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Jan 27, 2012 (17:01)

A look at UOB's new mobile banking app

This geek was away when UOB launched its mobile banking app last month but I downloaded Singapore iTunes store's most popular free app on my iPhone and have been using it for the past couple of weeks.

While this geek thinks that ...
Jan 13, 2012 (16:08)

Five of the coolest tech seen at CES 2012

The CES is a huge show spread across the Las Vegas strip. This geek definitely did not manage to cover the entire show, but here are five of the coolest tech I came across over the past three days, in no ...
Jan 11, 2012 (10:00)

Cool tech coming to Ultrabooks

At the Intel CES press conference here in Las Vegas, Intel's presentation by Mooly Eden was focused on the Ultrabook and how Intel is concentrating all their efforts on this new segment, resulting in some of the fastest progress in the ...
Jan 10, 2012 (11:52)

Yoga for an Ultrabook?

Today at CES here in Las Vegas, Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing showcased for the first time a new Ultrabook offering the company calls the IdeaPad Yoga.
Dec 21, 2011 (11:42)

Snag some cool gadgets sharing why you can't live without tech

This geek has decided to do my part for the promotion of tech in Singapore and help promote this campaign, jointly organized by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and Singapore Computer Society.

If you are a full-time student, create a one ...
Dec 05, 2011 (08:25)

Firefall to be distributed by Garena in SEA and Taiwan

Last week, Red 5 Singapore announced its highly-anticipated team-based shooter game, Firefall, will be licensed to Garena Online Private Limited for distribution across Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

For the next 6 years, gamers across Southeast Asia will be able to enjoy ...
Nov 24, 2011 (11:07)

Three things to look out for at SITEX this year

It's the time of the year to break your piggy bank again.

This geek came across three deals at SITEX which may interest you as much as they interested this geek.

1. Logitech's crazy Ultimate Ears giveaway
This geek's favourite in ear monitors are ...
Nov 17, 2011 (17:37)

HP releases new series of personal computing gadgets

HP launched a whole series of personal computing products this week. Almost like a statement to show the whole world its commitment to this line of products after a series of missteps in the past few months.

The company has finally unleashed ...
Nov 17, 2011 (10:46)

Tech shines in regional media awards

Festival of Media announced this week the winners of an annual media award during its first event in Asia. The competition spanned three top categories and 12 open categories and saw a grueling selection process from 410 entries from 16 countries. ...
Nov 16, 2011 (14:36)

Being "Frank" with youths

OCBC launched a new credit card last night.

This appears to be a sequel to the debit card version launched six months earlier. Well, we can also say they launched 130 different cards that you can switch around to cater to ...
Nov 11, 2011 (14:35)

Some thoughts on the Nokia Lumia 800

This geek got a sneak peek at the Nokia Lumia 800 last night.

Though it's a mouthful to pronounce, the gadget's actually nice on many fronts, mostly notably with a sleek implementation of Windows Phone 7 Mango, 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens ...
Oct 28, 2011 (14:48)

My laptop survived an unintentional 2-meter drop test

This geek was taking a short Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Samara Airport a couple of days back and the overhead bin was almost full. I managed to find a little space for my 11-pound (4.98kg) Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds, aka Chewie. ...
Oct 24, 2011 (17:28)

iDAT: Mobile health app customized for Singaporeans

The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has launched an app customized for Singaporeans last weekend in conjunction with the launch of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign.

The free app, a follow-up on its successful Diet Tracker is called the Interactive Diet and Activity ...
Oct 24, 2011 (13:41)

Red 5 Studios opens Singapore branch to operate Firefall in Asia

Launched in Singapore last week, Red 5 Studios was founded by former World of Warcraft team lead Mark Kern in 2006 with investment from one of China's leading online game operator and developer, The9 Limited.

During the launch, it was shared that ...
Oct 20, 2011 (12:16)

Asiasoft to distribute Blizzard titles

Asiasoft, the company that brought the popular online game, MapleStory, to this part of the world announced this week that it has entered into an agreement with Blizzard Entertainment to distribute its games in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

That would include popular ...