The last time a riot happened in Singapore was in 1969. We have not had a riot since for some 44 years. The peace has just been broken by the riot that occurred in last night. It is almost unbelievable. Singaporeans are waking up this morning shocked and shaken. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the riot was a “very…
We’re all familiar with charging our gadgets via USB. I’ve known that not all USB sources deliver the same amount of power. But it came as a surprise to me, earlier this year, to learn that even the cables matter. Some cables charge slower than others. Wouldn’t it be great to know exactly how much juice is flowing to your…
Featured by TIME Magazine as one of 50 best inventions of 2012, the Sony RX100 compact camera has a refreshed sibling in 2013, the RX100 II (DSC-RX100M2). Announced in June this year and available since July, the RX100 II adds a few important upgrades, but at the same time builds on the success of its older sibling. The RX100 II…
Western Digital launched the 4 TB version of their My Book external desktop hard drive earlier this year. The new My Book 4 TB adds on to the existing 2 TB and 3 TB models. My Book offers fast USB 3.0 connectivity, hardware encryption, backup software and other features in a svelte looking gloss black enclosure. The My Book 4…
Singapore’s DNC (Do-Not-Call) Registry goes live today. If you’ve not done so yet, head over to http://www.dnc.gov.sg/ to register your phone to not receive unsolicited voice calls, text messages, and/or faxes from telemarketers. This will hopefully be a great start to the end of unsolicited telemarketing calls. We can expect the DNC Registry to be very popular. First, it’s free,…
One of the highlights of the recently launched iPhone 5S is its fingerprint sensor, aka Touch ID. The Android world also has the HTC One Max with a fingerprint sensor on its back. Now, if you fancy this new security feature, but you have some other sort of Android phone, what are your options? Well, FingerQ has a solution for…
“Satisfied people don’t have time to go onto the Internet. Unhappy people often go there,” so said our Prime Minister, according to the Business Times. Sometimes I feel disappointed at how our political leaders are unable to keep with the times. It’s not just about how the Internet is changing our social environment, but also other areas in cyber security…
Thirteen schools had their websites defaced on 20th November. All of them have been restored today, although only just so. When I checked last night, three schools still had their homepage spewing Joomla SQL errors, and another one just displayed a blank page. 48 hours was insufficient to restore their websites. All thirteen sites were hosted on the same server. So,…
The year end shopping season is coming up, and perhaps you’re looking to get yourself a shiny new Mac notebook this holiday. Whether you’re new to Mac, or you’ve been using one for years, you probably still want to hear someone’s two-cents on your buying options. With plenty of other PC and Mac buying guides out there, why not do…
We’re in an era where just about everything can be done online. We also have no shortage of web-based collaborative tools, including those that incorporate audio-video conferencing features. Then, why is it we don’t seem to be doing much of video collaboration on the web? Are they just not convenient enough? Well, then you’ve got to try this: GeeMeow What’s…
