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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa167)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone","crawl_time":1754774747,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/HardwareZone s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"HardwareZone - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Singaporean IT-oriented Internet portal HardwareZone  is an  IT -oriented  Internet portal  based in  Singapore . It is operated by Hardware Zone Private Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of  SPH Media . Some features of the portal are: IT price lists for several countries, feature articles on technology and  forums  on a variety of topics.\n HardwareZone was started as an online magazine in August 1998 by five engineering students from the  National University of Singapore : Lee Choon Yau, Eugene Low, Poh Swee Hong, Ang Chi Hoe and Jereme Wong. [ 1 ]  After a year, it had become a popular gathering place for Singapore's computer-savvy to discuss hardware and software news. [ 2 ]  By 2000, the website was attracting two million page views a month. The founders made plans to turn the website into a full-fledged portal and launch an  initial public offering  (IPO) to raise capital. Had the IPO gone ahead, they would have been the first undergraduates in Singapore to launch one. [ 1 ] In 2006, HardwareZone was purchased by  Singapore Press Holdings  for S$7.1 million. SPH acquired all the magazine titles published by HardwareZone, which included  HardwareMAG  ( HWM ),  GameAxis  (a computer games magazine), and  PHOTOVIDEOi  (a digital photography magazine). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In September 2000, HardwareZone sued Video-Pro, a computer shop in  Sim Lim Square , for registering the same  domain name  with the suffix  .sg  added as its own (HardwareZone's domain name is www.hardwarezone.com while Video-Pro had registered www.hardwarezone.com.sg). In its  statement of claim , HardwareZone said that the \"hardwarezone\" part of its domain name had gained it substantial goodwill in Singapore, and thus Video-Pro was trying to pass itself off as the original website by using the .sg version of the name. Video-Pro counter-sued HardwareZone, alleging that the website offered Video-Pro's price lists for download without the shop's permission and that two statements which  defamed  the shop had been posted on the HardwareZone website. This was the first legal dispute in Singapore over a domain name. [ 5 ]  Despite being the first of its kind, no  landmark ruling  was made in this case because both parties settled the matter out of court four days later. Video-Pro transferred the hardwarezone.com.sg domain name and paid  S$ 10,000 to HardwareZone. It also withdrew its counter-claims. In return, HardwareZone removed the offending statements from its website and agreed to help identify who had made those false statements. [ 6 ] In 2005, polytechnic student Lin Zhenghuang one day after the  7 July 2005 London bombings  made a malicious post claiming bombs were found in  Toa Payoh , a district in Singapore. Using the online nickname of \"krisurf\", he titled the post \"Breaking News - Toa Payoh hit by bomb attacks\", claiming bombs had been found at the Toa Payoh  bus interchange . Another forum member was alarmed by the post and reported it to police. Lin had made the post while connected to his neighbour's unsecured  wireless network , police initially arrested his neighbour, who was released after further  computer forensics  tests exonerated her. It took the police more than a year to find and arrest Lin. In February 2007, he was sentenced to three months' jail and a S$4,000 fine. [ 7 ] On 27 January 2020, HardwareZone received a Correction Notice under the  Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act  to correct an online post falsely claiming a death in Singapore from the coronavirus outbreak, which had been made the day before at 5.50pm. The post was deleted before the notice was issued. [ 8 ] ^  a b Sandra Davie (5 February 2000). \"5 undergrads aiming for IPO with e-magazine\".  The Straits Times . ^ Alfred Siew (4 August 1999). \"Connecting people online\". Computer Times. ^ Leong Chan Teik (30 September 2006). \"SPH buys popular website in $7.1m deal\". The Straits Times. ^ \"SPH Magazines to acquire Hardware Zone\".  Business Times . 30 September 2006. ^ Oo Gin Lee (26 September 2000). \"Website sues 'sg' namesake\". The Straits Times. ^ Oo Gin Lee (30 September 2000). \"Domain name war ends in settlement\". The Straits Times. ^ Chua Hian Hou (8 February 2007). \"Bomb hoax youth gets 3 months' jail, $4,000 fine\". The Straits Times. ^ \"SPH Magazines complies with Pofma correction order on false HardwareZone post related to the Wuhan virus\" .  The Straits Times . 