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Mobile game developer working for Azukisoft Pte Ltd in sunny Singapore. 1 of the rare guys in Singapore who always carries at least 5 handphones with him wherever he goes. Call it an occupational hazard if you must

Why the N-Gage flopped

After Apple showed the rest of the world how to create a great device that combine mobile with gaming. The other companies such as Sony Ericsson, Microsoft etc are now taking a new look at mobile gaming. But way before … Continue reading

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Mobile Marketing

I did a short impromptu presentation on mobile marketing recently in December 2009 and decided to put it up on slideshare on a whim, as well as to try to experience what slideshare is about. Fast forward a few months … Continue reading

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Mobile marketplace comparison chart

Here is an excellent link regarding the marketplace difference between Windows Mobile, Android and iPhone. The article also covers other areas such as ease of development resources, submission procedures etc. If anyone is interested in going into mobile development, the … Continue reading

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Battle of the App Stores

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Journey to Windows Mobile #1

After my meeting with Microsoft Singapore and seeing how pumped up they are on getting developers for Windows Mobile 6.5(Plus loaning me a device for testing) and getting some insight on their future plans. I have decided to port my … Continue reading

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plus ça change, plus c’est pareil

Years ago, I was doing mobile game development for a client who intended to submit it to Vodafone(Which had about 150 million subscribers) to put it on Vodafone’s carrier deck. Vodafone then operated on a close walled garden concept and … Continue reading

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The Grammar Kempeitai

More than 1/2 a century ago, in the early 1940s. Singapore was ruled by the Japanese when the British surrendered. This was after deciding that it was a travesty to go for weeks without Earl Grey and cucumber sandwiches. Then … Continue reading

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If comments were dollars

I was reading a news article where I scrolled to the bottom and noticed the number of posts for this article. If comments were dollars, and then going by the amount of posts which total up to 5,002,753,228,459. The US … Continue reading

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Dear Apple, please have some SOP for your app review process

In my past life as a technician in the Republic of Singapore Navy, we have SOP(Standard Operating Procedures) to follow which will help prevent screwups and that is a good thing. Now in my present life, I am doing iPhone … Continue reading

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Good feedback is good, bad feedback is even better (Plus, free promo codes wouldn’t hurt)

I am still amazed that how many people still refuse to place enough emphasis on getting customer feedback, or just outright refuse to get any feedback from their customers who will be the ones who are paying for their product. … Continue reading

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