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May 19, 2012

Sony Xperia Sola Review

Now that you’ve seen our first impression of the Xperia Sola and how it’s somehow different from its siblings, let’s delve deeper and uncover its other features. Catch our unboxing and full review after the break.

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May 15, 2012

Cherry Mobile W900 Review

Cherry Mobile recently introduced yet another affordable Android smartphone they called the Dragon Phone. After more than a week’s time with it, we’re pretty sure what Cherry Mobile is gunning for with this new handset. Check out our full review of the Cherry Mobile W900 after the break.

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May 08, 2012

Cherry Mobile Magnum 2X Review

We know that this may be out-dated by all standards but we never really had the chance to do a full review of the dual-core smartphone from Cherry Mobile locally known as the Magnum 2X. Now that we have a review unit from the Philippine-based cellphone manufacturer, we thought to give it a fair airtime.

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April 10, 2012

Intex Avatar IT-M809RC Review

Intex Technology is a company that offers a wide range of electronic gadgets and appliances. They may not be that well-known here in the Philippines but they service to 63 countries manufacturing affordable devices that, according to them, aimed at experiencing future and living life which nobody has lived before. Let’s see if their tablet the Avatar IT-M809RC will live up to the company’s vision.

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March 14, 2012

HTC Titan Review

Though not yet official launched or released in the Philippines, the HTC Titan has already attracted a lot of attention from local consumers, especially WP7 fans, despite the fact that this is already the nth Windows Phone HTC introduced to the market. Read our full review of the HTC Titan after the jump.

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February 26, 2012

HTC Titan in the flesh, first impressions

Announced back in September 2011 along with the HTC Radar, the HTC Titan is yet to be officially released in the Philippines (the HTC Radar was already launched locally since last year). In any case, we got a unit here for review. Check out or unboxing and first impressions after the jump.

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December 10, 2011

HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio Review

In the world of smartphones, bigger is better — and that’s what HTC wants you to think when you see the new Sensation XL. To top it all, they’ve also added Beats Audio into the ring. Check out our full review of the HTC Sensation XL after the break.

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November 13, 2011

Sony-Ericsson Xperia Arc S Review

The Sony-Ericsson Xperia Arc S did not deviate much from the original Arc except for the bump in processor speed (and the additional colored variant) so it’s not really a huge improvement, in my opinion. Nevertheless, those extra clock cycles will certainly be of help once your handset needs it. Check out our full review after the jump.

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October 10, 2011

Noontec MovieHome V8 Media Player Review

We had a good two weeks with the Noontec Media Player MovieHome V8. It’s a totally new media player to me but having used and played with a lot of similar ones before, it was fairly easy to familiarize myself with the device. Check out our full review after the jump.

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September 08, 2011

ZTE MF60 HSPA+ Pocket WiFi Review

We featured this HSPA+ capable mobile hotspot from ZTE a few weeks ago and we’ve finally gotten a review unit to test. Like many other pocket WiFi (MiFi) devices before it, the ZTE MF60 is one pretty kick-ass unit. If only it were more affordable.

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September 05, 2011

Smart Netphone 701 Review

After taking some time using the Netphone 701 under the SmartNet, I think I finally got where this is headed and how it is going to boil down. Check out our review of the Netphone 701 and the Netphone ecosystem after the jump.

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August 22, 2011

Hed Kandi Discothéque On-Ear Headphones

Been seeing a lot of branded headphones coming into the Philippines lately (and we’ve been testing a bunch of them in the past months) and one of the newer and more recognizable brand is Hed Kandi.

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November 12, 2010

LG Optimus One Preview & Sale FAQ

Due to insistent demand, we had to squeeze in this little Optimus One preview and personally asked reps from LG Philippines regarding the mechanics of the sale tomorrow. Here’s what we got so far.

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December 30, 2009

Google Nexus One Price and Launch Date

It’s all official now. Google has sent out invitations to the January 5, 2010 launch date of the Nexus One Android phone.

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September 13, 2008

iPhone 3G: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

After over two weeks of using the iPhone 3G, I can fairly say I have become familiar with this mobile device to share some insights on how it fares as a primary mobile phone.

