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Microsoft drives a Ford around the country, improves lives through tech wherever they stop

So last month, Microsoft PH hopped onto a Ford Ranger (from Aracama at the Fort) to travel around the Philippines to showcase their latest tech around the country. This isn’t your typical “Windows and Microsoft Office” tech — they’re more software and infrastructure related. Here’s a quick list of some of the stuff they’re working on:

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Preorder the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with SMART; free at UNLI DATA Plan 2000

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is coming to carriers in the Philippines very soon. The estimated target date is this October 16 2012. If you’re looking for a high-end Android based smartphone to quell your holiday gadget lust, the Galaxy Note 2 is definitely a good choice. Knowing that the SRP of the device alone will be in the PHP 30,000+ when it launches, getting it from SMART may be a good choice as the carrier is giving the phone away for free at UNLI DATA PLAN 2000. Here is the pre-order page.

Note that this is not the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

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SPONSORED: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Impressions

Samsung is all geared up for the Samsung Galaxy Note II. For those who have been on the gadget front lines, vehemently deciding between a Samsung Galaxy SIII, an iPhone 5 or this new Note II, we can understand how tough this choice can be. For one thing, between the Note II and the S III, they’re almost completely identical save for the screen real estate — but even that is pushing it as when you’re choosing between a 4.8″ and 5.5″ screen, at that point it really boils down to how big your physical pockets are.

Adding half an inch of screen turns the Galaxy Note II a tad shy of the 7″ big brother tablets that in all irony are already starting to retail for less than USD 0.00 (have a look at the Haipad tablet) and only half an inch shy of an Amazon Kindle eBook reader.

In terms of power and usability, the Galaxy Note 2 really doesn’t disappoint as Samsung is really cornering the “phablet” market with the Note’s previous success. Plus the fact that it has a stylus makes it a less formidable case study for another lawsuit with Apple.

In the Philippines, the Samsung Galaxy Note II will be available this coming October 16 2012.

Tech Specs:

Exynos 4412 chipset (Samsung has a tendency to make use of the more powerful Exynos graphics chip vs. NVNDIA’s Tegra chips)
Quad-core 1.6GHz CPU
2GB RAM
microSD slot up to 64GB
5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 (1280 x 720 resolution)
8-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash
3100mAh battery
Android Jelly Bean 4.1

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How To: Respec (reset all skill points) in Torchlight II

If you aren’t playing Torchlight II, you absolutely must. Two things that make it absolutely more fun than Diablo III are: apart from online and single player mode, the game allows you to play via LAN which brings back the good old days of multiplayer gaming – six characters can play via a local network without the need for Internet. Second — community supported mods are widely available. Runic Games isn’t about to penalize you for modifying game files — these were the original creators of Diablo and they’re opening up the game to add community-supported add-ons.

Since the game itself doesn’t (yet) have an option to re-spec your character, a community mod was submitted that alters your shared stash to contain several potions that allow you to reset your skills.

If you haven’t yet gotten a hold of this game, you can do so for only USD $19.99 via their online store. If you’re still iffy, you can download the free demo to check it out.

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This is an awesome 16-bit forest scene animated GIF

Happy Friday! This is a 16-bit animated GIF (found in the recesses of the Internet — IMGUR to be more specific) of a forest scene. It’s oddly calming. Now all it needs are ambient sounds which you can find by checking out a short tutorial we made for a rainy ambient background.