Nokia’s new “slide-out keyboard” gizmo
Right after Sony Ericsson shipped its Xperia X1, along comes Nokia's new N-series "hero" product, the N97, that comes with, surprise, a slide-out keyboard. But unlike the Xperia, which runs…
SingTel, StarHub trot out netbooks and other freebies
Do you want an Asus Eee PC or an HP mini? That seems to be the choice that Sitex shoppers are being asked to make by SingTel and StarHub, as…
What’s hot at Sitex (Part IV)
Do check out Part I, Part II and Part III of Techgoondu's coverage at Sitex '08 if you haven't, where Alf did a bang-up job covering most of the stuff.…
What’s hot at Sitex (Part III)
Besides the usual TVs and laptops, there are other little bargains to be had at Sitex. We seem to have forgotten that printers were once the thing to buy at…
What’s hot at Sitex (Part II)
Okay, on to the other Sitex show bargains on the first day. One tempting deal comes from Samsung, which is selling its new 14.7-megapixel NV100HD camera for S$599, with loads…
What’s hot at Sitex 2008 (Part I)
The lelong has begun anew today, with the last of the quarterly computer bazaars being held at Singapore Expo. What's the lowdown on the best deals this year? Well, despite…
Dropcast: spell slinging, Singapore style
Dropcast is the first DS game made in Singapore, released in Sept 2008 by Mikoishi. Unfortunately, it was released to very little fanfare here and abroad. The curse of the…
Intel Core i7s “fly off shelves” here
It's been said that recessions come and go but life goes on at Sim Lim Square, that six-storey techie haunt in Singapore, for those unfamilar. The best evidence comes from…
Announcing the Techgoondu LG TV winner!
This is the final wrap-up to our Techgoondu LG TV contest. Please check Part I and Part II if you're interested in the whole process! It was a democratic decision…
PC Magazine to end print business
Yup, scary stuff but the venerable PC Magazine will ending its 27-year-old monthly print magazine. The last issue is on January 2009. Interestingly this magazine managed to move 70-80 per…
Cool StarHub Hubstation HD – about time!
Somehow we didn't catch this piece of news last week, but it's still worthwhile to mention that StarHub has a new Hubstation PVR that now does HD as well. This…
Say hello to the new Mariah Carey
Not sure what in God's name he was thinking, but a Korean geek has sang his way to YouTube fame by er, going out of tune with a Mariah Carey…
Asus has got touch on its Eee desktop
Not sure why Asus called it the world's first touch-screen PC, but its new Eee Top ET16 series of desktop PCs do come with a nice touch-screen and neat "all-in-oneness"…
Techgoondu LG TV contest roundup (Part II)
In the first part of the roundup, we tallied the entries on the Techgoondu LG TV contest, and Apple iPhone emerged as the favourite gadget of 2008. In this article,…
Techgoondu LG TV contest roundup (Part I)
The Techgoondu readers have spoken. For our recently concluded contest, in which we're giving away an almost brand new S$5,000 42-inch LCD TV (kindly sponsored by LG), the favourite geek…
Microsoft’s latest Windows Live refresh
Though Google's been getting the publicity over here at Techgoondu, Microsoft also did a nice show-and-tell this week of its upcoming "Wave 3" updates for Windows Live services. Here's a…
Movie buffs can “Google” it!
Type the words "Quantum of Solace" followed by the "Singapore" in the local Google search box (as in www.google.com.sg). Voila! A shortlist of local cinemas showing this latest Bond flick…
Google adds video to e-mail and chat
It's one of those things that make you go: "why didn't I think of that"? Google has come up with another useful tool for its growing Gmail user base, by…
Dump iTunes, get Songbird
Tired of the increasingly bloated and unwieldy beast called iTunes? Give Songbird, a new open-source music player a spin. It has a lot of the nice Apple interface, but it…
Nice HTC updates to the Touch family
The Taiwanese phone maker showed off to the media (and Techgoondu) two nice additions to the Touch family - the Touch 3G and Touch HD - in a media briefing…
