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    Looking for the perfect graduation gift? Here are a few options from Lenovo.

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    Looking for the perfect graduation gift? Here are a few options from Lenovo.
    Lenovo’s Ideapad Yoga 13

    Every graduate will needs tools to handle the challenges of the new worlds they are to enter. To cater to these new needs, Lenovo has released a line of new multi-mode and multi-touch optimized PCs with Windows 8. These laptops, powered with 8th Generation Intel Core processors, these devices are more than meaty enough to meet the rigorous demands graduates will be putting them through.

    Vicky Agorrilla, Country General Manager, Lenovo Philippines, said: “Lenovo commends everyone who have shown perseverance and dedication to succeed in life through the pursuit of higher education.  It is similar to our thrust on the long-term commitment of expanding our product offerings through continued learning and innovation. Today, Lenovo provides the latest technologies that easily blend form, fashion and function, leading the way for the PC+ era. We know that the graduating class represents a new blood of future leaders and achievers. As we salute them, we offer powerful, versatile and intuitive personal computers at competitive price points so they can enhance their lifestyle and succeed in a fast pace environment.”

    The IdeaCentre B340 lets movies come alive through its 21.5-inch full HD frameless screen that supports 3D vision and offers powerful graphics as a result of the NVIDIA GeForce 615 2GB graphics unit. Its 1TB HDD can store up to 250 HD movies, 320,000 photos or 200,000 songs which can be easily accessed via the Lenovo IdeaTouch app. With 10-point multi-touch technology that allows different users to multi-task at the same time on one computer and to take advantage of the Windows 8 touch interface, the B340 makes for a great interactive tutorial tool between parents and their kids, and is yours for PHP39,990.

    A smart, space-saving choice is the Lenovo C440 AIO whose stand allows users to slot the keyboard under the screen. Even with its sleek form factor, this power-packed family PC sports a stunning 21.5-inch HD LED display, comes with up to 1TB HDD, and up to 8GB memory for smooth multi-tasking. Definitely child-friendly, its 720p HD webcam has YouCam picture enhancements including cartoon effects, and nine child education games through the Lenovo Education Portal. The Lenovo C440 automatically adjusts screen brightness based on users’ current surroundings and alerts users if they are too close to the screen, and at PHP32, 990, is light on the family budget.

    For those seeking a device to accompany them through the rigors of the nine to five grind, Lenovo offers the IdeaPad Yoga 13. This device has a revolutionary hinge that allows it to uniquely fold 360 degrees to offer four modes of operation in one simple motion: Laptop, Tablet, Tent and Stand. Users can choose the most comfortable way to edit files, compose documents, show presentations, listen to music, browse photos and websites, video chat and more, all with stunning visuals care of its 13.3-inch HD LED multi-touch display. It provides laptop-grade performance to get work done anywhere, all day, with a battery life that lasts up to 8 hours. The amazing Yoga is yours for PHP60, 995.

     

    For exceptional business-class productivity, the 12.5-inch ThinkPad Twist puts together a convertible form factor that allows it to convert into four operation modes, comes with large storage capacity of 500GB HDD and has the ThinkPad brand’s legendary quality and reliability features. Whether for a client video presentation or action-packed movie, its luminous HD IPS display and Dolby Home Theater audio produce a standout multimedia experience. The new professional will appreciate how quickly it resumes from standby mode just like a tablet, and its nearly all-day battery life (up to 7 hours). This powerful machine also includes dedicated software tools for small business, including Lenovo Solutions for Small Business provided by Intel Small Business Advantage and Lenovo Solution Center. Take it home for PHP 57,990

     

    Globe Business first in Asia to achieve MEF CE 2.0 Certification

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    Globe Business first in Asia to achieve MEF CE 2.0 Certification
    (L-R): Maxi Bernales, Globe Business Head of Server Operations; Harry Florendo, Globe Business Head of Customer Systems; Ralph Candiloro, Vice President and General Manager for Tellabs Asia Pacific; Jesus Romero, Head of Globe Business; Gian Ortega, Head of Data Network Buildout and Optimization; Marc Valencerina, Head of Services Planning and Technical Product Development; Dion Asencio, Country Manager and Director for Sales at Tellabs; William Radovan, Head of Data Network Planning and Engineering

    Globe Business has just achieved another milestone, as the first in Asia to earn the highly significant Metro Ethernet Forum – Carrier Ethernet (MEF CE) 2.0 certification on March 20, 2013, putting it among the the top service providers globally which can now deliver added benefits to its customers by matching their specific users’ application needs to their MEF services with specific Service-Level Agreements.

