson slaps Walkman logo on X8 and renames it W8, which is the first Walkman phone running Android.Sony Ericsson W8 proudly displays the logo Wlakman while dressed in flashy colors to say the least and eatures a 3-inch touchscreen (320 x 480 pixels) and a 3 megapixel camera..........

Samsung and Visa team up for NFC mobile payments at London 2012 Olympics, more than 60,000 locations in London are already geared up with contactless payment systems and right now Visa is negotiating with banks to get its contactless cards and mobile phones approved.Pioneering alliance to bring mobile payments to the UK and around the world in…