July 4th, 2014
EZ-Link has more than a million ez-link cards to give away and it will take place over a six-month period from July till December 2014. Eligible cardholders can get their free cards at TransitLink Ticket Offices as well as roadshows.
Find out how to get your FREE EZ-Link card below.
The ‘Journey with EZ-Link’ giveaway campaign offers free cards for holders of cards expiring in 2014 plus other value-added services for all its cardholders.
The details on how and where to get your free card is in the press release below.
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July 3rd, 2014
The new 1TB Slim HDD HD-S1A, in both black and silver colours, will be available at all Sony Stores and Sony Centre from July 2014 at an RRP of S$159.
New Sony HD-S1A 1TB portable HDD. S$159.
Sony boasts that the new HD-S1A is the world’s slimmest 1TB Portable HDD currently available in the market.
The device provides storage device on-the-go and fits in the pocket or laptop sleeve, weighing 155g and only 8.7mm thin.
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July 2nd, 2014
Photo of the Day: We chanced upon this charming town while driving en route from Munich to Salzburg. The castle sitting on top of the hill looked majestic while the houses along the river looked so colourful and quaint.
Burghausen Castle, which has a length of over 1,000 metres, is one of the longest castle complexes in the world, sitting along a narrow ridge above the town. Photo taken with a Sony A7 with Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS full-frame E-mount zoom lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
We were driving from Munich to Salzburg when we chanced upon the quaint little town right beside the fast flowing Salzach River, which marks the border between Germany and Austria in these parts.
This photo was one of the first few shots that took with the Sony A7 that I had brought along for the trip.
The compact full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera did not disappoint and impressed with fast focusing, strong low-light performance and good detail throughout the rest of the vacation.
This photo was taken using the Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS full-frame E-mount zoom lens, which was really versatile for both street photography, portraiture and landscape shots.
If you’re looking for a compact travel camera but still desire good image quality, do check out the Sony A7.
The route that we were driving was a bit off the beaten track and we hadn’t expected to come across any touristy places along the way.
So imagine our surprise when we drove into this charming little town that was obviously a tourist destination.
After driving across the bridge straddling the Salzach, we stopped by the river bank and snapped some photos of Burghausen and its castle from across the river.
We didn’t realise at that time that by crossing the bridge, we had crossed from Germany into Austria, and that we were snapping photos of the German town from the Austrian bank.
The Austrian village on the other side of the river is called Ach and is so tiny you won’t find it if you do a search for it on Google Maps, although it’s actually marked on the map.
View of Burghausen Town across the Salzach River. By driving across the bridge, one crosses from Germany into Austria. Photo taken with a Sony A7 with Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS full-frame E-mount zoom lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
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July 1st, 2014
The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) comes into force in Singapore tomorrow (Wednesday, July 2). Sharat Sinha – Vice President, Asia Pacific for Palo Alto Networks – shares his views on what this means for businesses in Singapore and how this relates to cybersecurity.
“Following the Singapore Government’s introduction of its five-year National Cybersecurity Masterplan last year, the introduction of PDPA will work to further strengthen Singapore’s position and reputation as a trusted, world-class hub for business,” says Sinha.
The PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act), which comes into force on Wednesday July 2, aims to safeguard individuals’ personal data against misuse by regulating its management by companies.
Palo Alto Network’s recent 2014 AUTR Report, highlights how threats to enterprise networks may be ‘hiding in plain sight’, gaining access to the networks via commonly used enterprise applications like Drop Box, Skype and Microsoft Exchange, to name a few.
The Act is based on the understanding that individuals have the right to be informed of the purposes for which organisations are collecting, using or disclosing their personal data, giving individuals more control over how their personal data is used.
It recognises both the rights of individuals to protect their personal data, including rights of access and correction, and the needs of organisations to collect, use or disclose personal data for legitimate and reasonable purposes.
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July 1st, 2014
From 1 to 31 July 2014, GrabTaxi and MyTeksi users stand to win 2-month Deezer Premium+ subscriptions which allow users to enjoy unlimited access to 30 million tracks online and offline, while on the road.
Ride on GrabTaxi or MyTeksi in July to win a 2-month Deezer Premium + subscription.
Global music streaming service Deezer today announced the contest with GrabTaxi, the largest Southeast Asian taxi-booking mobile app, to provide GrabTaxi users who win with access to unlimited music through its Premium+ subscriptions.
Below are more details from the press release.
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June 28th, 2014
Here are the local pricing, availability and promotions for the new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet in Singapore.
Prices start from S$1,108 with availability expected before the end of August 2014.
Update (6 August, 2014):
Microsoft has just announced that the Surface Pro 3 will be available for purchase at retail outlets and commercial resellers on 28 August in Singapore.
