“The finish line
is just around the bend
I’ll pause this game
so our love will never end…”

An “emo” love song about the red plumber, his perpetually kidnapped princess, and go-karts, this destined-to-be-classic YouTube video has racked up more than 1.5 million views since it’s release last month. I got this through viral word-of-mouth — a friend who [...]

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 [...]

Not sure what in God’s name he was thinking, but a Korean geek has sang his way to YouTube fame by er, going out of tune with a Mariah Carey song.
According to the Viral Video Chart, this clip peaked about two weeks ago. But still, if you haven’t seen this, I’m sure it’d rank up [...]

Though Google’s been getting the publicity over here at Techgoondu, Microsoft also did a nice show-and-tell this week of its upcoming “Wave 3″ updates for Windows Live services.
Here’s a quick rundown of what it offers, as presented to a group of bloggers this week:

Live Messenger - check out the new Favourites group

>>Smarter Messenger:
Singapore’s favourite IM [...]

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 [...]

Gmail voice and video chat

It’s one of those things that make you go: “why didn’t I think of that”?
Google has come up with another useful tool for its growing Gmail user base, by letting them conveniently talk to their contacts via a video or audio link.
As we know, users can already IM or chat with [...]

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 [...]

T-Mobile G1 aka HTC Dream

As anticipated, Google launched the first phone with its Android OS just a while ago in New York. The device, also known as the T-Mobile G1 and HTC Dream, comes with the following specs:
-Qualcomm 528MHz chip
-ROM: 256MB, RAM: 192MB
-156 grams with battery
-3.2-inch TFT screen
-HSDPA up to 7.2Mbps (making its one of [...]

In the past few months, it’s been photographed and it’s been talked about to no end. No, I’m not thinking of the iPhone, which has a fast-growing list of flaws that now includes a faulty charger that may electrocute users.
I’m talking about Google’s Android phone, dubbed “Dream”, which will be out tonight Singapore time (Tuesday [...]

Nokia ovi

A year after announcing its ovi online services, Nokia today showed off a near-complete version of its answer to Google, Yahoo and Microsoft’s online offerings here in Singapore.
At a demo for reporters at the Geek Terminal cafe here, it presented new features like remote file sharing and sync’ing of contacts.
ovi is Nokia’s attempt to [...]