REVIEW / 23 May 2013 / 5 hours 7 min ago
BlackBerry returns to its roots with the Q10, the first BlackBerry 10 device to sport the classic QWERTY keyboard. Does the BlackBerry Q10 stand a chance in a market dominated by large touch screen smartphones? We take a quick look at it in detail.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 12 hours 35 min ago
ASUS today announced that the PadFone Infinity will be available in Singapore from 1st June.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 14 hours 22 min ago
Intel has revealed some of the advancements made in power management for their upcoming 4th generation Intel Core processors. These new chips have been touted to reduced idle power by as much as twenty times due to new power optimization technology and improvements made to the 22nm Tri-Gate transistor.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 15 hours 27 min ago
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's announcement regarding their next generation gaming console, the Xbox One, NVIDIA has announced that the product will support their popular NVIDIA PhysX and NVIDIA APEX software development kits.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 17 hours 41 min ago
Trendnet has just announced the availability of their next generation AC1200 dual band wireless router. The TEW-811DRU is designed to handle multiple HD streams in a connected home with multiple devices.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 17 hours 49 min ago
StarHub today announced that its online music portal, Music Anywhere, is now open.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 19 hours 17 min ago
While the mobile app and desktop website version of Google+ has been constantly undergoing a series of improvements and updates, the mobile browser version is usually a step behind when it comes to such updates. Not intending to leave these users out in the cold, Google has updated the mobile version of Google+ as well.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 19 hours 32 min ago
Samsung may be announcing the Galaxy S4 Active, a more rugged variant of its flagship device soon as images and video of the device leaked online.
Microsoft has just lifted the wraps off its brand new console - the Xbox One. Find out more about the new console, its new Kinect sensor, controller, games and our thoughts of it in our special coverage article.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 30 hours 37 min ago
Thermaltake has compiled a list of power supply units (PSUs) that support Intel "Haswell" CPUs as some low-end and budget PSUs are supposedly unable to deliver small amounts of power to support the processor's new C6/C7 low-power states.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 31 hours 37 min ago
Enermax has just announced five new cooling fan models that feature its patented APS (Adjustable Peak Speed) control technology. This innovation will allow manual speed control of a fan's peak speed and the speed will be regulated by pulse-width modulation or by an integrated thermal sensor.
With four new mice, two new keyboards and two new headsets, Logitech has beefed up their gaming peripherals offering under the banner of the refreshed G-series. We show you what you can you expect in stores soon.
The last of the Japanese camera companies' financial reports for the recent fiscal year have come in. How did they fare (spoiler: not well), how did the camera divisions do, and how does it reflect on mirrorless system cameras as a whole?
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 35 hours 52 min ago
M1 Limited (M1) today announced the appointment of Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a Small Cell (Femtocell) solution to further enhance its 3G radio coverage and capacity in indoor premises. It will be made available in Q3 2013.
Point-and-shoot cameras are easy to use and pocket-able. But what if you need a camera that can withstand the rigors and challenges of travelling off the beaten track? Enter the Olympus TG-2, the company's toughest compact. Building on the strengths of the original TG-1, find out how the updated model fares.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 41 hours 52 min ago
Dell's Project Ophelia, which is an Android-based computer that operates from a hardware dongle, is slated for launch this July for US$100. Dell showcased Project Ophelia at CES in January this year. The dongle plugs into any device with a HDMI port and turns it into a PC.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 42 hours 42 min ago
Google has announced that Google Checkout will be shut down, and completely replaced by Google Wallet.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 42 hours 57 min ago
Flickr has launched a redesign of the site together with a change of their existing subscription plans. The new look showcases your images with a minimum of white space, and comes with a free 1TB of storage. Subscription plans have also been changed, click through for the full details.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 43 hours 8 min ago
Rumors had been circulating that Yahoo might be about to make big waves soon. Now, it is all but certain that the Yahoo board has approved a US$1.1 billion acquisition for the popular micro-blogging site Tumblr.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 43 hours 12 min ago
In a short clip, Sony has given glimpses and flashes of what their new gaming console, the PlayStation 4 will look like. Announced back in February, the full reveal of the PlayStation 4 is scheduled for Sony's E3 presentation on 10th June 2013.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 12 hours 35 min ago
ASUS today announced that the PadFone Infinity will be available in Singapore from 1st June.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 14 hours 22 min ago
Intel has revealed some of the advancements made in power management for their upcoming 4th generation Intel Core processors. These new chips have been touted to reduced idle power by as much as twenty times due to new power optimization technology and improvements made to the 22nm Tri-Gate transistor.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 15 hours 27 min ago
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's announcement regarding their next generation gaming console, the Xbox One, NVIDIA has announced that the product will support their popular NVIDIA PhysX and NVIDIA APEX software development kits.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 17 hours 41 min ago
Trendnet has just announced the availability of their next generation AC1200 dual band wireless router. The TEW-811DRU is designed to handle multiple HD streams in a connected home with multiple devices.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 17 hours 49 min ago
StarHub today announced that its online music portal, Music Anywhere, is now open.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 19 hours 17 min ago
While the mobile app and desktop website version of Google+ has been constantly undergoing a series of improvements and updates, the mobile browser version is usually a step behind when it comes to such updates. Not intending to leave these users out in the cold, Google has updated the mobile version of Google+ as well.
