Posts Tagged ‘Android’
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
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Friday, March 8th, 2013
Newstead Technologies will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at B2, Booth B138 and Level 1 Booths 1229, 1413, 1521 and 1528.
At the same time, Nubox and tech@vogue Gallery will both be on Level 1 at Booths 1329 and 1429 respectively.

Get the Apple products including the fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini at the Nubox booth. Offers include 70% off iPearl M Cover, 63% off Uniq iphone 5 covers, 30% off Griffin lightning cable and hourly workshops on OSX and Mountain Lion.
Newstead Technologies is offering discounts of up to 70% on accessories and gadgets during IT Show 2013.
Nubox will also be extending the IT Show 2013 promotions for Apple products to its eleven APR stores island-wide.

Offers from tech@vogue Gallery during IT Show 2013 include tablets such as Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, MeMO Pad ME 172V and Padfone 2. Customers can also get up to 50% off a wide range of premium accessories including earphones, power tube and phone cases.
Tags:accessories, Android, Apple, Asus, iPad, IT exhibition, IT Show, IT Show 2013, Macs, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, Newstead, Nubox, promotions, Samsung, Singapore, smartphones, tablets, tech@vogue
Posted in Accessories, Brochures, Desktops, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Galaxy, iPad, iPhone, Mac, MacBook, Notebooks, Phones, Prices, Promotions, Specifications, Tablets | No Comments »
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Panasonic is at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booth 1528.

Click to view or download Panasonic promotions during IT Show 2013.
Check out Panasonic’s business notebooks and ruggedised tablets.
The FZ-G1 runs on Windows 8 while the FZ-A1 runs on Android 4.0 (S$1,499).
Their latest is the Windows 8 Pro Ultrabook CF-AX2 which debuts at IT Show 2013 at S$2,899.
The monitor flips over to convert the Ultrabook into a tablet. IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booth 1528.
Tags:Android, Android 4.0, convertibles, hybrid, IT exhibition, IT Show, IT Show 2013, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, notebooks, Panasonic, promotions, ruggedised, Singapore, tablets, ultrabooks, Windows, Windows 8
Posted in Android, Brochures, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Hybrid, Notebooks, Panasonic, Prices, Promotions, Specifications, Tablets, Ultrabooks, Windows 8 | No Comments »
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
MyEyeDrops App helps Glaucoma patients and caregivers to “put the right drops in the right eye, at the right time”. The FREE app works with Android phones and Apple iPhones.

MyEyeDrops App is available FREE for Android phones on Google Play and Apple iPhones on the App Store.
Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) has launched what is believed to be Singapore’s and the world’s first free Glaucoma Eye Care App – MyEyeDrops.

Medications with pictures included.
Available from Google Play and the Apple App Store, the app takes away the hassle of remembering to apply eye drops at regular intervals throughout each day for patients for Glaucoma patients.
Elevated eye pressure is one of the main risk factor of glaucoma.
Regular compliance with the use of eye drops in controlling the eye pressure is critical to prevent deterioration of the disease condition which can lead to permanent loss of vision.
With this app, forgetting to apply eye drops will be a thing of the past.
In a cross-sectional population survey conducted in Singapore, the prevalence of glaucoma was found to be 3.2% in those 40 years and older.
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Tags:Android, Apple, Apps, Google, IHiS, iPhone, SERI, SNEC, software
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
HTC launched its new Android smartphone simultaneously in London and New York today. Originally rumoured to be called the M7, the new Android flagship from HTC is simply called HTC One.
Available in late March (pre-orders begin today) in black or silver.
Update 2 (13 April, 2013):
The 32GB Glacier Silver version of the HTC One is available in Singapore from 13 April at S$968 at all three mobile operators.
The 64GB Glacier Silver (S$1,068) and the Stealth Black (32 & 64GB) versions will be available from May onwards.
Update 1 (25 March, 2013):
The new HTC One will roll out in the UK, Germany and Taiwan next week and across Europe, North America and most of Asia-Pacific before the end of April 2013.
RRP for the 32GB version is S$968 (without line contract) while price for the 64GB version is yet to be announced.

This is what the new HTC One looks like with Blink on the homescreen (and icons of some of the partner feeds around it).
Here’s a quick round-up based on my live updates during the launch event.
HTC One will eventually be available in 80 countries, supported by 185 carriers globally.
The HTC One features the New Sense interface with new HTC home screen, two capacitive buttons in an aluminum body built from a single-block – containing an integrated antenna.
It has two front-facing stereo speakers, integrated Beats Audio and option for dual-microphone HDR recording.

UltraPixel camera quality compared with two top competitors.
A new BlinkFeed feature streams social updates, information and news onto the homescreen.
1,400 content partners have signed upto stream information in BlinkFeed. ESPN and AOL are two of the these and were on stage in New York and London respectively to talk about their partnership with HTC.
Below are the main tech specs unveiled during the launch. They were consistent with the speculation and rumours circulating prior to the launch.
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Tags:Android, HTC, launch, London, New York, Peter Chou, smartphones
Posted in Android, Gadgets, Google, HTC, HTC One, Launch, Live Event, Operating Systems, Phones, Photography, Specifications | 3 Comments »
Friday, February 8th, 2013
The launch event will be held simultaneously in London and New York – and is widely believed to be for the launch of the M7 (also possibly to be named HTC One).

