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Alfred Siew

Alfred is a writer, speaker and media instructor who has covered the telecom, media and technology scene for more than 20 years. Previously the technology correspondent for The Straits Times, he now edits the Techgoondu.com blog and runs his own technology and media consultancy.
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Hands on: Archos 70 and 101 Internet tablets

After being not particularly successful with early Android tablets, the French company…

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Goondu review: Philips CushionSpeaker

This nifty gadget could be interesting to folks who spend hours on…

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Creative surprises with low-cost ZiiO tablets

After staying quiet for a good while, the Singapore firm yesterday surprised…

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Galaxy Tab ships in Singapore on Nov 13

Samsung's Galaxy Tab is shipping in Singapore on November 13, with the…

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Goondu review: LG Optimus 7 and Windows Phone 7

If Apple thinks it knows everything you need, and if Google Android…

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Environment agency website up and down as haze gets worse

Just as the haze is getting more serious - into unhealthy levels…

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HTC HD7 goes exclusive to SingTel

The red operator has snagged the exclusive for HTC's HD7, one of…

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Medal of Honor Tier 1 edition delayed at Singapore retailers?

During a check at Sim Lim Square earlier on Monday evening, the…

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HTC Desire HD and Desire Z go on sale in Singapore in November

The two new numbers from HTC, which I had a brief hands-on…

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Singapore Android users get paid apps in two weeks

In a blog post today (SGT), Google said it was expanding the…

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Hands on with HTC’s Desire HD and Desire Z

The two new Android devices are well-designed, fast and look like the…

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Hands-on: LG Optimus One

The Optimus One (LG-P500), for one, looks the part with a 129-gram…

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Great touch-screen music jukebox and IFA stuff we’re slow to update

Other cool stuff from last week's Berlin electronics show.

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Android tablet roundup at IFA 2010

From the Dell Streak to Viewsonic's Viewpad, tablets were out in force…

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Hands-on: LG LEX8 “Nano LED” TV

At just 8.8mm thin, this TV looks like a painting when placed…

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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Tab

Responsive, blessed with a great, bright screen and looking like just the…

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Say hi to a paper-thin OLED TV

electronics show in Berlin are LG's OLED TVs on display here, which…

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LG: 3D TVs slow to take off

The biggest bet for TV makers this year – 3D – is…

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StarHub enters the ring with fibre broadband plans

StarHub has entered what it calls the "next-gen broadband war" with its…

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Singapore’s new fibre optic broadband plans so far

A strange thing happened yesterday here in Singapore, when a slew of…

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