en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-03-21 Singapore Technology

Uber expensive taxi ride: Fleet now includes Lamborghini, Maserati
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: On the launch weekend of its new supercar service, rides will be free from 10am to 1pm. PHOTOS. The Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. Photo: Uber Singapore. Enlarge; Caption. SINGAPORE: A half-hour taxi ride could cost you S$400, more if ...

Uber expensive supercar taxi ride   TODAYonline
Uber to pilot supercar chauffeur service for two months   The Straits Times
Is this the world's most expensive taxi ride?   Malay Mail Online
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Reuters

Luxury brands hedge their bets with smartwatches
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - The flurry of technology deals luxury watchmakers announced this week to tackle the Apple Watch threat are more a way to hedge their bets in case the smartwatch market takes off than a strategic U-turn. The costs of development of these ...

Tech Rewind: Apple TV Talk Weighs on Cable, Tag Heuer Challenges Apple   Fox Business
TAG Heuer Smartwatch Is the Talk of Baselworld   New York Times
Google, Intel team with TAG Heuer for luxury Android smartwatch   San Jose Mercury News

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Deezer Globalizes Its Elite Music Service, Abates The US Only Limitation
TechFrag
Deezer has launched its HD-quality music streaming service globally. The roll out follows US-only offering of the 'Deezer Elite' in October, 2014. “You can now listen to performances as the artist intended with digital lossless capture of the original analogue ...

Deezer Elite CD-quality streaming comes to Singapore Sonos users   Techgoondu
Deezer Elite rolls out to 150 countries   musicweek.com
Deezer Elite with Sonos launches in the UK   Telecompaper (subscription)

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks about AUTOPILOT feature and RANGE ANXIETY
The Hoops News
The world has been talking about self-driving cars for a long time; but, consumers have not yet got hold of any such vehicle. However, things will change pretty soon as Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla, has announced that his company is all set ...

No, Tesla Is Not Releasing a 'Self-Driving' Car This Summer   PC Magazine
Tesla will have self-driving cars on the roads this summer   Christian Science Monitor
Tesla updates software to roll out driverless cars in three months   RT
Motrolix
Science Times
Torque News
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This $35000 Mechanical Man Can Tell Time
Popular Mechanics
This little mechanical man is one part robot, two parts clock, and all-over amazing. It's a complex pulp sci-fi-inspired timepiece sculpture with 480 spinning components that you can pose as you wish. The clockwork mech is wound through the robots hand with ...

Melchior Is a $35000 Swiss Robot That Tells Time   Bloomberg
Melchior Mechanical Timekeeping Robot: Roboclock   Technabob (blog)
There's an Incredibly Complex Clock Inside This Miniature Mechanical Man   Gizmodo
SlashGear
SENATUS
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Facebook Inc (FB) Could Get $5 Per User from 1.37 Billion WhatsApp Users
Tech Insider
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) acquired WhatsApp and it turned out to be the best decision taken by the company so far. The social media giant is now looking for ways to monetize WhatsApp, and there is a strong chance that it will roll out in-app purchases, ads ...

WhatsApp - 5 Reasons Why it has more Users than Other Messaging app   Lauderdale Daily News
Here's Why Instagram's Business Will Become Huge For Facebook In The Future   Forbes
Tencent's revenue up 24% Y/Y; WeChat MAUs hit 500M   Seeking Alpha (registration)
Press and Update
The Fuse Joplin
Netimperative
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Jaguar Land Rover recalls 36500 Evoques over faulty gearbox
Telegraph.co.uk
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling nearly 36,500 Range Rover Evoque sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in China, after local media reported the British luxury car maker used faulty gearboxes. JLR earlier apologised for gearbox issues after being criticised by state ...

Land Rover recalls 36000 SUVs after China media criticism   Business Standard
Jaguar Land Rover recalls 36000 SUVs in China after media expose   Financial Express
Land Rover recalls 36451 imported SUVs   Shanghai Daily (subscription)
gulfnews.com
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AsiaOne

Foxconn manager admits phone theft: prosecutors
Taipei Times
A deputy sales manager at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory surnamed Tsai, center, is escorted by police officers in Taipei yesterday after being released on bail for allegedly having stolen thousands of smartphones from the company and selling them in China.
Reports that thousands of iPhones were stolen are denied by Hon Hai   China Post
Hon Hai Executive Overseeing iPhone Production in China Suspected of ...   Patently Apple
Is Foxconn lying about stolen iPhones?   evertiq.com
The Star Online
Times of India
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Forbes

Virtual Reality Is Hot, But Is It Real?
Forbes
Business Insider proclaimed yesterday that “virtual reality is going to grow like crazy over the next five years” and offered a very bullish forecast. They expect the market to explode from about one-half million units today to over 25 million units by 2020: 100% ...

A Beginner's Guide to Virtual Reality   Wall Street Journal
How to make your own virtual reality goggles   Los Angeles Times
This company dominates the virtual reality business, and it's not named Oculus   Fortune
Tnooz
KUAM.com
GuruFocus.com (registration)
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Apple iOS 8.2 Update Will Include Hidden App For Upcoming Apple Watch ...
Youth Health Magzine
The latest Apple iOS 8.2 update does not only focus on security but also prepares the devices for the arrival of the Apple Watch. What will the included app do for you and the smartwatch? Like Us on Facebook ...

Video shows how you'll be able to rearrange Apple Watch icons right from your ...   BGR
Pins and needles for Apple Watch app makers   Daily Democrat
Apple TV Is Getting Its First Refresh In Three Years   Fast Company
Seeking Alpha (registration)
Forbes
RushLimbaugh.com
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