Archive for the ‘App’ Category
Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Following the availability of HP’s 10.1-inch ElitePad 900 Windows 8 tablet in Singapore 2 weeks ago, HP will be debuting their first Android tablet three weeks from now on 6 June.
The HP Slate7 has a stainless steel frame and is available in silver or red in Singapore.
Pre-orders for the 7-inch Jelly Bean tablet is open now at S$199 while stocks last. That’s S$50 off the regular RRP of S$249.
| HP Slate7 |
| OS |
Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Screen |
7″ HFFS Panel |
| Resolution |
1024 x 600 |
| Battery |
3,500 mAh Li-Po |
| Processor |
ARM Dual Core Cortex-A9 1.6GHz processor, 1GB DDR3 RAM |
| Camera |
Rear: 3 megapixels
|
| Front: VGA |
| Audio |
Beats Audio |
| Others |
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Memory |
Int: 8 GB |
| Ext: microSD slot |
| Size /mm |
197 x 116 x 10.7 |
| Weight |
370 g |
| Price |
S$199 (S$249) |
Embedded with Beats Audio, the 7-inch tablet is an affordable consumer device for enjoying music on the go – with headphones that possibly cost more than the tablet itself.
In fact, the HP Slate7 is cheaper than Google-backed ASUS Nexus 7 that came out last year.
While the business-ready HP ElitePad on Windows 8 is targeted towards enterprises and governments, the HP Slate7 aims to be an entry point for for consumers.
The High-aperture-ratio Field Fringe Switching (HFFS) panel of the Slate7 offers wide viewing angles even in outdoor lighting conditions.
The Slate7 comes with HP ePrint application, which enables users to easily print at home or on the go via the Internet to a web-enabled printer.
There is also a native printing capability in the tablet to print directly from most applications.
Tags:Android, Android 4, availability, consumer, ElitePad, HP, Jellly Bean, Singapore, slate, tablets, Windows, Windows 8
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Thursday, May 16th, 2013
The PhotoNote app digitses analog material into an online photo notebook – for more efficient management and more effective communications.
New freemium app from Fuji Xerox: PhotoNote – an online photo notebook.
SkyDesk PhotoNote captures and stores analog content into digital form for more efficient storage and access and enables these content to be easily shared with co-workers, partners or customers for more effective communications.
Hand-written-character recognition
PhotoNote’s digitisation uses Fuji Xerox’s proprietary character-recognition technology for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that includes recognition of hand-written characters.
The technology mimics a human’s visual information processing and this is the first time such technology is used on commercialised software.
Currently, only English and Japanese are supported.
Most of the features are free, with additional storage and Excel conversion feature available as paid options (prices within).
The app works with iOS and Android and is available in Singapore, Australia and Japan.
PhotoNote digitises physical memos or meeting notes jotted down during business discussions and stores them in the cloud – enabling easy access by the user and quick sharing of the information with others.
To digitise printed material, forms, handwritten memos and whiteboards, simply snap a photo using a smartphone or digital camera and upload the photo onto SkyDesk on the cloud.
The PhotoNote app automatically conducts image processing and OCR conversion, storing the image together with tags and additional text annotations, as well as text data from the conversion.
Easy search can be done on the database of PhotoNote records based on recorded time/date, tags, and the converted text.
Tags:Apps, Australia, cloud, Fuji Xerox, Japan, OCR, PhotoNote, photos, PIM, Singapore, SkyDesk, software
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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
The Nokia Lumia 925 introduces a metal design, includes PureView camera innovation, new features and new third party applications.
Nokia 925 comes in black, white and grey and sports a metal design.
The Nokia Lumia 925 includes advanced lens technology and imaging software to capture clearer, sharper pictures and video, including low light images.
| Nokia Lumia 925 |
| OS |
Windows Phone 8 |
| Screen |
4.5″ AMOLED |
| Resolution |
1280 x 768 |
| Battery |
2,000 mAh, Wireless charging |
| Processor |
1.5 GHz Dual-core Snapdragon, 1GB RAM |
| Camera |
Rear: 8.7mp PureView with OIS |
| Front: 1.2mp |
| Video |
1080p @ 30fps |
| Memory |
Int: 16 GB |
| Ext: 64 GB microSD |
| LTE, NFC |
Yes |
| Size /mm |
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 |
| Weight |
139 g |
| Price |
S$TBA |
The Nokia Lumia 925 also introduces the new Nokia Smart Camera mode, coming as an update to all Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones.
