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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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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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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2

At this time last year, Samsung was agonising over how slim its…

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Samsung’s official Ice Cream Sandwich out for Galaxy S II, but not in Singapore yet

The release is only available for South Korea and several European countries…

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Nokia Lumia 800 now comes in white, costs S$775

In case, you needed any proof that white is the "it" colour…

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Ultrabook deals catch the eye at IT Show 2012

Shopping for an ultrabook at IT Show 2012? We check out Fujitsu's…

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Fibre broadband prices slashed at new price war at IT Show

The rapidly heating up broadband wars in Singapore crossed an important mark…

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Same old name, but new iPad makes sense for Apple

Though it feels like the company is hardly moving much beyond treading…

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Make satellite and cellphone calls on the Thuraya XT-Dual

What would an oil and gas tycoon jetting about in his private…

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Ainol Novo 7 Aurora tablet sports Android 4.0, IPS screen, and costs S$220 in Singapore

Here's a 7-inch Android tablet that will wow you without burning a…

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Singapore government tender deadlines extended, after SingPass login glitch

Companies bidding for government projects at the Singapore government procurement website, Gebiz,…

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Motorola Atrix 2 arrives in Singapore, packed with games, for S$699

It's packed with what you'd expect - a 4.3-inch screen, dual-core 1GHz…

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Test drive Windows 8 now with Microsoft’s consumer preview

This pre-release version for consumers should give everyone a good look at…

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Competition heats up with another no-contract fibre broadband plan

Yet another service provider has come up with fibre broadband plans without…

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Commentary: IDA pushes for faster fibre turn-on

The fibre optic cable may have reached your home, but when you…

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Nokia outs 808 PureView 41-meg camera phone

The Finnish phone maker has taken quite a number of people by…

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HTC hopes to turn phones into real cameras, backed with cloud storage, with One series

The cameras on its new HTC One series of high-end phones are…

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Time to buy an updated Blackberry Playbook on the cheap?

With attractive prices and updated software this week that finally reverses the…

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Dual-screen Sony Tablet P goes on sale in Singapore at S$848

The clamshell design will surely remind folks of portable game consoles of…

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