Founder of lesterchan.net, a Singapore tech and gadgets blog running since 2002. An engineering leader by day and a WordPress plugin developer since 2003, with a soft spot for gadgets, smart home, and a good deal.
Thanks to Amelia and Felicia, Li Xiang and I were invited to the Sony Ericsson Wonder Girls Showcase at Marina Bay Sands. The Wonder Girls are Sony Ericsson's Asia Pacific ambassadors, and I was thrilled, preferring them to Super Junior.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 8: Mexico beat France 2-0, Serbia beat Germany 1-0, and Slovenia drew the United States 2-2. Tomorrow, 19th June, brings England, the Netherlands and Ghana fixtures, all in Singapore time.
WordPress 3.0, named Thelonious, has been released. The thirteenth major release and the result of half a year of work by 218 contributors, it's available to download or upgrade in-dashboard, headlined by a sleek new default theme, Twenty Ten.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 7: Uruguay beat South Africa 3-0, Argentina beat South Korea 4-1, and Greece beat Nigeria 2-1. Tomorrow, 18th June, brings France, Germany and Slovenia fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 6: Brazil beat North Korea 2-1, Chile beat Honduras 1-0, and Switzerland beat Spain 1-0. Tomorrow, 17th June, brings South Africa, Argentina and Greece fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 5: Italy drew Paraguay 1-1, New Zealand drew Slovakia 1-1, and Ivory Coast drew Portugal 0-0. Tomorrow, 16th June, brings Brazil, Honduras and Spain fixtures, all in Singapore time.
Apple has quietly refreshed the Mac Mini just as iPhone 4 pre-orders opened today, to little fanfare. The new model gains an aluminium unibody, an SD card reader, an HDMI port and upgraded graphics.
Microsoft has renamed Project Natal to Kinect, arriving 4th November 2010, and I'm definitely getting it for my Xbox 360, rumoured at US$150. On the original console Kinect connects via USB plus a separate power cable.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 4: Germany thrashed Australia 4-0, the Netherlands beat Denmark 2-0, and Japan beat Cameroon 1-0. Tomorrow, 15th June, brings Italy, New Zealand and Ivory Coast fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 3: England drew the United States 1-1, Slovenia beat Algeria 1-0, and Ghana beat Serbia 1-0. Tomorrow, 14th June, brings Germany, the Netherlands and Japan fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 2: Uruguay drew France 0-0, South Korea beat Greece 2-0, and Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0. Tomorrow, 13th June, brings England, Algeria and Serbia fixtures, all in Singapore time.
Mobile Fun sent me a Mobile Phone Tripod Holder for review last month, handy for self-shot photos using your phone's timer or for shooting video. I'd expected flimsy quality on opening the package, but it actually turned out reasonably solid.
My summary for the opening day of World Cup 2010: in the only match played, hosts South Africa drew Mexico 1-1. Tomorrow, 12th June, brings Uruguay, South Korea and Argentina fixtures, all in Singapore time.
SingTel sent me the Motorola BackFlip to review last month, but my busy schedule delayed it, sorry. I'll cover only the physical design, since its OS and software closely match the Motorola Dext I reviewed five months ago.
I was invited to Intel's exclusive blogger event on Monday, 7th June 2010 at their StarHub Centre office. They introduced their latest tech: SSDs, Wireless Display, Light Peak, super-thin laptops and the Intel AppUp store.
Apple officially announced the iPhone 4 yesterday at WWDC 2010. I followed it live on gdgt, faster than Engadget, while Gizmodo merely aggregated, probably absent over the leak. Notably, the phone now uses a MicroSIM instead of the regular size.
A huge Crumpler fan, I wanted a work bag fitting my iPad and A4 paper. I first eyed the S$81 Skivvy (Small), but changed my mind, since it's really just a sleeve for a 12-inch laptop.
Samsung has partnered SingTel to launch the Galaxy S in Singapore, making SingTel the first operator worldwide to carry it. The Galaxy S runs Android 2.1 with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, less reflective yet vivid, and a 1GHz processor.
SingTel offers three MicroSIM-only plans: 7.2Mbps at S$37.30, 14.4Mbps at S$44.20 and 21Mbps at S$53.80 a month. All include 50GB of data capped at S$94.16, come without a dongle, and the cards are sold at all 11 SingTel shops.
Here are the full FIFA World Cup 2010 fixtures and schedules, posted by Dragon on the HardwareZone forums. The group stage kicks off on Friday, 11th June with hosts South Africa versus Mexico, all times given in Singapore time.
On Saturday, 29th May, StarHub and M1 began selling MicroSIM cards, with SingTel following tomorrow, 1st June. It's unclear whether the telcos allow MicroSIM in MultiSIM or restrict it to data plans. Either way, scissors will do.
mig33 is expanding and hiring more engineers and designers! We want PHP/MySQL web engineers, Java and J2ME engineers, ideally raw graduates up to five years' experience, plus designers. Interested? Send your resume to lester.chan at mig33global.