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Vivo X21 in-depth review, exterior, UI and impressions.

The Vivo X21 is a new smart phone with the main selling points of offering top-end features in the mid-range segment. With the 2018 World Cup currently in tow, you might recognize Vivo as the official mobile sponsor for the international event. The phone is currently on sale and was launched in China on March this year. Let check...
Computers

Hands on new Windows 10 Sets Tabs Feature

The upcoming introduction of tabs (Sets) in Windows 10 is plenty to be excited about. It goes about the idea of allowing you to bunch together multiple windows together as tabs in a single window. Also, you can create multiple windows with tabs. Today, let take a first look at the Windows 10 Sets Tabs feature. What makes it different...
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How to disable Windows 10 updates

Windows Update is widely known today in the computing world as the evil everyone likes to hate. Interestingly, it protects Windows computers everywhere as much as it annoys. This post focuses on how I managed to successfully disable Windows 10 Update via disabling key services. This was tested on release in the 15xxx builds up to the current 17xxx...
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The bane of Windows 10, how to disable Windows telemetry

My experience with Windows 10 had been a love-hate affair. It started great as a lightweight replacement to my main Windows 7 daily driver. The lightweight operating system was well received globally. It offers benefits of both function and familiarity. However, in recent light, Microsoft's had sadly put it down with many crippling and worrisome features, such as privacy...
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Vivo V7+ benchmarks, camera, battery performance

Following my earlier review part on the Vivo V7+ exterior, build and software. This section carries on into other aspects of the phone. Lets take alook at the Vivo V7+ benchmarks, camera, battery performance and the eventual review conclusion. Performance Tests The V7+ hardware specifications are not quite something to brag about. The onboard entry-level CPU and 4GB RAM is far...
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Vivo V7+ phone review

The V7+ is Vivo’s flagship smartphone for their entry into the Singapore Market early this year. Released globally in September 2017, it sits as a mid to high-end phone set to compete in the already crowded market segment. I briefly introduced the phone previously last month where Vivo Singapore first announced the phone. Today. let's check out the phone...
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Vivo V7+ and Y65 phones in Singapore

Vivo is no stranger to the Handphone market. With a big presence in China since the brand was founded in 2009, it is a brand known for providing consumer smartphones equipped with cutting edge technology at very affordable prices. Vivo has presence in 20 markets globally including China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia. Now, Vivo is looking...
Computers

Taipei IT malls, Guanghua Mall and Syntrend Creative Park, Taiwan

Taiwan is the home of global electronics, or at least most of them call home here before being shipped to all parts of the world. If you are in the DIY computer scene, big component brand names you may be familiar with like ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, etc. all have one thing in common- They all originate from Taiwan with...
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Xiaomi Mi 20,000mah Powerbank review

Xiaomi is widely known for their line of Chinese-made mobile phones, tablets, networking equipment, accessories and even smart TVs. Their range of Li-ion power banks are one of the best in the business. It offers a blend of affordability with good quality comparable to that of much expensive brands such as Sony. The powerbank I am looking at today...
Events

The Legend of Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses 2017 Singapore

The Legend of Zelda is a high-fantasy action-adventure video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. The series had been one of the staples of Nintendo line up of adventure games. Moreover, it is a game which gamers like myself had come to adore during out growing up years. The game saw it's first...
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Maker Faire Singapore 2017

The Maker Faire is a celebration of the maker movement that is to celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. This involves the gathering of like-minded people who share the interest of creating and inventing stuff in a family-friendly showcase of inventions, creativity and resourcefulness. Historically, the first ever Maker Faire was held in USA...
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Apple iPhone 8 Expected Features

There is plenty to be excited about the new iPhone 8, marking the 10th anniversary of the iPhone when it was launched in 2007. The phone is expected to launch around September this year, with a combination of an upgraded line of iPhone 7s. Here is what we can expect from an engineering review of engineering samples: New edge to...
Technology

Singapore First Apple Store at Knightsbridge Mall Orchard

Apple is known for their highly desirable line of consumer products, as well being known for situating their stores smacked right in high pedestrian traffic shopping districts in major cities. Despite selling their products in the Singapore market for over 20 years, Apple didn’t saw a need to enter the Singapore market by themselves, until now. Looking back, this delay...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8, phone design and what to expect

Following the explosive failure of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 last year with their battery quality issues, Samsung has rather big shoes to fill with its successor to win back consumers trust. While Samsung has reassured us of their new commitments in producing phones now with more stringent battery quality checks, by putting their new flagship in the wild....
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One Plus 5 dual camera phone

The One Plus 5 is promising 4G LTE phone which blends both design style and good specifications to good. It is one very sleek phone I can say which puts the design element up there with benchmark leaders Apple and Samsung. I was awestruck by the number of Chinese branded phones now popping up all over the world. Chinese...
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Nokia 6 mid range Android phone

Nokia had once been a brand synonymous to phones in the late 90s, with more than 70% of the world’s market share at its peak under their belt, the Finnish brand was the go-to phone of any mobile warrior. Fast forward after 20 years of absence plagued with closures and takeovers, the Nokia brand aims to grab a share...
Computers

How to reduce/shrink Linux XFS volumes in LVM

XFS is the default file system on CentOS 7 and RHEL 7 as a very viable alternative to ext3 and ext4, particularly with awesome new freeze and snapshot features of xfs (xfs_freeze, snapshot, xfs_unfreeze, delayed allocation, etc). However, unlike conventional ext containers, a major limitation of XFS is inability to shrink or reduce this file system container. Instead of...
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Garmin Vivoactive HR activity computer watch review

Running computers came a long way since their introduction as "integrated" sports telemetry equipment comprising of strap-on chest heart rate (HR) monitors and accelerometer footpods which you have to strap onto your running shoes. Polar Electro, the finish company who dominated the market with their running computers then, are notorious for such multi-device setups. However, such devices then are...
Computers

Launch of Avengers themed affordable Windows 10 devices

Microsoft Singapore, together with local device distributor E-Huge Technology hosted a launch event at Hungry Heroes café Singapore tonight to release 3 new Windows 10 devices with licensed Marvel Avengers paint jobs. The choice of venue is rather fitting for the event and product line, comprising of three low-priced devices comprising of two 2-in-1 tablets of different screen sizes...
Computers

Alienware 20th anniversary launch party at Club Millian

Alienware was at Club Millian this evening to celebrate 20 years in providing high-performance PC gaming to the masses. The club grounds were decked out with food and a variety of tech booths offering VR (virtual reality) tryouts and activity areas to demonstrate their VR-capable product line. Regional and product managers from Dell and Intel were present onstage...
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