By Martin C.
What a weekend! I was just at STGCC to check out the Singaporeans with their toys, games and
comics at a convention. But because I’m me, the things that held the majority of my attention there were not the toys, not the comics but the games! Hoo boy, there were quite a few games there but I would like to highlight: By Philip C. iPhone XIt all started 10 years ago with the first iPhone... Today we have the iPhone X!
By Philip C.
With Apple’s Keynote coming up later tonight, we decided to round up the latest rumours and leaks of the newest in Apple’s repertoire, including the highly anticipated new iPhone that’s going to be announced. Keep in mind that these are just rumours and ‘leaks’ so nothing is verified until the announcement later. Without further ado, here are 10 rumours about the new iPhone!
By Zack L.
LG Electronics (LG) last week (31st August) took the wraps off the eagerly anticipated LG V30, the latest iteration of the company’s V series flagship smartphones. The LG V30 improves on the strengths of the V series phones in providing a whole new mobile experience and offering optimal multimedia features.
This article was first published on ThirtySevenTech by Billy Zheng.
In 2014, Bragi turned heads with the launch of the sleek, sexy and futuristic-looking Bragi Dash true wireless earphones. Although The Dash boasted a laundry list of smart features and had a great audio experience, it was really expensive and had terrible Bluetooth connectivity which made streaming from phones outdoors near impossible. Although the company wasn’t able to solve all of these issues three years on, the Bragi has returned to the market with a set of newer, streamlined True Wireless earphones called The Bragi Headphone, in an effort to recapture the hearts and minds of wireless audiophiles.
By Billy Z. Lots of people think that Singaporean businesses place a lot of emphasis on financials, overheads, efficiency and profitability – and that design, packaging and creativity are often an afterthought. However, there seems to be more than meets the eye. I’m sure you know of Adobe – the makers of Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator and other incredible design tools. Did you know that they work in the Digital Marketing space too?
If you’ve been following internet trends in Singapore, you’ll be familiar with the idea of mesh Wifi routers – a new kind of router system that uses multiple Wifi hubs throughout the house instead of a single one. Well, Google has just announced today (Aug 30) that they will be bringing in Google Wifi, their mesh router system, to Singapore as part of a partnership with Starhub.
Good News for Data-Hungry Users - on 30th August 2017, M1 and StarHub announced their unlimited data plans.
By Zack L.
We have oBike, Ofo Bicycles, MoBike, and now, we have SG Bikes. Of course Singapore wants their share of the pie!
By Billy Z.
Samsung has just taken off the wraps on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 – the next iteration of the successful Note stylus-phablet series. Can the company regain the hearts and minds of Note Fans and smartphone enthusiasts alike after the unfortunate explosive demise of the Note 7 last year? Let’s find out.
By Zack L. Updated 22 August 16:00.
Last night PM Lee covered many topics on Singapore. He mentioned that Singapore is making good progress, both locally and internationally. There is still work to be done, for higher wages, preparing Singaporeans via Skills Future for better jobs. However, Singapore is lagging behind in the digital world. Here are the areas he covered.
By Zack L.
Celebrating their 10th anniversary this September, the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention (STGCC) will have 16 new international guests and many gaming tournaments. Happening on the 9 - 10 of Sept, you can meet your favourite characters from comics, toys, games, manga and animes!
By Zack L.
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced the Nokia 8, a high performance, beautifully crafted smartphone, designed with content creators in mind. The Nokia 8 brings three world-firsts to Android smartphones, including a debut collaboration with ZEISS optics. With performance and Pure Android at its heart, as well as the most advanced aluminium unibody design to date, the Nokia 8 represents all the hallmarks of a true flagship Nokia smartphone.
By Zack L.
Starting next year, Singaporean students will be able to access online learning portals, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on Wednesday (16th August).
The basic functions of the Singapore Student Learning Space (SLS) are currently being piloted at 62 primary and secondary schools, and the portal will be rolled out in phases to all schools, including junior colleges as well as the Millennia Institute from 2018, the ministry said.
