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    NBA 2K13 launches in the Philippines

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    NBA 2K13 launches in the Philippines

    2K Sports, in partnership with X-Play Online Games, Inc. (a subsidiary of IP e-Games), officially released NBA 2K13 in the Philippines at a launch event at National Sport Grill in Makati today. It has been called “possibly the greatest sports game of all-time” by gaming website IGN. This year, 2K Sports had hip-hop legend Jay-Z serve as Executive Producer of the game. He curated the 24-song soundtrack, and played a huge role in designing its interactive menus, pregame introductions, and more.

    There are several new features to NBA 2K13, such as the Control Stick. For the first time ever, all dribbling, shooting, passing, and post move options have been mapped to the right analog stick, so if you like to get fancy while playing against your friends or online opponents, you can string together all sorts of basketball tricks to mesmerize your opposition. In addition, shots are now dynamically created, so there are infinite possibilities for shot selection.

    Also for the first time ever, there will be an in-game currency. Depending on the achievements you get, such as a certain number of steals in a game or a certain number of points scored in a game, you can purchase plenty of unlockable content, such as retro jerseys, stat increases for your players or retro teams. In addition, both the 1992 “Dream Team” and the 2012 U.S. Men’s National Team, considered the greatest basketball teams of all time, are now available in game, so you can settle debates with your friends over which team is better.

    Well-known players such as Derrick Rose and Kevin Durant have their own unique abilities in-game that could lead your team to victory. For example, Rose has the “Floor General” role, and Durant has “The Closer” role, so if you find yourself behind in a game, you can use these abilities to turn the tide in your favor and triumph over your opposition.

    The NBA 2K13 launch plans to take the Philippines by storm. “We’re very excited to launch such a prestigious game here in the Philippines and we’re thrilled to be working with 2K Sports,” said Miguel Bauza, VP of Marketing for X-Play. “We will be going around the country to engage the millions of NBA 2K Filipino fans out there with awesome tournaments and raffle prizes.”

    NBA 2K13 is now available in the Philippines at these retailers on the PlayStation 3 (Php 2,595), Xbox 360 (Php 2,495), PC (Php 1,995), and the PSP (Php 1,895). It will also be available on both Android and iOS mobile devices as an app.

    Get the iPhone 4S for PHP 200/month under Globe’s Unli Surf Combo through Citibank’s 0% PayLite

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    Get the iPhone 4S for PHP 200/month under Globe’s Unli Surf Combo through Citibank’s 0% PayLite

    Great news for all Citibank cardholders! You can get the iPhone 4S under a Globe unlimited surfing postpaid plan for as low as PHP 200 a month through Citibank’s 0% PayLite promo.

    All you have to do is subscribe to Globe’s Unli Surf Combo 1799, and you can avail of the iPhone 4S 16GB for a monthly instalment of PHP 200 for 24 months. The 0% PayLite offer up to 24 months is available for the iPhone 4S 16GB, 32GB and 64GB at any Globe Store.

    For only PHP 200 a month, you can get an iPhone 4S 32GB when you subscribe to Globe’s Unli Surf Combo 2499. For the same price, you can avail of an iPhone 4S 64GB under the Unli Surf Combo 3799 plan.

    The iPhone 4S is also available through other payment schemes under PayLite. The iPhone 4S 16GB can be availed under the Unli Surf Combo 999 postpaid plan at PHP 999 a month. You can also get the iPhone 4S 32GB at PHP 1,262.46 per month, or the iPhone 4S 64GB at PHP 1,470.79 per month.

    These offers are good until December 31, 2012. For more details, you can call 995-9999 or visit www.citibank.com.ph.

    Canon bags four titles in 31st EISA Awards

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    Canon bags four titles in 31st EISA Awards

    Composed of 50 special interest magazines in Europe focusing on photography, video, and audio, the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) held their 31st EISA Awards to recognize products that were released in Europe within 2012-2013 and were deemed the ideal representative of their product category.

