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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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Meta AI glasses with Ray-Ban, Oakley to arrive in Singapore on April 20

After stellar sales overseas, Meta AI glasses in Ray-Ban and Oakley styles…

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Smartphone market grows slightly but price hikes expected this year: Omdia

The global smartphone market grew 1 per cent in the first quarter…

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LG pitches AI-powered home appliances that learn from user habits

Remember those smart fridges of years ago that promised to connect to…

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As Oracle cuts thousands of jobs in another layoff, what’s the AI pay-off?

As Oracle cuts thousands of jobs in another layoff, questions grow louder…

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What PC to buy with memory, storage prices now sky-high?

With memory and storage prices skyrocketing, it pays to prioritise your budget…

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Privacy concerns deepen for biometrics as adoption grows: HID

Biometrics may be more commonly used today but privacy and ethical concerns…

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To get AI running, software firm OpenText mapped out its “AI genome”

OpenText mapped its entire organisation, function by function, job by job, to…

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Q&A: Threats are here and quantum-safe migration should begin now, says Entrust

Given the awareness, it's surprising that Singapore organisations are not faster in…

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Sony WF-1000XM6 review: Exceptional true wireless earphones are a notch up

Though not cheap, the improved WF-1000XM6 earphones from Sony are among the…

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Latest Singtel network disruptions raise the need for backup mobile links

Singtel network disruptions this week have angered customers over consecutive days, while…

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Nvidia’s DLSS 5 promises photorealistic gaming graphics, draws AI slop grumbles

Nvidia's DLSS 5 AI-powered rendering engine is set to make gaming graphics…

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Small improvements to a winning formula

Small improvements on the Galaxy S26 Ultra add gloss to an already…

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Sennheiser RS 275 review: Comfy wireless TV headphones for movie nights

The Sennheiser RS 275 TV headphones are great for action movies though…

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More Southeast Asian developers using Java to code AI features: Azul

Created for the Web back in the 1990s, Java has become increasingly…

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Samsung Galaxy S26 pitches more AI but privacy screen only on Ultra model

Same same but different? Samsung's Galaxy S26 series look similar from before…

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AI skills in Singapore should unlock the future, not chase Big Tech fads

Singapore's push for AI skills needs to focus on real-world deployments, not…

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Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips bring “real” gaming to thin and light laptops

With unprecedented graphics performance, the top-end of the Core Ultra Series 3…

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Q&A: Heterogenous, open systems key to AI’s next big step: AMD

Businesses want AI performance now, without being locked into a single proprietary…

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Google grows R&D investments in Singapore, advances local AI efforts

Google has a new engineering centre in Singapore to solve "high-stakes" global…

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Q&A: 5G has done a good job without grabbing headlines, says Ericsson

5G has brought improvements that often seem transparent to users, says Daniel…

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