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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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HPE cloud portal offers 20,000 services from over 570 providers in Asia-Pacific

Called Cloud28+, it aims to let businesses easily identify and implement hybrid…

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Sales of gaming PCs surge in Asia-Pacific: GfK

People are buying more gaming PCs in Asia-Pacific, amid a worldwide boom…

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M1 brings unlimited mobile data back to Singapore with S$98 deal

M1 has just launched a 4G mobile plan that gives users unlimited…

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Google Wifi comes to Singapore, but only for StarHub subscribers

Google Wifi, the much-hyped mesh networking kit developed by the online giant,…

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Parallels Desktop 13 brings Windows apps to Mac Touch Bar

Mac users can now run Windows apps on their laptops and have…

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Goondu review: Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490 is a sleek performer

There's really a lot to like about the Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe,…

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In Singapore, questions on measuring a smart nation’s success

A smart nation has to be first about the people, not the…

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Goondu review: Lenovo Legion Y720 gaming notebook is competitively priced

If you want decent graphics performance in a gaming notebook, the Lenovo…

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Hands on: Microsoft Surface Pro sticks to formula

If you looked at the Surface Pro for the first time, you'd…

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Top in broadband speeds now, Singapore has moved from laggard to leader

Once a laggard to regional rivals such as Hong Kong, South Korea…

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Instead of sophisticated attacks, cyber criminals are turning to hacking as a service

Instead of developing or buying an expensive and high-profile exploit that may…

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Most users are willing to pay more for 5G: Gartner

Three-quarters of end-user organisations are willing to pay more for 5G mobile…

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M1 launches first commercial nationwide IoT network in SE Asia

M1 has launched a nationwide network that will connect up smart sensors…

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Goondu review: Linksys Velop shows promise and pain of mesh Wi-Fi at home

Though it shows the promise of mesh Wi-Fi at home, the Linksys…

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Hands on: Sony Xperia Touch is cute but costly

You sense that the Xperia Touch is a cool device seeking a…

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How well does your phone survive everyday usage?

Just like how a car would suffer from the inevitable scratch and…

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More than one-third of Singapore SMEs hit by ransomware: Malwarebytes

Among the SMEs affected in Singapore, 21 per cent had to shut…

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Out in Singapore now, Amazon’s online store spells trouble for retailers

In many ways, the hype around the launch is hard to live…

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Four smartphones to play your high-res music on

Instead of getting away with thin-sounding dross like before, even the likes…

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iRobot plans to sell customer home data should worry users

You should be worried about iRobot's plans to possibly sell map data…

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