Archive for May, 2013
Monday, May 20th, 2013
The challenge is open to all mobile application developers with a record $800,000 in prize money for 10 winning entries, plus a variety of promotional benefits.
S$800,000 in prize money to be won.
The 10 winners will get the opportunity for investment review by ‘Samsung Venture Investment’, and could be used for GALAXY S4’s ‘Group Play’ service.
Developers who wish to participate should sign up directly on the App Challenge website and register their apps on Samsung Apps from 20th June to 31st August 2013.
Below is Samsung’s press release for more details.
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Tags:Apps, competition, Galaxy, mobile devices, S4, Samsung, smartphones, tablets
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Monday, May 20th, 2013
Skoolbo today announced the release of the special edition of Zalairos Adventures for the iPads for free. The collection contains all 25 audio books with more than 12 hours of enthralling content.
The 25 audio books in Skoolbo’s Zalairos Adventures Collection for iPad is now available for free.
The eBooks have been designed to foster a love of stories amongst children aged from four to eleven.
“We had so much fun creating the Zalairos and we’re absolutely delighted to share them. We believe that every child should be given opportunities to improve their reading skills,” said Shane Hill, Founder and CEO of Skoolbo.
Through extraordinary adventures, the Zalairos collection teachs children important values such as teamwork, respect and kindness, having an active mental and physical lifestyle as well as good triumphing over bad.
Young readers are able to expand their vocabulary and reading skills while enjoying stunning illustrations and lively narration.
In addition, there are quizzes at the end of each audio book to help children improve their comprehension skills.
Children also benefit by listening to expert narration and storytelling.
The twenty-five titles that make up the collection are:
Zalairos Adventures can be downloaded now from
iTunes, while versions for Samsung Apps, Windows 8 and Google Play will be released shortly.
- The Vanishing Icebergs
- The Island of Giants
- Funbo Mayhem
- Troubles in the Amazon
- The Bo Lake Mystery
- Bubblegum Moon
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Tags:Apple, Apps, edutainment, iOS, iPad, mobile devices, Skoolbo, smartphone, tablets
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Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Following the availability of HP’s 10.1-inch ElitePad 900 Windows 8 tablet in Singapore 2 weeks ago, HP will be debuting their first Android tablet three weeks from now on 6 June.
The HP Slate7 has a stainless steel frame and is available in silver or red in Singapore.
Pre-orders for the 7-inch Jelly Bean tablet is open now at S$199 while stocks last. That’s S$50 off the regular RRP of S$249.
| HP Slate7 |
| OS |
Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Screen |
7″ HFFS Panel |
| Resolution |
1024 x 600 |
| Battery |
3,500 mAh Li-Po |
| Processor |
ARM Dual Core Cortex-A9 1.6GHz processor, 1GB DDR3 RAM |
| Camera |
Rear: 3 megapixels
|
| Front: VGA |
| Audio |
Beats Audio |
| Others |
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Memory |
Int: 8 GB |
| Ext: microSD slot |
| Size /mm |
197 x 116 x 10.7 |
| Weight |
370 g |
| Price |
S$199 (S$249) |
Embedded with Beats Audio, the 7-inch tablet is an affordable consumer device for enjoying music on the go – with headphones that possibly cost more than the tablet itself.
In fact, the HP Slate7 is cheaper than Google-backed ASUS Nexus 7 that came out last year.
While the business-ready HP ElitePad on Windows 8 is targeted towards enterprises and governments, the HP Slate7 aims to be an entry point for for consumers.
The High-aperture-ratio Field Fringe Switching (HFFS) panel of the Slate7 offers wide viewing angles even in outdoor lighting conditions.
The Slate7 comes with HP ePrint application, which enables users to easily print at home or on the go via the Internet to a web-enabled printer.
There is also a native printing capability in the tablet to print directly from most applications.
Tags:Android, Android 4, availability, consumer, ElitePad, HP, Jellly Bean, Singapore, slate, tablets, Windows, Windows 8
Posted in Android, Announce, App, Asus, Gadgets, Google, HP, Operating Systems, Prices, Specifications, Tablets | No Comments »
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Adobe will be releasing significant updates to software within Creative Cloud on 17 June in the US (18 June in Singapore). These include Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Premiere Pro.
Adobe has announced, during its MAX conference, significant feature updates to the software within Creative Cloud. These updates will be available on 17 June in the US (18 June in Singapore).
The component software in Creative Cloud has also been rebranded with “CC” suffix to reflect that they are an integral part of Creative Cloud and have been reinvented to support a more intuitive, connected way of creating.
Behance
Over 1.4 million creatives globally are part of the Behance network.
Adobe had acquired Behance in December 2012.
Adobe Creative Cloud subscribers now enjoy Behance ProSite at no extra cost as part of their subscription.
For instance, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro will now be rebranded a Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Premiere Pro CC respectively.
There will be no new versions of the Adobe Creative Suite.
In the meantime, Adobe has also integrated Behance into Creative Cloud so that users can upload their work directly from the component software of Creative Cloud onto Behance.
Behance is a social portfolio network that enables users to publish their own portfolios, follow other creatives, publish work-in-progress from within a growing number of CC apps and solicit feedback from the worldwide creative community.
Below are some of the new features that will debut as part of the mid-June Creative Cloud update (extracted from Adobe’s press release).
Photoshop CC will ship with new sharpening technologies and designer workflow enhancements.
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Tags:Adobe, cloud, Creative Cloud, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Singapore, software, suite, update
Posted in Adobe, After Effects, Announce, Cloud, Creative Cloud, Dreamweaver, Events, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Software | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Based on data from the recent annual 2013 Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18, Symantec debunks seven of the most commonly held myths around cybersecurity.
Infographic from Symantec and Norton to debunk the top 7 cybersecurity myths. Click to view enlarged version.
