We’ve got some hands-on time with the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S3 and so far we’re impressed with the design, construction, performance and the capabilities of the camera. The Galaxy S3 also features the new Exynos 4 Quad processor and an optional LTE chip for super fast connectivity.
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The year 2011 was a great year in the field of technology. We’ve seen a lot of new stuff and developments in the last 12 months. I’m sure 2012 will be even better and more exciting. Check out my top 10 tech predictions for 2012.
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This is part of my year-ender series for 2011. We’ve done a ton of gadget reviews for 2011 and one of the key indicators that a gadget is hot or very interesting is by the number of pageviews it gets thru the years. Check out which devices got the most hits in 2011 after the jump.
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Apple’s newest iteration of the iPhone was greeted with mixed reactions from the market. A lot has been said, both praises and disappointments, about what it should have been in the first place. Since the local launch of the iPhone 4S with Globe and Smart is just a couple of days away, let me share with you what I think of this phone. Check out our iPhone 4S review after the jump.
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In a Globe event that happened tonight at the Manila Peninsula, Globe CEO Ernest Cu confirms they are preparing the release of the iPhone 4S in the Philippines in the next couple of weeks. That brings us to a timeline of 1st week to 2nd week of December 2011.
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Samsung is set to unveil the new Galaxy S2 4G LTE smartphone this week at the IFA in Germany. The LTE version will have a bigger 4.5″ Super AMOLED Plus screen and a faster 1.5GHz dual-core processor.
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Huawei makes some of the most interesting little gadgets around and when I visited their booth at CommunicAsia yesterday, they’ve got a dozens of Pocket WiFi and USB sticks for all sorts of cellular network on display.
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Bought a Sapido 3G Mobile router last year as a possible replacement for my SmartBro Share-It. So I’m just waiting for my 24-month contract to expire so I could completely move up to this set-up in the car. But then, the local distributor met up with me early this week and showed me their whole new Sapido line-up.
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Over at the BlackBerry World Conference in the US, Research in Motion announced two new handsets — the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930, including a spanking new BlackBerry 7 OS.
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PLDT now has an overwhelming majority of the telco business in the Philippines — it owns Smart, Talk ‘N Text, Red Mobile and now Sun Cellular representing more than 70% of the subscriber base combined {see earlier story here}.
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Globe Telecom and NEC have been testing LTE (Long Term Evolution) in the Philippines as early as May this year and based on successful field results, it could be the telecom’s next upgrade path to provide better and faster mobile broadband services.
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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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Just got an SMS confirmation from Globe that they’ve already rolled out and servicing customers on their WiMax network. I’m still getting the details but the Inquirer ran the story last night that it will be 512Kbps at Php799 per month. This service will certainly be competing against Smart Bro’s Fixed Wireless offering.
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In a lunch event today, Globe Telecom and Tata Communications announced that their new submarine cable system has been activated and carrying traffic to the Philippines.
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The much awaited Omnia i900 from Samsung (see specs here) was released in the Philippines yesterday. While everybody is getting frustrated with the supposed Globe iPhone 3G pricing, the Samsung Omnia will definitely be a formidable alternative to the former. The Philippine price is pegged at Php34,000 for the 8GB version and Php38,000 for the 16GB — unlocked and contract free (up to 32GB with external 16GB microSD card).
You can read more about Calvin’s first impressions and coverage over at PTB.
Philippine Social Security System: SSS Online Philippines
You can check your SSS contributions online by ff. these simple instructions:
Text SSS
Text-SSS is a short messaging service (SMS)-based information service system that allows members to inquire about their number of contributions, status of loan applications, salary loan payment period and loan balances using text messaging.
For a minimal text fee of P2.50 per inquiry sent through text messaging, a member can now have an alternate means of getting information without having to visit an SSS office.
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The Azerues Wiki compiles a lists of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) around the world that have been monitored to affect Bittorent traffic in their networks. In the Philippines, they one list one such candidate. Guess which one it is.
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Will be using this entry to compile a list of free WiFi hospots all over Metro Manila (and maybe the rest of the Philippines as well). If you know of any other free WiFi hospots that are free, please leave a note here so i can update my list. 
- Cyberzone, SM Megamall Building B (Philcom)
- Baywalk – in front of Max’s Resto (EG 6 )
- Mabini cor. Salas (linksys)
- Shell – Magallanes (linksys)
- Starbucks Greenbelt 3 near the lagoon
- Mobile 1 Park Square Makati
- Palm Store Glorietta 4th Floor
- Starbucks G4
- Seattle’s Best, E. Rodriguez
- Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas
- Shangri-la Plaza, Ortigas
- Ermita, Manila (Ferguson Plaza)
- Podium, Ortigas (Philcom)
- Libreria Coffee Shop & Bookstore, Tomas Morato
- Seattle’s Best, Eastwood City
- Robinsons Place, Manila (near food center)
- SM San Lazaro
- DavidSpot! HotZone (within the vicinity of DLSU-CSU, St. Benilde) Get free account here.
- WalterMart along Pasong Tamo-Pasay Road (Linksys)
- Masas, and Greenbelt 2 area
- Baang Coffee Shop, Timog Avenue, QC
- Starbucks Ash Creek Center, Ortigas Avenue (near Xavier School/Mary the Queen Church) – free WiFi provided by Cooltoyz laptop store.
- Hotel Intercontenental, Ayala Avenue, Makati
- Manila Peninsula, Lobby area
- Robinsons Pioneer
- Rustans, Shangri-la (I’m inside the taxi at Shaw)
- Makati City Hall (accessible from Guadalupe Bridge)
- Shell Maya vicinity (corner Buendia & Ayala Ave., Makati) {name: tsunami}
- Captain’s Bar, Mandarin Oriental, Makati
- Free Public Wifi (ad hoc) at Paseo de Roxas near Mandarin Oriental, Makati
- Amorsolo cor. V.A Rufino (formerly Herrera), Makati {name: linksys}
- WLAN PS – in front of Philam Life Tower, Makati
- Sotto cor. V.A Rufino, Makati {name: Asus}
- Pier One, The Fort, Taguig City (BayanTel)
- Pier One, Tomas Morato, Quezon City (BayanTel)
- Holiday Inn Galleria Manila (Galleria Suites), Ortigas Center
- Seattle’s Best, Powerplant Mall, Makati (linksys)
- Shangri-la Hotel Makati, Lobby and Lobby Lounge
- Entertainment Arts Center, Jupiter St., Makati Avenue
- Mario’s Kitchen, Metrowalk, Ortigas
- Placemat Pinoy Cafe in Tomas Morato cor. Sct. Castor, Quezon City
- Italliani’s, Greenbelt 2 {name: wireless, ISP: Globe}
- Bluewave Mall, Macapagal Highway, Pasay City (linksys)
- Teriyaki Boy in Buendia (Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue) cor. Jupiter Street {Jupiter Suites}
- Zupa, Cybermall in Eastwood City, Libis
Launched just yesterday, Smart WiFi is a new broadband internet service which allows users to get connected wirelessly thru Smart’s cell sites. The only thing you need is an outdoor antenna to serve as transceiver on any of Smart’s hundreds of cell sites nationwide.
Maximum bandwidth is up to around 128kbps and promo price starts at Php788/month. It’s an easy and affordable alternative if you don’t have phone lines in the neighborhood. This is gonna be a big hit once they find a way to bring access down to handhelds and portable devices (read: Tungsten T5 & Life Drive).
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