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I was invited to Universal Channel's screening of The Event. I'd seen it mentioned on HardwareZone forums but had totally forgotten about it. It's an American political thriller and science-fiction series created by Nick Wauters for NBC, stylised THE EVENT.
Fabrix Cases sent me a complimentary Fabrix Booklet for iPad worth US$59.90, probably because I've bought several cases from them for my MacBook Pro, netbook, iPhone 3GS and iPad. I think I'll use this one from now on.
Citibank has given its CitiMobile iPhone app a version 2 makeover. New features include improved search in Gourmet Pleasures and Citi World Privileges, plus shopping deals, rebates and e-coupon treats you can redeem instantly from your phone.
The Social Network is a movie about how Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm. I doubt some parts, like Mark owning 51% when he holds 24%, but others ring true, such as Napster co-founder Sean Parker's involvement.
Five minutes after Microsoft's press release launching Windows Phone 7 in Singapore, I got SingTel's, titled SingTel brings Windows Phone 7 to Singapore. It's long, so in short: the phones go on sale from 21st October 2010 onwards.
I wish Apple would, like Microsoft, make Singapore a first launch market. Per the press release, the much-anticipated Windows Phone 7 reaches the public here on Thursday, 21st October, as SingTel, StarHub and M1 join 60 operators across 30 countries.
mig33 is still hiring, and this time we need more engineers. Based in Singapore, we're looking for software, mobile, web, system and release engineers. Interested? Send your CV to jobs@mig33global.com, and fresh polytechnic or university graduates are most welcome too!
I've integrated the Flickr API with this site using Dan Coulter's phpFlickr, adding a new Flickr Gallery page that lists every photo on my Flickr account. I no longer upload to the site's own gallery, having moved entirely to Flickr.
Got the TuneWear IceWear for my iPod nano 6G from DG Lifestyle Store at VivoCity for S$28, and it's totally not worth it. The two screen protectors scratch far too easily, and the silicon cover fits poorly, far too big.
Ordered my sixth-generation iPod nano on 30th September 2010 and received it today. DHL actually tried delivering yesterday while I was out, since I always assumed they only worked weekdays. I picked Graphite to match my black Crumpler bag.
No idea why Li Xiang is suddenly so into sports, but she's rubbed off on me. I've jogged every Wednesday for two weeks now. Naturally the gadget freak in me grabbed the Nike + iPod Sport Kit.
Android Market is finally coming to Singapore, alongside 19 other countries. Developers in 29 countries can now sell apps, up from nine, and users in 32 countries can buy paid ones, up from 14, as Android's userbase keeps expanding.
Li Xiang's freelance finance admin flagged her OCBC account number as invalid, expecting nine digits but finding only seven, excluding the branch code and dashes. Mine has seven too. Puzzled, I asked around on Facebook and Twitter.
I've put together a comparison of the Next Gen NBN fibre price plans from Singapore's three telcos, SingTel, M1 and StarHub, plus SuperInternet. It covers download and upload speeds, international bandwidth and pricing, from M1's 25Mbps plan at S$39 upwards.
Bought the Canon PowerShot S95 from the Canon Service Center for S$531, down from S$669, via the Canon Privilege Purchase Program. It rewards buying another Canon product by taking your old one in trade for about 20.5% off RRP.
My brother got me the Ultimate Ears SuperFi 5vi from Amazon, shipped via Borderlinx since Amazon won't send it directly here. It cost US$64.99 after discount, far below the US$169.99 list and the S$299 local price. He bought three.
Update: PayPal restored access to my account, requiring only that I remove the Donation button, which I've reworked into a Buy Now button instead. The access-restored email is below, but of course I will never trust PayPal again after this.
Received my black Speck PixelSkin HD from the iPhone 4 Case Program, shipped 7th September and arriving on the 14th. Made of thermoplastic polyurethane, it's much harder than cheap silicon cases, and I love its matte black finish.
Ah Kong, meaning grandfather, is a six-minute short film by Royston Tan about dementia. It tells the poignant story of a grandson trying to understand and reach his dementia-stricken grandfather, part of the Health Promotion Board's dementia awareness campaign.
A quick reference for mobile data APN settings across Singapore's telcos: SingTel uses e-ideas or internet, StarHub uses shinternet, shwapint or shwap with a proxy, and M1 uses sunsurf. Most leave the username and password fields blank.
Here are Apple's own direct download links for iOS 4.1 across iDevices: iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, plus iPod Touch 2G, 3G and 4G, all on build 8B117. Grab the firmware straight from the source for every supported device.
While I was in Vietnam over the weekend, my brother kindly grabbed the Western Digital Elements Desktop 1TB drive from Bizgram's stall at Comex 2010. I'll use it for Time Machine backups of my MacBook Pro, alongside their portable range.