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Today is PC Show 2013 and if you are planning to head down to Singapore Expo Halls 5 and 6 to check out DSLRs and digital cameras, let me share with you Canon’s range of DSLRs, digital cameras and accessories at PC Show 2013 ! I am an avid Canon user and you can read a lot of my Canon DSLR stories and adventures on my photoblog here ! I shared some reviews on my photoblog too such as the latest Canon DSLR, the Canon EOS 6D review that I did recently, here’s the link to my review of the Canon EOS 6D on my photoblog !

Besides Canon’s DSLRs and digital cameras, do check out Canon’s printers too ! Happy Shopping for Canon’s DSLRs at PC Show 2013 ! Brochures courtesy of Canon Singapore !

PC Show 2013 is now currently ongoing at Singapore Expos Hall 5 and 6, it started on Thursday 6th June and it ends onSunday 9th June! In today’s information technology and social media usage, along with digital photography and documents handling are pretty much electronic, all of us needs some form of back up and additional external back up! Western Digital (WD) is definitely a great recommendation and consideration for your storage and back up!

Do check out WD products brochures at PC Show 2013 ! Do check out their WD FB page too ! Happy Shopping for WD products at PC Show 2013 ! Brochures courtesy of WD Singapore !

Dell is participating at PC Show 2013, held at Singapore Expo Halls 5 and 6 from 6th June 2013 to 9th June 2013, opening hours are 12pm-9pm daily. There are many wonderful Dell products at PC Show 2013. If you are looking for laptops and desktops, do check out their brochures and take a look below!

Here’s the pdf file for Dell’s products at PC Show 2013 ! Happy Shopping for Dell’s laptops and desktops at PC Show 2013 !

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PC Show 2013 is back again, it’s held at Singapore Expo Halls 5 and 6 from 6th June 2013 to 9th June 2013, opening hours are 12pm-9pm daily. This is the time for people to purchase their computer and information technology gadgets from PC Show 2013. Let me share with you the wonderful offers from HP at PC Show 2013. There are many HP products on sale during PC Show 2013.

Do check them out the HP brochures below! Brochures courtesy of HP Singapore! Happy Shopping for HP gadgets during PC Show 2013 !

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NewsLoop, the top-rated news aggregation app that offers  the largest selection of local and international news, online magazines and blogs is now available on the Google Play Store for Android smartphone users. This follows its launch on iPad and iPhone in 2012. With over 400 local and international publishers across 30 news and lifestyle categories, NewsLoop allows Android smartphone users to discover fresh perspectives on current affairs and topics that interest them most.

I am a fan of news aggregation app and I downloaded NewsLoop into my iPad and iPhone 5. The NewsLoop has a nice user interface, easy to use and navigate around the different news category easily. NewsLoop has a good balance of local and international news that you can read and enjoy. NewsLoop is an app that has garnered a 4-star rating from more than 200 reviews on the Apple App Store, NewsLoop sets itself apart from competitors with its unrivalled offering of rich local content from publishers like Yahoo! Singapore, inSing.com and Channel NewsAsia, mixed with highly respected international brands such as The Guardian, Reuters and ESPN and even stories from the news feeds of the users’ social media sites. In addition, NewsLoop allows readers to discover, personalise, curate and share these interesting articles via email, SMS and through their very own social networks.

Do check out NewsLoop on your smartphones and tablets! Here’s the link to download NewsLoop on Apple iTunes and Google Play Store!

HP recently announced the HP Slate 7, an affordable Android consumer tablet that provides customers with easy access to Google Mobile services. Upon reading the technical specifications and pricing of the HP Slate 7, I personally feel that there is a market and demand for an affordable Android consumer tablet that would encourage more people to own and use a tablet.

