It is a foolish time to buy almost anything within the technological sphere. As the tech geek among my family and friends, I have been asked many times whether it is a good time to buy a new phone, or a desktop, tablet, etc. The answer has not been as easy as it is right …
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 …
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 …
Asia might be the continent that grabs all the headlines in 2013. China Sea island disputes have been compounded by a heated Korean border. It is not surprising that PM Lee is worried that Asia is shooting itself in the foot. How do you compare Android, iOS and Windows tablets in performance? Well, GLBenchmark has …
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The next version of Windows has been leaked and frankly it is not really the ‘next version’ but rather an update. An update that streamlines the weird dichotomy between the traditional desktop and a touch based interface popularly known as metro. Although the term metro has been dropped thanks to a supposed lawsuit, I will …
Will Blizzard’s first foray into consoles create a better Diablo 3 on consoles than on PCs? This would surely reignite the PC vs. Consoles argument. Microsoft took a strange decision to launch Windows RT. Redmond is now defending as many believe it should have simply stuck with Windows 8. Football is all about goals and …
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Microsoft is sick of users who cannot be bothered to update their PCs, so Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will be downloaded and installed automatically starting today. How would you explain the Syrian Crisis to a five year old? This video from a Reddit series attempts to do so. Explanation or indoctrination – you decide. …
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An operating system used to be the first thing that came to a user’s mind when asked what kind of computer he / she runs. After all, the OS defines the software end of any computing system. May it be the more consumer friendly desktops, laptops, tablets and phones or industrial machines or even tiny …
‘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 finally saw her first large protest in decades. 3,000 may sound like a small number but that’s a big jump in Singaporean terms. Free network storage is great and …
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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 hot soup as Activision (and not the United States) takes its video down. Arsenal’s site has gone through a massive revamp but do you remember the very first …
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2012 was a huge year for Microsoft. Huge in terms of product launches and changes in directions. It was a year in which Microsoft threw everything they had and completely revamped the company. Windows went all touch based. ARM was embraced. Old web services made way for unified new ones. Office became a subscription service. …
Its the time of the year again and here’s a short round up of tech gifts that will bring a bundle of festive joy for your loved ones. The picks here are safe picks that won’t go wrong. Pricey? Yes, but there will be nothing but joy etched on the faces of your recipients. Recommendations …
Bitlocker has been a feature of Windows since the Vista days. It shipped pretty fully featured and has gone from strength to strength. Now that almost all consumers will be using the Pro version of Windows 8, a large proportion of Windows 8 users will have Bitlocker on their systems. Yet most people do not …
Sinofsky’s departure from Microsoft nearly mirrors Forstall’s move away from Apple. Both of them played key roles in Windows (7 & 8) and iOS (1 to 6) as leading visionaries and process driven leaders. Like it or not, both of them were control freaks and marginally psychotic in their approaches to leadership. But this was …
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Windows 8 removes the traditional start menu and replaces it with a Start Screen. At first glance, doesn’t look as robust as the original Start Menu. However, the new Start Screen actually allows both flexibility and greater speed in getting things done. This is the Windows 7 start menu you are familiar with. In fact, …
It is not easy to cover Windows 8 within a post but I will attempt to do so here. This review will look at Windows 8 in detail from a non touch perspective. I have personally aided the upgrades of 6 systems of which 2 of them are mine. My review will be centred around my experience …
Microsoft launched the US$39.99 upgrade offer to allow home users to upgrade from any versions of XP, Vista and 7 to Windows 8 Pro today at 12pm (SG). Windows 7 has served me very well for the past years. I never had to reinstall the operating system for 2+ years. It just simply never died …
Microsoft has not been very upfront in explaining the differences between Windows RT and Windows 8. This is bad for the consumer and I hope this post would clarify things. If you’re looking to buy a flashy new Windows tablet/laptop hybrid, you need to be very clear on the huge differences between RT and 8. …
Personal computer sales are limping along. These include both Windows and Macs. Manufacturers affected range from Lenovo, HP, Dell and even Apple. There’s a reason why Apple doesn’t push sales figures of its Macs. It is tanking just like every other PC. Why? Sensationalists will have you believe that we are in a ‘Post-PC’ world …
Remember those geeky minority report styled dreams? It is here and it is natural, smooth and practical. Best of all it is affordable. Leap Motion has created a product that makes the Kinect, Move and Wii Motion look like garbage. And, it’ll set you back by only US$70. The product is aptly named ‘Leap’ and …
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A replacement hard drive was sent to me last Friday and I took this as a chance to test drive Windows 8. Personally, I was not very excited about giving the Consumer Preview a look the same way as I took to the Windows 7 Release Preview. But for one night only, I gave Windows …