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Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
More than 4,000 fans from around Asia showed up at Shaw House in Orchard Road to catch Hugh Jackman, Fan Bingbing and Peter Dinklage walk down the blue carpet for the South East Asian Premiere of the latest installment of the X-Men movie franchise.
Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) takes a selfie with a throng of fans behind him. Photo credit: Twentieth Century Fox.
The show was an engrossing watch from start to finish, and was candy galore for X-Men fans to oggle at the huge range of mutants past and present, although, some only appeared for a short glimpse.
Fan Bingbing (Blink) taking a selfie with her fans. Photo credit: Twentieth Century Fox.
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Tags:entertainment, Fan Bingbing, Hugh Jackman, Lido, movies, Peter Dinklage, Premiere, reviews, Shaw House, Singapore, TCL, X-Men
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2014
The large Android Xperia T2 Ultra (S$598) and Xperia T2 Ultra dual (S$548) phablets sport large 6-inch HD （720×1280) displays and is now available in Singapore from Sony Stores and Sony Centres.
Prices are without contracts.
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra and Xperia T2 Ultra dual
Both phablets ship with Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and runs on a Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of on board storage, with a Micro SD slot expandable up to 32GB.
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Tags:Android, Android 4, Android 4.3, Jelly Bean, launch, phablets, Singapore, smartphones, Sony, T2, tablets, ULTRA, Xperia
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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Huawei has unveiled a slew of mobile devices, launching premium handset range Honor 3X, world’s slimmest 7-inch tablet MediaPad X1, Mobile WiFi Miao Wang and home entertainment device MediaQ.
Prices and availability below.
The home entertainment device MediaQ is one of four devices Huawei launched in Singapore.
All the new devices are available in Singapore now, except for the 4G version of the MediaPad X1, which will be available in June 2014.
| Huawei |
Price |
Device |
| Honor 3X |
S$468 |
Smartphone |
| MediaPad X1 |
S$498 (3G) |
Tablet |
| S$598 (4G) |
| Miao Wang (E5730) |
S$168 |
Mobile WiFi |
| MediaQ |
S$178 |
Media Player |
For more details, the press release is appended below.
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Tags:Honor, Huawei, launch, media players, MediaPad, MediaQ, Miao Wang, mobile, Singapore, smartphones, tablets, Wi-Fi
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
The new Samsung Galaxy K zoom packs in the image quality of compact cameras with the smartphone features of the Galaxy line of Android smartphones. Price & availability TBA.
The Samsung Galaxy K zoom will be available in three colours: Charcoal Black, Shimmery White and Electric Blue.
Samsung Electronics has announced its new “camera-specialised smartphone” – the Samsung Galaxy K zoom.
Side view showing the lens retracted and deployed.
The Galaxy K zoom is a smartphone that blends advanced digital camera technology with Samsung’s Galaxy mobile phone experience.
As a camera-specialised smartphone, the Galaxy K zoom offers an advanced technical camera system designed to offer the control and functionality of a dedicated camera, ensuring that the important moments are captured with good clarity.
The Galaxy K zoom is equipped with new retracting lens technology that provides 10x optical zoom in a slim and chic body.
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Tags:cameras, Galaxy, K zoom, Samsung, smartphones
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Monday, April 28th, 2014
The Logitech Wireless Mouse M235 (S$29) comes in four colours: Green Envy, Bubble Bath, Blue Bliss and Daring Diva; and is available in Singapore in May 2014.
Logitech Wireless Mouse M235 – a mix of precision and comfort, with bold color blends.
Equipped with Logitech’s Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, the mouse promises a powerful, reliable connection with virtually no delays or dropouts.
System Requirements
- Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Linux kernel 2.6+
- Powered USB Port
The M235 measures 95 x 55 x 38.7 mm and weighs 84g including the battery and receiver (57.5g without battery and receiver).
It comes with a 3-year hardware warranty.
The new eye-catching contemporary colors. in this bright, vibrant collection puts a wide range of fashionable looks in the palm of your hand.
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Tags:accessories, Logitech, M235, Mouse
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Friday, April 25th, 2014
Created in collaboration with Audi Design, the Leica T will be launched with two lenses available: Leica Vario-Elmar-T 18–56 mm f/3.5–5.6 ASPH and Leica Summicron-T 23mm f/2 ASPH.
SRP:
- Body + 18-56mm lens: S$4,950
- Body + 23mm lens: S$5,250
Update (29 April, 2014):
The Leica T was officially launched in Singapore today. The camera will be available in Singapore from 26 May 2014 at Leica Stores located at Raffles Hotel Arcade, Mandarin Gallery and ION Orchard.
The Leica T will be available in either a natural aluminum finish, or anodized black.