    Head of Globe Business Jesus Romero said of the company’s latest accolade: “Being the first not only in the Philippines but in Asia to receive certification for Carrier Ethernet 2.0 is not only an important achievement for us but it also augurs well for the local ICT industry. It reflects our company’s genuine commitment to deliver world-class and best-in-class services to our customers.”

    As one of the first in the industry to offer premium-grade solutions in the Philippines, Globe Business is currently the only Asian service provider, and fourth in the world to achieve the MEF CE 2.0 Certification with its point-to-point E-Line (EPL and EVPL) and multipoint-to-multipoint E-LAN services, strengthening its Ethernet services’ MEF 9 and MEF 14 certifications or MEF CE 1.0 which define Ethernet service functionality and service performance, respectively.

    These abilities enhance Globe Business’ end-to-end service Operation, Administration and Maintenance capabilities for the three-level Class of service and Tier 1 service performance as they cement their position as the top choice through meeting world-class standards.Globe Business Head of Enterprise Segments Grace Castillo assured that “with our MEF CE2.0 certified services, we can deploy our products and solutions much faster, provide guarantee to customers of globally-compliant services which will work seamlessly with their network and allow end-to-end visibility to perform faster issue identification and resolution as well as ensure SLA delivery.”

    “What this means in terms of Classes of Service is that our customers can run multiple and critical applications while we assist and support them in prioritizing which ones can pass through Ethernet traffic. Likewise, we can conduct non-intrusive tests with added testing parameters leading to quicker turn-around time in pinpointing issues and resolutions, less service downtime, ensure SLAs and improve after-sales support. This gives them a definite advantage when subscribing to our MEF CE 2.0-certified Ethernet services,” she added.

     

    Ricky Banaag, Intel’s Country manager, swaps office attire for a nice tropical shirt

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    Ricky Banaag, Intel’s Country manager, swaps office attire for a nice tropical shirt

    Ricky Banaag, Intel’s Country Manager, has opted for early retirement, and will be ending his 16-year stay with Intel effective April this year. Intel has also announced the appointment of Calum Chisholm to fill the role of country manager.

    “Ricky has done a great job as Intel’s country manager and will leave our business in the Philippines in a strong position. The Philippines continues to be one of Intel’s key growth opportunities in Asia Pacific and globally. Ricky’s contributions to our future success will be missed,” said Uday Marty, Managing Director, SE Asia. “At the same time, I am very pleased to welcome Calum to the role. I have great confidence in his ability to maintain strong performance in this vital market.”

    We at Gadgets have had many great years with Mr. Banaag, and we wish him nothing but the best at this new chapter in his life.

    NVIDIA announces World of Tanks Open Tournament

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    NVIDIA announces World of Tanks Open Tournament

    NVIDIA announced the first ever GeForce eSports World of Tanks Open Tournament. Players will compete to win NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series graphics cards and a shot at a USD$100,000 total prize pool, which will be awarded at a spectacular grand finals event. Pre-registration is open today, and team and player registration will be open on March 28 for two weeks.

    World of Tanks is a team-based, massively multiplayer online game which depicts armored warfare in the mid-20th century. The game, which has 55 million registered users worldwide, is a fast-paced PC shooter game with in-depth weaponry, economics and eSports tools such as spectator mode and replay file support. The game also set a Guinness World Record, with the Russian MMO server reaching 190,541 players online at the same time.

    “World of Tanks really strikes a chord with players looking for that ultimate competitive gaming experience, thanks to its team-based gameplay and strategic action,” said Kevin Van Ness, Head of Community at Wargaming in North America. “We’re looking forward to combining our world-class community with the world-class expertise of NVIDIA for this exciting event.”

    “GeForce users love eSports and World of Tanks is an easy and fun game to learn, yet incredibly deep and graphically exciting,” said James Grunke, manager of the GeForce eSports program at NVIDIA. “This free tournament and all the great video-on-demand and streaming coverage we’ve got planned are our way of providing a really fun and rewarding experience for our best customers.”

    There are five regions of eligible participation: China, Asia-Pacific (APAC), the Americas, Europe and Russia. The five regional finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the Grand Finals, at a location and time to be named later. All tournament matches will be composed of seven-person teams playing a best of three game matches. There will be at least four weeks of guaranteed group play, with the top players from each group will go on to double-elimination championship brackets.

