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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Despite Motorola's nostalgic #throwback Razr 2019, Samsung and Huawei still rule the roost when it comes to headlines about foldable phones. The three companies have interestingly adopted very different approaches with their foldables - Huawei screen-out, Samsung screen-in, and Motorola folding a regular-shaped phone screen-in to form a square. Neat.
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The holiday season has beset us yet again - the endless jingle of Christmas tunes a constant reminder that we've got limited time and a long list of friends and family to snag gifts for. Fret not: here's a comprehensive guide, arranged by category and price-points so you don't emerge
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Owners of the Google Pixel 4 rejoice: the new update brings revolutionary new features to Singaporeans across different With the all new "next generation" Assistant, Google claims better response times to voice-based requests, with on-device speech processing eliminating the need to wait for processing to be done on the cloud.
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Huawei has officially challenged the United States FCC (Federal Communications Commission) with a "petition" against an "unlawful order" issued on November 22nd which labelled the Chinese telecommunications giant a national security threat and created barriers for US carriers. Chief Legal Officer, Dr. Song Liuping in a press statement earlier today
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Megapixels don't equal quality, but Xiaomi begs to differ with the Mi Note 10. Unabashedly camera-centric, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro packs an incredible 108-megapixel camera, the main shooter in an array of five lenses. A curved AMOLED display, astonishingly large battery and a smattering
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Despite rumours to the contrary, Apple has released new Smart Battery Cases for its two month-old 2019 iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The Smart Battery Case for iPhone 11 Pro, in black and pink sand. Image: Apple Perfect gifts for the upcoming holidays, the new
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Oppo has demonstrated itself to be at the bleeding edge when it comes to full-screen, bezel-less smartphone experiences. First the Oppo Find X, and subsequently the Oppo Reno, which traded a sliding camera tray for a sharkfin-styled pivoting selfie camera assembly. The Oppo Reno2. Image: Ian Ling The Oppo Reno2
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I love Pixel. They've represented the loftiest of Google's ideals - from its pure distillation of stock Android to the pioneering of next-generation computational photography. This year, we've got ourselves the Pixel 4, and we've already covered some of our favourite and least favourite features. The Pixel 4 XL, in Oh So Orange. Image: Ian
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Adobe has announced Photoshop Camera for Android and iOS, available as a preview with planned availability in 2020. It utilises the power of the Adobe Sensei artificial intelligence platform to produce surreal, magical images, with the option for filters, lenses and composite effects. https://youtu.be/zRfG7cWqCG8 By putting the power of photoshop
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Previously blanketed under the (semi-)secrecy of Project Aero, Adobe Aero has been announced as a free mobile app for iOS and iPadOS platforms. Built to allow designers to build, animate and share AR experiences without any need for prior coding knowledge. With a private beta launched at Adobe Max 2018,
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Adobe, the foremost name in creative digital applications, has announced the next in line of its Creative Cloud suite of programmes. Amongst the top announcements is the highly-anticipated Photoshop for iPad, along with Adobe Illustrator for venerable Apple-made tablet. It's up-and-coming Fresco drawing app has also been extended to Microsoft
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Bringing over top features from their flagship Xperia 1 smartphone (SGD 1,299), Sony has launched the Xperia 5. In a smaller footprint, the Xperia 5 (SGD 1,099) delivers the same cinematic display pedigree, camera performance and audio performance powered by Sony's ventures in cinema, television and camera technology. Keeping the
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It's not quite the friendly neighbourhood Spiderman, but Netmarble's Warriors of the Sky quartet of new heroes for Marvel Future Fight brings the extraordinary much closer to home with backgrounds based in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan. In addition to a team of four original Super Heroes with regional backstories
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We've covered the four top reasons to upgrade to a Pixel 4, but that wouldn't be fair if we didn't cover the four biggest issues with Google's Pixel 4 smartphones. Different colours of the Google Pixel 4 XL. Image: Ian Ling Every device has its shortcomings, but some have more
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We've had the chance to play with the Google Pixel 4 and it has been a strong performer thus far. The tech giant's fourth iteration of its Pixel smartphone, Google Pixel 4 finally bucks the trend of a single camera, brings on board Face ID-style depth-sensing array, and features the
Read MoreOppo has announced the Reno2 and Reno2 Z smartphones in Singapore today, bringing a quad-camera array, dual wifi. These new devices, however, are still positioned under the flagship Reno 10X Zoom and the Reno 5G The Oppo Reno2 maintains the characteristic shark's fin camera pop-up tray. Image: Ian Ling The
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After a slew of leaks, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL have finally gone public hours ago at the Made By Google event where the company showcased its new dual rear cameras, Motion Sense touch-free gesture controls, a secure Face Unlock and several other intelligent features. Priced a notch
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The Essential Phone, otherwise known as PH-1, changed smartphones as we knew them, with its titanium-and-ceramic form factor, close-to-bezel-less display and now-iconic notch - the first mainstream phone to sport one. This time, Essential founder Andy Rubin (and also Android co-founder) unveiled photos of Essential's Project Gem devices. https://twitter.com/Arubin/status/1181688574975983616 The
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Samsung has refreshed its Galaxy A line-up with the introduction of the Galaxy A10s and A30s which bring affordability and an all-rounded user experience all in one package. The Galaxy A10s features a 6.2-inch HD+ TFT LCD Display, while the A30s sports a 6.4-inch HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-V Display, presenting
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