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    Globe gives away free Nicki Minaj concert tickets!

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    Globe gives away free Nicki Minaj concert tickets!

    Globe is giving you a fun and exciting back-to-school treat as it gives you the chance to see international music sensation Nicki Minaj live and up close!

    All you have to do is subscribe to Globe My Super Plan 499 and Php 99 BB Chat (that’s a total of Php 598 a month), and you will get not only a free BlackBerry Curve 9220, but also a free ticket to the Manila leg of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday Tour at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on July 11.

    If you want to tag a friend along and belt out Super Bass in chorus, you can subscribe to the My Super Plan Blackberry Unli Surf Combo 999, which will merit a free BlackBerry Curve 9320 and two—yes, two!—concert tickets.

    If you’re already subscribed to a Globe Postpaid plan, fret not! This exciting offer is also available to you. Globe says that they will offer several availment options to current postpaid subscribers. Subscribers who are already outside their lock-in period can opt to re-contract their subscription and get the free phones and tickets. Those within the lock-in period can subscribe to BlackBerry Max for 24 months with a monthly rate of Php 599, purchase a prepaid phone kit, or get a new postpaid line to get their free tickets.

    Intel hybrid ultrabook eyes-on

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    Intel hybrid ultrabook eyes-on

    We just wrapped up today’s Ivy Bridge launch, and one of things that Intel brought along with them was an experimental, hybrid ultrabook.

    Now, this particular device isn’t built by any manufacturer – it’s apparently a prototype device put together by Intel (or one of their OEMs) to showcase what ultrabooks are capable of in the months and years ahead.

    The device has hinge that allows the screen to rotate and transform from ultrabook to tablet. From what we can tell, the device has a 13.3-inch screen, and quickly transforms from notebook to tablet in seconds.

    As far as specs are concerned, we can only speculate what’s in it – the only thing that we are sure of is that it’s running Intel’s Core i5 Ivy Bridge processor. The Intel exec that brought it to the Philippines was tight lipped about the other things inside it, but we might guess some sort of SSD deal going on along with at least 4GB of DDR3 memory. We probably won’t see this device for sale anytime soon, but it’s a snapshot of where future ultrabook designs are going.

     

    NEO Ultrabook EDGE series eyes-on

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    NEO Ultrabook EDGE series eyes-on

    We’re at Intel’s local launch of Ivy Bridge here in Rockwell tonight, and while Intel was doing their usual parade of notebooks and devices armed with the new processor, we spotted a newly announced devices in the crowd. Meet NEO’s own interpretation of the ultrabook – the NEO EDGE. This particular device is a 14-inch ultrabook that’s honestly not the lightest ultrabook that we’ve ever seen, but hey, an ultrabook is an ultrabook.

    The keyboard felt good – not as fantastic as the one on the HP Folio 13 or the one in the Lenovo U300s, but it still had plenty of travel and wasn’t as horrible as first ultrabooks that came out. The trackpad though needed a lot of work – the rightmost edge of the plastic trackpad felt like it was getting caught on something, and wasn’t as smooth as we’ve expected.

    Like we said, the device uses a 14-inch display, has a multitude of input ports and an optical disk drive.  The EDGE has a next generation Core i5 processor, 4GB off DDR3 RAM and sports a 500GB HDD for storage which is paired with a 32GB SSD drive for fast booth times. It’s possibly the most affordable utralbook we’ve ever seen, as it’ll only retail for Php 33,999 – not bad for what you’re getting. Expect it to hit stores soon – if it hasn’t already.

     

    Sony announces high-end Cyber-shot

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    Sony announces high-end Cyber-shot

    We’re all familiar with Sony’s Cyber-shot series of point-and-shoots, and we might have noticed that the company lacked a high-end model in their compact camera range—until now. Sony has announced the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100, which is the first Sony compact that can capture RAW files, a feature usually found on DSLRs. It’s based around a 20-megapixel, 1-inch CMOS sensor and features a 28-100mm equivalent lens with an F1.8-4.9 aperture range as well as image stabilization. It’s capable of shooting videos in 1080p60 and capture 17-megapixel still images at the same time. Another DSLR-like trait the new Cyber-shot will have is its 3:2 aspect ratio sensor. It’s also the first Sony compact camera to feature the company’s WhiteMagic LCD technology that offers a brighter or lower-power display. The DSC-RX100 will be available start in July 2012 at a price of around US $649 (approximately Php 27,200).

