Archive for the ‘Announce’ Category
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Jabra Solemate now comes with Dolby Digital Plus (for Android and iOS), NFC and an assortment of red, blue, yellow, black, white and gray. Available at S$228 from 4 November in Singapore at Apple retailers.
The expanded Jabra Solemate now comes with Dolby Digital Plus (for Android and iOS), NFC and an assortment of red, blue, yellow, black, white and gray (in addition to the existing black and white).
Jabra, a maker of hands-free communications solutions, announces new bold colours of red, blue, yellow and grey for the Solemate, in addition to the existing black and white.
Where to buy
From 4 November, the expanded Jabra Solemate is available at Apple premium resellers Epicentre, Infinite, istudio, Nubox; also at selected Challenger stores, Gadget World, Tech@Vogue and other authorised Jabra resellers.
Whether you and your friends are listening to music from your phone, streaming a movie to your home theatre, or watching TV on your tablet, this wireless portable speaker – equipped with an integrated powerful woofer and dual tweeters amplifies the volume to 112 dB SPL for brilliance across a wide audio spectrum – delivering hours of audio entertainment anywhere your party takes you.
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Tags:accessories, Andriod, audio, Bluetooth, Dolby, iOS, Jabra, NFC, Singapore, Solemate, wireless
Posted in Accessories, Android, Announce, Audio, Entertainment, Gadgets, gadgets, iOS, Jabra, newArrivals, Prices, speakers, Specifications | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Apple announced the new 9.7-inch iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display, new Mac Pro and MacBook Pro, free OS X Mavericks, as well as free iWork & iLife apps for OS X & iOS devices. All prices below include GST.
Update (12 November, 2013):
Apple has just announced that the iPad mini with Retina display will be available from tomorrow.
Update (1 November, 2013):
The iPad Air has debuted in Singapore, as well as the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (Wi-Fi models only), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (Wi-Fi models only), Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
The Apple 9.7-inch iPad Air (shown here) and and the 7.9-inch iPad mini has the same thickness and number of pixels in their retina displays.
Here’s a quick summary of the slew of announcements by Apple today.
|
iPad 2 |
Original iPad mini |
| 16GB Wi-Fi |
S$528 |
S$408 |
| 16GB Wi-Fi + Cellular |
S$698 |
S$588 |
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Accessories (in 6 colours) |
| Smart Covers |
S$58 |
| Smart Cases |
S$118 |
iPad Air with 9.7” Retina display. 20% thinner and 28% lighter compared to the current 4th Generation iPad.
iPad mini with Retina display with a more powerful 64-bit Apple-designed A7 chip.Basically the 9.7-inch display of its bigger sibling is “squeezed” into 7.9 inches, with the same number of pixels but higher pixel density.
It now packs 3.1 million pixels (2048 x 1536) @ 326 ppi. Prices for the various configurations are tabulated below.
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Tags:announce, Apple, desktops, iOS, iPad, launch, Mac, Mac OS, MacBook, notebooks, prices, Singapore, tablets
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Friday, October 18th, 2013
The GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition (32GB) will be available in Classic White from October 19, 2013 while the Jet Black version will be available from October 26.
Both colours will be available with the LTE version (S$998) and the Wi-Fi only version (S$798). Prices exclude line contract.
Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition in Jet Black (available on 26 October) and Classic White (19 October). Both colours available in LTE version (S$998) and Wi-Fi only version (S$798).
The new GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition was unveiled worldwide together with the GALAXY Note 3 phablet and GALAXY Gear smart watch at Times Square in New York on 4 September.
Here’s the livecast of the global event.
The back of the Classic White Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition.
The GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition builds on the productivity and creativity features offered by the original Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1.
The 10.1-inch Android tablet runs on the latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and has been physically redesigned with a sleek, light, slim frame, with a soft and textured touch-back cover with delicate stitching.
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Tags:Android, Android 4, availability, Galaxy, Jelly Bean, launch, LTE, Note, Samsung, Singapore, tablets, Wi-Fi
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Thursday, October 17th, 2013
The new D5300 is Nikon’s first DSLR with built-in Wi-Fi and GPS. The 24.2-megapixel camera sports the new EXPEED 4 image-processing engine and a DX-format CMOS sensor without an optical low-pass filter.
Price and availability to be announced.
Price and availability to be announced.
Update (20 November, 2013):
The Nikon D5300 and AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G lens are now available in Singapore.
- D5300 Black Body Set – S$1,089
- D5300 + 18-55mm kit (Black, Red, Grey) – S$1,279
- D5300 Black 18-140 VR Set – S$1,499
- AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G – S$2,499
The Nikon D5300 will come in black, red and a new colour grey.
With built-in Wi-Fi, users can easily and quickly share high-quality images captured with the D5300 via a smart device.
Nikon D5300, successor to the D5200.
The built-in GPS allowS users to look back on routes taken on vacation or with outdoor activities using a log feature.
The D5300 is designed with a structure made of a new material to bring about a smaller and lighter body while maintaining the necessary strength and durability.
The camera comes with a 3.2-inch, 1037k-dot vari-angle monitor with a wide viewing angle for shooting from a variety of angles.
