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March 26th, 2012 | by
Aaron TanLike all computing devices, tablets are not immune to malicious apps and other software created by cyber criminals waiting to pounce on unknowing consumers. While the Android malware threat is somewhat overblown, it is undeniable...
March 23rd, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewWhen everyone was going ga-ga last week over Apple’s new iPad, I went out to a small store in Funan and bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, a tablet that I had under-estimated when I first saw it earlier this year. I had...
March 21st, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewTruly foldable one-piece screens may be the future, but the Tablet P is not that. It will likely only succeed in convincing a small group of users it has a place in their bags...
March 21st, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewThe Sony Xperia S is the first flagship phone for the Japanese electronics giant after it took over control of Sony Ericsson last year, and it certainly looks the part and competes well in a crowded arena of Android...
March 16th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewSeldom do we go all ga-ga over just another notebook, especially at a time when everyone’s coming up with sexy, slim ultrabooks. But we have to bring up Samsung’s Series 9 notebooks, which simply ooze sex appeal in...
March 15th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewAt this time last year, Samsung was agonising over how slim its Galaxy Tab 10.1 was going to be to challenge Apple’s iPad 2. Just like Apple this time, its updated Galaxy Tab 2 tablets, unveiled recently at the Mobile World...
February 16th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewLike all Bose gear, the OE2i is not cheap. But if you like a compact pair of headphones with offers above average audio, they are worth checking...
January 30th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewThough it's not quite cheap at S$399, it's literally plug and play and does the job...
January 17th, 2012 | by
Chan Chi-LoongPoker-cum-RPG hybrid Runespell OVerture is an interesting distraction if you're in the mood for a light, casual...
January 15th, 2012 | by
Raymond LauAndroid might not be the smoothest of mobile operating systems – I’ve seen it slow down even on dual-core chips – but that’s all about to change with the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime and its brand new quad-core NVIDIA...
December 6th, 2011 | by
Alfred SiewWhat is crucial to its popularity in recent weeks since its launch is that it has come at a time when the screen sizes of phones have themselves increased from the iPhone's 3.5 inches to 4.7 inches on the HTC Sensation XL, for...
November 27th, 2011 | by
Aaron TanIf you subscribe to StarHub’s fibre broadband service and are stuck with the Huawei HG256s gateway that seems to be plagued by poor wireless coverage, a range extender might help. Cisco’s Linksys RE1000 is a S$109...
November 20th, 2011 | by
Aaron TanMalaysian cellphone maker CSL is targeting business travelers with the Spice Mi350 dual-SIM smartphone that lets you pop in two SIM cards into a single device. That means you could, say, receive calls on your personal and...
November 19th, 2011 | by
Raymond LauEschewing the wedge-shaped design championed by Apple and ASUS, Lenovo’s take on the ultrabook is a sensible book-shaped machine that has a nice heft and overall...
November 13th, 2011 | by
Raymond LauThe 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. The Zenbook sports a...
November 9th, 2011 | by
Alfred SiewOne 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 out in Singapore in January...
November 9th, 2011 | by
Chan Chi-LoongIt 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 out SingTel’s free deF!ND mobile app over...
November 6th, 2011 | by
Alfred SiewDespite 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 toe with offerings from rivals such as Samsung, HTC and...
October 22nd, 2011 | by
Chan Chi-LoongI finally got around to writing my review of the beta about a month after the Diablo III beta was released. If you’re a Blizzard fanboi, you know you will play this game. No matter how much you rail and complain about the...
October 16th, 2011 | by
Raymond LauWith new features like multi-tasking and surprisingly better performance, the platform is now an extremely capable OS good enough to take on both iOS and...