    World of Tanks community favorites, David “Nagatron” Williams and James “Relics” Starr, will be shoutcasting the battles in English for VoD and in real time with live broadcasts streamed on GeForce.com and popular streaming service Twitch.tv. Localized shoutcasting content will also be available on GeForce.com sites around the world. World-class tournament features such as match setting, leaderboards, and blogging are being provided by tournament management veterans, Cevo.

    “I can’t wait for this tournament to begin,” said Williams. “With this $100K prize pool on the line and the GeForce GTX Cup and GeForce Green Jacket for bragging rights, the top players will be battling out to win it all. It’s going to be big!”

    “I am delighted to to cast this tournament for NVIDIA,” Starr said. “World of Tanks is a fantastic experience for competitive gaming, and this GeForce eSports tournament will help establish World of Tanks as a a prominent professional platform.”

    The official GeForce eSports World of Tanks Open Tournament rules and regulations will be available on March 28th at http://esports.geforce.com. The tournament will be free to enter and international players can register and compete where allowed by law. You can also pre-register on the same site.

    Samsung PH to launch Note 8.0 in April

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    Samsung PH to launch Note 8.0 in April

    Samsung’s newest tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0, was announced last month at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Today, Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) announced that they will be launching the device here in our shores in April.

    Here’s a quick refresher:

    The Note 8.0 features an 8-inch TFT touch screen with a pixel density of 189 ppi. Inside the device is a 1.6GHz Exynos 4 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and either 16GB or 32GB of internal memory. The Note 8.0 runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The 8-inch slate comes with an updated S Pen, now allowing users to use the stylus to control physical buttons as well. It works with the Air View feature to let users interact with the screen simply by hovering over it. Air View on the Note 8.0 also works on compatible with third-party apps. Additional features include a built-in IR blaster and Awesome Note—a note-taking app that was previously only available to iOS devices. The Note 8.0 comes in Wi-Fi only, 3G and 4G variations.

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is the world’s first 8-inch tablet, so we’re excited to see how it fares in the ease-of-use and portability departments, as compared to tablets of other sizes.

    Photo from IGN

    We’re hiring!

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    We’re hiring!

    Gadgets Magazine, the pioneering tech-lifestyle magazine is hiring! If you want to work in a dynamic, creative and challenging environment, then Gadgets Magazine might just be the company for you. Think you got what it takes?

    EDITORIAL STAFF

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    – Monitor tech/news blogs and post stories on the website daily.
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    – Manage communities and discussion in Social Networks.
    – Cover tech events local and abroad.

    Requirements:
    – Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s/College Degree , Art/Design/Creative Multimedia, Advertising/Media, Journalism, Mass Communications, Marketing or equivalent.
    – Must be passionate about technology, has excellent communication skills, is computer literate, and has a good grasp of the English language.
    – Must be a team player and can work with deadlines
    – Must be willing to work in Quezon City
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    – Fresh grads are welcome to apply.
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    – Knowledge in CSS/PHP is definitely a plus.
    – Ideally someone who is active in Facebook/Twitter.
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    Interested parties may send their resumes to cgiray(at)gadgetsmagazine(dot)com(dot)ph.

    Intel PH awards Sing to Win 2 prizewinners

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    Intel PH awards Sing to Win 2 prizewinners

    Intel Philippines’ outgoing country manager Ricky Banaag and marketing manager Randy Kanapi hand over a certificate and a new Intel-powered Ultrabook to Shobert Hallig’s representatives who came to accept his award.

    The grand prize of Sing to Win 2, Intel’s nationwide online music video-making competition, was formally awarded last night to first placer Shobert Hallig.

    Hallig, a Multimedia Arts senior at Asia Pacific College, wowed the judges with his rendition of the classic Aerosmith hit, “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing.”

    Hallig could not make it to the event, but he sent representatives to accept the award and his brand new Intel Core i7-powered Ultrabook on his behalf.

    Second placers Nikki Mae Ilagan, Florabel Hernandez, Leonahlyn Drilon and Stephanie Deuda, and third placer Felicidad Olituquit were also awarded last night. They were also handed Intel-powered Ultrabooks.

    The online component of Sing to Win 2, which Hallig topped, required participants to create their own music videos of their renditions of one of five pre-selected songs: Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger” and “Won’t Go Home Without You,” Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles,” Trisha Yearwood’s “How Do I Live,” and Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” The entries were collected in the course of five months.

