Hi, my name is Satio
It was once called Idou... now it goes by another Japanese robot-sounding name Satio. We're talking about Sony Ericsson's latest all-in-one, "throw-in-the-kitchen-sink" entertainment phone that is being "launched" today.
Bing.com – Microsoft’s new search engine
Microsoft, as you may have heard, is launching a new search engine called Bing.com. What a horrendously silly name. Now I know why. Dr Qi Lu, President of Microsoft’s Online…
Plug and play overclocking
Asus last week unveiled its latest ROG OC Station, a hardware-based overclocking gizmo that lets you dial your overclock with a large knob at the front of the PC. To…
Licence2Play: games, gadgets and cosplay!
The Licence2Play gaming and electronics fair at Suntec this weekend from 22nd to 24th May may have been touted as the 1st consumer electronics fair offering wholesale prices to the…
Nice earphones from Creative – B & O cousins?
Creative has just unveiled its new Aurvana Air earphones, which look every bit like a premium set of lightweight pieces for the frequent traveller. But wait a second, do they…
Notes from unConference 2009
Techgoondu had the chance to be at unConference 2009 held yesterday at the Biopolis, thanks to the kind folks at e27 who had put together an excellent program that brought…
SuperModelMe.tv: 10 hot babes, 10 weeks, 1 winner
Think of SuperModelMe.tv as another "America's Next Top Model" type of show. Except that it is set in Asia, the episodes of this reality series are available only online, and…
HTC Magic hands on: Nice-sized Android
The HTC Magic, a "Qwerty-less" version of the the HTC Dream which started selling here two months ago, is coming to town for a cool S$1,048 (without subscription contract). Unlike…
Champions Online – First Xbox MMOG?
Cryptic Studios - the makers of City Of Heroes - is back with Champions Online, an MMOG where your hero is a superhero. So far, the game looks pretty cool.
The dream is over, goodbye Duke!
3D Realms is shutting its doors, and along with it, fragging the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever first-person shooter that has taken 12 years to develop.
A richer Facebook on Windows Mobile
Not long after Sony Ericsson put an easy-access Facebook app on its phones, Microsoft is getting into the social media act as well by coming up with a Facebook app…
Goondu DIY: FreeNAS
First off, I'm going to share my experience with FreeNAS, the freebsd-based, open-source NAS software for turning your old PC or new, low-powered Atom-based PC into a NAS (networked attached…
Swine flu: would you travel?
If you have been anywhere near the internet these few days, you know the airwaves have been plastered with news of the H1N1 swine flu virus. Besides getting information from…
Corsair Dominator GTs on sale in Sim Lim Square
Corsair's Dominator GT DDR3 memory modules are the kind of stuff that hardcore PC junkies lust for - and they are surprisingly turning up at Sim Lim Square shop Cybermind.…
Windows 7 “release candidate” out from April 30
Heads up, Windows 7 fans. Microsoft is offering the "release candidate" for its upcoming operating system for download from April 30. As its name implies, "release candidate" or RC is…
Commentary on vSphere4: call a spade a spade, and a cloud… virtualization
The tech industry is full of jargon junkies. We invent acronyms, come up with complex-sounding terms that are little more than airbrushed revamps of existing concepts. Scarcely had the latest…
Another mobile music service – now from Sony Ericsson
Turning the heat on Nokia, SE is getting in the act here too with its PlayNow Plus service, which lets users download thousands of songs onto their Walkman phones. Announced…
Acer launches five smartphones in Asia
Lots of Asian laptop/netbook/device makers seem to be jumping on the smartphone bandwagon, especially at the entry level range of the spectrum. Asus. Garmin. And now Acer. Acer announced their…
New Philips MP3 player has FLAC support
Philips may not be on many portable gear head's shortlists of brands when it comes to buying a new portable music player, but its new model's support for FLAC could…
Oracle to buy Sun for US$7.4 billion
Two weeks after IBM decided against buying Sun, Oracle announced just hours ago it has sealed the deal to buy Sun. Oracle will pay US$9.50 per share of Sun, 10…
