On my last post, I talked about my initial impressions of using the iPhone X. I talked about the screen, the phone size, the overall build, the famous notch (love it or hate it, it is gonna be there) and the flagship feature, FaceID. Battery Battery life is great. However, I do feel that the... Continue Reading →
One week with the iPhone X! My impressions!
The last time I talked about how the purchase of the iPhone X was purely on impulse. It wasn't a planned purchase, especially on something that costs a whopping S$1888 for the 256GB model of the iPhone X. I somehow got lucky that there was an in-store pickup option available when I was just fooling... Continue Reading →
Introducing the iPhone X
This is an impulse buy. I do not need this phone. My current iPhone 7 plus served me well for the past year and continued to serve me well till today. Last night, I went to the Apple online store and realised that in-store pickups were available. I immediately pounced on the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
Tomtoc Ultra Slim Sleeve for 13 inch MacBook Pro
Choosing a suitable sleeve for a MacBook Pro can be a headache, especially when the variety out there is endless. There are so many different kinds of sleeves for different needs. When I bought my MacBook Pro, I initially did not consider the need to get one. I imagine myself putting the laptop in my AER... Continue Reading →
ProMotion display on the new iPad Pro.
Although I do not have the new iPad Pro 10.5 inch in my hand right now, I had the opportunity to check it out at the official Apple Store at Orchard Road. Of all the many new features touted by Apple on the new iPad Pro, I was most intrigued by the new display, specifically... Continue Reading →
Hyperdrive, Thunderbolt USB-C hub for MacBook Pro
Ever since I got my swanking new MacBook Pro about a week ago, I had to deal with Thunderbolt 3 ports. The problem is, there is nothing I can do with Thunderbolt 3 ports on my MacBook Pro, since I have no peripherals at hand that uses them. So I can't connect my external drives,... Continue Reading →
coconutBattery
CoconutBattery is a must have app for any mobile Mac users out there. It provides a comprehensive look at the overall health of your mac laptops, be it MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. In addition to telling the amount of juice you have left, it also tells you the temperature, number of charge... Continue Reading →
The rationale behind the Macbook Pro purchase.
Yesterday my Macbook Pro arrived. I ordered the laptop 2 days ago, which is just a couple of days after it was officially announced. On the day I placed my order for the new laptop, I put my Lenovo laptop up for sale on Carousell. I was pleasantly surprised to receive multiple offers to buy... Continue Reading →
Sold my Lenovo, Bought Macbook Pro
After using my Lenovo ThinkPad 13 for 7 months, I decided to sell it away. I came back to the Mac. When it was announced at this year's WWDC that Apple is going to refresh the entire Macbook Pro line with the new Kaby Lake processors, I just could not resist it. I put my... Continue Reading →
With tablets getting cheaper, it becomes delegated to impulse purchases.
New and upcoming tablets to take on Apple's offers of tablets big and small are getting cheaper that they sometimes resort to impulse purchases. Look at Amazon with their Kindle Fire HD tablet lineups. It's so darn friggin cheap! Top of the line specs are not important for me, especially one who is drawn to... Continue Reading →
Adieu Macbook Pro.
For years I have always wanted a Macbook Pro. What started out as an experiment, plungin myself into the whole Mac OS ecosystem many years ago starting with the Mac Mini, slowly evolved into something more powerful, more mobile to the Macbook Air. As my needs changes over the years, so does the products that... Continue Reading →
Laptop decisions for school
I'm going back school in January 2017. I will start my Master Programme at NUS, taking night classes a couple of times a week. In between lessons, assignments need to be done, project work completed, reports written. I would require a laptop for school. I have been researching for quite a bit on what is... Continue Reading →
Giving up my iPad mini 4
Almost a year ago I bought an iPad mini 4. I was excited when it came out. I bought the gold, 128 gb model and I used it primarily to read books and magazines while on my long daily commute. It served me well. It's a great reading companion while in the subway to and... Continue Reading →
Iphone 7 plus
It's been 2 years since my last handset upgrade. I must be one of the lucky ones to secure the initial batch of iphone 7 plus. Successfully managed to preregister my interest in getting one from SingTel, and then securing my reservation and collection slot a few days later. The iphone 7 plus is sold... Continue Reading →
WWDC 2016
There is only one thing that I am interested in. New MacBook Pros! I have a feeling that they will not reveal any hardware this year at WWDC. Rumours on new MacBook Pros have been sparse lately, except for the fact that it might come out with a snazzy little OLED panel display at the top... Continue Reading →
Watching Tech Review Videos taught me a lot of things
I have been watching a lot of tech review videos on YouTube. Channels such as LinusTechTips, Jonathan Morrison, Hardware Unboxed, Hardware Canucks are just some of many channels out there on YouTube that delivered excellent videos on the latest tech reviews, PC builds, gadget unboxing and more. Most of them are short, entertaining and informative.... Continue Reading →
Apple Pay is finally here
American Express is the first credit card company in Singapore to implement Apple Pay. As an Amex user (who recently signed up to take advantage of the 5% cash rebate on the first $5000 spend, spending most of it on my recent Iceland trip) I got to task in keying my credit card information on... Continue Reading →
3 Months with my iPad Mini
3 months in, and there are only a handful of apps that I use regularly whenever i am using the iPad mini.The top few most used app are the Kindle app for reading all my favourite e-books, The New Yorker app, for reading my favourite weekly magazine, the National Geographic app to the Nat Geo in its digital format,... Continue Reading →
iPad mini 4
So yesterday I went to my local Apple store, and casually looked at the new iPad mini 4 that Apple just released. I held the tablet in my hands and noticed that the extra millimetres shaved from the previous iPad mini, as well as the ever so slight weight reduction over the previous iPad mini.... Continue Reading →
Apple Music vs Spotify. My Personal Take
It's been close to a month since I started using Apple Music, Apple's newest streaming service, out to compete directly with Spotify. As a Spotify user for 6 months prior to Apple Music's launch, there are distinct differences between the two services. Personally, I think Apple Music has a better music collection available for streaming.... Continue Reading →
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