Archive for the ‘Brands’ Category
Friday, March 7th, 2014
Following the debut of Xiaomi’s Redmi budget smartphone in Singapore on 21 February, the Chinese phone maker is making its higher end Mi 3 available in Singapore from 12 noon TODAY, at S$419.
Update (12.43pm, 7 March, 2014):
Xiaomi announces that the Mi 3 has been sold out after 2 minutes. The Chinese company does not reveal how many of the handsets were sold and does not plan on divulging the numbers as per its February launch of its Redmi budget smartphone.
The Xiaomi Mi 3 Android smartphone is available (in Metallic Gray) in Singapore from 12 noon today at S$419.
Xiaomi’s flagship Mi 3 comes with a 5-inch Full HD IPS display at 441 ppi, and runs a fast 2.3GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8274AB processor, powered by a massive 3,050 mAh lithium-ion battery.
The Xiaomi Mi 3 ships with Bluetooth 4.0, Bluetooth HID, WiFi Display, WiFi Direct, 5Hz WiFi.
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Tags:Android, availability, Mi 3, phablets, Singapore, smartphones, Xiaomi
Posted in Android, Availability, Gadgets, gadgets, newArrivals, Phones, Prices, smartphones, Specifications, Xiaomi | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 6th, 2014
Did you know that in early February 2002, the entire Windows division shut down development and diverted all developers to focus on security? Check out Microsoft’s previously untold story and little anecdotes about how Bill Gates forced security into the forefront of the software development cycle in the company.
Check out Microsoft’s previously untold cybersecurity journey at SDLstory.com.
In the early 2000s, cyber-attacks often wreaked havoc across the Internet and affected millions of companies and customers.
Security Development Lifecycle (SDL)
The SDL is a software development process that helps developers build more secure software and address security compliance requirements while reducing development cost.
The work of early security teams within Microsoft and the impact of Bill Gates’ Trustworthy Computing memo led the company on a journey to solidify its commitment to security and establish the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL).
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Tags:Bill Gates, development, Microsoft, SDL, security, software, Windows
Posted in infographics, Microsoft, Security, Wiki, Windows 7 | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
PlayStation 4 (PS4) exclusive title “inFAMOUS Second Son” (English & Chinese Version) will be released on Friday, 21 March 2014.
RRP for Standard Edition: S$69.90 (disc), S$63 (download).
A PS4 Bundle Pack will be available with initial order bonus items such as Cole’s Legacy and Legendary vest.
The pre-order bonus for “InFAMOUS Second Son” includes four originally designed vests that Delsin, the main character of Second Son, wears in the game.
The Collector’s Edition includes a beanie hat, pin badges, a woven patch, and vinyl stickers. Actual premium items are subject to change.
Initial order will come with two sets of downloadable content – Cole’s Legacy, an additional scenario that uncovers the story between inFAMOUS 2 and Second Son, and another in-game costume, Legendary vest.
A special Collector’s Edition (S$89.90) comes with various limited premiums including a beanie hat, pin badges, a woven patch, and vinyl stickers.
A PS4 Bundle Pack (S$699) will also be available with initial order bonus items such as Cole’s Legacy and Legendary vest as well.
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Tags:games, inFamous, PlayStation, PSP4, Singapore, Sony
Posted in Availability, Entertainment, Gaming, Gaming, Launch, newArrivals, PlayStation, Prices, Software, Sony | No Comments »
Friday, February 28th, 2014
WD’s new My Cloud gives consumers a cloud of their own, enabling home users to easily save, access and share all of their photos, videos and files from any devices, anytime – without sacrificing privacy.
Prices: S$239 (2TB), S$289 (3TB) ,S$399 (4TB).
WD My Cloud lets you set up your personal cloud storage in the security of your own home.
WD introduced the My Cloud personal cloud solutions as a complete solution for users to organise, centralise and secure the digital content from all of their computers and mobile devices and access those files from any device, from anywhere in the world.
Capacity and Compatibility
My Cloud personal cloud storage is available in capacities of 2 TB, 3 TB and 4 TB is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, as well as DLNA/UPnP enabled devices.
