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Watch out, Apple, Microsoft now has an iMac-esque desktop PC powerhouse. It’s called the Surface Studio, and it lays almost flat so you can use it like a drafting table. That makes the Surface Studio more of ...
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Whatever goes up, must eventually come down. At least for most things anyway. Apple’s phenomenal growth in the last decade or so is finally hitting a road bump. Just released financial results for its final fiscal quarter ...
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When I first heard about Singapore Technologies Electronics new facial recognition system that can be used at MRT fare gates to identify commuters and charge them in a post-paid manner thereafter, my first thought was that, oh ...
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In case you haven’t heard, Apple will have a media event next week, 27th October, where they are expected to announce new Macs. With so much attention on iPhones, iPads, and Watches of late, Macs have become severely ...
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Instead of using a regular wireless broadband router at home, I’ve been using a DIY pfSense box for a number of years. pfSense has provided excellent performance and reliability. The DIY box had a sort of hardware refresh ...
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The full reviews of Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are now in. These are Google’s first ever all-made-by-themselves smartphones. The initial reactions from the 4th October announcements were mostly positive, ...
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I’ve heard about Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS), and had even considered installing them. But they’re relatively expensive, and mostly just a nice-to-have accessory, not one that is very important. However, ...
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It’s often joked about how Wi-Fi is now, in this millennium, a new layer at the bottom of the updated Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. If you have a Wi-Fi dead spot in your home, it probably frustrates the life out of ...
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One lazy Sunday afternoon, we had an appointment to view a car at Automobile Megamart. It’s our first time going into this eight storey building in Ubi packed with all things about cars. Driving up the ramp to the 5th ...
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Samsung has thrown in the towel. As you may have heard by now, Samsung has stopped production, sales, and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7, permanently. They are now organising a global recall. Samsung had said previously that they ...