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Nokia N91 Shows Who’s Boss in Music Phone Land
The traffic, the dust, and the smoke-belching jeepneys—the Pinoy’s idea of a mass transit system—could not keep me from making my way to Intramuros once again. Well, partly because almost two-thirds of the way is now covered by the Santolan-Recto LRT, which makes travel almost like a breeze. But mostly because my editor told me I could lay my hands on Nokia’s latest offering, the N91 multimedia-playing smartphone. But there was a catch; the phone would be mine for a week if and only if I would personally pick it up from his office.
Bose Companion 2: When There’s No Room for Desktop Mediocrity
If you’re like most other PC owners, it is most likely that you have got loads of multimedia (audio and video) files stashed in your PC’s hard drive. Or, perhaps, you have amassed a collection of MP3-loaded CDRs and other less-than-fully-certified legit copies of CDs that could make any Quiapo stall-owner blush with pride.
Opening Pages
Hewlett Packard’s ProCurve Networking introduced last Friday a set of innovative LAN switches that feature wirespeed performance and built-in Power over Ethernet (PoE). ProCurve presented four families of switches with Adaptive EDGE Architecture. These are the ProCurve 5400 and 3500 series, a fourth generation switch that runs on ProVIsion ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), the ProCurve 4200, the ProCurve 6200, and ProCurve 8100.
Blog-O-Rama
Search Engine Strategies is a continuing conference series held in major cities of the world where experts talk on how to market and optimize your website for the search engines. The last one was held recently in Nanjing China where SE stalwarts like Yahoo China's tophat Jack Ma, Google's Johnny Chou, Mike Grehan, Chris Sherman and others enlightened participants on the latest trends and developments in the search engine marketing (SEM) field. Simultaneous SES confabs will be held in April in Tokyo; Toronto, Canada; and Milan, Italy.
KnowledgeBox
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) refers to a new release in 3G telephony standards, which boosts downlink speeds from the current end-user rate of 384 kbps (up to 2 Mbps according to standards) to a maximum value according to standards of 14.4 Mbps. Real life end-user speeds will be in the range of 2 to 3 Mbps.
Security Secrets and Strategies
Information security has become a top concern among companies evaluating current and potential outsourcing relationships, according to a new study by management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. Furthermore, companies perceive a significantly higher security risk in working with offshore providers over those in the U.S., due to a lack of trust in legal and regulatory environments in developing countries.
Reality Bites
More than half of high school students surveyed report at least one symptom of hearing loss according to a poll commissioned by the American Speech-Language-Hearing-Association (ASHA) and conducted by Zogby International.
LU BEAT
Funky, colorful, bright, and friendly. These are the words commonly attributed to ROSE Online, one of Level Up! Inc.’s younger online game communities. But ROSE has recently gone mad with a Super Boss Monster Summoning event. Sure, the bright colorful palette of ROSE Online’s environment is exciting for every fresh and bubbly gamer out there but what most people don’t know is that this “light” or “easy” look could be very deceiving.
Specially Coated Halogen Lamp Sheds Light on Surgery
The Siemens subsidiary Osram has launched a new halogen lamp on the market that is up to 30 percent more efficient than previous halogen lamps with the same level of power consumption and heat generation. The new XIR (xenon infrared) lamp is designed for use in areas such as operating rooms where light needs to be particularly bright.
Toby's Sports Arena at Glorietta 2 Re-launched and Interactive
An interactive sports shop is far better than viewing catalogues, video ads, and displays that cannot be touched unless bought. So where do you find an interactive sports shop in Manila? Check out the new improved Toby's Arena at Glorietta 2 in Makati.
CANON KICKS-OFF 2006 WITH EXCITING SET OF NEW PRODUCTS
Canon, a leader in digital imaging solutions and technology, today grand slammed a dynamic range of new digital cameras and camcorders, each featuring leading technologies in their class.
Smart and Nokia complete Philippines’ first HSDPA test call
Philippines’ wireless service provider Smart Communications Inc. (SMART) and Nokia have completed the first High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA) call in the country. The call was made in Smart’s live network.
CJAM 1000
The CJAM 1000 is a powerful advanced jamming device that utilizes unique and intelligent techniques interfering with communication along up to 3 frequency ranges specified by the customer. Choice bands include Cellular, GSM 900, Paging, PCS, Wi-Fi or any other Microwave frequency.
Samsung Develops Enhanced Multimedia Processor for Mobile Applications
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced a new mobile AP for enhanced multimedia performance at the third annual Samsung Mobile Solution Forum. The new processor is the ultimate solution for multimedia intensive mobile handsets.
SAMSUNG LEADS THE FIRST PUBLIC WiBRO TRIAL SERVICE IN KOREA
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading producer of mobile phones and telecommunication systems, will exhibit its industry leadership by providing WiBRO, (wireless broadband) devices to Korea Telecom (KT), Korea’s largest telecom operator. Samsung has shown demonstrations in past exhibitions and forums, but this will be the first user trial service in the industry.
BENQ DC E300 Means Multi-functionality
"Big deal! My digital camera doesn't just take pictures. It also records videos!"
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