By simply connecting a My Cloud personal cloud drive to the Internet, consumers get the anywhere, any-device access they can get from the public cloud, without having to pay monthly fees to an online cloud service provider.
More importantly, they do not have to give up control of their personal data.
Streamlined Setup and Backup
WD provides a rich web-based user interface for a web-guided setup, helping usersto get their personal cloud up and running in minutes
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Tags:availability, cloud, hard drive, HDD, prices, Singapore, storage, WD
Posted in Accessories, Android, Cloud, Figures, Gadgets, gadgets, iOS, Launch, Mac OS, Mobile, Prices, Specifications, storage drive, Study, Western Digital, Windows 8 | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Samsung has just unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona its GALAXY S5, as well as the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit.
Worldwide release on 11 April 2014 in almost 150 countries. Prices TBA.
Samsung has just unveiled the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit together with the GALAXY S5 at the MWC 2014 in Barcelona this morning.
All of the new Samsung GEAR smartwatches have foregone the Android OS used in the original Gear and gone for the Tizen – the Linux-based operating system by Intel and Samsung.
Samsung Gear 2 comes with camera, microphone and speaker on the phone itself instead of the strap, allowing the latter to be interchangeable.
And they come with a HOME button to get back to the start screen.
Samsung claims the new smartwatches last 3 times as long, with 3 days of typical usage and six days of low usage.
The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo have 1.63-inch, 320 x 320 Super AMOLED displays and run on 1GHz dual-core processors.
Screen size has therefore remained the same, with a slightly faster processor, viz the 800MHz in the original Gear.
The 2-megapixel camera, speaker and mic are now on the bezel of the smartwatch so you can change the straps, which comes in six colours.
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Tags:Android, Android 4.4, Galaxy, Gear, KitKat, launch, S5, Samsung, smartphones, smartwatches, Tizen, unveil
Posted in Announce, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, gadgets, Live Event, newArrivals, Samsung, smartwatches, Specifications, Watches | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Samsung has just unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona its GALAXY S5, as well as the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit.
Worldwide release on 11 April 2014 in almost 150 countries. Prices TBA.
The new Samsung GALAXY S5 comes in 4 colours: charcoal Black, shimmery White, electric Blue and copper Gold.
New features of the GALAXY S5 include a heart rate monitor, fingerprint scanner and IP67 water resistance.
The GALAXY S5 has a 5.1″ Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
It has a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, runs on a 2.5GHz Snapdragon quad-core processor with 2GB RAM, powered by a 2,800 mAh battery and ships with Android 4.4 KitKat.
The GALAXY S5 now has a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It will also come with NFC, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0 and 16GB or 32GB storage.
The smartphone will come in four colours: charcoal Black, shimmery White, electric Blue and copper Gold. It now comes with “perforated” plastic covers.
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Tags:Android, Android 4.4, Galaxy, Gear, KitKat, launch, S5, Samsung, smartphones, smartwatches, Tizen, unveil
Posted in Android, Announce, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, gadgets, GALAXY, Live Event, newArrivals, Phones, Press Release, S5, Samsung, smartphones, smartwatches, Specifications, Watches | 3 Comments »
Friday, February 14th, 2014
Okay, just received the invite to the Chinese smartphone manufacturer’s official launch event in Singapore. The Redmi Android smartphone will come with 1.5 GHz Quad-core processor, 4.7-inch IPS display, dual SIM.
The best part – you can grab one for only S$169!
You can see Xiaomi’s debutante for the Singapore market: Redmi on the website of the Chinese smartphone maker.
The launch event will be on 19 February.
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Tags:Android, launch, Redmi, Singapore, smartphones, Xiaomi
Posted in Android, events, Gadgets, gadgets, Launch, newArrivals, Phones, Prices, Redmi, Specifications, Xiaomi | 1 Comment »
Friday, February 14th, 2014
It’s Valentine’s Day today. This year, it coincides with Chap Goh Meh – the fifteenth and final day of the Chinese New Year – which many consider the Chinese Valentine’s Day. Here’s wishing all lovers a most romantic day/night!
