Category: Technology
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Review: Huawei P50 Pocket Premium Edition

The Huawei P50 pocket was released on January 22 in Singapore and many have since drawn a comparison to the Samsung Galaxy Flip3 phone which sports a similar size and design. But what makes this phone stand out? Huawei P50 Pocket Specifications Size and weight Unfolded, the phone is 17 cm (Height) x 7.55 cm…
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Review: OPPO Reno7 Pro 5G

Announced in November 2021 and officially available in Singapore from January 15, 2022, the OPPO Reno7 Pro 5G phone is OPPO’s latest mobile phone from the Reno series on the market. The phone is visually very appealing – the Startails Blue colour gives the phone a nice blueish, greenish tinge that shimmers from different angles.…
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Oppo Reno6 Pro: Short videos made easy

If you’ve watched the China version of Running Man called Keep Running, Oppo is a name you’d be highly familiar with. As one of the show’s sponsors, its ads are placed throughout each episode. For that, Oppo has certainly achieved top of mind awareness with the reality game show’s audience. Maybe that’s why I considered…
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Xiaomi 11T: Flagship features at a sensible price

Let me start off with a caveat. This is my first review of a smartphone that I did not buy and use myself. Previously, I only wrote about smartphones that I paid for — which I usually after lots of deliberation as you can imagine because it’s a price I have to pay for the…
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Does the issue of having multiple cables annoy you?

Word has it that the European Union is looking to standardize charging ports to USB-C – and if you think about it, it is about time that manufacturers start looking at this problem. Aside from the annoying number of cables we all keep and maintain – iPhone lightning cable, USB-C, micro-USB, the need for many…
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On the radar: Mirrorless AI camera for smartphones

Ever wished for a better camera for the smartphone to take nicer photos? While camera capabilities are limited by the phone’s size, startup Photogram is developing an alternative that brings the benefits of the mirrorless camera to the smartphone. Its Alice compact, mirrorless camera is sleek and sports just a shutter button, control wheel and…
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Google Nest: Good sound, great price

When Google announced the Google Home speaker in 2016, I was excited and wanted to get one. Unfortunately, the product wasn’t available in Singapore then. During my next trip to the US in 2017, I stayed in San Jose and scouted for the nearest outlet selling the device. I was so delighted to find it…
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Google Photos: Free storage going soon

Looks like it’s a case of hook them, then cook them. After offering free storage to attract to use Google Pbotos for the past five years, the service will no longer be free from June 1, 2021. From that fateful date, new photos and videos will be counted as part of the free 15GB of…


