When I first had my hands on the Synology DS1511+ NAS (Network Access Storage), it is already one of the fastest enterprise class NAS out there to host my own blog portal. Added the fact that I have also subscribed to M1 Fibre Optics Broadband service, I should be able to maximise the downlink and uplink of the connection of…

Jailbreak iOS 4.3.2 with new Redsn0w 0.9.6rc14 for iPhone/iPod/iPad | Apple iOS | Software
The new iOS 4.3.2 was released last week. ic0nic has confirmed that the previous exploit is still present in the new iOS and thus you can jailbreak iOS 4.3.2 untethered on iPhone 4 with the latest redsn0w0.9.6rc14 download.The earlier redsn0w 0.9.6rc13 released by iPhone Dev Team, did not support the iPhone 4 due to some bug, but the latest redsn0w software…

S&P’s US downgrades with Dow Jones Industrial Average entering into more consolidations | Stock Indices | US Stock Market
Shares fell heavily on Wall Street on Monday after a leading ratings agency fanned fears of Europe’s debt crisis spreading across the Atlantic by issuing a strong warning about America’s failure to tackle its budget deficit. S&P said that compared with the small number of developed countries with a coveted AAA rating, the US had “very large budget deficits” which…

How to setup a new US ITunes account in Singapore or out of US without US credit card | iPad,iPhone,iPod | Hacks
One of the major restrictions of using a Singapore ITunes account is purchasing of US iTunes apps. You also cannot buy any music or movies too due to geographic copyright restrictions. It is a pity especially with the richness and great variety of apps, music, movies and books available online out of Singapore iTunes store. Thus, in order to start…

SGD/USD, with SGD strengthening after MAS monetary policy announcement | Currency Prices | Singapore
The Central Bank of Singapore announced Thursday this week (14/4/2011) that it had tightened its monetary policy further, re-centering to a higher level the mid-point of the band it uses to guide the trade-weighted Singapore dollar exchange rate. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it will “re-center the exchange rate policy band upwards. The exchange rate policy band will…

Sony VAIO S Series – VPCSB18GG/B/S vs VPCSB19GG/B & VPCSB16FG/B | Laptop/Notebook Review | IT Gadgets VPCSB18GG
Over one of previous weekend when Sony launched their new line of Sony VAIO laptops – Sony S Series, my wife and I headed down to catch a glimpse in a hope to replace her much aged and ailing existing Sony VAIO Z series laptop. There was then an aggressive marketing promotion which attracted huge crowd to snap up all…

Genting.SP has more price consolidations ahead | Stocks Review | Singapore Stocks Market
Ever since the Genting stock price touched its historical high of S$2.34, it has then undergone a series of downward consolidation within $0.200 price channel. The recovery from the 3 months low from S$1.85 provided some hope to breakout of the consolidation channel but the divergences in both its daily volume and MACD were signs of disappointment. Watch out if…

Jailbreak 4.3.1 for iPad, iPhone, iPod – Updates | Redsn0w 0.9.6rc12 | Software Guides
The famous Dev-Team has released the updated version of Redsn0w. If you have last used an earlier version to jailbreak your device with iOS 4.3.1, you can still repeat the process easily to upgrade the jailbreak bootroom: 1) Download Redsn0w 0.9.6rc12 2) Follow the onscreen instructions 3) Uncheck the ‘Install Cydia’ as you would have installed it when you last…

Apple iPad 2/1, iPhone 4/3GS, iPod Touch/Nano dock & charging station | Konnext Magic Stand | IT Gadgets Review
It was at least 6 months since I last bought the Konnext SynCharger and I am still readily using it to charge and place several of my mobile devices, especially the handphones. When I last received an eDM from Konnext about their Magic Stand product which is fully compatible with the new iPad 2, I went to hunt down the…

KepCorp – decent rise but underperform STI | Stock Prices | Singapore Stock Market
Singapore stocks have a good run up from last month lows. STI recovered a good 11% but KepCorp had only a mere 8%. It’s among the laggards as it’s stock price has breached resistance at $12 to attain 3 years high. Volume has not picked up to my expectations and both RSI, ADX are showing signs of weakening, though OBV…