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Alfred Siew

Alfred is a writer, speaker and media instructor who has covered the telecom, media and technology scene for more than 20 years. Previously the technology correspondent for The Straits Times, he now edits the Techgoondu.com blog and runs his own technology and media consultancy.
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Samsung One UI 7 out in Singapore from April 14, starting with Galaxy S24

Singapore owners of selected Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets will be getting…

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Kobo Plus offers 2 million e-books for monthly fee in Singapore, Malaysia

Kobo Plus is available in Singapore and Malaysia now with an unlimited…

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Vaio SX14-R review: Made-in-Japan laptop is light but needs latest chips

Made in Japan, the Vaio SX14-R is just over 1kg and easy…

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Singapore-made Meralion AI model could be used in Microsoft 365, Copilot

Meralion, a Singapore-made AI model for Southeast Asian users, could be integrated…

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Grab to study autonomous vehicle impact in Southeast Asia with global partners

Grab has signed a deal with Autonomous A2Z, Motional, WeRide and Zelos…

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 review: Top-notch ultraportable, at a price

Thin and light yet robust and powerful, the Lenovo X1 Carbon is…

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Worried about cost, Southeast Asian organisations turn to Java alternatives

Southeast Asia organisations are seeking Java alternatives as they worry about rising…

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What’s an AI PC? Lenovo pitches Aura Edition PCs built with user feedback

Lenovo says its Aura Edition PCs, like the new ThinkPad X9, will…

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MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo review: Intel Arrow Lake-H refresh boosts performance

Sporting Intel's Arrow Lake-H chip, the MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo offers…

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Assume scammers already know you, so secure your Singpass, root e-mail and phone

Secure your SingPass, "root" e-mail address and mobile phone to avoid being…

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AI literacy even more crucial now with inherent biases in AI

AI literacy should go beyond typing the right prompts to include assessing…

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Q&A: Most businesses lack resilient networks to support future needs, says Expereo

Networks that do not scale flexibly on demand, or deliver the performance…

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Why you shouldn’t sideload Android apps: Google blocked over 2 million bad ones in 2024

Google prevented 2.36 million "policy-violating" Android apps from being published on its…

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DeepSeek a Sputnik moment? We’ve seen this movie before in new tech

DeepSeek, has forced a collective wake-up call for those who thought they…

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Samsung Galaxy S25 integrates AI more tightly, sports lighter design

Samsung has integrated AI more tightly in the Galaxy S25, betting the…

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DIY: Set up parental controls for your child on Windows, Google and Apple

Singapore aims to limit screen time for kids under 12. Here are…

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In 2025, will AI PCs do more heavy lifting instead of using the cloud?

AI PCs promise to do the heavy lifting of AI workloads but…

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US AI chip controls could force “neutral” countries like Singapore to tighten rules

In the short term, some countries might grudgingly follow the US AI…

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Q&A: Despite early issues, GenAI is set to hugely impact businesses, says Elastic

Data management and trust in GenAI results have been big obstacles for…

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CES 2025: PC gaming upgrades with new CPUs, GPUs from AMD, Intel and Nvidia

AMD's new Ryzen 9 9000 CPUs and Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 5090…

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