Telco Charging Block Size [updated 1 Aug 2019]
OYA has replied to us that they will be charging based on per Byte. RedONE has updated their T&C and reduced the charging data block size from 1 MB to…
RedONE MVNO reduced data charging block size from 1 MB per block to 100 KB per block
If you have been following our news about the data block size used by the local telcos (MNO+MVNOs), RedONE was flagged as charging at 1 MB block in the past.…
Review of Google Nest Hub
Review of the Google Nest Hub1 Aug 2019 Introduction Google brings in the Nest Hub to Singapore a couple of weeks ago. You probably have seen it in the stores…
Users face problems with TPG’s data roaming and VoLTE in Malaysia
TPG’s data roaming in Malaysia began 2 weeks ago. As more and more Singaporeans are visitng the northern neighbour, some users are delighted with the free trial data roaming and…
Google post teaser video of Pixel 4
Although Pixel 3/3XL was launched in October last year, it still remains as one of the best night shooting smartphone. Today, on Google Pixel’s blog, Google published a teaser video…
Google Singapore puts hawker centres on the map
GOOGLE PUTS SINGAPORE HAWKER CENTRES ON THE MAP For the first time, all 114 hawker centres in Singapore will be documented on Google Maps’ Street View by early 2020 Singapore,…
Grid Mobile offers 40GB at only $24.90/mth; and additional 200GB for month of August 2019!
A few weeks ago, we reviewed the Grid Mobile SIM ONLY plan with tests in Singapore and Data Roaming in Malaysia (Free 1 GB). Today, Grid Mobile has a better…
TPG offers zero-rated Toggle and MeRadio streaming
TPG offers zero-rated Toggle and MeRadio streaming You can now enjoy Mediacorp TV and Radio streaming without incurring any data on the go. 26 July 2019 – TPG is pleased…
Huawei Y6 Pro offered at S$54 for above 50 years old this weekend
In celebration of National Day of Singapore, Huawei is selling it’s Y6 Pro at a huge discount at S$54. It is unsure about the quantity available but it is definitely…
Data block allocation of telcos [updated]
A few weeks ago, we posted an article discussing the effect of the data block size employed by different telcos. The larger the block size, the larger the discrepency in…
ICYMI launches Share Plan with multiple supplementary SIMs for family members and smart devices at home under the brand name VIVIFI
Currently, we already have 4 MNO – M1, Singtel, Starhub, TPG. 2 sub brands Giga! (under Starhub), Gomo (under Singtel). In addition, there are 7 MVNOs – Circles.Life, Zero1, Zero…
Grid Mobile offers Malaysia, Thailand data roam for 1 GB at $5 for one week
Grid Mobile launches 3 new Data Roaming packs which adds data roam offers to 56 countries! Today, telcos are charging different data roaming rates for different countries. This is mind…
TPG free data roaming extends to Indonesia
Yesterday, our readers were in Johor and Malacca and tested the TPG free data roaming trial in Malaysia. The results are encouraging and more details can be found here. Today,…
TPG Singapore begins data roaming service in Malaysia
TPG Singapore users can now enjoy free data roaming trial in Malaysia and Indonesia Update 17/7/2019: TPG free data roaming is now available in Indoensia. One of our readers were…
AORUS Robot arrives
If you have been to Gigabyte’s power user events, you would have probably seen this “Flying” AORUS robot at the shows. We were lucky to have one of these sent…
Circles.Life launches in Taiwan with 18 GB for NT 450 per month or unlimited at NT 650 per month
Circles.Life has officially launch in Taiwan. They are offering two non contract plans. There are a MVNO running on ChuangHwa Telecoms Taiwan, a pretty reliable 4G network in Taiwan. Currently,…
AMD Ryzen 3000 series processors are selling like hot cakes
Readers have been telling OCWorkbench that all the processors are sold out. We made a check on Amazon and found that they are unlisted. A further search revealed that they…
AMD Ryzen 3000 processors pricing in Singapore
AMD 3rd Generation Ryzen Processors Tax Country 3200G 3400G 3600 3600X 3700X 3800X 3900X INC/EXC Singapore 138 218 287 369 498 624 793 5700 5700XT Country Local Curr. Local Curr.…
Review of AORUS X570 XTREME with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 5 3600X processors
Review of AORUS X570 XTREME with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 5 3600X processors 7 Jul 2019 Introduction Buy AMD Ryzen 3000 series processors from Amazon(US)…
Review of AORUS NVMe Gen4 2TB SSD
Review of AORUS NVMe Gen4 2TB SSD with X570 AORUS XTREMEOCWorkbench 7 Jul 2019 Introduction Gigabyte AORUS has come a long way. From motherboards to accessories and SSD. In conjunction…