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!
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 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 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 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.
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.
By Billy Z.
When “X-mini” is mentioned, most people will immediately think of the iconic capsule speaker which took Singapore by storm in 2007 and pioneered the portable speaker category. Although the brand has taken a back seat in recent years, X-mini is making an epic return to the portable wireless speaker market with not one, not two, but SEVEN new speakers – all promising sound larger than size, but each one unique in its own individual way.
By Philip C.
Following up from our Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, today, we bring you 5 gift ideas for Father’s Day! In this digital era we live in, there are so many different kinds of technology that improves our daily lives, and for this Father’s Day, use this chance to get a great techy gift for your dad!
Convenient and Affordable Security? Your peace of mind! Hands-on with the Igloohome Deadbolt 0214/6/2017
By Philip C.
Singapore start-up Igloohome is famous for its affordable yet innovative and simple-to-use smart locking solutions, and we recently got the chance to review the Igloohome Smart Lock Deadbolt 02. Read on to find out what we thought about it!
New study shows that smartphones are like cocaine for children – Parents, please take note12/6/2017
By Philip C.
Parents, be warned. Giving your child a smartphone is like ‘giving them a gram of cocaine’, a statement made by a top addiction therapist.
School leaders and teachers were told at an education conference in London that online social activities like Snapchat and Instagram were described to be potentially as dangerously addictive for teenagers as drugs and alcohol, and should be treated as such.
By Billy Z.
Apple has just unveiled the most powerful Macintosh ever made in history – the iMac Pro. It’s the Frankenstein child of Apple’s desktop lines, taking after the insanely powerful internals of the 2013 “Trash Can” Mac Pro and merging them with the svelte, compact body of the 5K iMac. After the unfortunate decline and mismanagement of the 2013 “Trash Can” Mac Pro, can Apple win back its audience of hardcore designers and creatives with this all-in-one beast?
Contributed by Billy Zheng. I’m sure that some of you have noticed that while waiting for a bus, two or three buses of the same number often bunch up and arrive at the bus stop in a group. This phenomenon, called bus bunching, has troubled the nation for years and still can be observed everywhere in Singapore today. Why on earth is public transport still so inefficient in our so called, technologically advanced “smart nation” of today?
By Zack L.
The race is on to CES AsiaTM 2017 where vehicle technology will be out in full force at Asia’s premier tech event, including the latest from three major auto manufacturers –Hyundai, NEVS and Volvo – with more to be announced soon. New vehicle technology aims to make drivers and passengers safer, smarter and more connected than ever. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, and co-produced by Shanghai Intex, CES Asia 2017 will take place June 7-9, 2017, in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).
by Zack L.
1. Google vs Baidu (百度) Many of you are probably familiar with Google. Anything dunno? Just Google lah! But the Chinese (from China) would not be able to do that. The Chinese Government has blocked many western sites because of their Policy of Internet Censorship. China does not want its people to be "badly" influenced by the "outside world". Today, only Hong Kong is not affected by China's Internet Policy, where most of the Chinese laws do not apply.
Baidu has been around for 16 solid years. Over this period, many tech experts have lined Baidu up against the almighty Google. Being the dominant search engine in China, Baidu ranks 5th in the Alexa most popular site in the world, thanks to the sheer number of Chinese! But, how powerful is it? It's great. And investors love it. Baidu has been very successful since their founder Robin Li started the company back in 2000, getting sponsors from Silicon Valley, building the most powerful computer cluster, providing ad space (even before Google), having their own encyclopedia, and the list goes on. Tech Out BaiDu here: www.baidu.com. |