As usual, it does not take a blink for me to get my hands on the latest iPhone 5 when it was launched last Friday. It does pay well either to pre-order it online (Apple Store) or pre-register with the telcos in Singapore. This time round, I have decided to go with the black as it looks more classy than…
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All new Hasbro’s Furby (2012 Edition) – bringing toy’s interactivity to a whole new level | Toys & Gadget |
We last watched the teaser video on the all-new Furby by Hasbro and my kid was captivated on the cute interactivity. On the very day of launch, we managed to get the purple Furby and were pleasantly surprised that it also came with complimentary Furby headphone jack stopper. Furby was the most popular toy in 1998 and 1999. After 14…
The new iPhone 5 – good hardware refresh but not a strong compelling reason to switch out of S3 I IT Products Review
Finally, Apple (AAPL) has unveiled the next generation iPhone – with an default uninteresting model name ‘iPhone 5‘. Not much of a surprise here, considering most of the information was leaked to the public months before the launch event. While awaiting for the new iPhone 5, I was actually using the new Samsung S3 and personally I must agree it…
Pay conveniently using your mobile phone with NFC | NFC sim cards from M1, SingTel, Starhub | Technology in Singapore
Finally, after much consideration, I finally laid my hands on the new Samsung Galaxy S3. I was particularly thrilled with the new NFC service offered by the 3 local telcos. It was not too long ago during the 2012 summer Olympic Games, Samsung teamed up with Visa to enable mobile contactless payments throughout the Olympic venues, for both athletes and tourists.…
The new Apple OSX Mountain Lion – New features and Extract into USB Installation | How to Guides | Mac Software
During the recent Apple WWDC 2012, Mountain Lion was revealed and fortunately, I am able to redeem a free upgrade of my Lion OSX which came with the new Mac Retina Macbook pro. Installation is pretty straightforward, right from the Mac App Store. Downloading the installation copy took a mere 10mins while the full installation took another 15 mins. Unlike…
Google Nexus 7 – How to unlock & root the tablet | IT Gadgets Review
Though I did not manage to attend the Google I/O event this year despite having the ticket, I have managed to purchase the first Google tablet – Google Nexus 7 from the Google Play Store. Sadly, the only official cover is the grey one made by the same manufacturer partner for Nexus 7 – Asus. Unboxing the new Nexus 7…
New Macbook Pro with Retina Display (Mid June 2012) – Personal hands on review | IT Gadgets
It was 1.5 years since I have switched from the 15″ Macbook Pro for the more portable Macbook Air. But today, I am glad that I have made the return to the new 15″ MacBook Pro. At 2012 Apple’s WWDC keynote event, the morning’s major hardware announcement was a radically-revised 15″ MacBook Pro. The Retina MacBook Pro has been in high…
Absinthe 2.0 Jailbreak for iOS – available for download | iPad, iPhone, iPod | IT Software Guides
Finally the long wait is over. The well known Chronic-Dev Team and iPhone Dev Teams have just released Absinthe 2.0 Jailbreak for iOS devices. It offers new jailbreak hack for iOS 5.1.1 on most iPad models plus the iPhone and iPod touch and thus allowing for unofficial third-party apps to be installed on Apple’s usually locked-down hardware. Absinthe 2.0 promises one of…
Samsung Galaxy S3 – the latest Android ICS smartphone | IT Gatdgets
Finally the greatly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 is officially launched this week. Lets take a quick look on the key specifications released by the various official media. iPhone has never been a hardware leader when it comes to the smartphone arena. With the release of S3, it pales further based on the specifications between the two. In terms of…
New Cisco Linksys EA4500 Gigabit Router Wireless N | for Fibre Optics Broadband SG | IT Gadget Review
Few months back, Cisco Linksys has released the new series of routers – Cisco Linksys EA4500, EA3500, and EA2700. I have used Linksys routers and Cisco Small Business routers before and they have never failed in terms of performance & reliability. Though they look like models in the earlier E Series but they have more-powerful hardware and support Cisco Connect Cloud,…