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Daily SG: 4 Jun 2009

Posted by singaporedaily on 4th June 2009

Tiananmen Anniversary
- …thrills, spills & flatliners: TODAY, 20 YEARS AGO…
- Article 14: Dazi Bao: Posters from Tiananmen Square - 1989
- SDP Blog: Breaking news: Government reverses ban on Tiananmen performance [Thanks Seelan]

AWARE Takeover Aftermath
- that burning republic-state doesn’t sway placidity: Religion in Secular Society: Expression, not Compulsion [Thanks Fadzridin]

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Sgpolitics.net: Temasek’s portfolio significantly underperforms regional markets
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: Temasek Holdings scores with Barclays!

Recession
- mrbrown: Upturn the Downturn song sung by NTUC

High Notes & Mini Bombs
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: It is easy to be cheated (4) - Participating policies
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Travel insurance does not cancel trip cancellation

International
- Kaffein-nated: General Motors (GM) ran out of gas

The People vs PoThePanda
- Chia Ti Lik’s Blog: The case of PoThePanda – Update

Free Burma
- Sgpolitics.net: Repeated mistakes made by mainstream media on Aung San Suu Kyi

Daily Discourse
- Inquivision: Should Singapore focus more investment in “soft” science research?
- the kent ridge common: In desperate times, MOE is the solution
- TOC: TOC editorial: Electric dreams
- Singapore Peak Oil: PM Lee Hsien Loong vs Dr. Ow Chin Hock on Population Growth
- Chee Wai’s Random Musings: Efficient when familiar, unhelpful in uncharted waters
- My sketchbook: Our civil servants are tops! Congrats!

Life, the universe and everything
- The Fire in My Life: Hit the nail on the durian… [Thanks Joel]

Books and Papercuts
- Cooler Insights: How Disney Creates Its Magic

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Daily Tech: E3 2009 & Computex 2009

Posted by singaporedaily on 4th June 2009

E3 2009
- GameSpot: Microsoft Press Conference [Full Vid]
- GameSpot: Sony Press Conference [Full Vid]
- GameSpot: Nintendo Press Conference [Full Vid]
- IGN: E3 2009: Microsoft Press Conference Analysis
- Gamasutra: E3 Analysis: Sony’s Still Got It
- 1UP: Nintendo E3 Press Conference: Team Ninja’s Metroid, Galaxy 2, Vitality Sensor
- CNET: You can believe in Microsoft’s Project Natal
- CNET: Behold the motion-sensitive controller wars
- Engadget: PSP Go first hands-on!
- Mega64: EXCLUSIVE MICROSOFT E3 KEYNOTE VID!! ~*HOT*~

Computex 2009
- DailyTech: NVIDIA Tegra Devices Abound at Computex 2009
- Engadget: NVIDIA strikes gold with Ion: 21 new products at Computex
- Tom’s Hardware: Nvidia’s Ion Makes a Splash at Computex 2009
- PC World: AMD Plans DirectX 11 GPUs This Year
- PC Perspective: Computex 2009: AMD Demonstrates working 40nm DirectX 11 Silicon
- X-bit labs: Intel Launches Consumer-Oriented Platform for Ultra-Thin Notebooks
- DigiTimes: HP and Dell to launch Nvidia Ion-based netbooks and all-in-one PCs in 3Q09
- CNET: Windows 7 to launch October 22
- ComputerWorld: Giga-byte shows CULV laptop, netbooks with Windows 7
- TweakTown: MSI Sets New Benchmark for Large Notebooks
- HWZ: Seamless Design - ASUS @ Computex 2009
- HWZ: Slim and Windy - MSI @ Computex 2009
- VR-Zone: Computex 09: Asus’ New Motherboards
- VR-Zone: Computex 09: Part 1

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