July 2024

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Tech product reviews, gadget previews, feature stories and comparison shootouts.

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Mid-year Mid-range Musings
The term mid-range often sparks varied responses that run the gamut from too expensive, not powerful enough, to not cheap enough, not enough features. It would always seem that the middle of the pack just can’t please anyone. From my own anecdotal ex
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA GROUP IGNATIUS LOW ignatius@sph.com.sg HEAD, LIFESTYLE MEDIA & CONTENT MARKETING PHIN WONG phinwong@sph.com.sg EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, LIFESTYLE MEDIA RAYMOND GOH raygoh@sph.com.sg SENIOR PUBLISHING
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01 Mercedes-benz Eqs SUV
Mercedes-Benz’s adoption of electricity has been impressively rapid. In just five years since the first EQ car rolled off the production line, Mercedes now has a complete lineup of electric SUVs ranging from the “compact” EQA to the flagship and garg
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02 How Local Developer Chinykian Became The First Singaporean To Have An App Store Great On Apple Arcade
Yong Kian Chin aka Chinykian is a lecturer by day and an indie game developer by night. His fascination with gaming began when he first experienced the Gameboy as a child, igniting a passion that led him to craft his own games today. He’s already dev
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03 The Best Hair Straightener
My experience with Dyson’s other hair straightener, the Corrale, was mixed – it was really cumbersome to use. But after using the Airstrait for the past few weeks, I’ve found myself surprisingly impressed. Unlike conventional straighteners that use h
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04 Good For Nothing
Now, Nothing is looking to repeat that success in the midrange segment with the new Nothing Phone (2a), with an incredibly attractive starting price from just $499.The Nothing Phone (2a) retains the transparent rear cover, a hallmark of Nothing’s des
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05 A For Affordable AI
The flat 6.1-inch Actua Display is vibrant and color-accurate, with excellent performance in various lighting conditions. It has an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance and uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The speakers deliver decent audio quality,
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06 AMD Finds Its Balance
With NVIDIA having launched the GeForce RTX 4070 Super GPU and cutting price on the vanilla GeForce RTX 4070 GPU as a result, the mid-range market segment has seen quite a fair bit of action. The RX 7900 GRE is AMD’s attempt to offer some competition
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07 Flippin’ Affordable
Enter the Nubia Flip 5G, the most affordable (the Tecno Phantom V Flip is arguably cheaper, but it’s not officially available in Singapore) folding smartphone currently on the market, starting at just US$499 (~S$675). Despite its low price, the Nubia
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08 iPad, Sandwiched
The headline news for the iPad Air this year is that it comes in two sizes. For the first time, there will be a 13-inch version. This is significant because if you ever wanted a large iPad in the past, you had to get the pricier iPad Pro. But don’t f
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08 5 Steps To Secure Your Home With A Mesh Network
What are the five steps to secure my home network? 01. Set your mesh to auto-update as new firmware versions usually include new security fixes. 02. It’s safer to have different passwords for your wireless network and admin password. Please don’t lea

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