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Back in May 2010 Facebook launched free mobile access via 0.facebook.com by partnering operators, but Singapore wasn't on the list then. Today SingTel has announced its own partnership with Facebook to offer free 0.facebook.com access on your mobile phone.
The iPad arrives in Singapore on 23rd July 2010, alongside eight other countries. Official local prices are S$728 to S$1,028 for WiFi 16GB through 64GB, and S$928 to S$1,228 for the WiFi + 3G models.
It looks like the iPhone 4 reaches Singapore on Friday, 30th July 2010, alongside 16 other countries including Australia, Hong Kong, Canada and much of Europe. Both black and white versions should be available at launch.
Attended the Cisco Flip MinoHD event yesterday at The Queen and Mangosteen in VivoCity, my first visit there, and the food was lovely, I'll definitely return. The Flip itself underwhelmed me, with no autofocus, no macro and no optical zoom.
When I posted photos from Iomega's first blogging event, many assumed Iomega was dead after the Zip drive lost out to USB flash drives. In fact EMC, a Fortune 500 data-storage giant, bought them for US$213 million, so they're back.
It's day 27 of World Cup 2010, and Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time to lift the trophy for the first time. Germany take third and Uruguay fourth, with the next tournament heading to Brazil in 2014.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 26: in the match played, Germany edged Uruguay 3-2 in the third-place playoff. Tomorrow, 12th July, brings the grand final between the Netherlands and Spain. All times listed are Singapore time.
Thanks to Li Xiang for the graduation gift she bought me in Hong Kong in April 2010, meet Dahhhh, the rabbit from Raving Rabbids! My NUS commencement falls on Wednesday, 7th July 2010 at 8pm, a slot I dislike.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 25: in the semi-final played, Spain beat Germany 1-0 to reach the final. Tomorrow, 11th July, Uruguay face Germany in the third-place playoff. All times listed are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 24: in the semi-final played, the Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 to reach the final. Tomorrow, 8th July, Germany take on Spain in the other semi-final. All times listed are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 23: in the quarter-final played, Spain edged Paraguay 1-0 to advance. On 7th July, Uruguay face the Netherlands in the semi-final. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 22: in the quarter-finals played, Uruguay beat Ghana 4-2 and Germany thrashed Argentina 4-0. Tomorrow, 4th July, Paraguay take on Spain. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
Andrey Kem emailed asking whether my plugins needed custom icons, having noticed since 2003 that they use the famfamfam set. She's building what she calls the world's biggest free icon set, eventually 3,926 icons, with around 1,400 ready so far.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 21: in the quarter-final played, the Netherlands beat Brazil 2-1 to advance. Tomorrow, 3rd July, brings Uruguay versus Ghana and Argentina versus Germany. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 20: in the quarter-final played, Spain edged Portugal 1-0 to advance. Tomorrow, 2nd July, the Netherlands take on Brazil in their quarter-final. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 19: in the matches played, Brazil beat Chile 3-0 and Paraguay edged Japan 5-3 on penalties. Tomorrow, 30th June, Spain face Portugal. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 18: Argentina beat Mexico 3-1 and the Netherlands beat Slovakia 2-1. Tomorrow, 29th June, brings Brazil versus Chile and Paraguay versus Japan. All match times listed here are Singapore time.
No idea why SingTel released this after office hours! You can now register your interest in the iPhone 4 with SingTel. The site is Flash, but viewing it on an iPhone redirects to a friendly pre-registration page.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 17: Ghana beat the USA 2-1 and Germany thrashed England 4-1. Tomorrow, 28th June, brings Argentina versus Mexico and the Netherlands versus Slovakia. All match times here are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 16: Switzerland and Honduras drew 0-0, Spain beat Chile 2-1, Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1. Tomorrow, 27th June, brings USA versus Ghana and Germany versus England. All match times are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 15: Japan beat Denmark 3-1, the Netherlands beat Cameroon 2-1, Portugal and Brazil drew, Ivory Coast beat North Korea 3-0. Tomorrow, 26th June, brings Switzerland, Chile and Uruguay fixtures, in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 14: Germany beat Ghana 1-0, Australia beat Serbia 2-1, Slovakia beat Italy 3-2, and Paraguay drew New Zealand. Tomorrow, 25th June, brings Denmark, Cameroon, Portugal and North Korea fixtures, all in Singapore time.