Archive for the ‘Software’ Category
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Sony Mobile has unveiled two new Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) smartphones that are designed to be stylish, fun and easy to use. One of them has a dual-SIM version available (Xperia tipodual).
Both smartphones will be launched globally in calendar Q3 2012.
Sony Mobile Xperia miro and Xperia tipo
The Xperia miro has a 3.5-inch display, 5-megapixel camera and 1,500mAH battery.
Sony Xperia tipo & miro
It provides deep Facebook integration and Sony’s xLOUD audio technology in a slim and stylish design.
The Xperia tipo has a 3.2-inch display, 3.2-megapixel camera and 1,500mAH battery.
It comes in both single and dual-SIM versions – no more hunting for dual-SIM adaptors that might not be compatible with your single-SIM phone.
You can have two separate lines, one personal and one work-related, on the same phone.
In some countries, different networks charge different rates for voice and data, local and overseas.
With the Xperia tipodual, users can switch – at one touch – to the cheaper network for whichever mode they are using.
The press release and specs can be viewed/downloaded below.
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Tags:Android, dual SIM, Ice Cream Sandwich, miro, smartphones, Sony, tipo, tipo dual, Xperia
Posted in Android, Announce, Brochures, Gadgets, Phones, Sony, Specifications, Xperia | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
The HTC Desire V (S$498) and Desire C (S$338) are the successors to the HTC Desire. Both Android 4.0 smartphones will feature Beats Audio technology and hit the shelves in Singapore from this Saturday, 16 June.
The HTC Desire V (S$498) and Desire C (S$338) will be available on 16 June 2012.
HTC Desire V
The new HTC Desire V and Desire C are also among the first entry-level smartphones to offer Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Both phones come with two years of free 25GB Dropbox space.
Beats Audio technology is integrated into the software and hardware of the phones to provide a powerful, yet rich studio-quality sound experience – whether the user is listening to music or playing a game.
The HTC Desire V has a 4-inch display, a 5-megapixel camera with WVGA video recording, and a 1650mAh battery.
It runs on a 1GHz CPU; and is available in Polar White and Stealth Black.
HTC Desire C
The HTC Desire V supports dual SIM cards so you can keep two active numbers in the same phone – there is no longer any need to carry two phones.
The HTC Desire C has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480) display, a 5-megapixel camera with VGA video recording, and a 1,230mAh battery.
It runs on a 600MHz CPU; and is available in Flamenco Red, Polar White and Stealth Black.
I am particularly partial to the Flamenco Red skin for the HTC Desire C. Doesn’t it just evoke impressions of Darth Maul?
Below are the key specifications of the HTC Desire V and HTC Desire C.
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Tags:Android 4.0, Beats Audio, HTC Desire C, HTC Desire V, Ice Cream Sandwich, launch, Singapore, smartphones
Posted in Android, Announce, Availability, Gadgets, HTC, Operating Systems, Phones, Prices, Software, Specifications | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
The HTC One S is the fourth and last smartphone in the HTC One series to be introduced in Singapore.
It will be available in Gradient Metal from this Saturday, 16 June, for S$948 (without line but including a Beats Solo Headset).
Update (19 July, 2012):
The HTC One S Regular Edition will be available at S$748 from this Saturday, 21 July. The HTC One S Regular Edition does not include the Beats Solo Headset.
The HTC One S Deluxe Edition, which includes the Beats Solo Headset is still available at S$948.
The HTC One S will be available in Gradient Metal.
The HTC One S is the slimmest of the four phones in the HTC One series of Android phones. The others are the HTC One X, HTC One V, and HTC One XL.
The HTC One S is launched with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich; HTC Sense user interface; and runs on a 1.7 GHz dual-core CPU.
It has a 4.3-inch (540 x 960) screen, an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, and a 1,650 mAh battery.
As with the other phones in the HTC One series, the phone excels in its camera and audio performance.
S$948: HTC One S bundled with a Beats Solo Headset
The camera has an f/2.0 aperture and 28mm wide angle lens, captures a shot in 0.7 seconds and in burst mode can shoot up to 60 continuous snapshots at one go.
Bundled with a Beats Solo Headset, HTC One S users enjoy a superb audio experience with Beats Audio Technology, which is integrated into the hardware and software of the smartphone.
Other notable features include an internal storage of 16GB with 2 years’ worth of free 25GB Dropbox storage; and the ability to playback the smartphone’s content on a large screen, via an optional HTC Media Link HD accessory.
Below are the key specifications of the HTC One S at a glance.
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Tags:Android 4.0, Beats Audio, HTC One S, Ice Cream Sandwich, launch, Singapore, smartphones
Posted in Android, Announce, App, Audio, Gadgets, headphones, HTC, HTC One, Launch, Operating Systems, Phones, Prices, Software, Specifications | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
As usual, Apple has revealed a slew of statistics to illustrate how it is leading the field. Here are some of the more interesting numbers from WWDC 2012.
Apple and WWDC 2012 in numbers
There are now 650,000 apps in the App Store, out of which 225,000 are specific to the iPad.
