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Friday, January 3rd, 2014
The Lumia 1320 (S$459) is Nokia’s more affordably-priced 6-inch phablet and will be available in Singapore from tomorrow at Nokia Stores, Nokia Solution Partners and all three local telcos.

The Nokia Lumia 1320 will be available in four colours – orange, yellow, white, and black.
The Lumia 1320 packs many of Nokia’s Lumia features into its 6-inch phablet form factor but at a lower price point.
These include imaging features such as Nokia Camera and Nokia Storyteller, global mapping and location services from HERE, and unlimited streaming of ad-free music with Nokia Mix Radio.
A tale of two Nokia Lumia phablets
Both the Nokia Lumia 1520 and Nokia Lumia 1320 ships with Microsoft Office include so users can view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the move, with up to 7GB of free and secure cloud storage via SkyDrive.
As with the flagship Lumia 1520 (S$999) and affordable Lumia 525 (S$249) which began selling in Singapore on 14 December 2013, all three devices come with the Windows Phone 8 Nokia Lumia Black update.
Tech specs for all three Lumia smartphones can be found here, for comparison between the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320.
Both phablets have the same 3400mAh integrated battery. This provides up to 21 hours of 3G talk time and almost 100 hours of music playback for the Lumia 1320.
The Lumia 1520 has a 1080p full HD display for its 6-inch screen, and a 20-megapixel PureView camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS). It also records full HD video.
The more affordable Lumia 1320 has a 720p display on its 6-inch screen.
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Tags:availability, launch, Lumia 1320, Lumia 1520, Lumia 525, Microsoft, Nokia, phablets, prices, Singapore, smartphones, Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8
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Friday, January 3rd, 2014
Three months after the GALAXY Note 3 phablet was launched in Singapore, Samsung will be selling the Blush Pink version of the GALAXY Note 3 With LTE tomorrow (4 January) at a lowered price of S$998.
Update (22 February, 2014):
The Samsung GALAXY Note 3 with LTE is now available in Rose Gold Black in Singapore at S$998 without line contract.

The Samsung GALAXY Note 3 phablet is available at S$998 at major consumer electronics stores, telecommunications operators and Samsung Experience Stores.

Samsung GALAXY Note 3 With LTE (Blush Pink) arrives in Singapore on Saturday, 4 Jaunary 2014 at S$998.
Samsung first launched the GALAXY Note 3 back in end September at S$1,048 without contract.
The phablet comes with a 5.7-inch Full HD SUPER AMOLED screen with a soft and stitched and textured back cover.

The GALAXY Note 3 comes with a textured back that resembles leather the appearance and touch-and-feel of leather.
The GALAXY Note 3 With LTE comes with enhanced privacy and security protection provided by Samsung KNOX to run and store security-sensitive applications and data.
With the Multi Window, users can toggle seamlessly between applications without first closing the window of the current app or opening a new page for the other app – allowing for enhanced productivity and collaboration across programs.
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Tags:Galaxy, Gear, launch, LTE, Note, phablets, Samsung, Singapore, smartphones, tablets
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Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
If quitting smoking is one of your new year resolutions, try out this free app to help you kick the habit.
Quit Pro offers easy navigation and user experience to enable the user who is ready to quit smoking to easily find out when and what situations caused the need to smoke, along with the emotions that triggered the puff.
With its first launch in iOS a year ago, Quit Pro has already helped more than 130,000 smokers to quit smoking.
The app also has a social feature which allows sharing of one’s progress with their loved ones via Facebook, Twitter, email or even SMS.
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Tags:Android, Apps, free, iOS, mobile
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Thursday, December 12th, 2013
Music lovers can now stream millions of songs on your mobile devices for FREE. Spotify has also launched in 20 new markets today, making the service available in 55 markets.

“Today we’re giving people the best free music experience in the history of the smartphone and the tablet,” said Daniel Ek, Spotify CEO & Founder in New York City. “Whether you’re going to the gym, or having a party with friends. Just sit back and let Spotify serve you great music for every moment of your life.”
Listen to all your playlists, discover new music, or simply sit back and dig into your favourite artist’s entire back catalogue.
Spotify’s new free smartphone experience lets you shuffle play:
- Your music: Listen to all the playlists you’ve created and playlists from the people you follow. Spotify lets you discover new music, save, shuffle and share.
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Tags:free, launch, Led Zeppelin, mobile, music, Singapore, smartphones, Spotify, streaming, tablets
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Tuesday, December 10th, 2013
If you use a Nokia Lumia phone and love taking Selfies, Nokia has recommended these four FREE apps for you: Instagram Beta, SophieLens HD, Nokia Glam Me, Phototastic.

