Author Archives: Chris
06 06 2013 ... JM Rodriguez, host of the OMG! Awards launch event.
Yahoo! Philippines launched the Yahoo! OMG! Awards 2013 at a well-attended bash held last night at URBN Bar and Kitchen in Bonifacio Global City.
Currently in its third iteration, the OMG! Awards seeks to honor the Philippines’ top celebrities, emerging stars and dedicated fans in the fields of film, music, radio and television, those who have been searched fo...
06 03 2013 ... Globe Telecom has announced that Community, the telco’s groundbreaking online community that’s powered by social customer experience expert Lithium Technologies, has reached a few milestones only three months after having first opened its doors to the online community.
As we’ve noted previously, Globe intends Community to serve as a venue for both Globe subscribers and would-be customers to interact...
05 01 2013 ... If your eye’s been caught by a Nokia Lumia, you might want to head to Twitter today – May 1, 2013 – where you might stand a chance to win the Lumia you’ve been pining for.
Tell Nokia why you’d like to #SwitchToLumia – yes, note the hashtag please – and you might just bring home the Lumia you want. Head to the Nokia Twitter page, follow them and have at it!
Oh, and do tell us ...
04 28 2013 ... Technoodling is working with Globe Telecom to provide you with a close-up look at BlackBerry’s latest and greatest – the Z10 smartphone.
It’s a six-part saga, with each episode taking an in-depth look at one or two of the Z10’s special features to help you learn more about this sharp new phone.
This month, Chris talks about BlackBerry Hub and Peek, the convenient messaging system that allows users to quic...
04 21 2013 ... L-R: Abe Olandres, Yugatech; Anton Diaz, Our Awesome Planet; TJ Manotoc; Bianca Gonzales; Dong Ronquillo, Tattoo Nomadic Broadband Business Head
The other evening, over a quick dinner at URBN Bar and Kitchen at the Fort Strip, Globe Tattoo launched this year’s iteration of its Tatt Awards.
The Tatt Awards recognize social media personalities who’ve significantly impacted the digital space via their platfo...
04 14 2013 ... Ah so. Google’s just informed us that Gmail is celebrating its ninth birthday this month. My, how big you’ve grown!
To mark the occasion, Google’s crafted a nice infographic tracing Gmail’s inception and development, showcasing the key milestones achieved to date.
Google reveals that user inputs have played a pivotal role in making Gmail what it is today. As a matter of fact, a complaint from...
04 09 2013 ... I’ve been giving a Globe Telecom Tattoo 4G Superstick a spin over the past few weeks and here’s what I think about it.
By way of introduction, the 4G Superstick is Globe’s newest Wi-Fi ‘stick’ that runs on the company’s 4G network, which promises (OK, suggests) snappier performance than its older-generation 3G Wi-Fi Superstick devices – up to 7.2Mbps, says Globe. Globe furthe...
04 08 2013 ... The good folks at Google have just announced that offline translation is now available for their Google Translate app for Android, for Gingerbread (2.3) and more advanced versions. Fifty languages are supported, including Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish.
To be able to use the app even without an Internet connection (or, conversely, with a weak one), Google Translate users will just need to download and install th...
04 07 2013 ... L-R: Prof. Ernesto Garilao, President, Zuellig Family Foundation; Dr. Benito Arca, Assistant Regional Director, DOH-Center for Health Development (CDH) 1; Dr. Ricardo Ramos, Provincial Health Officer, Province of Tarlac; Mantosh Malhotra, Country Head for the Philippines, Qualcomm
The last time we spoke with Qualcomm about its Wireless Access for Health (WAH) program, which leverages 3G technology to boost healthcare...
04 03 2013 ... Like Adel, I’m a proud owner of a Nexus 7. And just like him, I was also quite frustrated by the lack of locally-sold Nexus-7 specific cases. (If the situation’s changed, please don’t hesitate to fill me in by dropping me a note or sending me a comment – I’d be very grateful for the heads up.)
The Nexus 7′s soft-touch dimpled rear, while more comfortable to hold than, say, an expan...
04 02 2013 ... Can you tell them apart? The AirStation Pro 802.11n Gigabit Dual Band PoE Wireless Access Point is the one on the left.
All you office tech types, sit up and listen. Buffalo Technology, or Buffalo for short, is launching two new wireless access points – the AirStation Pro 802.11n Gigabit Dual Band PoE Wireless Access Point and the AirStation Pro 802.11n Gigabit Concurrent Dual Band PoE Wireless Access Point. Wh...
04 02 2013 ... Nokia continues to sweeten the Lumia pot. Today the company’s announced its new Cinemagraph digital camera lens and Camera Extras apps. These first debuted on the Windows Phone 8 smartphones and are now trickling down to the rest of the range.
Cinemagraph lets its users make GIFs and share them with their buddies via social media through the Nokia Memories site. Cinemagraph is now available for the Lumia 900, ...