Feature, PC Tech News, scanners

HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 Video Review

HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 Bluetooth 17 Jan 2011 Almost every brand has laser printers that do scanning. Whether one brand or model scans better is usually very subjective. HP leads the market with a unique design Laserjet printer for Home and Small business. The HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 allows scanning of 3D Objects! [...]

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Feature, Mainboard, PC Tech News

Corbell and MSI showcase latest X79 Big Bang-XPower II and Radeon 7970 series graphics cards at annual Roadshow held at GV-Vivocity

Corbell and MSI showcase latest X79 Big Bang-XPower II at annual Roadshow held at GV-Vivocity Last Friday, MSI and it’s local distributor Corbell Technologies showcased their latest flagship X79 board the Big Bang-XPower II board and AMD Radeon 7970 cards at their annual road show at GV-Vivocity. The Big Bang-XPowerII is a Intel LGA2011 board [...]

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Feature, Mainboard, PC Tech News

Gigabyte unveils G1.Sniper 3, G1.Sniper M3, 3D BIOS (Dual UEFI) and GA-Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 board at CES

– GIGABYTE Unveils Next Gen Motherboard Digital Power Engine at CES 2012 – – Demonstrates New GIGABYTE 3D Power Design, 3D BIOS, and Other Exclusive Future Motherboard Technologies – Las Vegas, USA, January, 10th 2012 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced its participation at the Consumer [...]

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Feature, Mainboard, Memory, PC Tech News

Exclusive : MSI X79A-GD45 Intel X79 Express Mainboard Review

MSI X79A-GD45 Intel X79 Mainboard Review Bluetooth 2 Dec 2011 The MSI X79A-GD45 is the first 4 models of Intel X79 Express chipset mainboard released by MSI in NOV 2011 just in time for the launch of the new Intel LGA2011 processor. Today, we take a look at the MSI X79A-GD45. The board spots 3 [...]

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Feature, Mainboard, PC Tech News, chipsets

Review of Gigabyte X79-UD7 Intel X79 Express chipset Sandy Bridge-E mainboard

Introduction to Gigabyte X79-UD7 Bluetooth 22 Nov 2011 Last week, Intel launches it’s new series of processors based on the LGA 2011 Socket type. WE have already previewed the performance on launch date last week. Today, we will take at the the Gigabyte X79-UD7 motherboard. This new board features some interesting features that were never [...]

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Mobile News

LG Germany brings wireless tethering to LG Optimus 7

Posted on 27 January 2012

The LG E900 (Optimus 7) was amongst them but the firmware was a bit out of date and so, internet sharing was out of the question. However, it looks like a new firmware update has been released in Italy for the LG Optimus 7 that enables it to activate the internet sharing feature and also [...] Continue Reading

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Mobile News

Apple iPhone emits sparks; first case in Singapore

Posted on 26 January 2012

ChannelnewsAsia reports a first case of iPhone emitting sparks in Singapore. Mr Ong Z.M. was resting at home with his family on Tuesday night when the power supply tripped, putting out all his electrical appliances and plunging his house in darkness. This happened after his 60-year-old father’s iPhone 4 emitted sparks, smoke and a loud [...] Continue Reading

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PC Tech News

Happy Dragon Year 2012

Posted on 23 January 2012

To all our readers, OCWorkbench team wishes all readers a Happy Lunar New Year, may all your wishes be fulfilled. Help us fulfilled that too by participating in our forums today at http://forums.ocworkbench.com Continue Reading

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PC Tech News

Breaking news : Starhub TV outage (21 Jan 2012)

Posted on 21 January 2012

If you are having issues with fussy images or signal problem, you are not alone. This afternoon’s thunderstorm has probably damage some signalling equipment likely to be signal booster. According to the technical support officer at 1633, the problem is mainly in the North and Western parts of Singapore. Areas affected include Sixth Avenue, Eng [...] Continue Reading

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Mobile News

HTC releases new firmware update for HTC trophy 7; OS version 7.10.8107.79

Posted on 20 January 2012

HTC releases new firmware update for HTC trophy 7 The new version os 7.10.8107.79 - Fixes on screen keyboard issue to prevent the keyboard from disappearing during typing - Fixes Gmail Sync issue - Fixes a location access issue. With this fix, the Me feature in the People Hub sends anonymous infomation about nearby Wi-Fi [...] Continue Reading

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Android, Mobile News, Tablets

Wintel tablet PCs may be priced from USD 599-899

Posted on 19 January 2012

Wintel-based tablet PCs may be priced around 599 to 899 USD as both Intel and Microsoft are unwilling to drop their hardware and and sofrware costs. The impact would be pushing end consumers to buy cheaper tablets powered by other processors and OS. The reason for not lowering the price is understandable. If tablets are [...] Continue Reading

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Notebooks/Netbooks

HP Envy 14 beats edition BIOS update solves battery indicator error problem

Posted on 18 January 2012

If you own an earlier version of the HP Envy 14 beats edition based on the Intel Core i5 processor, you would have experience the battery indicator issue. This is a well known problem since year end 2010 when the product was released. In the past, no matter how you charge the battery, Windows 7 64 [...] Continue Reading

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Notebooks/Netbooks, PC Tech News

