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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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Pretty HTC Butterfly S flies in to Singapore in end-July for S$988

Folks who still had doubts about HTC's well-made One phone earlier this…

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Record number of fibre broadband sign-ups in June, as Singapore subscribers top 380,000

More than 31,000 users signed up for fibre broadband services in Singapore…

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Powerful Nvidia 765M GTX graphics now on a 13.3-inch Aftershock gaming laptop

Singapore PC maker puts an Nvidia 765M GTX graphics chip, probably as…

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Nokia’s 301 phone – a blast from the past indeed

Though it won't bring Nokia back to its lofty past, surely, it…

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Goondu review: Asus Designo MX279 monitor

This is one screen for folks who use it more for games…

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Hands on: Jabra Vox earphones

The Jabra Vox look the part and seem impressively built. But do…

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Commentary: can Sony turn fortunes around this year?

Its phones are sexier, its game console winning the public debate and…

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Big Three telcos get more bandwidth to deploy 4G in Singapore

Whether this will translate to better services, of course, still depends on…

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Hands on: Toshiba Portege Z10t

With a sturdy build and Wacom digitiser built in, this is one…

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Goondu review: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

The stylus is the star here for the Galaxy Note 8.0, which…

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Opennet suspends fibre installation because of haze in Singapore

It ordered the work to stop "until further notice" to safeguard the…

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CommunicAsia 2013: Panasonic shows off Toughpad JT-B1

The Japanese company even tested the tablet's claim to survive a 1.5-metre…

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Singapore and Asean partners to use 700MHz spectrum for 4G

Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia are looking to run 4G services on…

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Singapore expands TV White Spaces trials to Sentosa and other spots

The wireless technology will provide an Internet link to Sentosa, Gardens by…

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Singapore government releases more data to public, aims for “social innovation”

Software developers can take the data and generate useful apps for smartphone…

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Hands on: Toshiba Excite Write tablet

One of the first with an Android tablet three years ago, Toshiba…

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Commmentary: StarHub 4G coverage to reach 95 per cent by October 2013

Consumers now want to know exactly what their telcos are doing to…

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Samsung sticks a camera on a smartphone, calls it Galaxy S4 zoom

With a retractable optical zoom lens, the gadget looks like a Frankenstein…

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Goondu guide to fibre broadband operators in Singapore

Just what do each one have in store? A look at what…

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PC Show 2013: 4th-gen Intel Core CPUs on Aftershock notebooks

Singapore's Aftershock PC is showing off its X17S and X15s machines, which…

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