Archive for the ‘Notebooks’ Category
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
On April 6 and 7, bid for 20 laptops at starting prices of S$199 each. Proceeds go to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (SPMF) to help out needy school children.

Register online by 24March to participate. Click to view flyer.
This is the second year that Newstead Technologies is holding its multi-brand laptop charity auction.
| Date |
April 6 & 7 (Weekend) |
| Time |
5.30 to 7 pm |
| Venue |
Jurong Point Shopping Centre
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| Location |
Main Atrium, Level 1 |
SPMF is the adopted charity of Newstead Technologies, and helps children from low-income families by providing them with pocket money for school and regular coaching programmes for English and current affairs knowledge.
In the first Bid to Give charity auction in May 2011, a total of S$50,000 was raised with the highest bid for a single laptop going for S$1,759.
Online registration is open for interested participants up to March 24.
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Tags:auction, Bid to Give, charity, Newstead, School Pocket Money Fund, SPMF
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Friday, March 8th, 2013
Samsung will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booth 1421.

Click to view or download Samsung promotions during IT Show 2013. Caution: large 3.4MB PDF file with 11 pages of flyers.
Check out Samsung’s Home Entertainment Systems, Smart TVs, monitors, notebooks, Ultrabooks and tablets, laser printers, SSD storage, SD and microSD memory cards.
Special promotions/bumdles include those for GALAXY Note 10.1 WiFi, GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) WiFi (8GB), and the NX1000 camera.
Tags:audio, cameras, entertainment, Galaxy, IT exhibition, IT Show, IT Show 2013, laptops, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, memory cards, monitors, notebooks, printers, promotions, Samsung, Singapore, SSD, storage, tablets, TVs, ultrabooks
Posted in Audio, Brochures, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Galaxy, Laserjet, Monitors, Notebooks, Prices, Printers, Promotions, Samsung, Specifications, storage drive, Tablets, Ultrabooks | No Comments »
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Newstead Technologies will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at B2, Booth B138 and Level 1 Booths 1229, 1413, 1521 and 1528.
At the same time, Nubox and tech@vogue Gallery will both be on Level 1 at Booths 1329 and 1429 respectively.

Get the Apple products including the fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini at the Nubox booth. Offers include 70% off iPearl M Cover, 63% off Uniq iphone 5 covers, 30% off Griffin lightning cable and hourly workshops on OSX and Mountain Lion.
Newstead Technologies is offering discounts of up to 70% on accessories and gadgets during IT Show 2013.
Nubox will also be extending the IT Show 2013 promotions for Apple products to its eleven APR stores island-wide.

Offers from tech@vogue Gallery during IT Show 2013 include tablets such as Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, MeMO Pad ME 172V and Padfone 2. Customers can also get up to 50% off a wide range of premium accessories including earphones, power tube and phone cases.
Tags:accessories, Android, Apple, Asus, iPad, IT exhibition, IT Show, IT Show 2013, Macs, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, Newstead, Nubox, promotions, Samsung, Singapore, smartphones, tablets, tech@vogue
Posted in Accessories, Brochures, Desktops, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Galaxy, iPad, iPhone, Mac, MacBook, Notebooks, Phones, Prices, Promotions, Specifications, Tablets | No Comments »
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Panasonic is at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booth 1528.

Click to view or download Panasonic promotions during IT Show 2013.
Check out Panasonic’s business notebooks and ruggedised tablets.
The FZ-G1 runs on Windows 8 while the FZ-A1 runs on Android 4.0 (S$1,499).
Their latest is the Windows 8 Pro Ultrabook CF-AX2 which debuts at IT Show 2013 at S$2,899.
The monitor flips over to convert the Ultrabook into a tablet. IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booth 1528.
Tags:Android, Android 4.0, convertibles, hybrid, IT exhibition, IT Show, IT Show 2013, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, notebooks, Panasonic, promotions, ruggedised, Singapore, tablets, ultrabooks, Windows, Windows 8
Posted in Android, Brochures, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Hybrid, Notebooks, Panasonic, Prices, Promotions, Specifications, Tablets, Ultrabooks, Windows 8 | No Comments »
Friday, March 8th, 2013
HP is at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booths 1221 & 1225.

Click to view or download HP promotions for personal computers during IT Show 2013. Caution: large 3.3MB PDF file.
Check out HP’s range of ENVY and Pavilion series desktops and All-in-One computers, monitors, as well as ENVY notebooks and Ultrabooks, and Spectre notebooks and sleekbooks.

Click to view or download HP promotions for laser and inkjet printers.
If you’re looking for a SOHO printer, check out the Officejet Pro 8600 Plus e-All-in-One (S$449) which I’d reviewed earlier – it’s good value for money for a small office.

Click to view or download HP promotions for computer accessories.
If photo quality is important, look for the Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One (S$299). I’m reviewing it right now and the image quality – even on plain A4 paper is simply amazing.
Tags:accessories, AIO, bags, desktop, headphones, HP, inkjets, IT exhibition, IT Show, IT Show 2013, keyboards, laserjets, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, Mouse, notebooks, Officejet, printers, promotions, Singapore, sleekbooks, speakers, ultrabooks, webcam
Posted in Accessories, All-in-One, Brochures, Desktops, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, HP, Inkjet, Keyboards, Laserjet, Monitors, Mouse, Multi-function printer, Notebooks, Prices, Printers, Promotions, Specifications, Ultrabooks | No Comments »
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Lenovo will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booth 1321.

Click to view or download Lenovo promotions during IT Show 2013. Caution: Large PDF file – 2.7MB containing 8 flyers.
Check out their Lenovo’s complete range of desktops, All-in-one computers, notebooks, Ultrabooks, and convertibles in IT Show 2013.
The four star products are the IdeaPad Yoga 13, IdeaPad Z400, ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and the IdeaPad Y500.

