Introduced at WWDC 2013, Apple’s AirPort Extreme boasts an all-new “mini tower” design, beamforming antennas and support for the super fast 802.11ac protocol. It’s been two years since the AirPort Extreme was last revised, and it’s undergone some major changes. Apple newest AirPort Extreme Base Station model A1521 (and the related Time Capsule) doesn’t just represent an 802.11ac upgrade; its…
The new Starbucks Reserve outlet – Resorts World Sentosa | Coffee cafe | Food Reviews
Over the weekend, I’ve managed to pop by the latest outlet at Resort World Sentosa (Singapore) – Starbucks Reserve. In particular, there are two flavours showcased – Burundi and Guatemala. We were told that Starbucks will change the flavours every year and they are not available in other Starbucks outlets in the town. We chose the pour over preparation method…
Retracement for Singapore Stocks – Time to value pick SG Financial Stocks? | DBS, UOB, OCBC Banks | Singapore Stocks Market
For the past week, global markets including Singapore have suffered continued weakness arising from general expectations for Fed to reduce QE and a stronger Yen. These triggered investors to unwind their positions in equities and even the commodities market was not spared. That said, it does present a good opportunity to consider value entry. Particularly, the ST Financial Index has…
How does the new Q10, S4 and iPhone5 stack up? | Quick summary on latest Smartphones | IT Gadgets Review
It has been a long while (perhaps more than 2.5 years) since I last had my hands on a blackberry phone. Last week, when Blackberry launched their first qwerty keypad phone with BB OS 10.1, I decided to give it a good try. I must say the first experience with the Blackberry Q10 is akin to home sweet home.…
Travel on Royal Caribbean Cruise – Mariner of the Seas | Travel Guides | Singapore, Malaysia
Last weekend, I last had a wonderful trip with my family up the Royal Caribbean – Mariner of the Seas. It was the first time the ship made her very first presence in Asia and sailing out of Singapore for the first time, right from the Marina Bay Cruise Centre. Her maiden voyage started way back in 16th November 2003 and…
Install Android applications into Blackberry BB10 devices (Z10 Q10) – Sideloading | IT Guides
Blackberry has recently launched their new flagship models – Q10, Z10 with good built and a totally updated UI. Sadly, the number of decent applications is still a far cry vs Android Play Store or the Apple AppStore. One good news is that you can convert an Android application into a compatible installation into a BB10 device, through a process…
Ocean Restaurant at SEA Aquarium – Resort World Sentosa | Dining with an Ocean View | Food Places Review
Among all the theme-based restaurants which we have visited in Resort World Sentosa, this is by far the most interesting and enjoyable one – Ocean Restaurant. Clearly illustrated by its name, it is pretty straightforward to assume one can savor a good variety of seafood pieces. Except that one can also enjoy the splendid view of the ocean while dining…
Microsoft Surface Pro – A worthy component in the mobile gadget space? | IT Gadget Review
Although Microsoft has released their all new Windows 8 powered tablet back in Q4 2012, the stocks were quite limited in availability within US & Europe. It is only recently I have managed to laid my hands on the new Microsoft Surface Pro loaded with Windows 8 Professional OS. I even got a nice red limited edition Touch keyboard cover…
New Jailbreak for iOS 6.X and Apple A6, A5 devices is out! – Evasi0n | IT Guides
Finally, after a long wait the A5 & A6 devices can be jailbreak-ed with the all new Evasi0n patch. This means that all new iPad mini, iphone5, iPad 4 including the old iOS devices can enjoy the OS liberalisation! The whole process is pretty straightforward. You will need to download the patch file from www.evasi0n.com and follow the necessary instructions.…
Apple stocks plunged 9% after announcing their Q1 2013 results – a bargain buy? | Fundamental Analysis | US Stocks
Apple (AAPL) just announced their fiscal 2013 Q1 results which came in ‘unspectacular’ against what traders were anticipating. Nevertheless, it is still a very decent report card if we do look into the details. Key performance summary: Revenue: $54.5 billion versus $54.58 billion expected EPS: $13.81 versus $13.34 expected Gross Margin: 38.6% versus 39.5% expected iPhone: 47.8 million versus 50…