Microsoft sets Asia prices for Windows 7
We just heard from the folks at Microsoft on its Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, availability and pricing offer for Asia. According to the software giant, from June 26, anyone…
Sennheiser HD800
What do you gain by upgrading from a pair of $100 earphones, say my trusty Sony MDR EX85LP, to a pair of cans worth some $2,200, like the Sennheiser HD800?…
Is this a Hero phone or what?
Once in a while, a phone can come along and seriously wow you just by its looks. HTC's "hero" phone, aptly called the Hero, is one such gizmo that is…
Doctors given expired Tamiflu in Singapore
Singapore's Ministry of Health has sent expired Tamiflu supplies to the general practitioner's in Singapore. Tamiflu, which comes in boxes of 10 pills each, is the anti-viral drug for…
Pay Apple US$9.90 to fix 46 security holes in your iPod Touch
What is interesting about the iPhone 3.0 OS is that while it is free for iPhone users, iPod Touch users like me ( I only bought it because I thought…
We are ONE!
We are one year old! This tech blog, hatched from an innocuous discussion between a few of us grumpy tech scribes bitching about life over a Bishan Junction 8 Crystal…
Cool glass display technologies at Broadcast Asia 2009
Communic Asia has been a busy week, with IDA press updates on the iN2015 rollout, extension of wireless@SG for another three years (yay!), and launches of phones by both Sony…
Sony Ericsson’s phones launch was dismal
Yes, the star were there - Pierre Png, Flying Dutchman, Andrea D Cruz, Dick Lee and some magician called Cyrus from Japan. But for me, this was the worst phone…
Hands on with Sony Ericsson Satio
Thinking of junking that digital camera when you next go on a holiday? The Sony Ericsson Satio, the new wonder-phone with a 12-meg lens, may just fit your bill.
Touch-screen galore at CommunicAsia
You may have heard about the massive Samsung and LG launches here at the Singapore Expo already, but the star is the really the touch-screen phones that these two Korean…
Check when fibre is coming to your home
One piece of good news from this morning's CommunicAsia announcements is that ultra-fast broadband is coming to homes in Singapore via a fibre optic network as soon as September. This means…
Commentary: Free Wi-Fi extended to 2013 in Singapore
Singapore's free islandwide Wi-Fi service will be extended for another four years, until 2013, in a move that will delight users who have enjoyed not just free surfing on the…
Singapore’s FTTH service to go partly commercial in 1H 2010
Singapore's ultra high-speed broadband service, capable of offering speeds of 1Gbps, will go commercial as early as the first half of 2010, earlier than many observers have expected.
Samsung Jet launching at CommunicAsia 2009
Samsung launched what it calls a phone that is "smarter than a smartphone" at a press event earlier today. This is the touch-screen Samsung Jet, which boasts of some interesting…
Touchscreen PCs at PC Show 2009
If you haven't checked out Alfred's post on the first day, do so! I was a man on a mission at this PC Show as I was looking to replace…
Good deals at PC Show 2009
From 32-inch LG TVs going for S$499 to super-slim laptops priced at S$1,188, check out the bargains at the PC Show that are Goondu-certified.
Soundbuzz music store to shut down on July 15
Soundbuzz, one of the first online music sources in Singapore, is officially shutting its store come July 15, even as more online music stores are opening with a wave of…
First looks: Nokia N97
Nokia launched its 2009 flagship model, the Nokia N97 with much fanfare in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, ahead of the Palm Pre and the new Apple iPhone which are expected…
HTC Snap Qwerty smartphone debuts at S$688
HTC unveiled their new Qwerty Windows 6.1 smartphone, HTC Snap yesterday. Form factor looks good, price reasonable for a mid-tier smartphone. Got potential. HTC Snap Price (inclusive of 7% GST):…
Latest from Asus: Race-car inspired graphics cards?
Just when you thought you have seen the last tacky CPU cooler or graphics card, along comes Asus with a zany range of graphics cards that bear a cooler shaped…
