Archive for the ‘Software’ Category
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Samsung Singapore today gave a sneak peek at the Samsung GALAXY S4 and GALAXY Note 8.0 which will only debut in Singapore by May and June respectively. Prices TBA.
Update (15 April, 2012):
The Samsung GALAXY S4 LTE will be officially launched in Singapore on 18 April 2013.
Registration of interest for the Samsung GALAXY S4 LTE will commence on 17 April 2013 0000 hours, with M1, SingTel and StarHub.
Alternatively, you can also visit a Samsung Experience Stores from 17 April 2013 to pre order a unit of the Samsung GALAXY S 4 With LTE by placing a $50 deposit.
Customers will receive a GALAXY S 4 With LTE Limited Edition Accessory Pack (worth $160) consisting of a car charger, desktop dock and HDTV adapter, while stocks last, when they collect their Samsung GALAXY S 4 With LTE.
Samsung GALAXY S4 and Samsung Note 8.0.
The Samsung GALAXY S4 was launched in New York last month and is expected to hit the shelves in Singapore next month.
The superb display of the Samsung GALAXY S4 is great for browsing media rich websites online.
The version that Singapore will get is the 16GB one with 1.9GHz Quad-Core Processor, with either Wi-Fi only or 4G LTE+Wi-Fi.
For the moment, it seems the 1.6GHz Octa-Core Processor is only headed for the GALAXY S4 smartphones in Korea.
Both versions come with 2GB RAM, microSD slot for up to 64GB and 2,600 mAh battery.
Memory ranges from 16-64GB. Tech specs can be found here.
The GALAXY S4 measures 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm and weighs only 130g. An optional charging dock is available for wireless charging.
Hands-on with pre-production GALAXY S4
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Tags:Android, Android 4, Jelly Bean
Posted in Accessories, Android, App, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Galaxy, Samsung, Specifications, Tablets | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
If you’re traveling overseas and facing inconveniences due to the language barrier, you can now count on the free Google Translate app on your Android mobile device – even when there isn’t any data connection.
Offline mode of the Google Translate app on Android lets you bring a translator around in your pocket.
Google Translate is a popular web service that helps translate free text and website text content from one language to another.
50 language packs available for download to use in offline mode of the Android app.
The browser-based service is usually used on desktop and notebook computers and require an Internet connection to work.
Languages include Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Conversation mode allows voice entry and read out.
Google has now launched offline language packages for Google Translate on Android (2.3 and above) with support for 50 languages for the app – from French and Spanish to Chinese and Arabic.
I see three key features that makes this mobile version a useful tool for the traveller.
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Tags:Android, app, Arabian, Chinese, English, Google, Japanese, Korean, languages, Translate
Posted in Android, Announce, App, Availability, Google, Mobile, Phones, Software, Specifications, Tablets | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
The free fxTrade mobile app brings robust desktop functionality to mobile devices, including customizable charts, price alerts, overlays and indicators.
OANDA’s free fxTrade mobile app is available for the iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices.
OANDA, a global provider of innovative foreign exchange trading services, today announced a significant update to its OANDA fxTrade mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.
“There are no longer any compromises when it comes to mobile,” said OANDA CEO K Duker.
OANDA’s fxTrade mobile app allows users to quickly monitor forex market activity as well as manage positions, control risk, and monitor account status and profitability while on the go.
The free app’s intuitive design makes the most of native iPhone, iPad, and Android capabilities to provide features that traders need to stay on top of the fast-moving forex market.
OANDA’s fxTrade mobile app comes with rich features and customisability.
Today’s release is the result of more than 18 months of work from the OANDA mobile development team, and incorporates user feedback from OANDA customers globally.
“With this new version of our trading app, we’re providing our customers with what they want: a robust platform at their fingertips and a great trading experience, no matter where they are,” Duker added.
