Archive for May 14th, 2013

New Windows smartphone: Nokia unveils Lumia 925 in London

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

The Nokia Lumia 925 introduces a metal design, includes PureView camera innovation, new features and new third party applications.

Nokia 925 comes in black, white and grey and sports a metal design.

Nokia 925 comes in black, white and grey and sports a metal design.

The Nokia Lumia 925 includes advanced lens technology and imaging software to capture clearer, sharper pictures and video, including low light images.

Nokia Lumia 925
OS Windows Phone 8
Screen 4.5″ AMOLED
Resolution 1280 x 768
Battery 2,000 mAh, Wireless charging
Processor 1.5 GHz Dual-core Snapdragon, 1GB RAM
Camera Rear: 8.7mp PureView with OIS
Front: 1.2mp
Video 1080p @ 30fps
Memory Int: 16 GB
Ext: 64 GB microSD
LTE, NFC Yes
Size /mm 129 x 70.6 x 8.5
Weight 139 g
Price S$TBA

The Nokia Lumia 925 also introduces the new Nokia Smart Camera mode, coming as an update to all Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

Nokia Smart Camera captures ten images at once and edits the pictures with options like Best Shot, Action Shot, and Motion Focus for creating the perfect high quality image.

Nokia also announced Hipstamatic’s new app, Oggl, will arrive on Nokia Lumia smartphones, allowing people to take and share pictures with like-minded creatives and photography enthusiasts from around the world.

In addition to sharing photos on Oggl, users can simultaneously share photos on social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, Flickr and Instagram.

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Tea for Tech at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

I usually sit down with a cup of tea in the morning while I surf the Web for the latest tech news. Today, I sat down with three cups at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

The three Tea Cappuccinos are available at all outlets at $6.00 each for all three flavors (Chai, Scottish Breakfast and Anniversary Blend Tea). They will only be available until 25 May 2013.

The three Tea Cappuccinos are available at all outlets at S$6.00 each for all three flavors (Chai, Scottish Breakfast and Anniversary Blend Tea).

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a frothy trio of tea cappuccinos at all its outlets.

The special concoctions will only be available until 25 May 2013.

The special concoctions will only be available until 25 May 2013.

These freshly brewed tea concoctions are layered with silky milk foam and drizzled with delicious vanilla bean sauce.

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