http://www.techgoondu.com Gadgets and chapalang tech news from Singapore and Asia Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:10:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Giving away your content free doesn't mean you can't make a living as a writer, musician or artist. Just ask Nine Inch Nails. Their Ghosts I-IV album, which was released free under the Creative Commons license, was rated the bestselling Amazon mp3 Album of 2008. Take a moment to think about the ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/01/06/best-selling-amazon-2008-album-s-free/ A throng of Santas running down the usually sleepy streets of costal Paignton in Devon, England. Overcompensating Christmas trees, snow in the the heart of the desert and theme park living in Dubai. All these and more at fortylove.tv, a travelogue of roads less trodden by two friends criss-crossing continents. ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/01/05/fortylovetv-two-chio-asian-babes-and-their-travels-around-the-world/ Source: sohu.com Source: sohu.com Source: IT168.com Early images of China Mobile's Ophone has surfaced in recent days. Lest you think this is another iPhone rip-off, the Ophone is being made by Lenovo, and will use China Mobile's Android-based OMS (Open Mobile System) to be launched by the second quarter of 2009. So far, very ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/12/29/meet-the-ophone/ 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? ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/12/24/a-techgoondu-christmas-gift-guide/ 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 ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/12/22/spore-exercise-junkies-get-your-distance-fix-here/ 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 ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/12/22/killer-new-facebook-panel-for-xperia/ by Kevin Lim (theory.isthereason.com), for creativecommonssingapore.wordpress.com We've moved Techgoondu's content to the Creative Commons 3.0 License (Singapore). This basically means that as long as you attribute to the source (i.e.Techgoondu), feel free to copy and mash-up any of the content here as you see fit. You can see this license on our ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/12/22/techgoondu-gets-on-creative-commons/ 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 ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/12/18/open-source-stuff-for-windows/ 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 ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/12/18/htcs-white-diamond/ It is no surprise really, for those of us not asleep at the wheel, that newspapers are under major threat. According to this insightful December 9th 2008 press release by market research firm ZenithOptimedia, ad spend on the Internet is scheduled to rise from 10.3% in 2008 to 15.6% in 2011. ... http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/12/18/internet-ad-revenue-to-go-up-newspaper-ads-down/