There was nothing particularly striking with this unit the moment I first saw it, not the shape, not the color. But when I held it in my hand, it was oh so light I though I was holding a toy. At 76 grams, I hardly felt it inside my pocket.

A number of colleagues in the academe have been asking me what would be worth investing on for their own personal use: a desktop or a laptop. So I ask them what their needs are. But without them giving me an answer, it would be safe to assume that they’ll be using a computer primarily for word processing and for preparing presentations.

You will never find her writing about politics and all those heavy stuff but there is something in Toni Tiu's blog that readers from all walks of life can relate to. Maybe it's the fact that she writes casually and shares from the heart - whether it be her latest cooking adventure, new products in the market she's tried, career tips, the places she went to and her positive take on the nature of human relationships. Pretty and petite Toni works in the fast-paced world of advertising and she considers blogging a form of therapy for her, not to mention the fact that she really loves to write. Aside from these, she enjoys "writing poetry, reading magazines and books (mostly cookbooks lately), having a cup of hot chocolate with my friends and going on dates with my husband." Get to know more about the person behind "Wifely Steps" (found at http://toni.marikit.net) in the following interview:

The past few weeks have been an exciting time for most of us. Starting with the Hello, Garci? tapes, GMA’s apology, the rejection of the latter’s apology, the cabinet coup, the resignation demands, the loyalty checks, and the rallies, our life has been a little more frenetic. Just like a telenovela, the past weeks were full of drama and suspense that kept most of us waiting for what was going to happen next. But while all the fanfare was happening, have you ever wondered what good does all these events bring to our country and to our people? I say NONE.

Look up in the sky! It’s a bird… no it’s a plane…

With Apple’s new Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) operating system, a new feature called Dashboard is introduced. Dashboard is a background application that hosts small applications, called widgets, that can be activated by a press of a button.

We all know that typical Noypis are crazy about mobile phones. But for most of us, eventhough we drool at high-featured phones, the one real dilemma is the price.

Samsung Electronics is launching a cutting-edge mobile phone that has combined the Bluetooth with the Voice Recognition technology.

Samsung Electronics is launching a cutting-edge mobile phone that has combined the Bluetooth with the Voice Recognition technology.

Belkin introduced two new iPod add-ons which add voice recording and wireless control capabilities to the device.

The GSM Cellular Interceptor off-air system has features never before seen in any passive intercept system. It is a completely STEALTH - invisible and non-detectable, high performance and upgradeable, multi-channel GSM Cellular Intercept and logging (recording) system. It is not only designed to receive and process GSM digital cellular signals, but it also has a built in sophisticated RF triangulation locator with near GPS accuracy. Built-in DSP and PC software determines the processing algorithms, and special Windows based software provides an intuitive and comprehensive interface to the operator.

Logitech added to its growing portfolio of mobile music products by introducing three new headphones designed for the fast-growing portable music player market: the Logitech® Wireless Headphones for MP3, the Logitech® Identity Headphones for MP3, and the Logitech® Curve Headphones for MP3. Each product works with any iPod or MP3.

Nokia announced Asphalt: Urban GT 2, the hot sequel to the spectacular dream car racing game on the N-Gage platform. Developed and published by Gameloft, Asphalt: Urban GT 2 takes the franchise further with more wild action – with real cars and motorbikes in real locations.

The Siemens Group company Osram Opto Semiconductors has unveiled new colors and display formats for the rapidly growing market for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). OLED technology, which has only been around for some 10 years, is especially suitable for mobile terminals such as MP3 players and cell phones. Larger-format displays, on the other hand, are still based on classic LCD technology, which has been continuously refined over the past 30 years.

SMC Networks has announced the availability of its ADSL2+ Barricade G 4-port wireless router. The ADSL2+ Barricade G 4-port wireless router (SMC7904WBRA) is a multi-functional Annex A ADSL2+ router that combines a 2.4GHz 54Mbps 802.11G Wireless Access Point, 4 10/100Mbps RJ45 ports for connection to a PC or Network and an RJ11 WAN port that connects to your ADSL line wirelessly.

Convenience and speed are just two of the reasons why electronic mail (better known as e-mail) is considered one of the greatest benefits the Internet gave to mankind. E-mail has become the business world's preferred means of communication as proven by a survey commissioned by Calcium Software. The survey indicated that e-mail accounted for 42% of daily business communication, compared to face-to-face contact (25%), phone calls (18%), fax (2%), and others (13%).