Archive for the ‘Operating Systems’ Category
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
The Surface Pro is now available – with 64GB ($1,198) or 128GB ($1,328) – at Challenger, Harvey Norman and Newstead stores in Singapore, as well as the PC Show 2013. Launch promotions within.
Microsoft Surface Pro tablet joins the Surface RT in Singapore.
Surface Pro offers both the capabilities of a PC and the portability of a tablet.
With Surface Pro, users can do whatever can be done on a PC, such as running desktop applications, and enjoy the protection of safety and security software.
Microsoft Surface Pro tablet with in-built kick-stand.
Like the Surface RT tablet, Surface Pro also comes with the integrated Kickstand and Touch and Type Cover keyboards.
A pen provides note-taking capabilities and precise navigation.
The Surface Pro is business-ready with a suite of enterprise-ready connectivity, security and manageability features:
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Tags:availability, Microsoft, promotions, Singapore, Surface, Surface Pro, Surface RT, tablets, Windows, Windows 8
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Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
The 10.1-inch Android tablet is water and dust resistant and is the world’s slimmest 10” tablet. Both the LTE and Wi-Fi versions will be available in Singapore on 6 June, in black or white. Prices TBA.
Update (31 May, 2013):
Here are the prices for the Xperia Tablet Z in Singapore.
| Model |
Suggested Retail Price |
| 16GB Wi-Fi |
S$688 |
| 16GB Wi-Fi |
S$788 |
| 16GB LTE |
S$988 |
Sony Xperia Tablet Z will be available in Singapore on 6 June – in black or white.
First announced in Japan in January this year and then during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in February, the Xperia Tablet Z will debut in Singapore next Thursday.
Hands-on
The Xperia Tablet Z is only 6.9mm in thickness and felt really light in my hands – it weighs only 495g.
The Tablet Z is water resistant to IP55 & IP57 standards and is immune to accidental spills and splashes – following the footsteps of its sibling, the Xperia Z Android smartphone.
We dunked it in a shallow tub of water just for the heck of it.
The tablet can actually be submerged for 30 minutes up to a depth of 10m.
The Xperia Tablet Z includes has a 10.1” HD WUXGA display, powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2.
The display looked really brilliant to me, with extremely vivid colours.
It has an 8MP rear camera featuring “Exmor R for mobile” as well as a 2MP HD front-facing camera.
I tried shooting at a couple of dimly-lit corners and the photos came out pretty good – not overly underexposed with little grain and noise.
It is the first tablet to run on Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro asynchronous quad core processor.
Sony’s S-Force Front Surround 3D, promises good audio performance alongside Sony’s Clear Audio+ mode and the use of two in-built speakers with four ‘speaker halls’ on the left and right corners delivers “amazing” sound no matter how it is held.
Xperia Tablet Z also includes Battery STAMINA mode, Sony’s battery management technology for improving standby time.
The WiFi variant also offers up to 64GB of storage with an optional mircoSD card.
For easy connectivity, the NFC-enabled Xperia Tablet Z includes Sony’s One-Touch functions that let users transfer content seamlessly from HD tablet to TV, tablet to speaker or phone to tablet just by touching them together.
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Tags:Android, Android 4, Jelly Bean, launch, Singapore, Sony, tablets, Xperia
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Monday, May 20th, 2013
The challenge is open to all mobile application developers with a record $800,000 in prize money for 10 winning entries, plus a variety of promotional benefits.
S$800,000 in prize money to be won.
The 10 winners will get the opportunity for investment review by ‘Samsung Venture Investment’, and could be used for GALAXY S4’s ‘Group Play’ service.
Developers who wish to participate should sign up directly on the App Challenge website and register their apps on Samsung Apps from 20th June to 31st August 2013.
Below is Samsung’s press release for more details.
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Tags:Apps, competition, Galaxy, mobile devices, S4, Samsung, smartphones, tablets
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Monday, May 20th, 2013
Skoolbo today announced the release of the special edition of Zalairos Adventures for the iPads for free. The collection contains all 25 audio books with more than 12 hours of enthralling content.
