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This Chinese New Year, go ahead and indulge and binge! That’s because Nokia has got it all sorted to help you get your fitness back on track once the feasting is over. Check out the fab fitness apps listed below which can help you stay motivated and keep you focused on your goals! Plus, you can now get Chinese New Year Greetings at your fingertips! This Windows Phone app allows you to browse various auspicious greetings in Mandarin, with the English “han yu pin yin” provided and a voice prompt indicating how to say the Mandarin greeting with accuracy - very handy while visiting relatives and friends! ...

Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the first day of the year of the lunar calendar. There will be many great sales and necessary shopping to be done. I have compiled some of the best deals you can get from Q0010 Singapore (which coincidentally, has a Windows Phone app here). Usually, our local shopping malls will be packed to the brim with people, so here’s a good way to beat the crowd! *Shipping fees are waived when you purchase any CNY dresses. #1 Wearing New Clothes It is believed that we should start the New Year off right with new clothes. From head to toe, all your clothes and accessories should be brand new. Some girls prefer wearing traditional dress like the Qi Pao, but usually most girls just wear modern western-style clothing. People wear red on Chinese New Year because red represents prosperity, fortune and luck. At Q0010, there are plenty of casual work dress and party dresses that are red for the festive season. This will be perfect for Chinese New Year. Ladies, click here. Gentlemen, click here. #2 Red Packets (Ang Baos) ...

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2014, another great year of exciting innovations and discoveries. A new year brings about new beginnings and a whole new line-up of exciting technology and startup events and conferences for innovators, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and passionate fans of the technology and startup scene. Technology and Startup Events and Conferences in 2014 I have tried to compile a list of scheduled technology and startup events and conferences for 2014 as follows: (Please note that this list is not exhaustive. Feel free to suggest events and conferences to be added in the comments below!) 1. Technology. ...

See and do more of what you love with the affordable Nokia Lumia 1320 smartphone SINGAPORE - Nokia’s latest do-it-all Lumia smartphone is here! Bringing many of the high-end Lumia innovations into a 6-inch screen smartphone at a lower price point, the Nokia Lumia 1320 brings consumers the latest imaging features, like Nokia Camera and Nokia Storyteller, the most loved Lumia experiences like the global mapping and location services from HERE, and unlimited streaming of ad-free music with Nokia Mix Radio. All these come together to offer consumers a compelling choice in the world of large-screen smartphones! “Building on the success of the Lumia 520, we looked to further expand our innovation offering by bringing the best Lumia experiences from Nokia and the latest from Windows Phone to a large screen smartphone, at a more affordable price,” said Gary Chan, Head of Marketing, Pan Asia at Nokia. “With its large screen, warm and playful design and our rich imaging experience, the Nokia Lumia 1320 is an integral addition to our Windows Phone portfolio.” These are some of the things you will most enjoy in your new Nokia Lumia 1320. Getting more productive With a built in Microsoft Office, Nokia Lumia 1320 allows people to do what they want, whenever they want. Viewing and editing Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the move, while keeping the original formatting becomes even more powerful on a 6-inch screen powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor. You can also back up documents with 7GB of free cloud storage via SkyDrive. A creative and fun imaging experience Nokia Lumia 1320 allows people to take advantage of Nokia’s rich and powerful imaging experiences to have more fun with pictures. The new Nokia Camera integrates the most popular imaging modes – Pro, Smart, and video – into one seamless picture-taking experience on the Nokia Lumia 1320. Nokia Storyteller makes stories come to life on the six inch screen of the Nokia Lumia 1320 by automatically integrating images with HERE location information into a chronological picture journey on a map. Creative Studio allows editing pictures easily into photo collages and making the images come to life with different filters or color popping effects. Get a rich package of the most loved Lumia experiences Nokia Lumia 1320 comes with a wealth of imaging, entertainment and location based experiences allowing you to see and do more on the six inch screen. Stream unlimited music for free with Nokia MixRadio without ads or sign on. You can even download your favorite playlists for offline enjoyment. HERE Maps, HERE Drive(+) and HERE Transit offer the most complete, intuitive, and personal location experience. Now with LiveSight in HERE Drive(+) you can easily locate your parked car while in HERE Transit it will be easier to find nearby transit stations. On a larger screen, finding places and navigating to destinations become even easier. With an 8GB internal memory and expandable 64GB memory card slot you can store a wealth of content both created and collected. Entertainment and gaming made better With the latest apps, the best from Nokia, and the best from Microsoft supported by LTE connections, you can make the most out of the six inch screen. Xbox brings you the latest games for a better gaming experience on the six inch screen. Get the amazing magazine experience with Zinio or watch your favorite series and movies on your Nokia Lumia 1320. A third column in the start screen allows you to bring more of the important live tiles to your start screen. With more and enhanced live tiles on a larger screen you see more of your calendar, email, notes and music, at a glance. With the Papyrus app coming to Windows Phone for the first time, you can make handwritten notes on your Nokia Lumia 1320. The supersensitive screen on Nokia Lumia 1320 allows you to do even more and faster even with gloves on and with long finger nails. This big screen beauty also comes with the same size battery as the Nokia Lumia 1520 – allowing for up to 21 hours of 3G talk time and almost 100 hours of music playback. The Nokia Lumia 1320 will be available at an RRP of SGD459 from Saturday, 4 January 2014 at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners. All 3 local operators will also be retailing the device with attractive data plans. The Nokia Lumia 1320 will be available in four colours – orange, yellow, white, and black. ...

Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day! :D I’ve been developing more and more interest in UX (User Experience). UX is a very intriguing subject of study as it involves a lot of thinking, studies, research, testings, and experiments. Here’s a Tumblr blog that I’m following - http://52weeksofux.com. Basically, you’ll get weekly dose of UX for you to read on, ponder upon, and implement on your work throughout the week. I am in my 2nd week, and this particular paragraph strikes me the most. ...

It’s December and nearly Christmas! To get you even more into the festive mood, we’ve put together a hand-picked list of our favourite Christmastime-themed apps. You can use them count down to the big day, make some delicious desserts for family and friends, or simply add a dash of winter cheer to your phone. 1. Christmas Time Pro (Free) Want to know how many days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even milliseconds until Christmas? Christmas Time Pro will provide a countdown for next Christmas Day. At midnight on Christmas Eve, the time will freeze while Santa delivers gifts throughout the world. 2. Celebrate Christmas (Free) Christmas is made more enjoyable as this application has it all: Christmas decorations, prayers, carols and locations of churches. You can also try your hand at preparing the Christmas recipes. Chocolate tarts, fluffy white marshmallows and traditional Christmas pudding… need we say more? 3. NORAD Santa (Free) NORAD Tracks Santa App is the official mobile app of the NORAD Tracks Santa program. Watch the day’s countdown to Santa’s flight, follow Santa’s progress, and learn about NORAD and its mission. Each year, NORAD dutifully reports Santa’s location on Dec 24 to millions of children and families across the globe. 4. Rail Rush (Free) This Christmas, step into your cart and begin this exploring frenzy! Accelerate through insanely fast rails while tilting and swiping to avoid the obstacles. You can also equip your cart with power ups to extend your chances inside the mine, while completing missions and ranking up to be the ultimate explorer. 5. Baker Business 2 Christmas Free (Free) Own your very own merry bakery and bake your way to the top by making tons of delicious treats for your customers. You’ll be able to expand your business and customize your bakery; all the while fulfilling your customer’s orders and boosting your bakery’s rating, making you #1 bakery in town. Love any of these Christmas apps? Do tell us what you think in the comments below.

