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Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
MSI boasts that the new GT80 Titan is the world’s first gaming laptop with a mechanical keyboard. Available in Singapore from today at S$5,799.
The MSI GT80 Titan raises the bar for gaming laptops with dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M SLI capabilities, Super RAID 3 with 4 SSDs and a SteelSeries Engine.
Core features of the new MSI GT80 Titan are listed below.
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX980M SLI solution
- Mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switch
- SteelSeries Engine
- Super RAID 3 technology with 4 SSD RAID 0
More details and tech specs can be found in the press release below.
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Tags:gaming, GeForce, GT80, laptops, MSI, notebooks, NVIDIA
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
“SingTel” is now “Singtel”, in its first rebranding in 16 years to provide better, seamless and effortless customer experiences to both consumers and Enterprise IT.
Singtel’s fleet of vans, newly brandished with the new logo and tagline, revving to go forth from the company’s headquarters at Comcentre building.
With much fanfare at its Comcentre headquarters in Singapore, the biggest telco in Singapore launched a new brand identity today.
“Generations in Singapore have grown up with Singtel. Customers see us as a trusted, reliable brand that is at the forefront of technology. In this digital age, we recognise that customers also want things simpler, faster and delivered by people who truly care,” said Chua Sock Koong, Singtel Group CEO.
Singapore Telecommunications – now known as “Singtel” for short – hopes that this reflects a new phase in its transformation journey to grow beyond traditional telecommunications into multimedia and ICT services.
The target audience is more targeted at the domestic market for the moment and three initiatives are being implemented for the consumer market with initiatives for Enterprise IT and its corporate customers in the pipeline.
The three initiatives are:
- Appointment booking at Singtel shops.
- Preferred customer care call-back time.
- Home/Office appointments: tightened window of waiting time.
More details on these initiatives can be found at the end of this article in the extracts from Singtel’s press release.
Singtel’s new logo, together with its rebranding promise in the lobby of its headquarters in Comcentre.
“Better Thursdays with Singtel”
From now till the Lunar New Year, Singtel is offering treats to its customers as part of its brand relaunch.
- 22 Jan: Free local calls all day for postpaid mobile customers.
- 29 Jan: Free SMSes all day for postpaid mobile customers.
- 5 Feb: Free 30-day preview of new SingtelTV channels for SingtelTV subscribers.
- 12 Feb: Free Facebook access all day for prepaid mobile users.
- 19 Feb: Free data all day for postpaid mobile customers.
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Tags:Concentre, rebrand, Singapore, SingTel, telco
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
Casio Singapore has launched a lamp-free Casio XJ-V1 projector equipped with a Laser and LED Hybrid light source offering higher energy efficiency and bigger long term cost savings suitable for educational institutions and businesses.
Available in Singapore by Q2 2015. Price TBA.
The new lamp-free Casio XJ-V1 Laser and LED Hybrid light source projector.
The XJ-V1 is the latest in Casio’s line of Laser & LED Hybrid light source projectors that performs effectively in classrooms, conference halls or boardrooms.
Optimal Performance
The XJ-V1 starts up and shuts down almost instantly and achieves full brightness in less than five seconds, enabling users to work more efficiently.
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Tags:AV, Casio, laser, LED, projectors, XJ-V1
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Monday, January 19th, 2015
The FantaStick BA700 is an extendable smartphone monopod with detachable remote shutter and external power bank. Available at S$89 at ante@Tangs Orchard Level 3, EpiCentre, EpiLife and istudio.
The FantaStick BA700 is available in 6 vibrant colours – Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Red and Orange.
The 3-in-1 FantaStick from Ye!! comes with a built-in wireless Bluetooth Remote Shutter and 2,800mAh external power bank.
The FantaStick BA700 measures 2.8 x 2.8 x 113cm and weighs 280g.
The FantaStick has an adjustable phone holder that fits all phone width ranging from 5.5cm to 8.5cm and is padded with soft EVA for securing the phone in place without scratching it.
The FantaStick has a swivel head for multiple-angle shoots.
The connection point of the phone holder features a ¼”-20 male thread that is also compatible with compact cameras or camcorders.
The stick is constructed in 5-sections, which can be extended from 25cm to 113cm, great for capturing photos or videos overhead.
The 2,800mAh lithium-ion rechargeable battery keeps the Bluetooth remote shutter running with a good store of power to spare for charging your smartphones, tablets and other devices via its 2.4A fast-charging output port.
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Tags:accessories, FantaStick, Lamch, selfie, selfie stick, Singapore, Ye!!
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Saturday, January 17th, 2015
The top 10 teams have completed their animation clips. These are now available for viewing at www.nemation.sg. You can now vote for your three favourite clips, and stand to win attractive prizes like the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 and Nintendo 3DS XL.
Voting ends 9 February 2015.
Since there are four voting platforms, with 3 votes for each platform, you have basically 12 votes based on your NRIC number.
There are four methods to vote.
You can vote on one or all of the following:
- N.E.mation! website if you’re on a desktop/notebook
- N.E.mation! mobile website if you’re on a smartphone/tablet.
- Facebook app
- SMS to 76677 in the format below
SMS format
NE9 <space>WEB<space>C5,C6,C10<space>NRIC<space>Full Name
Example below:
NE9 WEB C5, C6, C10 T0123456D Jay Chou
The above assumes you’re voting the same teams as my favourite three teams. 🙂
As you can guess, my favourite animation clips are “A Nation in Sync” by the E-lemonators (from CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School, code C5) and “SAF Never Sleeps” by wasd (from Commonwealth Secondary School, code C10).
N.E.mation! 9 Partners
N.E.mation! is made possible with strong support from local partners from public and private sectors. In particular, National Library Board, Nanyang Polytechnic, Canon Singapore, WACOM Singapore and Toon Boom Animations Inc.
