Tag: iOS

Ask Siri: The Movie Critic / Reviewer

Ask Siri: The Movie Critic / Reviewer

Siri has been ‘upgraded’ to now give her opinions on movies. She has quite a bit to say for quite a number of classic movies. Is it useful? Probably not, but it’s something fun to mess around when you are bored. Just like Google Now, there are some responses inserted that aren’t very useful (like …

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The New iPad Mini – Singapore

The New iPad Mini – Singapore

Quite a number of pictures and mock-up videos of the iPad Mini have appeared. Seems like information leaks by Apple for upcoming devices are getting more common or it could just be a market strategy. Through unnamed sources from Apple and rumours from the tech blogging world, it is likely that Apple would do another …

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iPhone 5 Launch Event! As it unfolds

iPhone 5 Launch Event! As it unfolds

12 September was the Apple Launch Event and there were some interesting announcements  with the most anticipated one being the iPhone 5 launch! iPhone -> Phil Schiller starts sharing the new iPhone and its called the iPhone 5 (no surprises here). It’s made entirely of glass and aluminium, and its confirmed to look exactly like the leaked …

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Best Music Streaming Service / Website for Singapore

Best Music Streaming Service / Website for Singapore

These days there are more than a few ways to listen to free music online that one could become slightly overwhelmed by the choices. We’ve done a quick run up for some of the music services out there that works in Singapore and the plus and minus of each service. Services like Pandora which is …

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Migrating from iPhone to Android (Galaxy SGS3)

Migrating from iPhone to Android (Galaxy SGS3)

Many current iPhone users are waiting on the fence for the launch of the Apple iPhone 5 to decide if they should continue with iPhone or well, perhaps switch to the Android Camp, namely the Samsung Galaxy SGS3. Apple has lost the crowd favour and more people are definitely tempted by the huge screen for …

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Kindle Fire HD vs Nexus 7: Value for money?

Kindle Fire HD vs Nexus 7: Value for money?

Amazon has just launched a new, larger version of its Kindle Fire tablet with a high-definition display, in a move by the retail giant to take on the Apple iPad and also a smaller 7 inch to compete it against the Nexus 7. How do they stack up? Value for money? And judging by specs alone, …

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HTPC: XBMC vs Plex… Winner? Read on

HTPC: XBMC vs Plex… Winner? Read on

Interested to hear about the Pros and Cons of XBMC and Plex? Well, I have been messing with Home Theater PCs or HTPCs for short since I bought the xbox in 2005 and loaded XBMC on it. Computers have evolved, becoming much more integrated with our daily lives.  The term, HTPC, had been coined years …

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