When one hears the name Canon, the first things that come to mind are their cameras. Since high school, my dad was always fascinated with Canon cameras. He liked the performance, quality, durability, dependability, and easy-to-use features of Canon cameras.

The last time I reviewed a cordless keyboard and mouse, I had lots of fun not to mention finding out that the mouse and keyboard ports of my PC were defective. But sadly, my new unit has not been replaced yet and here I am reviewing another wireless pair.

Putting my new browser to the test, I decided to go over all the listservs I subscribe to and found these very interesting websites and paid them a visit.

Last February 24, 2005, the Intellectual Property Coalition of the Philippines (IPC) presented to government and to the media a report commissioned by Microsoft Philippines regarding piracy in the Philippines. The purpose of the report is to identify and profile major representatives copyright-related industries in the Philippines, review the quantitative effects of piracy on affected industries and provide strategic insights given such analysis.

Blogging has been called by Fortune magazine the No. 1 tech trend to watch in 2005 and bloggers have been called “people of the year” by several prominent US media organizations. It is only fitting therefore that Manila Bulletin – in both its print and interactive editions – present this column on b-l-o-g-s in recognition of its growing influence as an alternative form of media. Through this humble space, we also aim to acquaint our readers with the sites of outstanding Filipino bloggers who are doing a great job of widening the perspectives of an ever-growing online community with their substantial thoughts on politics, culture , technology and life in general.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the new Level Up policy on hacks and hack policies (effective since Feb 18, 2005). This week, I’m reprinting it here for those who were not able to catch it in time or for those who want to cut this column and use it as “easy-reference”.

Samsung Electronics, the leading provider of TFT-LCD display panels, announced that it has developed the world’s largest 82-inch TFT-LCD. This full HD image quality TFT-LCD panel was developed at the company’s new production complex in Tangjeong, Korea. The soon-to-be operational 7th-generation production facility uses glass substrates that measure 1.87m x 2.20m.

Siemens introduces the new 75 A-Series, epitomizing simple, intuitive communication. Developed by a leading team of Siemens engineers, each mobile device within the A-Series such as the AX75, A75 and A70, are individual in character, yet united by their reliable functionality and technology. Attractive and distinctively designed, each offers the most essential communication tools, all presented in an easy–to-use and high quality package.

Providing options for all lifestyles, Sony has once again expanded its selection of portable music devices with the introduction of its 2005 line of MiniDisc™ Walkman® digital music players.

The Sony Ericsson K750i is a 2 Megapixel imaging phone that captures the sharpest, clearest pictures with superb color reproduction for printing, sharing and viewing. This phone also delivers fast, open connectivity and contains a generous memory to make it simple for users to store and share their favourite images. Such imaging excellence combined with a rich suite of business, entertainment and communication features, makes the K750i the ideal companion for a busy working and social life.

To celebrate its tenth birthday this year, Yahoo! Southeast Asia has updated its Asian homepage (asia.yahoo.com) with a new look launched in the United States in September last year.

Local software engineering services firm WEBWORKS OS announced plans to develop the first Filipino glossary of computer terms to facilitate easy access to information for both local software developers and users.