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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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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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Goondu review: Sony Vaio Z, a new standard to follow

Let's start by getting the price of this state-of-the-art laptop out of…

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Jabra’s ruggedised Bluetooth sport earphones look the part

The Jabra Sport receives the music wirelessly via Bluetooth from your smartphone…

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Better roaming rates as StarHub and Conexus ink deal with Vodafone?

Flat-rate fees for surfing the Web on the phone in Europe could…

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Sony Playstation 3 now comes in blue and red

Come November 17, the game console will ship in Singapore in "splash…

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Commentary: Singapore considers “do-not-call” list in overdue data protection law

A long-overdue consumer data protection law that lets phone users opt out…

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Goondu review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

When the Xperia Ray was unveiled at CommunicAsia in June, we wondered…

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