Nokia Lumia 525 combines style and entertainment with an accessible smartphone price Stylish Lumia smartphone delivers a rich selection of high end innovations on Windows Phone 8 SINGAPORE – Nokia today introduced the new accessibly-priced Nokia Lumia 525, a variant of the successful Lumia 520, delivering a rich selection of high end innovations and experiences taken from premium Lumia smartphones. Powered by the latest Nokia Lumia Black version of Windows Phone 8 operating system, this fun and colourful smartphone offers many of the same Nokia imaging experiences as its high-end siblings, as well as maps and navigation from HERE, and free music streaming from Nokia MixRadio. A four inch super sensitive touchscreen and 1GB RAM completes the highly immersive smartphone entertainment experience. “The Lumia 520 has been a great success story for our Windows Phone 8 portfolio since its launch earlier this year. The Nokia Lumia 525 will expand our reach, bringing high end Lumia experiences to many more consumers at an affordable price.” said Vlasta Berka, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Nokia Pan Asia. “With the ability to run the latest apps like Instagram, Vine, and Halo: Spartan Assault, this beautifully designed smarphone is a clear signal that Nokia delivers a better smartphone experience at every price point.” Like any great smartphone, the Lumia 525 includes an outstanding imaging experience, including a fivemegapixel autofocus camera and an advanced imaging applications like Nokia Camera. Nokia Camera features provide imaging controls that make it easy to shoot like a pro, whilst Smart mode lets people create the perfect group picture, even remove unwanted guests from the shot. Cinemagraph brings still images to life, which can then be shared with friends on Facebook, Twitter or via email. The Nokia Lumia 525 also offers the latest version of Nokia MixRadio, providing free, unlimited streaming of music without the need for registration, sign in or listening to ads. The easy to use service lets people build mixes based on favourite artists and download up to four mixes for listening offline, as also offering the new Play Me button that delivers users their own personal radio station with just one click. The Nokia Lumia 525 includes the free suite of HERE applications, including HERE Maps, HERE Drive and HERE Transit which means never getting lost, whilst also saving on data costs. With Windows Phone 8, the Nokia Lumia 525 also provides a more personal smartphone experience allowing people to pin playlists, HERE routes, Web-pages and documents direct to the Start Screen as Live Tiles makes it easier to access favourite content, while People Hub brings all social media notifications and messages into one convenient location. Also included are Xbox gaming, as well as Microsoft Office with Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint available out of the box for free, Windows Phone 8 makes the Nokia Lumia 525 a powerful productivity tool. The Nokia Lumia 525 also allows to store a wealth of content both created and collected with 7GB of free online SkyDrive storage, 8GB mass memory and expandable 64GB memory slot. Available in gloss orange, white, yellow and matte black and with changeable shells, Nokia Lumia 525 will be available in Singapore from 14 December at the suggested retail price of SGD249 at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners. ...

Time to go BIG with Lumia! The Nokia Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 arrive in Singapore The first 6” Lumia smartphones featuring the latest imaging innovations from Nokia enhance productivity with built-in Microsoft Office for easy sharing and editing Pre-orders Starting from 27 November 2013, Nokia will begin accepting preorders for the Nokia Lumia 1520. Consumers can simply go to Nokia Stores and Nokia Solutions Partners to order their Nokia Lumia 1520. SINGAPORE – Continuing to redefine smartphone innovation, Nokia introduced two large screen Lumia smartphones, the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 in Singapore today. With a 6-inch screen and the latest software advancements for Windows Phone, the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 are perfectly suited for entertainment and productivity. A new third column of tiles on the home screen means people can see and do more on a larger screen. Bringing larger displays to the award-winning Lumia design, the new format is coupled with some of the most advanced camera innovations so people can capture and share the world around them. “Mobile devices are at the center of consumers’ lives as they look to capture and share experiences on the go,” said Vlasta Berka, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Nokia Pan Asia. “Today we’re inviting people in Singapore to switch to Nokia. With the Nokia Lumia 1520 and 1320, our first 6-inch Lumia smartphones, we’re delivering industry-leading design and imaging innovation to bigger devices, with experiences that are unique to Lumia and Windows Phone.” The Lumia 1520 offers a 6-inch screen and a vivid 1080p full HD display for outstanding outdoor readability. The Lumia 1520 offers the latest imaging innovation from Nokia – a 20MP PureView camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) enabling sharp images even in the dark, as well as oversampling and zooming technology – similar to the Lumia 1020. Building on the experiences introduced with Lumia 1020 and now optimized for a larger screen, the Lumia 1520 comes with the new Nokia Camera. Nokia Camera integrates the most popular imaging modes – Pro, Smart and video – into one seamless picture-taking experience. As with the Lumia 1020, the images can tell several stories with the camera’s zooming, reframing and cropping capabilities, and dual capture of low and high resolution pictures. For outstanding video experiences, the Nokia Lumia 1520 camera captures full HD video with crystalclear audio. It also includes Nokia Rich Recording with four microphones, providing directional stereo recording capabilities to capture distortion-free audio from the preferred direction for accurate and clear sound. The Lumia 1320 features many high-end Lumia innovations on a large 6-inch 720p display and extends the Nokia Camera app to another price range. With a range of imaging apps available, the Lumia 1320 comes with Nokia MixRadio for free streaming of ad-free music and HERE maps and location services, so people can experience the most popular Lumia experiences at a more accessible price. ...

