Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+

With the announcement of the iPhone 12 series and the lead-up to the pre-order season comes a natural question for users who swear by the iOS ecosystem: which is the right iPhone 12 for your needs?

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition

Want to make home-baked treats that look as pretty as they taste - and which you can flaunt on your social media pages? Read on.

Huawei Nova 7 SE.

Most folks who love smartphone photography know that pressing the shutter is only half the effort.

Sony Xperia 10 II

Vivo V19

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

Apple iPad Pro 2020

Arlo Ultra.

This year marks the 11th edition of the annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards, Singapore tech industry’s premier event where we recognize the best brands, products and services.

What would a cutting-edge smartphone have, in terms of hardware and features? What is the next step up for smartphone cameras? What truly defines a smartphone worthy of the future?

Xiaomi Mi Note 10/10 Pro.

THE GALAXY S20 ULTRA IS A PHONE WITH A LOT OF BIG NUMBERS ATTACHED TO IT. BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN FOR EVERYONE?

MASTER YOUR CPU COOLIN.

SMALL BUT FEATURE RICH

Flagship smartphone makers have it tough.

Bringing together the best of Microsoft and Google, this dual-screen device is two 5.6-inch displays held together by an elaborate 360-degree hinge.

Yes, the tech we have in our smartphones now is the best they’ve ever been.

Keep up with tech — the new Samsung Galaxy A series phones are here for the generation of today.

Cover girl Sheila Sim knows a thing or two about living life to the fullest. The star shares her get-happy formula with us.

This new cordless vacuum cleaner from Samsung offers up to 40 minutes of operation on a single charge.

The scientists and astronomers of the Event Horizon Telescope project showed how this is possible when they captured the first image of a black hole by using an array of radio telescopes.

THE FANS ARE WINDOWS TO ITS SOUL.

“Our planet is struggling, and never before has it been more obvious that we need to take action to protect our environment Mater believes in working to turn waste plastic into durable and desirable designs for the home,” says Henrik Marstrand, CEO and founder of Mater, a 13-year-old Danish furniture brand that uses sustainable and ethically sourced materials.

OPPO SPECIAL

Can’t decide between a tablet and a traditional clamshell notebook? These convertible notebooks are for you.

1. FEATURE-RICH, AND PRICED RIGHT!

Out of the brutal gauntlet that is the HWM and HardwareZone.com testing labs, only the worthy are bestowed with the coveted Editor's Choice. Herein lies the best products and innovations of 2018.

Out of the brutal gauntlet that is the HWM and HardwareZone.com testing labs, only the worthy are bestowed with the coveted Editor's Choice. Herein lies the best products and innovations of 2018.

Dell XPS 13.

Dell XPS 13.

Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ .

HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards is back and the 2019 edition means a new round of polls to find the best technology brands of 2018.

LG V40 ThinQ.

Stefan Daniel, Leica Global Director of Business Unit Photo.

It’s taken awhile, but full-frame mirrorless cameras are finally being produced by companies other than Sony.

Marc Levoy, Distinguished Engineer, Google.

We take a look at three photo features that are turning up in today’s smartphones and the technology behind them to see how they’re producing ILC-like images.

DJI Osmo Pocket.

Now that we’re into the third Pixel phone, has Google’s definion of the Pixel changed in any way since the original’s debut?

The flagship smartphone market is one of the most competitive consumer spaces out there. It’s the place where manufacturers get to showcase their greatest research and development, and most luxurious designs. These are the best phones of the year.

More inside.

Each of them started out with little more than artistic flair, an affable personality and a trusty webcam or camera phone.

It's not just about performance any more, smartphones are reaching peak luxury lifestyle.

LIGHTS ALL AROUND

Last month, Google rolled out Night Sight for its Pixel phones, including the Pixel 2 and 2016’s Pixel.

