The Inspiron 14 7000 Series is a high-performance 14-inch laptop designed for today’s youth. It is available in Singapore now starting at S$1,699.
The new Dell Inspiron 14 7000 Series is available now in Singapore, and is available at Comex 2014.
Dell has expanded its Inspiron line with the Dell Inspiron 14 7000 Series, a high-performance 14-inch laptop specially designed and developed for youths, a growing consumer segment.
Available at Comex 2014
The Inspiron 14 7000 is available at the COMEX 2014 show, at Booth #8111, Hall 4, Level 4 Suntec Singapore.
Featuring the latest Intel® performance processor, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX-class graphics, and a sleek design, the Inspiron 14 addresses the rising demands of today’s generation of youths, whether it is for school, work, gaming or multimedia entertainment.
The Inspiron 14 7000 offers powerful productivity, powerful gaming experience and enhanced support and accessories.
Read the details in the extracts of the press release at the end of this article.
The highly-affordable 5-inch Android 4.4 smartphone will be priced at S$249 (1GB RAM, 8GB memory), S$269 (2GB RAM, 8GB memory) and S$299 (2GB RAM, 16GB memory).
The ZenFone 5 LTE will be available in Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red and Champagne Gold colours (Champagne Gold will be available for only 16GB model). The purple colour shown above is not available in Singapore.
ASUS officially launched its ZenFone 5 LTE in Singapore today at Suntec Convention Centre.
The ZenFone 5 LTE will be available at all ASUS brand stores, Best Denki, Challenger and Newstead stores on 30 August.
It will also be available at the ASUS Official Online Store and Lazada.
All three major mobile operators – M1, SingTel and StarHub – will offer the ZenFone 5 LTE with their respective LTE data plans.
What catches the attention is the affordable price tag. ASUS boasts that the sub-S$300 phone gives consumers the best value-for-money market.
And I can believe that.
Shipping with the latest Android 4.4 KitKat, the phone is smooth and responsive, and more than enough for what most people use their smartphones for – making calls, sending messages, taking photos, checking social media status, and surfing the Web.
The Lenovo Horizon2 will be available for pre-orders from S$2,399 at COMEX 2014. First 10 customers will receive a free Yoga Tablet 10 HD+.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 tablet is available now through commercial orders with prices starting from S$1,249.
Lenovo Horizon 2 (left ) and ThinkPad 10 (right).
The Lenovo Horizon 2 is a two-in-one Windows 8 PC providing multi-touch use at any angle, while the ThinkPad 10 is a tablet optimised for business professionals seeking both flexibility and mobility.
Horizon 2 Table PC
The 27-inch Horizon 2 is now much thinner and lighter than its predecessor – the IdeaCentre Horizon.
Available at Comex 2014
The Lenovo Horizon 2 will be available for pre-orders from $2,399 at COMEX 2014. First 10 customers will receive a free Yoga Tablet 10 HD+.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 tablet is also available with prices starting from $1,249.
The Horizon 2 measures only 19.5mm and weighs only 7.6kg – making it easier to transport around the home or office.
The “Table computer” ships with improved performance and smarter features like near field communications (NFC) that interacts with users’ other devices.
Users can simply shake their Android device while using the new Horizon mobile app, allowing content to “fall” onto the Horizon 2’s screen.
Placing the mobile device directly on its screen lets users “pull” out content onto the PC’s display, signaling the Aura dial to appear.
The Lumia 530 is now available in Singapore at an RRP of S$159 at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners. M1 will also be retailing the device bundled with data plans.
Windows Lumia 530 – available at S$159 in Singapore from 23 August 2014.
This is the most affordable Lumia to date, with a price below S$200.
The Lumia 530 is powered by a 1.2GHx quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor and has a 4-inch FWVGA LCD display.
The RT-AC87U is the world’s first 4×4 802.11ac Wi-Fi router with multi-user MIMO and universal beamforming boasting 2334Mbit/s combined speeds and larger coverage.
Available in Singapore at COMEX 2014 from 28-31 August 2014. RRP: S$399.
The AC2400-class RT-AC87U has fast 1734Mbit/s 802.11ac speeds on the 5GHz frequency band — faster than wired Gigabit Ethernet — and uses Broadcom® TurboQAM™ to boost 802.11n 2.4GHz performance from 450Mbit/s to 600Mbit/s with compatible devices such as ASUS PCE-AC68. This gives RT-AC87U a combined maximum concurrent data rate of up to 2334Mbit/s. Photo credit: ASUS Singapore
ASUS claims that the RT-AC87U is the world’s first AC2400-class dual-band 802.11ac wireless router with a four-transmit, four-receive (4×4) antenna configuration, employing multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) technology.
Parallels boasts that Desktop 10 will be able to launch Office applications up to 50 percent faster and deliver up to 30 percent better battery life.
Upgrade available now (S$58), Full version available from 26 August (S$98).
Starting from today (20 August), current users can upgrade to Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac online.
Parallels today launched Parallels Desktop® 10 for Mac and Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac (Enterprise Edition) – software that enables Windows applications to be run on Macs.
Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac and Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac Enterprise Edition has experimental support for many of the features of OS X Yosemite Developer Preview, bringing them to Windows and Windows applications.
Parallels does not provide technical support for it at this time.
Parallels plans to fully support OS X Yosemite in Parallels Desktop 10 when Yosemite becomes commercially available.
New built-in intelligence and support for Apple’s latest operating systems – including OS X Yosemite – greatly improves ease-of-use for both business users and consumers, allowing them to forget about the operating system and focus on the task at hand.
Parallels Desktop 10 will bring many of the announced features of Mac OS X Yosemite to Windows and Windows applications, supporting iCloud Drive, iMessages and SMS text sharing from Windows, and control of virtual machines from Spotlight preview and Finder QuickLook.
Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 on Mavericks.
New ease-of-use improvements include Wizards that guide users through optimizing their experience, improved performance and battery life, and improved usability between operating systems so that people can complete tasks more quickly. (more…)
The SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 Flash Drive is currently available in Singapore and on www.sandisk.com in 16GB (S$13.90), 32GB (S$25.90) and 64GB (S$52.90) capacities.
“As a leader in the flash storage space, our goal has always been to deliver the best, most reliable products,” said Mark Eng, Country Manager, SanDisk Singapore and Malaysia.
SanDisk today announced the release of the high-speed SanDisk Ultra Fit™ USB 3.0 Flash Drive that delivers exceptional performance in a tiny form factor, while providing expanded storage for PCs and other devices.
“While there are other USB 3.0 products on the market, SanDisk’s Ultra Fit USB 3.0 Flash Drive offers consumers superior performance and impressive capacity in an extremely compact design,” said Eng.
Media enthusiasts can now transfer a full-length movie in 40 seconds, enjoy transfer speeds up to ten times faster than standard USB 2.0 drives and be confident the streamlined USB will offer reliable storage in minimal space.
The SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 Flash Drive builds upon the success of the popular Cruzer Fit™ USB flash drive.
The “plug and stay” device is a low-profile, compact 2.0 USB solution to expand a device’s storage capacity.
The Alpha 5100 has a 24.3-megapixel APS-C Exmor CMOS sensor and the same Fast Hybrid AF system as the Alpha 6000, as well as the same BIONZ X image processor used in the Alpha 7 series of full-frame cameras.
Update (19 August, 2014):
The Singapore prices for the Alpha 5100 are up on the pre-order website.
The price for the camera body and SELP1650 lens is S$999, with S$229 worth of pre-order free gifts.
Purchase with purchase:
SEL50f18 lens: S$319
SEL55210 lens: S$300
The Sony Alpha 5100 ships with NFC and is designed to make selfies easier.
Sony has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s smallest interchangeable lens camera.
“日本相机制造商 Sony 刚公布了新的 Alpha 5100 相机。八月廿日至九月二日可上网预订。九月四日起在新加坡面市。” – 科技点心（微薄）
The new camera will be available for pre-order from 20 August to 2 September 2014 online.
It will be available in Singapore from 4 September 2014 onwards.
Singapore prices have yet to be released but its US price is US$550 for camera body only and US$700 for body plus 16-50 motorised zoom lens (SELP1650).
The TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio GPS Sport Watch comes with built-in Heart Rate Monitor. The watch works for running/treadmill, cycling and swimming activities.
The TomTom Cardio GPS Sport Watch comes in Runner or Multi-Sport versions.
The built-in Heart Rate Monitor is in the base of the watch, and measures your heart rate the moment you put on the watch.
Purchase any TomTom GPS Watch from the TomTom Booth on the Harvey Stand and receive a Bonus Travel Case valued at S$34.95.
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This means you do not need to wear a separate chest strap or place a finger on a separate heart rate monitor (say on a smartphone) every time you want to take a reading.
You can vary the heart rate zones and vary the intensity of training depending on the goals you want to reach.
The embedded GPS receiver provides real-time exercise information at a glance, tracking your distance, time, pace, speed and calories burnt as you run, cycle or swim.
After the activity, users can view their routes and other key stats on TomTom MySports and other popular sites, such as, RunKeeper, MapMyFitness, TrainingPeaks and Strava so that they can monitor their progress over an extended period of time.
The new Jabra Step Wireless earbuds is priced at an affordable entry-level S$108 and is available now in subtle black at Apple premium resellers, Challenger stores, Harvey Norman, POPULAR bookstores and other authorised Jabra resellers.
The Jabra Step Wireless entry-level earbuds is available in Singapore now at S$108.
Tired of tangled wires and cords from your headphones and earbuds?
The Jabra Step Wireless sets you free from entangled cables.
The new Jabra Step Wireless frees you from tripping over wires and allows you to connect to music playing devices up to 10m away.
Weighing in at a mere 16.5g and fitted with 10mm dynamic speakers, the Jabra Step Wireless is IP52-certified rain- and dust-resistant.
The soft, flexible over-the-ear gelhooks are angled to fit naturally into the ears, with the earbuds locking in immersive, stereo sound.
There is a choice of three sizes of eargels.
The Jabra Step Wireless promises a battery life of up to 4 straight hours of music/talk time on a single charge and 6 days standby time.
