About 10 months ago, I wrote a short entry on why I think Google’s Chromebook will fail. Some readers told me it was too early to tell back then, so I patiently waited. It’s more than a year now since the announcements of Chromebooks and I haven’t really seen one yet.
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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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I did three TV guestings/interviews today (all about Top Tech Trends of 2011) and while I’m waiting for the 4th one this afternoon, I thought I’d ask our readers here about the best gadgets that came out in 2011.
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In these times when every other handset and PC manufacturer are bringing out their very own tablets, it’s a wonder why Nokia has not made one until now. Even smaller players have had some success (like Archos) in this market, so why not Nokia?
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Asus’ other tablet, the Eee PC Slider SL101, will officially launch on Friday, September 30. We had a couple of weeks with it along with the Transformer. See our full review of the Asus Eee PC Slider SL101 after the break.
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The Asus Eee PC Transformer TF101 is the first Android tablet of its kind. One one end, it’s a Honeycomb tablet and on the other, it’s an Android netbook. Its design and form factor gave it a bit of an edge that no other tablet can match. Read on and check out our full review of the Asus Transformer after the jump.
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So Google finally announced the Chromebooks and first units will be shipping in the US and Europe by June 15. Both Samsung and Acer are set to ship out their own variants of the Chromebook.
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So here’s our second item to be featured at YugaDeals — a Core 2 Duo laptop with discrete graphics (NVidia GeForce 105M) from Neo Philippines (Neo Elan L2282 N) with a deal price at netbook-level.
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Been getting a lot emails from people wanting to buy a tablet this Christmas, mostly as a gift to themselves. The top two contenders are the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Here’s a quick guide to all those who asked just to help you make that final decision.
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Spent the entire day today at Akibahara, the mecca for all gadget-geeks. It’s everything I had imagined it to be and then some. So here’s the run-down.
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Samsung Philippines introduced their very first line of 14-inch laptops (R440, R480) in the Philippines yesterday, including a refresh of their netbooks (N220P, N150P).
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Had a meeting with a rep of one of the HDD manufacturers a few weeks back and I asked how much the market share of the top brands in the Philippines.
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Samsung Philippines has finally brought their netbooks to the Philippines and we got to check out the two models they’ve introduced today — the Samsung N220 and N150.
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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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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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With over a dozen netbook brands available in the Philippines today, it’s pretty harder to pick a model compared to a year ago. It’s good though — the more, the better — competition drives innovation up and prices down.
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Samsung has just announced two new models in its line of netbooks — the Samsung N110 and the N120, both boasting the largest keyboard size in its category.
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A lot has been said about Sony’s own version of the ultraportable, the Vaio P. In the last week that I’ve been carrying it around, I’ve now realized why Sony wanted to shift the attention away from the usual netbook craze. Check out my review of the Sony Vaio P after the jump.
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As the year 2008 is ending, I dug up into my Google Analytics to see which stories in tech made a lot of buzz here on YugaTech. We’re heavy on gadgets and gizmo’s so here are the top 20 gadgets and top 10 stories published here this 2008.
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Mentions of me or my blogs, including TV interviews, news and features from the Press:
- The Correspondents, Episode 20: President for Sale, ABS-CBN, by Abner Mercado on ABS-CBN, March 2, 2010.
- CES 2010 Recap, Mornings @ ANC, by TJ Manotoc on ANC, January 14, 2010.
- Tips on Gadget Shopping for Christmas, TV Patrol World, by TJ Manotoc on ABS-CBN, December 28, 2009.
- World Mobile Congress 2009 Recap, Mornings @ ANC, by TJ Manotoc on ANC, February 26, 2009.
- Movers & Shakers: Philippines Most Influential in the TechBiz, T3 Magazine, January – February 2009 Issue
- Obama Inauguration, Prime News, by Marieton Pacheco on ANC, January 20, 2009.
- What’s IN for 2009!, Eat Bulaga on GMA 7, January 17, 2009.
- CES 2009 Recap, Mornings @ ANC, by TJ Manotoc on ANC, January 15, 2009.
- Be a Pro Blogger, by Rafael Santos, Entrepreneur Magazine, December 2008 Issue
- Samsung Series 8 HDTV, Mornings @ ANC, by TJ Manotoc on ANC, November 28, 2008.
- Tips on Buying a Cellphone, TV Patrol, by TJ Manotoc on ABS-CBN, November 20, 2008.
- Blogging & Social Networking, Mornings@ANC, by TJ Manotoc on ANC, September 18, 2008.
- Kopi Roti, Hired!, by by Paolo Abrera and Mariz Umali on QTV 11, September 16, 2008.
- Gadget Shopping, TV Patrol on ABS-CBN, September 12, 2008.
