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THE NOKIA E65
My novice's mind tells me it is an understatement to say "You'll be able to work at the airport or while stuck in a traffic jam and use that time instead of wasting it."
THE PHILIPS S660 MOBILE MUSIC PHONE
With dimensions of 101 x 43 x 18 millimeters, the Philips S660 is a black-gray, candy bar-type mobile phone that is marketed by Philips as a music phone. The S660 weighs only 83 grams and has a 1.5 inch 65K colored LCD with a CSTN display at 128 x 128 pixels. Being a music phone, it supports MP3, AMR, Midi, and SP-Midi audio formats for your listening pleasure.
BLOG-O-RAMA
The invitation, posted on the official website, looked inviting enough: "Are you a Filipino with a blog worth noticing? Think you got what it takes to be called one of the Philippines' best bloggers?" Thus signaled the birth of the Philippine Blog Awards, the first fully organized body to recognize the grit and talent of the Filipino blogger whose number has been growing in years. At stake are awards for the following fields: technology, travel, entertainment, personal, home and living, socio-political, news and media, business/entrepreneur, sports and recreation, fashion and lifestyle, Best Photoblog and Podcast of the Year. Special awards are also at stake for the Bloggers' Choice, Best Blog Design, Best OFW Blog, Best Free Custom Theme, and Best Blog Plug-in/ Extension.
BROADBAND
When last I talked about my cellular phone, it was an old, five-year-old-or-more model that couldn’t take pictures, had a capacity of only thirty text messages, and its keypad numbers were mostly erased. Since then my sister came to my rescue with a newer model phone that has a 2.0 megapixel camera and can store a little over a hundred text messages.
HAVING FUN WITH I.T.
Blogging has become one of the main public uses of the Internet, and you can find a blog about any subject you care to think of. If you want to start your own blog, one problem you might face is where to get the content for your blog. Well you don't have to worry about that anymore; you can always visit Bloglines.com and your problem is solved.
GAMETIME
Microsoft Corp. announced the extension of the Xbox LIVE games and entertainment network to the Windows platform, bringing together the most popular online console game service with the most popular games platform in the world. Debuting on May 8, 2007, with the launch of the Windows Vista version of the Xbox blockbuster "Halo 2," Games for Windows - LIVE will connect Windows gamers to over six million gamers already in the Xbox LIVE community. Then, launching in June, "Shadowrun" will, for the first time, connect Windows gamers with Xbox 360 players in cross-platform matches using a single service. "UNO," releasing later in 2007, will also support cross-platform play between Windows and Xbox 360.
LU! BEAT
Without a doubt, 2006 was a successful year for the country’s leading online game publisher, Level Up! and its list of popular online games. And just when you thought last year’s success just couldn’t get any better, along comes a great honor given to three of the company’s biggest MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games). Ragnarok Online, Silk Road Online, and RF Online -- against a multitude of other great MMORPGs out there – stood out and were voted as the Favorite Games in the MMOSITE Reader’s Choice Best of 2006!
OFFICE COMPANION
Live Preview shows a temporary formatting change before you commit to it. You can see what a new font or style would look like by hovering over the choice with the mouse. You can preview the changes any Gallery option will make before applying it. That means less going back and forth, applying changes and then trying to figure out how to undo them when they don't look right. The temporary formatting is removed when the mouse pointer is moved from the button. This allows users to have a preview of how the option would affect the appearance of the object, without actually applying it.
IT SHOPTALK
Whenever we hear the name PC Gilmore, we immediately think of the computer hub located at the corner of Aurora Boulevard and Gilmore Avenue. But we would like to think the other way and be specific on the shop itself. So we paid a visit at their branch in Greenhills to find what’s new and what’s the most in-demand in their store. We were able to have a brief chat with Dennis Landicho, branch manager of PC Gilmore.
REALITY BITES
One time, my friends and I engaged in a healthy discussion. The topic - which communication means is more economical? Making calls on a mobile phone or communicating by sending Short Messaging Service (SMS)?
