Top 20 articles on Tech in Asia 2013

The Tech in Asia editorial team has written thousands of articles in 2013. But the below 20 pieces stand out from the rest. They are a mixture of breaking news (sometimes shocking or WTF), opinions, features, or list articles. If you’re regular reader, you probably would have come across some of them. If not, it’s good exploring what others are reading. Let us know which is your favorite piece in the comments section. Enjoy.

1. ‘Anonymous’ hackers threaten war with Singapore government by Terence Lee

A hacker group claiming to be Anonymous put up a YouTube video promising that it will declare war on the Singapore government if it does not stand down from an internet licensing framework that critics have said restricts freedom of speech.

2. Chinese startup enables iOS app piracy without a Jailbreak by Steven Millward

KuaiYong is a rogue app store in the form of a Windows PC app that allows pirated iPhone and iPad apps to be installed without even needing a jailbreak. The startup hasn’t been shut down by Apple just yet.

3. 14 Popular e-commerce sites in Singapore by Emily Goh

Back in February this year, we created a list of popular e-commerce sites in Singapore that proved to be popular among readers. The list remains more or less the same except that iLoveBooks is now in the deadpool.

4. Dear SPH, please apologize to Nicole and Steven by Willis Wee

An open letter we wrote to our SPH friends after they wrote a horrifyingly inaccurate article. We are just being honest.

5. How much money can you get for making 6-second Vine videos for brands? by Enricko Lukman

We met one of Vine’s top professional artists, Pinot W. Ichwandardi, to find out how much money he could make out of Vine videos.

6. 19 Singapore government websites taken down simultaneously for “planned maintenance” by Terence Lee

On November 2, more than a dozen Singapore government were unaccessible in the wake of the Anonymous threats. The government said that it was a planned maintenance.