Alvin Lai

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Goondu review: Wacom’s “affordable” Cintiq Pro is attractive but not perfect

After years of waiting, Wacom has finally released an affordable Cintiq, but…

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User-friendly health monitors empower the elderly to self-manage own health data

Philips is in midst of launching the Mobile Health Monitor at various…

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Why I finally bought a next-gen console–the Xbox One S

It's not consoles we fall in love with. It's the games. It's…

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New Star Trek TV series arrives on Netflix in 2017

A big plus for Netflix users who are Trekkies, the new series…

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Gilmore Girls debuts in HD glory on Netflix

For the first time, it's in high definition. The show was never…

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Goondu review: BlackBerry Priv

Now running Android but still sporting a hard keyboard for BlackBerry diehards,…

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Second generation of world’s smallest business desktop arrives, courtesy of HP

Built to be no larger than most office telephones, this little sturdy…

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Hands on: HP Spectre x2 and HP Envy Curved All-in-One

Two new PCs that catch the eye were the Spectre x2, a…

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The Apple iPad Pro is the perfect tablet – for some

The iPad Pro definitely has a place for die-hard iPad users. But…

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Goondu review: Apple iPod Touch 6

Apple has spruced up the iPod Touch with a slew of enhancements,…

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SG50: Five technologies that changed our lives

With fibre optic networks maturing in this city nation, and increasingly available…

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How a smart home can improve care for the elderly in Singapore

As Singapore's population greys in the years ahead, smart home technologies could…

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Hands on: BlackBerry Passport

Former tech darling BlackBerry has made its boldest move yet with the BlackBerry…

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Goondu review: Apple iPhone 6 Plus

When I first took the iPhone 6 Plus out of its plain white box, I…

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Say goodbye to sketching on napkins with Adobe’s new mobile iPad apps

While it’s disappointing that Ink and Slide aren’t coming to our shores,…

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Hands on: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III packs big technologies in tiny size

It’s a small, beautiful package that has so much packed into it,…

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Microsoft should offer home and business editions for Office for iPad

Perhaps a one-time purchase for the Home edition and a subscription fee…

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The rise of the YouTube blogger

For years, YouTube has been working with content creators to build their…

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Living with Google for a day

Unless you’re the worst kind of Luddite – unconnected, quill-wielding – you…

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Goondu review: iPad Air is Apple’s best iPad yet

The speed improvements alone make the new tablet a worthwhile upgrade.

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