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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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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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Geek Buy: Samsung C7000 55-inch TV

The C7000 is part of Samsung's new Series 7 entry-level 3D LED…

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Wimax laptops launched in Msia, wireless tech real and alive, says Intel

Though 4G LTE (long term evolution) looks like the future for mobile…

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Fancy a S$12,888 TV? Samsung has the C9000

This 3D-enabled TV is just 7.98-mm thick with a built-in digital tuner,…

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CommunicAsia gadget roundup

Samsung seems to be the brightest light at the show here. I'm…

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Sony Ericsson comes up with “affordable” Xperia X8

Back to life with the Android Xperia X10 and X10 mini launched…

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Lack of knowledge main reason for homes refusing fibre

What's the next-gen broadband network all about? What can it do for…

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Year-long 3D TV trial in Singapore from today

Singapore will be running a S$5 million, year-long trial of 3D TV…

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Hands on: Nokia N8

The N8 carries Nokia's N-series DNA of powerful multimedia features in a…

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What’s hot at PC Show 2010

TV deals shave off hundreds of dollars for folks looking for a…

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Hands on: Motorola Milestone XT

Just three months after launching the Milestone with StarHub, Motorola has released…

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Adobe: 53 per cent of smartphones to have Flash by 2012

Adobe predicts that 53 per cent of the more than 300 million…

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