- Netbooks, Mornings@ANC, by TJ Manotoc on ANC, September 11, 2008.
- Make Money by Writing Online, Globe Masigasig, September 2008 Issue
- Working from Home, Bandila, by Apples Jalandoni on ABS-CBN Channel 2, August 15, 2008.
- RP computer hackers turning into syndicates by David Dizon, ABS CBN News, June 4, 2008 (republished on NewsBreak on June 8, 2008).
- Making Money with Blogs by Raquel Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- Blogging your way to the Bank, by JC Medina on page 44-45, Entrepreneur Magazine, November-December Issue, 2007
- Catching the Blog, by Myrna Rodriguez-Co on Inquirer.net, September 30, 2007
- Filipino bloggers frustrated with NBN Senate investigation, by Erwin Oliva on Inquirer.net, September 21, 2007
- Filipino sells homegrown blog ranking service, by Erwin Oliva on Inquirer.net, September 7, 2007
- Making Money Blogging
(Mel & Joey, August 19, 2007) on GMA 7
- 一線部落客與三線網站之間的「顧問計畫」，猶勝AP？, CNET Taiwan, July 9, 2007
- Try, Try Again: Orkut, Friendster Get Second Chance Overseas, PBS Mediashift, June 16, 2007
- Ethics of Blogging
(Filipinas Magazine, June 2007 Issue) by Yvette Tan
- Libel case vs. local blogger dismissed , Inquirer.net, May 29, 2007
- Philippine auction site gets popular blogger as endorser, CNET Asia, May 17, 2007
- Newsbreak magazine drops print edition, goes online
(Inquirer.net,January 23, 2007) by Erwin Oliva
- The revolution will not be televised, but blogged , CNET Asia, January 9, 2007
- Filipinos taking over blogosphere, CNET Asia, January 1, 2007
- The Day the Pixels Froze: When a Digital World Was Stopped by a Natural Disaster, The New York Times, December 28, 2006
- Filipino bloggers take helm of the Blog Herald, Inquirer.net, December 7, 2006
- Earthquake knocks Asia back to phone age, and beyond, International Herald Tribune, December 27, 2006
- The Blog Herald offers gift to ‘deserving’ blog
(Inq7.net, December, 2006) by Erwin Oliva
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We are all Time’s POTY (and be a perfect SO)
Computerworld, December 18, 2006
- Filipino bloggers tapped for product endorsements, reviews
(Inq7.net, November 23, 2006) by Erwin Oliva
- Should Filipino bloggers follow ethics in journalism?
(Inq7.net, September 14, 2006) by Erwin Oliva
- Filipino ad network for bloggers to launch soon, Inquirer.net, August 13, 2006
- The Business of Blogging
(Mornings on ANC, July 10, 2006) by Ricky Carandang
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Portrait of the Filipino as Blogger
(San Francisco Chronicle Podcast ‘Pinoy Pod’, June 13, 2006) by Ben Pimentel
- Apple Macbook Launch and Blogging
(ANC News, June 5, 2006) by RG Cruz
- The Magical World of Blogs
(Panorama/Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2006) by Susan Ople
- Blogging for money is not for the faint-hearted
(Business Mirror, March 10, 2006) by David Llorito
- Fake iPods spotted in RP shopping centers, consumers say
(Inq7.net, March 6, 2006) by Erwin Lemuel Oliva
- Smart Wifi
(Manila Standard Today, February 28, 2006) by Chin Wong
- Smart wi-fi subscribers have mixed reactions on service
(Inq7.net, February 3, 2006) by Erwin Lemuel Oliva
- Epixtar asks bloggers to delete comments about salaries
(Inq7.net, January 31, 2006) by Erwin Lemuel Oliva
- Epixtar not taking legal action against Filipino bloggers
(Inq7.net, Feb 02, 2006) by Erwin Lemuel Oliva
- I think therefore I blog
(Visayan Daily Star, November 22, 2005) by Rowena Guanzon
- See it, hear it, blog it
(Sun Star Cebu, September 22, 2005) by Max Limpag
- The Pinoy Tech Blog is Born
(Manila Bulletin Blog-O-Rama, September 18, 2005) by Annalyn Jusay
- A tech talk with Abraham “Abe” Olandres
(Manila Bulletin Blog-O-Rama, June 13, 2005) by Annalyn Jusay
- Philippine Blogging Summit TV Interview
(GMA 7 Unang Hirit) by Jalwyn Alburo
- The Philippines According to Blogs
(Manila Bulletin Blog-O-Rama, May 9, 2005) by Annalyn S. Jusay
- How Blogging Started in the Philippines
(Manila Bulletin Blog-O-Rama, March 28, 2005) by Annalyn S. Jusay
- A blog’s eye view of the Philippines
(Inq7.net, October 5, 2004) by Joey Alarilla
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