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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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HTC One to bring Taiwanese phone maker back in the game?

In mature markets, the Taiwanese phone maker has to win over iPhone…

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Find shops in Singapore with Google’s new indoor maps

Detailed floor plans of 22 places, including downtown attractions like Ngee Ann…

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Commentary: Facebook hack raises cloud security alarms again

The breach will challenge the recent conventional wisdom that it's safer to…

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SingTel fined a record S$180,000 for mio TV football outage

SingTel has been told to pay an unprecedented S$180,000 fine for problems…

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Gartner: mobile phone sales slow, but Samsung and Android stride forward

If there's still any doubt that the two big phone makers -…

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Goondu review: Bose Wave Music System III with Bluetooth adapter

Lots of people living in Singapore's small apartments will appreciate its compactness…

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Low-cost Asus MeMo Pad to cost S$249 in Singapore

Folks looking for a low-cost tablet, there's another one on the shelves…

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Neil Montefiore to retire as StarHub CEO, Tan Tong Hai takes over next month

As successor, Tan will have to face off an increasingly powerful SingTel…

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Sony Xperia Z out in Singapore on March 1, costs S$988

Impatient buyers can pre-order from February 15 at Sony stores around the…

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Sony Xperia V users in Singapore get Android “Jellybean” update

By releasing the Android 4.1.2 update, the Japanese phone maker seems to…

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Viewqwest adds China’s PPTV to its fibre broadband offering

If you don't want the bundled mio TV or StarHub cable when…

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How technology can help in a Singapore with 6.9 million people

It's useful to take lessons from overseas, like Japan, where folks have…

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Will you buy a BlackBerry 10 device?

BlackBerry may have made messaging on the go a real treat for…

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Singapore streaming music app Orastream goes live

App promises to stream music to the highest quality by adapting to…

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Microsoft confirms Singapore pricing for Office 365, pushes for subscriptions

Microsoft is selling its new Office software for S$138 a year, or…

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Hands on: Audio Technica ATH-ES700 headphones

the ATH-ES700 portable cans make for an interesting pair of headphones to…

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Hands on: Poetic Slimline Portfolio cases for Nexus 7 and Nexus 10

Looking for a smart case for your Nexus device? Poetic's Slimline Portfolio…

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M1: downtime could have lasted weeks if not for contingency plans

It is keen to prove its case because an upcoming investigation by…

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M1 says sorry for 3G down time, gives free calls and more for three days

M1 is giving its cellphone customers three days of free local calls,…

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M1’s 3G downtime: what’s the root cause?

As dependence on the mobile network grows, its reliability has to improve…

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