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There's little detail on the page, but SingTel say they're in final talks with Apple to bring the iPhone 4 to customers. They plan to make the new iPhone as affordable and compelling as possible. Fingers crossed it lands soon.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 10: Denmark beat Cameroon 2-1, Paraguay beat Slovakia 2-0, and Italy drew New Zealand 1-1. Tomorrow, 21st June, brings Brazil, Portugal and Chile fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 9: England drew Algeria 0-0, the Netherlands beat Japan 1-0, and Ghana drew Australia 1-1. Tomorrow, 20th June, brings Cameroon, Slovakia and Italy fixtures, all in Singapore time.
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.