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Free Passes to SemCon 2009

Published by: yuga under: Contests , Events. 37 replies

posted: August 31st, 2009

The Search Engine Marketing Conference (SemCon 2009) is slated this October 1 & 2 and we’re reserving 3 delegate passes for free to any blogger, publisher or webmasters out there. Check out our contest mechanics below.

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Canon 7D leaked, EOS 6D skipped?

Published by: yuga under: Photography. 13 replies

posted: August 30th, 2009

Photos and specs of the upcoming Canon EOS 7D has been leaked and proving to be some kick-ass mid-range DSLR. Why the EOS 6D label has been skipped is understandable.

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Blackberry Storm 9500 Review

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 22 replies

posted: August 29th, 2009

The BlackBerry Storm is the first full touchscreen smartphone by RIM. Research in Motion (RIM) has made its mark in making great mobile devices for the business segment with its BlackBerry handsets. RIM’s signature work in most of its devices include a very dependable full qwerty keyboard and the push email technology that’s geared towards the corporate crowd.

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Nokia N900 gets official

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 51 replies

posted: August 28th, 2009

The Nokia N97 gets a big brother. Nokia confirms the new N900, a large-sized smartphone (internet tablet) packed with features and looking even better than previous models in the same line (such as the Nokia N850).

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Yahoo! Philippines gets a new GM

Published by: yuga under: Yahoo. 9 replies

posted: August 27th, 2009

Yahoo! officially announced this week that they have a new General Manager for the Philippines in the name of Jack Madrid, replacing former GM Jojo Anonuevo.

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Nokia 5230: 5800XM gets a cheaper twin

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 24 replies

posted: August 26th, 2009

Just announced — the Nokia 5230 looks like the old 5800 XpressMusic minus the WiFi feature and it’s not even under the XM series. Besides, the cheaper 5530 XM is already out.

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Sony unveils new wireless e-Book Readers

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

posted: August 26th, 2009

This is not the first time Sony introduced an eBook reader in the market but because of the Amazon Kindle’s relative success in the US, the Japanese company is putting back its weight in.

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Asus uBoom and uBoom Q Speakers

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

posted: August 25th, 2009

Asus is making a lot of stuff nowadays but this would be the first time it’s entering the multimedia speaker category. The Asus uBoom sound-bar speaker series was announced last week.

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Nokia Booklet 3G gets official

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Personal Computing. 23 replies

posted: August 24th, 2009

I didn’t expect Nokia to join the netbook bandwagon since they’ve been touting the N97 as a handheld personal computer. But it doesn’t hurt to have one more competitor in this segment so we’ll surely see the Nokia Booklet 3G soon enough.

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Shooting with the QTube Crew on QTV 11

Published by: yuga under: Daily Dose. 19 replies

posted: August 24th, 2009

We did a taping for a new segment of QTube last week and another one this afternoon. The segment will focus on new gadgets and starts airing this Thursday.

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Freecom claims Smallest 2.5″ External HDD

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 6 replies

posted: August 24th, 2009

External mobile hard drives are pretty common nowadays and to get some attention, Freecom claims it owns the world’s smallest external HDD in the 2.5″ category.

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Asus Eee PC T91 Tablet Review

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 17 replies

posted: August 23rd, 2009

The Eee PC T91 is Asus’ first tablet netbook and while it’s not really the first one in this category (Gigabyte did the M912 tablet netbook last year), Asus is looking to revive the trend of the tablet PC.

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Why do Filipinos still think 3G is expensive?

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , The Internet. 47 replies

posted: August 22nd, 2009

Even today, I still hear a lot of people saying or commenting hat 3G internet in the Philippines is still expensive. Yeah, it’s not that very cheap but I don’t think it’s expensive either.

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Edimax nLite WiFi USB Adapter

Published by: yuga under: WiFi. 8 replies

posted: August 22nd, 2009

I got about 3 or 4 WiFi USB dongles at home to hook up desktop PCs and media players to the wireless network. This one sent in by PCTrends is way smaller — it’s the Wireless nLITE Mini-size USB Adapter — probably the smallest out there right now.

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Zune HD now on Pre-Order at Amazon

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 24 replies

posted: August 20th, 2009

The new Zune HD will start shipping on September 15, 2009 and is now ready for pre-order at Amazon for just $219.99 (~Php10,500).

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Cheaper Sony PlayStation 3 Slim announced

Published by: yuga under: Tech Toys & Gadgets. 35 replies

posted: August 20th, 2009

The original PlayStation 3 was way too expensive when it first came out. That’s probably one of the main reasons why it lagged behind the Nintendo Wii and the XBox 360 in sales. So Sony has come up with a newer but cheaper one — the PlayStation 3 Slim.

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Nokia 5630, 5730 XpressMusic out and priced

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 32 replies

posted: August 19th, 2009

The two new XpressMusic phones from Nokia, the 5630 and 5730, are now out and available in stores. The 5730XM was first announced last March and features a full sliding keyboard.

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Search Engine Marketing Conference 2009

Published by: yuga under: Events , SEO , Search. 26 replies

posted: August 18th, 2009

For the 3rd year in a row, the Search Engine Marketing Conference 2009 is all set to happen this October 1 & 2, 2009. As usual, we’ll have a whole new line-up of search marketing topics to fill the 2-day conference shared by practicing internet marketing experts.

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Samsung i8910 Omnia HD Review

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 31 replies

posted: August 18th, 2009

After using the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD for over a month now, I’m still having some mixed feeling about the phone. At one hand, the specs and features are awesome but one the other hand, the S60 platform kind of ruined the experience a bit. Let me share with you my thoughts in this review.

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So, how was your internet connection?

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , The Internet. 44 replies

posted: August 18th, 2009

For the last 3 days (since Saturday), my connection was either down or too slow to even send a proper email. So instead of running around looking for some decent connection, I decided to sit back and treat the last 2 days as some sort of a blogging break. It’s fine now though so I think everything’s back to normal. How was your internet lately?

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