Goondu review: Sony Tablet S
Eschewing the traditional flat slab for a shape, Sony took a turn and designed a tablet which looks distinctively different from its peers. Does the Tablet S have what it…
Predictions for the new year – five tech trends for 2012
If 2011 was a big year in technology, the coming 12 months promise to be even more interesting, as portable devices morph into all-in-one gizmos and Windows 8 heralds a…
SPH claims Yahoo! was “free-riding”, in latest round of copyright tussle
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has accused Yahoo! of "free-riding" on the print publisher to drive up page views and maximise advertising dollars, as a much-watched legal tussle between old and…
Singapore’s top-watched YouTube music videos of 2011 (Part II)
Top-watched official music videos by Singaporeans in 2011.
What Singaporeans most watched on YouTube in 2011 (Part I)
According to YouTube stats, Singaporeans love Ryan Higa. And the content is not even Singaporean!
Techgoondu Christmas Wishlist 2011
What would a bunch of geeks want for Christmas? Besides world peace and justice.
LinkedIn to leverage projected economic downturn for regional push
With a successful initial public offering and the recent opening of its Asia Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Singapore under its belt, professional networking website LinkedIn is gearing up for more growth…
Goondu Christmas guide 2011: last minute gifts
Christmas is coming fast and if you are still looking to buy a last-minute gift for the favourite techie in your life, here's a quick guide!
SingTel launches LTE services, expects 80 per cent coverage by end 2012
SingTel is upping download speeds on the go on December 22, with a new mobile broadband service that promises up to 75Mbps with the new LTE or long term evolution…
SMRT parodies on social media
It can't be said that Singaporeans don't have a sense of humour. The recent SMRT debacle has provided lots of juicy fodder for spoofs of every sort. Rather than stew…
Intel’s new CPUs roll out in geeked out Dell Alienware gaming desktops
On the new Alienware Aurora R4 desktops, the LGA2011-based CPUs are water-cooled, and where possible, factory overclocked as well.
Let it snow – on Google Search
Google is spreading some Christmas cheer this holiday season with an "easter egg" that will unleash snow flakes on the screen right after you enter "let it snow" in a…
Goondu Christmas guide 2011: Five speaker systems for music lovers
Treat your friends and loved ones to some great quality audio with these speaker systems this holiday season. These boom boxes will bring out the best in your favourite tunes…
US$120 million Google data centre to open in Singapore by 2013
Google started the building of a new data centre in Singapore on Thursday, a US$120 million facility which represents the Internet giant's expansion of operations in the region.
Huawei Honor gets the honour of the first Ice Cream Sandwich update
Shortly after its launch in Singapore, the Chinese manufacturer has beat every other big-name Android manufacturers to the game and released an Ice Cream Sandwich update to its Honor smartphone.
Singapore Facebook users vent anger on fake SMRT “feedback” page
From the angry to the sarcastic, Singapore's frustrated train commuters have taken to Facebook pages - real and fake - to vent their unhappiness at the massive train disruption yesterday.
Samsung brings the fight to Apple
The knives are out. Since Steve Job's untimely death, Samsung has been ramping up the assault on Apple, having launched a series of funny ads attacking the iPhone 4S. Take…
Goondu Christmas guide 2011: Five phones to buy
If you are thinking of phones to stuff into the stocking this year, here are five of the hottest mobiles that would not disappoint most gizmo lovers.
Open source webOS: will developers bite?
After weeks of deliberation, Hewlett-Packard (HP) will now contribute its webOS mobile operating system to the open source community. Meg Whitman, HP's newly-minted president and chief executive officer, said in…
Huawei Vision and Honor join low-cost Android family
Huawei may be one of the top manufacturers of mobile broadband dongles, but the company is still the underdog in the Android smartphone arena. With two new low-cost devices just…