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Tags:announce, cameras, D5300, DSLRs, DX, GPS, Nikon, photography, Wi-Fi
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Thursday, October 17th, 2013
The Desire 601 introduces LTE speeds and innovative features from the flagship One family to HTC’s mid-range, including HTC Zoe with Video Highlights and HTC BoomSound. Available (S$498) in Singapore from 19 October.
HTC Desire 601 Android smartphone will be available in Polar White and Stealth Black starting 19th October 2013 at all mobile operators and selected authorised resellers.
The HTC Desire 601 combines a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, dual-core, 1.4 GHz processor with LTE connectivity to enable superfast HD video and music streaming with no compromise on quality.
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Tags:Android, availability, Desire, HTC, Singapore, smartphones
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Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
Slightly more than a year after the launch of the D600 last September, Nikon has unveiled its successor – the D610. Nikon boasts its the smallest and lightest full-frame format DSLR in the world.
Price and availability to be announced.
Update (14 November, 2013):
The Nikon D610 is now available in Singapore. RRP: S$2,999 (body only).
Nikon D610 full-frame DSLR.
Catered for users who are new to the FX-format, the D610 sports a 24.3-megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor and the EXPEED 3 image processing engine, with an ISO range of 100 to 6400 (expandable from 50 to 25,600).
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Tags:announce, cameras, D600, D610, DSLRs, full-frame, Nikon, photography, Singapore
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Monday, October 7th, 2013
The Singapore findings from the 2013 Norton Report shows that while the number of online adults who have experienced cybercrime has decreased (from 48 percent in 2012 to 37 percent in 2013), the average cost per victim has risen by 75 percent (S$1,448 in 2013, up from S$826 in 2012).
Click the image to view/download the detailed summary of the main findings of the 2013 Norton Report.
This year’s report reveals that as consumers become more mobile and connected, these conveniences often come at a cost to them and their security.
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Tags:mobile devices, Norton, reports, security, Singapore, social networks, survey, Symantec
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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
The Logitech Z200 Multimedia Speakers (S$49), Logitech Z150 Multimedia Speakers (S$29) and Logitech Z50 Multimedia Speaker (S$24) are expected to be available in Singapore from mid-October 2013.
The Logitech Z200, Logitech Z50 and Logitech Z150 Multimedia Speakers come in a modern, sturdy design and promises clear, room-filling stereo sound.
All three new speakers come with 2-year limited hardware warranty, and work with audio devices with 3.5 mm output including: Windows and Mac OS computers, smartphones, tablets, MP3 players.
Key technical specifications for each of the speakers are tabulated below.
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Tags:available, Logitech, prices, Singapore, speakers
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
A*STAR’s Business Analytics Translational Centre (BATC) collaborates with Red Hat to Use open source solutions for data analytic applications development.
Witnesses and signing parties of the MOU collaboration between Red Hat and A*STAR’s Business Analytics Translational Centre. From L-R: Ang Wee Tiong, Director, Technology, BATC; Dr. Tan Geok Leng, Executive Director, Science & Engineering Research Council, A*STAR & Chairman, BATC Management Committee; Damien Wong, General Manager, ASEAN, Red Hat; Suresh Sachi, Deputy Managing Director (Corporate & Legal), General Counsel, A*STAR; Jim Whitehurst, President and CEO, Red Hat; Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources; Jacqueline Poh, Managing Director, IDA; Shankha Sen, Chief Financial Officer, Red Hat Asia Pacific.
Red Hat, Inc., a leading provider of open source solutions, today announced plans for a new collaboration with A*STAR’s Business Analytics Translational Centre (BATC) to help accelerate innovation and drive adoption of business analytics with open source solutions from Red Hat.
“Open source has evolved to become a foundation for innovation. As technology continues to become more of a commodity, the standardization of parts can help spur more rapid innovation,” said Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO of Red Hat.
Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO of Red Hat, was present for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today in Singapore with Dr Tan Geok Leng, Chairman of BATC Management Committee and Executive Director for the Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC), A*STAR.
Red Hat will be collaborating with BATC in areas of big data, middleware, Platform-as-a-service (PaaS), cloud and storage, for the innovation and development of current and upcoming analytics projects.
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Tags:A*STAR, analytics, BATC, Big Data, data, Linux, MOU, Open source, Operating System, OS, Red Hat, Singapore
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Saturday, September 21st, 2013
HP has unveiled the HP Spectre13 Ultrabook (S$1,799), HP Pavilion11 x2 transformer notebook/tablet hybrid (S$899) and the HP Slate7 Extreme (S$249) tablet- all expected to be available in Singapore in November 2013.
From left: HP Pavilion11 x2 transformer hybrid, HP Slate7 Extreme tablet, and HP Spectre13 Ultrabook.
HP boasts that the new devices offers “next-generation form factors, cloud-based offerings and operating system choices that enable better value and a more intuitive customer experience”
HP Spectre13 Ultrabook
A new innovation is the HP Control Zone track pad, available for the first time in the new HP Spectre13 Ultrabook.
It enhances the Windows 8 experience by adding an extended area to the left and right of the touch pad.
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Tags:computers, HP, hybrids, laptops, notebooks, Pavilion, PC, Singapore, slate, Spectre, tablets, transformers, Windows, Windows 8
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