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TomTom introduces in-car fast charger for up to three devices

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Available today at S$45 (with GST), the TomTom High Speed Multi-Charger can charge up to three devices at once – and at a rate up to four times faster than a normal USB charger.

TomTom High Speed Multi-Charger at S$45

TomTom High Speed Multi-Charger at S$45 (w GST)

The compact charger ensures that the GPS unit receives the right amount of power and that all devices receive full power charging simultaneously as there are two dedicated USB ports to provide full-power at all times. Most comparable products charge up to 2.1 amps, split between ports.

“It’s the first TomTom accessory that enables users to charge their TomTom device and other mobile devices like a smart phone, tablet or power-hungry DVD player at the same time,” says Nick Saisanas, Marketing Communications Manager, TomTom Asia Pacific.

As well as a 1.2 amp USB charging port suitable for mobile phones or MP3 players, there is a 2.1 amp port to speed-charge high power USB devices such as tablets or smart phones. The TomTom High Speed Multi-Charger will re-charge up to four times faster than a normal USB charger without impacting the other port’s charging capability.

There’s also a dedicated port for powering 12V in-car devices. This multi-port full power functionality means that drivers who are always on the road can charge and use all their electronic devices during their trip.

Those planning an upcoming weekend get-away with the family will also be able to keep children happy with on-the-go charging of items such as tablets and mobile phones – all while navigating.

COMEX 2011 promotions: Olympus cameras and accessories

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Olympus will be at Booth 8205 on Level 4 in Hall 404  during COMEX 2011. Head for promotional discounts and bundles especially limited sets of the Pen E-PL1, which has been reduced from S$998 to S$498 plus free gifts worth S$320.

The star promotion from Olympus for COMEX 2011 is the PEN E-PL1. Launched in February 2010, OLYMPUS E-PL1 is an entry-level model, equipped with a new Live Guide interface which makes it easy for users to get the results they want even if they have little previous experience with photography.

Olympus promotional price list for cameras and accessories during COMEX 2011 Olympus promotional price list for cameras and accessories during COMEX 2011

Key features include the Live Guide user interface for easy, intuitive adjustment of brightness, hue, background defocusing, and other image parameters; dedicated Movie mode button for seamless access to movie shooting at any time; go-anywhere portability in a light, compact body with built-in flash and image stabilization; offered in white, champagne gold, and black; and six Art Filters, including new Gentle Sepia, for enhanced photographic creativity.

Olympus promotional price list for cameras and accessories during COMEX 2011 Olympus promotional price list for cameras and accessories during COMEX 2011

The normal pricing for the E-PL1 14-42mm Lens Kit is at S$998 (with GST), which includes the body (in White, Champagne Gold, and Black), an M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14–42mm F3.5–5.6 lens (Silver) and an 8 GB SD card.

Olympus promotional price list for cameras and accessories during COMEX 2011 Olympus promotional price list for cameras and accessories during COMEX 2011

The COMEX 2011 offer at S$498 includes an additional 8 GB SD Card, an E-PL1 Skin, a camera bag, a screen protector, a card reader, 3 months local extended warranty and free E-Workshop.

COMEX 2011 promotions: Seagate GoFlex storage drives

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Seagate will be at Booth 6380 during COMEX 2011. Get the FreeAgent GoFlex Home 1 TB (S$139), 2 TB (S$199) and 3 TB (S$299), as well as the GoFlex ultra-portable 500 GB (S$89), 1 TB (S$139) and 1.5 TB (S$229) at promotional prices.

Capacity COMEX Prices Usual Prices
Seagate GoFlex Home network storage system
1 TB S$139 S$179
2 TB S$199 S$239
3 TB S$299 S$339
Seagate GoFlex ultra-portable drive, USB 3.0
500GB S$89 S$99
1 TB S$139 S$149
1.5 TB S$229 S$259

Additional COMEX 2011 promotions by Seagate

Seagate promo price list for COMEX 2011

Seagate promo price list for COMEX 2011

Hot hour specials. There will be a random hot hour special. The emcee will announce it at the Seagate booth 3 minutes before the start of the special. During the special, there will be a lucky draw for customers who purchase any Seagate product. A lucky customer will get one free “Limited Edition” 500GB Pink Seagate GoFlex ultra-portable drive.

GoFlex Home – Digital Hunt 1. Customers will need to use one of the four demo PCs to access the Goflex Home, search through the folders and look for a Seagate logo. They then have to copy the file name on a coupon and drop it into a box. There will be a lucky draw at 9pm every day and the participant with the first correct answer drawn out will get a free Xbox 360 4GB Kinect.

Free pouch. There will be a free pouch with every purchase of the Seagate GoFlex ultra-portable drives and Expansion 3.0 portable drives.

