May 12th, 2013
Since it’s Mother’s Day today, here’s a fantastic “gadget” I came across last week that’s ideal for the busy and working Mom who cooks dinner after work.
Available from 1 June 2013 at S$459 (incl. GST).
Launch Offer: S$80 grocery voucher and local recipe book will be given away by promoters at outlets while stocks last. Available at electrical chain stores, leading department stores, selected hypermarkets and authorized dealers.
French kithen appliance maker, Tefal, has launched the ActiFry in Singapore.
“This entire plate of crispy fries, 1 tablespoon of oil. Delicious with my veggie burger….This machine Tefal ActiFry has changed my life and they are not paying me to say this!” ~ Twitter post on 19 February 2013 by Oprah Winfrey, along with a picture of her meal.
Six million units of the Tefal ActiFry have been sold worldwide
The Tefal ActiFry Family 1.5kg is versatile, convenient and cooks more healthily for the health-conscious family.
The Tefal ActiFry uses 97.5% less oil than a conventional deep fryer.
The ActiFry features a ceramic-coated, scratch resistant pan, allowing users to cook a wide range of food and also aids in making easy cleaning of the utensil.
In addition, the ActiFry is equipped with an automatic stirring paddle.
What I like is that even though it’s 170°C inside, the exterior of the ActiFry remains luke-warm to the touch, so there’s no worry of children scalding themselves by touching the appliance when in use.
So you can just throw in the rice and ingredients and let the ActiFry fry the fried rice for you, hands-free.
The patented pulsed hot air circulation system and electronic control of the heating system allow the appliance to maintain the heating temperature at a maximum of 170°C.
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Tags: ActiFry, appliance, Food, lifestyle, Singapore, Tefal
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May 12th, 2013
To all mothers out there … Happy Mother’s Day!
Flowers for all mothers on Mother’s Day. These beautiful flowers adorn a florist’s shop in Kumamoto, Japan. Taken with Nikon D800.
And to all mothers-to-be or newly-minted mothers, here’s a book to find out what not to expect when you are expecting.
Muddlehood (S$25.90). Available online, at Popular, Books Actually, Thomson Medical.
“Muddlehood” is a collection of essays by parents on life in the first year of parenting.
It was written by my wife and a few of her friends to share the trials and tribulations of motherhood, or how they “muddled” through it all.
The authors noted that when they were going through their first pregnancies and looking for advice and things to pay attention to, it was difficult to come by a book that was truly honest about the difficulties and psychological rigours the expecting mother was to encounter.
So having gone through it, they decided to pen down their own experiences as honestly as possible – to share what “expecting mothers never expected”.
“On hindsight, we felt that the accounts were so brutally honest that the book might actually discourage women who had not conceived yet to put off having children,” mused Koh Keat Kian, co-author and co-editor of Muddlehood.
However, despite the rigours of motherhood, the consensus among all the authors was that – at the end of the day – motherhood is the most rewarding thing a woman could experience, and it was worth every bit of angst or trouble they had to go through to have the baby.
This is an excellent book for the expecting mom to find what they never tell you to expect.
It’ll make a handy book to buy yourself if you’re contemplating having a baby, and an excellent present to give an expecting or newly-minted mum.
“Translucent” flowers at a greenhouse in Beppu, Japan. Taken with a Nikon D800.
Tags: 2013, Beppu, D800, flowers, Japan, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Mother's Day, pink
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May 10th, 2013
ViewQwest’s partnership with Toggle offers more value for the former’s Fibernet Bundles.
ViewQwest’s strategic partnership with MediaCorp’s Toggle is now in effect.
Subscribers of ViewQwest’s Fibernet 150 Bundle and Fibernet 300 Bundle will now be able to watch Toggle for free over a 12 months period.
“We are always on the lookout for products and services which would enhance our subscribers’ broadband experience and also believe firmly in supporting local content.” said ViewQwest CEO
Vignesa Moothy.
ViewQwest is a provider of next generation connectivity in Singapore while Toggl is MediaCorp’s newest Over-The-Top Content (OTT) provider.
Toggle is an interactive service that goes beyond the television set, bringing entertainment, lifestyle tips, news and information to viewers across multiple devices.
ViewQwest’s strategic partnership with MediaCorp’s Toggle is now in effect.
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Tags: entertainment, Fibernet, MediaCorp, OTT, Singapore, Toggle, ViewQwest
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May 9th, 2013
Mobile Broadband 150 will be offered with a mobile WiFi modem from 11 May and a USB dongle modem from 18 May. Price plans within.
SingTel launches commercial 150Mbps 4G service with “Mobile Broadband 150.
Singapore Telecommunications today announced the launch of Mobile Broadband 150.
“Our customers can look forward to a 150Mbps service for smartphones and tablets in the coming months when handsets compatible with these speeds become available in Singapore,” said Johan Buse, SingTel’s Vice President of Consumer Marketing.
