StarHub has done something so stupid with its Barclays Premier League programming that I’m sure all the thousands of football fans in Singapore will join me in wanting to wring these idiots’ necks.
On a weekday night when there is a nearly-full Barclays Premier League schedule - 9 matches in all - StarHub has chosen to [...]

This is not gadget-related, but tech-based nonetheless… the respected US newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor, has become the first national US daily to junk newsprint for online editions.
In an announcement today (US time Oct 28), the 100-year-old news organisation says that, from next year, it will shift to an online version where news is continuously [...]

Yeah, I just blew that massive amount at Sim Lim this past two days. First was an impulse buy - I finally got my ATI HD4870×2, the fastest graphics card on Earth now.

The MSI 4870×2 package

Got myself the MSI version, which comes with an overclocked chip and the Rainbox Six: Vegas game for S$792. Also, [...]

This ain’t exactly a gadget post but it might just give you a good reason to get a new LCD monitor.
So you think you can really tell your colours apart? A photo and beer enthusiast friend pointed me to this test from colour management chaps X-Rite, that he first discovered via a link on photoblog [...]

Just got word that Bak2U, the homegrown anti-theft software firm, has come up with a couple of services to let users back up their contacts and other stuff online - for free.
The deal is aimed at users who don’t want to install their own software on their PCs or deal with USB cables (I can [...]

The official word’s out - the next big leap in Intel CPUs will come next month, when the chipmaker launches its much-awaited Core i7 chips, also known as the “Nehalem”.
An Intel blog written by its PR folks confirm that the new chip will be out in November, just as supporting motherboards featuring the new X58 [...]

From left to right: LG KC910, Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905and Samsung innov8
The high-end, 8-megapixel camera phones war looks set to escalate soon in Singapore. This month should see the launch of the LG KC910, while Sony Ericsson is expected to step into the ring with its Cyber-shot C905 soon, before year-end. They join the [...]

LG 42LG70YR

Fancy a S$5,000 42-inch LCD TV that not only has stunning Full HD resolutions, but also adjusts to your room’s lighting automatically?
Techgoondu is giving its readers a chance to win a set of the LG 42LG70YR, the latest LCD screen from the Korean manufacturer, as part of its efforts to reach out to the [...]

Asus EAH4870 Dark Knight

Good news for those who have been patient and not bought a new ATI 4870 graphics card yet. Asus has come up with a self-designed “Dark Knight (DK)” version of the card, which until recently have mostly been cookie-cutter parts.
The “DK’d” 4870s come with either 512MB RAM or a souped-up 1GB. The [...]

HTC S740

In a move that may seem confusing to potential phone buyers, the Taiwanese firm on Tuesday launched its S740 phone, basically a Touch Diamond that has both a slide-out Qwerty keyboard plus a traditional phone keypad at the front, but SANS the touch-screen features that made the original famous.