Customers can pre-orders for Surface Pro 3 now at the Microsoft Store online, as well as at authorized retailers Challenger, Newstead and Harvey Norman.
The Microsoft Suface Pro 3 tablet is now available for pre-order online now.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 was unveiled last month in New York City.
Here are the tech specs for the Windows tablet that promises to be a replacement for laptops and is targeted for both personal and business use.
Surface Pro Type Cover features a double-fold hinge enabling you to magnetically lock it to the display’s lower bezel.
Pricing and promotions below.
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June 27th, 2014
The new 36.3-megapixel D810 caters to both enthusiasts and professionals. It now records Full HD (1080p60) video and offers a wide ISO range from ISO 64 to ISO 12800 (expandable to ISO 32 to ISO 51200). Hits the shelves in late July.
Singapore price TBA. US price US$3299.95.
Update (15 July, 2014):
The new Nikon D810, before we got our hands on it.
The Nikon D810 was officially launched in Singapore today at the Altimate lounge club in 1-Altitude at Raffles Place.
The DSLR will be available at S$4,888 (body only) from 17 July onwards.
The new Nikon D810 will be available in Singapore in late July.
The FX-format D810 replaces the D800 and D800E and does away with the OLPF (optical low-pass filter) in its 36.3-megapixel (7360 x 4912) CMOS sensor.
The Nikon D810 is powered by EXPEED 4 engine.
It features the EXPEED 4 engine from the D4s to give a bigger ISO range, better image quality and metering and faster burst speed.
The Nikon D810 ships with an electronic first-curtain shutter option, has a redesigned mirror mechanism to reduce vibration, and includes Auto ISO in manual mode.
For video, it can relay uncompressed HDMI output to an external recorder with simultaneous video display on the camera’s rear LCD display and external LCD monitor, while recording to the internal card (compressed).
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June 26th, 2014
The new iPod touch lineup starts at S$278.
iPod touch 16GB is available starting in the US today and worldwide in the coming days, in red, pink, yellow, blue, silver and space grey through the Apple Online Store and Apple Authorised Reseller. Photo: Apple
Apple today announced its 16GB iPod touch is now available in vibrant colours and equipped with a 5 megapixel iSight camera.
| Apple iPod touch lineup (SGD prices incl. GST) |
| 16GB |
S$278 |
| 32GB |
S$348 |
| 64GB |
S$398 |
The entire iPod touch lineup features the 5 megapixel iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording, brilliant 4-inch Retina® display, Apple’s A5 chip and FaceTime camera.
iPod touch features an ultra-thin and light anodised aluminium design and is available in pink, yellow, blue, silver, space grey and (PRODUCT) RED.
iPod touch comes with iOS 7, offering more than 200 features including Camera app filters that let you easily add real-time photo effects.
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June 8th, 2014
Dear readers, I have been experiencing erratic outages with my hosting provider during these past few weeks. This moment right now is a rare window that I do have access to post something on the blog.
I have decided to stop updating the blog until July. By then, hopefully my hosting provider would have resolved once and for all the frequent database lockout and corruption problems that I’ve been encountering. Or else, I would have migrated this blog to another hosting provider.
In the meantime, I will be on overseas vacation for the next two weeks. Usually I write about my experiences and share my photos on this blog. But due to the hiatus, I will do so on another blog which I plan to set up over the next few days. Once that is done, I will post the URL to that blog in the space here (provided I still have access to update this post).
Whenever I am able to, I will post tech-related stuff to my Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/gotech4tea.
Thank you for your readership and support!
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June 5th, 2014
The 24th edition of Singapore’s longest running information technology (IT) and consumer electronics show returns for four days from June 5-8 at the Singapore Expo, Halls 5 and 6.
Here are the floor plans for PC Show 2014 at Singapore Expo Halls 5 and 6.
The second of four major IT shows in Singapore every year, the PC Show 2014 will open daily from 12pm to 9pm (admission FREE).
Customers who make purchases at The PC Show 2014 will stand the chance of driving away with a brand-new Chevrolet Cruze5 Sportback 1.4(A) Turbo in a lucky draw organised by Lines Exposition & Management Services.
For every $100 spent, customers will receive one chance to win the top prize and a host of other attractive prizes.
Organised by Lines Exposition & Management Services Pte Ltd., the PC Show 2014 encompasses four sections in 400 m2 of exhibition space: The PC Show 2014, Digital Imaging 2014, GAME 2014, and Consumer Electronics 2014.
The Show will play host to leading brands such as ASUS, Aztech, Brother, Canon, Case Logic, Creative, Dell, D-Link, Epson, Fuji Xerox, Fujifilm, HP, Lenovo, M1, Microsoft, Samsung, Seagate, SingTel, StarHub and Toshiba.
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