HP Envy 14 Spectre sighted at HP Chinese New Year lunch event in Singapore

Posted on 17 January 2012

HP Envy 14 Spectre sighted at HP Chinese New Year lunch event in Singapore. This lightweight 14″ Ultrabook was released at CES last week in Las Vegas. Today we see it at the HP event. Although specifications are sketchy, we checked out the system information of the notebook and found it to be quite similar [...] Continue Reading

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PC Tech News

M1 release Financial results ended 31 Dec 2011; Net profit increased 4.5% to S$164.1 million

Posted on 16 January 2012

M1 Press Release  Results for the year ended 31 December 2011 Net profit increased 4.5% to S$164.1 million, well placed to capture growth opportunities in data SINGAPORE, 16 January 2012 – M1 Limited (M1) today announced the unaudited group financial results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Net profit after tax increased 4.5% to [...] Continue Reading

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PC Tech News

Underclock and undervolt for a greener environment using Core i3 2100 on MSI-Z68A-G45

Posted on 14 January 2012

Do you overclock? How about underclock to save the earth ? One of our readers posted his experience underclocking his Core i3 2100 on MSI Z68 board to 0.975v. See how low the temperatures have gone down. http://forums.ocworkbench.com/showthread.php?p=492192#post492192 Continue Reading

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Memory, PC Tech News

Kingston Adds HyperX Red, New Look for LoVo; Limited Edition Red Modules Come to HyperX; HyperX LoVo Gets Design Change

Posted on 12 January 2012

Kingston Adds HyperX Red, New Look for LoVo Limited Edition Red Modules Come to HyperX HyperX LoVo Gets Design Change Hsinchu, Taiwan – January 11, 2012 – Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the launch of HyperX Red Limited Edition Memory and a new look for HyperX LoVo low-voltage modules. These [...] Continue Reading

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Mobile News

Sony will be launching its much-anticipated 3G model of the “Sony Tablet” S on 13th January, bringing a whole new world of convenience and portability to the popular Android™ 3.2 tablet; S$798 from 13th January

Posted on 12 January 2012

Sony will be launching its much-anticipated 3G model of the “Sony Tablet” S on 13th January, bringing a whole new world of convenience and portability to the popular Android™ 3.2 tablet. Be blown away by features such as vibrant colours and vivid image quality with Sony’s amazing TruBlack™ display, the smooth and smart ergonomic design [...] Continue Reading

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PC Tech News, PayTV

Sky News HD comes to Starhub Cable TV

Posted on 12 January 2012

The highly acclaimed Sky News HD edition will be available on Starhub Cable TV soon. It will be on Channel 757 and is available on Starhub HD and HD Hubstation set top box from 17 Jan 2012. It will be part of the HD upsize if you subscribe to the News group. Continue Reading

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Mainboard, PC Tech News, chipsets

ASUS Launches ROG Rampage IV GENE X79 mATX Gaming Board

Posted on 12 January 2012

ASUS Launches ROG Rampage IV GENE X79 mATX Gaming Board The power of Intel® Socket LGA 2011/X79 Express Chipset CPUs joins game-optimized sound, better online performance, and digital power Singapore (January 16, 2012) ― Rampage IV GENE continues the legacy of Republic of Gamers motherboards by delivering gamers with enhanced performance that places a premium [...] Continue Reading

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Android, Mobile News, PC Tech News, Tablets

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime goes on sale in Singapore for SGD 759

Posted on 11 January 2012

ASUS introduces the Eee Pad Transformer Prime with NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 Quad-Core Processor and Google® Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ASUS today held a press event in Singapore to launch the world’s first tablet featuring the NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad-core processor – the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime. This is also the world’s first tablet [...] Continue Reading

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PC Tech News

MSI’s Z77 Ivy Bridge Motherboards at CES, Now With Thunderbolt Support appears at CES

Posted on 11 January 2012

Ivy Bridge is apparently on track for an early Q2 release so it’s no surprise that we’re starting to see 7-series motherboards at CES. Although Ivy Bridge should be backwards compatible with supported 6-series Sandy Bridge boards, you do get some features from moving to a 7-series board. For starters there’s native USB 3.0 (many [...] Continue Reading

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PC Tech News

Lenovo introduces new tablets, first Android 4.0 smart TV

Posted on 09 January 2012

Four Screens Are Better than One with Lenovo’s New “Personal Cloud” Vision Latest Product Development Links Gadgets in Pockets, Briefcases and Home CES 2012, Las Vegas – January 8, 2012: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY), the world’s number two PC company, is flexing its innovation muscle at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and beyond, to [...] Continue Reading

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PC Tech News

OCZ Technology and Marvell to Debut Next Generation PCI Express Z-Drive R5 Solid State Solution at Storage Visions 2012

Posted on 09 January 2012

OCZ Technology and Marvell to Debut Next Generation PCI Express Z-Drive R5 Solid State Solution at Storage Visions 2012 Enterprise PCIe SSD Utilizes OCZ and Marvell Jointly-Developed Kilimanjaro Platform to Deliver Unparalleled Performance and Versatility for Server and Enterprise Storage Clients SAN JOSE, CA – Jan. 6, 2012 – OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a [...] Continue Reading

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