With a 7-inch diagonal screen and weighing 370g, the HP Slate⁷ is an ideal trusted personal companion. It also is the industry’s first tablet to offer embedded Beats Audio, for the best-sounding, richest audio experience available on a tablet. The HP Slate⁷ delivers the Google experience with services like Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive and Google+ Hangouts for multiperson video chat as well as access to apps and digital content through Google Play.⁽¹⁾

 “To address the growing interest in tablets among consumers and businesses alike, HP will offer a range of form factors and leveraging an array of operating systems,” said Serena Yong, general manager, Printing and Personal Systems, HP Singapore. “Our new HP Slate⁷ on Android represents a compelling entry point for consumers, while our ground-breaking, business-ready HP ElitePad on Windows® 8 is ideal for enterprises and governments. Both deliver the service and support people expect from HP.”

HP’s tablet offerings reside in the company’s newly formed Mobility Global Business Unit, established in September 2012 with the hiring of Alberto Torres as senior vice president. Torres joined HP from Nokia, where he was executive vice president and oversaw the MeeGo products and platform.

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Powered by an ARM Dual Core Cortex-A9 1.6 GHz processor, the HP Slate⁷ is fast and responsive. Integrated wireless allows customers to access email, the internet and key applications, while the High-aperture-ratio Field Fringe Switching (HFFS) panel offers wide viewing angles that provide easy viewing of documents, games, photos and videos—even in outdoor lighting conditions.

The HP Slate⁷ includes a 3-megapixel camera on the back and a VGA camera on the front for chatting, videos and photos. Available in either red or silver colors, the HP Slate⁷ has a stainless steel frame.

With the HP ePrint⁽²⁾ application, customers can easily print while at home or on the go, and an exclusive native printing capability enables customers to print directly from most applications. A micro USB port allows customers to easily transfer files, and a suite of applications fromHP spans exclusive games to productivity tools.

HP will provide an array of simple and easy-to-access support tools and resources to help customers take full advantage of all of the features the HP Slate⁷ has to offer. In addition to extensive phone and online support offerings included with the HP Slate⁷, HP is offering customers the opportunity to expand and extend the standard product warranty with its HP Care Pack services.

Pricing and availability

The HP Slate⁷ is expected to be available in Singapore from June 6 at all major retailers and the HP Online Store at a recommended retail price of S$249. Pre-orders are now available at the HP Online Store for a promotional price of S$199, until stocks last.

Additional information about the HP Slate⁷ is available at www.hpshopping.com.sg.

Dell recently reopened their Dell Exclusive Store at Funan Digital Life Mall after they were given an extensive makeover to deliver a new and refreshing concept store that showcased simpler, contemporary yet bolder interior designs. On 16th May 2013, I went to the Dell’s reopening event and witnessed a grand opening to their Dell Exclusive Store with fellow friends from the social media circles. This was also a chance to catch up with friends from the Cohn & Wolfe XPR.

Aimed at creating a more consistent global brand and shopping experience for its customers, the new look takes on a distinctive customer-centric approach, complete with experience suites that allow customers to experience technology as they would in real life. The Funan store is the first Dell Exclusive Store in the world to adopt the company’s new global retail brand guidelines.

 “Along with our purpose to deliver innovative products and give customers both performance and value in a single package, Dellalso places high priority in providing a fulfilling product purchase experience for our customers,” said Chue Chee Wei, managing director for Dell’s Commercial Business, Singapore and Malaysia. “Dell’s new store design brings a great shopping experience to our customers, whether you have a specific product in mind, or just casually browsing.”

 We had a tour of the Dell Exclusive Store and took the chance to play with the Dell computers/laptops/tablets on display inside the Dell Exclusive Store. If you are thinking of buying a Dell computer/desktop/laptop/tablet, you can visit the Dell Exclusive Store and have a feel of the products at Dell Exclusive Store, Funan DigitaLife Mall, #03-26. The Dell Exclusive Store at Funan is open from 11am to 9pm daily, and measures 1356 square feet in floor space.

Here’s some photographs of the Dell Exclusive Store, courtesy of Dell Singapore. Do drop by and take a look!

