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Office Furniture Singapore Directory

If you’re an entreprenuer and you have got an office, you would obviously look in to the possibility of making it a posh place. This is true without any doubt that you would work really hard to ensure that you are getting high quality furniture at affordable price. It is possible if you are in …

Where to find cheap furniture in Singapore?

Are you looking to buy cheap furniture in Singapore? Confused where to get good deals to furnish your house or even your own wardrobe? Check this list out! A good alternative for those that are renting, on a tight budget, moving out (for sales of furniture) and for those sniffing out a good bargain! If …

What is the average number of apps in a Singaporean’s phone?

Singapore – Singapore tops in a list of ten countries, when it comes to the number of apps in smartphones of the users. According to a recent survey commissioned by Nokia, about 67% of Singaporean respondents claim to own up to 30 apps in their mobile phones, while 28% report to have more than 30 …

What is the Car Rental business trend during Chinese New Year?

SINGAPORE : The car rental business is up this Lunar New Year season. Industry players said that compared to the same period last year, it has gone up 25 to 30 per cent. Rental cars are a popular option to ferry family and friends this festive season. But this year’s demand has revved up much …

5-foot Monitor lizard wanders California neighbourhood

RIVERSIDE (California) – ANIMAL services officers often get calls reporting ‘huge,’ monstrous reptiles, only to arrive and find an itty-bitty garden snake. The 5-foot (1.52 m) Monitor lizard wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside was way bigger than animal control officer Jenny Selter could have imagined. ‘She said she saw it …

What is McDonald doing to curb growing costs? Price Increase!

LOS ANGELES – MCDONALD’S Corp plans to raise prices this year to help offset an expected rise in its grocery bill for the 10 commodities that account for around 75 per cent of its food preparation costs. Food prices are rising around the globe and the comments from the world’s biggest restaurant chain overshadowed weaker-than-expected …

What is the tightening of screws on iPhone 4 for?

January 21, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Consumer Guides, Reference & Education

SAN FRANCISCO – APPLE Inc is giving a whole new meaning to locking your phone with its new screws. In line with its infamous philosophy of maintaining absolute control over its products, sources said US Apple stores are replacing screws on iPhone 4s brought for servicing with tamper-proof screws to prevent anyone else from opening …

What is the legal issue pertaining to the use of segway and New Zealand police?

WELLINGTON – POLICE in a New Zealand town have been forced to resume foot patrols after their futuristic Segway scooters were deemed illegal, reports said on Thursday. Police in the North Island town of Taupo had enthusiastically embraced the electric-powered devices but had to abandon them after finding it was against the law to use …

2 charged over stealing iPad users’ information

NEWARK (New Jersey) – TWO hackers stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including those of politicians and famous media personalities, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday in announcing criminal charges against the men. AT&T revealed the security vulnerability months ago, and US Attorney Paul Fishman said there was no evidence that …

NKF to hold first fund-raiser in 5 yrs

January 18, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Consumer Guides, News and Society, Reference & Education, Society

THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will organise its first large-scale fund-raising event in five years in April. This will be a charity dinner at Orchid Country Club on April 15, which NKF chief executive Eunice Tay said on Monday will be ‘no-frills’. She said in a statement: ‘We want to keep it simple by going …