Two additional lenses are also scheduled to appear in time for presentation at Photokina 2014 on 21 September.
- Super-Vario-Elmar-T 11–23 mm f/3.5–4.5 ASPH wide-angle zoom
- Vario-Elmar-T 55–135 mm f/3.5–4.5 ASPH. telephoto zoom
The mirrorless interchangeable lens Leica T camera features a 16-megapixel APS-C-format, CMOS sensor.
Opportunity to hands-on the Leica T.
On Wednesday 30 April 2014, from 10am – 4pm, lovers of pure photography and budding enthusiasts alike can hand-on the Leica T at an open house at the National Design Centre.
It is the first system camera from Leica to feature an integrated Wi-Fi module.
Pictures and videos can be wirelessly transmitted straight from the camera to a smartphone, tablet or computer, and can then be shared by email, or on Facebook or other social media.
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Tags:availability, cameras, launch, Leica, MIL, Singapore
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Thursday, April 24th, 2014
The S$659 bundle will include the PlayStation 4 (PS4) computer entertainment system, PS4 software title “FIFA 14”, One-Month PlayStation Plus membership and PlayStation 4 One-Year Extended Warranty Service.
Feel the tension as chances are created, and experience the thrill of hitting the back of the net.
With features that inspire fans to dictate the tempo of a match and build play through the midfield, “FIFA 14” plays the way great matches are contested.
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Tags:bundle, FIFA 14, games, PlayStation, PS4, Singapore, Sony
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
Office 365 Personal – annual subscription S$89 – allows individuals to install Office on one PC or one Mac, as well as one tablet device to be connected to the service.
Office 365 Home Premium – at S$138 per year – allows installation on up to five PC/Mac computers and five tablets (including iPad).
Introductory local promotions (until 30 June, 2014):
- Free limited edition Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 with every purchase of Office 365 Personal.
- Save $20 when you purchase Office 365 Personal with a new PC, Windows 8 Tablet of Mac.
- Save $30 when you purchase Office 365 Home with a new PC, Windows 8 tablet, or Mac.
Microsoft Office 365 Personal is now available from Singapore at an annual subscription of S$89 per year.
Office 365 Personal is suitable for individuals or small households who share a single computer to use Office.
Customers can buy Office 365 Personal and Office 365 Home at authorised retailers in Singapore (eg. Best Denki, Courts, Challenger, Harvey Norman, Newstead).
You can also buy at the online Microsoft Store from today, although the price on the online store is listed as S$98 (with one month free Spotify subscription).
For people or households who use Office on more than one device, it is more worthwhile to purchase Office 365 Home (previously called Office 365 Home Premium) instead.
Office 365 Personal and Home includes the complete set of Office applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access.
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Tags:Excel, iPad, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, PDF, Powerpoint, prices, promotions, Singapore, Skype, software, Spotify, Word
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
The new Logitech Bluetooth Audio Adapter transforms your speakers into a wireless sound system for your smartphone or tablet. Price: S$49.
Multipoint Bluetooth in the new Logitech Bluetooth Audio Adapter offers versatile connectivity.
Multipoint Bluetooth connectivity connects two devices simultaneously and streams audio from either one with the push of a button, making it easy to enjoy your favorite playlist on your smartphone or a movie on your tablet.
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Tags:adapters, audio, AV, Bluetooth, Logitech, speakers, wireless
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
Seagate has launched in Singapore the Backup Plus Slim (500GB, 1TB, 2TB) and Backup Plus Fast (4TB). Available now at Challenger stores. Both are USB-powered and do not require its own power supply.
Seagate Backup Plus Fast (left) comes in black with 4TB while the Backup Plus Slim (right) ships in red, blue, black and silver with 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities.
Both enable backup from mobile devices via the local Wi-Fi network or via the Internet.
| Seagate Backup Plus portable 2.5-inch HDD |
| Slim 500GB |
S$89 |
| Slim 1TB |
S$119 |
| Slim 2TB |
S$239 |
| Fast 4TB |
S$449 |
| Seagate Backup Plus desktop 3.5-inch HDD |
| 2TB |
S$169 |
| 3TB |
S$229 |
| 4TB |
S$289 |
The Seagate Dashboard software enables the drives to easily backup photos and videos from Facebook and Flickr albums, and facilitate uploading to cloud services such as Dropbox or Google Drive.
The Backup Plus Slim is suitable as a mobile storage solution for the consolidating photos, videos and other files that are spread across multiple devices, social networks and personal computers.
It comes with USB 3.0 interface and Seagate boasts that the 2TB version is the world’s highest capacity drive fitting into a 12.1mm form factor.
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Tags:Backup Plus, Fast, hard disk, HDD, mobile, portable, Seagate, Singapore, Slim, storage, USB
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