Monday, July 21, 2014

Here's to Change: HTC



3 years ago, I would not be caught dead using an HTC device. I hated that multi tone, multi textured backs that HTC so love, seemingly inherited from the vile remnants of their Dopod acquisition. They always had decent hardware specifications, but the design just never appealed to me. Just take the 2 phones above for example, the Titan II up top and the Velocity 4G below. Both were announced in the January of 2012. Both featuring design and colour scheme going back to the HD2, the Nexus One, hell, I even see some Dopod in it. But a month later, something amazing happened…

Saturday, July 19, 2014

BBM (Beta) for Windows Phone Screenshots



The #BBM  Beta on Windows Phone actually looks really nice, and follow Windows Phone UI design guideline well. Here are some screenshots I took of this.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Xiaomi Redmi Note



So… about a week ago, the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi began selling the Redmi Note in Singapore. The device boasts some pretty decent specs for just $199 Singapore dollars (SGD) (~160 USD). But is it actually any good, or would you be better off spending a little bit more for other low end devices like the Moto G? Read on to find out more.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Apple iPhone 5C



When the iPhone 5C first launched, my first thought was “who would buy an iPhone 5 with a plastic shell? Why not just go with the iPhone 5 which has a premium metal body?”. That is until I recently bought an iPhone 5C for my own use.

Monday, April 14, 2014

A Quick Look at Windows Phone 8.1



Microsoft has just released its Windows Phone 8.1 update to developers as a preview (to find out how to get the update, click here). I installed it a an hour or two earlier and I am already liking what I found on WP8.1 so far. So I thought I would share some of it here.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

The Case for BlackBerry Z3



 Back when I reviewed the BlackBerry Q5, my parting thoughts of the device was that it was still too expensive for what should be the cheapest BlackBerry 10 device. The argument was simple, BlackBerry needs a device that is cheap enough, and good enough. So is the BlackBerry Z3 that device?

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Things I love About the Moto X



The Moto X is one of my favourite android device in the market right now. With the device said to coming to the shores of Singapore, I thought I would share with you guys, the things I love most   about the Moto X.