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Archive for May, 2009

Sony PSP Go

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 37 replies

posted: May 31st, 2009

Caught on video, Sony’s upcoming PSP Go is half the weight but twice as fun. The clip is from the June 2009 episode of Qore.

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Samsung UltraS S7350 Review

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 11 replies

posted: May 31st, 2009

Samsung UltraS s7350 may seem like just any ordinary slider phone from Samsung. In fact, it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles a lot of people look for a new phone nowadays (like WiFi, etc). However, the S7350 has some unique features I’ve only seen in this handset.

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Idou officially named Sony Ericsson Satio

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 31 replies

posted: May 30th, 2009

The 12-megapixel Sony Ericsson Idou previewed back in February during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last February has an official name — the Satio.

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Will Google Wave change the way we E-Mail?

Published by: yuga under: Gooooogle. 14 replies

posted: May 30th, 2009

One of the upcoming services that was demo’ed on Google I/O Developer Conference is Google Wave, a new communication and collaboration tool.

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T3 Philippines Magazine officially shuts down

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 22 replies

posted: May 29th, 2009

Last month, I posted the news about T3 Philippines scaling down their operations and focusing their efforts to online but today, I got word that Summit has officially closed its doors on T3.

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Sony Ericsson Aino connects to PlayStation 3

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 27 replies

posted: May 29th, 2009

Sony Ericsson announced a new mobile phone that’s supposed to be able to connect and control your PlayStation 3. Named the Sony Ericsson Aino, this slider phone has a touch UI too.

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Netbook Rating Buyer’s Guide

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 10 replies

posted: May 28th, 2009

With the dozens and dozens of emails I get about people looking for recommendations on which netbook to buy, I thought it would be better if I could round them all up and do a “buyer’s guide” of sorts.

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New Microsoft Zune HD is Official

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft. 14 replies

posted: May 28th, 2009

Microsoft may have a winner with their upcoming Zune HD, officially announced recently and sports some high-definition quality output.

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Nokia to launch 5530 XpressMusic in June?

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 24 replies

posted: May 27th, 2009

With the release of Nokia’s 1st-generation touchscreen phone last January, it will not be a surprise if the Finnish company will follow it through with another low-end version of the 5800 XPressMusic. Next month, Nokia might unveil a much cheaper 5530 XPressMusic named Kenzo.

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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Downloads

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft. 18 replies

posted: May 27th, 2009

Microsoft has finally released the long-awaited public Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows Server 2008.

You can download the installer from the Microsoft Download Center – 32-bit (348 MB, download here), 64-bit (577 MB, download here), and IA64 (450 MB, download here) as well as an ISO image (1.38GB, download here) containing all three updates.

Yahoo Philippines kicks off Purple Hunt

Published by: yuga under: Yahoo. 19 replies

posted: May 27th, 2009

Yesterday, Yahoo! Philippines launched the “Project Purple” — a social movement that ties Yahoo’s online services to promote creativity, free expression and innovation.

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Have we become too demanding on tech?

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 45 replies

posted: May 26th, 2009

Over the past couple of years, there has been a lot of stuff happening in tech — faster CPUs, better phones, broadband connectivity and digital entertainment.

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Lenovo’s IdeaPad S12 now with NVidia Ion

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 21 replies

posted: May 25th, 2009

Seems like Lenovo has made the first call to taking in an NVidia Ion chipset with its upcoming IdeaPad S12 netbook.

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A cheap Mac-like keyboard

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 28 replies

posted: May 25th, 2009

Compact, slim and chiclet keys — this China-made computer keyboard reminded me of Apple Mac’s signature silver-white keyboards. So I took home one and see if it’s any better than regular ones.

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Samsung Star S5233S Unboxed

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 59 replies

posted: May 24th, 2009

When I first receive this Samsung Star (Samsung S5233S) last week, I thought the LG Cookie has found a new competitor in the affordable full touch screen phone segment. Check out the pictures I took after the jump.

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Thanks to YugaTech Sponsors!

Published by: yuga under: Site Updates. 11 replies

posted: May 24th, 2009

I’d like to give a shout out to this month’s sponsors on YugaTech.

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Samsung SyncMaster LD190 USB Monitor

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

posted: May 23rd, 2009

The first time Samsung sent in this SyncMaster LD190 LCD monitor, I didn’t know what to make of it until I found out it can also be connected via USB instead of just the usual analog video port. Normally, you can have multiple monitors with your PC if you have several VGA/DVI ports from your graphics card (or a VGA extender box).

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What to read at the PC Labs

Published by: yuga under: Site Updates. 3 replies

posted: May 23rd, 2009

Been trying out several processors and video cards for the last couple of weeks — running stress tests, benchmark tools and working on comparative charts.

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HP Mini Note 2140 Review

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 37 replies

posted: May 22nd, 2009

After a week of taking the HP Mini Note 2140 for a spin, I’d say HP has finally made a comeback in the fight for netbook market share (and HP doesn’t even want to call the mini a netbook).

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Asus unveils 1005HA, 1008HA Eee PC Shell

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 21 replies

posted: May 21st, 2009

Asus Philippines today unveiled two new models under the Eee PC Shell line — the entry-level Eee PC 1005HA and high-end Eee PC 1008HA. The line is slimmer at the edges and was patterned after the clam shell design.

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