Year: 2011
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Day 0: HUAWEI U8300 with cool form factor
At MWC we also cover gadgets that don’t make it to Philippine shores. Here is a phone that I hope will for the sole reason of form factor. Classic brick size, robust QWERTY keypad and BlackBerry Pearl like navi-ball (careful, this is prone to getting dirty!). Specs:
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TLDR: Running Summary of MWC 2011
EDIT: Latest posts are below! Scroll down for more! To make it easier to digest the event, I’m creating a post that summarizes all MWC-related coverage between myself and Andi9. This will be updated daily. 🙂 Follow me on Twitter @jayvee for live updates from the floor. DAY ZERO SMART announces Netphone running Android 2.2…
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Day 0: Peek into Google’s Booth and launch of “Androidify Yourself” personalized avatars
EDIT: Found the app! Courtesy of Miss Google Earth Philippines, Aileen Apolo-De Jesus I was able to get a sneak peek into the Google Android booth before the conference. I must say, this is THE booth to visit for MWC 2011. They’ve practically got everything ‘Android’ here including schwag, phones, tablets (yes they have the…
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Smart Communications announces the Netphone at Mobile World Congress 2011
EDIT: A more accurate post about the Netphone Project Today, SMART Communications launches the Netphone at Mobile World Congress 2011. It is an Android 2.2 device with SMART branding and features that are exclusive for SMART subscribers. With the phone being announced, Filipinos are definitely excited about the unit’s hardware (see press release below). However,…
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Day 0: The story thus far
Left Manila yesterday at 8PM. Arrived in Barcelona via Zurich about two hours ago. I’m at Catalonia Avinyo for the night. We change hotels tomorrow as the city of Barcelona is fully booked. While we were claiming our tickets from Zurich, the counter girl asked us “Why is everyone going to Barcelona?!” We’re here for…
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Nem0ry has spoken…
First of all this is really cool. I’m blogging from my HTC Mozart. I’m currently in line waiting for check in. Business class, I can’t believe it! What a nice surprise. OK guys, Nem0ry has spoken and the winner of the MyFi unit goes to Sanctuarian! Jayvee, out! Posted from WordPress for Windows Phone
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Dear Nem0ry, as the winner of the Globe Tattoo contest, you get to pick a second winner!
Hi guys! OK I looked through all the entries (sayang there were other good entries but were already online before this contest) and among all of them I was most entertained by the guy behind the name Nem0ry. I was seriously entertained by the two videos he sent over (i didn’t include the previous 2009…
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Hot Air Balloon Series IV: SMART Communications and Inquirer.net
Nuff said! For best of show, it’s Darth Vader.
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Off to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress 2011
Dear readers, I leave tomorrow night for Barcelona, Spain to attend Mobile World Congress 2011. For the unfamiliar and non-geeks, let’s just say that if the fashion industry has Fashion Week, us nerds have Mobile World Congress (formerly known as GSM Conference). In the same way that fashion week is a gathering of designers and…
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Hot Air Balloon Series III: Snowman, Flying Barn and Pirate in a Barrel
Here’s a fun sight. Three of the more “cartoony” balloons include the Snowman, the Flying Barn and what can only be described as a Pirate in a Barrel. The latter is attractive to look at because of the attention to detail — check out the “front” and “back” photos. Best of show: Darth Vader.
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