What’s a geek to do before Christmas? Buy a Techgoondu-approved gift to make others - and ourselves - happy of course. Granted, this year-end is shaping up to be more austere than the past few with the financial downturn already upon us. But austerity driving shouldn’t mean no giving for Christmas, right? So here’s a list of [...]

Thanks to Daft Logic, exercise junkies - those who pound the pavement with their Asics and crank the gears on their Cervelos - can find out exactly how much miles and kms they are covering in Singapore - or any other country for that matter. This Google distance calculator app may not be new to [...]

Call me impressed with blobs meet Facebook concept! Having used the new Facebook Xperia panel briefly last week, I must say this alternative mobile interface for Facebook is one of the best to date. Better than Facebook’s own insipid mobile version.
I don’t have a screenshot to show, but click on this link to see what [...]

Type the words “Quantum of Solace” followed by the “Singapore” in the local Google search box (as in www.google.com.sg). Voila! A shortlist of local cinemas showing this latest Bond flick complete with screening times now appear below the first result. Click on the “More Theatres” link and you will be taken to a page with [...]

My latest tech splurge is not exactly high on geek-factor, so I’ve decided to call it a goondu buy instead. But boy has it saved me a ton of time since I got it, saving me from doing the goondu thing of filing loads of name cards I collect weekly.
If you are looking for an [...]

Another drool-worthy phone has gone on sale in Singapore: the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. The bad news: its hefty price tag of S$1,298 without operator contract.
The quad-band X1’s calling card lists three notable features: a 3-inch WVGA (that’s 800×480 pixels!) touch screen display, slide-out qwerty keyboard and customisable home screen. It fights, therefore, in the [...]

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 [...]

While the tech media were busy swooning over Google Chrome this past week, I’ve been busy trying out Firefox’s newest browser version - Firefox 3.1, the curiously-dubbed Shiretoko. And I give this, still buggy (Shiretoko is still in Alpha 2, after all) and newest web browser from Mozilla, top marks.

BlackBerry phones are cool. How they handle email is still the best in the market. BlackBerrys have fab qwerty keyboards, an intuitive interface and excellent battery life. And that free-spinning micro trackball is just a blast. And Research In Motion’s (RIM) newest BlacBerry, Bold, is the first 3G BlackBerry (correction: actually, it is the first [...]

I’ve ditched iTunes, finally.
Finally, I’ve found a media player application that is quicker and better than Apple’s nice but increasingly bloated app to manage my 10k+ and growing song list.
MediaMonkey is my new favourite application for playing digital music through my music rig. And its free to boot.
This elegant app has plenty going for it: [...]