    This year, Canon bagged the coveted titles in four categories, namely: Advanced SLR Camera, Compact Camera, Camcorder, and Photo Printer.

    The Canon EOS 5D Mark III earned the title as the European Advanced SLR Camera for 2012-2013. Meanwhile, the EOS LEGRIA HF M52 (locally known as the VIXIA HF M50) was crowned as the European Camcorder 2012-2013.

    The PowerShot G1 X won the European Compact Camera 2012-2013 award. The 14.3-megapixel compact digital camera was noted by the jury as having image quality “at a level that can compete with many DSLRs”, which is, according to them, “quite amazing for a camera with such a compact body.”

    The Canon PIXMA PRO-1, now known as the European Photo Printer 2012-2013, was dubbed by the EISA jury panel as “the perfect choice for making long-lasting prints of outstanding quality.” They described it as “full of modern technology” and noted that it delivers “excellent quality with relatively low running costs.”

    In total, Canon has won 56 EISA awards in the span of 27 years, including 24 consecutive years in which the company received accolades.

    Lenovo Philippines launches ThinkPad X1 Carbon locally, lightest professional ultrabook in town

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    Lenovo Philippines launches ThinkPad X1 Carbon locally, lightest professional ultrabook in town

    While there’s a bevy of thin and light consumer ultrabooks out in the market today, nothing beats a purpose built machine for the corporate world. That’s probably the thinking of Lenovo when they built the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and now it’s finally here. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a purpose built enterprise-grade ultrabook that has been finely crafted from the best materials possible so that it’s capable of taking all the abuse of normal corporate use without slowing down or dying.

    To achieve this, Lenovo used a carbon fiber rollcage chassis with the ultrabook, which gives it phenomal strength and durability. Another nice side effect of using this particular exotic material is weight – the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is extremely light, and only comes in at a paltry 3 lbs.

    The ThinkPad X1 Carbon has a 14-inch display with a native resolution of 1600×900, not the highest of resolutions we admit, but it’s good enough for corporate users. Lenovo Philippines will be introducing two variants of the X1 Carbon – one with an Intel Core i5-3317U processor, and another with a more powerful Core i7-3667U processor.

    Both variants will be paired with 4GB of DDR3 memory. The Intel Core i5 variant will have 128GB of SSD storage on tap, while the Core i7 variant will have a bigger, 256GB SSD. As for battery life, you can expect at least 7 hours of usable battery life from the device, maybe more depending on how you use the device. As is their custom with enterprise machines, Lenovo also included their proprietary enterprise software solutions with the device, so you won’t be in too much of a fix if something breaks down with the device, however unlikely that may be.

    Of course, the top-tier specs of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon means that it’ll command a premium price. The Core i5 version of the X1 Carbon will retail for Php 94,990, while the Core i7 variant will come in at a wallet draining Php 116,990.

     

    TezukaAnime features classic anime shows translated in several languages

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    TezukaAnime features classic anime shows translated in several languages

    Here’s some awesome news for all you anime fans out there! Collaborative subtitling hub Viki has opened a new YouTube channel, TezukaAnime, which features classic anime shows such as Astro Boy, Jungle Emperor Leo, Black Jack, and Dear Brother with subtitles in various languages, including English and Filipino.

    TezukaAnime currently hosts 16 full-episodes of Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy series with subtitles uploaded so far in English, Arabic, Romanian, Turkish, Spanish, French, and transcribed Japanese. Tezuka’s other famous series, Black Jack, is currently available with Filipino subtitles. According to Viki, as more translators finish captions in new languages, they will add them to the channel. The channel’s videos are available anywhere in the world.

    You can check out this cool new channel yourself by clicking THIS LINK!

    Feeling a little vulnerable? Maybe you need a bullet-resistant backpack.

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    Feeling a little vulnerable? Maybe you need a bullet-resistant backpack.

