Grab offers APIs to drive new services on app
Ride-sharing operator adds grocery delivery to its offerings and introduces GrabPlatform to allow other providers to integrate their services with its app, as it aims to become an "everyday superapp".
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SAP Q2 sees 9 percent drop in Asia sales
Software giant reports a 3 percent drop globally in software license sales to US$1.3 billion in second-quarter 2013, with Asia clocking a 9 percent dip as China economy slows.
India engineers arrested for selling source codes
Two software engineers from Bangalore have been arrested for allegedly stealing and selling patented software codes to a competitor of local technology vendor, MIC Technologies.
Chinese researchers build cell-size bots to carry drugs
Researchers from Chinese University of Hong Kong develop micro-robots no larger than a human cell to carry larger volumes of drugs more accurately into targeted parts of the body, providing alternative to invasive treatment.
Ballmer: Do different things to stay relevant
Microsoft CEO explains why it needs to be more than a one-trick pony; stresses its "real commitment" to be a serious player in search and online advertising.
S'pore gets location-based mobile ad service
Local carrier StarHub debuts Singapore's first nation-wide location-based mobile advertising service, which it says, will allow targeted marketing.
Firms don't want SaaS as core platform
Kraft Foods and Telkom Indonesia say software-as-a-service model does not address their needs for an integrated software architecture and a platform that supports core business applications.
Microsoft research: No pain, no gain
Not every research project the software giant embarks on will see fruition, but without taking high risk, there can be no real success, says head of Microsoft's Beijing lab.
SAP 'not reducing' SaaS investment
Instead, software giant is now driving its software-as-a-service strategy at a "normal", rather than "accelerated" speed, says SAP Co-CEO Leo Apotheker.
Napster goes mobile with Ericsson
update The two companies team up to offer Napster Mobile, enabling consumers to purchase ringtones and full-length songs via their mobile phones.