Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
A follow-up post of sorts to my last post on new technological features found on the new wave of smartphones. I’ve had the Oppo Reno 10x Zoom for about nine months now, so about time to do a post on
The outbreak of Covid-19 a month ago here in Singapore really put a big dampener on people’s morale here. But credit really goes to the government here for reacting fast, decisively and with great foresight such that the local transmission
Some early benchmarks done using the XPS 13 9380 using CrystalDiskMark, Cinebench 15, and PCMark 8. Generally, the results at least about expected one would expect from a laptop using a i7-8565U processor, and at times, the 9380 also well
My 2020 edition of a very long running series of posts on notebooks I’ve owned and used. The previous editions were in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2018. Things move so quickly in the technological world that there’s a high chance
The refurbished Dell XPS 13 9380 arrived on FRI after placing an order for it on TUES just three days earlier. That’s a quick turnover for the sales transaction to complete, especially considering that my last two Dell computers both
I’ve become a big fan of late of premium refurbished gadgets. These aren’t quite the same as typical pre-loved or used equipment where basically anything goes: you can get stuff that are basically mint and barely used, stuff that’s in
Another year in review. Can’t believe I’ve been writing these since 2008 – my end of year summary of the tech toys, gadgets and major expenses we’ve had in the year! This will be a pretty long list, in part
My further on first impressions of the new Mi Pad 4! The tablet has still yet to complete its boot unlock – Mi requires a waiting time of a week or so after you request a device unlock – so
It wasn’t so long ago that Steve Jobs – RIP – famously scoffed at large screen phones rival companies like Samsung and Motorola were putting out. He reportedly wondered why would anyone want to buy a phone with a screen
The iLife A6 Smart Robotic Vacuum Cleaner we got a year ago worked well enough for the first six months, but its quirks started becoming more than just a little annoying thereafter. And the omission of selected key features common
Continuing from my previous posts: here, here and here. Those incredible, bezel-less displays these days on a number of manufacturer flagships come at the cost of a design compromise: their front-facing selfie cameras now have to go elsewhere. The rapid
Continuing from the last two posts – here and here – my first week impressions of the Oppo Reno 10x zoom phone! It’s also becoming standard inclusion for Android phone manufacturers for their phones to come with factory-installed film-type screen
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