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Google Phone Officially Launched!

September 25, 2008 · Comments 

It’s confirmed! The rumor that was flatly denied by Google people which was disseminated after the launching of the very first version of Apple iPhone has been finally revealed.
Google G1

Google has officially launched their G1 phone on Tuesday on New York Stage wherein no less than the founders of Google Larry Page and Sergey Brin introduced it to the public. They both arrived on the venue on rollerblades.

The device is a joint venture between Google and T-Mobile and is known officially as T-Mobile G1 is actually manufactured in Taiwan by HTC. The same company who is developing some known products of Compaq, Palm, Vodaphone and other mobile carriers. Millions of people are actually using HTC phones – they are just not aware of it.

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Written by delphinoy ·

Easy English PSL: A Must Have Learning Gadget

September 14, 2008 · Comments 

Getting bored with the usual textbooks? Ever imagine your book with sounds and fully colored pictures? With the revolutionary educational toy, Easy English PSL, you’ll be learning English and have fun both at the same time.

Easy English Palm-Size Learner (EE PSL) is an MP4 player that is preloaded with fully illustrated voice-narrated chip containing classic English literature, vocabulary words, garden of verses and other information that will help a child with his grammar, intonation and pronunciation.

It specifically contains 104 Aesop’s fables, 20 A Child’s Garden of Verses, 37 Teaching Manners, 154 Mother Goose rhymes and a thousand vocabulary words. All contents were studied thoroughly by the experts of American Institutes for Learning.

With this learning device, you don’t need to buy volumes of books for you to be able to learn English. It’s also very handy that you can listen to it anytime, anywhere. It’s also a great way to attract children to give time to study instead of just spending time with the console. With a very helpful gadget like this, no doubt that the future generation will be able to master the English language fluently.

Last Friday, A-Z Marketing and Reverie Communication and Connections formally launched the said product and it’s now available to the public. You can buy now EE PSL in it’s introductory price of 7,999. If you are interested, you may contact Reverie Communications and Connections, Incorporated at 735-5132 and 723-1242 or A-Z Marketing, Incorporated at 747-9250.

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Written by Hanne Rebollos · Ennah is currently taking up B.S. Computer Science and Information Technology Major in Systems and Software Engineering at Asia Pacific College. Her life as a comsci student is really tough. Nevertheless, she makes it fun and exciting. =D

Palm launches Treo Pro

August 21, 2008 · Comments 

Palm has introduced the Treo Pro which, among others, boasts of 3G/HSDPA/EDGE/GPRS, WIFI and a 2-megapixel camera, and is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition. Get the full specs here.

Price is US$549, or roughly P25,000.

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Written by Tonyo Cruz · Tonyo is a writer, blogger, journalist and activist. He is a founder of the consumer group TXTPower in 2001, and the global network MobileActive in 2005. He is also a member of Bloggers Kapihan. He closely follows developments in mobile technology from the consumer and activist point of views. He is currently working as a reporter for Japan's leading newspaper and previously wrote for the Malaya daily broadsheet. He blogs at http://tonyocruz.com and may be reached at tonyocruz at gmail dot com.

PSP FW4.05 Out; CFW to come out soon?

July 26, 2008 · Comments 

A couple of months ago, PSP users were looking forward to Sony Playstation Portable’s 4.00 firmware, hoping that it would being something new to the already popular handheld gaming console. There were rumors of additional multimedia support like codecs for video playback beyond MPEG4 and such. But 4.00 came in with nothing as exciting as the rumors: enhanced Google search capabilities and the ability to speed up or slow down video playback by pressing the up or down buttons while playing video.

Now, just a around a month past the 4.01 release, Sony has once again released a new firmware version for the PSP: firmware 4.05. And does the changelog make users quiver in their boots in excitement? Hardly.

The sole new feature that appears to come with the 4.05 update is additional visualizations. Hardly worth anything for people who use the PSPs solely for gaming but probably something worth considering by people who use their handhelds as their primary music device.

But then the next question comes: will a custom firmware version of Sony’s 4.05 come out soon? PSP Gen appears to have claimed that they have already decrypted the 4.05 OFW (Official Firmware) and will be releasing 4.05 CFW soon. Dark~AleX and Team M33 however are unlikely to release 4.05 M33 due to the fact that there’s hardly any change from the 4.01 release aside the additional visualizations.

