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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Let's get it out of the way. The iPhone 11 is the most attractive phone in the iPhone 11 lineup. It offers all the power of the Pro models, most of the utility of the camera array, and one of the best-looking LCD displays in the market right now. The
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Spinal Tap, 1984 We've got our hands on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro Max, Apple's latest additions to its most popular line of products. The iPhone 11 Pro Max on top of its predecessor, the iPhone Xs Max. Image: Ian Ling In our first few hours with these
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The iPhone 11 devices might be grabbing headlines everywhere, but most sources aren't covering all the details of Apple's newest line of smartphones. We do a deep-dive into some of the features in the fine print that many have missed. 1. Water resistance Where the iPhone Xs and Xs Max
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The iPhone 11 series of smartphones could very well be one of the most intensively-leaked devices in the history of tech. Everything, from camera bump, to most of the feature sets were hinted at in the lead up to the launch just earlier today. While most rumours proved to be
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Apple is known for its innovative marketing campaigns - everything from the "1984" Super Bowl TV commercial to the "Silhouette" iPod campaign. This year, the advertising folks have come up with a completely new strategy, one that would perfectly draw Millenials: ASMR videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4QcnglJtfo Apple's cleverly-branded SMR videos take you
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It's Samsung and Apple left in the ring now as Huawei licks its wounds in the shadows for the time being. Samsung and Apple - both mobile manufacturing giants with a foot in other affiliated businesses, both top companies as listed by Forbes (Apple 6th, Samsung 13th in the 2019
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In its announcement yesterday of third-quarter financial results for the period ending June 29 2019, Apple shared record results in its services sector. With a quarterly revenue of $53.8b, up 1% from the same quarter a year ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook declared this the "biggest June quarter ever". Apart
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Apple chief design officer Sir Jony Ive has announced his departure from the company after nearly three decades. Leaving a storied legacy that includes everything from the 1998 iMac, the iPod series of music players that shot Apple to fame, and the ubiquitous iPhone in every other person's pocket. With
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It's not the first time we've heard stories of how robust iPhones can be - a quick search and you'll find stories likethis, this and this. However, Singaporean DJ Lee Hong Qing, who presents for UFM1003, found this out first-hand while skiing on the snowy slopes of Niseko, Hokkaido. UFM1003
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Netflix, one of the world's leading subscription-based streaming services, has abruptly dropped Apple AirPlay compatibility on its iOS applications for iPhone and iPad. This means that users are unable to cast media from the app onto Apple TVs or AirPlay-enabled TVs and speakers, inhibiting the user experience to a great
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In conjunction with the launch of the iPad mini and iPad Air, Apple has also announced wide-ranging updates to its iWork suite of productivity applications that will come to both iOS and MacOS. These include the popular Pages, Numbers and Keynote programs that are bundled free-of-charge with all Macbooks, iPhones
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The iPhone Xs, Xs Max and XR aren't in any need of assistance in the battery life department, but for the most demanding users, a battery case can be the most compact, efficient and hassle-free way to prolong your battery life. Retailing at SGD 199 (MYR 539 / USD 129)
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Sure, everyone baulked at the hefty price tag of the iPhone Xs and Xs Max when it launched a month ago. With prices starting from $1,649 (iPhone Xs, 64GB) and going as high as S$2,349 (iPhone Xs Max, 512GB), apprehension can well be understood, especially when the Samsung Galaxy Note 9
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I hear you - all of you. Baulking at the thousand-dollar-plus price tag. Scoffing at the lack of bundled lightning-to-3.5mm dongle. Cackling away at #chargegate and #beautygate. Android race, master race. I hear all of you. I, a life-long Android user (with some exceptions), think I've finally wrapped my mind around
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Full disclaimer: I've had the Samsung Note 9 for slightly more than a month now, but haven't had the chance to go hands-on with the newly-launched Apple iPhone Xs Max. Most publications have only had a limited hands-on with the phone, and I've based my conclusions in this piece on
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Apple has a colour fetish. Don't believe me? Look at the history of their iPhone releases. The first iPhone, released in 2007, had a single version in a black-and-silver finish. Its second iteration, the iPhone 3G of 2008 was made available in a black and white finish, which was carried
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Apple Singapore has sent us the new iPhone X for review, so we've done a quick video unboxing as well as to demonstrate how fast Face ID is to login, the new swiping system and animojis! [embed]https://youtu.be/5qi4dBodtv0[/embed] We'll cover how simple it is to set up Face ID is
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The ZTE Axon 7 is built to be a Chinese flagship that seeks to undermine existing powerhouses such as the Samsung’s S7 Edge. With powerful processors and plenty of internal storage on-board the Axon 7, the ZTE flagship is a performance workhorse that is not to be underestimated. The Axon
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According to a new Barclays research note, all three iPhone models this year will be equipped with True Tone displays. Apple debuted the True Tone display feature with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro model that it released last year. Basically, the True Tone display uses four-channel sensors that adjust the white
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