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    Friendster – you have until May 31 to save your photos, content

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    Friendster – you have until May 31 to save your photos, content

    Once upon a time, everyone had a Friendster account, Facebook was but a start-up, and we were still asking our friends, pa-testi naman jan o. But then Facebook happened, and the once proud king of the local social networking scene slowly began to lose relevance. Now, it’s about to lose users’ content too. Friendster has announced that it’s deleting all the photos, messages, comments, testimonials, shoutouts, blogs, forums and groups that users have, as the site is undergoing some major restructuring of the site. It’s included a handy little app, called the Friendster Exporter to allow you to lift all of the content that you have from the site. You’ll still retain your account however, as site says “Your Friendster account will not be deleted.  You will still have the same email login and password in the new Friendster.  Also, your list of friends will be preserved, along with your basic profile information.”

    This leads us to believe that Friendster may be going the way of MySpace, as MOL Global (the company that owns Friendster) Ganesh Bangah explained that the new Friendster aims not to compete with, but will instead try to complement with Facebook.

    Source: gmanews.tv

    From Mix Tapes to Head shakes: TDK joins the headphones game

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    From Mix Tapes to Head shakes: TDK joins the headphones game

    Most of us remember TDK from cassette tapes but it ranges from floppy disks to other storage media.  But this time, TDK is back with headphones: wireless WR700, the high fidelity ST800 and the in-ear IE500 headphones. Now known as TDK Life on Record, it is foreseen to compete on personal audio industry.

    TDK Life on Record announced the retail availability of its new line of premium headphones for the Philippine Market. There is an integration of a unique visual equalizer called “heartbeat” which brings music to life. There is also a control for tuning that lets audiophiles customize their listening experience.

    “In designing the new TDK Life on Record premium audio products, we hoped to create bold products that connect what people love about analog with the convenience and style of new digital technology,” said Steve Swenson, Global Brand Manager for TDK Life on Record. “The response to what we created has exceeded our expectations. With the products on shelves for people to discover, we are excited to hear about their first-hand listening experiences with the new line.”

    The ST800 headphones prioritize function, comfort and craftsmanship alongside technical superiority, high fidelity and sonic range. Its metallic detailing and leather accents adds style and luxury while the multi-directional cup design brings fit and comfort. 

    If you want to move around with your music, the WR700 wireless headphone is for you. Even without a cord, you could still get high fidelity stereo sound because it preserves the 16-bit 44KHz-digital audio quality during the transmission from the transmitter to the audio device to the headphones.

    The IE 500 In-ear headphones have high performance neodymium speakers and ceramic housing which releases quality and crisp sounds. It has braided cords that make it tangle free.

    Every purchase made on SM Appliance Centers entitles a raffle coupon for the Maroon 5 concert at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds. Deadline of promo is on May 15, 2011 and winners will be announced on May 17, 2011. Up for grabs are three pairs of Gold, three pairs of Silver and 15 pairs of Bronze Tickets.

    Sony’s entering the tablet game with the S1 and S2 with Honeycomb on board

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    Sony’s entering the tablet game with the S1 and S2 with Honeycomb on board

    Sony is the latest manufacturer to throw in its hat in the tablet arena with the 9.4-inch S1 and the dual screened S2. Both devices will run Honeycomb, Google’s Tablet OS. The 9.4-inch S1 is tailored to be more of a multimedia tablet, and as such is designed like a wedge to facilitate better handling. There’s also an IR transmitter built into the S1, which will allow it to control other devices in the house like TVs and the like. The S1 is Playstation Certified, meaning its part of a new program from Sony Computer Entertainment that extends the PlayStation gaming platform to other devices.

    The S2 meanwhile, has two 5.5 inch screens (ala a DS) and is small enough to fit in your pocket. It’s also PlayStation Certified, meaning its focus is more of a gaming device, with the top part of the screen handling the graphics and the bottom facilitating the controls. The two screen design also makes it a natural candidate for an e-reader app that you can actually use like a book.

    “Sony Tablet’ delivers an entertainment experience where users can enjoy cloud-based services on-the-go at any time. We’re aiming to create a new lifestyle by integrating consumer hardware, including ‘Sony Tablet’ with content and network,” said Kunimasa Suzuki, Corporate Executive, SVP, and Deputy President of Consumer Products & Services Group.

    Potential users will be able to download music and other media through Sony’s Qriocityservice, which connects many of Sony’s network-enabled devices. There’s no word on pricing and firm release date however.

     

    Is this the new iPhone 5?

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    Is this the new iPhone 5?