Four Nokia Lumia apps for those who love to take selfies.
Check these out by following the links on your phone.

Instagram is now available for Windows Phone! Instagram is the perfect place to post all of your selfies!
Tags:applications, Apps, Instagram, Lumia, Nokia, phototastic, selfie, smartphones, Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8
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Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
The VAIO Fit E notebook has a newly upgraded Intel Core™ i5-4200U 1.6GHz processor, while the VAIO Tap 11 is touted as the world’s thinnest Windows Tablet PC.
Both are already available in Singapore. Prices below.

The Sony VAIO Fit E (left) and VAIO Tap 11 (right) are now available in Singapore
The VAIO Fit E is available in black, white and pink and now has a more powerful Intel Core i5-4200U 1.60 GHz processor with turbo boost to 2.60 GHz.
| Prices |
| VAIO Fit E |
S$1,499 |
| VAIO Tap 11 |
| i7-4610Y processor |
S$2,299 |
| i5-4210Y processor |
S$1,999 |
As part of the Sony Days 2013 promotion, consumers who purchase the VAIO Fit E before and on 1 January 2014 will receive a Walkman NWZ-W274S for free.
The VAIO Tap 11 was first announced earlier this year at IFA, Europe’s biggest tech show.
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Tags:availability, Fit, notebooks, prices, Singapore, Sony, Tap, Vaio, Windows, Windows 8
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Wednesday, November 27th, 2013
Nokia’s entry to the phablet bandwagon arrives in Singapore in the form of the 6-inch Lumia 1520 (S$999) and Lumia 1320 (price TBA). It also launched the more accessibly-priced 4-inch Lumia 525 (S$249).

Nokia Lumia 1320, Lumia 1520 and Lumia 525 – all running on Windows Phone 8 Nokia Lumia Black Update.
Both the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 525 will be available on 14 December while the Lumia 1320 will only be able in January 2014.
Pre-orders
Nokia is already accepting pre-orders in Singapore for the Lumia 1520 at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solutions Partners.
All three local operators will be retailing the device bundled with data plans.
All three devices come with the Windows Phone 8 Nokia Lumia Black update.
The two large 6-inch phablets feature the latest software advancements for Windows Phone, and is suitable for both personal entertainment and productivity.
The increased screen real estate has enabled a new third column of tiles on the home screen so that users can directly access and see more updates from the live tiles of apps on the home screen.

The Lumia 1520 will be available in four colours – yellow, white, black and glossy red.
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Tags:camera, launch, Lumia, Lumia 1320, Lumia 1520, Lumia 525, Microsoft, Nokia, Singapore, smartphones, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8
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Monday, November 11th, 2013
LG’s newest smartphone features a larger IPS display with longer lasting battery power. Running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, the LG G Pro Lite is available now from StarHub (S$498).

LG G Pro Lite jumps on the phablet bandwagon with its 5.5-inch display.
Fashioned after the LG G Pro, the G Pro Lite has a large 5.5-inch IPS display, a 3,140mAh battery, embedded Stylus Pen, stereo speakers and Dual SIM with a dedicated Hot Key.
LG G Pro Lite comes with the same UX as its premium G Series.
Tags:Android, Android 4, availability, launch, LG, Singapore, smartphones
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Monday, November 11th, 2013
Developed by Tagit, the service reduces reliance on cash, enabling transfers to friends and family on the go.

Maybank and Tagit launches Maybank Mobile Money in Singapore today.
Maybank Singapore today announced the launch of Maybank Mobile Money, the first person-to-person (P2P) mobile payment service in Singapore that allows a person to send money to anyone using a mobile number.
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Tags:Android, Apps, banking, iOS, launch, Maybank, payment, Singapore, smartphones, Tagit
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Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
Deepavali, or Diwali, is the Hindu festival of lights and is a public holiday in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

This is the signboard at the entrance of my residential estate – wishing Hindu residents a Happy Deepavali. Taken with an HTC One max smartphone – which debuted in Singapore today. The two flare spots at the bottom are due to two spotlights shining on it.
The word “Diwali” is the shortened form of “Deepavali” which literally means “row of lamps”.
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Tags:Deepavali, Diwali, festival, Hindu, holiday, HTC, Singapore
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