In its four years of existence, 30 billion apps have been downloaded from Apple’s App Store, with US$5 billion for all app sales.
There are 400 million iTunes accounts with credit card. 140 million iMessage users send > 1 billion messages a day.
There are 365 million iOS devices out there, with 80% of these on the current latest iOS 5.
Apple contrast this with the Android’s profile, where slightly less than three-quarters of Android devices are still on Android 2.3.
To date, 26 million copies of Lion OS have been sold. Overall, there are 66 million Mac users.
Tags:Apple, conference, Eyes Free, Google, iOS, iOS 6, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, maps, Mountain Lion, Siri, TomTom, WWDC 2012
Posted in Android, Announce, App, Apple, Desktops, Figures, Gadgets, Google, iOS, Mac OS, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Safari, Software | No Comments »
Monday, June 11th, 2012
A year ago, Steve Jobs made his last appearance at an Apple WWDC. This year, Tim Cook helms his first WWDC as Apple’s CEO.
Apple's WWDC 2012 is from 11-15 June in San Francisco.
The annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year is being held from June 11 – 15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Tickets were sold out in a mere two hours when it went on sale in April.
Here’s a quick roundup of some of the revelations from the opening keynote presentation on first of the 5-day conference.
MacBooks / OS X Mountain Lion
- Refreshed MacBook Air & Next-generation MacBook Pro ships today.
- In comes Ivy Bridge processor and USB 3.0, out goes Ethernet and FireWire 800 ports, MacBook Air becomes thinner and lighter, MacBook Pro gets 60% faster graphics performance.
- Retina display in MacBooks: 220ppi with 2880 x 1800 resolution.
- Highest-resolution notebook display in the world.
- Retina Display support: Final Cut Pro, Aperture and Diablo3 now supports 220ppi display.
- AutoCad and Photoshop support in the works.
- iPad-style Dictation is introduced to Mountain Lion for Macs.
- Speak directly into native Apple software, Microsoft Word and Facebook.
- AirPort Express available now.
- Pocket WiFi router supports simultaneous dual-band.
- New OS X feature: Power Nap.
- Mac updates emails, notifications and photos, and backs itself up while charging.
- OS X Mountain Lion available on Macs in July.
- Free upgrade for new Mac purchases between now and arrival of the new OS.
iOS 6
- iOS 6 unveiled Beta today, full release in the fall.
- More than 200 improvements: launch apps with enhanced Siri, and it comes to iPads, FaceTime over cellular data.
Supported: iPhone 3GS and up, 2nd gen iPads and up, 4th gen iPod touch.
- Enhanced Siri launches apps and comes to new iPads and eventually into cars.
- Siri to get into the car with Eyes Free: demo: Toggle Siri on by tapping a button the steering wheel.
- iOS 6 to get Do Not Disturb feature from Mountain Lion.
- Select which push notifications to mute and which to stay on.
- iOS 6 integrates more tightly with Facebook, Twitter and App Store.
- Share directly from core apps like Maps, Photos and Safari.
- Safari offers unified search across the web, browser history and bookmarks.
- Following in Chrome’s footsteps.
- iCloud Tabs syncs Safari web-browsing across all devices.
- Simultaneously see all the tabs open on any device.“IOS 6 will include Apple’s own mobile mapping software to compete with software from Google. TomTom will supply Apple with map data and related content.” – statement from TomTom.
- Enhanced Safari features.
- Multitouch to help navigate tabs, upload images directly, Offline Reading List.
- Passbook provides one-stop purchase of tickets and boarding passes.
- No more paper QR-codes and tickets.
- Apple replaces Google Maps with own Maps app.
- Maps comes with Yelp integration and turn-by-turn navigation, and 3D.
Tags:Apple, conference, Eyes Free, Google, iOS, iOS 6, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, maps, Mountain Lion, Siri, TomTom, WWDC 2012
Posted in Announce, App, Apple, Browser, Chrome, Events, Gadgets, Google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac OS, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Phones, Photoshop, Safari, Seminars, Software, Tablets, Tech news, Ultrabooks | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 8th, 2012
Toshiba will be at the PC Show 2012 at Suntec Singapore at Level 6, Hall 602, Booth B2031.
Microsoft's PC Show 2012 promotions for Xbox 360, Office software and computer accessories.
Here are two brochures for Microsoft’s PC Show 2012 promotions for Xbox 360, Office software and computer accessories.
Tags:accessories, IT exhibition, keyboard, Microsoft, Mouse, Office, PC Show, PC Show 2012, promotions, Singapore, software, Suntec, webcam, Windows, Xbox
Posted in Accessories, Brochures, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Gaming, Keyboards, Microsoft, Mouse, Office, Prices, Promotions, Software, Specifications | No Comments »
Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Asus will be at the PC Show 2012 at Suntec Singapore at Booths B2007, A2004, and A2008.
Click on picture to view/download PDF of Asus PC Show 2012 brochures.
Here’s the brochure for Asus PC Show 2012 promotions for notebooks, netbooks, Ultrabooks, Zenbooks, Slate PCs, and Transformer tablets.