Light and svelte Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the Ultrabook workhorse for the mobile warrior.
Lenovo has many offerings for Windows 8 but if you’re looking for a Windows 7 machine, my favourite is the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, which I used when travelling in Kyushu, Japan in December.
It’s light, slim and the battery life lasts forever. It’s also svelte and fashionable!
Tags:AIOs, computers, convertibles, desktops, IT exhibition, IT Show, IT Show 2013, Lenovo, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, notebooks, promotions, Singapore, tablets, ultrabooks, Windows, Windows 8
Posted in All-in-One, Brochures, Desktops, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Hybrid, Lenovo, Notebooks, Prices, Promotions, Specifications, Tablets, Ultrabooks, Windows 7, Windows 8 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
StarHub will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Basement 2, Hall E.

Click to view or download StarHub promotions flyers during IT Show 2013.
Check out their smartphone, tablets and broadband (home and mobile) deals here, as well as their cable TV and bundled packages.
For more information visit StarHub’s promotion webpage here.
Tags:broadband, cable TV, IT exhibition, IT Show, IT Show 2013, laptops, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, mobile, notebooks, promotions, Singapore, smartphones, StarHub, tablets, telco
Posted in Brochures, Desktops, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, Internet, Notebooks, Phones, Promotions, StarHub, Tablets | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
With IT Show 2013 coming into town, here’s your chance to win a copy of Norton 360 Multi-Device that provides protection, backup and tuneup for up to 5 devices for one year. Worth S$118.99. Contest ends 11 March 2012.
Update (15 March, 2013):
The result of the Norton 360 Multi-Device contest is out. The winner is Darren Jiunn.
“It’s great that Norton 360 Multi-Device works for both Windows and Macs. I have a Windows notebook while my brother has a MBP. I have an Android smartphone while he has an iPhone and iPad. Norton 360 Multi-Device will cover all of these devices!” – Darren Jiunn.
He intends to use his copy of Norton 360 Multi-Device to protect his Windows notebook and Android smartphone, as well as his brother’s MBP, iPhone and iPad.
That maximises the 5 licenses that Norton 360 Multi-Device entitles him to and exploits the software’s ability to cover Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices.
Dear Darren, I will be contacting Darren by email to arrange the mailing of your copy of Norton 360 Multi-Device (worth S$119).
To all the others who took the time and effort to submit your entries, THANK YOU!
Keep a lookout for the next contest starting tomorrow.

Protect those mobile devices that you’re planning to buy at the IT Show 2013.
Purchasing more devices during IT Show 2013? With more and more of our lives spent online via our mobile devices, it is imperative that we protect ourselves from cybercriminals.
Norton 360 Multi-Device is one such tool that can help.
To win a copy of the security software from Norton by Symantec, simply share – in less than 50 words – why you need Norton 360 Multi-Device. Post your responses as comments to the end of this post.
Check out the rules of the contest below.
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Tags:contest, IT Show 2013, mobile, Norton, online, security, Symantec
Posted in All-in-One, Contest, Desktops, Gadgets, Mac, Norton, Notebooks, Phones, Promotions, Tablets | 18 Comments »
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Norton 360 Multi-Device is a security software suite that protects Windows and Mac desktops and notebooks, as well as Android and iOS tablets and smartphones from Cyber-criminals.
A one-year subscription of S$118.99 includes licenses for the software to be installed on five devices (regardless of users).

Norton 360 Multi-Device works on Windows PCs, Macs, Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.
Many people today possess multiple devices – a home desktop computer, a notebook, a tablet and a smartphone.
And we use all these to access the Web for online activities – surfing, banking, social networking etc – which opens our devices and us to cyber-criminals out there in the Wild Wild Web.

Main user interface for Norton 360 Multi-Device showing the main functionalities for Security, Identity, Backup and Tuneup.
Our personal information and passwords could be stolen, as well as confidential work documents, even our identity.
It is therefore paramount to safeguard our devices and ourselves when going online.

Norton 360 Multi-Device scans your disks, programs and even your Facebook Wall.
It can be a quite a hassle to evaluate, install, and manage different security software on individual devices separately.
Norton 360 Multi-Device offers a one-stop security solution for users to protect up to five different devices with a single one-year license.
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Tags:mobile, Norton, online, security, Symantec
Posted in All-in-One, Android, Desktops, Gadgets, iOS, Mac, Mac OS, Norton, Notebooks, Phones, Prices, Review, Security, Software, Specifications, Tablets, Utility, Windows 7, Windows 8 | 2 Comments »
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
The Norton Cybercrime Report 2012 showed an increase in new forms of cybercrime, such as those found on social networks and mobile devices, as cybercriminals focused their efforts on these increasingly popular platforms.

New forms of Cybercrime are targeting online activities accessed via notebooks, tablets and smartphones.
It is no surprise that 2013 promises to be the same – with mobile adware, or “madware”, with can expose location details and contact information, increasing by a significant number.
Use a comprehensive security solution
such as Norton 360 Multi-Device, which provides remote lock or remote wipe capabilities that can prevent unwanted access to your personal details and contact information in the event that your mobile device is lost or stolen.
Such madware, which sneaks onto a user’s device when they download an app, has increased by 210 percent over the past nine months, a clear sign that cybercriminals are attempting to exploit the many mobile devices that consumers are using to access the Internet.
To protect ourselves from online mobile threats, here are three best practices to ensure that our personal details and information do not fall into the hands of those that might misuse them.
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Tags:mobile, Norton, online, security, Symantec
Posted in Desktops, Gadgets, Howtos, Norton, Notebooks, Phones, Reference, Software, Study, Tablets | 2 Comments »