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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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Free mobile data, calls on National Day this year

With less than a month to go before National Day, Singapore's Big…

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Out in Singapore today, Android Pay lets more users tap and pay with a phone

There's yet another way to pay with your phone today with the…

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Q&A: Visa’s Ooi Huey Tyng expects swift takeup of mobile wallets in Singapore

Mobile wallets will take off swiftly in Singapore, because users are already…

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Why Singtel’s voice over Wi-Fi service could make a difference

Singtel mobile users will be able to make calls over Wi-Fi from…

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Goondu review: Beyerdynamic T 51 i

The familiar Beyerdynamic sound may appeal to some fans. Open, detailed and…

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New Radiohead album, a Moon Shaped Pool, out on Spotify

Three years after calling Spotify "the last desperate fart of a dying…

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Three in four organisations at risk of cyber threats: RSA

A majority of the companies surveyed had inadequate capabilities when it came…

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Goondu review: Beyerdynamic T 1 (2nd generation) and A 2

Find a supporting headphone amp that you like, match it with a…

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Another mobile wallet in Singapore with Samsung Pay out on June 16

Samsung Pay is finally turning up in Singapore next week, two months…

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Blocking the Internet isn’t the only – or best – way to combat cyber threats

Is there an alternative to blocking out the Internet on thousands of…

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Puzzling to cut Internet access from public servants in Singapore

The focus has to be finding a balance between information access and…

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Digital businesses risk failure as IT teams struggle to cope: Gartner

Sixty per cent of digital businesses will suffer major service failures by…

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Construction time again, as telcos go “digital” to engage customers

Despite the argument, fashionable in previous years, that technology doesn't matter anymore,…

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More IoT devices than phones by 2018: Ericsson

As more IoT equipment gets set up in the next two years,…

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Solar-powered Wi-Fi hotspots go on trial at Sentosa

Visitors to Sentosa can look forward to surfing the Web on the…

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Meet the media at CommunicAsia 2016

Hear from the folks who have a front-row seat of what's happening…

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NetSuite expects to set up data centres in Asia by 2017

The new data centres are expected to be in Singapore, though the…

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NetSuite promises unified billing, easier accounting as business gets more complex

With updates to its suite of services, customers can sell things over…

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In a smart home, humans are often the weakest link

In a smart home, humans are often the weakest link because we…

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Asus’ Swift PG348Q curved monitor promises “panoramic gaming”

The Swift PG348Q, launched last week in Singapore, is a 34-inch monitor…

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