Media Release: WeChat Reinventing Social Conversations in Singapore

The usage and growth of social media platforms, channels and tools have grown tremendously recently especially in the past five to ten years. Social conversation and group chats are new form of communication between individuals or groups of friends/colleagues. The birth of social media conversation has led to many different social conversation apps being designed. The growth of WeChat is phenomenal and this social media communication app is taking the world by storm and it is reinventing social conversations in Singapore. I would be trying out WeChat app too and share with the readers at a later time about my thoughts and experiences.

WeChat, the leading mobile social communication application with 300 million registered users accounts worldwide, is all set to change the way social-media-savvy Singaporeans interact with their friends and people from all around the world.

As Singapore is one of WeChat’s strategic markets in Southeast Asia, the company is looking to launch a series of brand engagements to reach as many Singaporeans as possible. The app’s new advertising campaign – which made its debut in Singapore on Monday – features popular celebrity-WeChat users, Rainie Yang and Show Lo demonstrating how users can playfully express and romance each other throughWeChat’s signature platforms such as its “Hold-to-Talk” function.

Singaporeans can also look forward to connecting with their favourite brands like KFC, Starbucks or even Hollywood celebrities such as Selena Gomez, John Cusack, Maggie Q, Paris Hilton, Adam Lambert, and many others.

A Newer, Safer Way to Connect to the World

As telcos continue to ramp up the roll-out of 4G network coverage in Singapore, connecting with friends and expressing oneself on WeChatwill only become more seamless and fun. Here are some of the other popular WeChat social features:

•                    Connect to Facebook – You can login or connect with WeChat using your Facebook profile.

•                    Moments – sharing photos, texts and URL links with friends.

•                    Shake –contact other people around the world by shaking your devices and start chatting.

•                    Look Around – you can use it to find people around to chat. Imagine when you are bored at the airport waiting for your next flight.

•                    Web WeChat – chat with someone using a computer.

•                    Personalise your emoticons - WeChat allows you to download emoticons from its online portfolio or choose your own from your phone album

•                    Hold to talk and Real-time video chat – Include voice messages or switch from voice to video calls seamlessly to speak to friends ‘face to face’

WeChat is now available for download on iOS, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Phone smartphones and remains the most downloaded mobile social app on iOS and Android smartphones in many Asian countries including Indonesia and Malaysia.

The Dell Vostro series of laptops have always been impressive and I am fan of the Dell Vostro laptops. The Dell Vostro 5460 was recently announced and I got a chance to get a short hands on experience with the Dell Vostro 5460. It is the latest in its line-up of ultra-portable laptops with the thinnest and lightest 14-inch Vostro laptop to date. Measuring a mere 18.3mm and weighing in at just 1.54kg, the ultrathin Vostro 5460 delivers more power and portability for value-conscious customers and professionals, and IT decision makers looking for mobility and performance at the right price.

Sporting an expansive 14-inch high definition widescreen LED (HD WLED) TrueLife display that supports up to 1366 x 768 pixels, the new Vostro 5460 comes with integrated stereo speakers and a dedicated subwoofer powered by HD audio with Waves MaxxAudio 4.0. Users get to enjoy 720p video content in immersive audio and visual detail. The laptop also features an integrated 720HD 1MP camera with microphones for high-definition web-conferencing.

With third generation Intel Core i3 and i5 processors and integrated HD 4000 graphics at its core (or optional 2GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT630M graphics), users can opt for either the standard or Ultrabook configurations of the Vostro 5460. The 500GB HDD allows for plenty of documents and multimedia files to be stored and accessed on the go; and the 32GB SSD in the Ultrabook configuration delivers speedier performance and added storage.

The Vostro 5460 comes standard with Dell’s In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosisⁱⁱ, as well as Dell Backup and Recovery Manager for reliable and fuss-free data protection. For added security of personal data and system files, the Ultrabook configuration also comes with Intel Anti-Theft Technology and Identity Protection Technology.

