Archive for April 24th, 2013

Samsung launches new Smart TV & AV lineup for home entertainment

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Samsung unveiled its 2013 Smart TV and digital AV lineup (with prices) in Singapore today, at its roadshow in Vivocity.

A peek into the future. Samsung also showed off the massive 85-inch S9 UHD TV during the launch. The Ultra High Definition Smart TV is pivoted in a floor-mounted frame that also houses the audio speakers and camera that enables Xbox Kinetic-like remote gesture control of the TV.

A peek into the future. Samsung also showed off the massive 85-inch S9 UHD TV during the launch. The Ultra High Definition Smart TV is pivoted in a floor-mounted frame that also houses the audio speakers and camera that enables Xbox Kinetic-like remote gesture control of the TV.

Samsung’s 2013 Smart TVs feature a revamped Smart Hub that comprises three panels: Apps; Photos, Videos & Music; Social.

Samsung 2013 Smart TVs

Samsung 2013 Smart TVs

For the more high-end F7500, F8000 and F8500, Advanced Smart Interaction allows viewers to use everyday language and casual gestures to find content or command and control the TV.

SmartView allows users to move their content seamlessly between devices in real-time while AllShare connects the TV to compatible mobile devices wirelessly and creates a smart centre for media and whole-home automation.

The display on compatible Samsung GALAXY tablets and phones can also be mirrored onto the TVs for lean-back viewing comfort.

“By partnering various content producers including MediaCorp, SingTel and StarHub, we offer additional content choices for consumers in Singapore,” said Irene Ng, Vice President of Marketing, Samsung Asia.

Existing owners of Samsung’s 2012 flagship Premium TVs (from ES7500 upwards) are not left out.

Slotting in an Evolution Kit offers both software and hardware updates that include access to the 2013 Smart Hub and other Smart features, and upgrades the TV’s dual-core processor to quad-core, resulting in faster internal processing speeds.

The pricing and availability of Samsung 2013 Smart TVs can be found here.

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Oracle unveils SPARC servers with fastest microprocessor in the world

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

The new SPARC T5 and M5 servers redefine the economics of Enterprise Computing by delivering extreme performance and value for database and enterprise applications.

They trump the competition on multiple business-critical workloads.

Oracle SPARC T5-8 server and SPARC M5-32 server. Not shown to scale.

Oracle SPARC T5-8 server and SPARC M5-32 server. Not shown to scale.

Oracle today announced a complete refresh of their midrange and high-end SPARC server lines with new SPARC T5 and M5 servers running Oracle Solaris.

“Oracle has refreshed its SPARC family with the world’s fastest processor and launched the world’s fastest single server for Database, Java and multi-tier applications,” said John Fowler, executive vice president, Systems, Oracle.

Oracle’s new SPARC T5 midrange servers are based on the SPARC T5, the world’s fastest microprocessor.

Businesses today need the computing power to exploit Big Data to maximum advantage, in order to use analytics to discover growth and opportunities, and turn social streams into market intelligence.

Traditional systems simply don’t have the horsepower to handle those demanding tasks.

Oracle’s new SPARC T5 servers have set 17 world records(1) – awarded by independent industry organisations.

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Pricing & availability: Samsung digital Audio Visual 2013 lineup

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Here are the prices and availability of Samsung’s 2013 lineup of digital AV products in Singapore.

Samsung Blu-ray Home Entertainment System HT-F9750W

Samsung Blu-ray Home Entertainment System HT-F9750W

All prices are in Singapore dollars and already include 7% GST (Goods & Services Tax).

All are available now except the HT-F9750W/XS Blu-ray Home Entertainment System which will only be available in mid-June.

Product Models RRP
Blu-ray Players
BD-F5100/XS S$129
BD-F5500/XS S$159
BD-F6500/XS S$219
BD-F7500/XS S$349
Blu-ray Home Entertainment System
HT-F4500/XS S$299
HT-F5500K/XS S$499
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Pricing & availability: Samsung Smart TVs 2013 lineup

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Here are the prices and availability of Samsung’s 2013 lineup of Smart TVs in Singapore.

Samsung Series 8 F8500 LED TV

Samsung Series 8 F8500 LED TV

All prices are in Singapore dollars and already include 7% GST (Goods & Services Tax).

Series Inch   Size RRP Availability
F4000 28 SS$419 Now
32 SS$549 Now
F4500 32 S$599 Now
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WD celebrates its 43rd Anniversary

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Happy Birthday, Western Digital!

Happy 43rd!

Happy 43rd!

祝WD生日快乐!お誕生日おめでとうございます!

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