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Daily SG: 2 Jul 2009

Posted by singaporedaily on 2nd July 2009

42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. ASEAN Human Rights Commission
- TOC: ASEAN – toothless but with a “sharp tongue”?
- ed’sperience’s Blog: Asian Human Rights body – the pill and the diaphragm, a tale of two contraceptives

Snobs and Frogs
- Sam’s Thoughts: Intellectual Snob and Political Correctness
- Die neue Welle: Intellectual Snobbery

The 1st Malay Brigadier General
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: SAF’s first Malay General

Asian Youth Games
- running legs: 7% is still just 7%, how much you want it to rise?

International
- For Want of a Better Title: Honduras Situation

Daily Discourse
- Laïcité: Marital rape and the presumption of consent
- groundnotes: Citizen Shoppers
- the kent ridge common: A comparison of CEP qualities adopted by our civil service and Shell Petroleum
- Yawning Bread: Extortion rackets as a symptom of political malaise
- TOC: Should the use of dialects be encouraged once more?
- Yawning Bread: Mediacorp should stay out of events management
- Nomed Letters: Sympathizers and Elites [Thanks Lived Nomed]

Life, the universe and everything
- The Enquirer: The last global entertainer
- Backstage Business: More Photos from our World Record Illusion Act!
- Anonymous X: Sherwyn Lui’s winning video contest of Coke Zero’s ‘It’s Possible’ [Thanks Wacky Artz]
- Street71’s Perspective of Singapore: There is NO Free-to-Air TV Channel in Singapore!

Now Showing
- My Little Corner: Why Transformers 2 sucks

I have to agree. To enjoy Transformers 2, leave your brains at the door and ignore the plot holes the size of Optimus Prime’s …..

Infoblogaramous
- Singapore Hedge Fund: Asia’s 25 biggest hedge funds [Thanks Jean]
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Geek Camp Singapore 2009: Calling for Speakers

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Daily Tech: Firefox 3.5 Released

Posted by singaporedaily on 2nd July 2009

News
- Mozilla: Firefox 3.5 Download Page
- CNET: Firefox 3.5: Excellent for fans, but competition getting tougher
- PC World: Beyond Firefox 3.5: A Sneak Peek at Mozilla’s Next Browser
- DigiTimes: Asustek lowers prices to clear stocks of 7-, 8.9-inch Eee PCs
- Web User: YouTube faces community revolt
- NPD Group Blog: Windows 7 Pricing: The Good, The Bad, And The Interesting
- AppleInsider: White iPhone 3GS units discoloring from excessive heat
- ChannelWeb: 5 Complaints About Apple iPhone 3G S
- Mobility Digest: Psychology of Technology: iPhone: The Dark Side of an Icon
- Reuters: Sony eyes cellphone/game gear hybrid
- Ars Technica: PS3, 360 price drops coming this fall
- VG247: PS3 Firmware 3.0 - Grief reporting, reputation system, background patches, multiple audio outputs
- Computerworld: Blizzard Kills StarCraft II LAN Support
- NYTimes: Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?

Reviews | Guides
- techPowerUp: Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum (Single PCB)
- HWZ: Galaxy GeForce GTX 285 OC with AC Edition
- Techgage: ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell Netbook
- DriverHEaven: MSI GX723 Gaming Laptop
- t-break: HP Pavilion dv2 Ultra Portable
- Pureoverclock: Samsung SyncMaster T240
- TweakTown: Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard
- FrostyTech: Top 5 Heatsinks
- Bwnchmark Reviews: Antec ISK300-65 Mini-ITX Computer Case
- HWZ: Build Your Own AMD Phenom II Machine

SG Tech
- Tech65.org: Gear65 #29 - Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Sony Ericsson Entertainment Unlimited: Satio, Aino and Yari

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