Savvis looks to Asia and private clouds
During the downturn about a year ago, the American and European IT companies were freezing growth, if not pulling out of Asia all together. Now, they are all coming back…
HTC Desire HD and Desire Z go on sale in Singapore in November
The two new numbers from HTC, which I had a brief hands-on with recently, are hitting shelves here next month, as they join an increasing bunch of new phones arriving…
Scientific data crunching on the cloud
Cloud computing is becoming an attractive option for scientists who require massive computing power to run experiments in high-energy physics and astronomy, among other scientific fields. In 2008, the U.S.…
Singapore Android users get paid apps in two weeks
In a blog post today (SGT), Google said it was expanding the number of countries where users can buy paid apps from 14 to 32. These include Singapore, which means…
The future of Mozilla and Firefox
Mozilla's chairman Mitchell Baker gives Techgoondu a 1-on-1 interview where she talks about IE9 beta and the future of Mozilla and Firefox.
IE9 beta geek verdict: Not bad, surprisingly
We put IE9 beta through it's paces by asking the opinion of several power users about what they thought of Microsoft's latest browser.
Oracle unwraps Fusion Applications
Five years in the making, Oracle's line of next generation business applications is finally out of the box. The subject of almost every Oracle Openworld event for the last few…
Salesforce.com: We’re giving CRM social networking tools for free
Barely has Salesforce.com's social networking tool Chatter been launched -- exactly three months since their launch date of Chatter on June 22nd -- and they are pushing out Chatter version…
The future of Java
The acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle had left developers on tenterhooks over the future of the Java programming language. Those concerns were laid to rest on Monday by a…
Oracle spins off new “unbreakable” Linux kernel
Constrained by Red Hat's tardiness in keeping Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to speed, Oracle has decided to spin off a new version of the Linux kernel dubbed the Unbreakable…
Oracle joins cloud computing fray
Oracle became the latest major IT vendor to tap into the red-hot enterprise cloud computing market today when it unveiled its Exalogic Elastic Cloud today at its annual Oracle Openworld…
Hands on with HTC’s Desire HD and Desire Z
The two new Android devices are well-designed, fast and look like the phones to beat for now.
Hands-on: LG Optimus One
The Optimus One (LG-P500), for one, looks the part with a 129-gram frame that comes with a 3.2-inch screen (320x480) and support for all your regular Froyo goodies, like support…
Great touch-screen music jukebox and IFA stuff we’re slow to update
Other cool stuff from last week's Berlin electronics show.
Skype is giving one million free 30 minute vouchers for Hari Raya
Skype is giving out one million free 30 minute Skype vouchers to celebrate Hari Raya tomorrow. All you need to do is sign up with an email address here, and…
Comex 2010 tagcloud
Normally, visiting our quarterly computer fairs here in Singapore is part of my ritual pilgrimage, but this time around for Comex 2010 I gave it a miss. Partly it was…
Android tablet roundup at IFA 2010
From the Dell Streak to Viewsonic's Viewpad, tablets were out in force at the IFA Berlin electronics show this week.
Hands-on: LG LEX8 “Nano LED” TV
At just 8.8mm thin, this TV looks like a painting when placed in front of a wall. It uses what LG calls Nano LED, the first such TV to do…
Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Tab
Responsive, blessed with a great, bright screen and looking like just the right size, the Samsung Galaxy Tab impresses as a tablet computer with its polished design.
Say hi to a paper-thin OLED TV
electronics show in Berlin are LG's OLED TVs on display here, which measure just 2.9mm. Yes, that's the thickness of a piece of paper.
