When Google took the wraps off its new Nexus 4 phone and Nexus 10 tablet last month, I was more interested in the US$399 10-inch tablet. Here was a slim, light gizmo with a screen that’s razor sharp, plus it runs Google’s latest Android 4.2 operating system.
After getting my hands on it for the past few days, I’ve to say I’m glad I bought it. A friend had helped me order the tablet over the Net and ship it to Singapore. All in, the S$548 I paid, including shipping, was still cheaper than many rival tablets.
Prices of fibre broadband services in Singapore are back to their crazy lows at the ongoing Sitex show, as service providers engage in a frantic grab for customers at the start of the holiday season. …
Singaporeans plan to do half their holiday shopping online this year, saving no less than 45 hours of their time, according to a recent PayPal survey. …
Asus is cutting the price of its small Android tablet, the Nexus 7, in Singapore at the Sitex show from tomorrow, as it tries to reflect the lower prices for the device in the United States.
The 16GB version will go for S$349, while a new 32GB version will cost S$399, which was what the lower capacity version was sold for previously in Singapore. However, there is no news yet of a 3G version unveiled in the US weeks ago. …
Things have moved very fast since all three cellphone operators in Singapore decided or ramp up their coverage with faster 4G or LTE (Long Term Evolution) services two months ago.
The good news is that there are now several options for 4G phones. Today, many of the latest top-end models can link up to the new network, should you choose to sign up to a 4G service.
Here are five phones, out in the shops or coming in the next few weeks, that you should check out. …
Google finally took the wraps off the much-rumoured Nexus 4 smartphone yesterday evening (Singapore time), as it also launched a new stab at the 10-inch tablet market with an interesting high-res Nexus 10 made by Samsung.
When the Galaxy Note was unveiled a year ago, I saw it as a niche product aimed at folks who might do a bit of sketching on the go. Why would people go back to a stylus and isn’t a 5-inch screen too big for a phone?
Well, if you see the queues this weekend in Singapore for the Galaxy Note II, the followup to the surprise hit last year, you’ll know how wrong many geeks like me have been.
The new S$998 “phablet” – a cross between a phone and tablet – comes with a slightly bigger screen and now looks even more like a sure-fire crowd pleaser. …
It’s been almost exactly one year since Lytro launched its “light field camera”, and the revolutionary gadgetis now officially available in Singapore at a pricey S$648 for the 8GB version and S$778 for the 16GB version. We go hands-on to see what the fuss is all about. …
The much-awaited Surface tablet from Microsoft has gone on sale from US$499 in the United States and seven other markets, but fans in Singapore will not get to buy them in stores just yet. …
After years of being spammed by irritating SMSes to buy a house or insurance policy, Singapore consumers will finally be able to say no to these messages with a data protection law passed for the first time yesterday.
They can add their names to a national Do-No-Call list, up by early 2014, which will tell telemarketers not to send marketing SMSes or call them to peddle bank loans and the like. …
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