Posts Tagged ‘Apple’
Friday, May 13th, 2011
Nubox opened its 10th store in Singapore at Junction 8 Shopping Centre today. A number of in-store promotions will be available at the 1447 sq ft Apple Premium Reseller store over the weekend from May 13 to 15.
Together with Nubox@nex at Serangoon which opened in November 2010, the new store, Nubox@Junction 8 is targeted at shoppers in the northern part of Singapore. Junction 8 Shopping Centre is located right beside Bishan MRT station.
Crowd moving in for the in-store promotions at the new Nubox outlet at Bishan Junction 8.
Other Nubox stores are located at:
| Outlet |
Unit num |
Tel (+65) |
| Jurong Point Shopping Centre |
#B01-09 |
6790 8813 |
| Raffles City Shopping Centre |
#03-25 |
6334 8132 |
| Tampines Mall |
#01-49 |
6587 7130 |
| Funan Digitalife Mall |
#03-21 |
6334 3531 |
| Causeway Point |
#04-32 |
6767 0351 |
| Sim Lim Square |
#03-82 |
6332 9396 |
| Sim Lim Square |
#01-41 |
6334 9560 |
| NEX Shopping Mall |
#02-45/46 |
6634 6180 |
| Marina Bay Link Mall |
#B2-33/34 |
6634 4825 |
Nubox’s first store was opened in 2008 at Sim Lim Square. All Nubox stores are open from 11.00 am to 9.30 pm (except the Sim Lim and Funan outlets that close at 8 pm).
Nubox has plans to open another three Apple Premium Reseller stores by end 2011. They will be at Causeway Point in Woodlands (reopening), 112 Katong in Katong and JCube in Jurong.
Nubox is an arm of Newstead Technologies and sells the entire range of Apple products from Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads to a wide range of accessories.
Tags:Apple, Bishan, Junction 8
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
Nubox will open its 10th store in Singapore at Junction 8 Shopping Centre on Friday May 13, 2011. The Apple Premium Reseller will open the 1447 sq ft store at 12 noon and celebrate the occasion with a number of in-store promotions over the weekend from May 13 to 15.
Customers who purchase a Macbook will receive a Speck case, a sleeve, a palm rest protector and a keyboard protector worth $143.00. The first 30 customers who purchase a Macbook will also receive a Microsoft Arc Mouse worth $89.00.
A Dexim silicon case for the iPod nano and iPod touch that comes with a screen protector, cleaning cloth, earphones and an AC adapter, will go to customers who purchase an iPod. Nubox is also offering up to 70% discount on selected accessories during this period.
Together with Nubox@nex at Serangoon which opened in November 2010, the new store, Nubox@Junction 8 is targeted at shoppers in the northern part of Singapore.
Junction 8 Shopping Centre is located right beside Bishan MRT station.
Tags:Apple, Nubox, promotions
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Starting at S$1,648, the iMac has been updated with next generation quad-core processors, powerful graphics, Thunderbolt I/O Technology and a new FaceTime HD camera.
Apple claims that, compared to the previous generation, the new iMac is 70 percent faster and new graphics deliver up to three times the performance of the previous generation.
Apple’s desktop line of computers features quad-core Intel Core i5 processors with an option for customers to choose Core i7 processors up to 3.4 GHz. These next generation processors feature an integrated memory controller for a responsive experience and a powerful new media engine for high-performance video encoding and decoding. The new AMD Radeon HD graphics processors give the new iMac an extremely powerful graphics capability.
Thunderbolt
iMac is the first desktop computer on the market to include groundbreaking Thunderbolt I/O technology. Apple had launched its updated MacBook Pro line of notebooks on February 25 earlier this year with the new Thunderbolt I/O technology. It was the first computer on the market to implement the new technology Apple had developed in collaboration with Intel.
The 21.5-inch iMac has a single Thunderbolt port while the 27-inch model features two ports for even greater expansion. Featuring two bi-directional channels with transfer speeds up to an amazing 10Gbps each, Thunderbolt delivers PCI Express directly to external high performance peripherals such as RAID arrays, and can support FireWire and USB consumer devices, and Gigabit Ethernet networks via adapters.
Thunderbolt also supports DisplayPort for high resolution displays and works with existing adapters for HDMI, DVI and VGA displays. Freely available for implementation on systems, cables and devices, Thunderbolt technology is expected to be widely adopted as a new standard for high performance I/O.
FaceTime
The iMac includes a built-in FaceTime HD camera and Apple’s innovative FaceTime software for crisp, widescreen video calling the whole family can enjoy. The new camera supports high definition video calls between all FaceTime HD-enabled Macs and standard resolution calls with iPad 2, iPhone 4, the current generation iPod touch and other Intel-based Macs.
Software
The iMac comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife – Apple’s innovative suite of applications for creating and sharing photos, movies and music.
Snow Leopard includes the Mac App Store for finding new apps for the iMac.
iLife ’11 features iPhoto with full screen views for browsing, editing and sharing photos; iMovie with powerful easy-to-use tools to transform home videos into fun theatrical trailers; and GarageBand with new ways to improve your playing and create great sounding songs.
