SingTel launches their new SAP Business One hosted on SingTel PowerON cloud-based business management solution for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). SAP Business One gives SMEs the freedom to streamline and manage their sales, customer relationships, inventory, business processes and operations on-the-go via internet-enabled smartphones, tablets and PCs.

Powered by SingTel’s cloud computing capabilities, SAP Business One  is offered on a monthly subscription basis. SMEs do not need to make upfront investments in equipment, avoiding the on-going costs of managing and maintaining complex systems and hardware. This allows them to save up to 60% on their operating costs and reduces the set-up time from months to days. Companies can make the most of their resources and focus on their core business competencies.

Key Features:

  • Mobility: Manage customers, inventory and sales information, carry out approvals on-the-go via smartphones, tablets and PCs.
  • Business Management: Automate, integrate, and manage all business processes.
  • Warehouse and Production Management: Manage inventory across multiple warehouses, track stock movements, and manage production orders based on material requirements planning.
  • Customer Relationship Management: Grow customer profitability and increase customer satisfaction with effective sales and opportunity management, and after-sales support.
  • Purchasing: Automate procurement processes from purchase order to vendor invoice payment.
  • Intelligence and Reporting on the go: Act on instant and complete information with comprehensive, real-time reports with Crystal Reports.

Pricing:
Set up cost – SGD$4800
5-user subscription for 1 year – SGD$8448

For more information, visit http://info.singtel.com/large-enterprise/cloud-computing-poweron.

 

RIM launches their free online service – BlackBerry Management Center – for small businesses to centrally manage company- or employee-owned BlackBerry smartphones in the cloud and protect business-related content stored on the handsets. The service is designed for businesses with up to 100 BlackBerry smartphones that access email services from an Internet service provider (ISP) or web-based email services like Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo!.

BlackBerry Management Center makes it easy to manage company- or employee-owned smartphones in the cloud, and helps to minimize risk from lost or stolen handsets to keep business moving forward.

Small businesses can use the service to:

  • Wirelessly back up BlackBerry smartphones automatically on a daily, weekly or monthly basis to aid in the recovery of lost business-related content stored on the handset.
  • Protect content on an employee’s lost or stolen BlackBerry smartphone by remotely locking it and, if necessary, wiping the contents, including the microSD card.
  • Locate a lost BlackBerry smartphone by remotely locking it, initiating a loud ring, and displaying a message on the Home screen.
  • Easily restore the settings and content on a new or replacement device.
  • Reset a password.
 

Symbian Anna significantly enhances the user experience on the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01, and Nokia E7. A new user interface, virtual QWERTY keypad in portrait mode, enhanced Nokia Maps, better web browsing and stronger security are just a few of the improvements that people will be able to enjoy. Symbian Anna can be downloaded using the latest version of Ovi Suite (version 3.1.1) on a PC.

Symbian Anna software update in Singapore will be available for download via www.nokia.com.sg/anna. Symbian users are advised to check the website from 2 September 2011 for upgrade user guide and local variant availability.

Key features with Symbian Anna:

  • User interface: Symbian Anna brings a fresh new look and feel to the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01, and Nokia E7 with crisp icons and multiple usability enhancements. Typing on the virtual QWERTY keypad is now available in portrait mode.
  • Maps and navigation: Symbian Anna enhances Nokia Maps with better search functionality, new public transportation routes and the ability to check-in to favorite geo-social network sites like Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter
  • Browsing: A faster, easier-to-use browser, delivering quicker page loads and improved device navigation allowing people to connect more easily to their favorite sites on the go.
  • Better for business: Symbian Anna brings true business-grade security with improved data encryption on Nokia smartphones. Business users with a Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 or Nokia E7 can now easily and securely access their company intranet with IPSEC and SSL VPN enablers.
  • Near Field Communications (NFC): The Symbian Anna software update also activates the NFC hardware in the Nokia C7, so people can now simply tap their Nokia C7s together to share contacts, photos, videos and play games; easily pair with NFC-enabled accessories from Nokia and others; and read NFC tags to check-in and more

Check out Tech65′s first look video on Symbian Anna.

 

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone that delivers a unique social music experience. A dedicated Walkman™ hardware button provides instant access to the music player and consumers can also like, share and discover content through a deep Facebook integration while the infinite button allows consumers to connect to friends, photos, music and videos.

With an attractive curved design, a glossy finish and a mineral glass display, the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman has a 3.2” screen and a powerful 1Ghz processor. A front facing camera is enabled for Skype video calling, while a 5MP AF camera can capture 720p HD video recording, together with Sony’s xLOUD™ enhances audio output.

A perfect combination of social networking and music entertainment:

  • Deep Facebook™ integration: Allows users to instantly access Facebook through the most used areas of the phone such as the picture gallery, music player, phonebook and calendar.
  • Media Discovery Application: A dynamic application placing the world of music and videos at consumer’s fingertips including Facebook™ recommendations from their friends.
  • Infinite button: Tapping it within the media player enables consumers to have instant access to new content about their favourite artist, such as music videos, artist information and lyrics search.
  • Sony’s xLOUD™ technology: Enhances audio output of the inbuilt speakers at high levels.
  • TrackID: Identifies the music track you are listening to within the FM radio and music player. The track can then instantly be shared or downloaded.

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman will be available in Singapore from Q4 2011.