Photo-sharing service Instagram, which has more than 150 million users around the world, has landed in the Windows Phone Store cialis online and is now available for download! Instagram can transform everyday moments into shareable works of art. Just grab a picture from your Photos Hub, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, then post to Instagram (or share to Facebook, Twitter,Tumblr and Foursquare). As with many other Windows Phone apps, Instagram for Windows Phone will have a Live Tile which updates with data on the Start screen as well as support for fast-resume. Together with some of the best smartphone cameras on the market, Instagram will truly feel at home on Windows Phone. In addition to Instagram, Windows Phone today also sees another top app joining its ranks: the popular traffic and navigation app Waze. Waze isn’t your typical navigation app. Instead, Waze makes it possible to join forces with other drivers and crowd source real-time road conditions, saving time and petrol money. For example, you can both report accidents and hazards and see road problems on your route. Community-shared fuel prices make it easy to pinpoint the cheapest gas station. With Waze riding shotgun, it’s also fun and simple to meet up and coordinate with friends on the road. For more information, please read the blog post on the Windows Phone blog. cialis online

Danny Choo was back in town for the recently concluded Anime Festival Asia (AFA) and Culture Japan Night 2013. Collateral Damage Studios (CDS) was invited to share their experience of creating Inori Aizawa for the launch of Internet Explorer (IE) 11 at AFA 2013. There was a huge turnout for the event as anime enthusiasts gathered to share their passion and love for anime. With the rising popularity of Inori Aizawa amongst anime and Microsoft fans, the CDS booth was bursting with activity as fans admired the beautiful artwork and purchased art books. Before the CDS presentation on the making of Inori Aizawa, Danny Choo went on stage to discuss about his journey in realizing his dream of making Mirai Suenaga dolls. I am especially touched when Danny shared his lessons learnt in making Mirai Suenaga dolls a reality. Despite disappointments and hurdles that we may encounter along the way, we need to stop waiting on our dreams and start acting on them. We should use our knowledge and networks to build the best products that we can make. After an exciting presentation by Danny, it was time for CDS to present on the making of Inori Aizawa for Internet Explorer (IE) 11 at AFA 2013. The idea for Inori Aizawa was actually seeded at Culture Japan Night 2012 as CDS representatives interacted with Microsoft staff over Surface tablets. When Danny presented the different personification of the various internet browsers, CDS artists noticed the glaring absence of Internet Explorer in the lineup and decided to try their hands at creating one themselves. Inori was an instant hit and drew more than 20,000 likes and comments. Her immense popularity caught the attention of Microsoft Singapore, who decided to collaborate with CDS to feature Inori at AFA 2013 to coincide with the launch of Internet Explorer (IE) 11. Microsoft Singapore also collaborated with Nanyang Technological University’s CACANi Animation to develop a special promotional video introducing Inori. The video was a huge success as it gathered more than 2 million views within three days of its launch, and created strong demand for promotional videos and television series featuring Inori. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTUlF7NA2o[/youtube] The presentation ended with a lively Q&A session where several fans won limited edition Inori Aizawa t-shirts by answering simple questions about Inori. With the huge success of Inori Aizawa at AFA 2013 and Culture Japan Night, I am sure that we will be seeing more of her in the future. In the mean time, you can find out more about Inori and access exclusive content at the following links: ...