Commentary: Reality check on the cloud
When the going gets tough, business will often cast their eyes on the next big thing to boost the bottomline. The current hype in IT happens to be cloud computing,…
Post cloud: what will happen in the next 10 years
If Parallel's founder Serguei Beloussov gets his way, the technology landscape in 2022 will be dominated by mobile and social technologies, big data and the cloud. People would interact through…
SMBs warming up to cloud services
The market for cloud computing services among small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) is expected to swell to US$68 billion by 2014, a new study has found. According to Parallels'…
Goondu review: Bose OE2i headphones
Like all Bose gear, the OE2i is not cheap. But if you like a compact pair of headphones with offers above average audio, they are worth checking out.
Reality business TV show Angel’s Gate and the crowdsourcing experiment
Just launched reality TV show Angel's Gate puts crowdsourcing, crowdfunding and social community to good use.
Sony unveils array of balanced armature earphones, offers money-back guarantee
The earphones feature micro-sized balanced armature (BA) drivers which are smaller than local ten-cent coins.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus finally out in Singapore on Feb 11, in white and black
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the Google phone that had fans waiting for months, is finally here in Singapore this Saturday with a small bonus - it will come in both…
Nokia rolls out Belle update for Symbian phones in Singapore
Nokia Singapore is rolling out the Belle version of its Symbian operating system for 12- to 18-month old phones like the N8 and E7 from today, showing that it has…
Nikon D800: this could be the mini-D4 you’re looking for
If you fell in love with Nikon’s new flagship full-frame DSLR the D4, but are craving for some more megapixel “oomph”, your wish might be granted in the form of…
Google Docs Android app now supports offline reading
Google has updated the Google Docs Android app with an offline capability that lets you read your documents without an Internet connection. With the highly anticipated…
Streaming music service Rara.com launches in Singapore
New streaming service Rara.com launches in Singapore, but fails to impress on cost or DRM issues.
Goondu review: Nokia Lumia 800
It's hard to fault Nokia for the good work that has been put into the Lumia 800. With a unibody polycarbonate shell, an AMOLED display and an eight-megapixel Carl-Zeiss lens,…
Facebook’s dependence on advertising the focus of IPO worries
One thing that investors will read about is this troubling reminder of the threat coming from rival social networking efforts from the likes of Google, which can take away key…
Sony’s tough new Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V looks sleek too
The TX200V is dust-proof, water resistant to up to 16 feet (roughly 4.87 metres) and freeze-proof to -10 degrees Celsius. However, that glass faceplate probably means that it’s not drop…
Singapore 3G networks to cover more of buildings, roads and tunnels with stricter rules
Cellphone users in Singapore can expect extended coverage in buildings, on roads and when travelling in an MRT train underground, when stricter rules on 3G coverage unveiled today by the…
Goondu review: TomTom Go 2050
Though it's not quite cheap at S$399, it's literally plug and play and does the job admirably.
Win a Kube2 MP3 player
The iPhone may be an iconic device, but the Apple gadget is hardly pocketable as a music player. Thanks to Bluetree Electronics, we are giving away four Kube2 MP3 players…
Symantec finds bot-like malware on Android Market
Symantec has discovered over a dozen apps with malicious code that could cede control of your smartphone to perpetrators. In a recent blog post, the security company said the apps, which…
Goondu DIY: Recovering data “lost” in a hard drive
Of all the things that can happen during Chinese New Year this week, I accidentally made the data on my network attached storage (NAS) device unreadable - and could easily…
Dolphin browser releases Evernote and Skitch add-ons
The Dolphin HD browser just got better on when it unveiled two powerful add-ons on Tuesday that make it easier to save web content on a smartphone. With the Evernote…
