Free StarHub TV channels – a X’mas present?
Not sure if this is another ploy by StarHub to keep viewers, as it readies to lose its Barclays Premier League (BPL) progammes next season, but you can now watch…
Goondu Wishlist, No 3.
First, merry Christmas to all! For those that haven't read it, check out Alfred's and Gin's Christmas wishlists. This is our 2nd Techgoondu Christmas thus far (hopefully many to follow),…
Another goondu’s X’mas and New Year wish
When you are a tech reporter, you get to play with any gadget or game that you want, most of the time. The problem with gadgets is that the yearning…
A Techgoondu’s X’mas wish
As Christmas comes and the year draws to a close, what would a geek want in his Christmas stocking, or rather, in a nice FedEx box?
Sneak peek at this year’s Digital Life Dream PC
Check out the best PC you can build with today's components on the market. Look out for the full article in next Wednesday's Digital Life.
Street View turned on in Singapore
Tiny Singapore finally joins the ranks of countries with Street View today, right on the heels of the roll out in Hawaii and large parts of Spain in November. This…
It’s better because it’s open source?
By now, few people in the IT industry would dispute the benefits that the open source development model brings to businesses: flexibility and to some extent security, though it isn't…
A goondu’s shopping experience at Sitex 2009
Our three local telcos -- SingTel, StarHub and M1 -- often appear at every major IT show, but this year SingTel is conspicuously absent from Sitex. Sitex 2009, which is…
A common set-top box for S’pore: you sure it makes sense?
StarHub uses a cable plant to send its TV signals to homes; SingTel uses a totally different ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) broadband network - you might just get two…
Google Maps packs in the data with LTA and Quantum Inventions
Yes, Google has spoken… when it comes to improving its map's accuracy and ease of use, it's going to haul ass as it brings in multiple data streams quickly
Google Maps in Singapore partners with the Land Transport Authority
Techgoondu is heading down Thursday morning for an announcement by Google and the Land Transport Authority (LTA). What could it be? According to the media invite teaser, I am guessing…
Replacing physical cabling with wireless 802.11n
It's taken four years. Four years to get the Wi-Fi 802.11n specifications finally agreed upon. Four years ago, Airgo Networks (now part of Qualcomm) was a trailblazer in MIMO (Multiple…
Nokia E72 goes on sale
The Nokia E72, the followup to last year's E71 sleeper hit, has gone on sale here for S$750 (without any subscription contract). Featuring the same large screen + Qwerty keyboard…
Google voice search for your phone
Voice search for your phone - sounds good yeah? I thought so too - so I tried out the latest Google Mobile App's voice search feature on my Nokia E71…
Android on a Sony Ericsson – the Xperia X10
After our slight disappointment in Sony Ericsson's recently-released Satio and Aino phones, are we glad that there's a new Xperia that uses the Android OS instead of the two entertainment…
Goondu Review: Sony Ericsson Aino
You may want to check out Alf's review on the Satio if you haven't read that, as the Aino phone is a sister phone to the Satio and some of…
Goondu review: Sony Ericsson Satio
After such a long wait, how does this much-touted flagship smartphone from Sony Ericsson feel in the hand? Some might say it's a mixed bag.
Watch U2 live on YouTube
In an age when stupid restrictions from content owners prevent you from watching what you want on the Net because you are not in the right "geographical region", it's great…
S$77 for Windows 7 tonight – for the first 177
There's a fabulous deal for Windows 7 tonight at the Singapore launch of the much-awaited OS from Microsoft: S$177 for the upgrade edition of Windows 7 Home Premium if you…
Windows Mobile 6.5 cannot make it lah
Hot on the heels of testing the HTC Hero Android phone, I took a spin with the new Acer Windows Mobile 6.5 touchscreen phone and I can quickly summarise it…