Probably the only reason to upgrade from 3.90 to 4.01 or even 4.05 is the fact that newer PSP games will require the latest firmware versions. Otherwise, it’s best to just wait till something exciting actually comes out of Sony’s firmware factory.

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Written by Mark Parreñas · Mark is a 25 year-old blogger in Metro Manila. He's been blogging at winterheim|hdd since 2006, writing about Japan's otaku culture, specifically mecha-related topics. He also occasionally writes about gadgets and whatnot happening in the metro.

Cyber Clean

July 24, 2008 · Comments 

Do you know that computer keyboards are one of the most dust, germs and bacteria-attracting component you have from using your computer? Yes, keyboards are the dirtiest home and office equipment your hands deal with; and we are all dealing with keyboards and mouse almost on daily basis of our chores and works. Imagine a bank teller hitting a keyboard while counting money? What about computer-powered sales stores receiving money payments and feeding it to his PC program? A lot of ways on bringing bacteria and germs into your keyboard and mouse while sharing it to your friends and other computer users you could have .

Worry not, here’s a quick tip that prevents bacteria spread while protecting your electronic devices and potentially lessen your health hazard attacks by using computer devices.

Introducing Cyber Clean

Cyber Clean’s patented formula uses a combination of viscosity and elasticity to sink right into cavities, absorbing dirt and other residues while killing germs on the surface. Cyber Clean compound sinks into crevices. Captures dirt and kills germs.

How to Use

Simpe to use, just press on the surface of keyboards, cameras, keypads etc for instant results. The greener this cyber clean gets, the more useful cyber clean is. Yes, it changes color from yellow to green. The more it is effective, the greener it gets.

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Written by VeRTiTo · VeRTiTO likes Beer and Linux very much. The three of them dwell along like a good marriage relationship components. When Linux does some shortcomings, Beer spice him up and relax him down a little, when Beer relaxes him down too much, Linux inspires and hacks him up so he goes back on his feet. When the other one is missing, it's alienating and boring. When you combine the three of them, now that is a human thing. Are you? Oh, ilovetux.com is only one of his newest craziness.

Amazon’s Revolutionary Wireless Kindle Reading Device

July 12, 2008 · Comments 

Amazon Kindle is a wireless portable reading device with instant access to more than 130,000 books, blogs, newspaper and magazines.

Yes, you read it right. A revolutionary handheld kindle reading and wireless device from Amazon. Imagine the numbers of 130,000 digital reading materials easily viewed right at your own palm hands! What more, without flipping a page, lifting your elbow, or even bothering somebody’s space like reading newspapers inside a commercial plane. Comfort, convenience, portable technology and you get what you pay for.

At least, watch a live demo now, it’s free.

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Written by VeRTiTo · VeRTiTO likes Beer and Linux very much. The three of them dwell along like a good marriage relationship components. When Linux does some shortcomings, Beer spice him up and relax him down a little, when Beer relaxes him down too much, Linux inspires and hacks him up so he goes back on his feet. When the other one is missing, it's alienating and boring. When you combine the three of them, now that is a human thing. Are you? Oh, ilovetux.com is only one of his newest craziness.

iPhone 3G is coming on July 11 (but not yet in ‘pinas). Watch the guided tour.

July 1, 2008 · Comments 

I guess you already know that the new iPhone 3G will be released soon. But have you watched the guided tour? I already did :) It’s a very comprehensive video showcasing almost everything you wanna know before buying it. I’m sure you’ll crave for one after the 30+ minutes tour :D It’s really a very enticing gadget. I hope to get one soon…

Watch the guided tour here.

*Photo from Apple.com

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Written by Jojo "dYu" Geytz · dYu is an IT Consultant - programmer/developer. He's one of the admins of PBS services (Group Blog, Forum, Mailing List, Blogopedia & Search Engine).

Hello Tech world!

June 3, 2008 · 4 Comments 

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Written by ADMiN · ADMiN aka dYu is a programmer, a blurker, a newbie blogger, a blurker, a blurker, a blurker, a blurker & most importantly a blurker. He also blogs(sometimes) at PBScom and PBSnet.