Seagate GoFlex Home network storage system

Seagate promo price list for COMEX 2011

Seagate promo price list for COMEX 2011

Use a single Seagate GoFlex Home drive for all storage and backup needs. When connected to the home WiFi router, GoFlex Home enables the user to wirelessly store, back up and access files from any PC or Mac computer in the home. In addition, a USB printer can be shared with every computer connected.

Using the included remote access and file sharing service called Seagate Share, families can easily access movies, music or photo files stored on their GoFlex Home system from any Internet connected computer in the world.

Alternatively, files can be accessed remotely and on-the-go from the smartphone via the iPhone or Android GoFlexAccess mobile app. With these two options, content can be shared with friends by simply selecting the files or folders to be shared and typing in an email address.

GoFlex Home allows media to be streamed to game consoles, networked computers, and GoFlex TV HD media players. It is available in capacities of 1TB, 2TB and 3TB.

Seagate GoFlex ultra-portable drive, USB 3.0

The Seagate GoFlex ultra-portable USB 3.0 drive is a sleek and lightweight hard drive that provides up to 10x faster file transfer speeds than the USB 2.0. It also offers the world’s biggest storage capacity for a 2.5- inch portable drive, with up to 1.5 TB of capacity.

The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex ultra-portable drive is ultra-upgradable. It comes with USB 3.0 connection and can also be upgraded to eSATA or FireWire 800 connections simply by switching the cable.

The FreeAgent GoFlex ultra-portable drive sits at the core of Seagate’s GoFlex storage system that integrates a family of devices and cables, change the way people store, access, enjoy and share their digital content. For example, users can pair a GoFlex Ultra-portable drive with a GoFlex TV HD media player and easily enjoy their personal digital media library on their television screen.

Seagate’s FreeAgent GoFlex storage solutions work interchangeably on both PC and Mac computers without any reformatting.

COMEX 2011 promotions: Apple products from nübox

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Nübox will be at Level 3, Booth 3105 and Level 4, Booth 8236 during COMEX 2011. Customers purchasing any MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or iPod from these booths will receive a special bundle worth up to S$361.

Consumers can also enjoy up to 70% discount on an extensive range of accessories including latest iPad 2 cases, mobile charger for iPhones and wireless Bluetooth keyboard. Nubox is offering Windows 7 Home Premium and Parallels Desktop 6 at a special price of S$249 (usual price S$318) with free upgrade to Parallels Desktop 7.

“The Wanted” giveaway

Nubox offers for Apple products during COMEX 2011.

Nubox offers for Apple products during COMEX 2011.

In an exclusive tie-up with Universal Music Group, Nubox is giving away UK’s new pop sensation, The Wanted’s self-debut album and passes to the five-piece band showcase on September 17 at Comex 2011.

The first 200 customers to spend S$300 and above at the Nubox booths during Comex 2011, and “Like” the Nubox Facebook page can redeem The Wanted debut album at Nubox@Raffles City from September 10 to September 16.

The first 50 customers who purchase a Mac and “Like” the Nubox Facebook page will be entitled to a pair of showcase passes and The Wanted debut album. They can redeem the passes and debut album at Nubox@Marina Bay Link Mall from September 10 to September 16.

COMEX 2011 debut: Seagate GoFlex Satellite mobile wireless storage

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Seagate today announced the first battery-powered external hard drive to wirelessly extend the storage capacity of any Wi-Fi enabled mobile device. The 500 GB GoFlex Satellite will be widely available from mid-September at S$299. Pre-orders can be made during COMEX 2011.

Bring the GoFlex Satellite everywhere you go to wirelessly expand the storage of up to three tablets and devices.With 500GB and Wi-Fi access over 802.11 b/g/n and a rechargeable battery, this latest member of the GoFlex family connects wirelessly to devices via the use of the free GoFlex Media app—available now on iTunes, the Apple App Store and Android Market—or a web browser.

Many tablets are hampered by the limited on-board storage capacity and lack of connection ports to connect to external storage devices – even though they are popularly used for media consumption.

“No longer will a consumer feel as though it is a compromise to purchase a lower capacity tablet or iPad. With GoFlex Satellite, people will be able to carry their entire media library with them without the need for wires or the web at a fraction of the cost of adding 3G or purchasing or a higher capacity tablet,” said BanSeng Teh, senior vice president and managing director of Asia Pacific and Japan, Seagate Technology.

As a companion for mobile devices, the GoFlex Satellite is capable of providing hours of entertainment for up to three connections. With a stand-by battery life of up to 25 hours, the powerful lithium polymer battery delivers up to five hours of continuously streaming video.

To help with extending battery life, the freeGoFlex Media App provides a progressive download feature, which temporarily loads the video on to the Android device it is being streamed to, allowing the drive to go into stand-by mode.