    Citibank cardholders get special Father’s Day discounts and freebies!

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    Citibank cardholders get special Father’s Day discounts and freebies!

    Running out of Father’s Day gift ideas? If you’re a Citibank Credit Card holder, you have nothing to worry about. Citibank gives you discounts and freebies on worthy gift options that are exclusive to its cardholders.

    By doing a bit of wardrobe shopping for your dad at Marks & Spencer from June 16 to June 17, you get 50% off for men’s clothing, footwear and accessories.

    You can also get a 40% discount if you get your dad a GE X5 camera at Western Appliance. Exclusively for Citibank cardholders, get the camera at only P5,995 and you can pay this in 6 months installment at 0% interest through PayLite. This offer is available only for June 16 and 17.

    You can also opt to avail of the buy-one-get-one offer on selected Samsung Smart LED TVs at Anson’s. For every purchase of a 55-inch Slim Smart LED TV UA-55ES8000, you will receive a free 40-inch Samsung LED TV or a Galaxy Note—for free! Purchasing a 55” Slim Smart LED TV UA-55ES7500 gets you a free 32” Samsung LED TV and Samsung Camera PL20, or a Samsung Galaxy S II. You can also buy a 46” Slim Smart LED TV UA-46ES7500 that comes with a free 32” Samsung LED TV or a Samsung Netbook. You can avail of these fabulous freebies using your Citibank Credit Card from June 15 to August 30.

    You can also get these awesome Father’s Day deals with PayLite and Pay with Points—Pay with Points for straight payments, and PayLite for a minimum purchase of P3,000.

    Give your dad a juicy Father’s Day! Citibank cardholders are also entitled to a free upsize on any Jamba Juice beverage from June 15 to 17.

    Father’s Day is just around the corner, so you’d better hurry to the nearest Marks & Spencer, Western Appliance, Anson’s or Jamba Juice outlet and purchase items with your Citibank Credit Card to pamper your dad on that special day with these extra special treats!

     

    Microsoft has a “major announcement” on Monday, rumors say it’s their own Windows 8 tablet

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    Microsoft has a “major announcement” on Monday, rumors say it’s their own Windows 8 tablet

    Microsoft has sent out invites to a mysterious “major announcement” this coming Monday, which pundits say will be be centered around their Windows 8 tablet strategy. All Things D says that the coming announcement will be something more drastic than just outlining their tablet strategy – the tech outfit expects Microsoft to unveil their own Windows 8 tablet, something that the company has never done before. Remember, Microsoft is primarily a software company, and aside from their XBOX line and failed Zune line, they usually leave the building of hardware to their partners, such as Toshiba, Samsung, Asus and Lenovo. If this is true, then Microsoft would be significantly changing the dynamic of how it does business with its partners, as well as anger some of them, as a large majority of them already have their own Windows 8 tablets in the pipeline. This doesn’t mean that Microsoft couldn’t go forward with their own Windows 8 tablet – Google has their own Nexus line, even though the Android OS is being carried by other manufacturers – though it does mean that Microsoft will really need to differentiate their own product from the devices built by its partners.

    Source: All Things D, Belfast Telegraph

    Razer Blade now available to buy outside of US, Singapore gets first dibs

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    Razer Blade now available to buy outside of US, Singapore gets first dibs

    Remember the Razer Blade, the notebook that the peripheral accessory maker said proves that PC gaming isn’t dead? Well, if you’ve been waiting for that particular gaming notebook to mosey on out to other regions aside the US, you’re in luck – if you live in Singapore that is. Razer has announced it has made the Blade available for purchase in Singapore, marking the tiny island nation the first to get this particular notebook aside from the US. Unfortunately, the specifications of the Blade seems to have not changed since its introduction last year (the GPU is still the previous generation Fermi one, and we’re pretty sure this thing still rocks Sandybridge) so the steep S$3,999.99 (about Php 132,952) price might not be for everyone. Still, we’re pretty sure there will be people out there who would want a piece of this, so if you guys have relatives in Singapore (or have a way to send it from Singapore to here), you can hit up this link to get it.