By Philip C.
Logitech creates great gadgets – keyboards, headphones, presenters – and mice.
So we were really excited to try out Logitech’s high tech MX series designed specially for productivity, namely the MX Anywhere 2 and the MX Master 2S. So what’s our take on these mice? Read on to find out!
By Philip C.
Internet Service Provider ViewQwest has recently launched Security 360°, a new cyber security service aimed at their enterprise customers. In response to the new cyber security concerns recently with the likes of WannaCry and NotPetya, the Security 360°, consists of 4 key areas - Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Managed Detection and Remediation (MDR), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection, and Managed Network Security. Let's take a closer look at 2 key areas!
By Billy Z.
Didn’t get tickets to this year’s National Day Parade? Fret not – this year’s National Day Parade (NDP 2017) will be livestreamed in 360° VR at full 4K resolution via YouTube! You’ll be able to join the audience in singing our beloved national day songs and watch the performers strut their stuff close up, right from the comfort of your home. If things get a little boring, you can switch between three cameras angles, covering the promenade, platform stage, and seating gallery at The Marina Bay Floating Platform. Sounds cool? Well, it gets even cooler.
By Philip C.
Amazon Prime Now has just launched in Singapore. The service boasts a huge range of items, including groceries, household and home essentials, baby, beauty, electronics, toys, and more.
By Zack L.
Circles.Life conducted a survey among 900 Singaporean mobile users (aged 16-54) on data usage habits. The results were saddening. Half of the respondents expressed that they were unable to last more than one day without mobile data! What have we become?
By Guest Writer Martin Chua.
Gaming over the years has become more and more ubiquitous with many young children and adults (and old people!) playing them in their spare time. Those who enjoy gaming sometimes wonder to themselves, could I ever become a professional gamer? Followed by, a nah, that’s too hard/I’m not good enough/ there can be only one winner, what are the chances that we are the ones?
DotA2, LoL, CSGO, Starcraft2 etc are all extremely obtuse games that are really hard ESports to get into. Mobile games are much better for people trying to break into the ESports scene. Team Impunity made it with Vainglory! Maybe you could do it too!
By Guest Writer Martin C.
When Clash Royale first released, I was extremely interested in playing the game. While playing the game however, I felt like there was not enough control over the units. I was relying on AI to do its thing and the only thing that I could control is the timing. So I dropped the game. Now, when I picked up this game, the only thing that I can say is that this is…
By Billy Z.
In 2014, a little German startup called Bragi launched a crowdfunding campaign for a pair of true wireless earphones called The Dash.The company touted the Dash as the world’s first true wireless smart in-ears – the first to offer a great listening experience along with automated fitness tracking, offline listening and waterproofing. Although everyone was excited for its launch, the final product fell short of expectations for some. Did Bragi over-promise and under-deliver? Let’s find out.
By Billy Z.
Although Adobe Creative Cloud is a little pricey, there’s no denying that it saves designers a huge amount of time, and can be a lifesaver when rushing to deliver a project. If you’re an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber, you’re in luck – the company has updated some of their apps with a even more nifty, time-saving features you should check out.
By Billy Z.
The UE Wonderboom is Ultimate Ears’ latest wireless speaker – it is portable, gets ridiculously loud, has deep sound and is completely waterproof. Can this little wonder continue the winning streak UE has had with its popular Boom lineup? Let’s find out.
By Billy Z.
Yep, you read it right. The HTC U11 is the world’s first squeezable phone. Squeeze for selfies, squeeze for Facebook, squeeze for music – just like squeezing a sponge. Although the U11 sounds like a odd gimmicky device at first glance, it is far from a one trick pony – this phone is HTC’s newest flagship phone and it packs a huge amount of power behind its shiny glass body. We were able to squeeze the the U11 to our heart’s content at HTC’s launch, and we think that it is quite a strong competitor to flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG G6.
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