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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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S$238 to S$438 for SingTel HTC Dream

The first Google Android phone will go sale in Singapore tomorrow with…

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StarHub pay-TV goes fully digital

The writing's been on the wall, but StarHub is finally going to…

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HTC Android phone comes to Singapore and Australia

After months of waiting, phone lovers in Asia will finally get their…

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‘Tis the season to go pink

This Valentine's Day, one way to impress your girlfriend or wife (or…

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ATI’s not idling, comes up with new Catalyst 9.1 drivers

The latest AMD Phenom IIs, while closing the performance gap on Intel's…

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Happy Chinese New Year!

The goondus at Techgoondu wish one and all a Happy Chinese New…

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Presenting Machinegun v4 – my own Dream PC

Right after I wrote the annual Dream PC article for Digital Life…

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Biggest Windows crash screen you’ll see

Unless you have a bigger screen at home, this is probably the…

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Sony Ericsson launches music kiosks with DRM-free songs

You can now buy DRM-free songs for your Sony Ericsson phone at…

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Geek Buy #2: Denon AVR-1509 + Definitive ProCinema 600

My new home theatre setup just got delivered today! It's a Denon…

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Creative Zii site down, as the new chip is launched

Was gonna blog about Creative's new Zii chip that was launched at…

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Open-source stuff for Windows

When you hear geeks talk about "open source" software, things always end…

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HTC’s white diamond

HTC has come up with a "white" version of the Touch Diamond,…

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Death of (yet another) newspaper

Another one bites the dust. By the time you read this, news…

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Nokia’s new “slide-out keyboard” gizmo

Right after Sony Ericsson shipped its Xperia X1, along comes Nokia's new…

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SingTel, StarHub trot out netbooks and other freebies

Do you want an Asus Eee PC or an HP mini? That…

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What’s hot at Sitex (Part III)

Besides the usual TVs and laptops, there are other little bargains to…

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What’s hot at Sitex (Part II)

Okay, on to the other Sitex show bargains on the first day.…

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What’s hot at Sitex 2008 (Part I)

The lelong has begun anew today, with the last of the quarterly…

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Intel Core i7s “fly off shelves” here

It's been said that recessions come and go but life goes on…

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