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Sunday, 22nd January 2012Sunday, 22nd January 2012
Happy Lunar New Year 2012
Posted by Lester Chan at 15:20 in Blog

Today is the eve of Lunar New Year and also last day of the Rabbit year. Tomorrow will be the start of a Dragon year! Expect lots of babies to be born this year as the Chinese love the dragon year!

I hereby wishes all Chinese a Happy Lunar New Year! May you all HUAT till no tomorrow!

Lunar New Year on 2013 will happen on Sunday, 10th February 2013!

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Saturday, 31st December 2011Saturday, 31st December 2011
Looking Back 2011
Posted by Lester Chan at 14:13 in Blog

In my Looking Back 2010 post, I stated I wanted to visit the US and see some snow in 2011 and I did! I am posting this post at my uncle’s house in LA!

For my 2011 resolution/wish, I would like to visit the US or any country with snow! I have not seen let alone touch snow in my 26 years of life before (Snow City is not counted as it is crap). I am so going to make this wish comes through. Tentatively planning to go to the US in December 2011.

I have been to San Francisco and Los Angeles and going to see some snow tomorrow at Big Bear Mountain! I have completed my resolution! So happy!

For 2012, my resolution/wish is pretty simple and much cheaper! I just want a new iMac to replace my 4 year’s old desktop and a MacBook Air to replace my 4 year’s old MacBook Pro as well!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers, visitors and supporters a very Happy New Year 2012! HUAT AH (hokkien word for prosperity)!

Looking Back 2011

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February 2011

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Wednesday, 28th December 2011Wednesday, 28th December 2011
Apple – The Company Store
Posted by Lester Chan at 16:30 in Apple, Blog

After my trip to Google Building 44, I headed down to Apple – The Company Store which is located at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014. It is about 15 minutes drive from Google Building 44.

The famous “I visited the mothership” t-shirt is no longer in print, and now the new t-shirt design prints “I visited the Apple campus, but that’s all I’m allowed to say.”

Each t-shirt cost USD$16.95 before tax and most of them are Made in USA.

I visited the Apple campus, but that's all I'm allowed to say.
I visited the Apple campus, but that’s all I’m allowed to say.

1 Infinite Loop
1 Infinite Loop

1 Infinite Loop (Building Sign)
1 Infinite Loop (Building Sign)

The Company Store Sign
The Company Store Sign

T-Shirts Section
T-Shirts Section

T-Shirts Section (View From Behind The Store)
T-Shirts Section (View From Behind The Store)

Gadgets Section
Gadgets Section

View From The T-Shirts Section To The Gadgets Section
View From The T-Shirts Section To The Gadgets Section

Cashier
Cashier

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Monday, 26th December 2011Monday, 26th December 2011
Google Building 44 (Android Mascots)
Posted by Lester Chan at 12:44 in Blog

Google Building 44 is located at 1635 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043. I rented a car from Hertz and drove there from San Francisco. Took me about an hour to drive from SF.

When I went reached there, I noticed some snow on the ground and I thought it doesn’t snow there and indeed it doesn’t. Those are artificial snow that Google made for the Christmas season. Too bad I missed the whole white snow part as when I am there, most of it has already melted.

Android Version History (From Wikipedia):
Since April 2009, each Android version has been developed under a codename based on a dessert item. These versions have released in alphabetical order: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich. The pre-release versions of Android were dubbed Astro and Bender, but these names could not ultimately be used for trademark reasons.

  • Cupcake (v1.5) (30th April 2009)
  • Donut (v1.6) (15th September 2009)
  • Eclair (v2.0/2.1) (26th October 2009/12th January 2010)
  • Froyo (v2.2) (20th May 2010)
  • Gingerbread (v2.3) (6th December 2010)
  • Honeycomb (v3.x) (22th February 2011)
  • Ice Cream Sandwich (v4.x) (19th October 2011)
  • Jelly Bean (v5.x) (TBA)

Android
Android

Cupcake
Cupcake

Donut
Donut

Eclair
Eclair

Froyo
Froyo

Gingerbread
Gingerbread

Honeycomb
Honeycomb

Ice Cream Sandwich
Ice Cream Sandwich

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Wednesday, 21st December 2011Wednesday, 21st December 2011
SingTel’s Broadband on Mobile Prestige 75
Posted by Lester Chan at 15:13 in Blog

On the 20th December 2011, SingTel launches the first LTE service in Singapore and it is available to both consumer and business users. The new LTE service will initially be available for USB dongle modems only. It will be enhanced to support LTE-enabled smartphones and tablets when they become more readily available in the market.

The new LTE Broadband on Mobile (BBOM) plan is called Mobile Prestige 75.

Broadband on Mobile Prestige 75 Price Plan

  • Price (including GST): SGD$69.90/month
  • Data Bundle: 50GB 3G data (21Mbps) + 10GB LTE data
  • Excess Charges: SGD$0.512/MB, Capped at SGD$94.16/month
  • Download Speed: 75Mbps (Theoretical), 3.4Mbps to 12Mbps (Typical)
  • Comes with free LTE dongle and free Wireless@SG (3Mbps)

Notes

  • Users can expect 3.4Mbps to 12Mbps speeds more than 80% of the time in areas of coverage. Speeds and user experience are dependent on factors such as the user’s location from base stations, the number of users in the area, the mobile devices used, as well as the response of websites accessed. Users may also experience slower speeds indoors where mobile signals are blocked by walls and structures.
  • Three times faster than dongle-based 21Mbps 3G mobile broadband service. Network latency will vary depending on the location of the web servers accessed by the user. 80% lower latency was measured for Singapore-based servers.
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