APAC companies plagued by downtime on the cloud
Almost all companies that have made the move to the cloud in the Asia-Pacific region have experienced some form of downtime from their cloud computing services, a new survey has…
Goondu Review: Motorola Atrix + Lapdock
The ability to transform from a regular cellphone into a crossover laptop of sorts makes the Atrix the first of a new breed of mobile devices. The rough edges are…
Toshiba’s portable monitor plugs in via USB, is great for lugging around
Toshiba's new 14-incher, simply named USB Mobile Monitor, lets you fire up an additional screen to show off your presentations to clients on the go without the need for an…
Facebook blocks user’s Google+ ads, removes his other ads
Facebook has taken down an app developer's ads promoting this Google+ account and promptly banned his other ads on the social networking site, as the tussle for control of the…
Tibbr 3.0 and the crowded enterprise social network market
Everybody is looking at social media as the next gold rush. It's not surprising, given that social media has moved beyond the consumer space and into the enterprise. At a…
Goondu DIY: installing an SSD in your HP Envy 14 laptop
So you've just bought your laptop and want to swap out the hard disk for a speedy solid state drive (SSD) instead? This is usually a straightforward task thanks to…
Goondu review: HP Envy 14 Beats Edition with Intel “Sandybridge”
HP's premium laptop finally ships with Intel's power-efficient and muscular CPUs. Build-wise, it is also one rare machine that stands up to Apple's excellent MacBook Pro.
Encompass rides Asian digital media boom
The digital war room at Encompass Singapore at Loyang Cresent You shoot a video on site in Los Angeles during the day. By evening, the unedited footage is sent to…
Epilogue: the NDP Fun Pack song aftermath
"Kopi-O-o-o-o-o-o..." will forever be indelibly etched into our nation's psyche. Unless you've been off meditating in a mountain monastery this week, there is no way you would have missed out…
Hands on: Google+ no Facebook killer – yet
Facebook now has more than 750 million users and it’s going to be a mammoth task for Google to win them over. Still, don't discount Google yet, since being late…
Make Skype video calls in Facebook
Facebook fired the latest salvo against Google yesterday when it announced a partnership with Skype to allow its users to make Skype video calls on the social network site. The…
Toshiba Qosmio F750 laptop promises 3D without glasses
Toshiba today showed off what it called the world's first laptop capable of displaying 3D games and videos without the need for users to wear those dorky glasses.
NDP 2011 “Bad Romance” gets lampooned on YouTube
It left a bad taste in my mouth. Apparently, over 95 percent of people who watched the Singaporean-ized rendition of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" for our upcoming National Day Parade…
10,000 Galaxy SIIs sold in Singapore, 3 million worldwide
Samsung has sold 3 million of the Galaxy SII in just 55 days, making its latest top-end phone its fastest moving one and possibly winning over lots of new Android…
Parallels Desktop 6 hands-on
If you're a first-time Mac buyer, PD6 should be on your wishlist for a purchase-with-purchase discount at the store. It'd help smoothen out the unfamiliarity of moving to a Mac,…
Google wants to help you find what you love
Google has secretly unveiled a new service called “What do you love?” (or, wdyl.com) to help you find out, well, what you love. Think of it as something like a…
The uncanny valley is right at our doorstep
Latest Japanese pop idol Eguchi Aimi is the best looking in her girl group, and to the surprise of many fans, she's the work of computer graphics.
Samsung Galaxy SII sold out at launch in Singapore
The followup to one of the most popular Android phones last year is proving to be a good one for Samsung, as the Galaxy SII was sold out in Singapore…
Nokia’s Windows “Mango” phone codenamed Sea Ray unveiled
Nokia's first Windows Phone device using the "Mango" version of the Microsoft software looks almost identical to the recently-launched N9, according to a seemingly leaked video of the Finnish phone…
Satellite industry bullish about growth in Asia
The satellite industry is poised for more explosive growth in the region. Despite all the challenges that the satellite industry is facing – like fierce competition from cheaper terrestrial technologies…