Tags:Asus, IT exhibition, laptops, netbook, notebooks, PC Show, PC Show 2012, promotions, Singapore, Slate PC, Suntec, Transformer tablet, ultrabooks, Zenbook
Posted in Android, Asus, Brochures, Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Eee Pad Transformer TF101, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Notebooks, Prices, Promotions, Specifications, Tablets, Ultrabooks, Windows 7 | No Comments »
Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Motorola smartphones and accessories will be at the PC Show 2012 at Suntec Singapore.
Look for smartphones and tablets at the booths of SingTel (L6, B2003), StarHub (L6, B2009), and M1(L6, B2019).
The MotoACTV and accessories can be found at Newstead (L3, B303) and Nubox (L3, B312).
Motorola's PC Show 2012 promotions for the Defy XT, RAZR, and ATRIX 2 smartphones; XOOM 2 tablet; MotoACTV and accessories.
The Motorola Defy XT smartphone is debuting at this PC Show.
Here are two brochures for Motorola’s PC Show 2012 promotions smartphones & tablets and MotoACTV & accessories; as well as four product brochures for the Defy XT, RAZR, and ATRIX 2 smartphones and the XOOM 2 tablet.
Tags:accessories, Android, ATRIX 2, Defy XT, IT exhibition, MotoACTV, Motorola, PC Show, PC Show 2012, promotions, RAZR, Singapore, smartphones, Suntec, tablets, XOOM 2
Posted in Accessories, Android, Brochures, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Motorola, Phones, Prices, Promotions, RAZR, Specifications, Tablets, Xoom | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
Nokia’s monster-imager smartphone hits the shelves (S$839) in Singapore tomorrow, in Black and White.
The Nokia 808 PureView runs on Nokia Belle (Symbian OS 10.1) and features a camera with a 41-megapixel sensor, complete with Carl Zeiss optics.
Nokia 808 PureView will be available in Singapore tomorrow (S$839), in Black and White.
The smartphone is available in Black and White and will will debut at the PC Show 2012 tomorrow at the booths of Nokia and all three major local Telcos SingTel, StarHub and M1.
41-megapixel camera sensor
The Nokia 808 PureView was first unveiled in February this year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, together with a slew of other phones from Nokia.
The Nokia 808 PureView shoots photos at default 5MP resolution and Full HD 1080p videos. Pixel over-sampling technology is used to process image information (details, sharpness and colour) captured in the 41MP sensor into the final high-quality 5MP photo that is saved to memory.
The camera outputs photos at 2, 3, 5, 8, 34 and 38 megapixels resolution and comes with a powerful Xenon flash and LED video light.
The high-performance Carl Zeiss optics gives three times lossless zoom for stills, and 1080p full high-definition (HD) video recording with up to four times lossless zoom, giving you a smooth and completely silent zoom experience.
Black and White
The Nokia 808 PureView’s camera activates in less than a second, and photos and full HD videos can be sent straight to Facebook or Flickr for sharing – at the touch of a button.
Photos and videos can be sent to another NFC-enabled phone with a simple tap. The phone can also be hooked up to a HDTV via HDMI or wireless streaming to view the phone’s contents on the big screen.
The new Nokia 808 PureView is the world’s first device to include Rich Recording that enables distortion-free audio recording at CD-like levels of up to 140 dB, which was previously only possible with advanced external microphones.
Nokia Belle OS
This promises faithful sound recording from the lowest base levels to the highest trebles – whether you are at a concert or at a cozy recital!
The phone also features Dolby Headphone, which is exclusive to Nokia smartphones.
With Dolby Headphone, you can get Dolby surround sound playback from any stereo headphone, so you can enjoy superb surround sound quality with movies, music, and even YouTube videos for an amazing entertainment experience everywhere.
The specifications of the Nokia 808 PureView can be viewed and downloaded below.
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Tags:Belle, launch, Nokia 808, PC Show, PC Show 2012, PureView, smartphone, Symbian
Posted in Availability, Cameras, Exhibition, Gadgets, Launch, Nokia, Phones, Photography, Prices, Specifications, Symbian | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
The Samsung GALAXY S II LTE is now available at SingTel (S$298).
Samsung GALAXY S II LTE is now available at SingTel (S$298)
SingTel officially launched its 4G services for smartphones in Singapore yesterday. From today, customers who purchase a 4G-enabled handset with a SingTel Flexi and iFlexi plan can enjoy the 4G service.
The Samsung GALAXY S II LTE (S$298) is one of three handsets available at launch. The other two 4G smartphones are the HTC One XL (S$318) and the LG Optimus LTE (S$198).
The specifications of the Samsung GALAXY S II LTE can be viewed or downloaded below.
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Tags:4G, Galaxy, LTE, Samsung, SII, SingTel, smartphone
Posted in Android, Announce, App, Availability, Gadgets, Galaxy, Launch, LTE, Operating Systems, Phones, Prices, Samsung, Specifications, Tech news | 1 Comment »