27 January 2020 . Retrieved  27 January  2020 .","attrs_markdown":"[Jump to content](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#bodyContent)\n\nMain menu\n\nMain menu\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nNavigation\n\n- [Main page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page \"Visit the main page [z]\")\n- [Contents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contents \"Guides to browsing Wikipedia\")\n- [Current events](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Current_events \"Articles related to current events\")\n- [Random article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Random \"Visit a randomly selected article [x]\")\n- [About Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:About \"Learn about Wikipedia and how it works\")\n- [Contact us](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contact_us \"How to contact Wikipedia\")\n\nContribute\n\n- [Help](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Contents \"Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Learn to edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Introduction \"Learn how to edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Community portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Community_portal \"The hub for editors\")\n- [Recent changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:RecentChanges \"A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]\")\n- [Upload file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard \"Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia\")\n- [Special pages](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:SpecialPages)\n\n[![](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/icons\/wikipedia.png) ![Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg) ![The Free Encyclopedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Search \"Search Wikipedia [f]\")\n\nAppearance\n\n- [Donate](https:\/\/donate.wikimedia.org\/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en)\n- [Create account](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=HardwareZone \"You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory\")\n- [Log in](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=HardwareZone \"You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]\")\n\nPersonal tools\n\n- [Donate](https:\/\/donate.wikimedia.org\/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en)\n- [Create account](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=HardwareZone \"You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory\")\n- [Log in](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=HardwareZone \"You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]\")\n\nPages for logged out editors [learn more](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Introduction)\n\n- [Contributions](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:MyContributions \"A list of edits made from this IP address [y]\")\n- [Talk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:MyTalk \"Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]\")\n\n## Contents\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\n- [(Top)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone)\n- [1 History](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#History)\n- [2 Controversies](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#Controversies)\n  Toggle Controversies subsection\n  - [2\\.1 Domain dispute](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#Domain_dispute)\n  - [2\\.2 Bomb hoax](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#Bomb_hoax)\n  - [2\\.3 False statement on the 2020 coronavirus outbreak](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#False_statement_on_the_2020_coronavirus_outbreak)\n- [3 References](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#References)\n- [4 External links](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#External_links)\n\nToggle the table of contents\n\n# HardwareZone\nAdd languages\n\n[Add links](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q5656373#sitelinks-wikipedia \"Add interlanguage links\")\n\n- [Article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone \"View the content page [c]\")\n- [Talk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talk:HardwareZone \"Discuss improvements to the content page [t]\")\n\nEnglish\n\n- [Read](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone)\n- [Edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit \"Edit this page [e]\")\n- [View history](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=history \"Past revisions of this page [h]\")\n\nTools\n\nTools\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nActions\n\n- [Read](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone)\n- 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sidebar\n\nhide\n\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nSingaporean IT-oriented Internet portal\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/3\/3f\/HardwareZone_logo.png\/250px-HardwareZone_logo.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:HardwareZone_logo.png) |   |\n| Type of business | Private |\n| Founded | August 1998 |\n| Headquarters | [Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore \"Singapore\") |\n| Area served | Worldwide |\n| [Founder(s)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organizational_founder \"Organizational founder\") | Lee Choon Yau, Eugene Low, Poh Swee Hong, Ang Chi Hoe and Jereme Wong |\n| [Parent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holding_company \"Holding company\") | [SPH Media](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SPH_Media \"SPH Media\") |\n| URL | <https:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/> |\n\n**HardwareZone** is an [IT](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Information_technology \"Information technology\")\\-oriented [Internet portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_portal \"Internet portal\") based in [Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore \"Singapore\"). It is operated by Hardware Zone Private Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of [SPH Media](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SPH_Media \"SPH Media\"). Some features of the portal are: IT price lists for several countries, feature articles on technology and [forums](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_forum \"Internet forum\") on a variety of topics.