computers in Singapore

This web page discusses computers in Singapore.

Singapore is a major exporter of electronics (especially consumer electronics) and information technology products.

    Internet country code: (ccTLD) .sg
    Internet hosts: 992,786 (2010) (44th in the world)
    Internet users: 3.37 million (2008) (55th in the world) †

10. Singapore

With an average of 30.7 megabits per second, Singapore cracked the top 10 with a peak speed that is nearly double the global average of 15.9 megabits per second.
Thanks in part to its fast broadband, Singapore “is a tech hub,” said David Belson, who edited the report. The country is also home to well-known techie Eduardo Saverin, who moved there and renounced his U.S. citizenship before last year’s initial public offering of Facebook, which he co-founded.

—World’s Fastest Internet by Mark Milian of Bloomberg Technology, 22 January 2013, based on a report from Akamai Technologies

Tomahawk Computers is a Singapore maker of the Tomahawk Desktop operating system, which is based on BSD and KDE.

    Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
    Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
    All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
    Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
    Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
    Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
    Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.

The Apple Store offers Macintosh computers for Singapore.

education

    Literacy: (2000 census)
    total population: 92.5%
    male: 96.6%
    female: 88.6% †
    typical schooling: asdf years (200) †

Educational expenditures: 3.2% of GDP (2009) (144th in the world) †

National University of Singapore (NUS): #9 (tie) Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.nus.edu.sg. Address: 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 Singapore. Phone: 6 5 65166666. FAX: 6 5 67770155

Nanyang Technological University (NTU): #36 (tie) Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded 1991. www.ntu.edu.sg. Address: 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 Singapore. Phone: 6 5 67911744. FAX: 6 5 67911604.

national information

Name: Republic of Singapore (Singapore)

    Location: Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
    Geographic coordinates: 1° 22′ N, 103° 48′ E
    total area: 697 sq km (192nd in the world)
    land area: 687 sq km
    water area: 10 sq km †

Capital: Singapore
Geographic coordinates: 1° 17′ N, 103° 51′ E †

    Population: 4,701,069 (July 2010 est.) (117th in the world)
    life expectancy: (at birth) 82.06 (2010 est.) (7th in the world)
    urbanization: 100% (2008)
    Languages: Mandarin (official) 35%, English (official) 23%, Malay (official) 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil (official) 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (200 census) †

† information, flag, and maps from Fact Book

visitor stats

In May 2010 Singapore produced the number 9 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with 1% of the visitors.

In October 2000 Singapore produced the number 7 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with 1% of the visitors.


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