Contrary to the popular belief that staying away from risky sites will is enough to protect your computer – did you know that 61% of malicious sites are actually legitimate websites that have been compromised and infected with malicious codes?
At the same time, do be extra careful when accessing your social networks – be on the lookout for scams involving fake gift cards and surveys as these comprise 56% of attacks on social media.
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Tags:cybersecurity, infographics, Norton, reports, security, Singapore, Symantec, threat, tips
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Friday, May 17th, 2013
The Dell Exclusive Store was reopened following an intensive make-over to deliver a new, refreshed concept store that sports simpler, contemporary yet bolder interior designs.
The new look of the Dell Exclusive Store in Funan DigitaLife Mall at #03-26.
The new look is aimed at creating a more consistent global brand and shopping experience for its customers.
“Dell’s new store design brings a great shopping experience to our customers, whether you have a specific product in mind, or just casually browsing,” said Chue Chee Wei, managing director for Dell’s Commercial Business, Singapore and Malaysia.
The design of the store takes on a distinctive customer-centric approach, complete with experience suites that allow customers to experience technology as they would in real life.
The Funan store is the first Dell Exclusive Store in the world to adopt the company’s new global retail brand guidelines.
The Dell Exclusive Store at Funan #03-26 is open from 11am to 9pm daily, and measures 1,356 square feet in floor space.
The old look of the Dell store in Funan, before two weeks of intensive renovation.
Tags:DELL, event, Funan, opening, shopping, Singapore, store
Posted in Accessories, Dell, Desktops, Events, Gadgets, Gaming, Launch, Notebooks, Printers, Shopping | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
The EF200-400mm F4L IS USM Extender 1.4X is a top-tiered high-performance lens for the advanced needs of professionals. Available end May at S$16,599.
Canon EF200-400MM F4L IS USM Extender 1.4X lens will be available end May at S$16,599.
The EF200-400MM F4L IS USM Extender 1.4X is a new type of lens that combines the convenience of a zoom lens with the high performance of a fixed focal length lens.
It boast super long reach with high quality, records better moving images, and is designed for operability and durability.
Below is the press release from Canon.
Canon Releases the World’s First Telephoto Zoom Lens Equipped with an Internal Extender
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Tags:Canon, DSLR, lens, photography, Singapore
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Thursday, May 16th, 2013
The PhotoNote app digitses analog material into an online photo notebook – for more efficient management and more effective communications.
New freemium app from Fuji Xerox: PhotoNote – an online photo notebook.
SkyDesk PhotoNote captures and stores analog content into digital form for more efficient storage and access and enables these content to be easily shared with co-workers, partners or customers for more effective communications.
Hand-written-character recognition
PhotoNote’s digitisation uses Fuji Xerox’s proprietary character-recognition technology for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that includes recognition of hand-written characters.
The technology mimics a human’s visual information processing and this is the first time such technology is used on commercialised software.
Currently, only English and Japanese are supported.
Most of the features are free, with additional storage and Excel conversion feature available as paid options (prices within).
The app works with iOS and Android and is available in Singapore, Australia and Japan.
PhotoNote digitises physical memos or meeting notes jotted down during business discussions and stores them in the cloud – enabling easy access by the user and quick sharing of the information with others.
To digitise printed material, forms, handwritten memos and whiteboards, simply snap a photo using a smartphone or digital camera and upload the photo onto SkyDesk on the cloud.
The PhotoNote app automatically conducts image processing and OCR conversion, storing the image together with tags and additional text annotations, as well as text data from the conversion.
Easy search can be done on the database of PhotoNote records based on recorded time/date, tags, and the converted text.
Tags:Apps, Australia, cloud, Fuji Xerox, Japan, OCR, PhotoNote, photos, PIM, Singapore, SkyDesk, software
Posted in Android, Announce, App, Availability, Browser, Enterprise IT, Events, Fuji Xerox, iOS, Office, Phones, Photos, Prices, Software, Specifications, Tickers, Utility | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The pocket-sized USB device enables users to stay connected wherever they go with Ethernet, Wi-Fi and access point modes plus multi-OS support.
Available on 20 May for S$59 (revised downwards from S$69).
ASUS WL-330NUL USB router will be available from next Monday for S$59.
Designed to enable convenient and quick internet access for travelers, the USB-based ASUS WL-330NUL provides quick secure network setup and connection sharing with other users.
It works with multiple operating systems, including Windows 8, Mac OS, and iOS.
| Specifications for the ASUS WL-330NUL USB router |
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Tags:Asus, Ethernet, network, router, Singapore, USB, Wi-Fi, wireless
Posted in Accessories, Announce, Asus, Availability, Gadgets, iOS, Mac OS, Prices, Router, Specifications, Windows 8 | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
The Nokia Lumia 925 introduces a metal design, includes PureView camera innovation, new features and new third party applications.
Nokia 925 comes in black, white and grey and sports a metal design.
The Nokia Lumia 925 includes advanced lens technology and imaging software to capture clearer, sharper pictures and video, including low light images.
| Nokia Lumia 925 |
| OS |
Windows Phone 8 |
| Screen |
4.5″ AMOLED |
| Resolution |
1280 x 768 |
| Battery |
2,000 mAh, Wireless charging |
| Processor |
1.5 GHz Dual-core Snapdragon, 1GB RAM |
| Camera |
Rear: 8.7mp PureView with OIS |
| Front: 1.2mp |
| Video |
1080p @ 30fps |
| Memory |
Int: 16 GB |
| Ext: 64 GB microSD |
| LTE, NFC |
Yes |
| Size /mm |
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 |
| Weight |
139 g |
| Price |
S$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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Tags:925, launch, London, Lumia, Lumia 925, Nokia, smartphones, Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8
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