\n\n## History\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: History\")\\]\n\nHardwareZone was started as an online magazine in August 1998 by five engineering students from the [National University of Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_University_of_Singapore \"National University of Singapore\"): Lee Choon Yau, Eugene Low, Poh Swee Hong, Ang Chi Hoe and Jereme Wong.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-st050200-1) After a year, it had become a popular gathering place for Singapore's computer-savvy to discuss hardware and software news.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-2) By 2000, the website was attracting two million page views a month. The founders made plans to turn the website into a full-fledged portal and launch an [initial public offering](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Initial_public_offering \"Initial public offering\") (IPO) to raise capital. Had the IPO gone ahead, they would have been the first undergraduates in Singapore to launch one.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-st050200-1)\n\nIn 2006, HardwareZone was purchased by [Singapore Press Holdings](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore_Press_Holdings \"Singapore Press Holdings\") for S\\$7.1 million. SPH acquired all the magazine titles published by HardwareZone, which included *HardwareMAG* (*HWM*), *GameAxis* (a computer games magazine), and *PHOTOVIDEOi* (a digital photography magazine).[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-3)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-4)\n\n## Controversies\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Controversies\")\\]\n\n### Domain dispute\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Domain dispute\")\\]\n\nIn September 2000, HardwareZone sued Video-Pro, a computer shop in [Sim Lim Square](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sim_Lim_Square \"Sim Lim Square\"), for registering the same [domain name](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domain_name \"Domain name\") with the suffix [.sg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/.sg \".sg\") added as its own (HardwareZone's domain name is www.hardwarezone.com while Video-Pro had registered www.hardwarezone.com.sg). In its [statement of claim](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Statement_of_claim \"Statement of claim\"), HardwareZone said that the \"hardwarezone\" part of its domain name had gained it substantial goodwill in Singapore, and thus Video-Pro was trying to pass itself off as the original website by using the .sg version of the name. Video-Pro counter-sued HardwareZone, alleging that the website offered Video-Pro's price lists for download without the shop's permission and that two statements which [defamed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defamation \"Defamation\") the shop had been posted on the HardwareZone website. This was the first legal dispute in Singapore over a domain name.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-5) Despite being the first of its kind, no [landmark ruling](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Landmark_ruling \"Landmark ruling\") was made in this case because both parties settled the matter out of court four days later. Video-Pro transferred the hardwarezone.com.sg domain name and paid [S\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SGD \"SGD\")10,000 to HardwareZone. It also withdrew its counter-claims. In return, HardwareZone removed the offending statements from its website and agreed to help identify who had made those false statements.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-6)\n\n### Bomb hoax\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: Bomb hoax\")\\]\n\nIn 2005, polytechnic student Lin Zhenghuang one day after the [7 July 2005 London bombings](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/7_July_2005_London_bombings \"7 July 2005 London bombings\") made a malicious post claiming bombs were found in [Toa Payoh](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toa_Payoh \"Toa Payoh\"), a district in Singapore. Using the online nickname of \"krisurf\", he titled the post \"Breaking News - Toa Payoh hit by bomb attacks\", claiming bombs had been found at the Toa Payoh [bus interchange](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bus_interchange \"Bus interchange\"). Another forum member was alarmed by the post and reported it to police. Lin had made the post while connected to his neighbour's unsecured [wireless network](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wireless_network \"Wireless network\"), police initially arrested his neighbour, who was released after further [computer forensics](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computer_forensics \"Computer forensics\") tests exonerated her. It took the police more than a year to find and arrest Lin. In February 2007, he was sentenced to three months' jail and a S\\$4,000 fine.