After a short hands on experience with the Dell Vostro 5460, I would recommend this laptop to business users who need the power and armed with the portability factor for their business practices. Nonetheless, students and leisure users can also seriously consider the Dell Vostro 5460 too! Lightweight, portable, trendy colours and packed with leisure capabilities too!

Availability and Pricing:

The Dell Vostro 5460 is available today at the following starting prices (incl. GST):

•              Vostro 5460 with Windows 8 starts at S$749

•              Vostro 5460 Ultrabook with Windows 8 starts at S$1,099

If you are keen to own a Dell Vostro 5460, look no further and visit Dell Singapore to be a happy and proud owner of the Dell Vostro 5460!

Media Release : Jessica Alba to host Social Star Awards on 23rd May 2013 at Marina Bay Sands

International star and entrepreneur Jessica Alba will host the first-ever Social Star Awards, which will be live-streamed onYouTube from Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 23, 2013.

Alba, who previously hosted the MTV Movie Awards, along with a co-host to be announced shortly will preside over the ceremony, during which 12 awards will be presented to the most popular superstars in music, TV, film, sport and other global categories. The show will feature performances from Aerosmith, CeeLoGreen, PSY, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sky Blu and Blush and will feature some of the biggest stars of YouTube, the performers who have gone viral globally as they have been viewed, shared and re-tweeted around the world.

The Social Star Awards take place in the MasterCard^® Theatres at Marina Bay Sands where guests including musicians, footballers, actors, and ‘The Connected” – local celebrities and socilaites – will assemble for a one-off night of breathtaking entertainment. The huge production will feature a bespoke set made entirely from high definition LED screens allowing the venue to become an interactive spectacle as awards are presented on the stage, and in social media throughout the course of the night. The set will showcase the acceptances and the congratulations from fans and supporters of the winners from around the globe. For the audience members lucky enough to get their hands on a ticket, the celebration will be a night to remember – a genuine “I was there” experience, as they live the moment that will be viewed everywhere as theawards are streamed on YouTube to smartphones, TV’s, consoles and laptops around the world.

On the announcement of her role as Host of the Social Star Awards, Jessica Alba said; “I’m thrilled to be co-hosting the first-ever Social StarAwards and look forward to seeing everyone in Singapore to celebrate these social media superstars.”

Paul Morrison and Drew Thomson, Joint CEOs of Starcount said  “To have Jessica Alba presenting the Social Star Awards is an honour which reflects the stature of our inaugural event and ensures  that it  will truly be a Hollywood A-list experience. All eyes will be on Singapore for this premiere of The Social Star Awards, and we’re looking forward to welcoming Jessica to curate an evening of global acceptances and incredible social moments which will see the Social Star Awards take its place at the top table of global Awards events.”

Social Star Awards | Marina Bay Sands | Thursday May 23^rd |
Featuring full live performances from: Aerosmith, CeeLo Green, Carly Rae Jepsen, Psy, Sky Blu & Blush.

Tickets begin from $108 and information on exclusive hospitality packages available from www.starcount.com/tickets

Through Internet:

www.MarinaBaySands.com/Ticketing

By Phone:                   +65 6688 8826

Book in person at:

Marina Bay Sands Box Offices (Museum, Theaters, SkyPark, Retail Mall and Hotel Tower 1 and 3 Lobby). For more information please log onto -www.MarinaBaySands.com

Singapore Social Concerts | The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay
Friday 24^th May: CeeLo Green, Carly Rae Jepsen, Psy & Blush
Saturday 25^th May: Aerosmith + special guests
Tickets and information on exclusive hospitality packages available from www.starcount.com/tickets

The Social Star Awards and parts of the Singapore Social Concerts will be streamed live around the world by our global partner YouTube.  www.youtube.com/starcount

Starcount’s Global Partners for the Social Star Awards are Your Singapore, YouTube and Marina Bay Sands is the official founding host event partner.