Budget 2011: TV and radio licence fees scrapped in Singapore
The much-derided licence fees that Singapore residents have to pay for simply owning a TV or radio have been finally scrapped, as part of an election-friendly Budget unveiled today by…
Nokia chairman: Windows Phones to appear only in 2012
The news came from a Finnish interview with Nokia's board chairman, Jorma Ollila, who contradicted his CEO Stephen Elop's earlier estimation that the first such phones would appear by the…
Singapore real estate agents go on Google Apps
The first of about 2,700 HSR Global real estate agents in Southeast Asia started using Google Apps productivity tools yesterday, in the latest high-profile cloud computing deployment in Singapore.
Is 2011 the year of the Android tablet?
The signs are certainly there, if you monitor what is happening at this week's Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, where Samsung and LG unveiled eye-catching followups to Motorola's Xoom unveiled…
Motorola Milestone 2 hits Singapore stores
The Motorola Milestone 2, a new iteration of the popular Milestone (and the Milestone XT720) smartphone, is now available for purchase in Singapore from all three telecom operators at a…
Commentary: Questions abound for Microsoft-Nokia deal
In the few hours after technology behemoths Microsoft and Nokia unveiled one of the most dramatic partnerships in years to take on rivals Google and Apple, terms like MicroKia, Noksoft and…
Could this be Nokia’s Windows Phone 7?
While we were hard at work trying to Photoshop a mash-up of Nokia phones with the Windows Phone 7 user-interface to go along with an article announcing that very piece…
HP unveils new tablet, two new smartphones
Although rumours have been swirling for months, Hewlett Packard (HP) today officially revealed their take on the tablet: the TouchPad. The company also added two smartphones to its lineup: the…
Nokia’s burning platform
It's no surprise to market watchers, tech pundits or even just the average Joe that Nokia has been languishing behind competitors in recent years. Just ask the average Singaporean which…
Latest remote control iPhone app – to print from your Xerox
We already know how great the large-screen smartphone or tablet computer is as a remote controller to play music or movies from your PC server. Now, there's also an iOS…
Goondu how-to: manage your Hotmail inbox with aliases
It's not everyday you get an e-mail innovation that makes you go, "Why didn't anybody think about this before?" Hotmail has introduced just such an innovation, and it's genuinely useful,…
Techgoondu wishes all readers a Happy Chinese New Year!
Here's wishing all our readers, especially our Chinese friends, a Happy Year of the Rabbit! May you enjoy good health, reap new wealth and have your wishes all come through…
SingTel adds Warner Music, EMI to AMPed, has two million songs now
SingTel cellphone users can now download songs from Madonna, Katy Perry and Jolin Tsai over SingTel's AMPed music download service, after the telecom operator added songs from record firm Warner…
HP’s cloud strategy to target digital media, government and finance in Singapore
With the cloud computing paradigm showing no signs of stopping, big IT vendors like HP, IBM and Oracle are clamoring to provide lucrative end-to-end cloud computing solutions for enterprise customers.…
Nexus One users getting Android 2.2.2 update but not Gingerbread
Singapore Nexus One users awoke this morning to see their phones telling them of a system update, but ended up disappointed that it was just a small step up to…
SG GovCamp: Quick thoughts
All major tech vendors lobby the government. "You are either on the train or you're off the train," said Rodrigo Becerra Mizuno, managing director for worldwide e-government at Microsoft matter-of-factly.…
Linksys E4200 – a router that actually looks good
Who cares how your home router looks like? That is what many broadband users would think - until they see Cisco's new Linksys E4200.
Techgoondu Chinese New Year Gadget Giveaway
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Here's good tidings and wishes for the upcoming 2011 Rabbit Chinese Year ahead! Techgoondu is giving out some tech goodies in a lucky draw contest from…
HTC Wildfire and Legend get Android 2.2 update in Singapore
HTC Singapore has just said it would be sending an Android 2.2 (Froyo) update over the air to users of its mid-end Wildfire and Legend phones, which were launched last…
One token for Singapore users to log in online
Internet users in Singapore can expect to transfer savings funds, access health records and carry out other online transactions more easily with a single token from the second half of…