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-7)\n\n### False statement on the [2020 coronavirus outbreak](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Singapore \"COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore\")\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: False statement on the 2020 coronavirus outbreak\")\\]\n\nOn 27 January 2020, HardwareZone received a Correction Notice under the [Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protection_from_Online_Falsehoods_and_Manipulation_Act \"Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act\") to correct an online post falsely claiming a death in Singapore from the coronavirus outbreak, which had been made the day before at 5.50pm. The post was deleted before the notice was issued.[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_note-8)\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-st050200_1-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-st050200_1-1)\n   Sandra Davie (5 February 2000). \"5 undergrads aiming for IPO with e-magazine\". [The Straits Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Straits_Times \"The Straits Times\").\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-2)**\n   Alfred Siew (4 August 1999). \"Connecting people online\". Computer Times.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-3)**\n   Leong Chan Teik (30 September 2006). \"SPH buys popular website in \\$7.1m deal\". The Straits Times.\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-4)**\n   \"SPH Magazines to acquire Hardware Zone\". [Business Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Business_Times_\$Singapore\$ \"Business Times (Singapore)\"). 30 September 2006.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-5)**\n   Oo Gin Lee (26 September 2000). \"Website sues 'sg' namesake\". The Straits Times.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-6)**\n   Oo Gin Lee (30 September 2000). \"Domain name war ends in settlement\". The Straits Times.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-7)**\n   Chua Hian Hou (8 February 2007). \"Bomb hoax youth gets 3 months' jail, \\$4,000 fine\". The Straits Times.\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HardwareZone#cite_ref-8)**\n   [\"SPH Magazines complies with Pofma correction order on false HardwareZone post related to the Wuhan virus\"](https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/sph-magazines-complies-with-pofma-correction-order-on-false-hardwarezone-post). *The Straits Times*. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.\n\n## External links\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: External links\")\\]\n\n- [Official website](https:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/)\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:SPH_Media \"Template:SPH Media\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:SPH_Media \"Template talk:SPH Media\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:SPH_Media \"Special:EditPage\/Template:SPH Media\")[SPH Media](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SPH_Media \"SPH Media\") |   |\n|---|---|\n| Newspapers | *[The Straits Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Straits_Times \"The Straits Times\")* *[The Business Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Business_Times_\$Singapore\$ \"The Business Times (Singapore)\")* *[The New Paper](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_Paper \"The New Paper\")* *[STOMP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STOMP_\$website\$ \"STOMP (website)\")* *[tabla\\!](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabla! 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Boilerpipe Text	Singaporean IT-oriented Internet portal HardwareZone is an IT -oriented Internet portal based in Singapore . It is operated by Hardware Zone Private Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of SPH Media . Some features of the portal are: IT price lists for several countries, feature articles on technology and forums on a variety of topics. HardwareZone was started as an online magazine in August 1998 by five engineering students from the National University of Singapore : Lee Choon Yau, Eugene Low, Poh Swee Hong, Ang Chi Hoe and Jereme Wong. [ 1 ] After a year, it had become a popular gathering place for Singapore's computer-savvy to discuss hardware and software news. [ 2 ] By 2000, the website was attracting two million page views a month. The founders made plans to turn the website into a full-fledged portal and launch an initial public offering (IPO) to raise capital. Had the IPO gone ahead, they would have been the first undergraduates in Singapore to launch one. [ 1 ] In 2006, HardwareZone was purchased by Singapore Press Holdings for S$7.1 million. SPH acquired all the magazine titles published by HardwareZone, which included HardwareMAG ( HWM ), GameAxis (a computer games magazine), and PHOTOVIDEOi (a digital photography magazine). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In September 2000, HardwareZone sued Video-Pro, a computer shop in Sim Lim Square , for registering the same domain name with the suffix .sg added as its own (HardwareZone's domain name is www.hardwarezone.com while Video-Pro had registered www.hardwarezone.com.sg). In its statement of claim , HardwareZone said that the "hardwarezone" part of its domain name had gained it substantial goodwill in Singapore, and thus Video-Pro was trying to pass itself off as the original website by using the .sg version of the name. Video-Pro counter-sued HardwareZone, alleging that the website offered Video-Pro's price lists for download without the shop's permission and that two statements which defamed the shop had been posted on the HardwareZone website. This was the first legal dispute in Singapore over a domain name. [ 5 ] Despite being the first of its kind, no landmark ruling was made in this case because both parties settled the matter out of court four days later. Video-Pro transferred the hardwarezone.com.sg domain name and paid S$ 10,000 to HardwareZone. It also withdrew its counter-claims. In return, HardwareZone removed the offending statements from its website and agreed to help identify who had made those false statements. [ 6 ] In 2005, polytechnic student Lin Zhenghuang one day after the 7 July 2005 London bombings made a malicious post claiming bombs were found in Toa Payoh , a district in Singapore. Using the online nickname of "krisurf", he titled the post "Breaking News - Toa Payoh hit by bomb attacks", claiming bombs had been found at the Toa Payoh bus interchange . Another forum member was alarmed by the post and reported it to police. Lin had made the post while connected to his neighbour's unsecured wireless network , police initially arrested his neighbour, who was released after further computer forensics tests exonerated her. It took the police more than a year to find and arrest Lin. In February 2007, he was sentenced to three months' jail and a S$4,000 fine. [ 7 ] On 27 January 2020, HardwareZone received a Correction Notice under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act to correct an online post falsely claiming a death in Singapore from the coronavirus outbreak, which had been made the day before at 5.50pm. The post was deleted before the notice was issued. [ 8 ] ^ a b Sandra Davie (5 February 2000). "5 undergrads aiming for IPO with e-magazine". The Straits Times . ^ Alfred Siew (4 August 1999). "Connecting people online". Computer Times. ^ Leong Chan Teik (30 September 2006). "SPH buys popular website in $7.1m deal". The Straits Times. ^ "SPH Magazines to acquire Hardware Zone". Business Times . 30 September 2006. ^ Oo Gin Lee (26 September 2000). "Website sues 'sg' namesake". The Straits Times. ^ Oo Gin Lee (30 September 2000). "Domain name war ends in settlement". The Straits Times. ^ Chua Hian Hou (8 February 2007). "Bomb hoax youth gets 3 months' jail, $4,000 fine". The Straits Times. ^ "SPH Magazines complies with Pofma correction order on false HardwareZone post related to the Wuhan virus" . The Straits Times . 27 January 2020 . Retrieved 27 January 2020 .
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It is operated by Hardware Zone Private Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of [SPH Media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPH_Media "SPH Media"). Some features of the portal are: IT price lists for several countries, feature articles on technology and [forums](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum "Internet forum") on a variety of topics. ## History \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: History")\] HardwareZone was started as an online magazine in August 1998 by five engineering students from the [National University of Singapore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_Singapore "National University of Singapore"): Lee Choon Yau, Eugene Low, Poh Swee Hong, Ang Chi Hoe and Jereme Wong.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-st050200-1) After a year, it had become a popular gathering place for Singapore's computer-savvy to discuss hardware and software news.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-2) By 2000, the website was attracting two million page views a month. The founders made plans to turn the website into a full-fledged portal and launch an [initial public offering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering "Initial public offering") (IPO) to raise capital. Had the IPO gone ahead, they would have been the first undergraduates in Singapore to launch one.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-st050200-1) In 2006, HardwareZone was purchased by [Singapore Press Holdings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Press_Holdings "Singapore Press Holdings") for S\$7.1 million. SPH acquired all the magazine titles published by HardwareZone, which included HardwareMAG (HWM), GameAxis (a computer games magazine), and PHOTOVIDEOi (a digital photography magazine).