Finally, I laid my hands on the latest Android phone in the market – Samsung Galaxy S II (S2) running on thh new Android OS (Gingerbread 2.3.3). As seen, the dual-core race is already heated up massively over these months and forward 6 months, with the LG Optimus 2X & HTC Sensation already released, Motorola Atrix & iPhone 5 in…
Crayola ColorStudio HD – digital drawing for Kids from Griffin Technology | Product Review | IT Gadgets
There are dozens of coloring and painting Apps for iPad. But only one’s amazing enough to be called “Crayola.” The chunky, kid-friendly stylus mocks the tip of a pen, crayon, marker or paintbrush as your doe-eyed youngin’ swipes along 30 plus animated pages — all while sitting too close to the screen. Crayola ColorStudio HD pairs an iPad drawing app…
Tiger Airways – Near term impact and stock price weakness as opportunity? | Fundamental Analysis | Singapore Stock Market
On Fri 1st July 2011, the air safety watchdog Civil Aviation Safety Authority grounded all Australian domestic flights of a Tiger Airways subsidiary for the next week, saying the budget airline twice flew under the minimum allowed altitude. Tiger Airways, the fourth-largest domestic airline in Australia, operated between all state capitals and several regional cities. Tiger is 49 percent owned…
Overview of new Google+ Google Plus – the new Google social tool against Facebook | Website & Market review | IT Social Media
On 26th June 2011, Google announced the launch of a new social network, called Google+, or Google Plus, which aims to take on Facebook in terms of their market share in Social Media space. Many have been waiting for Google’s big push into social since it rolled out its +1 button in March 2011, especially as Facebook gets cozy with its…
Straits Times Index poised for a good consolidation breakout | STI & Component Stocks | Singapore Stock Market
On Wednesday the Greek parliament approved austerity measures to avoid default. Lawmakers in Athens on Thursday approved implementation of the plan insisted upon by European officials. With this economic backdrop, the general market sentiments have improved across the world. The recent US economic figures have also shown stability and slight improvements. These have encouraged the sideliners to be back into…
Jambox by Jawbone – lightweight portable yet powerful speaker with mic | Product Review | IT Gadgets & Accessories
Back in the recent singapore PC Show, I was frantically hunting for a good portable speakerphone which I can connect to my new iPad 2 to output the sounds of video or music. There are a few options which I have encountered – Creative ($80+) , OEM Branded ($130+), Jabra ($120-200+), Jambox. But after hearing the demo sound output, I…
iPad2, iPad, iPhone IOS 4.3.X iOS 5 Jailbreak to be released | IT Gadgets & Review
The iOS jailbreak Dev team has been working hard to get the new jailbreak algorithm working. Previously, of the their team members – Comex, uploaded a teaser to show the next Jailbreak could be using a PDF exploit. Today (28th Jun 2011), P0sixninja showed a verbose trail of code history dumps at Jailbreakme.com to signify they are closing in on…
Strong Singapore GDP growth clouded by Greece bailout risks | Fundamental Analysis | Singapore Stock Market and STI
On Wednesday 22nd June 2011, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s government survived a confidence vote in parliament. This piece of news has injected the needed confidence among the investors who underwent financial market turmoils for the past few weeks. European leaders breathed a sigh of relief but kept up the pressure on Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who faces a vote…
RIM profit warning sends RIM stock price to 52 weeks low | Technical Analysis | US Stock Market
Shares in Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) tumbled late Thursday 9th Jun 2011 after the BlackBerry maker posted fourth-quarter earnings in line with forecasts, but said costs to launch the PlayBook tablet would drive future profits lower in the near term. RIM said its gross margin, or the percentage of sales left after production costs, will be about 41.5 per…
New Blackberry Balance in Blackberry OS 7 & BES v5.0.3+ | RIM Software Review | IT Gadget
In May 2011, RIM announced its new BlackBerry Balance solution for keeping users’ work and personal data separate on a single BlackBerry smartphone. The solution essentially allows work-related data to be stored in such a manner that it is not accessible to apps the user might install for personal use, like Twitter or Facebook. The key features with the installation…