On Tues 17th May 2011, Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a small increase in Q1 profit after a leak of a memo from the company’s CEO warning management of “another tough quarter.” The results for the quarter ended April 30 came in slightly above Wall Street’s expectations despite weakness in the company’s PC business and a slowdown in services. The shares had…
Backup and Restore iTunes library and iOS devices backup | Software Guide | Mac, Windows
It always pay to be safe than sorry especially when the PC / Laptop just gives up on you and decided not to boot up. One of the most important stuffs to backup for an avid Apple user is the iTunes Libraries and related files. There are largely 2 methods to backup iTunes: A) The iTunes Method: iTunes introduced a…
Cameron International Corp (CAM) – Consolidation to end with modest upswing | Technical Analysis | US Stocks Market
Cameron International Corp (CAM) has last announced its quarterly results which saw its earnings decline vs last quarter. This announcement has sent its stock price on a downward trend since Mar 2011. There is some slight relief towards $47.5 during early May 2011 and the crucial breakout point will be at $50.4 to resume the test of next key resistance…
Singapore Banks – DBS (D05.SI), OCBC (O39.SI), UOB (U11.SI) – Accumulate on further stock price dips | Technical Analysis | Singapore Stock Market
After the Singapore Elections 2011, now it is the time to re-focus on the growth potential of Singapore Economy. As domestic activities increase, banks will be the key group of stocks to benefit, DBS has the greatest PE of 20 while UOB has the lowest PE of 11.4.Net earning growth % is the strongest in UOB. Based on the fundamentals…
Haagen Daz Ice Cream, Tea Breaks | Food Review | Singapore Food
The last round when I was done with the shopping at Centrepoint, Singapore, I was given few vouchers for Haagen Daz dining. One good point about Haagen Daz outlet in Centrepoint is the comfortable seating and friendly waitresses. So, I decided to pop in to have a quick bite and rest before carrying on with walking and shopping. I love…
USD Index, USD/SGD staged a recovery | Technical Analysis | Currency Markets
Few weeks back when I last did a post and recommended aggressive entry into major currencies against USD (especially USD/SGD pair), that was when $USD went as low as 72.60. This is among the multi-year lows. Now the $USD (USD Index) has staged a decent recovery and even breaches the top of the declining channel at 74.60. Slight formation of…
Philips Airfryer HD9220 for healthy food cooking | Product Review | Household Singapore
A couple of weeks, Philips has been very aggressive in promoting their new product – Philips AirFryer in major shopping malls. Initially, I view those on-site demo with some skepticism. It’s only last weekend, I have managed to get myself the black model of Philips Airfryer HD9220 to give a good try. The first look at it, it reminded me of…
Jailbreak 4.3.3 for iPad, black & white iPhone 4, iPod | Redsn0w 0.9.6rc16 | Apple iOS Software Guides
The famous Dev-Team has released the updated version of Redsn0w 0.9.6rc16. One good news is that the new white iPhone 4 can still be jailbroken via ic0nic untethered exploit: 1) Download Redsn0w 0.9.6rc16 2) Follow the onscreen instructions 3) Run Cydia for updated Sources and upgrades if there is 4) Reboot and you are done! Various important download links:…
Hitachi R-SF42YMS (SF42YMS) R-SF55YMS (SF55YMS) R-Y6000S Good Inverter Refrigerator | Fridge Review | Consumer Products
Weather in Singapore is extremely hot in recent days. It does not help further when my 8 years old refrigerator broke down. This forced me to search frantically for a new refrigerator replacement. My major requirements for my new fridge are: a) Eco, Energy saving b) Space saving ( I have only a max 70x70x180 space to insert into) c)…
Straits Times Index after Singapore Elections 2011 | Technical Analysis | Stock Market
It was a very interesting outcome for the Singapore Elections 2011. As anticipated, the ruling party PAP still hold the winning majority of the parliament seats. But what creates uncertainty among the Singapore population is the decreasing winning proportion of the valid votes casted. It has declined from 2006 (66%) to 2011 (60.1%). The opposition party, WP, managed to seize…