    Sometimes, things get really nasty, really quickly. We can’t really control the things that happen around us, but what we can do is be ready. Backpack Shield (through LaRue Tactical) has released a Level III-A backpack insert that is perfect for those who want the protection of body armor but can’t wear it. The insert is 17″ x 12″ and is just over a third of an inch thick. The level III-A plate stops all conventional handgun bullets, including 9mm, high-velocity FMJ ammo and .44 Magnum rounds, plus, it’s stab-proof. That’s a lot of protection for a ballistic shield that can fit in a laptop bag and weighs all of two pounds.

    On top of the superb protection offered by the plate, it also doesn’t have the destructive deformation could still hit and injure the user, as happens with soft armor. It’s a very simple device. Slip it into your bag, and you have a bullet-resistant shield that you can get behind in an active shooter situation or if you find yourself at exactly the wrong place at the wrong time.

    Head over to http://www.laruetactical.com/backpack-shield if you want more info.

    Sony unveils VAIO Tap 20 to the Philippines, 20-inch tablet for sharing

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    Sony unveils VAIO Tap 20 to the Philippines, 20-inch tablet for sharing

    Along with the VAIO Duos 11, Sony also unveiled the VAIO Tap 20 to the Philippine market today. The VAIO Tap 20 is a 20-inch tablet that’s optimized for sharing, though it can still be used with a keyboard and mouse so you can use it like a typical All-in-one PC. the 20-inch display has a resolution of 1600×900, and uses Sony’s Mobile Bravia Engine 2 that they say delivers  natural movie viewing to the mobile device.

    Internally, it’s powered by Intel’s Core i5-3317U processor that’s paired with a 4GB of RAM. There’s about 500GB of storage on tab courtesy of the 5400RPM HDD, and as expected with a device this large, you’re looking at a whole host of ports and connections.

    Aside from Windows 8, you can also look forward to family oriented apps that Sony included in the device, which includes the Fingertapps Organizer. Like any self-respecting tablet, you can pick up the VAIO Tap 20 and take it with you, though don’t expect it to last long – Sony has quoted only about 2 hours of usable battery life on battery. If you do decide to lug it around with you everywhere, you can expect to grow some muscles when you lug it around as it weighs in at around 5 kilograms.

    The VAIO Tap 20 will retail for Php 59,999. We’ve included the Galaxy Note II in the shot above so you guys can gauge the scale of the size of the device in question.

    Sony Philippines officially outs VAIO Duos 11, hybrid tablet notebook with Windows 8

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    Sony Philippines officially outs VAIO Duos 11, hybrid tablet notebook with Windows 8

    It’s official – Sony has announced the VAIO Duos 11, their own hybrid Windows 8 tablet. The VAIO Duos 11 combines both touch and type in one device. The Duos 11 uses a 11-inch OptiContrast touch panel that has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 that’s combined with a chassis that’s capable of sliding out which reveals a full QWERTY keyboard. If you think that particular design looks familiar, you’re right, as Asus was the first one to use it with their Eee Pad Slider. Nevertheless, Sony’s Surf Slider design is different enough to keep the idea fresh, and Sony says that the Duos 11’s mechanical hinge is tough enough to endure thousands of openings.  Sony’s gracious enough to include a stylus that they say is one of the most accurate out in the market today.

    Even with sliding mechanism included, Sony has managed to keep the overall thickness of the device at only 17.85mm and it only weighs in at 1.3 kilos. There’s also a bunch of ports on the device itself which includes 2 USB ports (with one being USB 3.0), Ethernet, VGA Out, HDMI and a card reader. The device also has a NFC capability built-in, as well as a built-in gyroscope and a digital compass. There’s also two cameras in the device – one on the back and another one on the front.

    Inside the hood lies the latest Intel Core i5-3317U processor, that’s paired with 4GB of RAM. You’re looking at a 128GB of SSD storage, and of course, the entire experience is powered by Windows 8. Unfortunately, this is still an x86 machine, so when it comes to battery life you shouldn’t really expect much. Even then, Sony says that you’re looking at 4.5 hours of usable battery life with the Duos 11.

    So, how much will it cost? You can expect it to drop for Php 69,999 when it’s finally available at stores at the end of October.