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August 15, 2007

Why I’m into Open Source Consulting

If I remember correctly, it was from Nick Nichols whom I first heard of this term. Nick says blogging is a form of open source consulting. I guess that was my approach ever since I first started my online presence back in 2000.

Back then, I saw the power of the internet as sort of dynamic collaboration with free flowing information and discussions of almost anything one can ever imagine. I was awed and thought the Internet was inherently good as it opens new possibilities for everyone who has access to it.

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February 07, 2006

Don’t just ask for links.

Every week or so, I get an email or two from strangers asking me to link to their blog or website. Half the time, I find their blogs interesting and I would do a post and round them up for some link loving.

But don’t always expect that I would just put up a link because you emailed me with a one-liner. Unless you’re a friend, a client, or you have some interesting site or put out some neat link bait technique to catch my attention, don’t expect a reply or a link (much more if your blog is just one-page old).

There are many ways to get noticed — leave a comment, shoot a trackback/ping, introduce yourself really nice and tell me a good story about why you badly needed the link juice. There’s also such a thing as buying links (aff). It would be unfair to clients who buy links from me only to discover that I actually give them out for free to anonymous people. Others resort to running a contest where success is measured by how much prize you give way.

Should you still need to get even a trickle of traffic into your new blog, check out PinoyBlog.com and fire away. Just don’t abuse the free service.

May 28, 2005

The 10 Commandments (of PC Security)

I. Remember thy antivirus software and keep it updated. It’s not enough to have the software installed (if you don’t have an antivirus package, stop reading right now and get one); you also need to keep up with new viruses as they emerge.

II. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s attachments. You get a message you think is from a friend with what looks like a cool file attached, so you click on it. Next thing you know, you’re Typhoid Mary, spewing out infected e-mails to everyone in your address book. That’s how the Sobig.F worm spread–and it happened so quickly that millions of copies got out before the antivirus companies could update their databases.

III. Avoideth bogus file downloads. Be wary of any Web site that requires you to download software to view a page, unless it’s something familiar like a Flash plug-in or Acrobat Reader. The file may contain a virus, a Trojan horse, or some auto-dialer that calls pay-per-minute numbers via your modem and racks up huge charges.

IV. Smite spyware and pop-ups. Like Trojan horse programs, spyware secretly installs itself when you download software like file-swapping applications; it tracks your movements online and delivers ads based on where you surf. Pop-up ads can also exploit security flaws in Internet Explorer, like the recent Qhost Trojan that hijacked users’ browsers after they viewed an ad on the Fortune City Web site.

V. Thou shalt foil spammers. Unsolicited commercial e-mail is more than just a nuisance; it’s also a major source of virus infections. In fact, some versions of Sobig are designed to turn infected PCs into zombie machines that can be used to send spam. A good filter like Symantec’s Norton AntiSpam ties your antivirus software might miss.

VI. Keep thy operating system patched. E-mail-borne worms and other scourges like to exploit security holes in your software–namely Windows and other Microsoft programs. These days Microsoft issues so many critical updates to fix these flaws that many users ignore them. Don’t. Last January, the Slammer worm exploited a vulnerability that Microsoft had fixed more than six months before. But thousands of infected computers–including some at Microsoft–didn’t have the patch installed. Run the Windows Update program once a week and whenever Microsoft issues a warning.

VII. Maketh a rescue disk and keep it handy. When things go bad, a boot or rescue disk is your first step to recovery.

VIII. Be not taken in by false claims. There are more hoaxers than hackers on the Internet, and more bogus “e-mail virus alerts” than actual viruses. Even real virus threats are typically blown out of proportion by the media.

IX. Honor thy firewall. A firewall is like a bouncer for your computer–it checks every ID at the door and won’t let anything in or out until you give the thumbs up. So a hacker can’t access personal information on your hard drive, and a Trojan horse keystroke logger (a stealth program that monitors the characters you type) can’t steal your passwords and transmit them over the Net.

X. Maketh backups and keep them holy. Simply put: Back up your data files at least weekly (daily if you’re running a business). Even if you fall victim to a virus or hacker attack, you’ll escape with only minor damage. Fail to keep a recent backup though, and you’ll go straight to hell–at least, that’s how it will feel.

Condensed version republished here. Original by Daniel Tynan