Singapore social media: Attack of the Birds and the Bees
Singaporeans are a well-connected socially networked lot. When Straits Times first broke the news of the bee attack at Ngee Ann Poly yesterday, with 35 students and three staff stung…
SingTel unveils local e-book service with skoob
Lovers of e-books in Singapore are getting their own local e-book fix, after SingTel said on Tuesday that it was offering Singapore’s first e-book service. This service, named skoob, will…
M1 gets S$300,000 fine for outage, appeals immediately
M1 is facing one of the stiffest fines meted out to a telecom operator in Singapore in years, after faulty hardware cards caused some of its users to be locked…
Sony’s new photo frames come with Wi-Fi
The DPF-WA700 and DPF-W700, once connected, can automatically retrieve and display photos shared on Facebook. Users can also hook up to an existing email account and view photos through it.
Toshiba joins the ultrabook party with the Portege Z830
Asus and Acer may have been slightly earlier to the game, but the battle for the slimmest, lightest and most powerful laptop is just getting hotter with new arrivals like…
Most free security apps do not guard against Android malware
If you've been using a free Android anti-malware app to protect your phone against malicious software, take note. According to tests conducted by AV-Test, which bills itself as an independent…
Hands-on: ASUS Zenbook hits Singapore, starts from S$1,398
The ultrabook market just got more crowded with ASUS joining the party; the Taiwanese company officially jumped into the fray when it unveiled the super-thin Zenbook laptop here in Singapore on Tuesday.…
Singapore firms warm up to cloud computing amidst security concerns
Cloud computing is gaining momentum in Singapore despite concerns over data privacy and security, a new survey has found. According to the Cloud Maturity Index commissioned by VMware, 63 percent…
Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
One of the most loved Android phones and certainly the most long-lasting - the Google Nexus One - looks to finally have a worthy successor in the Samsung-made Galaxy Nexus…
Goondu Review: SingTel’s deF!ND
It was a strange sight: A group of geeks seated at a coffeeshop round table, shouting/speaking at their phones, rather than through their phones. My friends and I were testing…
Google Galaxy Nexus reaches Singapore in Jan 2012, costs S$948
The Galaxy Nexus, the first of many phones bearing Google's latest Android 4.0 operating system, will hit the shelves in Singapore in January 2012, to the delight of Android fans…
Hands on: Motorola’s new Razr in Singapore
Despite being one of the first with an Android phone when it released the Droid and Milestone about two years ago, Motorola has not had a top-end phone that stood toe to…
Dell takes wraps off Latitude ST business tablet
Dell is making a dash for the enterprise tablet market with the Latitude ST, a 10-inch Windows-based slate powered by an Intel Atom Z670 processor.
Google Street View expands in Singapore to include iconic sites
Google Street View has been expanded in Singapore to include panoramic views of the city-state's iconic and heritage sites. According to a media statement Tuesday, Google said the new sites…
More pro-consumer pay-TV contracts in Singapore from March 2012
Though the new rules revealed by the Media Development Authority (MDA) will not encourage viewers to switch overnight, they will find it much easier to do so next year, when…
MediaCorp to cut digital radio programmes on Dec 1
The decision brings to an end Singapore's on-and-off affair with DAB, which began in 1999 when the country became the first in Southeast Asia to broadcast commercially with the technology.
Hundreds in Singapore queue up for new iPhone 4S
Higher launch prices notwithstanding, hundreds of iPhone fans queued up late Thursday night to be among the first people in Singapore to own Apple’s latest gizmo – the iPhone 4S.…
Sony announces first USB 3.0 flash drives
The time of USB 3.0 is upon us, and Sony has made its entrance into the new realm of digital storage by offering its first USB 3.0 flash drives, the…
Samsung’s new Gamer and Chronos notebooks look aggressive
Gamers and road warriors have some new toys to look forward to this November. Samsung has released their new Series 7 Gamer and Chronos notebooks into Singapore - just in…
Is Nokia’s Windows-powered Lumia 800 its comeback phone?
Shipping in Singapore and a handful of other Asian markets, the Lumia 800 looks like it has hit on an attractive formula, maybe just about enough to make people think…