    Sing to Win 2 also conducted roadshows in 10 universities— De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Malayan Colleges Laguna, Adamson University, Holy Angel University, De La Salle University Dasmarinas, Our Lady of Fatima, University of Santo Tomas and Centro Escolar University—and three SM malls nationwide.

    “Intel has always envisioned a future where Filipinos have access to computing technology. Through Sing to Win 1 and 2, we are able to bring this technology closer to the public by giving them a way to express themselves with music, edit their videos with computers and share their videos online,” says Intel Philippines Marketing Manager Randy Kanapi.

     

    Microsoft Philippines and DepEd partner to strengthen education

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    Microsoft Philippines and DepEd partner to strengthen education

    Microsoft Philippines and the Department of Education (DepEd) recently participated in the Orientation for ICT Coordinators as part of its implementation of batch 14 of the DepEd computerization program in Dumaguete and General Santos City on March 21.

    The training was developed to empower coordinators to implement the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP). The DCP distributes important tools for learning, such as computer sets to public elementary and high schools all over the country to emphasize technology in the learning framework. The DCP has equipped 88 percent of secondary schools and 51 percent of elementary schools so far.

    “We are preparing Filipino students for a future shaped by new technologies and this would not be possible if we do not start incorporating the necessary tools needed in their day-to-day education,” said Rogelio Vicente Juan Morales, Technical Service Director of the Department of Education. “Education, just like any focus area of social development, needs the support of a strategic partner like Microsoft whom we have been engaging with in our efforts to make this country a nation of digitally competitive youth.”

    “We at Microsoft have always been guided by our mission to enhance people’s lives through the power of technology. We believe it is important that we help maximize the potential of today’s youth to allow them to enhance their talents and become globally competitive,” said Clarissa Segismundo, Education Programs Lead of Microsoft Philippines. “Through our growing educational programs and strategic partnerships with educational leaders and top organizations, Microsoft Philippines has made it a priority to provide teachers and students across the country the tools they need to better themselves and share their knowledge with members of their community.”

    To learn more of the innovations of Microsoft for education, you can visit www.pil-network.com.

    Apple’s entire product line targeted for digital rights management violations

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    Apple’s entire product line targeted for digital rights management violations

    Apple will possibly have another courtroom battle on their hands—particularly concerning digital rights management (DRM). Intellectual property and digital rights management firm Intertrust Technologies is targeting the entire Apple product line: iOS devices, Macs, Apple TVs, iTunes, iCloud, and even the App Store. Intertrust announced on Wednesday that it had filed suit against Apple in the Northern District of California for allegedly violating 15 of Intertrust’s patents on security and “distributed trusted computing,” or, in other words, its DRM technology.

    “Apple makes many great products that use Intertrust’s inventions,” Intertrust CEO Talal Shamoon said in a statement. “Our patents are foundational to modern Internet security and trusted computing and result from years of internal research and development. We are proud of our record of peaceful and constructive licensing with industry leaders. We find it regrettable that we are forced to seek Court assistance to resolve this matter.”

    What’s interesting here is that Sony and Phillips, two of Apple’s rivals in the tech market, each hold a stake in Intertrust. Intertrust has also signed patent or software licensing deals with Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, Adobe, Samsung, Vodafone, HTC, and others. Intertrust is also no stranger to the courtroom—they won a USD$440 million settlement from another one of Apple’s Rivals, Microsoft, in 2004, also concerning the use of Intertrust’s DRM technology.

    Source: ArsTechnica

    Billboard in Peru makes drinking water out of thin air

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    Billboard in Peru makes drinking water out of thin air

    The Philippines gets plenty of rain throughout the year. During the wettest times of the year, low-lying areas of Metro Manila and other parts of the country turn into lakes and sometimes ponds of impassable water. In contrast, some other parts of the world are in dire need of water, and some go months and even yearswithout seeing a single drop of rain from the sky. Peru is one of those countries, and its capital, Lima, averages less than two inches of rain per year. This makes water in Peru more of a blessing than the curse it is in most tropical countries, where too much water is a bad thing.

    The University of Engineering and Technology of Peru and an ad agency called Mayo DraftFCBand created the structure for the residents of Lima, who are forced to draw polluted water from wells. “They could put this in different places if possible in each village, in each town…the water that gives us life,” Francisco Quilca, a Bujama District’s resident, told the university. The humidity in Peru is around 98 percent, so water can be drawn out of thin air. The billboard system uses reverse osmosis, a water purifying process, and then stores the water in tanks that hold 20 liters each. The water is dispensed at the bottom of the structure, which has provided 9,450 liters in three months, according to the school.

