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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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SPH sues Yahoo! – a first here for old media versus new media?

Singapore is set to see a rare face-off between old and new…

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M1 gets S$300,000 fine for outage, appeals immediately

M1 is facing one of the stiffest fines meted out to a…

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Toshiba joins the ultrabook party with the Portege Z830

Asus and Acer may have been slightly earlier to the game, but…

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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Nexus

One of the most loved Android phones and certainly the most long-lasting…

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Google Galaxy Nexus reaches Singapore in Jan 2012, costs S$948

The Galaxy Nexus, the first of many phones bearing Google's latest Android…

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Hands on: Motorola’s new Razr in Singapore

Despite being one of the first with an Android phone when it released…

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More pro-consumer pay-TV contracts in Singapore from March 2012

Though the new rules revealed by the Media Development Authority (MDA) will…

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MediaCorp to cut digital radio programmes on Dec 1

The decision brings to an end Singapore's on-and-off affair with DAB, which…

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Is Nokia’s Windows-powered Lumia 800 its comeback phone?

Shipping in Singapore and a handful of other Asian markets, the Lumia…

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Commentary: Singapore’s latest push for tap-and-pay phone wallets

As the city-state's infocomm regulator and its industry partners embark on an…

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Motorola Razr makes a comeback as Android phone

The iconic Razr phone, which once propelled Motorola to number two phone…

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Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 arrive with XL-sized screen

The next Nexus phone from Google and Samsung, the Galaxy Nexus, will…

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Asia-Pacific to lead cloud computing takeup, says HP

The Asia-Pacific region appears more keen to adopt cloud computing than Europe…

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Singapore researchers find way to pack six times more data into hard disks

Researchers in Singapore have found a way to pack six times the…

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Goondu review: Jabra Sport Bluetooth headphones

Jabra's wireless stereo headphones for joggers and bikers impress with comfort, ruggedness…

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Beats Audio debuts on S$908 HTC Sensation XL and S$868 Sensation XE

Just two months after it said it was buying a majority stake…

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Apple’s iPhone 4S – in a word: underwhelming

Apple is playing catchup and this time, and it's obvious even to…

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Sony’s Tablet S sells from S$668 in Singapore, available in October

Only Wi-Fi versions available though they do come with Playstation capabilities to…

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Here comes the US$199 tablet from Amazon, but is it yet another “iPad killer”?

After weeks of speculation, Amazon has finally unveiled its new Kindle Fire,…

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Samsung claims 10 million Galaxy S IIs sold

The Korean electronics giant said today that it has sold 10 million…

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