ROMs of the latest Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) have been leaking for the Samsung Galaxy S II (SGS2) for some time. The leaks started coming back in December. I’ve been tempted to try the ROMs, but some usability problems were reported, so I held back. I wanted a ROM that was mostly workable for daily use. The leaks continued to come, and right now, the latest available is LP6, released 17th January. Going by reports on XDA, it…
The of the Water Dragon comes around tomorrow. It’s the 4709th Lunar New Year. Every Chinese family is probably now busy one way or other preparing for the new year. In fact, for many of them, various sorts of celebrations would already have started. I just had my first lao yu sheng and reunion meal at lunch, and will have another one at dinner tonight. This is the customary gathering of family and relatives to reunite and celebrate the new…
How do you evaluate sound quality in headphones? What do you look out for? How do you compare between headphones? Well, we’ve finally arrived at this topic in this part of my series on Ultimate Listening – In Search of the Best Headphones. Earlier parts of the series have introduced the different types of headphones, technical details, and a special focus on in-ear headphones. Sound quality is not less important than any of those. In fact, for many people, the ultimate choice of headphones…
Baby #3 is born (yesterday), two years, two months and 25 days after Ian, who’s #2, and was two years, two months and 17 days after Vanessa. #3 did not cry much, and very quickly opened one eye, and kept that eye opened for pretty much the entire time in the labour ward while waiting to be transferred to the nursery. He had a very peaceful and inquisitive look on his face while I was watching over him during that…
We have not had such intense firefighting excitement at work in recent times. As IT folks, firefighting usually refers to emergency management of IT issues. This time, the firefighting literally included an element of real fire in the big picture. We’re not firemen, so no, of course, we weren’t directly involved with fighting that real fire. Furthermore, although the fire had not happened inside our premises, our IT operations was severely impacted by fire, and we would be spending significant…
AKG’s latest flagship headphone, the K3003, clearly sets a new standard in ultimate headphone listening experience. Launched at IFA 2011, AKG describes the K3003 as the world’s smallest true three-way reference-quality in-ear headphones. It’s really an absolutely astounding headphone, not least because of its price tag, at $1599, which will almost certainly be out of reach of most except the most discerning music listeners who are willing to pay for premium quality. The K3003 has quickly become a much talked…
In-ear headphones are, to me, the best type of headphones. They strike the best balance of portability, sound isolation, comfort, and sound quality. I’ve been looking forward to writing this part in my series on Ultimate Listening – In Search of the Best Headphones. The first instalment had focused on the different type of headphones, and the continuing Part 2 discussed some technical aspects of headphones. The choice of headphones type as much a personal preference as it is the type of use…
Apple yesterday launched its one-day Red Friday sale in Asian markets such as Singapore. It’s the Asian equivalent of the U.S. Black Friday sale. In the U.S., Black Friday marks the starts of the Christmas holiday shopping season. Red Friday sort of marks the season before the Lunar New Year. The shopping reasons here are different though. We don’t give or exchange gifts on Lunar New Year. The closest to giving that we do are “red packets”. But it doesn’t…
The AKG Q460 is the second of three models in the AKG Quincy Jones Signature Line of headphones. It is a smart-looking lightweight on-the-ear headphone that joins the Q350 (my review here) and the Q701 to be endorsed by Quincy Jones. Thanks to Omy.sg, IMS Marketing and AKG, I was provided with this pair of Q460 headphones for review. This is my third AKG headphone review, after the Q350 andK518LE. There is also the flagship K3003, the review of which I’ve saved for…
Just thought I’d share this Official Android 4.0.3 ICS ROM for SGS2 that has been leaked out. It’s still alpha stage, not quite ready for daily use, but it’s a good sign of progress that Samsung is making on releasing ICS ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S II phone. It’s supposed to be due in 1Q 2012.