    Apple usually announces new iPhones around the months of June-July, and since we’re getting closer and closer to the eventual iPhone 5 announcement, you all know what that means – it’s iPhone 5 rumor time! According to former Engadget Editor Joshua Topolsky who has close ties within the industry, the new iPhone 5 will be “radically redesigned” and will have more of a tapering, teardrop shape going down. This directly contradicts reports from news agency Reuters that the iPhone 5 will look similar to the iPhone 4, with the former receiving a spec bump and not much else. Other redesigned elements include the button, which Topolsky notes will do double duty as a gesture area, and the  that the screen on the device will occupy the entire  front of the phone, with almost no bezel. The screen size will go up slightly to 3.7-inches while retaining the same resolution.

    Will his predictions come true? There’s only one sure way to find out, and that’s when Apple officially announces the iPhone 5 in June/July/Sometime this year.

    Source: This is my next

    Nintendo Wii 2 to be launched in 2012

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    Nintendo Wii 2 to be launched in 2012

    Here’s something to go “Weeeeeee!” about next year. It has been confirmed that Nintendo will be unveiling the Wii 2 at the Los Angeles Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) some time June 2012.

    In its investor relations information website, Nintendo released a brief announcement which coincided with the release of the veteran manufacturer’s earnings for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2011, which show a 52% fall in operating income, from ¥356bn (£2.6bn) in 2010 to ¥171bn. Worldwide annual sales of Wii hardware have also fallen from just over 20m in 2010 to 15.08m.

    With the Wii successor, Nintendo should be able to maintain its position as the most successful console compared to the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3.

    “Project Café,” as the Wii 2 is allegedly called, is rumored to be more powerful than the current Wii, which reportedly includes a triple-core IBM PowerPC processor and an AMD Fusion graphics processing unit. It may also provide 1080p HD visuals and set to feature a controller with its own built-in 6-in display, effectively resembling a mini-tablet PC. This screen will be able to stream game visuals from the main console but the controller may also be able to operate as seperate handheld games devices.

     

    Source: The Guardian

    Business Mirror: Gadgets Sunday 04/24/2011

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    Here’s your weekly dose of Gadgets Sunday! In this issue, we reviewed two exciting gadgets: the car Navi Eco 300 and the HTC Desire HD.

    PSN down again, anon up to its old tricks?

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    PSN down again, anon up to its old tricks?

    PS3 owners might have noticed that they’ve been unable to log-in to the PSN these past few days, and many of you might have wondered why. It seems like the PSN network has been hacked anew, as Sony has said that the troubles might have been caused by  an “external intrusion”. Its the second time that the PSN has been maligned in such a way, and it’s not clear how long the network outage will last. This is starting to frustrate a lot of gamers, especially since the release of Valve’s critically acclaimed Portal 2 has cross platform capabilities allowing PC and PS3 owners to play together.

    Source: Engadget, Playsation Blog

    Revenge of the Sammy – Samsung files suit against Apple in Europe and Asia

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    Revenge of the Sammy – Samsung files suit against Apple in Europe and Asia

    Oh, it’s on now. After being sued by Apple on grounds of copyright infringement, Korean tech giant Samsung has retaliated with a suit of its own, citing that Apple has infringed on patents on how to reduce transmission errors, reduce power during data transmission, and tether a device to a PC to share its data connection. According to a company rep, “Samsung is responding actively to the legal action taken against us in order to protect our intellectual property and to ensure our continued innovation and growth in the mobile communications business.”

    The suits are puzzling to some, because aside from being rivals in tech sphere, they’re also business partners. It’s no secret that Apple uses Samsung chips to power their products. Apple on their part, recognizes this peculiar situation, with Tim Cook, Apple’s chief operating officer saying that “We are Samsung’s largest customer, and Samsung is a very valued component supplier to us, and I expect the strong relationship will continue. Separately from this, we felt the mobile communication division of Samsung had crossed the line, and after trying for some time to work the issue, we decided we needed to rely on the courts.”

    Source: WSJ

     

    AVT launches custom dashboard set-ups and GPS tracking system

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    AVT launches custom dashboard set-ups and GPS tracking system

    AVT, the leading OE supplier of multimedia and navigation systems in the Philippine market, was one of the major crowd-drawers in the recently-concluded Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) held last April 7-10, 2011, at the World Trade Center Complex.

    Techie car owners were treated to the latest in-car multimedia/information systems at the AVT booth, which showcased the highly-popular AVT Navigator devices as well as new products developed by the AVT R&D team.

    Introduced at the event were the next must-have automotive accessories for local car buffs:  AVT custom dashboard set-ups.  Designed to replace factory-installed 2-din head units, AVT now offers a sophisticated multimedia information system that integrates navigation with audio-video capabilities in a customized package that is a perfect fit for the vehicle dashboard.  Another add-on option is AVT’s customized backing-up cameras.  AVT customized head units and camera set-ups are available for various car brands/models.

