We are looking at a rainy summer this year. PAGASA forecasts a wet season of the Sun for the next few months, a period that we normally associate with sunblock lotions and bikinis.

La Niña, our favorite weather forecasters say, is the culprit. The yin of the yang that is the El Niño, this little girl, nevertheless, has her own long list of tantrums and fits. And for folks who depend on the sun's rays for their livelihood, this extremely rainy season brings with it lots of bad news.

Rice farmers will find it harder to sun-dry their produce; so will the copra farmers.

But what worry most people are the potentially deadly results that these coming heavy rains could bring. Typhoon Ondoy and its rampaging waters are still fresh in our collective memory.

Lenovo's Mobiles and Tablets

Chinese computer vendor Lenovo plans to establish a business unit that will focus the manufacture of smartphones, tablet computers, and other Internet-connected gadgets.

The company said that it sees a huge growth potential for the mobile Internet-enabled device market; hence, the planned business unit. The mobile Internet business will be based in Beijing.

Lenovo, currently the world's fourth biggest computer vendor in terms of shipments, has been seeking to diversify its business operations.

Partners IBM and ARM

IBM and ARM, partners in microprocessor design since 2008, have expanded their collaboration to include development works on 14-nanometer chips. The companies are aiming to develop smaller and more energy-efficient chips for mobile gadgets and devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers. At present, chips designed by ARM are used in the majority of mobile devices. Intel, however, is pushing its Atom chip platform to penetrate the market segment and compete with ARM. As this corner has always been saying, the more the merrier – competition will always work for the benefit of consumers.

Only in Japan

Japanese toilets are some of the best and most technologically advanced bathroom fixtures in the world. Their shower jets and odor-control features, among other capabilities, put to shame their counterparts in other countries.

Videogame company Sega, however, is not satisfied with Japanese toilets' Numero Uno status. The company has decided it could do better.

And depending on your sense of humor or lack of it, Sega has done a great job. Or not.

Sega has installed "urine-controlled" games in urinals in Tokyo. The company is currently testing the "videogame urinals," which come equipped with pressure sensors and a digital display. The player controls the game using his urine stream.

I and my childhood friends used to play games that involved the same body fluid. Back then we did not have enough money to buy waterguns. Sega, in this instance, has done something that brings back some childhood memories. That's all for the meantime, folks. Join me again next time as we keep on watching IT.