Posts Tagged ‘New York’

New arrivals: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet with Windows 8.1

Saturday, June 28th, 2014

Here are the local pricing, availability and promotions for the new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet in Singapore.

Prices start from S$1,108 with availability expected before the end of August 2014.

Update (6 August, 2014):

Microsoft has just announced that the Surface Pro 3 will be available for purchase at retail outlets and commercial resellers on 28 August in Singapore.

Customers can pre-orders for Surface Pro 3 now at the Microsoft Store online, as well as at authorized retailers Challenger, Newstead and Harvey Norman.

The Microsoft Suface Pro 3 tablet is now available for pre-order online now.

The Microsoft Suface Pro 3 tablet is now available for pre-order online now.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 was unveiled last month in New York City.

Here are the tech specs for the Windows tablet that promises to be a replacement for laptops and is targeted for both personal and business use.

Surface Pro Type Cover features a double-fold hinge enabling you to magnetically lock it to the display’s lower bezel.

Surface Pro Type Cover features a double-fold hinge enabling you to magnetically lock it to the display’s lower bezel.

Pricing and promotions below.

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Tech specs: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet with Windows 8.1

Monday, May 26th, 2014

Here are the technical specifications for the key features for the new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet that was unveiled in New York City on last week.

Here are the local pricing, promotions and availability for the tablet in Singapore.

Surface Pro 3 is available with an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor with up to 512 GB of storage and up to 8 GB of RAM.

Surface Pro 3 is available with an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor with up to 512 GB of storage and up to 8 GB of RAM.

The new tablet is positioned as a laptop replacement and is targeting both consumers for personal use as well as enterprises for business use.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet features a more adjustable, continuous kickstand than its predecessors.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet features a more adjustable, continuous kickstand than its predecessors.

BMW Group, the Coca-Cola Company and LVMH Group have already committed to deploying Surface Pro 3 in their respective organisations, using the tablet in a business environment.

Tech specs for the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 below.

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Microsoft unveils the Surface Pro 3 tablet with Windows 8.1

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

The new Surface Pro 3 is targeted to replace your laptop and ships with a 12-inch ClearType Full HD display, 4th-generation Intel Core processor and up to 8 GB of RAM in a sleek frame — just 9.1mm thin and 800g.

Likely to be available in Singapore in August from S$1,100.

Update (26 June, 2014):

The local pricing, availability and promotions for the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet in Singapore has been released. Prices start from S$1,108 with availability expected before the end of August 2014.

Surface Pro 3 is available with an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor with up to 512 GB of storage and up to 8 GB of RAM.

Surface Pro 3 is available with an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor with up to 512 GB of storage and up to 8 GB of RAM.

The new model for the Surface family was unveiled in New York City and boasts up to nine hours of Web-browsing battery life, promising the power, performance and mobility of a laptop in a lightweight, versatile form.

Here are the tech specs for the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

Top features and benefits

  • Replace your laptop. Surface Pro 3 transforms from tablet to laptop and back with the optional Surface Pro Type Cover and Docking Station. Prop Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro Type Cover up on your lap to type on the go, flip the cover back and use Surface Pro 3 like a tablet. Connect Surface Pro 3 to the docking station to create a powerful desktop rig.
  • Power and performance. Option of three different 4th-generation Intel Core processor models and packing up to 8 GB of RAM – Surface Pro 3 can be used for work and business.
  • Write, draw and create. Surface Pro 3 includes the Surface Pen that is pressure-sensitive and precise, for creative drawing and note-taking. Surface Pen makes it easy to mark presentations, PDFs and documents just like you would on paper.
  • Cameras. Features two 1080p HD video cameras, 5MP rear- and front-facing cameras, capturing image stills or video chatting is easy and beautiful.
  • Software. Surface Pro 3 is compatible with Windows software, including Microsoft Office.With Windows 8.1 Pro, you can download apps from the Windows Store and use them side by side with Snap View, or load custom line-of-business apps for your workforce.

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New Windows Phone: Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41-megapixel camera

Friday, July 12th, 2013

After extensive leaks, Nokia has launched the Lumia 1020 smartphone in New York. Adding the Nokia PureView 808’s 41MP sensor to the Lumia 920, the new Lumia 1020 promises greater image quality, especially in low light.

Expected to reach Singapore in Q4 2013.

Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in white, black and yellow. The Windows Phone 8 smartphone will have a 41-megapixel camera.

Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in white, black and yellow. The Windows Phone 8 smartphone will have a 41-megapixel camera.

The Lumia 1020 will be available in the US exclusively through AT&T (USD$299.99 with 2-year contract), which will accept preorders from July 16.

The Nokia Camera Grip also comes in 3 colours.

The Nokia Camera Grip also comes in 3 colours.

The Windows Phone 8 device will be available online and hit the shelves in the US on July 26.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in yellow, white and black.

The Lumia 1020 will be sold globally, with the launch in Singapore expected in Q4 2013.

The price of the Lumia 1020 without contract in the US is US$659.99, compared to the off-contract price of US$450 for the Lumia 920.

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HTC launches new HTC One smartphone in London and New York

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).

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.

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.

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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HTC Launch event in London and New York – HTC M7 or HTC One?

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.

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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