    AVT Navigator devices enjoyed brisk sales at MIAS, indicating the motoring public’s increasing reliance on this travel aid.  The country’s first-ever GPS navigation system with local support for updated maps of Metro Manila and the country’s key cities and major travel destinations, all AVT Navigator models feature a high-resolution touch screen, SD card slot, multi-media functionality, and voice prompt technology.

    Continuing improvements by the iNAV support team have expanded map coverage to 130,000 points of interest nationwide, almost 100% of Metro Manila road networks, and updated maps for over 200 key cities and municipalities in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.  Currently, only iNAV maps feature the unique junction view, which provides a street-level image of critical waypoints.  The latest firmware upgrade also now incorporates house/establishment number for more accurate route information.

    Building on their local mapping strength, iNAV also introduced prototypes of their iNAV Tracking systems that are currently being tested for consumer release later this year.  Designed to offer affordable 27/7 real-time GPS tracking, the devices include personal, vehicle and asset trackers for greater security and peace of mind.  iNAV Tracker devices will be offered for personal and industrial users within the next few months.

    AVT (which stands for Audio-Video Technology) specializes in premium audio-visual entertainment systems for mobile applications.  In addition to navigation systems, the company will soon be launching a range of mobile tracking devices for vehicle and personal security.

    AVT offers a wide range of in-car mobile electronics, including display monitors, DVD players, digital and analog terrestrial receivers, sound processor/high-power amplifiers, specialist speakers, and AV controllers and accessories to suit all types of in-vehicle installations.  For the mobile entertainment market, it also carries all-in-one LCD DVD players in various screen sizes to meet every budget and application.  Aside from consumer products that retail in car dealer accessories shops, AVT is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for many of the country’s leading car brands.   iNAV Philippines Corporation is a subsidiary company dedicated to providing mapping support exclusively for AVT navigation devices.  For more information, please visit www.avt.ph and www.inav.ph.

     

    Intel confirms that Google Honeycomb is coming to x86 devices

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    Intel confirms that Google Honeycomb is coming to x86 devices

    It’s no secret that all of that sweet, sweet Honeycomb love are all powered by ARM chips at this point in time. It’s a potentially large market that’s only getting bigger, and apparently Intel wants in on the action. The world’s largest chipmaker says that Google’s Honeycomb OS is being ported over to x86 chips, which include its Atom processors. This little tidbit was revealed last Tuesday during the chip maker’s Q1 financial results call. Paul Otellini, Intel’s CEO says that “We’ve received the Android code – the Honeycomb version of Android source code – from Google, and we’re actively doing the port on that”.

    Intel is in a unique position here, as it has a wide array of partners and vendors that it can partner up with to deliver an x86 powered tablet. Manufacturers like ASUS, Acer, Toshiba…the list goes on and on. In fact, once the port is complete, there maybe a way to wrangle the x86 source code into current Windows powered tablets that are running Atom.

    How soon will we see these new x86 powered Android tablets? Sooner than you think. Many have speculated that these new, Intel powered tablets may show up in this year’s COMPUTEX trade show set to begin in the 30th of May.

    Source: Slashgear

    iFollow – iPhone records where you’ve been

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    iFollow – iPhone records where you’ve been

    Now this is scary. According to an article in the Guardian, your iPhone apparently keeps track of where you’ve been and saves that data both on your phone and your computer when you sync. The file that contains the information keeps track of both the longitude and latitude of the phone’s coordinates along with a timestamp, which can easily be aggregated to see where you’ve been the past few days or months, essentially building a detailed picture of your daily routine. The tracking problem seems to have started from the last June update (2010) of the popular iOS Phone operating system.

    “Apple has made it possible for almost anybody – a jealous spouse, a private detective – with access to your phone or computer to get detailed information about where you’ve been,” said Pete Warden, one of the researchers who uncovered the potential issue. Additionally, the researches have looked at the Android OS has not found a similar tracking system. There’s no evidence that the data is being sent to Apple, but the mere fact that this particular problem exists is worrying. There’s also no known fix as of yet.

    Source: The Guardian

    NVIDIA releases software for browser enabled 3D, Farmville will never be the same

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    NVIDIA releases software for browser enabled 3D, Farmville will never be the same

    Seems like NVIDIA is pushing their 3D technology out to the masses as they’ve released their 3D Vision video player technology to web developers for free, hopefully to entice them to make websites for streaming high-quality 3D video to 3D Vision-equipped PCs. They’ll be the first company to deliver a 3D video plug-in for the Microsoft Media Platform (MMP)Player Framework v2.5 (F.K.A. Silverlight Media Framework) with support for active-shutter 3D glasses. The plug-in is based on the same technology that powers NVIDIA’s popular 3D Webcommunity, (www.3DVisionLive.com). The MPP Player Framework is open-source code that enables developers to quickly deploy robust, scalable, customisable media-player applications for the Web,based on Microsoft Silverlight and with full support for IIS Smooth Streaming and MicrosoftPlayReady DRM.