Streaming over the Internet has enabled video access for tablet owners, but the quality is at the mercy of the Internet connection, be it over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G. With more connected devices per hotspot, it’s often difficult to watch video without choppiness or pixilation. Rather than rely on a buffered stream from a distant provider, GoFlex Satellite mobile storage wirelessly serves up media content as a local attached storage for up to three devices at the same time.

GoFlex Media App

Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500 GB wireless mobile storageAvailable for Apple iOS devices such as iPad, iPhone and iPod touch and any Android devices; the GoFlex Media app provides a seamless way to connect the mobile wireless storage to your mobile devices. Those that currently use an Android smartphone or tablet can access content on a GoFlex Satellite device through its web browser.

Media Sync software

Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500 GB wireless mobile storageThe easy-to-use Media Sync software, also included free with purchase, makes grabbing media from a Windows PC or Mac OS X computer a breeze. Wherever the files are stored, whether that is a file structure of your own creation or in an iTunes library, the Media Sync software will load all of your desired music, videos, photos and documents on to the GoFlex Satellite drive.

Media Sync is easily configured to only place files on the drive that are compatible with your iOS or Android device. Even music and videos purchased through iTunes can be loaded to theGoFlex Satellite drive and will play on all authorized devices.

Loading Media

Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500 GB wireless mobile storageFor rapid loading of media content, the wireless mobile storage comes equipped with the superfast USB 3.0 cable to get files from the computer to the GoFlex Satellite drive. The USB 3.0 cable will also continue to work with USB 2.0 ports and is easily removed for portability. In addition to the USB 3.0 cable, the GoFlex Satellite drive comes complete with a car charger and a compact wall charger.

Company byte: SanDisk Corporation

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company producing flash memory storage devices, with more than half its sales outside the United States.

SanDisk Corporation produces flash memory storage solutions.SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels.

Founded in 1988, and headquartered in California, SanDisk’s diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market.

SanDisk’s products are used by consumers, manufacturers and enterprise customers.

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Company byte: Samsung Electronics

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global company in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. It employs some 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries.

Samsung Electronics Co LtdSamsung consists of nine independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Memory, System LSI and LCD.

Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, semiconductor chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs.

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Main specifications for the BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

The new BlackBerry Curve smartphones was unveiled by Research In Motion (RIM) two days ago. The Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 will be available in Canada this month and in other countries in September 2011.

BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370Here are the main specifications of the three new BlackBerry Curve models. The physical appearances and basic specifications are common across the three models except for the networks supported.

All are based on the new BlackBerry 7 operating system.

Main specs of the BlackBerry Curve 9360

Below are the specs of the BlackBerry Curve 9350 and 9370:
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Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple in a letter

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Sad and ominous news – for the industry, for Apple fans and surely for Steve Jobs personally. In his typical fashion, Steve Jobs has sent a letter to the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community.

In the letter, he resigns as the CEO, recommends Tim Cook as his successor, and volunteers to serve as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

Here is the text from the letter (for the moment, it’s not on Apple’s press releases site yet):

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know.
Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

RIM introduces new BlackBerry 7 Curve smartphones

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Hot on the heels of the BlackBerry 7 Bold and Torch smartphones last week, Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced the new Curve – also based on the BlackBerry 7 operating system.

New BlackBerry 7 Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 from RIM

New BlackBerry Curve 9350 / 9360 / 9370

The new BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 smartphones will be available from carriers in Canada this month and from other carriers around the world come September. The GSM model to look out for in Singapore is the Curve 9360.

These new models are designed to address a large and important segment of the global mobile phone market where customers are looking to upgrade their existing feature phone or existing BlackBerry Curve with an affordable, easy-to-use, full-featured and socially-connected smartphone.

“The new BlackBerry Curve smartphones … offer a significant performance upgrade with an unmatched mobile social experience for the millions of feature phone users in the market as well as our existing Curve customers,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion.

The new Curve features the classic BlackBerry Qwerty keyboard reputed for enabling fast, accurate finger-typing, and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. GPS and Wi-Fi support are also included, as well as a 5MP camera with flash and video recording for instant sharing on social networks. The microSD/SDHC slot supports up to 32 GB memory cards for additional media storage.

In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, the new Curve feature a range of powerful hardware enhancements including upgraded processors, displays and memory, and built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), a new technology that is enabling many exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

New BlackBerry 7 Curve 9350 / 9360 / 9370 from RIMThe latest release of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) is pre-loaded and now extends the real time BBM experience to a range of other apps, such as Foursquare, allowing users to easily interact with each other from within the ‘BBM connected’ app.

The updated Social Feeds (2.0) app has been extended to capture updates from media, podcasts, and favorites all in one consolidated view. The new Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones (2.0) app introduces features like Facebook chat and BBM integration that makes it easier for users to connect with their Facebook friends in real time utilizing push notifications. Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones also delivers a deeply integrated experience including use of real time push notifications and Social Feeds integration.

Here are the main specifications of the new BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370.