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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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HTC Desire HD and Desire Z go on sale in Singapore in November

The two new numbers from HTC, which I had a brief hands-on…

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Singapore Android users get paid apps in two weeks

In a blog post today (SGT), Google said it was expanding the…

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Hands on with HTC’s Desire HD and Desire Z

The two new Android devices are well-designed, fast and look like the…

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Hands-on: LG Optimus One

The Optimus One (LG-P500), for one, looks the part with a 129-gram…

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Great touch-screen music jukebox and IFA stuff we’re slow to update

Other cool stuff from last week's Berlin electronics show.

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Android tablet roundup at IFA 2010

From the Dell Streak to Viewsonic's Viewpad, tablets were out in force…

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Hands-on: LG LEX8 “Nano LED” TV

At just 8.8mm thin, this TV looks like a painting when placed…

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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Tab

Responsive, blessed with a great, bright screen and looking like just the…

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Say hi to a paper-thin OLED TV

electronics show in Berlin are LG's OLED TVs on display here, which…

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LG: 3D TVs slow to take off

The biggest bet for TV makers this year – 3D – is…

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StarHub enters the ring with fibre broadband plans

StarHub has entered what it calls the "next-gen broadband war" with its…

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Singapore’s new fibre optic broadband plans so far

A strange thing happened yesterday here in Singapore, when a slew of…

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Five operators to roll out NBN services in Singapore at start

Nucleus Connect CEO David Storrie said network coverage - or a lack…

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Commentary: Fibre-to-the-home comes to Singapore in end September

Years after they first heard the words "ultra-fast broadband", home owners and…

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Moto Milestone to get Android 2.2 only in Q1 2011

Bad news for users of Motorola Milestone here in Asia-Pacific. While American…

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Nokia C6 review: Low-cost doesn’t mean good deal

What little doubt I had of Nokia's recent decline immediately disappeared when…

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Hands on: Windows Phone 7 looks sharp

But the big question is whether Microsoft's "holiday release" can be the…

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1.5m copies of Starcraft II sold in first 48 hours

Fastest-selling strategy game in history, says Blizzard, but it is still a…

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SingTel adds Sony to its music store, includes DRM-free tracks

SingTel added Justin Timberlake, Jay Chou and a number of other Sony…

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Asus new notebooks promise audiophile sound with B&O Icepower

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Asus showed off a number of new notebooks featuring…

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