First thoughts:

  • Those who love the walkman brand but doesn’t want that bulky phone form factor will really like this. Especially if you can hang out around your neck, or strap it around your arm while exercising.
  • Focusing on music, if they have the lock screen show the album art and allow music controls, I think they have a winner in the music/phone category.

Photos and Specifications after the break: Continue reading »

 

At Gamescom last week, Sony Ericsson announced an increase in the number of games optimized for the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, bringing it to a total of 150 games on this gaming platform.

For those game developers who don’t know yet, Sony Ericsson has a new developer programme called “Stand Out”, looking to bring innovative and award-winning content to Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and showcase it on their mobile gaming platform.

Some of the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Android titles announced and showcased last week:

  • Dead SpaceNeed For Speed Hot Pursuit and FIFA12 (Exclusive until Feb 2012) by EA
  • Reckless GetawayReckless Racing 2 and Tanks by Polarbit
  • Let’s Golf 3 by Gameloft
  • Townsmen 6Guns & Glory WW2 and Clouds and Sheep by HandyGame
  • They Need To Be Fed by YoYo Games
  • Lame Castle by Be-Rad Entertainment
  • Hyperlight by Catfishblues Games
  • Diversion and Crazy Snowboard by Ezone PTY LTD
  • Gibs & Gore Micronytes
  • Protoxide and Battle Boats 3D by Herocraft
  • EVAC HD and Radient HD by Hexage
  • PewPew 2 by Jean-Francois Geyelin
  • Stellar Escape by Orange Agenda
  • JumpyINC and Meganoid by Orange Pixel
  • Death Worm by PlayCreek LLC
  • No Gravity by Real Tech VR
  • Crusade of Destiny by Divide Arts
  • Desert Winds by Southend Interactive

 

SingTel, StarHub and M1 will be offering customers the ability to pre-order the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 ahead of in-store availability on 1st September. No news on the price yet.

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet at only 10.5mm, and the first to offer the perfect union of a high performance keyboard and touch display integrated within the iconic BlackBerry Bold design. The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to include built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), a new technology that is enabling many new and exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair with NFC-enabled accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

If you already own a BlackBerry Bold and looking to upgrade, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the device for you.

Key features:

  • Running BlackBerry OS 7
  • Supports NFC
  • Slim, slick and fast
 

In HP’s recent conference call meeting just a few hours ago, they’ve announced they’ll cease to make anymore webOS devices due to the lack of demand and failure to meet HP’s financial targets and unit sell-through expectations. HP will be shutting down the entire webOS hardware business unit and will be looking to license webOS software to manufacturers such as HTC and Samsung.

In light of this new development, the future of webOS is uncertain and it might just disappear into the abyss.

Now, my rants after the break. Continue reading »

 

The Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 is finally here in Singapore after so many delays.

Combining the Samsung GALAXY Tab’s ultra-thin form factor with a lightweight design, the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 measures just 8.6 mm in thickness and at a mere 560g (WiFi) or 565g (3G) in weight, is the world’s thinnest tablet and will appeal to increasingly connected Singaporeans.

Powered by Android 3.1 Honeycomb platform, and featuring a 1GHz dual core application processor and HSPA+ network speeds of up to 21Mbps, the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 offers a powerful multimedia and web browsing experience. In addition, with its surround-sound stereo speakers and support for Adobe Flash Player 10.3, the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 delivers premium entertainment experience for videos, movies or games. Boasting a three-megapixel rear camera and a two-megapixel front camera, the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 also provides smooth transition and seamless 1080p HD video and Flash playback for a rich entertainment experience.

The Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 also offers superior multi-tasking and enhanced user interaction and navigation on Samsung’s own TouchWiz user interface. Designed with a Live Panel menu for users to customise and display a variety of content on the home screen including digital pictures, favourite Web sites and social network feeds, the interface also includes an application tray of commonly used features such as task manager, calendar and music player for easy access.

The Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 with 3G (16GB) is now available at $848 (inclusive of GST), without line contract.

Product Specifications after the break - Continue reading »

 

NSS Labs,an independent security research and testing organization, released two reports which show that SmartScreen continues to offer the industry leading protection against socially engineered malware. According to the global NSS report, IE9 caught an exceptional 96% of the live threats with SmartScreen URL reputation, and an additional 3.2% with Application Reputation.

The other reports looked at socially engineered malware targeted towards people living in the Asia Pacific region and in Europe. In each region the results remained consistent – Internet Explorer 9 maintains a lead in protecting users from live threats.

Internet Explorer 9 is designed with your security and privacy in mind. Innovative features such as SmartScreen and Application Reputation are examples of technologies that help protect you as you browse from an increasingly prevalent threat – socially engineered malware.

 

The Dell Vostro V131 is a thin, powerful, and sleek laptop which comes with an ultrathin, ultra-stylish chassis housing Intel Core i3 and i5 processors. A removable 4-cell battery and Intel® ULV Celeron 847 processor, both available as an option, will deliver up to 9.5 hours of battery life.

The Dell Vostro V131 has WWAN, WLAN and Bluetooth 3.0 and the standard fingerprint reader security. The Dell Vostro V131 provides collaboration options such as a full HD camera, SRS Premium Voice Pro, digital array mics and built-in Skype. In addition, the laptop offers two USB 3.0 ports, a chiclet keyboard with a backlit option, and quick launch keys.

The new Dell Vostro V131 (core i3) is available today on http://www.dell.com/sg/business/p/vostro-v131/pd, starting at SGD$999. The Dell Vostro V131 (core i5) will be available in the upcoming weeks.

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