     

    Maddie and Matt’s Happy Earth app teaches kids environmental awareness

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    Maddie and Matt’s Happy Earth app teaches kids environmental awareness

    Here’s a fun way to teach your kids to love and take care of the environment! Join siblings Maddie and Matt as they push for environmental awareness through this fun children’s app from local software development company AppLabs Digital Studios, Inc. for iOS and Android.

    Maddie and Matt’s Happy Earth shows some of the pressing environmental issues and how kids can help in solving them. This app features a storybook and some mini games.

    The interactive storybook allows you to discover which objects are movable in a particular scene. There are also Easter eggs hidden in the scenes, and once they are found, you’ll learn fun and interesting facts about the object that you discovered.

    The app features three mini games—the Segre Game, Spot the Difference, and Create Your Own Happy Earth. In the Segre Game, Maddie and Matt will teach you how to properly segregate your trash into their proper trash bins—biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and leftovers. In Spot the Difference, your task is to determine the difference between two similar photos on the screen. You can even create your own planet by dragging different objects into the frame in Create Your Own Happy Earth.

    The app integrates social media as it allows you to post how well you did in the mini games on Facebook and Twitter.

    Maddie and Matt’s Happy Earth is now available for free at the App Store and Google Play. To find out more about this awesome app that’s perfect for your kids, head on over to Maddie and Matt’s official website.

    How music controls your life, molds moods, affects decisions

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    How music controls your life, molds moods, affects decisions

    There are many reasons why we listen to music—we listen to it to take a load off, we listen to it so that we can make homework or a work project go faster, we listen to it whenever we’re happy or sad, or out with friends, but whatever we do, music is all around us, and there are many benefits to listening to music regularly.

    Skullcandy, who is releasing the Skullcandy Supreme Sound here in November, lists some of the reasons music is beneficial to your quality of life.

    Music can make you smarter. Recent studies show that it stimulates regions of the brain responsible for memory, motor control, timing, and language, so naturally many people listen to music when they’re working on work for school or even in the workplace, so they can get whatever they’re doing done in a more enjoyable and efficient manner without sacrificing the quality of work.

    Music can even manage your pain. People often listen to music when they are sad or depressed, and it helps. Hospitals often play music to help soothe the pain their patients are going through, especially expectant mothers or those undergoing anesthesia.

    We all know that being in love (or out of it) is a central theme in most songs. Did you know music can also help the physical heart as well? A Harvard study has shown that music helps speed up the recovery from cardiac procedures. Music can also help with our emotional quotient (EQ), which helps determine one’s social skills. Music can fire up emotions, but it can also balance them out.

    Music can also increase productivity in the workplace. Studies show that rock and classical music in particular help people recognize visual images, letters, and numbers faster. On that note, are you tired from work, school or working out? Music can also help relieve that and keep you going for that second wind. This also applies vice versa, when you have insomnia and need to sleep at 3 am—a calming, soothing song may drift you off to sleep faster than you think.

    Loud tunes can release hormones that make you feel good, but be careful—listening to music that’s too loud for a long time might cause ear damage. Finally, music can help improve memory and prevent Alzheimer’s disease, so if you have older relatives, encourage them to listen to music on a regular basis.

    Optima Digital and Autodesk Solutions celebrate 18 years of design

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    Optima Digital and Autodesk Solutions celebrate 18 years of design

    Optima Digital, an award-winning Philippine post production house and creative services company recently extended its now 18-year partnership with Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, at the Optima Digital offices in Makati.

    Optima Digital has been using Autodesk’s comprehensive portfolio of creative solutions that span the entire production pipeline, from CG design to compositing, color grading and creative finishing.

    Optima Digital also recently added the Autodesk Flame Premium visual effects software; its seventh autodesk software purchase. Autodesk software allows Optima to offer a huge number of post-production services, and has contributed to their position as one  of the leading post-prod houses in South East Asia, as well as allow the company to set the benchmark for local and regional Post-production houses.