Canon EOS R

Fujifilm X-T3

Entry-level phones used to be drab plastic affairs with limited features and barely usable cameras. All of that has changed in recent years. Budget phones today offer much of the same experience as flagship devices, including bezel-less designs and multiple cameras. But which phone gives the most bang for buck?

A visit to Canon headquarters uncovers candid insights into the new full-frame mirrorless camera.

Apple iPhone XS and XS Max

And Micro Four Thirds might be the next casualty of war.

The Nokia 6.1 Plus has a 5.8-inch full HD+ display with a 19:9 aspect ratio.

THE LATEST AND GREATEST

Apple's 2018 iPhones make it harder to decide. By Alvin Soon

Its neural engine is evidence that Apple is serious about A.I. By Ng Chong Seng

The Find X is the latest flagship smartphone from OPPO and is also quite the standout among the crowd of Android-based phones.

Sony CyberShot RX100 VI By Marcus Wong

Because phone cameras and apps have improved so much now, Eleanor feels like it’s easier than ever to take good food photos and edit them. Here are her tips to get better food photos with just your phone.

Samsung Galaxy Note9 By James Lu

Chase Jarvis, photographer, CreativeLive co-founder By Alvin Soon

It’s time to forget everything you once thought about smartphone cameras.

Fujifilm X-H1

LG G7+ ThinQ

Stunning travel photographs with just your phone.

Why the Fujifolm X-H1 is the one camera you’ve been looking for.

The light and slim Fujifilm X-A5 is a perfect companion.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+

A beautiful design and a top-notch triple camera setup make the P20 Pro a legitimate challenger for best Android smartphone.

Adobe Dimension CC makes it easy for graphic designers to create highquality, photorealistic still images that include virtual 3D objects. Albert shows us how to use it to easily build product shots and scene visualizations.

This year marks the 9th edition of the annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards, the tech industry’s premier event where we recognize the best brands, products, and services.

From the way we communicate to how many photos we take a day, the camera in your phone has literally changed the way we live. By James Lu, Alvin Soon, and Marcus Wong

HWM Tech Awards winning brand and models for digital gadgets!

Huawei Mate 10 Pro.

ASUS ZenFone 4 Max.

Or why deleting your Facebook account might be a good idea.

Dell has given its popular XPS 13 a thorough refresh, making it thinner, lighter, and more powerful in the process. Apart from the standard silver and black, it is now also available in a rose gold finish that features a pristine white palm rest made out of woven glass fiber. The new XPS 13 notebooks will be powered by Intel’s latest 8th generation Core processors and will come with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of SSD storage. There’s even a new thermal system using GORE thermal insulation to direct heat out of the notebook quicker.

Sometimes it's about having the most megapixels, and sometimes it's not. The path to getting better pictures, better sound or even better frags doesn't stop just because you've got the fastest, most powerful piece of equipment you can afford. We offer you a collection of sage advise on how you can take your tech game to the next level.

Nikon D850 By Marcus Wong

Junichi Miyasaka, Consumer Product Development Headquarters Yasuko Nunokawa, Global Strategic Marketing Division Koichi Matsuzaki, Manager, Overseas Sales Division By Zachary Chan

The very first iPhone was unveiled ten years ago, on 7th January 2007. While it wasn’t the first smartphone, it leapfrogged far beyond the competition and launched the mobile revolution, and the world has never been the same since.

While astrophotography may be considered a niche area of photography, it is quite extensive with different areas, styles and techniques. So, we’ve got Adobe’s Paul Burnett to take us through the basics of wide field astrophotography.

Go out there and see the world, whenever you can, wherever you can.

D-Link Omna 180 Cam HD.

ESSENTIAL PH-1 SMARTPHONE

The LG G6 is making photography fresh and fun again with these unique camera features.

There’s a trend we’ve been noticing with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 devices; they don’t just offer great all-round performance, but seem to be extremely efficient when it comes to sipping at battery reserves too. If you want a smartphone that can actually outlast your day, you’re in luck.

Fujifilm X100F.

How Google’s Tango Augmented Reality platform is changing the way we interact with the world.

