Goondu review: HP Envy 14 Beats Edition with Intel “Sandybridge”
HP's premium laptop finally ships with Intel's power-efficient and muscular CPUs. Build-wise, it is also one rare machine that stands up to Apple's excellent MacBook Pro.
Encompass rides Asian digital media boom
The digital war room at Encompass Singapore at Loyang Cresent You shoot a video on site in Los Angeles during the day. By evening, the unedited footage is sent to…
Epilogue: the NDP Fun Pack song aftermath
"Kopi-O-o-o-o-o-o..." will forever be indelibly etched into our nation's psyche. Unless you've been off meditating in a mountain monastery this week, there is no way you would have missed out…
Hands on: Google+ no Facebook killer – yet
Facebook now has more than 750 million users and it’s going to be a mammoth task for Google to win them over. Still, don't discount Google yet, since being late…
Make Skype video calls in Facebook
Facebook fired the latest salvo against Google yesterday when it announced a partnership with Skype to allow its users to make Skype video calls on the social network site. The…
Toshiba Qosmio F750 laptop promises 3D without glasses
Toshiba today showed off what it called the world's first laptop capable of displaying 3D games and videos without the need for users to wear those dorky glasses.
NDP 2011 “Bad Romance” gets lampooned on YouTube
It left a bad taste in my mouth. Apparently, over 95 percent of people who watched the Singaporean-ized rendition of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" for our upcoming National Day Parade…
10,000 Galaxy SIIs sold in Singapore, 3 million worldwide
Samsung has sold 3 million of the Galaxy SII in just 55 days, making its latest top-end phone its fastest moving one and possibly winning over lots of new Android…
Parallels Desktop 6 hands-on
If you're a first-time Mac buyer, PD6 should be on your wishlist for a purchase-with-purchase discount at the store. It'd help smoothen out the unfamiliarity of moving to a Mac,…
Google wants to help you find what you love
Google has secretly unveiled a new service called “What do you love?” (or, wdyl.com) to help you find out, well, what you love. Think of it as something like a…
The uncanny valley is right at our doorstep
Latest Japanese pop idol Eguchi Aimi is the best looking in her girl group, and to the surprise of many fans, she's the work of computer graphics.
Samsung Galaxy SII sold out at launch in Singapore
The followup to one of the most popular Android phones last year is proving to be a good one for Samsung, as the Galaxy SII was sold out in Singapore…
Nokia’s Windows “Mango” phone codenamed Sea Ray unveiled
Nokia's first Windows Phone device using the "Mango" version of the Microsoft software looks almost identical to the recently-launched N9, according to a seemingly leaked video of the Finnish phone…
Satellite industry bullish about growth in Asia
The satellite industry is poised for more explosive growth in the region. Despite all the challenges that the satellite industry is facing – like fierce competition from cheaper terrestrial technologies…
SE unveils Xperia ray, Xperia active, no new high-end models
Both models to be out in Q3, 2011, which means the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc looks to be the main "hero" phone from the company. No dual-core Androids anything soon,…
Mediacorp’s free-to-air TV channels to go online
Mediacorp plans to deliver its seven free-to-air TV channels over the Internet within the next year, providing another way to view the Singapore broadcaster's local programmes as well as other…
Hands on: Nokia N9, a pleasant surprise to bring the mojo back
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop's presentation at this year's CommunicAsia show was expected to be the event's highlight, and he didn't disappoint this morning by showing off a new smartphone that…
Hands on: Huawei’s Android 3.2 MediaPad tablet
Chinese handset and network equipment vendor Huawei created quite a storm today by unveiling what it says is the first Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet, a day before the CommunicAsia telecom…
ICANN to expand top level domains
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a program to expand the Internet address system's top level domains (TLD) beyond the familiar suffixes such as .com…
Blackberry Playbook in Singapore from June 23, from S$668
Months after it first appeared on the radar, the Blackberry Playbook is finally making its way to stores here in Singapore. Priced from S$668, it will go on sale on…