Nokia Smart Camera captures ten images at once and edits the pictures with options like Best Shot, Action Shot, and Motion Focus for creating the perfect high quality image.
Nokia also announced Hipstamatic’s new app, Oggl, will arrive on Nokia Lumia smartphones, allowing people to take and share pictures with like-minded creatives and photography enthusiasts from around the world.
In addition to sharing photos on Oggl, users can simultaneously share photos on social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, Flickr and Instagram.
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Tags:925, launch, London, Lumia, Lumia 925, Nokia, smartphones, Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8
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Monday, May 13th, 2013
LG Cloud enables users to stream content directly to LG CINEMA 3D Smart TVs, and provides a convenient location to store entertainment content that automatically synchronizes between PCs, smartphones and TVs.
LG Cloud service is now available in Singapore.
LG’s Cloud service allows members to easily store content in their own personal LG Cloud account.
Signing in to an account on an LG CINEMA 3D Smart TV is quick and easy thanks to the automatic Single Sign On (SSO) protocol, which is able to recognize both the user’s LG Smart TV ID and LG Cloud ID.
Automated Updating Made Simple
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Tags:Apps, availability, cloud, LG, Singapore, Smart TV, TV
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Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Easy-to-use Avatarbook puts kids right in the middle of their favourite stories and songs. The app is free.
Avatarbook lets the child watch herself/himself play a role in her/his favourite animated story.
Children can enjoy seeing themselves onscreen as the main characters in animated versions of classics such as Aladdin, Pinocchio and Alice in Wonderland.
Avatarbook is now available from the LG Smart World, and will be periodically updated with new content.
Aside from creating smiles and laughter, Avatarbook is a great way for young learners to engage more directly with age-appropriate literature and music.
Becoming part of an exciting tale or happy tune on Avatarbook is an easy process that most children will be able to perform by themselves.
First, they choose from a selection of ten fun songs or five classic children’s stories.
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Tags:Apps, kids, LG, Singapore, Smart TV, TV
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Creative Suite – Adobe’s flagship software package comprising “perpetual” boxed versions of design and production software such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver and InDesign – has been discontinued.
Subscription-based Creative Cloud is now the new flagship at Adobe.
Adobe CC (Creative Cloud) is the new acronym, while Adobe CS (Creative Suite) reaches the end of the line. Click to check subscription price plans.
Adobe made the announcement during its annual Adobe Max Conference in Los Angeles today.
You can still buy the current Adobe CS6 from Adobe, but the software will not get any future feature updates.
You will still get security patches and bug fixes, and Adobe has committed that CS6 will be compatible with the next major version of Windows and OS X.
Existing CS owners (especially CS6) will get aggressive discounts to entice them to move to CC.
Adobe had packaged its stable of creative and design software – together with software it had gained through its acquisition of Macromedia – as Adobe Creative Suite (CS) back in 2003.
Adobe CS is termed “perpetual” since you pay once and own it forever.
You can use it for as long as you like – barring compatibility issues, security patches and termination of bug fixes over time.
Pay S$26 per month for a single app or S$66 per month for the entire suite.
A decade on, the component software will no longer be available as part of the Creative Suite packaging.
Why Adobe recommends CC for you.
Customers will have to rent them by subscribing to Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) instead.
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Tags:Adobe, Creative Cloud, Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Los Angeles, MAX, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Singapore
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Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Designed collaboratively by LG and Google, Nexus 4 – with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean – is now available in Singapore at S$668 (16GB).
Nexus 4 from Google and LG is now available in Singapore for S$668.
Nexus 4 is the newest smartphone in the Nexus line-up from Google.
| Nexus 4 |
| OS |
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Screen |
4.7″ IPS |
| Resolution |
1280 x 768, 320ppi |
| Battery |
2,300 mAh |
| Processor |
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, 1.5 GHz Quad Core |
| Camera |
Rear: 8mp |
| Front: 1.3mp |
| Video |
HD |
| Memory |
Int: 16 GB |
| RAM: 2 GB |
| Size /mm |
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 |
| Weight |
139 g |
| Price |
S$668 |
The phone comes with a Qualcomm Quad Core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2GB of RAM and the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Nexus 4 has a 4.7-inch 1280 x 768 True HD IPS Plus 320 ppi resolution touch screen made with scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 2.
