M1 raises Prepaid card call time charge to 20 cents per minute for the first minute
With data rates and call rates coming down on the postpaid lines, it is quite a surprise that M1 decided to increase the rate to 20 cents per minute for…
Circles Life is offering Flexi plan users an upgrade to $5 plan at 2 GB for $1/mth for the first 2 months
#circleslife is now offering $0 flexi plan users to upgrade to the $5 plan for 2GB data , 50 mins of calls and 25 SMS. Those who chose to upgrade…
Gigabyte releases AORUS Gen4 AIC SSD 8TB Elevates Storage Performance
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today launched the AORUS Gen4 AIC SSD 8TB with ultra-fast 15,000MB/s sequential read/write speeds. Generating much buzz when…
Xiaomi will launch a 108MP camera smartphone Mi CC9 Pro tomorrow
Leaked specs say the Mi CC9 Pro will come with a 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch. It will be powered by a Snapdragon 730G processor with 6GB…
Enabling RCS in Google messaging on any Android phone
Rich Communicator Services with the four largest US carriers announcing (a Google-less) plan to roll out the SMS/MMS successor. Today, a trick has emerged that appears to enable RCS on…
How to force 90 Hz refresh rate on the display on Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
One of the features of the new Pixel 4 / 4 XL is the 90 Hz refresh rate of the screen. To conserve battery, the 90 Hz isn’t active all…
TPG sends out emails notifying early trial users an extension of 1 month
For those who signed up in Jan 2019, TPG is now sending out notices which extends the trial for another month to Feb 2020. Looks like TPG’s pending commercial service…
TPG extends free data roaming to Mumbai, India
TPG is launching Free data roaming in Mumbai, India today. It will roam on Reliance, Jio network and capped at 1 Mbps. Mumbai to our list of free data roaming…
Review of Google Pixel 4 with enhanced Night Sight, Potrait Mode, Super Res Zoom, Live HDR+
Last year, we reviewed the Pixel 3 XL and Pixel 3a some time ago. We were impressed by Google’s computational photography. With a single camera, it is capable of providing…
ViViFi launches ViViFi lite at S$8.80/mth plan
A few months ago, ViViFi launched it’s family sharing plan. Although it has a great idea, the basic package is close to S$30/mth which turn off many light users. ViViFi…
Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL supports CAT 18 1.2 Gbps downlink and CAT 13 150 Mbps uplink speed
Pixel 4 is powered by the Snapdragon 855 and suppots up to 5xCA, LAA, DL 4×4 MIMO, CAT 18 up to 1.2 Gbps download, CAT 13 150 Mbps upload speed.…
Kingston introduces KC 600 SATA SSD
˙ Remarkable Performance in Full Capacity ˙ Hardware-based Self Encrypting Drive ˙ Features the Latest 3D TLC NAND Technology Taipei – October 22, 2019 – Kingston Technology, a world leader…
Google is working on an update that requires the eyes to be open to unlock phone
A few days ago, we confirmed that the Pixel 4’s face unlock unlocks your phone even with your eyes closed. This poses a security risk as someone can unlock your…
Google’s Pixel 4 Super Res Zoom improved picture quality with telephoto camera
Google’s Pixel 3 comes with a single camera. For photo zoom, it uses Super Res Zoom which is merely a Digital zoom of up to 7 times. Although it can…
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TPG Singapore reduces trial period from 12 mths to 6 mths
Pay nothing for 6 months of unlimited data from TPG, Singapore’s newest 4G network. No lock-in contract. Now with included roaming in Malaysia and Indonesia! On top of that, free…
Redmi Note 8 Pro, Note 8, Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A goes on sale in Singapore from S$329, S$229, S$149
Xiaomi unveils Redmi Note 8 Pro, the first 64 MP quad camera setup in Singapore. Xiaomi today announced four new smartphones in Singapore aspart of the popular Redmi Note and…
Google Pixel 4 Live captions detects speech in media and generate captions
With Live Captions turned on, hearing impaired users can now enjoy English langauge videos clips with English captions even it wasn’t subtitled. The caption is real time and is very…
OPPO Reno2 and Reno2 Z will be available in Singapore from 26 Oct 2019 at S$899 and S$599 respectively
Singapore launch the OPPO Reno2 Series today at The Ahava. The event included a panel discussion with Mr Dylan Yu, Marketing Director, OPPO Singapore, Dr Wei Kuang, IoT Product Manager,…
Google Pixel 4 LIVE HDR+ allows you to fine-tune brightness and shadow details
Pixel 4 also introduced a new Live HDR+ enabling you to fine-tune the brightness and amount of detail in the shadows, helping with difficult shots like sunset portraits. Pixel 4…