    “Optima was the first to bring the Flame software in the region when we bought out very first Autodesk software in 1994, and since then, Optima has been in the forefront of digital graphics creation and design,” said Pete Jimenez, president and COO. “Over the years, Autodesk software and turnkey systems have helped us become the market leader in creative finishing.”

    Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Autodesk software is used all over the world to create award-winning visual effects in film and entertainment industries, as well as construction, manufacturing and engineering. Optima digital is a leading TV Advertisement and film post-production company that has won awards both locally and internationally.

    Smart Nano-SIM now in stores, costs Php 40 for prepaid customers, free for postpaid users

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    Smart Nano-SIM now in stores, costs Php 40 for prepaid customers, free for postpaid users

    Obtained an iPhone 5 and want to enjoy it on Smart’s network? Well, you’ll be happy to know that Smart is now offering their Nano-SIMs at their stores all over country, and just like rival Globe, the new SIMs are priced at Php 40 for prepaid customers. For postpaid customers, you simply have to walk into a Smart store and have your SIM exchanged for the new one free of charge. Now that both telcos are officially selling their Nano-SIM cards at their respective stores, it’s just a race now to see who will be offering the iPhone 5 to general public first. Let’s hope it’s sooner rather than later.

    Source: SMART

    HTC One X+ official, more powerful than the original

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    HTC One X+ official, more powerful than the original

    HTC has finally, officially launched the One X+, and while it has been thoroughly and completely leaked before it officially came out, its always nice to finally see the official specifications. The One X+ will be running an improved 1.7GHz quad-core processor, 64GB of storage and almost 50% more battery life than the original device. Most of the other specifications stays the same though – same gorgeous unibody polycarbonate body, same 4.7-inch display, same super fast camera. HTC is also tossing in 25GB of Dropbox storage for eventual owners of the new device.

    Source: HTC

    Philippine government websites hit by multiple DDoS attacks from Global Anonymous

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    Philippine government websites hit by multiple DDoS attacks from Global Anonymous

    Today is October 3, which means the controversial Anti-Cybercrime Law is now in full swing. Of course, netizens who are opposed to the act all over the world aren’t going to take it lying down – global collective hacking group Anonymous has started waging cyber-warfare against targets in the Philippines which mainly consist of government websites. Anon has started using DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks on various government websites in an operation dubbed “#OpPhilippines” and took some of them down. One of their targets was Senator Tito Sotto’s webpage, which, as of press time, is loading slowly. Here are their other targets:

    Anon also posted a video on YouTube that details their issues with the controversial law. Here’s an excerpt of their statement:

    The Philippine Government has just passed a bill that effectively ends the freedom of expression in the Philippines. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is the most notorious act ever witnessed in the cyber-history of the Philippines,and the language of the bill is cunningly designed to make you think it only applies to individuals who are deep in cyber-technology and doesn’t apply to everyone, but some part of the bill basically says it can imprison anyone who commits libel either by written messages, comments, blogs, or posts in sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or any other comment-spaces of other social media in the Internet.”

    If you’re curious, the hashtag #NoToCyberCrimeLaw is still the top trending topic in the Philippines in Twitter, 24 hours after it first appeared.

    [UPDATE] A pastbin entry has just detailed some of the ways that Anonymous has used to bring their targets down. Seems like they’re using a combination of botnets, HTTP floods and DDoS attacks to bring their targets down.

    Bulletproof iPhone case shot with a .50 cal

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    Bulletproof iPhone case shot with a .50 cal

    For the extra paranoid (or those who like collecting different cases for their iPhones), there is a bulletproof iPhone case available in Japan. The case weighs even more than the “brick” cellphone of the 1970s (4.6 pounds, as compared to the “brick” cellphone’s 2 pounds), and can even withstand .50 cal bullets because the case is one inch thick and made out of steel plate.

    Here is a YouTube video demonstrating the stopping power of the bulletproof iPhone case, developed by Japanese company Marudai:

    For those who would like to avail of this case, be prepared to shell out (pun intended) around US$665 (Php 28,263).

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