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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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Flashback trojan brings up Apple Macintosh vulnerabilities

This week, some 600,000 Macs were said to be affected by the…

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Pink Samsung Galaxy Note arrives in Singapore on Saturday

It had to come in pink sooner or later. Samsung's surprise hit…

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Five quick questions on Facebook and Instagram

What now for privacy and are we returning to the excesses of…

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Commentary: What now for Nokia and Windows Phone?

If pumping dollars into the system only gets Microsoft and Nokia a…

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Goondu review: Focal Spirit One

The market is strewn with many options now, but the Focal Spirit…

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No more ugly IDA stickers on phones and gadgets?

Compliance labels that stick out like a sore thumb on your shiny…

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Popular Instagram camera app now on Android

   Always wondered how your iPhone-toting friends shot such nice pictures on…

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HTC One X LTE version likely to be tuned for Singapore in 2012

HTC may be shipping its One X flagship phone today in Singapore,…

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Hands on: HTC One X looks good

With a new design, impressive camera and top-notch performance, the S$898 One…

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Hands on: HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus

When you have seen a printer, you've seen them all, right? At…

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Apple offers iPad refunds in Australia over LTE, will other countries follow?

Consumer and advertising standards groups in Sweden, Denmark, Britain and New Zealand…

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SingTel to sell Sony PS Vita 3G from S$99 with subscription

Gamers who have been looking out for the 3G version of the…

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Commentary: Singapore viewers to pay S$58 for Euro 2012, in first “cross carriage” deal

"Same old expensive price" was probably the first thing that struck many…

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Snap open the screen to upgrade HP’s Z1 all-in-one workstation

It's an all-in-one machine that looks neat like the iMac, but HP's…

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Goondu review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

When everyone was going ga-ga last week over Apple's new iPad, I…

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Here comes Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 680

The GTX 680 and AMD's followup to challenge that should bring about…

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Hands on: Sony Tablet P is a little bit “niche”

Truly foldable one-piece screens may be the future, but the Tablet P…

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Hands on: Sony Xperia S and Xperia Sola

The Sony Xperia S is the first flagship phone for the Japanese…

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Commentary: New iPad shows up LTE fragmentation

Not everyone checks up the specs on the new Apple iPad before…

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Hands on: Samsung Series 9 notebooks are things of beauty

Seldom do we go all ga-ga over just another notebook, especially at…

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