May 23rd, 2014
Dell’s 2014 latest range of Inspiron 3000 & 5000 laptops and all-in-one desktops are targeted towards students and families. Starting prices range from S$699 to S$1,199.
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 starts from S$749.
The Inspiron 3000 series consists of the Inspiron 14 3000 and Inspiron 15 3000 laptops as well as the Inspiron 20 3000 AIO desktop.
The Inspiron 5000 series comprises the Inspiron 14 5000 and Inspiron 15 5000 laptops as well as the Inspiron 23 3000 AIO desktop.
Dell Inspiron 14 5000 starts from S$1,199.
While the Inspiron 3000 series laptops offer HD touch displays in sleek, compact forms at attractive price points, the Inspiron 5000 series laptops are pricier and ship with brilliant touch displays, backlit keyboards, and thinner, lighter builds.
Below are the starting prices for the new Dell Inspiron systems which are now available in Singapore.
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May 22nd, 2014
Lenovo today announced the availability of a new range of devices including the MIIX 2; FLEX 2; YOGA Tablet 10 HD+; new Y, G and Z Series clamshell laptops; and new A-series Android tablets.
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10 HD+ comes in Silver and Champagne Gold (shown here) comes with 10.1-inch Full HD 1920×1200 display. S$599 from mid-June 2014.
Key highlights of Lenovo’s latest range include the following.
- MIIX 2 – its unique detachable design gives users the freedom to choose between the tablet mode and a full Windows 8.1 laptop experience.
- FLEX 2 – comes in two practical modes, a perfect fit for today’s consumer who needs one integrated device for work and play.
- YOGA Tablet 10 HD+ – an even better way to experience the multimode tablet.
- New Y, G and Z Series clamshell laptops – providing advanced performance and entertainment features in portable designs.
- New A-series Android tablets – offering several versatile configurations and screen sizes to match consumer needs for both ultra-portable tablets and multimedia performers.
Below are the prices and availability of the new Lenovo tablets and notebooks.
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Tags: Flex, Lenovo, MIIX, notebooks, tablets, Yoga
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May 21st, 2014
The new Surface Pro 3 is targeted to replace your laptop and ships with a 12-inch ClearType Full HD display, 4th-generation Intel Core processor and up to 8 GB of RAM in a sleek frame — just 9.1mm thin and 800g.
Likely to be available in Singapore in August from S$1,100.
Surface Pro 3 is available with an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor with up to 512 GB of storage and up to 8 GB of RAM.
The new model for the Surface family was unveiled in New York City and boasts up to nine hours of Web-browsing battery life, promising the power, performance and mobility of a laptop in a lightweight, versatile form.
Here are the tech specs for the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
Top features and benefits
- Replace your laptop. Surface Pro 3 transforms from tablet to laptop and back with the optional Surface Pro Type Cover and Docking Station. Prop Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro Type Cover up on your lap to type on the go, flip the cover back and use Surface Pro 3 like a tablet. Connect Surface Pro 3 to the docking station to create a powerful desktop rig.
- Power and performance. Option of three different 4th-generation Intel Core processor models and packing up to 8 GB of RAM – Surface Pro 3 can be used for work and business.
- Write, draw and create. Surface Pro 3 includes the Surface Pen that is pressure-sensitive and precise, for creative drawing and note-taking. Surface Pen makes it easy to mark presentations, PDFs and documents just like you would on paper.
- Cameras. Features two 1080p HD video cameras, 5MP rear- and front-facing cameras, capturing image stills or video chatting is easy and beautiful.
- Software. Surface Pro 3 is compatible with Windows software, including Microsoft Office.With Windows 8.1 Pro, you can download apps from the Windows Store and use them side by side with Snap View, or load custom line-of-business apps for your workforce.
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May 20th, 2014
Sony has unveiled its most advanced compact camera using the 1-inch sensor. The RX100 III should be available in Singapore at the S$1,100-S$1,200 price range.
Update (27 May, 2014):
The new Sony RX100 III will be available in Singapore from June at S$1,199. The current RX100 II will continue to be sold with its price reduced from S$999 to S$899.
The new Sony RX100 III has a 24-70mm equivalent range, and maximum aperture range of F1.8-2.8.