NEWS / 22 May 2013 / 19 hours 32 min ago
Samsung may be announcing the Galaxy S4 Active, a more rugged variant of its flagship device soon as images and video of the device leaked online.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 30 hours 37 min ago
Thermaltake has compiled a list of power supply units (PSUs) that support Intel "Haswell" CPUs as some low-end and budget PSUs are supposedly unable to deliver small amounts of power to support the processor's new C6/C7 low-power states.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 31 hours 37 min ago
Enermax has just announced five new cooling fan models that feature its patented APS (Adjustable Peak Speed) control technology. This innovation will allow manual speed control of a fan's peak speed and the speed will be regulated by pulse-width modulation or by an integrated thermal sensor.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 35 hours 52 min ago
M1 Limited (M1) today announced the appointment of Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a Small Cell (Femtocell) solution to further enhance its 3G radio coverage and capacity in indoor premises. It will be made available in Q3 2013.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 41 hours 52 min ago
Dell's Project Ophelia, which is an Android-based computer that operates from a hardware dongle, is slated for launch this July for US$100. Dell showcased Project Ophelia at CES in January this year. The dongle plugs into any device with a HDMI port and turns it into a PC.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 42 hours 42 min ago
Google has announced that Google Checkout will be shut down, and completely replaced by Google Wallet.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 42 hours 57 min ago
Flickr has launched a redesign of the site together with a change of their existing subscription plans. The new look showcases your images with a minimum of white space, and comes with a free 1TB of storage. Subscription plans have also been changed, click through for the full details.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 43 hours 8 min ago
Rumors had been circulating that Yahoo might be about to make big waves soon. Now, it is all but certain that the Yahoo board has approved a US$1.1 billion acquisition for the popular micro-blogging site Tumblr.
NEWS / 21 May 2013 / 43 hours 12 min ago
In a short clip, Sony has given glimpses and flashes of what their new gaming console, the PlayStation 4 will look like. Announced back in February, the full reveal of the PlayStation 4 is scheduled for Sony's E3 presentation on 10th June 2013.
NEWS / 20 May 2013 / 2 days ago
Today, we were briefed on MSI's soon to be released G-Series gaming notebooks. The latest generation of gaming notebooks from MSI will feature the newest Haswell Intel processors and AMD APUs. Read on to find out what you can expect.
NEWS / 20 May 2013 / 2 days ago
ASRock has announced the availability of the A-Style 2T2R dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi module with Bluetooth v4.0 wireless technology. The new Wi-Fi chip will be featured on new select Intel 8-series motherboards.
NEWS / 20 May 2013 / 2 days ago
Sony introduces a new high-capacity portable charger, the CP-F10L. This charger packs an impressive 10,000mAh charge in a slim and lightweight aluminum body. Read on for more details.
NEWS / 20 May 2013 / 2 days ago
Samsung officially introduces two new smartphones, the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and 5.8 devices.
NEWS / 20 May 2013 / 2 days ago
Samsung officials confirm that the company will be unveiling the Galaxy Note III at IFA 2013 in Germany.