    Although the snow-capped Andes, which also serves as a source of water, runs through Peru, the glaciers are rapidly shrinking due to several environmental factors. A study in the journal The Cryosphere shows that the Andean glaciers, which provide fresh water for the residents of not only Peru, but other countries where the Andes runs through, have shrunk between 30 and 50 percent since the 1970s. “Glacier retreat in the tropical Andes over the last three decades is unprecedented,” said Antoine Rabatel, the lead author of the study.

    “Improving access to water would reduce maternal health issues, child mortality and overall poverty. If we do water and sanitation right, we can have a great improvement on other goals,” said UN Deputy Chief Jan Eliasson.

    Source: Huffington Post

    Get Your Hyundai in Shape for Summer

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    Get Your Hyundai in Shape for Summer

    Summer is here! It’s time for long trips, beach vacations and out-of-town fun! But before heading out, make sure that you have a healthy car for your safe and worry-free travels! Schedule an appointment for Hyundai’s CAMP—Check-up And Maintenance Promo, and choose from our Preventive Maintenance Service (PMS) packages:

    • PMS Package 1: HGMO Mineral Oil with 25% discount on labor
    • PMS Package 2: HGMO Semi-synthetic Oil with 25% discount on labor
    • PMS Package 3: HGMO Fully Synthetic Oil with 25% discount on labor, 10% discount on parts and engine oil and FREE Hyundai backpack or foldable fan

    Plus, for every PMS package, you also get a FREE 23-PT check-up for your car. So call your authorized participating dealership today and ask about Hyundai’s CAMP, to jumpstart your summer!

    Hyundai’s CAMP is ongoing until March 27, 2013.

    Sapphire glass might shatter Gorilla Glass

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    Sapphire glass might shatter Gorilla Glass

    In both a literal and metaphorical sense, the title is true. Some of your smartphones might be protected by Gorilla Glass, but the fact remains that they are still capable of physically breaking. Sure, it won’t break from a small drop, but as the saying goes, all the little things add up—you might notice a hairline crack one day which could expand to a lot more if you’re one of those people that keep dropping your smartphone. But researchers are looking to replace Gorilla Glass with sapphire glass so that cracked screens will be a thing of the past.

    For those of you who paid attention in science class, sapphire is the second hardest material in the world after diamond. Sapphire is a transparent, crystalline form of aluminum oxide (alumina) that is extraordinarily hard and scratch-resistant. It has a melting point of 2,030 degrees Celsius, and it is almost completely impermeable and impervious to caustic chemicals. In short, sapphire is slightly weaker but far cheaper and more abundant than diamond, so you won’t have to empty your wallet (and then some) to acquire a device with sapphire glass. In terms of real-world use, sapphire is about 10 times more scratch resistant than normal window glass, and much stronger than any other materials used in optics applications.

    Synthetic sapphire is already being created by multiple companies around the world. Although these companies have their own methods of creating the material, it has triple the strength of Corning’s Gorilla Glass. We had already mentioned a smartphone that uses sapphire glass—the extremely expensive Vertu TI—but the development of sapphire glass-protected devices might ensure that this extremely strong protection will not just be for those who have money. It could go mainstream as the costs of production of this sort of glass goes down. Some market analysts have noted that the current cost of manufacturing a sheet of Gorilla Glass is only USD$3 (PHP 120), but the cost of manufacturing a sheet of sapphire glass is USD$30 (PHP 1,200), so that might mean that the cost of smartphones with sapphire glass might initially be high, but will go down as soon as it can be cheaply mass produced.

    Corning will probably be forced to make Gorilla Glass a lot stronger, and they will have some serious competition as the quest to make the smartphone more durable goes forth. It’s worth to note that one of the devices that already has sapphire glass is Apple’s iPhone 5—it’s used to protect the rear camera lens.

    Source: ExtremeTech

    Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello resigns

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    Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello resigns

    Electronic Arts (EA) has come under fire for many issues throughout its history. One of the major criticisms of EA involved swallowing up smaller game developers such as Maxis (creator of SimCity and The Sims) and Westwood (creator of the Command & Conquer series). After acquiring these franchises, EA released games in these series that suffered from quality issues. Now, due to missing its quarterly expectations, CEO John Riccitiello has resigned, ending a six-year tenure as the head of one of the biggest game publishers in the world. Riccitiello, who is also a member of the Board of Directors, will resign that position as well. These resignations are effective on March 30.