BAYAN TEL SPORTS NEW LOOK, BARES STATE OF TELECOMS REPORT
If you're a consumer who has had to contend with flaky internet connection and even flakier service from customer service staff, then you can probably relate with survey findings released this week by Bayan Telecomunications.
Samsung trade-up promo
Photography has always been a passion to everyone and we know it! Together with Samsung, we can make this into reality to let everyone own a digital camera through the first-ever nationwide camera trade up promo.
CREATIVE ZEN NEEON 2
Find your music a mate
Philippines made strides versus copyright piracy – IIPA
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), a coalition of seven trade associations representing US copyright-based industries, recognized the “good work” by the Philippine government in the fight against piracy in its comment submitted to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Special 301 Review. “Several optical disc plants were shut down (under the leadership of Optical Media Board Chairman Eduardo Manzano). In addition, the Philippine National Police, under the leadership of PNP Senior Superintendent Noel delos Reyes has turned a corner for the better, taking actions on right holder requests and informing right holders of specific piracy issues,” the IIPA stated.
Olympus µ725SW
Even fashionistas would prefer a tough gadget that has a stylish design, and digital cameras are not excused. Clubbing and gimmicks are as rugged as outdoors activities like swimming, hiking, biking, or just plain backpack traveling in another country.
ViewSonic Introduces LCD Monitors and LCD TV
ViewSonic brings to the Philippine market their newest LCD monitors as announced during Innovista's product launch to its partners last week at Mandaluyong City. The new line of LCD monitors is ViewSonic's answer to the market trend of users looking for big and wide monitors.
DIGITAL CITIZENS
If you think gaming consoles like Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii are machines that can be used just for gaming alone, you better think again.
JAVA CHAMPION'S CORNER
Now that I have revved up interest in Java (I hope), it is time to give you some pointers on where to learn Java outside of the classroom. Whilst you can get training from Sun Microsystems Philippines, there are other ways for you to learn Java. Here're some of them:
OFFICE COMPANION
The Quick Access Toolbar is a customizable toolbar that contains a set of commands that are independent of the tabs that are displayed. You can add buttons that represent commands to the Quick Access Toolbar, and you can move the Quick Access Toolbar from one of the two possible locations - the upper-left corner next to the Microsoft Office Button which is the default location and below the Ribbon, which is part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface.
OF MACS & TUX
I recently bought a new 17" 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac and like all new computers that I have bought recently, I nuke the hard drive and start installing everything from scratch. This way, I can get rid of the demo/trial software that are usually pre-installed in the computer. A clean install also means a more personalized and optimized operating system. The next thing is to download and install all the software updates. Depending on your internet connection, it will take you from an hour to half a day to get all the updates.
INFOCHAT NEWS
Avaya Announces one-X Portal
Toshiba Announces 11 New Satellite and Portégé Notebook Computers
AEONIC SEICHE LAUNCHES SEICHE TUNNEL ALONG EDSA
The Internet has definitely changed the way Filipinos think and do their daily routines. Erstwhile, EDSA (formerly known as Hi-Way 54) has been a witness to many historical events throughout the years. Add to that, it’s also monstrous traffic on and off during rush hour.
FORTINET LAUNCHES NEW RANGE OF IT SECURITY PRODUCTS
Fortinet, a California-based company that provides multi-threat security systems for secured business communications, has recently launched their latest unified threat management (UTM) solutions and appliances to the Philippine IT market.
Samsung Now Sampling Industry’s Highest-Density Embedded Memory Card Solution
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced that it has begun shipping samples of an eight gigabyte (GB) memory chip to major mobile electronics manufacturers – the highest density embedded flash memory developed to date.
Britain's Playstation 3 nuts begin long queue
LONDON (AFP) - Hardcore computer game fans queued to be the first in Britain to grab Sony's Playstation 3 when the next-generation console gets its long-awaited European launch.
World's biggest high-tech fair wraps up with higher attendance
BERLIN (AFP) - The world's biggest high-tech trade show, the CeBIT, wrapped up after drawing 480,000 visitors during the week-long event -- a 10-percent increase over 2006.
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