Jayvee Fernandez is a tech enthusiast, Digital Manager, and Technology Editor for The Philippine STAR.
He is also an EAN certified SCUBA Diver and underwater photographer based in Metro Manila, Philippines. His photos and videos have appeared in various international and local publications including Random House Germany, Discovery Channel Canada, and CNN.
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Bogart the Explorer Harlem Shake vid shot in our office
Bogart the Explorer and his team came by the office yesterday and shot their version of Harlem Shake. It’s actually one of the better iterations. The ID8 game room has table tennis, a XBOX + Kinect system and a foosball / mini billiards setup.
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Manila by night from the International Space Station
Earlier this morning, Commander Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station put this out on Google+ and Twitter. Looks like rush hour down there. Tonight’s Finale: At long last – Manila, capital of the Philippines, delicately shining in the night. This photo gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling especially when you see the G+ conversation…
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‘Sede vacante’: Papal Seat is empty and so is the Twitter account
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…
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Hands on with the Lenovo P770 – dual SIM, 3500mAh battery, USB OTG; yours for PHP 11,999
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…
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Audrey Hepburn brought back to life to endorse a chocolate brand
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.
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Facebook announces free or discounted messaging services, SMART Communications sole PH telco in program
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…
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SMART Communications announces availability of Firefox OS smartphones
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…
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The nerdiest proposal ever (both are physicists)
I found this on Reddit. User bogus_wheel is a physicist and so is her boyfriend. This is how he proposed. Click for larger version. [original image]
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Nokia Lumia 620 pegged at PHP 11,600
Nokia has put a price tag on its entry-level follow up to the Lumia 610. The new Lumia 620, pegged at PHP 11,600 comes with the following tech specs: 5MP main camera and secondary front-facing VGA camera Windows Phone 8 software PhotoBeamer (free) for photo sharing Snapdragonâ„¢ S4 Dual-core 1.0GHz 3.8″ LCD screen microSIM slot…
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Excitement over the PS4
So, yay PS4! Obviously the reveal from a while back was more of a teaser than anything else. I bought my PS3 about 5 years after it came out and it was about that time when SONY’s catalog of games were well matured and value added services like PS+ were in place. I definitely won’t…