Apple hardware and software, from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch to AirPods, Apple Pencil, and accessories.
Apple has refreshed the iMac, Mac Mini and MacBook, and added the Magic Mouse. The iMac now offers bright 21.5-inch or 27-inch LED displays, Core i5 or i7 chips, and a wireless keyboard, priced from S$1,788 up to S$2,988.
Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard is now available from the Apple Singapore store for S$48. I pre-ordered mine on 26th August 2009 and received it the next day. Living near their Keppel hub, my house is always first.
I've been hooked on Apple's Push Notification Service ever since I bought Prowl; the possibilities are endless. The service, released with iPhone OS 3.0 on 17th June 2009, uses push technology to deliver alerts to your device. Truly a godsend.
Last year I queued at the SingTel iPhone 3G launch as an ordinary consumer; this year I attended with a media pass. I arrived early, around 1.30pm, since I had errands at Funan, and the media event began about 3.30pm.
Apple has announced the iPhone 3GS, where the S stands for speed. It looks identical to the iPhone 3G but adds improved performance, a slightly better battery, faster 7.2Mbps HSDPA up from 3.6Mbps, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
Apple has announced iPhone OS 3.0, arguably the OS the iPhone should have shipped with. Expected features include in-app purchases, peer-to-peer connectivity, custom apps talking directly to hardware, turn-by-turn navigation, push notifications, and finally cut, copy and paste.
Apple has refreshed the iPod Shuffle, now 4GB only at S$128. Instead of many colours there are just two, silver and black, and the design is now vertical rather than square. Despite lacking a screen, it adds a VoiceOver feature.
Apple has refreshed the Mac Mini, iMac and Mac Pro. The Mac Mini now packs an Intel Core 2 Duo and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, starting at S$988 for the 2.0GHz, 120GB model, with a 320GB option also available.
Apple has announced Safari 4. Built on advanced browser technologies including the new Nitro JavaScript engine, it runs JavaScript up to 30 times faster than IE7 and over three times faster than Firefox 3.
As many of you know, the MacBook Pro shipped to me on 21st October 2008 has a dead pixel right in the middle of the screen. I expected better quality from Apple, but I was clearly wrong.
I received my Apple MacBook Pro 2.53GHz yesterday via TNT, after ordering from the Apple Store on 16th October 2008. TNT offered only two delivery slots: office hours from 9am to 6pm, or night delivery from 7pm to 10pm.
Apple has refreshed the MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. The 15-inch Pro now starts at S$3,188 with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 and dual NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT graphics.
Apple has just refreshed its entire iPod lineup at the Let's Rock event, the last refresh having been on 6th September 2008. The second-generation iPod Touch features a stainless-steel design, side volume controls and a built-in speaker.
It's been a while since I blogged about my personal life, and I haven't watched a movie in over a month; my last was The Dark Knight in KL. I've also just finished my first week of school.
It's Friday, 11th July 2008 in Singapore, and the iPhone 3G has launched in New Zealand and Australia, with more countries following by time zone. Here there are rumours the iPhone 3G will come later than the expected September 2008.
It looks exactly like the old iPhone, but it's much cheaper: US$199 for 8GB and US$299 for 16GB, around S$272 and S$408 respectively, though both require a two-year contract. The key difference is the addition of 3G.
My old Sitoca table has lasted over five years and is still excellent, so I'm passing it to Li Xiang, whose table is collapsing. I went to Ikea for a new desk, a table top on Vika Grevsta legs.
Apple iPod Touch 8GB for S$498, or Asus Eee 4G for S$598? Two very different gadgets at a similar price, one a sleek media player, the other a tiny netbook. Any suggestions or comments to help me decide?
Apple has announced a new iPod branch, the iPod Touch, refreshed the Shuffle and Nano, and renamed the fifth-generation iPod the iPod Classic. Imagine an iPhone without calling, just 8mm thick, and you have the iPod Touch.