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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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StarHub destroys 300 illegal set-top boxes

Driving a bulldozer over a bunch of illegal set-top boxes seems to…

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Pay for your Singapore Airlines tickets via PayPal

Besides credit cards, the airline now accepts payment via the popular PayPal…

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Goondu DIY: building your own digital music system

Here's a detailed Techgoondu guide to building a hi-fi grade digital music…

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Get your Android Gingerbread update manually

Enterprising Android fans have found a link to Google's latest smartphone OS…

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Google Nexus One getting Gingerbread update from now

In a Twitter post just moments ago, the company said it would…

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Google Nexus S could ship in Singapore in March

Google's Nexus S smartphone could be officially arriving in Singapore stores as…

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Budget 2011: TV and radio licence fees scrapped in Singapore

The much-derided licence fees that Singapore residents have to pay for simply…

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Nokia chairman: Windows Phones to appear only in 2012

The news came from a Finnish interview with Nokia's board chairman, Jorma…

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Is 2011 the year of the Android tablet?

The signs are certainly there, if you monitor what is happening at…

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Commentary: Questions abound for Microsoft-Nokia deal

In the few hours after technology behemoths Microsoft and Nokia unveiled one…

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Latest remote control iPhone app – to print from your Xerox

We already know how great the large-screen smartphone or tablet computer is…

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Techgoondu wishes all readers a Happy Chinese New Year!

Here's wishing all our readers, especially our Chinese friends, a Happy Year…

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SingTel adds Warner Music, EMI to AMPed, has two million songs now

SingTel cellphone users can now download songs from Madonna, Katy Perry and…

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Nexus One users getting Android 2.2.2 update but not Gingerbread

Singapore Nexus One users awoke this morning to see their phones telling…

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Linksys E4200 – a router that actually looks good

Who cares how your home router looks like? That is what many…

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HTC Wildfire and Legend get Android 2.2 update in Singapore

HTC Singapore has just said it would be sending an Android 2.2…

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One token for Singapore users to log in online

Internet users in Singapore can expect to transfer savings funds, access health…

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Nokia (no longer) Comes With Music

Nokia has stopped the music on its year-long unlimited song downloads that…

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Microsoft Lifecam Studio: for serious webcam buffs

While many other cams will scream HD and support much lower resolutions,…

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4.7 million copies of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm sold in first month

Blizzard Entertainment's latest followup in its World of Warcraft franchise topped the…

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