The lens is much brighter than the 28-100mm, F1.8-4.9 lenses in the existing two RX100 models.
RX100 III with flippable LCD display.
Although the RX100 III uses the same 20.2MP BSI CMOS sensor as the RX100 II, it features the latest Bionz X processor and a pop-up electronic viewfinder and a faster lens.
The LCD display can now be flipped up by up to 180° for taking selfies.
The RX100 III includes Wi-Fi and runs Playmemories Camera Apps.
Video now includes full-sensor readout at 1080p and stored at up to 50Mbps in the XAVC S format.
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May 19th, 2014
The all-flash storage pioneer addresses Tier 1 disk use cases and mission critical environments with new Replication, Snapshot and Policy Management Services.
The comprehensive new FlashArray family lineup promises to put the power and promise of ‘Instant Infrastructure’ within reach of every enterprise.
The company also unveiled expanded the existing FlashArray offering to target SMBs as well as large enterprises, organisations and datacenters.
“To keep pace with rapidly evolving infrastructure requirements, enterprises are now looking for greater scalability, simplicity and efficiency from their storage solutions than ever before,” said Tim Stammers, senior analyst at 451 Research.
The current FA-420 FlashArray has been supplemented with the entry-level FA-405 and high-capacity FA-450 FlashArrays.
The new Purity Operating Environment, Purity 4.0 features FlashRecover, a set of fully integrated, space-efficient replication, snapshot, and policy management services that offer comprehensive protection against disaster and data loss — both locally, and globally.
With these advancements, the Pure Storage FlashArray more fully supports mission critical workloads and Tier 1 storage use cases, eliminating the need for enterprises to continue making investments in legacy storage solutions powered by mechanical disk.
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May 18th, 2014
“A Day in the Life of a Mining Engineer” in Australia. See how the Internet of Things helps him manage work from his Perth office and travel to the company’s mining site 400km away.
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This is the final of three infographics that IDC has released on the impact of The Internet Of Things on all aspects of our lives.
The infographics illustrate how being connected would mean better productivity, being connected at all times to the larger ecosystem and how this would change things for all users.
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May 17th, 2014
“A Day in the Life of a Chief Operating Officer” in Shenzhen, China.
See how the Internet of Things will help him better manage his electronics manufacturing company, monitor his personal health and remote check in on his home surveillance system while having lunch with his wife at the restaurant.
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This is the second of three infographics that IDC has released on the impact of The Internet Of Things on all aspects of everybody’s lives.
The infographics illustrate how being connected would mean better productivity, being connected at all times to the larger ecosystem and how this would change things for all users.
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May 16th, 2014
“A Day in the Life of a Doctor” in Singapore, when the Internet of Things arrives.
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IDC has released three infographics on the topic of The Internet Of Things and how being connected would mean better productivity, being connected at all times to the larger ecosystem and how this would change things for all users.
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May 15th, 2014
Samsung Electronics Singapore has unveiled its A3 mono and colour copiers for the Singapore SMB market.
MultiXpress SCX-8128NX Mono Multi-Function Printer (left) and CLX-9301NA A3 Colour Multi-Function Printer (right).
Samsung has also appointed Docu ConneX as the authorised distributor of Samsung enterprise solution printers and copiers in Singapore.
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Tags: A3, copiers, Docu ConneX, laser, launch, MFP, MultiXpress, printers, Samsung, SMB
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May 14th, 2014
More than 4,000 fans from around Asia showed up at Shaw House in Orchard Road to catch Hugh Jackman, Fan Bingbing and Peter Dinklage walk down the blue carpet for the South East Asian Premiere of the latest installment of the X-Men movie franchise.
Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) takes a selfie with a throng of fans behind him. Photo credit: Twentieth Century Fox.
The show was an engrossing watch from start to finish, and was candy galore for X-Men fans to oggle at the huge range of mutants past and present, although, some only appeared for a short glimpse.
Fan Bingbing (Blink) taking a selfie with her fans. Photo credit: Twentieth Century Fox.
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Tags: entertainment, Fan Bingbing, Hugh Jackman, Lido, movies, Peter Dinklage, Premiere, reviews, Shaw House, Singapore, TCL, X-Men
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