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NOKIA 7370: FUNCTION MEETS FASHION
People who are used to Nokia phones will most likely say that the Nokia 7370 is not like any other model they have known from this leading brand. As part of Nokia’s soon-to-be launched L’Amour collection, the 7370 is being packaged as a fashion phone and will surely enthrall one in the looks and design department.

CANON OPTURA 600: TWO-IN-ONE WONDER
Most of the friends I know are loyal to the brand Canon when it comes to camera and so I was glad that to review for the first time a Canon product that works excellently as a camera for recording both videos and still photos.. This is the much-touted Canon Optura 600, a second generation model of Canon’s much-acclaimed line of camcorders which boasts of a large 1/2.8-in. 4.3 megapixel CCD and was the smallest of its kind in the market when it first came out.

Opening Pages
I have five email accounts, four of which are free emails and the other my work email. Each account serves its purpose and except for my work email, I access my four email accounts daily. So you can just imagine the bulk of messages I get on a daily basis.

Blog-O-Rama
1. Blogging is here to stay but the excitement will be leveling off . Blogging will no longer be viewed as a novelty and will create less of a buzz as it did two years ago. It will continue to become a widespread and accepted online activity. Those who can take the pressure of maintaining constant, regular posts will stay while the others will quit or go on to other pursuits. There's no harm in trying.

Reality Bites
To most of us, the Cinderella story of Microsoft founder William (Bill) H. Gates can only happen once in a lifetime. A college drop out who started his career in their garage grew his company to become the world's largest software company and making Bill one of the most if not the most successful businessman in the world today. And as they all say, the rest is history.

Hardcode
In my article published last week, I mentioned that we can still do a few more things with the guestbook aside from displaying guestbook entries with alternating colors. We can add another feature, namely, displaying partial guestbook entries, to avoid displaying a very long list of entries that will probably not be read at all. We can accomplish this with pagination.

AMD Appoints New President
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced that Dirk Meyer has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of AMD. Meyer previously served as president and chief operating officer of AMD's Microprocessor Solutions Sector (MSS) business. He will share the leadership and management of AMD with Hector Ruiz, who relinquishes the president title and now is AMD chief executive officer and chairman of the board. Ruiz will continue to be fully engaged in his role as chief executive officer and chairman of the board.

Knowledge Box
The Internet has taken its place beside the telephone and television as an important part of people’s lives. Consumers use the Internet to shop, bank and invest online. Most consumers use credit or debit cards to pay for online purchases, but other payment methods, like "e-wallets," are becoming more common.

BROADBAND
I’d like to begin today with a letter I received from a reader regarding my last article about my Dad. I had meant my article as a way to share with you my feelings and thoughts about him and the way we interacted, which involved, among other things, technology.

Security Secrets and Strategies
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)², the non-profit international leader in educating and certifying information security professionals worldwide announced the results of the second annual Global Information Security Workforce Study, conducted by global analyst firm IDC and sponsored by (ISC)². Results revealed the profession continued to mature, and ultimate responsibility for information security moved up the management hierarchy, with more respondents identifying the board of directors and CEO, or a CISO/CSO as being accountable for their company's information security.

RAGNABEAT
This week’s article is from Leandro Galvez (aka Richter of Ragnaboards). He shares some tips on character creation. Thanks, dude!

PLDT'S UNLIMITED P10 PER CALL SERVICE
Last year, PLDT has given its subscribers the P10 per call promo for a limited period. The response was overwhelming, and people wanted more than just that. From there, PLDT gave their growing clientele what they wanted.

O2 XDA ATOM LAUNCHING AT THE TEMPLE BAR
First, there was the Xda. Then, there was the Xda II mini.

Smart Fabric Portable Keyboard
Eleksen Ltd., announced the availability of its ElekTex® Smart Fabric wireless keyboard. Designed for Smart phones, PDAs and handheld devices, the keyboard supports access to email, document editing, texting and mobile web browsing, and is lightweight, portable, and full laptop-sized.

MANILA’S TOP COMPANIES GO 3G
Globe Telecom recently announced the latest milestone in its rollout of 3G (third-generation) mobile services in the Philippines. Starting this month, a number of top corporations in various industries have started test-driving 3G services using fully-configured 3G handsets. Among the companies to participate in the trial are Ayala Land, General Milling Corporation, Sun Life of Canada, insurance company PruLife UK, 3M Philippines and the Aboitiz Group of Companies.

CAPTURE AN APPLE MOMENT
Catch that strong emotion that Apple lovers has about their gadgets and you can bring home an iBook, an iMac G5, or an iPod Nano,. Microwarehouse Inc., the leading distributor of networking, mobile and digital devices, announces the Apple of My I Photo Contest for professional and amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts.

Having Fun with I.T.
Have you noticed those teeny-weeny logo on your browser's address bar beside the website URL? The advantage of having one is it adds branding and charisma to your website and it also provide a more professional and unique appearance. Once created, not only will it appear on the address bar but it will also be displayed in the Bookmark / Favorite section of the browser if your visitor decided to bookmark your site.

Yahoo! Go Mobile to Launch with AT&T, Cingular and Nokia
Yahoo! Inc. announced Yahoo! Go Mobile, a new service designed to let consumers take their favorite Internet content and services with them on their mobile devices. Yahoo! Go Mobile will be launching with AT&T and Cingular Wireless in the United States and with Nokia in multiple international markets in the coming months. Yahoo! Go Mobile integrates the power of the Internet into consumers’ mobile device experiences by combining real-time connectivity with access to their community, information and content services from across the web.


 

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