The 25 audio books in Skoolbo’s Zalairos Adventures Collection for iPad is now available for free.
The eBooks have been designed to foster a love of stories amongst children aged from four to eleven.
“We had so much fun creating the Zalairos and we’re absolutely delighted to share them. We believe that every child should be given opportunities to improve their reading skills,” said Shane Hill, Founder and CEO of Skoolbo.
Through extraordinary adventures, the Zalairos collection teachs children important values such as teamwork, respect and kindness, having an active mental and physical lifestyle as well as good triumphing over bad.
Young readers are able to expand their vocabulary and reading skills while enjoying stunning illustrations and lively narration.
In addition, there are quizzes at the end of each audio book to help children improve their comprehension skills.
Children also benefit by listening to expert narration and storytelling.
The twenty-five titles that make up the collection are:
Zalairos Adventures can be downloaded now from
iTunes, while versions for Samsung Apps, Windows 8 and Google Play will be released shortly.
- The Vanishing Icebergs
- The Island of Giants
- Funbo Mayhem
- Troubles in the Amazon
- The Bo Lake Mystery
- Bubblegum Moon
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Tags:Apple, Apps, edutainment, iOS, iPad, mobile devices, Skoolbo, smartphone, tablets
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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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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The pocket-sized USB device enables users to stay connected wherever they go with Ethernet, Wi-Fi and access point modes plus multi-OS support.
Available on 20 May for S$59 (revised downwards from S$69).
ASUS WL-330NUL USB router will be available from next Monday for S$59.
Designed to enable convenient and quick internet access for travelers, the USB-based ASUS WL-330NUL provides quick secure network setup and connection sharing with other users.
It works with multiple operating systems, including Windows 8, Mac OS, and iOS.
| Specifications for the ASUS WL-330NUL USB router |
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Tags:Asus, Ethernet, network, router, Singapore, USB, Wi-Fi, wireless
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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
The Nokia Lumia 925 introduces a metal design, includes PureView camera innovation, new features and new third party applications.
Nokia 925 comes in black, white and grey and sports a metal design.
The Nokia Lumia 925 includes advanced lens technology and imaging software to capture clearer, sharper pictures and video, including low light images.
| Nokia Lumia 925 |
| OS |
Windows Phone 8 |
| Screen |
4.5″ AMOLED |
| Resolution |
1280 x 768 |
| Battery |
2,000 mAh, Wireless charging |
| Processor |
1.5 GHz Dual-core Snapdragon, 1GB RAM |
| Camera |
Rear: 8.7mp PureView with OIS |
| Front: 1.2mp |
| Video |
1080p @ 30fps |
| Memory |
Int: 16 GB |
| Ext: 64 GB microSD |
| LTE, NFC |
Yes |
| Size /mm |
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 |
| Weight |
139 g |
| Price |
S$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
Lenovo today announced its new line of Windows 8 touch-optimised devices – the thin and light IdeaPad U310 Touch (fr S$1,199) and IdeaPad U410 Touch (fr S$1,299), as well as the IdeaPad Z400 Touch (fr S$1,199).
All are already available now.
From left: Lenovo IdeaPad U310, Z400, U410 Touch.
The new line of touch screen laptops are equipped with 10-point multi-touch screens that compliment a mouse and keyboard.
The new line of touch screen laptops ship with up to 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processors and the latest NVIDIA GeForce graphics with DirectX 11.
The IdeaPad U310 Touch and U410 Touch are stylish in design and are only available in Graphite Grey.
From just 18mm thick and weighing up to 1.75kg, these Ultrabooks are thin, light and extremely mobile – perfect for on-the-go computing.
| Lenovo IdeaPad |
| U310 Touch: |
from S$1,199 |
| U410 Touch: |
from S$1,299 |
| Z400 Touch: |
from S$1,199 |
Ultra-responsive, they wake up from sleep in just one second with Instant Resume, and enjoys extended battery life.
The IdeaPad Z400 Touch is ideal for multimedia entertainment.
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Tags:IdeaPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, notebooks, Singapore, Windows, Windows 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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