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It’s certified, I am an Airhead
Ok I cracked. I broke my first New Year’s resolution within three days. A record even for me. I bought the Mac Air. Super fast. Awesome light. Sexy as hell. For some reason, it makes me think of Cher...
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InterContinental banks on mobile apps to grow revenues
IHG (InterContinental Hotels & Resorts), through the use of mobile solutions, has seen its monthly revenue of US$1 million jump to US$10 million in just over a year. This success has prompted the...
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Thank you, Steve Jobs
My parents and I moved to the United States in 1979, when I was 10. I’m what you’d called FOB: a “fresh-off-the-boat” immigrant who is MIT (Made in Taiwan). The first few years were tough for my...
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Look Grandma, my phone is off for you
A friend of mine, living in Singapore, is giving his 80-year-old grandmother the iPad as a birthday present. “I can’t believe it, my grandma is getting hers before me but I think it will be so good for...
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Why I have to tread carefully with my iPad
It’s one thing to read about it or hear from other people how great it is and to listen and watch (often with envy) while other friends show it off to you. But it’s another to actually own one and use...
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Touch me, read me, feel me – the cry of a new generation
On the flight to Penang last weekend, I noticed a little girl across the aisle from me. She had an iPad in front of her. I watched as her little fingers went flick, flick, flick. Touch here, touch...
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Surprise me, give me a magic moment
Have you ever had a birthday or Christmas or other occasions when someone has given you a gift and you’ve thought, ‘that’s just what I wanted’? I do hope that it’s happened to you. Do you remember how...
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The lonely and unreasonable generation
My “IT butler” came round the other evening to install my new wireless Brother printer. Malcolm is a bit like my personal manual – I don’t like to read manuals – so I order things from him and he comes...
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1000 Lonely Planet Ultimate Experiences on iPad
Hot on the heels of the first sales of the Apple iPad, Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences App is now available. The 1000 Ultimate Experiences App allows iPad users to experience Lonely Planet’s...
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Welcome to a new kind of reading experience
Let’s face it. The way we read is changing, and it will no doubt be accelerated by the arrival of the much-talked-about iPad. Vera Lye shares a personal story of how she tackled OPEN, Andre Agassi’s...
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