Do check out their clips and vote for them if you like their animation as well.
I’ve looked at all of the clips and spoke to some of the teams and feel these two teams are some of the most positive and enthusiastic kids I’ve come across in this latest installment of the N.E.mation! competition.
Voters stand to win attractive prizes.
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Tags:animation, competition, education, N.E.mation!, N.E.mation! 9, Nexus, schools, Total Defence
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Thursday, January 15th, 2015
Parallels Access 2.5 now features Universal File Manager, Computer-to-Computer Remote Access and Samsung S Pen Integration on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge. Pricing below.
Parallels advances the remote desktop experience beyond iPhone, iPad and Android to include computer-to-computer access.
Parallels, a global provider of cross-platform solutions, today introduced Parallels Access 2.5, available immediately on Google Play and the App Store worldwide.
“In our new era of even more devices, interfaces and form factors, it is extremely important for people to have a consistent application experience from any device, anywhere. Today’s workers need tools that connect the applications they depend on with devices and services from multiple platforms for a seamless user experience,” said Parallels president Jack Zubarev.
New features of the app include a universal file manager, computer-to-computer remote access and Samsung S Pen integration to give customers a useful and productive remote access experience.
Now all Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge customers get a free six month subscription to Parallels Access in their Galaxy Gifts.
The new release also supports the recently released OS X Yosemite and Windows 10 Technical Preview.
Parallels Access enables users to access their working computer anytime and anywhere, even with a mobile device or a borrowed computer.
New features include:
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Tags:Access, Android, iOS, iPad, iPhone, notebooks, Parallels, smartphones, software, tablets
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
The tenth most moving image of 2014 on Getty Images – as voted by the global public – is a photo by Daniel Berehulak of the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
Residents look on as a man lays dead in a busy street on September 15, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. Photo taken by Daniel Berehulak.
According to locals, the man in the photo passed away three days earlier.
The family had been calling to have his body removed but no burial team came to dispose of the body.
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Tags:Africa, Ebola, Getty Images, Liberia, Monrovia, Most Moving, Most Moving 2014, photography, photos, potd, Year in Focus
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
Nikon Singapore has released its Spring 2015 COOLPIX cameras. The COOLPIX S2900 and L31 will be available in late January while the COOLPIX 3700 will be available in February. Prices TBA.
From Left: Nikon COOLPIX S3700, Nikon COOLPIX S2900, Nikon COOLPIX L31
The latest COOLPIX series brings a range of stylish and slim cameras to fit the lifestyle and pocket of the trendy youth.
Colours available for the three models.
“The Spring COOLPIX packs the best high-performance features in compact cameras. From built-in Wi-Fi and NFC support, to autofocusing and HD movie recording, there is definitely a COOLPIX for every user,” said Garland Mak, Deputy General Manager of International Marketing Division Imaging Group, Nikon Singapore.
- The Nikon COOLPIX L31 will be available in 3 colours (Black, Silver, Red) in Singapore (excluding decorative purple).
- The Nikon COOLPIX S2900 will be available in 4 colours (Purple, Black, Silver, Red) in Singapore (excluding decorative purple).
- The Nikon COOLPIX S3700 will be available in 5 colours (Pink, Blue, Red, Silver, Black) in Singapore (excluding decorative blue).
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Tags:cameras, compact, COOLPIX, L31, Nikon, S2900, S3700, Singapore, Spring
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
The ninth most moving image of 2014 on Getty Images – as voted by the global public – is a photo by Tom Stoddart of the Asian tsunami 10 years ago.
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the coastline around the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day 2004 was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Photo taken by Tom Stoddart.
Such was the magnitude of the disaster that both the human and environmental impacts are still being felt over a decade later.
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Tags:Getty Images, Most Moving, Most Moving 2014, photography, photos, potd, tsunami, Year in Focus
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
Samsung has launched in Singapore its GALAXY A Series of Android smartphones. The mid-range smartphones include the 4.5-inch A3 (S$448), 5-inch A5 (S$598) and the 5.5-inch A7 (S$TBA).
The A3 and A5 will be available in Singapore on 16 January while the A7 will be available this quarter.
The new GALAXY A series comes in three sizes (from left) – the 5.5-inch A7 (S$TBA), 5-inch A5 (S$598) and the 4.5-inch A3 (S$448).
The A3 and A5 were launched in Korea on 31 October, 2014 while the A7 was launched on 12 January, 2015 in Korea.
First impressions
I like the thin metallic body of the A-series.
The GALAXY A3 4G will be available from January 16 in Pearl White and Midnight Black, at $448 without contract. The Platinum Silver, Champagne Gold (24 January), and Soft Pink (February) versions will be available later.
The beauty face feature is really interesting.
This offers three ways of enhancing your selfies – skin retouch, eyes enlargement and face-slimming.
There are sliders to let you control how much of the effect to apply, and you can preview the effect as you drag the slider to the left or right.
The skin retouch effect is nothing new and is basically the run-of-the-mill skin blurring functionality which produces instantly-recognisably fake blurred skin.
So it’s good that you can use a slider to limit how much of the effect to apply to avoid appearing too amateurish.
The GALAXY A7 4G will be available this quarter in Pearl White and Midnight Black.
The eyes enlargement effect is really interesting but you have to try-and-error, as the effect can be either flattering or downright weird.
I was most impressed with the face slimming feature. I can see how it’s going to be flattering for many to see their face slimmed slightly.
All three models come with SUPER AMOLED screen for a vivid and colourful display.
The A-series GALAXY smartphones are priced more affordably than Samsung’s two flagship smartphones – the Note and S series.
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Tags:A3, A5, A7, Android, Galaxy, launch, Samsung, selfies, Singapore, smartphones, wefies
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