The iMac continues to feature its signature aluminium and glass design, brilliant IPS LED-backlit high resolution display, SD card slot and comes with Apple’s innovative Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad.
On the Green front, the iMac meets stringent Energy Star 5.2 requirements and achieves EPEAT Gold rating. iMac features LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. iMac uses PVC-free components and cables, contains no brominated flame retardants, uses highly recyclable materials and features material-efficient system and packaging designs.
Pricing & Availability
The new iMac is available through the online Apple Store and Apple Authorised Resellers.
| 21.5-inch iMac |
| S$1,648 |
2.5 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
AMD Radeon HD 6750M
500GB hard drive |
| S$2,048 |
2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
1TB hard drive |
| 27-inch iMac |
| S$2,348 |
2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
1TB hard drive |
| S$2,748 |
3.1 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
AMD Radeon HD 6970M
1TB hard drive |
Configure-to-order options include faster Intel Core i7 processors up to 3.4 GHz, additional hard drive capacity up to 2TB, a 256GB solid state drive, additional DDR3 memory and AppleCare Protection Plan. Additional technical specifications and configure-to-order options and accessories are available online.
Tags:Apple, computer, desktop, FaceTime, GarageBand, iLife, iMac, iMovie, iPhoto, launch, Snow Leopard, Thunderbolt, update
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Friday, April 29th, 2011
The update to the TomTom App for iPhone offers TomTom’s latest release of the maps of Malaysia and Singapore. Current owners of the TomTom App can update to the new version for no additional charge.
For new users, the updated TomTom App (Version 1.7) for iPhone is now available in the App Store for USD $59.99. The app is available on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS & iPod touch 3rd Gen running iOS4.
Tags:Apple, Apps, GPS, TomTom
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
The iPad 2 debuts in Asia tomorrow in Japan and will arrive in 11 other countries including Singapore on Friday. China will only see the iPad 2 on May 6 one week later.
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iPad 2 was first launched in the US on March 2 and released in 25 more largely European countries on March 25. Tomorrow, it will debut in Japan – the first Asian country to launch it. On Friday, it will arrive in Singapore together with 10 other largely Asian countries. China will only see the iPad 2 with only Wi-Fi on May 6.
Compared to the original iPad, the iPad 2 is 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter, while sporting the same 9.7-inch LED-backlit LCD screen. iPad 2 features Apple’s new dual-core A5 processor for faster performance and stunning graphics and now includes two cameras, a front-facing VGA camera for FaceTime and Photo Booth, and a rear-facing camera that captures 720p HD video, bringing the FaceTime feature to iPad users for the first time. The iPad 2 promises the same 10 hours of battery life as its predecessor.
Prices and configurations in Singapore
1. Wi-Fi only versions:
- 16GB: S$668
- 32GB: S$798
- 64GB: S$928
2. Wi-Fi/3G devices:
- 16GB: S$848
- 32GB: S$978
- 64GB: S$1108
iMovie and GarageBand for iPad apps are available for US$4.99 each from the App Store on iPad or www.itunes.com/appstore. The Smart Cover is available in a range of colors in vibrant polyurethane for S$54 or rich leather for S$98.
The iPad 2 will be available in Singapore at select Apple Authorised Resellers, and online through the online Apple Store beginning at 1am local time.
The 10 other countries getting the iPad 2 together with Singapore on Friday are: Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey and UAE.
For those interested, the earlier 25 countries who got their iPad 2 on March 25 are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
Tags:Apple, iPad, launch, prices, Singapore
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
The much anticipated white iPhone will become available on Thursday. Originally planned to be launched together with the black version during the iPhone 4 launch in June 2010, the availability of the white version has been delayed until now by production complexities.
The Cupertino company had stated earlier that “white models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected.”
In addition to Singapore, the white model of the iPhone 4 will debut on Thursday in 27 other countries: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, UK and the US.
In Singapore, the recommended retail price tag (without contract) for the 16GB model is S$888, while the price for the 32GB model is S$1048.
Purchases can be made through the online Apple Store, and select Apple Authorised Resellers in Singapore, such as EpiCentre, Nubox, istudio, Juzzl and Multimedia Integrated.
Tags:Apple, iPhone, launch, Singapore, white
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Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Profit for the second quarter almost doubled due to iPhone sales via Verizon, even though sales for newly launched iPad 2 were below estimates because of supply shortage.
Fears of growth being affected by supply disruptions from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami were also allayed.
|
2nd Quarter |
A year earlier |
Bloomberg survey |
Net income
(almost doubled) |
$5.99 billion,
$6.40 a share |
$3.07 billion,
$3.33 a share |
$5.04 billion,
$5.39 a share |
Sales
(up 83%) |
$24.7 billion |
$13.5 billion |
$23.4 billion |
Apple began selling the iPhone through Verizon Wireless in February, and launched the iPad 2 on March 11.