Mobile devices already account for 30 percent of logins and 15 percent of trades for OANDA clients, a number that has risen rapidly since the company introduced its first mobile trading app in 2010.
The OANDA mobile apps for iPhone and iPad users are available for download in the App Store, or on the Google Play apps store for Android-based smartphones and tablets.
These apps complement the OANDA MetaTrader 4 mobile applications that are available for iPhone and Android smartphones and tablets.
Key features of this new version of OANDA’s fxTrade mobile app include:
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Tags:Android, Apps, FOREX, iOS, iPad, iPhone, OANDA, smartphones, tablets
Posted in Android, Announce, App, Apple, Gadgets, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Launch, Phones, Software, Tablets | No Comments »
Monday, March 25th, 2013
All three models come with Windows 8 and are available from today. Prices below.
New notebooks from Samsung. From left: Series 7 CHRONOS, Series 9 Full HD, Series 7 ULTRA.
The Series 9 notebook gets a Full HD upgrade, the enhanced Series 7 CHRONOS delivers professional performance in a thin and light form factor, while the Series 7 ULTRA takes Ultrabooks to the next level with enriched computing power, graphics and touch capability.
Below are more details of the new models and their prices.
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Tags:CHRONOS, notebooks, Samsung, Series 7, Series 9, ULTRA, ultrabooks, Windows, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro
Posted in Announce, Availability, Gadgets, Notebooks, Samsung, Ultrabooks, Windows 7 | No Comments »
Sunday, March 24th, 2013
If you’re a photography enthusiast looking for lab-quality prints at home, as well as copy, scan and fax capabilities for your home office, check out this duplex A4 inkjet printer that comes with wireless connectivity.
RRP: S$339 (incl. GST).
HP Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One inkjet photo printer.
The Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One printer is HP’s top all-in-one home printer for lab-quality photos.
Other models in the Photosmart series of AiO printers are the Photosmart 6520 and 5520.
Photo quality
The Photosmart 6520 and 5520 uses only four ink cartridges (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Matt Black).
Basic specs
Print speed:
- Black: 14 ppm
- Colour: 10 ppm
Dimensions:
Weight:
The Photosmart 7520, however uses an additional ink cartridge – Photo Black – that’s dedicated to printing photos, and which enhances the quality of photo prints.
The print quality on HP’s Photo Paper was superb, with vivid accurate colour and no sign of banding.
What I was particularly impressed with was the print quality on normal paper, be it from a digital file or from a photocopy.
The copy looked identical to the original for both photos and colour illustrations.
Print quality for text documents and powerpoint graphics was also very good, although not as fast and pro-looking as most laser printers.
My Say:
The Photosmart 7520 e-AiO is great for families that print lots of photos, and needs to copy, scan and fax as well. Photo print quality is top-notch, while its wireless connectivity makes it a breeze to share the device between computers, tablets and smartphones in the home office.
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Tags:copy, fax, HP, inkjets, multi-function, photos, Photosmart, print, printers, scan
Posted in App, Gadgets, HP, Inkjet, Mac OS, Multi-function printer, Prices, Printers, Review, Specifications, Windows 7 | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Borneo Motors has launched a locally-developed iPad application – iTrust – in partnership with SingTel. The app helps staff provide Toyota customers a more personalised vehicle servicing experience with enhanced interactivity.
Customers will be able to view videos of comparative testing, such as the video of a Toyota Genuine Brake Pads alongside that of a counterfeit part.
The new app embodies 40 years of expertise and experience from Borneo Motors.
The effective knowledge transfer redefines customer experience, empowering them to make more informed decisions.
As most customers are not inclined to understand the technicalities of their Toyota’s servicing requirements, iTrust will enable the salesforce to explain the intricate details with clarity of visual and audio aids.
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Tags:Apple, Apps, Borneo Motors, iPad, SingTel, Toyota
Posted in App, iOS, iPad, Launch, Operating Systems, SingTel, Software, Tablets | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Xperia SP offers a high quality HD experience, LTE 4G and easy connectivity while the Xperia L comes in a stylish design boasting good camera quality with HDR for both photos and videos.
