When you hear geeks talk about “open source” software, things always end up with this impossible divide between Linux and Windows (okay, “proprietary software” for you Linux cultists out there - like Aaron!).
But it doesn’t have to be all that divisive. There are lots of open source software for proprietary operating systems, I mean, Windows…
Anyway, [...]

HTC’s "white diamond"?

HTC has come up with a “white” version of the Touch Diamond, its much-loved (but slightly laggy) touch-screen phone.
It comes with all the same features, including a sharp VGA, 2.8-inch screen and 3.2-meg lens that does pretty well in bright light for a Windows Mobile phone.
But the real difference for this similarly-priced (S$1,098) [...]

Another one bites the dust.
By the time you read this, news has probably spread - through the Net, no less - about the latest casualty resulting from the double whammy of lower advertising revenues and the current credit crunch.
The Tribune Co., which publishes the renowned Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, officially declared bankruptcy today [...]

Nokia N97

Right after Sony Ericsson shipped its Xperia X1, along comes Nokia’s new N-series “hero” product, the N97, that comes with, surprise, a slide-out keyboard.
But unlike the Xperia, which runs on Windows Mobile, Nokia’s N97 uses Symbian OS, the company behind which it recently acquired.
Notably, from early hands-on first-looks here at the Nokia World show [...]

Do you want an Asus Eee PC or an HP mini?
That seems to be the choice that Sitex shoppers are being asked to make by SingTel and StarHub, as the two broadband operators slug it out in an increasingly saturated broadband market.
Counting personal broadband services like 3.5G offerings, Singapore has a residential broadband penetration of [...]

Besides the usual TVs and laptops, there are other little bargains to be had at Sitex.
We seem to have forgotten that printers were once the thing to buy at these shows. Visiting the HP booth brought to my attention this nice little gem of a colour laser printer.
The Color LaserJet CP1515n costs a nice S$479 [...]

Okay, on to the other Sitex show bargains on the first day.
One tempting deal comes from Samsung, which is selling its new 14.7-megapixel NV100HD camera for S$599, with loads of freebies thrown in. 3 x 4GB SD card, card reader, 5-in-1 cleaning kit, extra lithium battery, tripod, etc and etc, anyone?
This nifty little number (see [...]

The lelong has begun anew today, with the last of the quarterly computer bazaars being held at Singapore Expo.
What’s the lowdown on the best deals this year? Well, despite the economic downturn and Sitex being usually smaller than the other shows earlier in the year, the halls are chockfull of bargains for those looking for [...]

Core i7-965

It’s been said that recessions come and go but life goes on at Sim Lim Square, that six-storey techie haunt in Singapore, for those unfamilar.
The best evidence comes from the way PC buffs snapped up Intel’s new Core i7s, as they hit the stores late last week.
So popular are these Core i7s that the [...]

Starhub Hubstation HD

Somehow we didn’t catch this piece of news last week, but it’s still worthwhile to mention that StarHub has a new Hubstation PVR that now does HD as well.
This is indeed good news for HD buffs who want to also record their favourite programmes on TV. Previously, there was the useful Hubstation PVR [...]