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Archive for October, 2008

Pre-Order your Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 9 replies

posted: October 31st, 2008

Some of you might have noticed by now from the banner ad of Sony Ericsson on this blog — the Xperia X1 is coming this November.

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Red Fox WizBook 1020i X2 now runs Atom

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 12 replies

posted: October 31st, 2008

It looks like Red Fox has ditched AMD for an Intel Atom processor with their new Red Fox WizBook 1020i X2.

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Nokia E63: E71’s cheaper baby brother

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 16 replies

posted: October 30th, 2008

It looks like the Nokia E71 business phone is a huge hit that Nokia is looking into making a cheaper version for mass market under the label Nokia E63.

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HP Mini 1000 drops Via for Atom?

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 27 replies

posted: October 29th, 2008

HP is introducing a new line of netbooks as an update to its Mininote 2133. This time the HP Mini Note 1000 drops the sluggish Via processor for an Intel Atom CPU.

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AMD Phenom X4 9950 Benchmark

Published by: yuga under: PC Gaming , Personal Computing. 10 replies

posted: October 29th, 2008

Been using the Phenom x4 9950 CPU sent to me by AMD for over a month now and I have been doing some simple benchmarks with it. I thought I’d share some of the results I got.

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How much do you spend on cellphone bills?

Published by: yuga under: Polls. 33 replies

posted: October 28th, 2008

Ever since I got a postpaid account for my iPhone 3G, my monthly cellphone bills have doubled (maybe even tripled) in the last couple of months. It used to be less than Php300 for each of my 2 mobile phones.

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Dell Inspiron Mini takes the netbook to 12″

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 8 replies

posted: October 28th, 2008

And I thought netbook sizes will stop at 10 inches. Seems like Dell is pushing the limit to 12 inches with the new Inspiron Mini 12.

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Asus N10 netbook priced at Php39,999

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 15 replies

posted: October 27th, 2008

First mentioned back in August, the Asus N10 UMPC is one of the netbooks that’s not part of the Eee PC family. Maybe that’s why they’re twice as expensive.

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VLC tops our Media Player Survey

Published by: yuga under: Freewares. 21 replies

posted: October 27th, 2008

More than a third of the respondents in the last poll agreed that VLC is the most preferred media player. Windows Media Player came in at a close second.

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Is an Intel Atom Dual Core upgrade worth it?

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 10 replies

posted: October 27th, 2008

Despite Intel’s suggestion that the new Atom N330 Dual Core was made for nettops, that doesn’t mean netbooks can’t have them installed onboard. PC Corner is offering chassis upgrades to support the Intel Atom N330 Dual Core.

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BMW Navigation: Turn-by-Turn GPS Directions

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 11 replies

posted: October 26th, 2008

BMW is introducing a first in the Philippines — turn-by-turn GPS directions with the BMW Navigation system — or at least, that’s what they claim.

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Sony Walkman S730 Music Player

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

posted: October 25th, 2008

One of the cutest mp3 players I’ve seen during the CEL Manila is this slim Sony Walkman NWZ-S730F .

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Panasonic 103″ Plasma HDTV

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 13 replies

posted: October 25th, 2008

{Live @ CEL} The centerpiece at the Panasonic booth is this ginourmous 103-incher HDTV. Stood beside it and had my photo taken for perspective.

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Creative Zen X-Fi spotted and priced

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 14 replies

posted: October 24th, 2008

{Live @ CEL Manila} One of the spotlights at the Creative booth is the new Zen X-Fi, a portable media player that could grab some attention away from the iPod Nano.

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Full HD 16.4″ Sony Vaio is sleek and slim

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 10 replies

posted: October 24th, 2008

{Live @ CEL Manila} This 16.4-inch Sony Vaio laptop caught my attention at the Sony booth. For the same price as the Macbook Pro 17, you get a slim and sleek multimedia laptop that’s to die for.

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Green Mobile Solar Chargers

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Tech Toys & Gadgets. 18 replies

posted: October 24th, 2008

{Live @ CEL Manila} Green Mobile is a new company offering a number of mobile solar chargers and solar-powered backpacks — really useful for traveling gadget geeks.

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New Macbooks spotted at CEL

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods , Events. 6 replies

posted: October 24th, 2008

I’m blogging live here at CEL Manila. Event started at 10am this morning but I was a bit late. The first booth I visited was Apple, represented by local distributor Senco. Got some pictures of the new Macbook and Macbook Pro.

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Motorola Aura touts shiney sapphire lens

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 4 replies

posted: October 23rd, 2008

Motorola is looking for another RAZR magic with the Motorola Aura — a $1,999 mobile phone that’s all glittery and shining with a 62-carat lens made from sapphire.

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CEL Manila 2008 Ticket Winners

Published by: yuga under: Events. 10 replies

posted: October 23rd, 2008

Congrats to those who joined our free pass giveaway — 10 winners with 2 tickets each for all 3 days of the Consumer Electronics Live! 2008. Check below for the list and instructions to claim your free passes.

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Integrated Google Analytics and AdSense

Published by: yuga under: AdSense. 2 replies

posted: October 23rd, 2008

The Inside AdSense blog just announced that they will slowly roll out a new AdSense feature that allows you to integrate the data from your Google Analytics with your Google AdSense account. This opens up a new possibility for AdSense optimization in hyperdrive.

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