Samsung will be having their Unpacked event on 23 January 2025, 2:00AM Singapore time. The event will be held at San Jose and Samsung is expected to unveil their new flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S25.

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The Samsung Galaxy Unpack will be live stream on the Samsung YouTube Channel.

Nintendo just released the first look for the Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch.

Not much details are available as of now. From the video, we can tell that there will be a bigger screen with new Joy-Cons that seems to be attached to the Switch 2 using magnets. There is a new button below the home button. Not sure what exactly is that button for.

And perhaps the biggest news is that the Nintendo Switch 2 is backwards compatible and able to play Nintendo Switch games. However, they do have a disclaimer saying that certain Switch games may not be supported or fully compatible. I’m guessing they are referring to games like Labo and Ring Fit Adventure. We will have more details at a later date.

More information will be available on 2 April 2025 during the Nintendo Direct. Nintendo will also hold Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events for consumers to try out the Nintendo Switch 2. Unfortunately, Singapore is not one of the countries.

Coming in 2025. Stay tuned.

Unknown to many people, there is actually an option to change your Singpass ID. By default, your NRIC is your Singpass ID. But you can change it via the Singpass Portal.

Alternatively, you can also change it via your Singpass app. Click on the settings button on the top right hand corner. Select “Update Account Details”. You will be redirected to an external browser where you have the option to change Singpass ID.

Do note that the Singpass ID should contain 6 to 20 alphanumeric characters and it should not follow the NRIC format.

I’m surprised when I saw the news from parliament regarding this. Not many people know that you can change your Singpass ID. It was not widely publicised. And this is not a new feature. In fact, I found an article from 2018 saying that most people did not change their Singpass ID.

Personally, I don’t see the need to change my Singpass ID. Even if someone knows my NRIC number, they still need my password and handphone for the OTP. But it is good that we have the option to change it if required.