igloo’s 8th Anniversary
Smart-lock company igloo marked its 8th anniversary with an #unlockSpace event at Knots Cafe. Founded in 2015 from an Airbnb host's key-exchange frustration, igloo has come far since I reviewed its first lock in 2016.
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Tech launches, conferences, and media events I have attended, around Singapore and beyond.
PHPConf.Asia 2015 – The First Pan-Asian PHP conference
PHPConf.Asia 2015, the first Pan-Asian PHP conference, starts today. The two-day event is held at Kent Ridge Guild House in Singapore. We're honoured to have PHP creator Rasmus Lerdorf give the opening keynote, and Jenny Wong the closing.
Microsoft //Build/ Singapore 2015
Microsoft //Build/ Singapore 2015 took place on 28th May 2015 at Resorts World Sentosa. Build is Microsoft's developer conference, much like Google's I/O or Apple's WWDC, and this marked the first time it travelled beyond San Francisco.
Matt Mullenweg Live In Singapore
Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and founder of Automattic, stopped by Singapore on 4th June 2014 as part of his Summer Tour spanning cities like Seoul, Jakarta, Tokyo, and Sydney. I'd known Matt since b2 days but finally met him.
Lenovo at Mobile World Congress 2014
Derrick Koh, Lenovo's Head of Communications for Asia Pacific, messaged me on Facebook to invite me to the Lenovo booth media tour at MWC 2014. I dropped by with Jason Goh and previewed new phones like S860, S850, and S660.
With Nokia Connects at Mobile World Congress 2014 – Part 3
On Tuesday, 25th February 2014, the day began with breakfast and a 30-minute talk by Nokia Entertainment Evangelist Dean Patrick on Nokia Mix Radio. At MWC, we joined two blogger sessions with Dirk Didascalou, SVP of Mobile Phones R&D.
With Nokia Connects at Mobile World Congress 2014 – Part 2
On Monday, 24th February 2014, we woke at 6am to reach the venue by 7.30 for good seats, ahead of the 8am press conference. Nokia announced just five new low-end devices: the Nokia X, X+, XL, 220, and Asha 230.
With Nokia Connects at Mobile World Congress 2014 – Part 1
Thanks to Nokia Connects for inviting me to Mobile World Congress 2014, my third event with them, after Nokia World 2011 in London and MWC 2012 in Barcelona. This year's itinerary was a day shorter, but I found it worthwhile.
Nokia 220 & Nokia Asha 230
Alongside its three Android phones, the Nokia X, X+, and XL, Nokia also announced the Nokia 220 and Asha 230. Both come in single or dual-SIM versions, and the Nokia 220 retails for €29, roughly S$51, running an ODM OS.
Nokia First Android Phones: Nokia X, Nokia X+ & Nokia XL
Nokia has launched its first family of Android phones, sort of, at MWC 2014. I say 'sort of' because the Nokia X family lacks Google Play services, swapping them for Microsoft's, and the Nokia X slots between Asha and Lumia.
Samsung Launches Asia’s First Samsung Mobile PIN in Singapore
Yesterday, Samsung launched its first Samsung Mobile PIN in Singapore, also the first in Asia, at Ngee Ann City's Civic Plaza, known to many as Takashimaya. First introduced at the 2012 London Olympics, the Mobile PIN is a pop-up store.
Canon Product Launch For 2nd Half 2012
Canon's major product launches mostly fall in October. This year's event was held at Zaffereno on 5th October 2012, unveiling five PIXMA inkjet printers, five imageCLASS laser printers, a SELPHY compact photo printer, five PowerShot cameras, and one EOS DSLR.
Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2013
A year on from Titanium Maximum Security 2012, Trend Micro launched the 2013 edition at GV VivoCity, inviting partners, Facebook fans, and bloggers, followed by a screening of Resident Evil: Retribution. It brings several major improvements to the security suite.
starcount
I was invited to the launch of starcount at Pangaea, Marina Bay Sands, and they clearly have strong backing. Singapore's IDA, IDMPO, STB, EDB, and Marina Bay Sands itself are all supporting the venture, billed as the world's first.
Sony Walkman Z Series Launch
I was invited to the Sony Walkman Z Series launch at Helipad yesterday. The first product in the new Z Series is the Walkman Z1050 player, with solid specs for a music player: a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2.
Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 Launch
I attended the Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 launch at BoConcept in Paragon Shopping Centre. Two products debuted: the headline IdeaCentre A720 at S$2,699 and the IdeaPad Y480 at S$1,499. Lenovo bills the A720 as the industry's slimmest 27-inch all-in-one.
ESET Endpoint Solutions
I was invited to a blogger event for the launch of ESET Endpoint Solutions at Screening Room. It's essentially a rebrand of ESET NOD32 Business Edition. Long focused on consumers, ESET is now moving into enterprise.
Adobe Creative Suite 6 Launch
I attended the Adobe Creative Suite 6 launch at The Luxe Art Museum. Adobe has streamlined to just four suites, down from five in CS5 and six in CS4, spanning 14 products. My favourite feature is the Mercury Engine.
Nokia At Mobile World Congress 2012 – Summary
Before the summary, here are some videos filmed during Mobile World Congress 2012 by Nokia Connects, featuring a skateboarder, a free runner, and a BMX rider using the social features of the Nokia Lumia 900, all shot around Barcelona.
Nokia At Mobile World Congress 2012 – Nokia 808 PureView
Here are some sample photos taken with the Nokia 808 PureView, the standout camera phone of Mobile World Congress 2012. None of them have been edited; they're straight from the 808 PureView and uploaded to Flickr.
Nokia At Mobile World Congress 2012 – Nokia Lumia 900
The Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at CES 2012 with LTE, exclusive to AT&T. At Mobile World Congress 2012, Nokia revealed a HSDPA+ Dual Carrier variant for high-speed data, up to 42Mbps download, in countries without LTE, like Singapore.
Nokia At Mobile World Congress 2012 – Nokia Lumia 610
The Nokia Lumia 610 was the only new Lumia announced at MWC 2012, the 900 having debuted at CES. It arrives alongside Microsoft's strategy of lowering Windows Phone's minimum hardware requirements, and thus cost, by supporting cheaper chips.
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