It is the first 4G mobile broadband service in Singapore to offer speeds of up to 150Mbps, which is two times faster than conventional 4G services.
Customers can enjoy these speeds at outdoor locations nationwide, as well as popular indoor locations such as Jurong Point, Raffles City, Tampines Mall, Bishan Junction 8, Bugis Junction and Changi Airport.
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Tags: 4G, networks, Singapore, SingTel
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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.
Tags: Apps, kids, LG, Singapore, Smart TV, TV
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May 8th, 2013
Mother’s Day is on 12 May this year. Get mum something nifty for her tablet, computer and to enjoy her music collection.
Logitech has a useful tech accessory for Mum for any of her favourite gadget.
Logitech has put together a list of accessories for the tech-savvy Mum’s favourite gadget.
Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad (S$139)
Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad mini (S$119)
For the mum who uses her iPad or iPad mini for everything.
 Fom viewing the recipe while she’s cooking, browsing group photos at family functions, uploading these photos to Facebook, to sending emails on the go.
The keyboard cover protect the touch screen on her tablet and doubles up as a Bluetooth wireless keyboard, as well as a hands-free stand.
These keyboard covers are super light and thin. |
Logitech Washable Keyboard K310 (S$59)
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Tags: audio, covers, gifts, headphones, keyboards, Logitech, Mother's Day, Singapore, speakers, touchpads, trackpads, web cams
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May 8th, 2013
Fujitsu today unveiled its slimmest business notebooks: LIFEBOOK E753, 743, and E733. Available from June 2013.
From Left – Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E753, LIFEBOOK E743 and LIFEBOOK E733.
Built with maximum durability and security for business travellers, the latest LIFEBOOK E Series notebooks are equipped with the latest 3rd Generation Intel Core processors up to i7.
“Our customers are embracing mobility in their everyday corporate lives and Fujitsu understands this paradigm shift,” said Mr. Lim Teck Sin, Vice President, Product Marketing & Engineering, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
They also sport the Mobile Intel QM77 chipset with vPro supported.
The LIFEBOOK E753 with its slim form factor features a brilliant 15.6” display, a variety of interfaces and high-end security features for ultimate work efficiency.
LIFEBOOK E743 comes with a 14” display and weighs only 1.9kg, offering greater convenience in the office.
The LIFEBOOK E733 comes with the right balance of portability and functionality featuring a 13.3” display and weighs a mere 1.7kg.
Full-fledged features packed into its small form factor makes it the ultimate choice for business individuals on-the-go.
Tags: business, Fujitsu, laptop, Lifebook, Microsoft, notebook, Singapore, Windows, Windows 8
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May 8th, 2013
This integration is another addition to Actuate’s rapidly growing stable of ActuateOne connectors for Big-Data-ready data sources that enable developers, IT departments and OEMs to deliver world-class BI applications.
The ActuateOne platform empowers developers to rapidly develop custom, BIRT-based business analytics and customer communications applications, and provides analytic self-service for data-savvy users of BIRT Analytics.
ActuateOne is Actuate’s BIRT-based suite of commercial products for development and deployment of custom business analytics applications, while BIRT onDemand is Actuate’s SaaS version of ActuateOne.
“When integrated with Amazon Redshift, ActuateOne users are suddenly able to scale data at the same rate as ActuateOne scales users,” said Jeff Morris, VP of Product Marketing at Actuate.
Actuate announced today that both have been integrated with Amazon Redshift – AWS’s new petabyte-scale cloud warehouse service.
ActuateOne offers fast visualisation and rich analysis features while Amazon Redshift brings to the table its performance, scalability and low cost (under US$1,000/terabyte/year).
Combining the two enables organizations of all sizes to reap the benefits of ultra-fast access and near-speed-of-thought visualization for Cloud-based business analytics – on real-time Big Data workloads of any size or complexity.
Specific features and benefits of ActuateOne and BIRT onDemand using Amazon Redshift.
Tags: Actuate, ActuateOne, Amazon, analysis, AWS, Big Data, BIRT, cloud, Redshift, SaaS, Singapore, visualisation
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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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May 7th, 2013
With the popularity of Iron Man 3, cybercriminals are using social networks to spread links to websites that purport to offer free screenings of the blockbuster – but instead lead to potentially malicious sites.
Be wary of links to websites offering free streaming or download of Iron Man 3 movie.
The scams utilised popular blogging platforms and social networks, such as Tumblr, WordPress and Blogger, to trick home viewers into downloading video installer files and click on malicious links and adware that may lead to survey scams and spam.
If you’re unsure about the legitimacy of the links you come across online, you may verify the nature of the a link before you visit it by checking the URL at
Trend Micro Site Safety.
The same is seen on Facebook, where links to supposed Iron Man 3 streaming sites lead users to survey scams instead.
Some sites do not even lead to actual Iron Man 3 movie content, instead asking users to register and provide their credit card number – a move that is highly suspicious.
Tags: Blogger, cybercriminals, Facebook, security, Trend Micro, Tumblr, Wordpress
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