Demand for the iPad has been so strong that Apple has not been able to make enough, leading to sales that were lower than what most analysts predicted.
|
2nd Qtr |
Analysts predictions |
| iPhones sold through Verizon |
18.7 million |
16.3 million |
| iPads sold |
4.69 million |
6.1 million |
| Mac computers |
3.76 million |
3.6 million |
| iPod media players |
9.02 million |
9.8 million |
“Apple is ramping up production as it prepares to start selling the tablet computer in 13 additional countries this month”, Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook told Bloomberg.
Still, sales of products in the country may be $200 million lower as consumers coping with the temblor and tsunami buy fewer gadgets, he said.
Tags:Apple, iPad, iPhone, Japan, smartphone, tablets
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Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
Having had only 25,000 apps in BlackBerry App World, RIM’s PlayBook will tap the 150,000 apps in the Android Market to give it a headstart, while ramping up the number of PlayBook specific apps to stand against the staggering 350,000 apps in Apple’s App Store.
RIM will be opening the PlayBook to Android apps to provide customers a wider choice of apps.
Software tools for making Android apps work on the PlayBook will be available this summer, Tyler Lessard, head of RIM’s developer relations told Bloomberg in an interview.
Android is the world’s fastest-growing smartphone platform and is also gaining market share for tablet computers, based on data on global shipments from Strategy Analytics below.
| Percentage of global shipments |
Android |
iPad |
| Oct to Dec 2010 |
22 % |
75% |
| Jul to Sep 2010 |
2.3 % |
95 % |
Although developers can port Android apps for the PlayBook, Lessard states that developers should still create programs specifically for the PlayBook to make the most of its multimedia performance and ensure their apps work as well as possible.
Bloomberg reports that “Dozens” of games for the PlayBook will be released this year through Unity Technologies’s Union game development tool.
Tags:Android, Apple, Apps, BlackBerry, Google, iPad, RIM
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
RIM positions PlayBook to capture market share from its Apple and Android tablet rivals from the consumer market, even as it opens up for Android app compatibility and ramps up on building its own ecosystem of PlayBook specific apps.
Research In Motion (RIM) whose BlackBerry smartphone was a hit with corporate customers, is also targeting developers of consumer applications, including games and magazines.
The 7-inch tablet will be preloaded with applications such as Tetris – my favourite game on an Apple Macintosh during my college days, and the Kobo e-book reader.
An online version of Pro Football Weekly magazine will also be available for sports aficionados.
The PlayBook goes on sale in the US on April 19 and will feature a new operating system, a dual-core processor, and the capability to play applications for Google’s Android platform.
I had the chance to play with a beta release version of the PlayBook when it was first brought to Singapore three weeks ago and the display not only looked great, the processor was lightning fast, multi-tasking 8-10 CPU/graphics-intensive apps without showing any latency.
Although RIM has not been as successful as Apple or Google in attracting independent developers to write consumer apps for the BlackBerry, it is trying to rectify this with the PlayBook.
Hugo Miller from Bloomberg quoted Travis Boatman, senior vice president at Electronic Arts as being impressed with the PlayBook.
“It’s one of the fastest devices out there … You take a good software environment and great hardware, you’ve got a device that designers and developers can create great content on.”
The Redwood City, California-based company will release “Tetris” and “Need for Speed Undercover,” a car racing game, on the PlayBook.
RIM will be opening the PlayBook to Android apps to provide customers a wider choice of apps. There are more than 150,000 apps in the Android Market, compared with more than 25,000 in BlackBerry App World and more than 350,000 in Apple’s App Store.
“We are absolutely targeting the consumer, personal apps market as much if not more because there is such a vast market out there,” Tyler Lessard, head of RIM’s developer relations told Bloomberg in an interview.
Polar Mobile, a Toronto-based developer of apps for magazines including Time, GQ and Sports Illustrated, is building over 100 PlayBook apps including Pro Football Weekly, that will be ready in July, said Polar CEO Kunal Gupta.
Like other newcomers to the tablet scene, the PlayBook will be hoping to chip away at the market share of Apple, the market leader who has enjoyed little competition since the launch of its iPad in April 2010.
Analysts estimate that Apple has shipped more than 15 million iPads so far, and sold about 500,000 of the newly launched iPad 2, over its March 11 debut weekend.
Tags:Android, Apple, Apps, Google, iPad, iPad2, Playbook, RIM
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Amazon launches the service ahead of rivals Apple and Google who are both preparing to release similar services.
Amazon unveiled Cloud Player – its music streaming service that allows users to buy tracks, store them on the company’s servers and play them on Android smartphones and browsers on computers.
Music libraries can be uploaded to Amazon’s new Cloud Drive, which provides 5 gigabytes of free memory space. Users who purchase an album from Amazon.com will have their Cloud Drive space upgraded to 20 gigabytes. This can can be used to store music, photos, videos and other digital files.
The service targets users who find it a hassle to download music to their work computer or phones because they find it hard to move music around to different devices.
It is unlikely that the service will win over existing customers of iTunes since Apple’s own music streaming service will likely be launched soon.
Observers believe Amazon’s sights are well beyond the music arena. It is hoping to capture market share of users storing their data online. They want to get – not just music – but the user’s entire hard drives on its cloud.
Tags:Amazon, Apple, Google, iTunes, music
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