    “With NVIDIA’s new 3D video plug-in, developers can now take full advantage of the stereoscopic 3D video streaming support available in the latest version of Microsoft Media Platform PlayerFramework,” said David Sayed, senior product manager at Microsoft Corp. “Microsoft is delighted to work with NVIDIA to deliver exciting functionality and capabilities to help developers build thenext wave of websites powered by the Microsoft Media Platform.”

    If all goes according to plan, it won’t be long till you’ll be able to farm those crops in full stereoscopic 3D.

     

    Create your own Easter egg sans the egg with BlackBerry

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    Create your own Easter egg sans the egg with BlackBerry

    Easter is only a few days away and in case you’re not up for the hoopla of egg hunts and painting real eggs, which could get messy especially when there are kids involved, then you may want to try the BlackBerry Easter Eggs app. The app is available on BlackBerry App World and only costs 99 cents.

    Choose from a variety of designs to help you create and customize you own special Easter egg. And in case you don’t want an egg-shaped egg, you can also choose different shapes as well as different colors and backgrounds. Once you’re finished with your bespoke Easter egg, you can show it off and share it with family and friends – without worrying that someone might accidentally break it.

    World’s first super phone coming to the Philippines this May

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    World’s first super phone coming to the Philippines this May

    LG Electronics announced the imminent market availability of the world’s first smartphone with a dual core processor, the LG Optimus 2X P990 coming this May. LG collaborated with NVIDIA, the graphics processor powerhouse, to showcase the message of speed and efficiency in the world’s first super phone.

    LG Optimus, meaning ‘best’ in Latin, is comprised of devices running on a range of popular operating systems and Android Tablet PC.

    LG Optimus 2x is equipped with NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor which runs at a clock speed of 1GHz with low power consumption and high performance for audio and video. Tegra 2 processor also makes faster, smoother web browsing and multitasks without screen lag. It also offers 1080p HD video playback and recording while expanding content on external displays to Full HD quality.

     

    This is powered by Android 2.2 that could be upgraded to 2.3. Users can also connect wirelessly to any DLNA-compatible digital devices such as HD TV’s for a console-like gaming experience. This super phone has 4-inch WVGA LCD full Touch Screen and 8.0 mega pixel camera.

    Mr. Richard Javier, mobile communications head of LG Electronics Philippines explains, “This is only the beginning in our intelligent smartphone series. LG is a pioneer in mobile communications and we aim to continue developing innovative technology and providing convenient mobile communications experience for our customers in the near future.” Javier believes that the LG Optimus 2x is a great achievement for the company and exceeds expectations in the smartphone industry.

     

    Globe enterprise customers benefit from cable investments

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    Globe enterprise customers benefit from cable investments

    Globe’s enterprise customers are benefiting from the Philippine telco’s investments in diverse cable systems.  Having a solid Business Continuity Program ensures quick crisis recovery and network resiliency critical to large industries that require uninterrupted operations and 24/7 connectivity.

    The recent Japan quake, which affected five submarine cable systems, had very minimal impact to Globe customers.  Globe delivered stable connectivity to the US through the Unity Cable System and the Tata Global Network-Intra Asia Cable System (TGN-IA), which provided the capacity needed to reroute affected circuits.

    According to Jesus C. Romero, head of enterprise segments in Globe Business, “Globe was ready and prepared.  When the earthquake struck, our international network rerouted all services immediately.  We were able to restore 100% of all voice and data services without IP traffic congestion on all international private networks.”

    The Unity Cable System, activated in Q3-2010, is a trans-Pacific cable spanning 9,620-km between Japan and the US.  TGN-IA, which started serving enterprise customers in 2009, is a direct point-to-point express optical fiber submarine cable directly linking the Philippines to Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Vietnam.

    Globe also has investments in the TGN-Pacific Cable, Asia Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2), and City to City (C2C) cable network.  Other submarine networks utilized by Globe are South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe Cable Network 3 (SMW3), East Asia Crossing, Japan-US Cable Network (JUCN), and China-US Cable Network (CUCN).

    Globe’s IP infrastructure is linked to multiple peers both globally and locally to ensure that enterprises experience the best route to access content and reach destinations across the internet.  Globe has more than 100Gbps IP port capacity for business continuity and seamless traffic flow in the Philippines and beyond.

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