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July 21, 2009

CyberZone MOA to close down by end of month

Barely a year after the new CyberZone at Mall of Asia opened its doors, it’s now apparently closing down by the end of the month.

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Tech Toys & Gadgets
July 20, 2009

SmartBro Share It now Unlimited at Php999

SmartBro Share It was first introduced last March, a 3G WiFi router that can share internet up to 5 devices.

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Telecoms, WiFi
July 20, 2009

Recent NTC Memo could kill CP Business

The NTC has made amendments to the MC03-03-2005 which regulates contents/information providers to initiate the “opting-in” of subscribers to services through push messages. It’s been the focus of a lot of issues and disputes on vanishing prepaid loads.

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Telecoms
July 19, 2009

Nokia E71i has Dual-SIM and TV Tuner

When I first saw this phone earlier, I really thought it was the real thing. The Nokia E71i is a knock-off Nokia phone that sports dual SIM and a TV tuner.

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Mobile
July 19, 2009

HTC Magic with Android now on Smart Gold

The only closest touchscreen handset that could probably match the iPhone 3G is the HTC Magic with Google’s Android OS. And now that its exclusively available only for Smart Gold subscribers, you can grab one for just Php3,000 under Plan 3500.

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Mobile, Telecoms
July 18, 2009

Ultrathin 12″ HP Pavillion DV2 gets priced

First announced by HP back in January the Pavillion DV2 series has been available locally for some time now. This ultrathin AMD NEO powered laptop can be considered a direct competitor with the Acer Timeline series with a slight advantage of a discrete graphics card.

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Personal Computing
July 18, 2009

8GB iPhone 3G Free on Globe Plan 2100

Now I thought this one is a good deal. You get the iPhone 3G 8GB model for free when you subscribe to a new Globe Postpaid Plan 2100.

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Apples and iPods, Telecoms
July 17, 2009

Gateway LT2003i & LT3102i spotted, priced

Acer is positioning the Gateway brand as its stylish counter-part so whenever we see an Aspire One out the door, expect a corresponding Gateway LT netbooks to follow suit. Spotted at an Asianic store yesterday are the 10.1″ Gateway LT2003i and the 11.6″ Gateway LT3102i.

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Personal Computing
July 16, 2009

Sony Vaio P gets an Atom Z540 1.86GHz

The pocket-sized, ultralight Vaio P from Sony was also recently upgraded to include a faster 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor.

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Personal Computing
July 15, 2009

Poll: Who’s the best netbook maker?

With over a dozen netbook brands available in the Philippines today, it’s pretty harder to pick a model compared to a year ago. It’s good though — the more, the better — competition drives innovation up and prices down.

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Polls
July 15, 2009

Toshiba NB200 gets a WiFi Radar

I’ve mentioned Toshiba’s own netbook here on a couple of occasion and have been spotted in store shelves since last month. We got a better look at the netbook this afternoon along with a couple of other Toshiba multimedia laptops.

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Personal Computing
July 15, 2009

Quiapo DVD on Google Maps

Not sure how Google moderates contributed entries (or POIs) on Google Maps but it looks like the strip of pirated DVD stores in Quiapo got thru.

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Gooooogle
July 14, 2009

Sony Vaio W launched in the Philippines

Sony Philippines introduced their new line of Vaio laptops for Summer 2009 today. Among them is the much-anticipated Sony Vaio W netbook mini-notebook.

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Personal Computing
July 14, 2009

iPod Prices in the Philippines

Updated July 2009: iPod Prices in the Philippines

iPod Shuffle 4th Gen: Php4,190

iPod Nano 8GB: Php8,490
iPod Nano 16GB: Php11,490

iPod Classic 120GB: Php13,990

iPod Touch 8GB: Php12,990
iPod Touch 16GB: Php14,990
iPod Touch 32GB: Php22,490

Nike Sport Armband for iPod Nano: Php1,789
Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic: Php4,290
iPod + Nike Sport Kit: Php1,490

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YugaTech
July 13, 2009

LG Chocolate BL40 is yummy!

In a leaked promotional video, the next LG Chocolate (BL40) looks sexy and yummy featuring a large 4-inch screen and a multi-touch screen {via}. Check the video after the jump.

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Mobile
July 13, 2009

Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D Camera

Fujifilm is developing a prototype digital camera that has two lenses and able to capture a 3D image, according to this feature at Time.com.

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Photography
July 12, 2009

Sony-Ericsson Phone Price List in the Philippines

The price list of phones below were taken from Mega Exchange Store in the Mall of Asia last January 5, 2009. Prices might change and they usually go down but these are the best cash-only deals we’ve see so far for Sony Ericsson:

Sony Ericsson W200i – Php5,200
Sony Ericsson T200 – Php4,900
Sony Ericsson R300 – Php4,900
Sony Ericsson K530i – Php8,500
Sony Ericsson W350i – Php7,900
Sony Ericsson G502 – Php8,500
Sony Ericsson W380i – Php9,500
Sony Ericsson K770i – Php10,900
Sony Ericsson W580i – Php10,900
Sony Ericsson K810i – Php11,500
Sony Ericsson T700 – Php11,900
Sony Ericsson W910i – Php13,900
Sony Ericsson C905 – Php29,500
Sony Ericsson G700 – Php14,900
Sony Ericsson W595 – Php14,900
Sony Ericsson W890i – Php14,500
Sony Ericsson W760i – Php15,500
Sony Ericsson C902i – Php18,900
Sony Ericsson G900 – Php19,900
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 – Php42,500
Sony Ericsson T306 – Php5,600
Sony Ericsson T303 – Php5,700

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July 12, 2009

Nokia Phone Price List in the Philippines

These are the latest updated prices of Nokia phone units being sold in Manila, Philippines as of June 2010. The items below were taken from Mega Exchange Store at the CyberZone, Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

Update: See updated price list of Nokia Cell Phones for June 2011.

Updated:
Nokia C3 – Php7,295
Nokia C5 – Php8,450
Nokia C6 – Php14,450

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July 11, 2009

Olympus Pen E-P1 is World’s Smallest dSLR

Although Olympus is not that very popular in the Philippines, they still have a handful of loyalist here and there. It’s also made name for itself as having the world’s smallest and lightest dSLR — the Olympus Pen EP-1.

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Photography
July 10, 2009

Why is everybody dissing the Nokia N97?

When the official price of the Nokia N97 was finally announced, I was glad that it was way lower than my guesstimate. Having sold my Nokia 5800, I was preparing to buy the N97 and do a full review until I read all the other earlier reviews. I wondered why all the top tech blogs gave the Nokia N97 a thumbs down?

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Mobile