Invitations have been sent out for the HTC launch event in London and New York.
Stay tuned to the webcast URL which I’ll be posting here so you can follow it live.
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Tags:Android, flagship, HTC, HTC One, launch, London, M7, New York, rumours, smartphones
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
It’s the Lunar New Year period and Chinatowns all over the world are abuzz with decorations and festival sales in anticipation of Chinese New Year.

This couple reads “Welcoming the new spring and happiness” to the right, and “Prosperity through Harmony” to the left. I snapped this picture with the Sony Xperia Ion Android smartphone.
I was walking in Chinatown Singapore and came across this corridor outside the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple that brightly decorated with these floral wreaths and Chinese well-wishing couplets.
Tags:Android, Chinese New Year, CNY, smartphones, Sony, Sony Mobile, Xperia, Xperia ion
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Friday, February 1st, 2013
Samsung has launched the compact version of its flagship smartphone GALAXY S III in Singapore.
The 4-inch compact Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) smartphone will be available in Pebble Blue and Marble White from tomorrow, 2 February 2013 (Saturday) at S$568 (without contract).

The GALAXY S III mini will be available in Pebble Blue and Marble White from 2 February 2013 at S$568 (without contract).
The GALAXY S III mini sports a 4-inch Super AMOLED display (480 x 800), 5-megapixel camera that records movies at 720p@25fps, 8GB internal memory (microSD slot for up to 32GB ext memory), and a 1,500mAh battery.
Running on a 1 GHz Dual-Core processor, the compact smartphone features Samsung’s “Smart Stay” and “S Voice” features.
“Smart Stay” recognizes how the phone is being used – the front camera identifies the eyes and maintains a bright display for continued viewing – as long as the user is eyeballing the screen.
“S Voice” is the natural language user interface, to listen and respond to words, allowing information search and basic device-user communication through voice commands.
Below are the specifications for the GALAXY S III mini I8190N.
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Tags:Android, Android 4, Galaxy, Jelly Bean, Samsung, Singapore, smartphones
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
The HTC Butterfly will be available in Singapore in Fervour Red and Glamour White starting 26 January at M1 and StarHub. Recommended retail price: S$928.

HTC Butterfly will hit the shelves in Singapore from this Saturday (26 Jaunuary) for S$928.
The HTC Butterfly will be the first smartphone to have a full HD 1080p display, with a 5-inch screen that boasts a high pixel density of 440 pixels per inch.
| HTC Butterfly |
| OS |
Android (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 4+ |
| Screen |
5″ super LCD 3 |
| Resolution |
1980 x 1080 Full HD
|
| Battery |
2,020 mAh, built-in |
| Processor |
Qualcomm S4 Pro 1.5GHz, Quad-core, 2GB RAM |
| Camera |
Rear: 8 MP |
| Front: 2.1 MP |
| Video |
1080p HD |
| Memory |
Int: 16 GB |
| Ext: 32 GB microSD |
| Size /mm |
143 x 70.5 x 9.08 |
| Weight |
140 g |
| Price |
S$928 |
It is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, featuring a quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU, high-performance GPU and a full 2GB of RAM to enable the seamless use of multiple apps simultaneously.
The smartphone is run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and HTC Sense 4+, including Google Now.
The HTC Butterfly has a 2,020 mAh battery and power saving software and an expandable SD card slot in addition to 25GB of free Dropbox cloud storage (two years free).
The 8-megapixel rear-camera has an f/2.0 28mm wide-angle lens, 5-level automatic flash, backside illuminated sensor (BSI), and superfast autofocus.
HTC VideoPic allows you to capture video and still images at the same time.
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Tags:Android, Beats, Butterfly, HTC, Jelly Bean, Qualcomm, smartphones, Snapdragon
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Unveiled only last week at CES 2013 in Las Vegas, the new flagship for Sony Mobile’s Xperia smartphones was showcased in Singapore to the regional media.
The Xperia Z and its smaller variant (Xperia ZL) will be available globally in Q1 2013. Prices are yet to be announced.
Update (7 February, 2013):
The Xperia Z will debut in Singapore on 1 March 2013. RRP: S$988 without contract.
Pre-orders can also be made at the following Telco websites:
You can pre-order at the Xperia Store, Sony Stores and Sony Centres from 15-24 February and get a gift.
Xperia Z will be available in the above stores on 1 March and from all telco operators from March 2nd onwards, in black or white. The purple Xperia Z will be available one week after on 8 March.

Sony Mobile’s new flagship smartphone – Xperia Z. Available Q1 2013.
The Xperia Z embodies leading edge technology that Sony had developed over the years for its wide range of electronic devices.
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Tags:Android, Android 4.1, Android 4.2, Jelly Bean, Qualcomm, Red Dot, Singapore, smartphones, Snapdragon, Sony, Sony Mobile, Walkman, Xperia, Xperia Z
Posted in Android, Audio, earphones, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, headphones, Phones, Sony, Sony Mobile, speakers, Specifications, Walkman, Xperia | 1 Comment »