[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-4) ## Controversies \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Controversies")\] ### Domain dispute \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Domain dispute")\] In September 2000, HardwareZone sued Video-Pro, a computer shop in [Sim Lim Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_Lim_Square "Sim Lim Square"), for registering the same [domain name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name "Domain name") with the suffix [.sg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.sg ".sg") added as its own (HardwareZone's domain name is www.hardwarezone.com while Video-Pro had registered www.hardwarezone.com.sg). In its [statement of claim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statement_of_claim "Statement of claim"), HardwareZone said that the "hardwarezone" part of its domain name had gained it substantial goodwill in Singapore, and thus Video-Pro was trying to pass itself off as the original website by using the .sg version of the name. Video-Pro counter-sued HardwareZone, alleging that the website offered Video-Pro's price lists for download without the shop's permission and that two statements which [defamed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation "Defamation") the shop had been posted on the HardwareZone website. This was the first legal dispute in Singapore over a domain name.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-5) Despite being the first of its kind, no [landmark ruling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_ruling "Landmark ruling") was made in this case because both parties settled the matter out of court four days later. Video-Pro transferred the hardwarezone.com.sg domain name and paid [S\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGD "SGD")10,000 to HardwareZone. It also withdrew its counter-claims. In return, HardwareZone removed the offending statements from its website and agreed to help identify who had made those false statements.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-6) ### Bomb hoax \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Bomb hoax")\] In 2005, polytechnic student Lin Zhenghuang one day after the [7 July 2005 London bombings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings "7 July 2005 London bombings") made a malicious post claiming bombs were found in [Toa Payoh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toa_Payoh "Toa Payoh"), a district in Singapore. Using the online nickname of "krisurf", he titled the post "Breaking News - Toa Payoh hit by bomb attacks", claiming bombs had been found at the Toa Payoh [bus interchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_interchange "Bus interchange"). Another forum member was alarmed by the post and reported it to police. Lin had made the post while connected to his neighbour's unsecured [wireless network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_network "Wireless network"), police initially arrested his neighbour, who was released after further [computer forensics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_forensics "Computer forensics") tests exonerated her. It took the police more than a year to find and arrest Lin. In February 2007, he was sentenced to three months' jail and a S\$4,000 fine.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-7) ### False statement on the [2020 coronavirus outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Singapore "COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore") \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: False statement on the 2020 coronavirus outbreak")\] On 27 January 2020, HardwareZone received a Correction Notice under the [Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_from_Online_Falsehoods_and_Manipulation_Act "Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act") to correct an online post falsely claiming a death in Singapore from the coronavirus outbreak, which had been made the day before at 5.50pm. The post was deleted before the notice was issued.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_note-8) ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HardwareZone&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: References")\] 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-st050200_1-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-st050200_1-1) Sandra Davie (5 February 2000). "5 undergrads aiming for IPO with e-magazine". [The Straits Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Straits_Times "The Straits Times"). 2. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-2)* Alfred Siew (4 August 1999). "Connecting people online". Computer Times. 3. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-3) Leong Chan Teik (30 September 2006). "SPH buys popular website in \$7.1m deal". The Straits Times. 4. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-4) "SPH Magazines to acquire Hardware Zone". [Business Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Times_$Singapore$ "Business Times (Singapore)"). 30 September 2006. 5. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-5) Oo Gin Lee (26 September 2000). "Website sues 'sg' namesake". The Straits Times. 6. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-6) Oo Gin Lee (30 September 2000). "Domain name war ends in settlement". The Straits Times. 7. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-7) Chua Hian Hou (8 February 2007). "Bomb hoax youth gets 3 months' jail, \$4,000 fine". The Straits Times. 8. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HardwareZone#cite_ref-8) ["SPH Magazines complies with Pofma correction order on false HardwareZone post related to the Wuhan virus"](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sph-magazines-complies-with-pofma-correction-order-on-false-hardwarezone-post). The Straits Times. 27 January 2020. 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