REVIEW / 23 May 2013 / 5 hours 7 min ago
BlackBerry returns to its roots with the Q10, the first BlackBerry 10 device to sport the classic QWERTY keyboard. Does the BlackBerry Q10 stand a chance in a market dominated by large touch screen smartphones? We take a quick look at it in detail.
Microsoft has just lifted the wraps off its brand new console - the Xbox One. Find out more about the new console, its new Kinect sensor, controller, games and our thoughts of it in our special coverage article.
With four new mice, two new keyboards and two new headsets, Logitech has beefed up their gaming peripherals offering under the banner of the refreshed G-series. We show you what you can you expect in stores soon.
Point-and-shoot cameras are easy to use and pocket-able. But what if you need a camera that can withstand the rigors and challenges of travelling off the beaten track? Enter the Olympus TG-2, the company's toughest compact. Building on the strengths of the original TG-1, find out how the updated model fares.
ASUS has just announced their new range of Intel 8-series motherboards with support for Intel's upcoming 4th-generation Core CPUs. Introducing a new look for some of its Intel Z87 boards, ASUS has also complemented them with a slew of new and exciting features. We showcase some of what we're allowed to report from the seminar.
Google revealed a complete redesign of Google Maps at its Google I/O conference, which includes removing many user interface elements in favor of a full screen map, as well as cleaner, quicker-loading vector maps and full integration with Google Earth and Google Streetview. We take a closer look at the new Google Maps.
Announced earlier this year, the Logitech G710+, Logitech's first foray into mechanical gaming keyboards, incorporates Cherry MX Brown key switches. These switches are still pretty uncommon, however, they are slowly gaining acceptance among mainstream gamers. We give you our take of this mechanical gaming keyboard.
MSI reveals their first Intel Z87 motherboard and it's from their much hyped Gaming lineage. We take a good first look at their upcoming MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Motherboard in this preview article.
BlackBerry announced the beta launch of the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Channels yesterday. Here's a quick look at how BBM Channels work.
Google has announced a complete revamp to its social network, Google+, including 41 new features, including a revamped Photo tool, which includes some very smart features, a new Hangouts app, and many visual and technical improvements to the Google+ stream.
Here's our quick hands-on with Nokia's latest flagship smartphone, the Lumia 925, that's slated to be available sometime after June this year.
BlackBerry helds its Live conference at Orlando, Florida earlier today. Here's an overview of the announcements at BlackBerry Live 2013.
We didn't get a chance at handling the new Panasonic camera models when the news broke so how could we pass up an offer to spend a day shooting with them? So it's off to Bali this time around for Panasonic's regional digital camera launch and here are the highlights of the trip.
On May 14 in London, Nokia detailed where the story of the Lumia product line goes next.
With a tablet form factor that allows the attachment of a keyboard cover, the Intel Core i5-equipped and Windows 8 Pro-running Surface Pro is Microsoft showing the world how a no compromise device should be made. It even comes with a full HD screen and digital pen support. We find out if it lives up to its promise.
A well set-up home entertainment system doesn't only perform well, but looks good too. With so many components to consider such as the television set, speakers, amplifier, set-top decks and networking gear, just how do you go about deciding what to get and managing all of them? HardwareZone teamed up with Home & Decor, Mudian, ASUS, Panasonic and Yamaha to conduct a Smart Home AV PlayTest event to help our readers do just that. Find out what took place!
Hailing from its Gaming series, the MSI GTX 650 Ti Boost Twin Frozr III OC card features an overclocked GK106 core at 1,033MHz, with a turbo clock of 1,098MHz to match. Can this dethrone other GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost cards in the market? We find out in this review.
The Sony Alpha NEX-6 sits somewhere in-between the series' flagship NEX-7 and the NEX-5R, in terms of handling, performance and, of course, price. It comes with a 16MP sensor, an electronic viewfinder and takes after the prosumer controls of the NEX-7. Discover how the camera performs in our review.
Every year at the Adobe Max conference, Adobe shows off the experimental features they're working on. This year's 2013 sneak peeks blew our minds, check out work-in-progress tools which like you paint like a pro in seconds, change the lighting of a photo after the fact and search by manipulating photos.
