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The General Elections and the Presidential Elections last year were landmark events in Singapore's political scene. It was the time when Singaporean voters, filled with what Catherine Lim has termed "PAP Fatigue", decided to issue a wake-up call to the ruling party.
Remember those heady days with Vote 2011: Singapore Decides, History in Pictures (US$1.99), an iPad app made up of amazing photos from the two elections.
This app is an extended version of the print magazine, GE 2011: We were there, updated with photos from the Presidential Elections. The magazine itself, if you can find it, sells for S$11 so this app at just US$1.99 is a steal.
About half of the photos in the app were taken by people connected with the Wee Kim Wee School of Journalism at the Nanyang Technological University so proceeds from the sale of this app will go to the Wee Kim Wee Legacy Fund at NTU to support documentary photo projects.
Buy this app and support independent journalism in Singapore!
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Best local movies app now even better
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Popcorn, the best app for locating movies to watch in Singapore, has just gotten even better.
Popcorn Plus (US$2.99) now lets you see at a glance whether seats are selling out at Cathay, GV and Shaw. You can also be notified when seats are selling out for a particular showtime, and also when a specific movie has opened in cinemas.
If you're a movie buff, this will be the best US$2.99 you'll ever spend. Click here to buy it.
And if you're an iMerlion reader, here's your chance to get it for free. We are giving out five promo codes to iMerlion readers. Just email editor at imerlion dot com in the next 24 hours and we will hand out the promo codes to five random lucky readers!
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Popcorn, the best app for locating movies to watch in Singapore, has just gotten even better.
Popcorn Plus (US$2.99) now lets you see at a glance whether seats are selling out at Cathay, GV and Shaw. You can also be notified when seats are selling out for a particular showtime, and also when a specific movie has opened in cinemas.
If you're a movie buff, this will be the best US$2.99 you'll ever spend. Click here to buy it.
And if you're an iMerlion reader, here's your chance to get it for free. We are giving out five promo codes to iMerlion readers. Just email editor at imerlion dot com in the next 24 hours and we will hand out the promo codes to five random lucky readers!
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Friday, December 23, 2011
App makes embarrassing ICs photos a thing of the past
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Face it, most of us would be too embarrassed to show people our IC photos. They were taken when we were gawky teenagers with bad hair and wearing glasses that have long been out of date. And the person taking the photo certainly wan't Russell Wong.
Fortunately, there is now a solution. Tinkertanker has come up with a free app helpfully called IC Photo for Singapore NRIC and Passports. This app will help you take a great shot of yourself, with everything perfectly aligned. You can arrange the lighting to be as flattering as possible, and take as many pictures as you like till you find one that makes you look good.
According to the ICA, if you are 30, you are able to pay $10 to re-register your NRIC. If you've lost or damaged your IC, you pay $60 for a new IC.
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Face it, most of us would be too embarrassed to show people our IC photos. They were taken when we were gawky teenagers with bad hair and wearing glasses that have long been out of date. And the person taking the photo certainly wan't Russell Wong.
Fortunately, there is now a solution. Tinkertanker has come up with a free app helpfully called IC Photo for Singapore NRIC and Passports. This app will help you take a great shot of yourself, with everything perfectly aligned. You can arrange the lighting to be as flattering as possible, and take as many pictures as you like till you find one that makes you look good.
According to the ICA, if you are 30, you are able to pay $10 to re-register your NRIC. If you've lost or damaged your IC, you pay $60 for a new IC.
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TrafficLah alerts you to traffic jams
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The good people at buuuk had been pretty busy. Apart from DengueLah, they have also just released a free app called TrafficLah that will help you avoid traffic jams.
What's nice about this app is that it will learn what your regular route is and you can set it to send an alert if there is a traffic incident on your regular route or on nearby routes.
If you drive an Off-Peak Car, the app will help you buy an electronic day license to drive your car that day.
All in all, pretty neat.
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The good people at buuuk had been pretty busy. Apart from DengueLah, they have also just released a free app called TrafficLah that will help you avoid traffic jams.
What's nice about this app is that it will learn what your regular route is and you can set it to send an alert if there is a traffic incident on your regular route or on nearby routes.
If you drive an Off-Peak Car, the app will help you buy an electronic day license to drive your car that day.
All in all, pretty neat.
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DengueLah helps you avoid dengue hotspots in Singapore
Pushing the Limits now available on Kindle too
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Here's your opportunity to save trees (and more importantly, save on shipping). Mugunth Kumar's iOS 5 Programming Pushing the Limits is now available on Kindle as well as iBooks. If you prefer owning the dead tree version of this book, you can buy it from Amazon as well. Amazon is selling it for US$27.70
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Here's your opportunity to save trees (and more importantly, save on shipping). Mugunth Kumar's iOS 5 Programming Pushing the Limits is now available on Kindle as well as iBooks. If you prefer owning the dead tree version of this book, you can buy it from Amazon as well. Amazon is selling it for US$27.70
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Learn iOS development from the developer of Definition. No experience required.
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Let's face it. Not all of us are ready to tackle Mugunth Kumar's iOS 5 Programming Pushing the Limits: Developing Extraordinary Mobile Apps for Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Mugunth's book is a mid-level to advanced guide to iOS programming. What if you're just an ordinary Joe who has an great app idea and who wants to become a millionaire? What you need is help from The Pragmatic Lab.
The Pragmatic Lab is run by local developer Sidwyn Koh, who is responsible for the iOS app Definition and was one of the developers of Seesmic.
He is offering one-day basic, intermediate and advanced courses and will also do custom courses for you (if you're a student, a member of staff or an alumni of NUS, you also get a special discount). Sidwyn promises that even if you have no programming experience whatsoever, by the end of the basic course, you will be able to make your own simple app.
Alternatively, if you find that his rates are too rich for your blood, the entrepreneurial Sidwyn also has video tutorials that you can buy as well from his website Dive into iOS.
If you have a loved one who wants to get started with iOS programming, signing him or her up for courses with The Pragmatic Lab would make a great Christmas present.
Click here to go to The Pragmatic Lab or here to check out Dive into iOS.
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Let's face it. Not all of us are ready to tackle Mugunth Kumar's iOS 5 Programming Pushing the Limits: Developing Extraordinary Mobile Apps for Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Mugunth's book is a mid-level to advanced guide to iOS programming. What if you're just an ordinary Joe who has an great app idea and who wants to become a millionaire? What you need is help from The Pragmatic Lab.
The Pragmatic Lab is run by local developer Sidwyn Koh, who is responsible for the iOS app Definition and was one of the developers of Seesmic.
He is offering one-day basic, intermediate and advanced courses and will also do custom courses for you (if you're a student, a member of staff or an alumni of NUS, you also get a special discount). Sidwyn promises that even if you have no programming experience whatsoever, by the end of the basic course, you will be able to make your own simple app.
Alternatively, if you find that his rates are too rich for your blood, the entrepreneurial Sidwyn also has video tutorials that you can buy as well from his website Dive into iOS.
If you have a loved one who wants to get started with iOS programming, signing him or her up for courses with The Pragmatic Lab would make a great Christmas present.
Click here to go to The Pragmatic Lab or here to check out Dive into iOS.
Follow @imerlion on Twitter or like us on Facebook!
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