Singapore supermodels, foursquare and reality TV
With four times more budget than the previous season, Refinery Media’s hit reality TV show SupermodelMe returned for a second season last week on March 17th. It sees 12 aspiring…
Japan quake could dampen enterprise software business
The March 11 earthquake in Japan could dampen business for SAP, Oracle, Adobe and Salesforce.com in the world's third largest economy, according to FBR Capital Markets. The tragic earthquake and…
Internet Explorer 9 surprisingly good, but Firefox 4 coming too
IE9 is very, very fast due mainly to hardware acceleration, it has a clean new interface, it complies with Web standards, and you can do neat things with websites like…
Google Nexus S comes to Singapore, sells for S$828
Google's Nexus S phone featuring a "pure" Google experience is coming to Singapore officially for S$828, as Techgoondu first reported last month.
Four months’ wait for fibre installation if you reject Opennet
But you can jump the queue if you sign up for services right now, showing the ad hoc nature of the advice given to folks who want to surf on…
Commentary: Dragon Age 2, astroturfing, and the continued wrath of fans
See Part I if you need to get to speed on this PR nightmare for Bioware. I feel a little sorry for Bioware. For sure, it's been a bad week…
Google gives Chrome a new logo
Does a new logo herald the launch of the new Chrome OS soon? Google unveiled a new logo for its browser yesterday, and gone are the shiny metallic plates and…
White iPhone coming “this spring”, but is this iPhone 4 or 5?
The end of the white iPhone 4 snafu might just be in sight. Apple's senior vice-president of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller tweeted last Sunday that the long-awaited snow-coloured device…
Techgoondu CNY twitter lucky draw wrap-up
Firstly, a big apology for posting the results of our Chinese New Year twitter lucky draw so late. For all those that missed it, the entry for this lucky draw…
IT Show 2011 deals: thin and light 13-inch laptops
Good bargains to be had as some manufacturers roll out new models sporting Intel's Sandybridge chip and motherboard, while others cut prices for slightly older designs that are still pretty…
Commentary: Dragon Age 2 and the wrath of fans
Here's an almost textbook study in how to absolutely destroy your fanbase, courtesy of the folks at EA who probably screwed Bioware in this week's release of Dragon Age 2.…
SAP announces in-memory application roadmap
German enterprise software giant SAP plans to introduce a new slew of enterprise applications designed to help companies speed up decision-making. According to SAP, these applications will let businesses explore…
How to: keep track of Japan earthquake online
A series of massive earthquakes hit Japan earlier today. Here are several ways to keep in touch with what is happening. Help us spread the word to warn people who…
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 promises to run 24 hours with add-on battery
Coming your way in April, these laptops will be available as a standard 12.5-inch laptop (US$899) and a convertible tablet (X220T, at US$1,199)
Techgoondu recommends: IT Show 2011 hot deals
Thinking about whether to head down to Suntec City to jostle with the crowd? First check out the hot deals that Techgoondu recommends at this year's IT bazaar.
Tata Communications’ global cloud ambitions
Tata Communications launches a new cloud data centre in Singapore, foreshadowing their ambitions to be a global infrastructure as a service player (ala Amazon).
Techgoondu giveaway: win a new HTC Desire HD phone and more
Here's a chance for our readers to win a new Android smartphone, along with Lady Gaga earphones, a Jabra Bluetooth headset and Coolermaster V6 CPU coolers.
Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Essentially, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a very competent tablet and well worth considering when it hits the stores this month around the world.
“Friends don’t let friends use IE6”, says Microsoft
Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to wean the world off Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). A new website has been created by the Redmond company just to watch the aging…
Apple and Google top Fortune’s Most Admired list
Fortune magazine has released their list of Top 50 Most Admired Companies for the year 2011, and Apple tops the list for the fourth consecutive year.
