Tuition Nation

By Mavis Toh, ST
Call it the private life of Brian. Primary 4 pupil Brian Lim has three private home tutors, each coaching him on a different subject.
Tuesdays: English; Wednesdays: Chinese; and Thursdays and Sundays: Maths.
His mother, Mrs S.L. Lim, says simply: ‘The tuition is necessary, or he will lag behind his classmates because they all [...]

Coming soon: Google’s Android

By Serene Luo, ST
Internet giant Google is running the final tests on its much-anticipated cellphone operating system, which it will roll out in a few months.
The company showed off the software, called Android, yesterday, as part of the pre-opening activities at CommunicAsia, the annual telecom trade show.
Google’s senior director of mobile platforms Andy Rubin said [...]