    “This is a tough decision, but it all comes down to accountability,” Riccitiello wrote. “The progress EA has made on transitioning to digital games and services is something I’m extremely proud of. However, it currently looks like we will come in at the low end of, or slightly below, the financial guidance we issued in January, and we have fallen short of the internal operating plan we set one year ago.” He also wrote, “EA’s shareholders and employees expect better and I am accountable for the miss.”

    EA and Riccitiello attempted to make the shift to mobile and social gaming that has largely been the norm for the past few years, but many key executives jumped ship and joined social and mobile game developer Zynga, which sparked a legal battle that was settled just last month. If you have a lot of game requests on Facebook or if you send many of them yourself, these games might have been made by Zynga, which include FarmVille and Words with Friends.

    EA also tried to cut down on the number of games that were released each year under Riccitiello’s watch, which didn’t necessarily pan out. The recent installment of SimCity was just one of the latest EA releases that critics universally panned, namely because of the “always online” approach that is being criticized by many gamers.

    “One is always caught off guard by these changes, but it wasn’t a big surprise,” said Colin Sebastian, a video game analyst with Robert W. Baird. “The stock has lagged, there’s been lots of turnover of management and noticeable issues with the games.” Other analysts also had something to say about Riccitiello’s departure. “This is an industry with a very tough sales environment. You really have to execute, and these guys haven’t done that in terms of game quality,” said Eric Wilson, an analyst with Pacific Crest.

    Riccitiello will be replaced by former CEO Larry Probst as executive chairman to lead the video game publisher while it seeks a permanent replacement. The company said it would consider both internal and external candidates.

    “We thank John for his contributions to EA since he was appointed CEO in 2007, especially the passion, dedication and energy he brought to the company every single day,” said Probst. “John has worked hard to lead the company through challenging transitions in our industry, and was instrumental in driving our very significant growth in digital revenues.”

    Source: MarketWatch, DigitalTrends

    Learn more about your favorite TV shows with DoodTV!

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    Learn more about your favorite TV shows with DoodTV!
    Want to catch up on your favorite TV shows or learn some tidbits about them? Here’s an app that might just help.
    DoodTV is a “second screen” app developed by Voyager Innovations that provides users with show information, news, and schedules. It also gives additional facts that viewers might be interested to know, like artist information, viewer feedback and show ratings.
    Interested in getting this nifty app? Head over to www.doodtv.voyagerinnovation.com, and key in your email address to receive updates and find out when it’s good to go!

    Petron-MIAS 2013 Custom and Classic Car Competition heats up

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    Petron-MIAS 2013 Custom and Classic Car Competition heats up

    Once again, the Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) is scheduled to showcase some of the country’s most desirable classic and modified cars.  Petron, the country’s leading fuel, shall be presenting the Petron-MIAS Custom and Classic Car Competition, to be held at the Philippine Trade Training Center, adjacent to the World Trade Center Manila, from April 4 to 7.  Recent “Best of Show” winners of the MIAS competition include a classic Mercedes-Benz 190SL in 2011 and last year, it was an entry by JSK shop Johnson Tan, a fully customized 2008 Honda Civic FD.

    The most coveted Best of Show trophy will be up for grabs, along with over a dozen category trophies for both classic and customized cars. The Petron-MIAS Custom and Classic Car Competition is an annual tribute to the craftsmen and artisans who work in the restoration and customization trade. From tinsmiths, paintshop experts, mural artists, engine rebuilders and leather craftsmen, each entry is a result of months of hard work employed by the local restoration and customization shops who deliver world-class results. The owners of these automobiles, particularly the classic cars, help preserve the Philippines’ automotive heritage and provenance by allowing future generations to appreciate them. For many car owners, regardless of the value of the prizes that come with winning, simply being acknowledged by their peers is a reward in itself.

    Past winner and now competition judge Alex Isip of Alex Car Restoration, a veteran with over two decades of experience, has related previously that it is indeed a tough job to compete and consistently excel in car competitions. This year’s lineup promises car enthusiasts a close look at both classics and highly modified cars that are sure to bring out the smiles and the snapshots.  MIAS is organized by Worldbex Services International.

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