The Fonepad is ASUS's first foray in making a tablet with 3G phone functions. How different is the ASUS Fonepad from the crop of Samsung Galaxy Tabs that have similar functions? More importantly, can ASUS succeed in this tablet segment? Hit the link to find out more.
The last of the Japanese camera companies' financial reports for the recent fiscal year have come in. How did they fare (spoiler: not well), how did the camera divisions do, and how does it reflect on mirrorless system cameras as a whole?
When Adobe first announced its subscription-based service Creative Cloud in 2011, I was skeptical. This time around though, with the announcement that new versions of Adobe's apps will only be available on Creative Cloud, I'm a believer. Here's why.
The IFA Global Press Conference 2013, held in Sardinia, Italy this year, offered us an outlook into the CE and home appliance markets for the IFA show in September. The biggest insight however, is how some categories are grabbing market share from familiar categories to win favor for the throne.
Spotify, after wowing users in US and Europe, has finally arrived on the shores of Singapore. While it is a fun and easy to use application, can it meet the lofty standards of extreme music aficionados? As someone who listens to a lot of music, here is my personal opinion.
You know you're getting on in years when you keep listening to the same old songs over and over again. That's what my playlist was like, full of stuff from the 90s and early 2000s. Then Spotify came along, and refreshed my musical world.
Camera lovers may have heard of Yoshihisa Maitani. He joined Olympus in 1956 and worked there for 40 years. He was responsible for many of Olympus' most popular cameras, including the Pen, the OM and the XA; it wouldn't be hyperbole to say he had a strong hand in shaping the world of photography in the 20th century. Here's how he disrupted the camera industry, in his own words.
It seems that not a day passes without news of some new smart watch. But are they really the next big thing? Is Apple really going to make one? I share my thoughts.
Supercomputers boast massive compute prowess able to simulate and model real life systems. Besides their practical purposes, they bolster the technological credentials of the owners of such immense computing capabilities, making the development of such systems a hotly contested global race.
It's important for content producers to protect their rights, but in this case, 20th Century Fox, in its attempt to hunt down sites that are offering free screenings of Prometheus (the movie), gets the wrong guy involved. In this case, a small Portuguese watch company?
The AppleCare Protection Plan extends the warranty of your beloved Apple product by an additional two years, but they don't come cheap. But do you really need it? I share my thoughts.
The television industry is transiting into a peculiar phase. It's a time where 4K LCD TVs and the soon-to-arrive OLED displays are beginning to emerge in tandem. Assuming you have the money, would you rather spend the precious dough on an OLED TV or a 4K UHD display? Feel free to share your thoughts with me.
It has been nearly a year since we had our last site design overhaul, but being the largest online tech portal in this region, we're continuously on the lookout to improve ourselves. This time round, we've a number of smaller site enhancements and we share some of the more notable improvements.
Why the mirrorless system camera revolution hasn't really taken off - and what camera companies can (but probably won't) do to rock the boat.
The human ear is not as sensitive as we'd like to think and our hearing deteriorates with age. Yet, a handful of people still believe they have golden ears.
The most exciting geek show this side of the world is about to commence - what can you expect of Computex 2012 and how is it going to change what you're going to buy in the months ahead?
Judging from what I've noticed about how the DLC model is used by developers, I get the sinking feeling that it is just another way for developers to wring every last dollar out of gamers.
When it comes to online shopping, most of us wouldn't even think about doing it on our mobile devices. That's mostly because the shopping experience on small screens are simply horrendous. However, by not going mobile, businesses with a web presence have more to lose than gain. However all that might change for the better sooner than we think.
Smart TVs are evolving, and most consumers would probably welcome features like voice triggers, motion controls, and face recognition as seen on Samsung's latest breed of premium HDTVs. However, are these screens compromising our privacy in the process? Read on for Samsung's reply.
The advent of cloud computing and the proliferation of smartphones and tablet computers at the workplace have posed numerous challenges and opportunities for the enterprise security landscape. Here are some insights I gained at the recent Trend Micro CloudNext APAC media conference. As you might have guessed, the cloud plays an important role.
In the world of consumer electronics, there are two major shows -- CES in Las Vegas in January, and IFA in Berlin every September. How do journalists know that what was previewed in CES will be ready to market at IFA in time for Christmas? Well, the annual IFA Global Press Conference, that's what.
