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Review Roundup: Logitech Ultimate Ears Headphones
The Logitech Ultimate Ears headphones comprises a family of 3 variations – the UE 4000, UE 6000 and UE 9000. The Logitech UE promise is an attention to detail and sound quality. Audiophiles will know that almost anything (and everything) affects audio performance. It’s not just the drivers but also the manner in which the cans are ...
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Google IO: Analyzing Mountain View’s Direction
Google IO 2013 was heavily targeted at developers unlike the IOs of the past. There was no real new consumer hardware and glasses did not make an appearance in the keynote. What Google did this year was to tighten the bolts and iron out the chinks. Google has a massive list of products and Larry Page’s appointment ...
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Singapore’s ideological prisoners, geography of hate, Iron Man 3 VFX
The question of inequality and economic growth has taken a long and twisted path. Will Singapore drop the Reagan-Thatcher revolution? Twitter is a great platform but it is also a space where people speak in public mostly without thinking. A map of hate has been generated for the United States and hateful tweets by topic ...
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Reaction: Wigan Athletic (H)
Arsenal secured an important 4-1 win against Wigan that swung the race for Champions League spots back into our favour. The Gunners began strongly before dropping off pace and getting punished. However, a quick 8 minute brace saw 3 goals netted in our favour. Wigan was relegated despite putting up a brave performance for the ...
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Review: Viber on Desktop and Android
Viber broke away from what most competitors have done out there by creating a desktop client for its messaging and voice call app. Viber was originally a simple communications app launched on iOS and later Android. It differentiated itself from Whatsapp by providing the ability to make calls over the internet via WIFI or a ...
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Singapore’s defence, U.S. cyberwar strategies, save money on tech
Singapore has enjoyed 45 years of National Service and is looking forward to celebrate 48 years of sovereignty Are there signs that Singaporeans are beginning to take security for granted? U.S. is indulging in cyberwarfare and a good portion of its work is done by outsourced providers. While this can be an easy solution to the a new battlefront, there ...
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Is the Old Wintel Needed for Windows 8?
I have personally wrote about the slow decline of the Wintel alliance. The Wintel alliance consists of basically Microsoft’s operating system – Windows and Intel’s processor chips. Picked by IBM back in the day, the cooperation between the software giants and the chip designers led the way for computers to be standardized in the ways ...
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America’s self inflicted wounds, consumer toxin poisoning, WoW’s gradual decline
Drone attacks are not just easy methods of taking out targets, it is also an easy way to create hate and animosity to those wielding it. Developed countries are going through an invisible phase of industrial poisoning. The source is from everyday items and materials you have come to know and love. World of Warcraft ...
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Reflections: Majoring in Economics at NUS
I stepped out of the exam hall two days back amidst cheers from my fellow course mates. For almost all us, this was the final exam of our time as an Economics major in the National University of Singapore. We had finally completed our fourth year which is sometimes referred to as the honours year. I thought ...
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Singapore’s 4G performance, a father’s decision, gaming – then and now
Have a look at the 4G performance of each of Singapore’s telecommunications providers before making the leap and sacrificing 9-10GB of monthly data. There are some events in history that have left scars, some have not been told and here is a tragic story of what any father would never want to face. Gaming has ...
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Addressing Concerns on the Rise of Asia
Asia’s rise to prominence in the past two decades has yielded a flurry of discussions by economists, international relations scholars and even historians. We are all excited about the prospect of something new, yet worried about what this means for global stability. Some want Asia to learn to be like the West so that they ...
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Reaction: Queens Park Rangers (A)
Arsenal took another 3 points on the road as the race for CL spots look to go down to the wire. Prior to this win, QPR had drawn thrice and beaten Arsenal twice in Premier League history at Loftus Road. Even though QPR had already been relegated, Reading (also relegated) showed that such teams should ...
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Review: Logitech Washable Keyboard
The Logitech Washable Keyboard K310 is the first time a mainstream peripheral manufacturer enters this niche that makes so much sense yet barely sees any competition. Most manufacturers for such keyboards are focused on the medical sector and this includes WetKeys. Keyboards under such specialized categories are very expensive. The keyboard and mouse are the primary ...
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Iran’s private internet, online courses ease college burden, science of cyanide
Everyone knows the Great Firewall of China but what about Iran’s private internet service? Take a look at how the country manages to keep its internet service even more controlled than its Asian counterpart. Online degree courses are not just for those who did not attend college / university. It may serve to aid its ...
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Reaction: Manchester United (H)
The hotly anticipated match between the two former rivals ended in a 1-1 draw. It was a fast paced game decided by goals in the first half. The match yielded good entertainment but the result meant that both teams could not do what they had initially set out to. Arsenal faces a nervous three weeks while United will not ...
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Conviction politicians, Galaxy S4 display shootout, war on terror affects women and children
What does former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and the recently passed Margaret Thatcher have in common? Conviction. Lots of it. The Samsung Galaxy S4 may look almost similar to the S3 but DisplayMate has something else to say about screen quality. The war on terror does not only affect countries where ‘terrorists are ...
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Understanding the Arsenal Angst
Arsenal fans have gone through a lot but the amount of hate directed to former Arsenal player Robin Van Persie is unprecedented. I admit that as a fan, I was unhappy about his transfer to United especially considering the seasons we spent time and money to nurture him from a petulant (and often injured) raw gem to ...
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American terrorism, BBC’s documentary debacle, Chinese superstition begone
Americans witnessed a dramatic hunt for the suspects of the Boston blasts that claimed 3 lives. An editor based in UK questions why isn’t the same attention given to the more common and often more deadly gun violence. The BBC took a lot of flak from LSE for placing an undercover reporter in the middle ...
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Reaction: Fulham (A)
Arsenal fans will be grateful for the 3 points. It was a terrible performance in which the team decided to completely shut off in the final 15 minutes. Before that, the Gunners did very little to penetrate a packed Fulham defence. Fulham played with 10 man for over 78 minutes having Sidwell sent off in the 12th ...
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Galaxy phone history, dating in future, sound cards re-emerge
Samsung’s Galaxy S3s are all rage and the S4 seems to be on the cards to continue this trend. But how did this all begin? Wearable computing and augmented reality may paint a tantalizing future but this video begs to differ. It is well produced and thought through, very much worth a quick look. Ever ...
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The Boston Twitter Blasts
I was asleep when the Boston bombs went off. I woke still hazy with flu to see my daily news feeds alert me that two bombs had gone off in Boston. Also, Iraq was hit by a death toll of 50 as Iraqis made their way to voter boxes. I looked up a few news ...