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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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Section of Singapore PM’s site hacked into

The website still works, but the search function has been taken off.

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Goondu review: HTC One Max

Filled with great qualities once you discover them, but often overlooked because…

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IDA: “routing issue, hardware fault”, not hackers, downed government sites

So, in the end, it was an internal problem that caused the…

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Commentary: should maintenance bring down government websites for hours?

While there is speculation on why and how the sites could have…

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No more glass back for Nexus 5, but specs get updated

It comes a number of goodies missing from the previous Nexus 4.

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Study: Bukit Timah, Clementi road traffic most affected during peak hours

It takes about twice as much time to drive to town from…

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So, are Singapore’s telecom networks resilient?

The answer should be pretty straightforward for users, but Singapore's industry players…

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Nokia pushes out Lumia 2520 tablet, 6-inch Lumia 1520 and 1320 phablets

After months of merely updating its Lumia designs, Nokia finally came up…

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Can’t browse workgroup computers in Windows 8.1? Solution here

You can see the servers turn up on screen, but when you…

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Four high-res Android tablets to check out

Each offers a sharp 2,560 x 1,600 resolution in a 10.1-inch screen.…

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Asus Nexus 7 (2013) comes with LTE now in Singapore

The 32GB version with Long Term Evolution (LTE) will cost S$529

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Windows 8.1 update out now, lets you boot up to desktop

It's not a huge step forward for most existing users, but the…

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Q&A: Deezer says streaming doesn’t kill CDs and music downloads

Deezer says that many music fans use its streaming service as a…

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Goondu review: Samsung Galaxy Gear

The Galaxy Gear seems to be merely setting the stage for future…

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IDA to audit critical telecom networks for “systemic resilience”

The devil could be in the details, which may possibly include new…

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SingTel fire: a timely reminder for infocomm infrastructure audits

The IDA and telcos here will have to ramp up regular, tougher…

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Fewer Wireless@SG hotspots, so what?

By allowing telcos to decide what to do with their hotspots, the…

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Goondu review: Samsung Galaxy Note 3

With kinks out of the way, thanks to faster hardware, the phone…

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Souped up BlackBerry Z30 to cost S$828 in Singapore

Despite the doom and gloom surrounding the company, BlackBerry carried on with…

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Record S$1.5m fine for M1 for Singapore’s worst mobile service disruption

In causing an outage that lasted several days, the telco had not…

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