Every journalist (and police officer, for that matter) should start their investigative work with a Google search. They may find it’s all they need. You’ve probably read by now of the disappearance, reappearance and arrest of the former British prison officer John Darwin, who turned up at a police station this month saying he’d lost… Read More »
I don’t know if it’s anything to do with my recent column (probably not) about the need for flat data rates(“The Price is Wrong,” from Nov 2’s WSJ.com), but m1 of Singapore is now offering unlimited data for its mobile broadband plans. So now you can get 512 kbps for about $15 a month, 1.8… Read More »
Sodden Feet Originally uploaded by Loose Wire. Standing at the bus stop outside one of Singapore’s most impressive-looking office buildings, I couldn’t help but wonder whether the architects who design these things have ever actually visited the site, or have ever stood at a bus stop for that matter. Admittedly it’s been raining heavily all… Read More »
051220071273 Originally uploaded by Loose Wire. I’m amazed by how many restaurants, cafes and bars scare away business by not allowing patrons to use their power outlets. In Hong Kong, the manager at Dan Ryans in Pacific Place said they were worried that people recharging phones or running laptops off their outlets would damage the… Read More »
A few people have asked for the transcript of yesterday’s commentary on the BBC’s World Business Daily about getting your mother’s voice to be your ringtone. It follows below, and here’s the (still active) link to the actual program from whence it came. Thanks for listening, and to the crew at Business Daily for their… Read More »