At 280Hz, the TUF Gaming VG279QM is now available in Singapore at an MSRP of SGD 589. The monitor was announced alongside the 280Hz-capable TUF Gaming VG259QM and the 170Hz ROG Strix XG279Q in December last year. The first in the world to deliver refresh rates of up to 280Hz
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Fujifilm has announced the X-T200, their latest APS-C crop sensor mirrorless camera that replaces the X-T100 that was launched mid-2018. It boasts improvements from its predecessor across the board, including an enhanced EVF, fully articulating LCD, upgraded AF, HDR and video stabilisation. The Fujifilm X-T200. Image: Fujifilm At the centre
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In 2012, Leica's inaugural Monochrom turned heads all around with its "limited" black-and-white functionality and astronomic price point. For a digital camera that was limited to black-and-white shooting, the Monochrom cost an astronomical USD 10,000. The Leica M10 Monochrom. Image: Leica This year, the Monochrom gets a redo based on
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Samsung co-CEO DJ Koh has been replaced by Roh Tae-moon, the company's youngest president yet. Koh will continue to helm the IT & Mobile Communication (IM) division of the Korean electronics giant. This comes amidst gathering momentum for Samsung's 2020 smartphone launches - four of which were previewed at CES
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Debuting at CES 2020, the Jabra Elite Active 75t has been announced in Singapore, months after the classic Jabra Elite 75t was launched. Updated models of the wildly popular Jabra Elite Active 65t true wireless in-ear headphones that we loved, the Jabra Elite 75t features a revamped form-factor and increased
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We're still reeling from the sensory overload of CES 2020, attendants were swarmed by headline exhibits and launches. This year, we saw Sony's self-driving prototype that catapulted them into the automotive space, Nikon's new D780 DSLR, Withing's new wearable that would undercut and outdo Apple, and Shure's Aonic line that
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Aside from 5G networking, autonomous vehicle technology retained primacy at the forefront of CES 2020. Mobileye, an Intel-owned company responsible for producing the top chipsets for vision-based autonomous vehicles, showcased its advances at the show this week. The company's focus on vision-based autonomous driving echoed Tesla CEO Elon Musk's remarks
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Nikon has just launched the D780 at CES 2020, a follow-up to the Nikon D750 of 2014. Similarly situated at the more accessible end of the full-frame DSLR offerings, the D780 seems to be the culmination of lessons learnt by Nikon on the Z series mirrorless cameras. The Nikon D780.
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Ivanka Trump, Daughter and Advisor to the President of the United States Donald Trump spoke at length with President of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Gary Shapiro at CES 2020 earlier today. In the audience were CES 2020 attendees, which included analysts, media, industry attendees amongst others. CTA-issued attendant wristbands
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Sony is one of the world's largest consumer electronics companies in both scale and scope. With a product portfolio encompassing everything from hi-fi audio, television, photography, videography and smartphones, the last thing you'd expect is for the company to expand into... automobiles. The Sony Vision-S prototype self-driving car. Image: Ian
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Withings, a health wearable company based in France, has announced the ScanWatch at CES 2020. Stylish and refined on the outside, the Withings ScanWatch is the first wearable to combine medical-grade single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) readouts with sleep apnea detection - a health condition that affects about a billion people worldwide.
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American professional audio heavyweight Shure has announced a brand-new line of premium wireless consumer products at CES 2020. Dubbed Aonic, the line premieres with the Aonic 50 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones and the Aonic 215 True Wireless Sound Isolating Earphones. "The biggest legends in music - Elvis, The Beatles, Jimi
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We're gearing up to attend CES 2020 at Las Vegas this coming week - the biggest, baddest event on the tech calendar every year. It's a new decade, and after all is said, done and reminisced about the decade of the 2010s, we're ready for the next one. 1. Artificial
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Remember 2010? You might, but I don't think you do. Let's jog your memory: the birth of life-changing apps Instagram, Kickstarter and Flipboard. The very first iPad unveiled alongside the iPhone 4, and Team Android gets its very first Nexus smartphone - the precursor to today's Pixel smartphones. 4G starts
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This year's iPhone 11 (SGD 1,149/USD 699) and iPhone 11 Pro (SGD 1,649/USD 999) devices have performed admirably in tests at VR Zone, and across a wide swathe of other tech sites. Though they dominated the headlines, many might have missed Apple's act of retaining this venerable 2018 device on
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It's a minor moment near the end of the movie as two characters kiss in the background amidst celebrations, but Singapore's eagle-eyed censors have axed it in order to keep the movie accessible to fans of all ages at a rating of PG-13. Under section 377A of the Penal Code,
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Organised by ONE Esports, the DOTA 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational has just concluded over the weekend. Lasting six days, the invitational ended on a high with teams Evil Geniuses and Vici Gaming showing down at the Grand Final. The China-based Vici Gaming emerged victorious in a 3-0 win over
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MINDEF has announced a potential data breach affecting the Institute of Health Sciences (HMI Institute) and ST Logistics. Caused by separate malware attacks, the possible data breaches affecting the two vendors affect more than 140,000 MINDEF and SAF personnel. Affecting about 2,400 MINDEF and SAF staff, the data breach at
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Key manufacturing partner Foxconn has been embroiled in an Apple-led investigation after defrauding the Cupertino tech giant of NTD 1.3 billion (USD 43M) over a three-year-long scam. Though based in Taiwan, Foxconn's Chinese facility at Zhengzhou had allegedly sold iPhones manufactuered from rejected parts to a Taiwanese mastermind. According to
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It's comfortable at the top, and Apple's 2019 releases reflect that much. While the iPhone 11 Pro showcased huge leaps in display, camera and battery performance, the A13 chipset within had uncharacteristically single-digit improvements over its predecessor the A12. Image: Qualcomm Anecdotally, Qualcomm's best chipsets have been about two years
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