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‘Sede vacante’: Papal Seat is empty and so is the Twitter account

Post author By Jayvee Fernandez
Post date March 1, 2013
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The traditions of the papacy is engulfed in rich history. From the breaking of the papal seal to hitting the head of a deceased pope with a hammer, a new Church tradition has begun in the digital age. The sede vacante (from Latin sedes, -is; chair; third declension) which is the term given to the time period between popes seems to also appy in the digital age. With over 1.6M followers on Twitter, @Pontifex has deleted all its previous tweets to symbolize that the papacy is in transition. The screen name of Pope Benedict VI has also been removed to honor the sede vacante.

Tags church tradition, deleted, pope twitter, sede vacante, twitter account

Mostly Everything

Hands on with the Lenovo P770 – dual SIM, 3500mAh battery, USB OTG; yours for PHP 11,999

Post author By Jayvee Fernandez
Post date February 28, 2013
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It’s finally here. I’ve been writing about Lenovo for months but no other phone has generated this much excitement than the P770. And we can’t blame them: this is the phone that addresses the #1 concern of most mobile warriors: battery life. Although sightly thicker than most smartphones to date, the trade off of the P770 is its amazing 3500mah battery which is essentially 3x the capacity of an iPhone 5 battery and slightly higher than the Galaxy Note II (but remember the Note II uses up more power because of the bigger screen and processing speeds).

Tags 3500mah, android phone with good battery life, huge battry, john rojo, lenovo, P770, patricia paredes

Geek

Audrey Hepburn brought back to life to endorse a chocolate brand

Post author By Jayvee Fernandez
Post date February 27, 2013
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Watching this ad brings strong feelings of nostalgia and a bucketful of sadness. I’m stunned by the powerful emotions that a computer rendition of her can bring to the table. Wow.

Tags advertisment, audrey hepburn, CG, CGI, Commercial, galaxy chocolate, not dead

Mostly Everything

Facebook announces free or discounted messaging services, SMART Communications sole PH telco in program

Post author By Jayvee Fernandez
Post date February 25, 2013
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OK everything’s happening so fast so I decided to just post it in full here. I got this from Nick of SMART not via a press release but, well, via Facebook. Touche? Note: Globe and SUN Cellular are not part of this promo. The details are not final as SMART is still in the finishing touches with Facebook. If you don’t believe me, Engadget has their version up.

Tags chat, free facebook, free facebook program, mobile world congress, smart communications, SUN Cellular

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SMART Communications announces availability of Firefox OS smartphones

Post author By Jayvee Fernandez
Post date February 25, 2013
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We never expected these to arrive in Philippine shores so fast, but yes, the Firefox OS phones are finally here c/o SMART Communications. Last month, Firefox OS was rumored to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2013 (that’s 2 days ago) and it appears that these rumors are true. The Firefox OS joins the mobile phone OS wars together with Android, BlackBerry 10, iOS, and Windows Phone 8.

Tags firefox os, firefox phones, keon, mobile world congress 2013, peak, qualcomm, smart communications, snapdragon, ZTE