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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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Japanese phones and tablets you’d wish are in Singapore

A variant of the popular Sony Ericsson Arc that tunes in to…

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Sony Playstation 3 goes from S$399 now, is a great high-end Blu-ray player

Sony's Playstation 3 is going for as low as S$399 from today,…

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sails into Singapore, dodges legal troubles elsewhere

The much-awaited rival to Apple's iPad 2, goes on sale today in…

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Sony Ericsson sells Xperia Ray design, looks to new smartphone users

At a time when smartphone makers are rolling out bigger screens, faster…

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Expect Beats Audio on HTC gizmos in Fall 2011

Expect red Dr Dre-endorsed earphones to be draped around upcoming HTC phones…

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Shipping in Singapore in August: Microsoft Touch Mouse and Explorer Touch Mouse

Following its best-selling Arc Touch Mouse, Microsoft is shipping two more touch-based…

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LG Optimus 3D to hit the stores in Singapore in end August

Right after HTC touted its Evo 3D phone yesterday, Korean handset maker…

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HTC Evo 3D comes to Singapore for S$895 this month

The Evo 3D from HTC is essentially a fully spec-d out smartphone…

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Goondu review: Bose SoundDock 10

Surprisingly clear and boasting bass unexpected from systems its size, the SoundDock…

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Samsung rakes up Galaxy SII sales, passes 5 million mark

After several unconfirmed reports yesterday, Samsung has come out to say that…

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Asus Eee Pad tablets to get Android 3.2 update “over the air”

Owners of Asus' Eee Pad tablets will start getting an "over-the-air" firmware…

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Microsoft sends Windows “Mango” to phone makers, hopes to crawl back market share

Microsoft has sent its next iteration of the Windows Phone software to…

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HP TouchPad comes to Singapore for S$699

The tablet space in Singapore will get a little more crowded with…

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OCZ Revodrive 3 comes to Singapore – and it’s not cheap

We just got word that the latest version of the PCI Express-based…

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Goondu DIY: Optimising your Samsung Galaxy SII interface

Okay, so you've just bought your spanking new Samsung Galaxy SII but…

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Goondu review: Samsung Galaxy SII

Find another that is as slim, as light, while offering the robustness…

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Toshiba’s portable monitor plugs in via USB, is great for lugging around

Toshiba's new 14-incher, simply named USB Mobile Monitor, lets you fire up…

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Facebook blocks user’s Google+ ads, removes his other ads

Facebook has taken down an app developer's ads promoting this Google+ account…

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Goondu DIY: installing an SSD in your HP Envy 14 laptop

So you've just bought your laptop and want to swap out the…

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Goondu review: HP Envy 14 Beats Edition with Intel “Sandybridge”

HP's premium laptop finally ships with Intel's power-efficient and muscular CPUs. Build-wise,…

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