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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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Bands encouraging online music downloads

What with the surge in the number of bands trying to cut…

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Massive price drops for Nvidia cards

The anticipated price wars have begun! Reports everywhere are suggesting that Nvidia are…

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When will ATI HD4870x2 cards be here?

According to local distributors, it will be in end of this month…

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The benefits of number portability -free calls, free phones!

The street battles for mobile users are intensifying here, and these days, with cellphone…

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Welcome to the new Techgoondu

We thought we'd not do it so fast, but since we've been…

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Samsung Omnia vs HTC Touch Diamond – fight!

As the hype from the 3G iPhone rests a little, the spotlight…

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Need for “fuller” number portability?

As a letter writer in the ST Forum mentioned today, full number…

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HDTV rocks

Serious couch potatoes got a big boost last week, when news emerged…

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HTC Touch Diamond sold out everywhere

It's the latest sign that the "touch-screen" fad is heating up to…

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Touch-screen phones galore

Late post here for CommAsia, as you'd expect the stories with ST…

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Two-factor authentication for e-Govt services

It's CommunicAsia week this week, and the tech reporters here at the…

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Best deal at PC Show?

There's Xbox 360 going for S$399 with freebies like Webcam and charger,…

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Let the battles begin

One day (or rather hours) before the number port exercise kicks in,…

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iPhone next-gen? You gotta be kidding

Sorry, stole that headline from elsewhere... but it's exactly how i feel:…

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Is SingTel deal with iPhone really exclusive?

We've been led to believe that SingTel will be "first" to have…

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Number port on Fri 13th… what plan to choose?

Finally, full mobile number portability comes to Singapore on this Friday 13th.…

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ATI and Nvidia news heat up as new graphics cards to debut this month

After some quiet for a while, AMD and Nvidia seem to be…

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iPhone 3G (hype) comes to Singapore (via SingTel)

So, after months and months of hype, finally the 3G iPhone comes…

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3 days to go to PC Show

Looking for a cheap hard disk drive to store all your pix?…

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Introducing a tech news blog for geeks and goodus

What do a few tech hacks in Singapore have in common? A…

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