[BREAKING] Taiwan Plane #GE222 Crashes, More Than 50 Are Feared Dead!
Taiwan’s Central News Agency has just reported that a TransAsia Airways passenger plane crashed into residential buildings in an emergency landing in Taiwan’s Pengu Islands, killing 51 people. The...
View ArticleFacebook Reaches 1.32 Billion Active Users, Profits Soar
Social networking site Facebook has surpassed the 1.3 billionth mark for the number of active users, up 14% from last year. This edges Facebook ahead of rival sites such as Twitter who has about a...
View ArticleThese Apps Prove That Singapore Has More Wildlife Than You Think!
Our sunsets are lined with the silhouette of skyscrapers, and sunrises obscured by The Housing & Development Board (HDB) flats, and condominiums. Tiles and concrete pave the ground we step on, and...
View ArticleMalaysia’s Warybee Is A Panic Button Built Into A Jewellery!
Sometimes walking alone in the middle of the night can make your blood run cold. It’s dark and hauntingly quiet – the perfect recipe for making you a bundle of nerves. For some reason, you have a bad...
View ArticleNow Every Singaporean Can Have Their Own AXS Station!
Singaporeans would be familiar with the AXS Station. Only available in Singapore, the AXS Station is a one stop interactive self service physical terminal where Singaporeans can access to pay for their...
View ArticleWhat I Did With My Soaking Wet Phone
What do you do when your phone gets wet and your laptop dies on you? Woe behold, I was struck by both misfortunes when they occurred less than a week apart from each other. As it appears, I survived to...
View Article[INFOGRAPHIC] Online Shopping Statistics in Singapore
One of the main topics we cover on Vulcan Post is online shopping. Everyone loves shopping, and because of that, e commerce has grown a lot in recent years especially in Singapore. But just how much...
View ArticleTo ‘Share’ Or Not To ‘Share’ on Facebook: That Is The Question
Back in the university, I always thought, what is the point of studying those so-called theories when in fact they could hardly be applied to our media in Malaysia? One of the rare theories that I...
View ArticleEver Wished You Could Recall A Text Message? Now You Can, With WeChat!
Accidentally sent out an awkward chat message to the recipient at the other side? Ever wished you could recall a text message? Now you can! Mobile messaging app WeChat, which originates from China, has...
View ArticleWhere Art Thou Olde Social Media?
Friendster. Myspace. Livejournal. Where art thou faithful friends? I am extremely tempted to continue this post in Old English in order to pay tribute to the ancient legacies which these sites have...
View ArticleDear Foursquare, A Breakup Letter.
Oh, Foursquare. We’re breaking up. It’s not me. It’s you. I know this may come as something as a surprise; after all I’ve known you longer than I’ve known my wife and been with you more places. I’ve...
View ArticleAre Relationships Really That Complicated? With These Lessons, Maybe Not.
I’ve been in a relationship with my boyfriend for nearly 7 years now and he is not only just my best friend, just recently he has also become my fiancé. After knowing the man for 8 years, our...
View ArticleIf You Start Seeing Giant Bowties On The Roads In Singapore, This Is Why
A campaign promoting good road etiquette is fast winning the hearts of Singaporeans. The Gentlemen Movement, fronted by local celebrities like ‘selfie MP’ Baey Yam Keng, bloggers Yan KayKay and Mr....
View ArticleVulcan Digest: Selamat Hari Raya Wishes And News To Catch Up On
Editor’s Note: Hi, everyone! First, we from Vulcan Post would like to take this opportunity to wish all our Muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya, maaf zahir dan batin. May you have a memorable and...
View ArticleThe Easiest Way To Subscribe To Netflix If You’re In Malaysia!
When I was in the US, I rented this small studio apartment. The apartment came with a TV and Netflix. In the few days there I fell in love with Netflix. If you live in Malaysia and have never heard of...
View ArticleJMS Rogers, Giving Singapore’s Debt Recovery Business A New Face Over!
An industry that is often seen in negative light is the debt collection industry. The broadcast media, especially movies, drama series and the print industry, certainly do not help in projecting a...
View ArticleTwitter News Near-Disaster: Why Grammar Matters
Nowadays, the world is all about content that is short and quick to digest. Twitter is the prime example, where blurbs are squeezed and butchered to fit 140 characters. But when high-traffic news is...
View ArticleWould You Be A Superhero For Malaysia’s New Community App MyHERO?
Unite to Protect. Such is the mission of the latest Malaysian-brewed community-based app seeking to transform the region, one upload at a time. MyHERO by Dino Media recently launched version 1.0 of its...
View ArticleWhy The Black Boxes Are Crucial In MH17 ’s Investigation?
When the Ukraine rebels handed over the two black boxes attached on Boeing 777 flight MH17 to Malaysian delegates four days after the crash, many believed the reason behind the crash will soon be...
View ArticleMusic Streaming Site Guvera Sets Eyes On Singapore. But Is It Too Late?
We have covered music streaming sites quite a fair bit here at Vulcan Post. Every now and then, major music streaming companies such as Spotify and Deezer would have some new announcements. Especially...
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