Both smartphones will be available ( in white, red or black.) in selected markets in SE Asia from Q2 2013. Prices TBA.
Sony Xperia SP and Sony Xperia L are will both be available in white, black or red.
The two new smartphones join Sony’s Spring 2013 lineup and come with a high quality screen, the latest camera features, NFC connectivity for One-touch function, Battery STAMINA Mode for extended battery life, and Sony’s media apps for enjoying photos, music, and games on the go.
Sony’s One-touch functions, allowing the user to easily and instantly enjoy music and photos across an array of devices, such as Sony’s SRS-BTV5 speaker and latest range of NFC-enabled BRAVIA TVs, with just a single touch.
Sharing is made easy with no wires, cables, or fiddling with settings. Below are more details on the two new smartphones.
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Tags:Android, Android 4.1, smartphones, Sony, Sony Mobile, Xperia
Posted in Android, Announce, Gadgets, Phones, Sony, Sony Mobile, Specifications, Xperia | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 17th, 2013
Some insights from the Norton Cybercrime Report 2012 based on a survey conducted in July last year. (* All percentages are based on % of Singaporeans)
Top mobile Internet activities of Singaporeans.
The report found that Singaporeans love to access the Internet on their mobile devices and they feel very safe doing so.
This could result in complacency where a notable percentage choose not to use mobile security – an alarming statistic, given how addicted they are to their mobile devices.
How safe do Singaporeans feel?
Need for their mobile devices *
- 84% use their mobiles phones to connect to the Internet.
- 55% consider themselves addicted to their mobile devices.
- If they could choose two items to save from a fire, 49% would save their mobile device.
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Tags:cybercrime, mobile, Norton, security, Singapore, Symantec
Posted in Announce, Figures, Gadgets, Norton, Phones, Security, Software, Study, Tablets | No Comments »
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Samsung has launched in New York the fourth generation GALAXY S. The GALAXY S4 runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED with 441ppi, and uses either a Quad-Core or Octa-Core processor – depending on the market, available in white or black, 3G or LTE.
Tech specs here.
Samsung GALAXY S4 – the widely-anticipated successor to the S3.
There’s a 2,600 mAh battery, 13-megapixel rear camera, 2GB RAM, 16-64 GB user memory with microSD slot for up to 64GB, and loads of software features.
No eye-scroll though. As expected, there’s Smart Pause – which pauses and play a video on the screen when the user’s eye looks away and back respectively.
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Tags:Android, Android 4.2, Galaxy, Jelly Bean, launch, Samsung, smartphones
Posted in Android, Gadgets, Galaxy, Launch, Phones, Samsung, Specifications, Tech news, Tickers | 5 Comments »
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Two super-fast FireWire 800 ports, password protection, and a MacBook-inspired, metal enclosure make this drive the ideal companion for the photographer, videographer, graphic artist, or creative professional on the go. RRP: S$299.
You can see (from right) two FireWire 800 ports, a USB 2.0 port and a white/blue activity light at the back of the WD My Passport Studio 2TB portable hard drive.
The two super-fast FireWire 800 ports enables you to save and access data at up to 800 Mb/s.
WD My Passport Studio 2TB measures 127 x 84 x 25.4 mm and weighs 363g.
The WD My Passport Studio 2TB comes pre-formatted in HFS+ Journaled for Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard.
So you can simply connect the drive to the Mac with the included FireWire 800 cable to enjoy instant compatibility with Apple Time Machine, which provides quick and easy automatic backup for your Mac hard drives.
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Tags:Apple, hard disk drive, HDD, MacBook, Macs, portable, review, WD, Western Digital
Posted in Accessories, Gadgets, Mac OS, Prices, Review, Specifications, storage drive, Western Digital | 4 Comments »
