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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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Samsung bets on bigger screen, smarter features in new Galaxy S III

The Galaxy S III, which will ship in Singapore by June the…

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Asus to ship US$1,000 GTX 690 graphics card and it’s already sold out in Singapore

Asus is shipping the fastest and possibly sexiest PC graphics card around,…

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ViewQwest launches fibre service that lets users view US TV programmes

Internet service provider ViewQwest is offering its fibre broadband services with a…

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Goondu Q&A: My Republic promises no “hard” throttling for fibre broadband

We speak to Malcolm Rodrigues, the CEO and co-founder of MyRepublic, the…

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Geek buy: Corsair Force GT

Using the popular Sandforce controller, it is at the apex in terms…

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Goondu DIY: get your Skype calls on your Bluetooth headset

Even though Skype and Bluetooth have both been around for a while,…

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Want a S$40 “computer”? Join the queue for the Raspberry Pi

Low-cost, low-power and space-saving, the tiny Raspberry Pi is the machine you've…

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Microsoft opens S$23 million technology centre in Singapore

Microsoft today opened a S$23 million technology centre in Singapore to enable…

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Singapore broadband speeds to get real-world tests through SamKnows

After years of complaining about slow connections, Singapore's broadband users can now…

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Asus reveals self-designed GeForce GTX 680 cards

They will sport its popular Direct CU II heatpipe cooler and fan…

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Smartphone malware is real – here are some tips to keep clear

Sometimes, fear-mongering can have the opposite effect - it makes you feel…

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Will worries of “shadow IT” derail cloud rollouts?

Even as organisations rein in "server sprawl" by consolidating their servers in…

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Asus motherboards to come with Thunderbolt support

Tired of your MacBook-toting friends boasting about their fast Thunderbolt link that…

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Crysis 3 to be available in Spring 2013

Fans of the cult series will be happy to know that the…

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Listen to new music with adaptive lossless streaming

Music lovers can now check out new artistes with downloadable mobile music…

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Goondu review: HTC One V feels premium at budget prices

You'd be hard pressed to find another phone that does just as…

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Flashback trojan brings up Apple Macintosh vulnerabilities

This week, some 600,000 Macs were said to be affected by the…

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Pink Samsung Galaxy Note arrives in Singapore on Saturday

It had to come in pink sooner or later. Samsung's surprise hit…

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Five quick questions on Facebook and Instagram

What now for privacy and are we returning to the excesses of…

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Commentary: What now for Nokia and Windows Phone?

If pumping dollars into the system only gets Microsoft and Nokia a…

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