Fujifilm’s new continuous autofocus settings explained.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe

This is the 8th edition of our annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards, and in the last issue, we rounded up the products and technologies that won our Editor’s Choice awards.

We’ve tested, punished and put 135 products through their paces. So here are the best tech products of 2016, according to us, of course.

Smaller, lighter, and more affordable while offering professional-level performance. Those are the hallmarks of prosumer cameras that appeal to both professionals and serious enthusiasts.

We love DSLR cameras for their high-quality images, the versatility of their lenses, and their long battery life. But it takes too long to get pictures out of the camera and into our smartphones and tablets to share them.

The Blink is a little square wireless camera that fits in your palm capable of capturing 720p video with audio.

If you had to pick the most difficult subjects to photograph, action would be there at the top. Here’s how to increase your chances of getting that action shot.

Sony Xperia XZ.

How to set your camera for action.

It’s been three years since the original Olympus OM-D E-M1 was released, and everything about the new Mark II feels like a major upgrade.

Moto Z.

The three things you need to have if you want to capture a striking photograph.

Yoshiyuki Nada, Manager, Global Marketing Dept., Imaging Global Marketing Division, Olympus Corporation.

The risks are everywhere. In your PC. Your smartphone. Your email. Here’s how the bad guys are trying to get to you – and how you can protect yourself from getting hacked.

Faced with a shrinking consumer market, camera companies have to find various ways to thrive. But Photokina 2016 showed that coming up with something new doesn’t necessarily have to mean reinventing the wheel completely.

FUJIFILM hits all the right notes with the X-T2.

Sony RX10 III

You refer to them not by name, but by their Instagram handles. Kid-fashion brands adore them, and fans gush every time a new photo comes out. ELISA CHIA talks to the mums of social media’s most stylish babies and toddlers.

Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. By James Lu.

HTC 10. By Liu Hongzuo.

The $600 - 800 smartphone tier is one of the most competitive markets today. As increased competition drives the price of these flagship-level smartphones down, consumers reap the rewards of advanced features, premium builds, powerful processors and high-resolution displays. But which offers the most bang for your buck? We find out.

1. PERFECT FOR LANDSCAPES: This is Panasonic’s widest lens for the Micro Four Thirds family (not including the 8mm fisheye). It provides a wide 24mm view, making it perfect for landscapes and architectural photography. The fast f/1.4 lens has a nine-bladed aperture, and the metal body ships with a lens hood. PANASONIC LUMIX G LEICA DG SUMMILUX 12MM F1.4 ASPH.

Selfies and social media have made sharing your experiences a daily must-do. 360o cameras one-up that, letting you share the entire world around you. We’ve rounded up four of the latest to find out which is best.

Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL

Able to deliver on most commercial jobs, yet generally priced within the reach of a serious enthusiast or starting professional. The prosumer series of cameras is the line-up both of these groups of photographers look forward to, as they offer the best balance of features, performance, and price.

This is a championship fight – which among today’s Android flagship smartphones has the best performance?

Panorama images can look spectacular in the right situation: To capture entire vistas, or to record high-resolution images. Paul Burnett, Principal APAC Evangelist, Adobe Systems, shows you how.

From fast cars to luxury boats, Edward Tan steers Hong Seh on a journey that beg an 80 years ago. The peak takes a glimpse into a not-so-typical day for the executive director as he sits in the cockpit of the company.

Introducing the FUJIFILM X70, the smallest and lightest X-Series camera with an APS-C sized sensor.

Smartphone cameras are getting more powerful with each new device. However, having photos that stand out on social media requires post-processing, which is important when framing your shots. Any respectable photographer can tell you about the rule of thirds, but the app stores have so much more options for you to truly bring the best out of every photo.

The best iPad Apple has ever made, but it’ll cost you.

If you’re still holding onto an iPhone 4 or 5 because you don’t want to get a bigger phone, this is the upgrade you’ve been waiting for.