     

    Tiny island territory has huge Web presence

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    Tiny island territory has huge Web presence

    Generic top-level domains (gLTDs) are in high demand, with .com and .org being the most popular, and with many new ones being added to the list, including .google and even .lol, the Internet is becoming more and more crowded. The application for a gLTD costs $186,000, so many website owners are turning to cheaper alternatives, one of the most popular being .tk, which is the third most popular country code top-level domain (for example, the Philippines is .ph) after Germany (.de) and the United Kingdom (.uk).

    Who exactly owns the .tk domain? The tiny island territory of Tokelau, home to 0nly 1,300 people on a total land area of only four square miles. Tokelau is also the world’s smallest economy. Getting there is no easy task. The closest you can approach by plane is West Samoa, which is still 332 mi (510 km) away. From there, you board a cruise ship which anchors well off the coast of Tokelau, and paddle a canoe to shore. The .tk domain is host to almost nine million websites, which is responsible for almost one-sixth of its GDP ($1.2 million a year), and is adding a million more each month.

    The man responsible for popularizing the .tk domain, Dutch national Joost Zuurbier, brought the Internet to the small island nation, which, before his arrival, had never even seen a webpage. “We had to explain to them what they had and what the Internet was in order to get things going,” Zuurbier said. An Internet connection in Tokelau costs about $2,000 a month. “They had four phone lines, and that was basically it. We brought them the connectivity, and now there are 120 computers on the island, mostly laptops, because the power goes off at 10 p.m.”

    Use your busted cellphone the next time you have to Bear Grylls your way through the wilderness

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    Use your busted cellphone the next time you have to Bear Grylls your way through the wilderness

    It’s not likely that many of us will ever get lost in the wilderness and be stuck in a survival situation. In case it does happen, it pays to be prepared. While there are some among us that walk around with the necessary tools to survive a three-day plane crash adventure, you may already have more than you think. The Art of Manliness blog shows us the many options made available to the survivor by a mobile phone. You can get a compass, signal mirror fishing tackles and a few other useful survival odds and ends from a single unit. Bear that in mind the next time you find yourself lost in the wild, but make sure you try to make a call before you smash your phone open. Head HERE for the whole article.

    Peugeot to bring STOP & START system vehicles to PH

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    Peugeot to bring STOP & START system vehicles to PH

    Statistics from French car company Peugeot show that vehicles in the metropolis are idle roughly 30% of the time. So much unnecessary fuel is wasted as the vehicle keeps its engine running even at a standstill. What’s worse is that it increases emissions of carbon dioxide. It is for this reason that Peugeot has decided to bring in vehicles that feature its revolutionary fuel-saving STOP & START system.

    The STOP & START system uses what they call a micro-hybridization technology comprised of the combination of a 1.6 liter HDi Euro 5 diesel engine and a reversible alternator. This ensures the STOP & START function while relying on an alternator control system to recover energy during deceleration and a hybrid battery to store and deliver additional energy on startup. This simply means that your vehicle’s engine switches off and goes into standby mode whenever you’re at a red light or stuck in traffic. It then instantly restarts in 400ms on acceleration without additional user intervention. With this kind of technology, you no longer have to worry about using up too much fuel while being at a standstill. You don’t have to worry about successive start-ups either. If your vehicle has a STOP & START function, you can restart automatically, thanks to the reversible alternator technology.

    Peugeot’s Philippine line-up consists mainly of vehicles with diesel engines, which is quite surprising because this kind of fuel-saving technology is harder to achieve in these vehicles.

    Several studies in other countries show that the STOP & START system has helped in reducing fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Judging by the looks of our metropolis, we are in dire need of more fuel-efficient and eco-friendly vehicles, and this technology from Peugeot just might be the solution.

    Nokia prepares to sell luxury Vertu brand and cut 10000 jobs

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    Nokia prepares to sell luxury Vertu brand and cut 10000 jobs

    It seems that Nokia’s painful restructuring process has just turned very real for 10,000 people, as the Finnish manufacturer has announced it will be laying off 10,000 workers globally as second quarter losses from its phone business was larger than expected. “These planned reductions are a difficult consequence of the intended actions we believe we must take to ensure Nokia’s long-term competitive strength,” Mr Elop said in a statement. The job cuts will also be accompanied by plant closings, as well as closing some R&D locations, like those located in  Ulm in Germany and Burnaby in Canada. The company has also confirmed that it will be also selling Vertu, its luxury mobile phone division to a private equity firm EQT. Nokia will still have a 10% minority stake in the brand, though the new owners have said that they plan to develop the brand independently.

