Goondu review: Sony Ericsson Satio
After such a long wait, how does this much-touted flagship smartphone from Sony Ericsson feel in the hand? Some might say it's a mixed bag.
Watch U2 live on YouTube
In an age when stupid restrictions from content owners prevent you from watching what you want on the Net because you are not in the right "geographical region", it's great…
S$77 for Windows 7 tonight – for the first 177
There's a fabulous deal for Windows 7 tonight at the Singapore launch of the much-awaited OS from Microsoft: S$177 for the upgrade edition of Windows 7 Home Premium if you…
Windows Mobile 6.5 cannot make it lah
Hot on the heels of testing the HTC Hero Android phone, I took a spin with the new Acer Windows Mobile 6.5 touchscreen phone and I can quickly summarise it…
Oracle unveils fruits of Project Fusion
After four years since its inception, Project Fusion, Oracle's next generation suite of enterprise applications will finally be ready to enterprises in 2010. At the closing keynote of this year's…
Watch Larry Ellison live
Techgoondu will be livecasting Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's closing keynote roday around 6.30am SGT. Ellison is expected to share more details on the state of technology, right after an address…
The goondu interview: Oracle social CRM
With more workers Twittering and connecting with one another through Facebook and other social networking sites, it is hardly surprising that enterprise technology vendors are starting to notice the potential…
The goondu interview: Oracle Exadata v2
Techgoondu caught up with Ron Weiss, Oracle's director of product management, on the business value of Exadata, which combines storage, Oracle database and servers in a single hardware appliance. Oracle…
Sun, Oracle eases anxiety over merger
In the world of enterprise technology that has become dominated by an increasingly smaller pool of players, company leaders often swing between taking potshots at their rivals and singing praises…
Ellison and McNealy to kick off Openworld confab
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Sun's Scott McNealy are expected to take the stage at the opening keynote of Oracle's annual business technology conference. Those who are closely following the…
Techfest ’09 thoughts
Singapore does do interesting infotech R&D. But it doesn't get the publicity it deserves, which is such a waste. Take for example the recent Techfest '09, which was held at…
S$23 a month to watch EPL from next year
SingTel has come up with prices to tune in to live EPL matches from next year, and it has kept to a promise of not asking for more cash. In…
Hands on: super-thin Sony Vaio X netbook
It's not called the "thinnest and lightest Vaio" for no good reason. The Vaio X, Sony's shiny new Atom-based netbook, went on display today, as the Japanese electronics maker took…
All I want for X’mas is…
... a Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote. Yes, the holidays are still two months away, but hey, we can always start dreaming about new gizmos that we can get our…
Commentary: SingTel wins EPL bid
Less than 48 hours after SingTel and StarHub confirmed their bids for the English Premier League (EPL) TV rights for the next three seasons, the red camp has just confirmed…
Sony PS3 Slim at S$512 in Singapore
Singapore will get the much-awaited Sony Playstation 3 "slim" game console here next month at a price of S$512, said Sony yesterday on the sidelines of the Games Convention Asia…
Hands on: Nokia N97 mini plus X3 and X6
Nifty yet powerful; pretty yet functional. That's how you'd describe Nokia's recently-launched N97 mini, which it showed off here at the Nokia OneConnectedWorld show in Kuala Lumpur.
Good deals at Comex 2009 – a Techgoondu guide
From cut-price LCD TVs to portable hard disks, this year's Comex has the usual deals and more. The crowds also seem a little thinner than before.
Oracle-Sun Deal Hits EU Wall
Last week, the European Commission announced that it will launch an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation over Oracle's impending acquisition of Sun Microsystems. The controversial move, which has…
Commentary: Is a SingTel-StarHub joint BPL bid still on?
Without the protagonists even speaking a word about it, the market has been filled with talk of a possible SingTel-StarHub joint bid for the upcoming three seasons of exclusive Barclays…
