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MSI Wind Top AE1900 gets priced

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 14 replies

posted: July 31st, 2009

The MSI Wind Top AE1900 that I spotted a couple months back looks like it’s already in the market. There are 3 variants with prices varying between Php25,000 to Php35,000.

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8GB RAM upgrade costs Php59k on Apple Store

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods. 31 replies

posted: July 31st, 2009

I was shopping around for a Macbook Pro on the Apple Store yesterday when I tried configuring some custom upgrades of an entry-level 13″ MacPro.

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Asus Eee PC T91 in the flesh

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 13 replies

posted: July 30th, 2009

Asus sent in one of their newest netbook accessories for review. They also included the Eee PC T91 tablet netbook to go along with it. See live shots after the break.

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Bing wins in Yahoo+Microsoft Search Deal

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Search , Yahoo. 19 replies

posted: July 30th, 2009

Bing gets another big score with the recently announced search deal between Microsoft and Yahoo! Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers.

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Yehey! up for sale?

Published by: yuga under: Netrepreneur , The Internet. 33 replies

posted: July 29th, 2009

According to a reliable source (who wants to remain anonymous), Philippine web-portal Yehey is being put up for sale by parent company iVantage Corp.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T400s launched

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 11 replies

posted: July 29th, 2009

Lenovo Philippines today launched a new ultralight and slim laptop for the business and enterprise market — several variants of the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s series.

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Samsung B7320 and Omnia 2 Reservations

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 39 replies

posted: July 28th, 2009

Two new smartphones from Samsung are coming to town soon — online reservations for the Samsung Omnia Pro B7320 qwerty phone and the Samsung Omnia 2 i8000 are up.

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iPill: the iPod Mic

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods. 20 replies

posted: July 28th, 2009

Not sure if I’ve seen this before but Ozaki is shipping a ton of these iPills to the Philippines this August.

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At DZMM Teleradyo’s U-Talk

Published by: yuga under: Events. 23 replies

posted: July 27th, 2009

Last week-end, I guested at DZMM Teleradyo’s U-Talk with host Roselle Manahan and we talked about gadgets for the whole hour. This was my second radio guesting at DZMM (first one was for Radyo Negosyo) and by far the most enjoyable one.

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Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 Ultra Portable

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 13 replies

posted: July 27th, 2009

Sony doesn’t make the smallest laptops; Fujitsu does with their LifeBook U series. The latest one is this Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 Ultra Portable that runs on an Atom Z530 1.6GHz CPU.

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Are HTC phones any good without Android?

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 17 replies

posted: July 26th, 2009

In my years of reviewing phones, I’ve only tried two HTC phones. One is the Windows Mobile powered HTC Touch Dual and the Android-powered HTC Dream. Before that, HTC was way down my list of phone brands. Until Android came.

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Gateway EC3801i: under 1″ and up to 8 hours

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 20 replies

posted: July 25th, 2009

Looks like Gateway is just cloning what Acer is pushing out the door these days. First, it was the Aspire One series being re-style into Gateway LT series and now the Acer Timeline series has a counter-part in the Gateway EC series.

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Samsung Series 7 LED TV Unboxed

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 27 replies

posted: July 25th, 2009

Samsung Philippines sent this LED TV over just this morning. I was actually drooling over it when I first saw the TV last April but it’s just beyond my budget at the moment so I’ll settle for a loaner at the meantime. See unboxed photos after the jump.

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dSLR Sensor Cleaning Kit

Published by: yuga under: Photography. 14 replies

posted: July 24th, 2009

Been wanting to have my dSLR cleaned in the Canon Service Center for months but was concerned it will take over a month before I can get it back so when I found this CCD cleaning kit, I grabbed one immediately and hoped for the best.

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It all started with a Careless Whisper

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 34 replies

posted: July 23rd, 2009

Effective today, July 23, 2009, the NTC Circular on Push Messaging by Content Providers will be imposed.

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Do you like the new Yahoo! look?

Published by: yuga under: Yahoo. 31 replies

posted: July 22nd, 2009

Yahoo! finally showed us their new portal re-design and this time, it’s allowing users to somewhat customize the sections of the homepage.

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Nokia 6760 Slide unveiled

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 16 replies

posted: July 22nd, 2009

Nokia launched the Surge in the US and has also unveiled the Nokia 6760 Slide for the UK. I wonder what corresponding messaging device will arrive in Asia.

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Netbooks: Higher than 1024×600 resolution?

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 19 replies

posted: July 21st, 2009

One of my more nagging problems with a lot of locally available netbooks is the low resolution screen. While 1024 x 600 pixels is fine for regular web browsing, there are important softwares out there that require higher resolution and just wouldn’t work with most netbooks.

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CyberZone MOA to close down by end of month

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 38 replies

posted: July 21st, 2009

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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SmartBro Share It now Unlimited at Php999

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , WiFi. 72 replies

posted: July 20th, 2009

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

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