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Archive for September, 2008

Apple to open Online Store in the Philippines?

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods. 13 replies

posted: September 30th, 2008

A tip from a source close to distributors hinted that an Apple Online Store is in the works to cater to Philippine consumers. Could apple.com.ph be launching real soon?

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Samsung Pixon M8800 bares 8MP camera

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 11 replies

posted: September 30th, 2008

Looks like 8 megapixel is becoming the battleground for newer mobile phones. We’ve yet to see the 8MP Samsung Innov8 to hit store shelves and here’s yet another one coming out of Samsung’s door — Pixon M8800.

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Thanks to YugaTech Sponsors

Published by: yuga under: Site Updates. 2 replies

posted: September 29th, 2008

Another round of thanks to YugaTech sponsors. This month, we got a couple more advertisers on board and I’d like to make a shout-out to all of them before the campaign ends.

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9″ UltraMobilePC Surf on PC Buyer’s Guide

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 6 replies

posted: September 29th, 2008

An unbranded UMPC/netbook appears on the listing of the latest issue of PC Buyers Guide. It’s probably an upgrade to the Astone UMPC but I’m not that sure. Check out the screenshot and specs after the jump.

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Mobile Phones as GPS Tracker

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 12 replies

posted: September 28th, 2008

The other night, I bumped into Marc & Sharm while driving along EDSA. They invited me to follow them home for a couple round of drinks. It was almost midnight and since I’m not familiar with their area in Mandaluyong, I thought I’d record our route with the GPS on my phone.

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Astone Enforcer Mini-Nettop PC

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 12 replies

posted: September 27th, 2008

The first Astone UMPC was first seen on store shelves back in April. No new updates after that. apparently, they’ve been silently building their own nettop PC too.

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Neo eXplore X1 price drops to Php11,998

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 4 replies

posted: September 27th, 2008

Inching really close to the Php9,995 Blue H1 UMPC, the Neo Explore X1 gets some price cuts too — now down to Php11,998 from the original Php16,999.

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MSI Wind PC gets priced

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 5 replies

posted: September 27th, 2008

Earlier this month, we discovered the MSI Wind PC as the desktop version of the popular netbooks. The Atom-based mini desktop PC is MSI’s answer to the expensive Asus Eee Box.

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Blue sneaks in Helium T31 Mini-Notebook

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 13 replies

posted: September 26th, 2008

Just discovered a new netbook from Blue Digital at one of the shelves of a PC Corner store this afternoon — a 10-inch Blue Helium T31.

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People trading out their iPhone 3Gs

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods , Mobile. 34 replies

posted: September 26th, 2008

Just this week alone, two iPhone 3G owners traded out their Apple-flavored phones in favor of other smart phones. Why? Reality sinked in — the iPhone is just not for them.

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List of Banks with Paypal Withdrawal Fees

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 26 replies

posted: September 26th, 2008

Until now, I’m not sure what that Php200 charges most banks deduct from Paypal withdrawals. That’s on top of the Php50 for withdrawals less than Php7,000. And we all thought any amount beyond that would be free of charge.

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Canon shows off EOS 5D, 50D & 1000D

Published by: yuga under: Photography. 13 replies

posted: September 25th, 2008

Canon organized a whole-day affair to celebrate the Philippine release of over 30 products in their line, including the much awaited EOS 5D, 50D and 1000D.

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OpenFrame IP Media Phone sports an Intel Atom

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 0 reply

posted: September 25th, 2008

I earlier hinted that the Intel Atom CPU could very well power a mobile phone. I didn’t realize one phone manufacturer has already done it. OpenPeak today announced the OpenFrame IP Media Phone that runs on an Intel Atom processor.

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Samsung Innov8 spotted and priced

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 8 replies

posted: September 25th, 2008

Yesterday, during a media briefing for Norton/Symantec, I was chatting with several tech journalists about the flurry of high-caliber phones that came out this 3rd quarter when I spotted the recently released 8-megapixel Samsung Innov8.

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How’s the Google G1 Android Phone?

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 31 replies

posted: September 24th, 2008

T-Mobile today unveiled the G1, the HTC Dream phone based on the Google Android platform. It’s basically an HTC phone so T-Mobile’s $179 + 2 year contract price may hint of a possible unlock price when it goes global.

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SM MOA installs hi-tech parking monitors

Published by: yuga under: Curious. 9 replies

posted: September 24th, 2008

Just this week, SM Mall of Asia started installing parking monitors on its multi-level parking section. The 3rd floor parking level is still closed for the renovation and i took pictures of the finished job on the 4th floor.

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Nokia N96 now out and priced!

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 22 replies

posted: September 24th, 2008

I’m a little curious that one of the most anticipated mobile phone from Nokia this year didn’t have a big splash of a release. I’m talking about the Nokia N96. It’s apparently out in stores since last week.

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Quest for the Cheapest PC

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 16 replies

posted: September 23rd, 2008

Been getting email requests to run an entry on cheap desktop PCs. The only way to address that is to pick for the cheapest parts available in stores and build them from scratch. Here’s what I ended up with…

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GPS Film: Location-based Mobile Cinema

Published by: yuga under: Curious , Mobile. 1 reply

posted: September 23rd, 2008

Imagine watching a “choose-your-own-adventure” movie based on where you are located or where you are going. In Singapore, they’re doing the GPS Film, a location-based mobile cinema.

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Genius Photo Keychain

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 9 replies

posted: September 23rd, 2008

This one goes to “that little cute thingie” category. The Genius DPF-K150 is a regular keychain and digital photo viewer.

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