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WOULD THE REAL OPEN AI PLEASE STAND UP?

Welcome to 2026 dear readers. And to kick off the first issue of the new year, we’re going to be talking about... yes, AI yet again. 2025 was in my opinion the Wild West of AI development and growth. Some of it great, some of it redundant, and some of...

BYD SEALION 6 DM-I

CCharging is probably the biggest issue keeping some drivers from committing to an electric car. Driving is a deeply personal activity, and some drivers either don’t have easy access to a charger or they don’t want to deal with the charging times...

THE BEST THAT IS NOT THE BEST

Consumer electronics is simple, or used to be. Products lines were neatly categorised into entry-level, mid-range, and flagship models. Flagship devices competed against flagship devices. Entry-level devices competed against entry-level devices....

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PICTURES SAMSUNG, 123RF, AI & DIGITAL IMAGING HWZ

SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD7 WE DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO BE THIS GOOD

Building on years of foldable phone experimentation, Samsung returns with a slimmer, smarter, and more powerful book-style foldable that finally feels ready for prime time. With a price tag starting at $2,698 for the base 256GB model however, it’s the...

I SAW THE SIGN, AND IT OPENED UP MY EYES

I’ve been doing this tech editor gig for a pretty long time and let me tell you it’s quite rare to have multiple products from different brands in different categories reviewed by different writers, all garnering almost perfect scores. Best game? Best...

• TINECO FLOOR ONE S9 ARTIST

For starters, the S9 Artist is no less bulky or heavy; the vacuum itself comes in at 5.3 kg without water. However, it practically glides across the floor effortlessly. I haven’t reviewed dedicated wet floor cleaners much since they’re more of a...

ONE OF THESE IS A FOLDABLE PHONE

THE 2025 MAC BUYING GUIDE

WHICH SMARTPHONE HAS THE BEST CAMERA?

• APPLE IPHONE 16 PRO GOOGLE PIXEL 9 PRO HONOR • MAGIC6 PRO HUAWEI PURA 70 ULTRA SAMSUNG GALAXY • S24 ULTRA SONY XPERIA 1 VI XIAOMI 14 ULTRA

The best, and not so best

If you’ve been around long enough, you’d know that we run our own annual Tech Awards where we consolidate the best products, technologies and brands of the year. This usually happens around March-April, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t find gems...

Intel vs AMD vs Qualcomm

GEMINI VS APPLE INTELLIGENCE

The Brand Popularity Game

The time has come again for us to reveal the results of our annual Tech Awards Readers’ Choice polling to determine Singapore’s top technology brands and services. In the latest polls, we garnered more than 5600 votes, a substantial sample size that we...

A pocket AI companion that’s actually useful?

Have you wondered who decides which Galaxy AI features make it to your Samsung smartphone and what gets shelved for another time? Ever thought about how much of Galaxy AI is Google’s smartphone AI? Where is Samsung really trying to go with its AI...