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Minix M1000 Mini-Note: Unboxing Photos

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 19 replies

posted: June 30th, 2009

PC Trends sent us two brand new netbooks today — the 10.1-inch Minix M1000 netbook powered by an Intel Atom N270. Check out the unboxing photos below.

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Pleomax Mouse and Keyboard

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 10 replies

posted: June 30th, 2009

The guys at Jen-1ne Distributor sent this in over the week-end — a box full of mice and keyboards from Pleomax. Incidentally, the Pleomax brand is also owned by Samsung for the computer accessories line.

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Dell Latitude 2100 gets optional touchscreen

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 21 replies

posted: June 29th, 2009

There were earlier reports of this new 10.1″ netbook from Dell some time last month but based on email sent in by their PR firm, the Dell Latitude 2100 could be available in the Philippines anytime soon.

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Samsung Omnia HD i8910 unboxed!

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 30 replies

posted: June 27th, 2009

This one arrived yesterday — a Samsung Omnia HD i8910 with a really huge and impressive 3.7″ display screen. Check out some unboxing photos after the jump (as well as side by side comparison with the iPhone 3G).

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42″ LG LH70 LCD TV Review

Published by: yuga under: TV. 26 replies

posted: June 26th, 2009

The new LG Scarlet is one LCD TV that combines form and function in one package. Been using the LG LH70 42″ HDTV for about a week now have and I’d like to share some of the highlights that I liked about this TV. See my full review after the jump.

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Surf Friendster WAP All Day for Php20

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , Web 2.0. 26 replies

posted: June 25th, 2009

Friendster and Globe Telecom has partnered to provide all day surfing on their phones to the Friendster Mobile site for only Php20.

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HTC outs 3rd Android Phone: HTC Hero

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 12 replies

posted: June 25th, 2009

HTC just announced its 3rd Google Android phone, the HTC Hero, but instead of using the usual Android interface, HTC built its own Sense UI.

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HP Mini 5101 gets back to business

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 25 replies

posted: June 24th, 2009

And just when you thought netbooks are on its way out, newer models are still coming in like there’s no tomorrow. If the HP Mini 2140 doesn’t give you that real executive look, the HP Mini 5101 might just do the trick.

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Post-It Stop Motion

Published by: yuga under: Curious. 8 replies

posted: June 24th, 2009

Some of the most interesting and inspiring viral videos take some skill and a whole lot of patience. Just take a look at this stop-motion video of a bunch Post-It on a wall.

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Samsung i8000 Omnia II gets official

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 32 replies

posted: June 23rd, 2009

While we’re waiting for the Omnia HD to become available in the Philippines, Samsung has once again announced another upcoming Omnia smartphone. The Samsung i8000 Omnia II is the real successor to the Omnia series.

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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Review

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 35 replies

posted: June 22nd, 2009

Lenovo’s IdeaPad S series has evolved with the 2nd generation S10 model gets a make-over. The improvements are more cosmetic rather than performance related. Check out my quick review of the Lenovo S10-2 below.

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LG Arena KM900 Review

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 41 replies

posted: June 22nd, 2009

LG’s newest flagship smartphone, the LG Arena, packs in a ton of features you seldom see in its category and price point. We took the new phone for a spin in the last two weeks to see what’s the catch. Check out the review after the jump.

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SkyCable Select Starter at Php280

Published by: yuga under: TV. 41 replies

posted: June 21st, 2009

Sky Cable is offering a new Starter Select package to its subscribers for as low as Php280 per month, inclusive of about 37 channels.

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22″ Averatec All-in-One PC

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 19 replies

posted: June 21st, 2009

An 18.4″ Averatec All-in-One PC first came out sometime in December last year for about Php30k. This time around, it’s 22″ wide with a sleeker design.

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Acer Aspire One AO751 Unboxed

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 21 replies

posted: June 20th, 2009

Finally got one of the new Acer Aspire One AO751. This 11.6″ netbook is already the size of most regular 12″ notebooks but with some glaring differences. Firth thing though — here are some unboxing photos to show how slim this new Aspire One is.

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Samsung 23-inch P2370 LCD Monitor

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 21 replies

posted: June 19th, 2009

LCD monitors are getting bigger, slimmer and prettier. Just take a look at this new 23″ Samsung SyncMaster P2370 which offers full HD 1080p resolution.

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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Unwrapped

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 15 replies

posted: June 19th, 2009

Lenovo’s next generation netbook is now slimmer and lighter — the IdeaPad S10-2. I got an engineering unit for a quick review so some aspects might differ from the ones sold commercially.

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Poll: WiFi or 3G for mobile usage?

Published by: yuga under: Polls. 54 replies

posted: June 18th, 2009

My latest entry on the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic sparked a nice little debate on people’s preference and usage behavior between WiFi and 3G on mobile phones.

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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic: Cheap as Predicted

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 98 replies

posted: June 18th, 2009

As speculated last May, Nokia announced a cheaper version of their popular Nokia 5800XM this week — the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is now much cheaper by shedding off some key features.

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iPhone OS 3.0 now out and ready to download

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods. 32 replies

posted: June 18th, 2009

Took me some time to update my iPhone 3G after downloading the new iPhone OS 3.0 because the verification servers are down or unavailable (obviously due to the millions of iPhone owners checking in).

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