Lots of lovey-dovey couples here, in the form of hugging salt and pepper bottles. I took this photo at the Hakaniemi Market Hall in Helsinki, Finland in summer. There were plenty of such charming craft stores for tourists and local Finns alike. Taken with a Nikon D600 with AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
In many places in the world that celebrate Valentine’s Day, boys buy flowers, chocolates and gifts for their girlfriends, wives, mistresses or lovers.
Actually, marketing practitioners should examine this so-called unique Japanese culture more closely.
Apparently, the practice has its roots in 1936 as part of the advertising campaign of chocolate makers in Kobe, but has captured the imagination of the Japanese populace such that it is widely practiced today.
Those chocolate makers must have been laughing to the bank, having created nation wide, recurring demand out of thin air.
Brilliant!
Sometimes the girl reciprocates.
In Japan, it is the girl who buys for the guys.
I know – because I received plenty on Valentine’s Day when I was in Japan.
The tradition in Japan is for girls to buy white chocolates (called giri-chocos – 義理チョコ) and give them to the guys.
This does not happen just between couples that are in a relationship.
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Tags:Finland, Finland 2013, Hakaniemi, Helsinki, holidays, Japan, NIKKOR, Nikon, photography, photos, potd, travel, vacation, Valentine's Day
Posted in Finland 2013, Holiday, NIKKOR, Nikon, Photography, Photos, POTD, POTD, travel | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
The secure Android platform for Enterprise customers is offered by all telecommunication carriers in Singapore, and offers a comprehensive enterprise mobility platform for work and play.
The Samsung KNOX is now commercially available in Singapore.
Key mobile operators and partners in Singapore that offer Samsung KNOX are SingTel, StarHub, M1, Qool Labs, M.Tech, Malifax and Trusted Source.
Samsung KNOX is available on Samsung GALAXY S4, GALAXY Note 3, GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition (LTE version) devices, as well as the upcoming GALAXY NotePRO and TabPRO line of tablets.
The Samsung KNOX license and technical support options are now available via key mobile operators and partners in Singapore.
Samsung KNOX is an end-to-end Android security platform for companies that require a secure and robust mobility solution by striking a fine balance between enterprise control and employees’ personal data privacy.
An integrated security platform, KNOX provides security hardening from the hardware through to the operating system (OS) and application layer, making KNOX a strong security proposition.
What Samsung KNOX offers
- Offers high level of integrated mobile device security from hardware to application and operating system layers.
- Addresses security requirements for enterprise mobile applications and data protection without invading personal privacy.
- Provides better control and ease of manageability for IT departments to implement secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies.
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Tags:BYOD, enterprise IT, Knox, M.Tech, M1, Malifax, Qool Labs, Samsung, security, Singapore, SingTel, StarHub, Trusted Source
Posted in Availability, Enterprise IT, Gadgets, gadgets, Galaxy, GALAXY, newArrivals, Note, Phones, S4, Samsung, Security, smartphones, Software, Tablets, tablets | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
Since today is “Safer Internet Day”, here are seven “Don’t” tips from Google that can help you stay safe on the Internet.
Are you ready for a Safer Internet?
Here are seven tips from Google of things you need to start doing right away to stay safe online.
- Don’t use the same password for everything: It’s like handing your house keys (and every other key) to everyone you meet.
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Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.
The strapline for this year’s campaign is “Let’s create a better internet together”.
Don’t have an “easy” password: If your password contains the word ‘password’ or numbers in sequence, think again. One way to create (and remember) a complex password is to think of a phrase or sentence (perhaps the lyrics to a song you like?) and use the first letter of each word to create the password. Or think of places you’ve lived, and spell them backwards. Something, anything!
- Don’t rely solely on a password: It’s so yesterday to have only a password for your most important accounts. Turn on two-factor authentication. Like your bank’s OTP, an SMS code or mobile app that gives you a second code when you’re accessing your account from an unfamiliar computer will give you extra peace of mind.
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Tags:Google, howtos, Internet, security, tips
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