Running on Jelly Bean, Nexus 4 ships with the latest Google apps.
These include Google Now – your personal information manager; Google Maps – for turn-by-turn GPS navigation with live traffic info; as well as 3D Maps, Street View and Indoor Maps.
Nexus 4 has an 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.3-megapixel HD front camera.
It has an embedded 2,100mAh Li-polymer battery.
Nexus 4 comes with the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Tags:availability, Google, Jelly Bean, launch, LG, Nexus, Nexus 4, Singapore, smartphones
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Google Now has been launched on iPhone and iPad. The new feature is available as part of the updated free Google Search app for iOS devices. It is currently already available for free on Android devices with Jelly Bean 4.1 or higher.
Google Now is now available on iPhone and iPad as part of the free Google Search app.
Google Now aims to provide the user with “the right information at just the right time”.
Where to get Google Now
For iPhones and iPads, get Google Search app from the App Store and sign into your Google account.
For Android devices, start using Google Now by swiping up from the home screen or by tapping the Google Search bar.
Helpful cards with information you need are displayed throughout the day, even before you ask for it.
For instance, you could get traffic conditions and alternative routes before leaving for work.
Or get live sports scores for your favourite teams.
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Tags:Android, Apps, Google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, now, PIM, Search, smartphones, tablets
Posted in Announce, App, Apple, Availability, Gadgets, Google, iPad, iPhone, Phones, Tablets, Utility | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Samsung unveiled its 2013 Smart TV and digital AV lineup (with prices) in Singapore today, at its roadshow in Vivocity.
A peek into the future. Samsung also showed off the massive 85-inch S9 UHD TV during the launch. The Ultra High Definition Smart TV is pivoted in a floor-mounted frame that also houses the audio speakers and camera that enables Xbox Kinetic-like remote gesture control of the TV.
Samsung’s 2013 Smart TVs feature a revamped Smart Hub that comprises three panels: Apps; Photos, Videos & Music; Social.
Samsung 2013 Smart TVs
For the more high-end F7500, F8000 and F8500, Advanced Smart Interaction allows viewers to use everyday language and casual gestures to find content or command and control the TV.
SmartView allows users to move their content seamlessly between devices in real-time while AllShare connects the TV to compatible mobile devices wirelessly and creates a smart centre for media and whole-home automation.
The display on compatible Samsung GALAXY tablets and phones can also be mirrored onto the TVs for lean-back viewing comfort.
“By partnering various content producers including MediaCorp, SingTel and StarHub, we offer additional content choices for consumers in Singapore,” said Irene Ng, Vice President of Marketing, Samsung Asia.
Existing owners of Samsung’s 2012 flagship Premium TVs (from ES7500 upwards) are not left out.
Slotting in an Evolution Kit offers both software and hardware updates that include access to the 2013 Smart Hub and other Smart features, and upgrades the TV’s dual-core processor to quad-core, resulting in faster internal processing speeds.
The pricing and availability of Samsung 2013 Smart TVs can be found here.
Tags:audio, AV, Galaxy, launch, Samsung, Singapore, Smart TV, TV, Vivocity
Posted in 3D, App, Appliances, Audio, Events, Gadgets, Launch, Lifestyle, Samsung, Software, speakers, TV | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Here are the prices and availability of Samsung’s 2013 lineup of Smart TVs in Singapore.
Samsung Series 8 F8500 LED TV
All prices are in Singapore dollars and already include 7% GST (Goods & Services Tax).
| Series |
Inch Size |
RRP |
Availability |
| F4000 |
28 |
SS$419 |
Now |
| 32 |
SS$549 |
Now |
| F4500 |
32 |
S$599 |
Now |
| (more…) |
Tags:audio, Galaxy, launch, Samsung, Singapore, Smart TV, TV, Vivocity
Posted in 3D, App, Events, Gadgets, Launch, Lifestyle, Prices, Samsung, Specifications, TV | 2 Comments »