    Source: Huffington  Post, Marketwatch 

    Australian retailer to introduce Internet Explorer 7 tax

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    Australian retailer to introduce Internet Explorer 7 tax

    Many people have made the switch from Internet Explorer to other web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera. But to those still clinging to Internet Explorer, Australian retailer Kogan’s has decided to charge you a 6.8% tax for using Internet Explorer 7 (IE7).

    “The way we’ve been able to keep our prices so low is by using technology to make our business efficient and streamlined. One of the things stopping that is our web team having to spend a lot of time making our new website look normal on IE7. This is an extremely old browser, so from today, anyone buying from the site who uses IE7 will be lumped with a 6.8% surcharge – that’s 0.1% for each month IE7 has been on the market,” Kogan’s said on its official blog. “It’s not only costing us a huge amount, it’s affecting any business with an online presence, and costing the Internet economy millions.”

    Kogan’s is no stranger to eccentric pricing schemes. In fact, if you visit their LivePrice page, the prices of all the items on the page will incrementally go up, and only when you place an item into the cart, the price of the item in your cart would stop going up.

    For those who use Internet Explorer 7, this is what the checkout page on Kogan’s website will look like:

    For large orders, that 6.8% tax can really add up!

    Sennheiser opens concept store in Philippines, reveals two new models

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    Sennheiser opens concept store in Philippines, reveals two new models

    When it comes to sound reproduction, recording, and transmission, Sennheiser is a name that is highly-respected by consumers and professionals around the world. Arguably their most popular products—headphones. Previously, if you wanted to buy a pair of Sennheiser headphones in the Philippines, you’d have to check numerous retail stores that might have a small selection of it. Fans of Sennheiser will be ecstatic to know that the first concept store has been launched in the country.

    The Sennheiser single-brand retail outlet is now open at V-Mall in Greenhills, San Juan City. It features the brand’s entire range of headphones, which includes its audiophile, travel, sports, home entertainment, gaming, street, and DJ lines.

    The company also unveiled two of its latest products—the Sennheiser HD 700 and Sennheiser Amperior. The HD 700 is a set of premium headphones with an innovative design that provides audiophiles and professionals with an exceptionally detailed and natural reproduction of sound. On the other hand, the Amperior is based on the legendary HD 25 DJ headphones and sports an aluminium finish, comes equipped with a microphone for easy telephoning, and has been optimized for use with an iPad, iPhone, and iPod.

    The Sennheiser outlet is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The company’s Asia website can be visited at www.sennheiserasia.com for more information.

     

     

    Hacker finds way to run iOS apps on BlackBerry PlayBook

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    Hacker finds way to run iOS apps on BlackBerry PlayBook

    The BlackBerry PlayBook has been maligned numerous times in the past, but in fact the tablet itself isn’t that bad. Most of the criticism stems from the dire lack of apps available on the little tablet that could, something that even the OS 2.0 update couldn’t fix. That’s all set to change however, if CrackBerry forum user businesscat2000 has anything to say about it. This intrepid hacker has found a way to make iOS apps work on the PlayBook. His apparent mastery of code has been confirmed by the CrackBerry forum, and he has shown actual video of iOS apps running on the PlayBook. Sadly,  businesscat2000 has not completely shown off how he’s managed to make these iOS run in the PlayBook but we’re sure he’s going to release the program that he made to do it eventually. When he does, we can imagine that there’s going to be a surge of BlackBerry PlayBook sales – I mean, who wouldn’t want to be able to run iOS apps in this tablet, right?

    Source: CrackBerry

    HTC refuses to sell low-end phones to catch up with competitors

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    HTC refuses to sell low-end phones to catch up with competitors

    HTC has gone on record to say that it will not start selling low-end devices to catch up with its competitors, and instead insist on creating and selling medium to hi-end devices. In an interview with WSJ, HTC CEO Peter Chou said that “We insist on using better materials to make better products that offer premium experience. Many consumers like that.” Its competitors have begun to release low-end devices in the Chinese market, but the company refuses to follow suit, citing that it won’t use “cheap, cheap phones” to boost its market share. Instead, the smartphone company intends to bolster its efforts in emerging markets, like the Philippines, a strategy which Chou says is “successful”.

    Source: WSJ

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