Ahhhh… After a horrible day yesterday I am now sure I am switching from Singtel to M1. Why? You ask. Cause I just can’t stand Singtel’s ways anymore. Everything wrong with Singtel reflects everything that is wrong with this country. And here are the M1 prices. And here are the Singtel prices, sourced from Lester […]
M1 and Singtel Price Plans for iPhone 5 in Singapore
Posted September 20th, 2012 by Ryu at 1:38 pm in Apple, iPhone 5, M1, Prices, Singapore and Singtel. 1 CommentThe Parities of Steve Jobs and Hyuuga Tooru in “Rich Man, Poor Woman”
Posted September 12th, 2012 by Ryu at 2:14 pm in Editorial, Japanese dramas and Steve Jobs. 3 CommentsThose of you who know me personally know that in addition to being an Apple freak, I am also more Japanese than most other Singaporeans. This drama season (summer, running roughly from July to September), I am addicted to “Rich Man, Poor Woman” a “Getsuku”(Fuji TV’s most famous timeslot for Japanese dramas, Monday 9pm, also […]
Launch date for iPhone 5 in Singapore and other iPhone 5 tidbits
Posted September 12th, 2012 by Ryu at 11:43 am in Apple, Apple Singapore, iPhone 5, Launch and Singapore. 3 CommentsJust a few hours left to the iPhone 5 introduction tomorrow early morning, so let us run through some information that we already know as fact. What we already know as fact; 1. iPhone 5 will be released in the States on the 21st. (WSJ) 2. iPhone 5 will be released in Singapore on the […]
Some Apple Store (retail) related news
Posted August 8th, 2012 by Ryu at 7:26 pm in Apple Singapore and Apple Store. 1 CommentThe Hong Kong Apple Store at IFC This came in recently from another source (not the same one as my previous article on the Apple Store in Singapore). Do take it with a pinch of salt though, I’m not sure how accurate this is. In the latest report released in June on the next batches […]
First looks at the Google Nexus 7
Posted August 8th, 2012 by Ryu at 7:01 pm in Google, Nexus 7 and Product Reviews. 0 CommentsMine came in late last week, thanks to the help of a good friend. Been playing with it all weekend, here are the first thoughts; 1. It’s slightly faster than the Galaxy Nexus on Jelly Bean, but when you have lots of widgets on your home screen or try to do multiple actions at one […]
Sparrow Mail sells out to Google, scams its loyal users
Posted July 21st, 2012 by Ryu at 1:03 am in Complaints, Editorial, Evil Devs, Google, Google is Evil and Sparrow. 2 CommentsToday, Sparrow, arguably the best third party mail client on OS X and iOS (there aren’t many really) right now, sent its paid users this email; This is great news for everyone in the company (big cash out), but for most of their loyal users, this not just a clear act of betrayal (who could […]
What I want for WWDC 2012 is a new iMac and the curious case of the 15″ MacBook Pro
Posted June 11th, 2012 by Ryu at 1:42 pm in Rumors, WWDC and WWDC 2012. 0 CommentsThe past few days had seen a crazy mix of rumors about the exact new Macs that will be announced during the keynote tonight, and much of the rumors are about the big possibility that the new 15-inch Mac notebook will not be a MacBook Pro, but instead a new “MacBook”, and that the MacBook […]
The new iPhone back case machined out of a single piece of solid aluminum, I wonder if the black means it’s anodized. What a beauty. Take this and compare it to the pebble-shaped, faked “metal” plastic shell of the recently-released Samsung Galaxy SIII running the ugliest version of TouchWiz ever, and I seriously wonder if […]
Macs to be released at WWDC 2012
Posted June 6th, 2012 by Ryu at 10:38 pm in Mac Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Rumors and WWDC. 2 CommentsAppleinsider just put out an article with regards to new part numbers (Australian) for what are supposed to be the new Macs to be unveiled next week at WWDC. While Tim Cook did say during D10 that Apple will be doubling down on secrecy, when the products are actually in the final process of being […]
The New iPhone – Scoop by 9to5mac
Posted May 30th, 2012 by Ryu at 1:38 am in iPhone 5, Rumors, Scoop and The New iPhone. 4 Comments9to5mac (through ifixyouri) has a big scoop on the exterior look of the new iPhone. Metal backs, new dock connector, movement of the headphone jack to the bottom of the phone, and an overall thinner profile. Get in on the details on their site now. This stuff is legit. A little birdie chirps that from […]
