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Oscar VFX protests, Google vs. Samsung, Understanding the harlem shake

Posted by Dave Junia 27 February 13 Snippets Android, Capitalism, Communism, Gangnum Style, Google, Harlem Shake, Microsoft, Motorola, Movies, Oscars, Protest, Samsung, Singapore, Space, Viral

[caption id="attachment_3930" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 27 February 2013[/caption] Have you often thought that most visuals you saw in movies were fake? Well, yes they are. However, VFX artists are protesting against the decision to cut

The Story of Our Current Home

Posted by Dave Junia 26 February 13 Memories Corporation Drive, HDB, Home, Housing, Neighbours, Population, Singapore, Yung Sheng Road

[caption id="attachment_3898" align="aligncenter" width="615"] The story behind this view.[/caption] In the midst of the continual negativity around population and housing issues, I thought it'll be refreshing to share something different. My family moved from a

New tablets launched, Internet comes to North Korea, WP’s own population paper

Posted by Dave Junia 25 February 13 Snippets Android, Galaxy, Google, Healthcare, Hewlett Packard, iPad, MWC, Nexus, North Korea, PAP, Politics, Samsung, Singapore, Slate, Spiderman, SpiderSense, United States, WP

[caption id="attachment_3869" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 25th February 2013[/caption] Be prepared to be flooded with mobile tech news this week as the Mobile World Congress kicks off. First on the plate are the Samsung Galaxy Note

PlayStation 4 wrap up, 100 second Oscar film, Singapore’s new coins

Posted by Dave Junia 22 February 13 Snippets ARM, Console, CPU, Intel, Money, Oscars, PlayStation, Politics, Religion, Singapore, Sony, Vatican

[caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 22nd February 2013[/caption] The PlayStation 4 was announced... well some of it anyways. Here's everything you need to know in 2 minutes. Oscar film nominees are usually really long movies

HTC One launched, GTX Titan unleashed, spies on Facebook

Posted by Dave Junia 20 February 13 Snippets China, Facebook, GPU, Gwadar, HTC, India, Malaysia, nVidia, One X, Pakistan, Parents, Port, Singapore, Spy, Titan, Transport

[caption id="attachment_3810" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 20 February 2013[/caption] The HTC One arrives relegating the one year old One X to second place. nVidia brings out the Titan which handily trumps the 680 but isn't really part of

Making of The Hobbit, first real protest, free 100GB storage

Posted by Dave Junia 18 February 13 Snippets Apps, CGI, Cloud, How To, Movies, Politics, Population, Protest, Singapore, Storage, The Hobbit, Velcro, Windows

[caption id="attachment_3775" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 18 February 2013[/caption] 'Making of' videos are always interesting and if you have 4 minutes to spare, you can take a quick look at how 'The Hobbit' was created. Singapore

A cramp Singapore can be better managed.

How to Support 6.9 Million in Singapore

Posted by Dave Junia 16 February 13 Current Affairs, Economics Cycling, Flexible Hours, Infrastructure, Policy, Population, Singapore, Transport, Walking

[caption id="attachment_3738" align="aligncenter" width="615"] A cramp Singapore can be better managed.[/caption] Singapore's population is going to grow and there's no stopping it. We can slow down the growth rate but we cannot turn back. With

Apple’s iWatch, an unfoldable apartment, how to get rich legally

Posted by Dave Junia 13 February 13 Snippets AMD, Apple, Brazil, Civil Service, GPU, Homes, Inflation, iWatch, Manhattan, Radeon, Singapore, Wages

[caption id="attachment_3686" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 13 February 2013[/caption] 2013 looks more iWatch rather than iTV according to analysts. Infinity Loop may want to dominate your wrist just like the old spy movies. We run a

What lies beneath glass, concrete and steel.

Singapore Badly Needs Her Soul

Posted by Dave Junia 12 February 13 Current Affairs, Values Arts, Identity, Khaw Boon Wan, MP, PAP, Politics, Population, Singapore, Sports, WP

[caption id="attachment_3664" align="aligncenter" width="615"] What lies beneath glass, concrete and steel. (Credit: Woon Tai Ho)[/caption] Soaring housing and car ownership prices, diminishing personal space and intensely cramp public transport services have led to a series

Halal bak kwa, Singaporean footballing leader, Samsung’s own sheep

Posted by Dave Junia 11 February 13 Snippets Apple, Chrome, Dan Tan, Encryption, F1, Food, Gmail, Google, Logitech, Match Fixing, New Year, Samsung, Sheep, Singapore

[caption id="attachment_3647" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 11th February 2013[/caption] Not liking pork is no longer a reason to resist bak kwa, get the all new beef version today. We (Singaporeans) didn't make Goal 2010 and it

Galaxy S4 in April? Pyongyang rips off COD, Arsenal’s very first website

Posted by Dave Junia 8 February 13 Snippets Activision, Android, Apple, Arsenal, COD, Galaxy, iPhone, Mac, Microsoft, North Korea, PAP, Politics, Samsung, Singapore, Surface, Windows, YouTube

[caption id="attachment_3586" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 8th February 2013[/caption] If you are buying a smartphone, you might want to wait till April for a reputable Korean firm. Call of Duty has landed North Korea in YouTube

NUS removes condoms, Dell goes private, watch the costliest ads

Posted by Dave Junia 6 February 13 Snippets Ads, Asus, Cybercrime, Debrecen, Dell, Lenovo, Liverpool, Match Fixing, NUS, Obama, Parenthood, Scandal, Singapore, Superbowl, United States

[caption id="attachment_3455" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 6th February 2013[/caption] Starting with a slightly more local taste today, an NUS undergraduate is appalled by NUS Management's decision to pull condoms off shelves in on-campus stores. Dell is finally bought

The movies lied, have a Nacho, PS4 launches in Feb.

Posted by Dave Junia 2 February 13 Snippets 3D Printing, Benayoun, Cazorla, Eboue, Fun Facts, Monreal, MP, Neville, PlayStation, Population, Sagna, Singapore, Skills, Sony, Space, XBOX

[caption id="attachment_3389" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 2nd Feb 2013[/caption] Snippets is a new category of posts. On days without editorial styled content, snippets will share interesting articles, photos or videos around the web that pertain to

What did the By Election Results Mean?

Posted by Dave Junia 1 February 13 Current Affairs Election, PAP, Politics, RP, SDA, Singapore, WP

[caption id="attachment_3356" align="aligncenter" width="615"] The voters have had their say.[/caption] About 5 days ago, the Workers Party emerged as very clear winners in the Punggol East single member constituency The winning margin was massive with 54.5%

What Amy Cheong Taught Us About Ourselves

Posted by Dave Junia 9 October 12 Current Affairs, Tech Singapore

I woke to news that Amy Cheong launched an angry tirade against a Malay wedding. Her foul mouthed comments roped in the entire Malay population in Singapore. Needless to say, she received a near instant termination from

Freedom of the Press – Solutions for Singapore

Posted by Dave Junia 15 July 12 Values Press, Singapore

It is easy to criticize. Easy to call for change. Easy to mock the system. How about fixing it? Every time a conversation on Singapore's politics pops up, almost everyone will agree that our press is