IT Show 2010: new Core i3 and i5 laptops rule
Fewer people seem to be carting away printers and TV sets at IT Show 2010, but laptops running Intel's new Core i3 and i5 processors are the best bargains at…
YOG social media initiatives don’t get enough love
The more I talk to the Youth Olympic Games folks to uncover stories for Digital Life, the more I find out that some of the really interesting YOG social media…
MeeGo steering group easing platform concerns?
Valtteri Halla, the Nokia member of the MeeGo Technical Steering Group recently attempted to allay the concerns of the open source community by underscoring the importance of openness in the…
Free iPad for beta testing? Nope, you’ve been scammed
It's the oldest trick in the book when it comes to scamming: Play on people's greed. Take a look at a current one involving free iPads for beta testing :…
YOG launches virtual world to reach out to youths
As part of the worldwide promotion to create buzz around the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC), together with the Infocomm Development Authority…
Apple goes after HTC
The internet is abuzz with Apple's lawsuit today in the US, claiming that HTC has infringed about 20 of their patents. Gizmodo has an excellent breaking story of this, and…
Samsung 3D TVs go on sale this month
Get ready to put on your 3D glasses and watch Wayne Rooney leap up in 3D to score his latest headed goal. If electronics behemoth Samsung is to be believed,…
Linux OS – A Rose By Any Other Name
I wrote a piece for the Sunday Times published today about the emergence of the smartbooks - netbooks which use mobile processors and Linux/Google operating systems instead of the usual…
B&W’s first computer speakers promise hi-fi on the desktop
British hi-fi speaker maker Bowers & Wilkins is offering its first ever PC speakers, the MM-1, for pre-order here in Singapore before they ship in April 2010.
Commentary: The anti-virus market
The anti-virus (AV) market is increasingly getting to be a difficult business for market incumbents. The top players in this space -- notably Symantec's Norton and McAffee, followed by Trend…
Techgoondu gets a new facelift
It's the third incarnation of Techgoondu since its inception more than 18 months ago, but the tagline remains the same: The revolution has begun.
Whither Linux drivers?
Linux users are often at the mercy of hardware vendors when it comes to device drivers. The open source community often needs to turn to reverse engineering to churn out…
Microsoft vs Google: Fight!
There has always been rivalry in the tech industry, but it's not that common when a tech giant chooses to name and launch a direct assault on an opponent. Take…
Phone of the show – HTC Legend
In a show where new gizmos stare at you from every corner, HTC this morning just launched what looks like the best phone here at Mobile World Congress, with a…
Mobile World Congress 2010 – battle of the OS
A quick walk through the yearly Mobile World Congress - the biggest mobile phone show around - and you'll realise you are actually gazing at a crystal ball that shows…
Auto login for Wireless@SG – at last
Hard to log in. Keep getting disconnected. If those problems have kept you from surfing the Web with Wireless@SG, you'll be happy to hear that the free Wi-Fi hotspot service…
Buzz vs Facebook, and my seduction by Google
The Internet has been abuzz with Google's announcement of Buzz, their new social networking platform that they just announced about a day ago. Of course, Facebook is the king of…
Microsoft’s Creative Destruction?
A must-read for everyone. Written by an ex-MS employee, this guy shares why Microsoft has become what he calls a "clumsy innovator" and why non of the "wow" gadgets coming…
iNETS mobile: Would you use this?
NETS, the Singapore electronic payment vendor, just launched their iNETS mobile service, in which you can pay your bills via your mobile phone in Singapore. The story was covered by…
Geek Buy: Synology DS210j NAS much cheaper in HK
One of the questions I often get from friends coming up to Hong Kong is if stuff is cheaper here or in Singapore. In many cases, the answer is "not…