The LG G5 is an adventurous experiment for a powerful phone with potential still waiting to be realized.

ASUS did a decent job with the ZenFone Zoom, but falls just shy of the hype as a great camera phone.

The BLADE S7 comes with two 13MP cameras, wrapped in an elegant aluminum chassis.

Not just a spec bump, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are better than ever. The Galaxy S7 Edge gets an additional Editor’s Choice because of the exceptional Edge Panel, with all the improvements of the S7 and more.

SD cards are easily available today, but with the mainstream adoption of 4K video recording and cameras that keep pushing megapixel boundaries, you’ll want high-speed memory cards that can play nice with your camera. Here are some of the best out there.

A very competent upgrade, but one that comes at a fairly heavy cost.

Good real-world performances with a premium build quality and design. The Z5s have handy features, even if they’re not any more special than before.

We’ve tested, punished and put them all through their paces. Within these pages are the best tech products of 2015, according to us of course.

Olympus Pen-F.

The Casio Exilim Ex-FR100 is a continuation of Casio’s foray into “Freestyle” photography, and largely follows the same form factor as before, with the exception of a larger 3-inch LCD with touch. The camera also gains improved protection from the elements, as it is now dust proof (equivalent to IPX6), water proof (equivalent to IPX8, IPX6), and better sealed to take cold (down to -5C) while being able to sustain drops from up to 1.3m when connected (1.7m separate).

The X-Pro2 represents the flagship rangefi nder of the family, and marks the start of a new generation of cameras for Fujifilm. It’s the first camera from Fujifilm to get the new 24.3-megapixel X-Trans CMOS III sensor, and that’s matched with a high performance X Processor Pro for stunning image quality.

Which smartphone flagship from 2015 (and continuing into 2016) has the best camera? We’ve rounded up the usual suspects to pit their cameras against each other.

First impressions of Olympus’ new camera.

The end of the compact camera is near, but another kind of ‘compact camera’ is taking its place.

The latest thing in smartphone features is the selfie function. MIA CHENYZE posed and smiled her way through these two Android-based smartphones.

Top-of-the-line cameras with the latest technologies are normally out of reach of the average consumer. Give it a year or so though, and their features trickle down to the mid-range models, making these the ideal balance of performance versus value.

Parties — be it the social event where people get together in celebration or a group of people embarking on a mutual quest of outdoors adventure — are great opportunities to capture keepsake moments, with the one exception: the official chronicler (or in our times, the photographer) is almost always left out. Of course, if you’re smart about it and armed with the right camera, that doesn’t always have to be the case. Here’re how you can shoot your yourself, your party and everything in between with a modular freestyle camera.

The clue in Nikon’s new autofocus module.

A powerful mid-tier smartphone, for the wrong price.

The first Android smartphone by BlackBerry is quite impressive, but needs more convincing.

Today’s compact cameras have it tough. They have to constantly prove their everyday worth against the ubiquotous smartphone camera and stay just as easy to use. Different manufacturers have different features for their compact cameras to stand out, so we put them all through their paces to find the best.

The high-end smartphone category is one of the most competitive consumer markets out there. It’s the place manufacturers showcase their latest and greatest developments, plus the most luxurious designs. We’ve rounded up five flagships to find out which is truly the best of the best.

Last year, Casio experimented with a concept camera design they termed the “freestyle” camera. It came in a two-piece detachable design with a lens module and control module that communicated with each other wirelessly. The Exilim FR10 allowed users to shoot from unexpected angles with a semi-rugged design that targeted the active community. However, unlike action cameras like the GoPro, which focuses on video, the FR10 was designed for photos first.

Capture all those special moments with this compact, high-performance camera from Nikon.

The only Singaporean anchor on Bloomberg Television, Haslinda Amin, tells LEE XIN HUI about improvising on-air and reporting from the field in a bulletproof vest.

Capture all those special moments with this compact, high - performance camera from Nikon.

I love how MY PEN, MY STYLE.