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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Windows 8 launches first in Asia-Pacific; Microsoft branded ‘Surface’ tablet not coming to SEA
UPDATE: The official #Windows8PH site is now live at www.windows.com.ph Earlier today Michael Josh of Rapper asked me if I wanted to do a live blog of the Windows 8 launch in Singapore. I had no problem with that as it also made my live coverage so much easier with ScribbleLive. You can view the…
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New iPads are out including iPad mini. Whatever.
No, sorry I didn’t really mean that. It’s nice and all but a 4th generation iPad and a smaller version of the iPad don’t stir the loins like they used to. You know what’s nice though? The Kindle Paperwhite. On the new iMac front, yeah it’s thinner and all. But you know what would make…
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Wide angle reefscape shots of Anilao
Over the weekend, I flooded my camera. Thank heavens I was able to save everything. Luckily it happened when I dunked the system into the freshwater basin to check for leaks and when I saw the flashing red light on the moisture sensor, I immediately pulled the housing out, set it down on a towel…
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Sony VAIO Tap 20 is its own market segment (I mean it!); sells for PHP 59,999.00
As the global launch of Windows 8 approaches, we’re starting to see the OEM’s dish out the devices that will run Microsoft’s new platform. In the wild, we’ve already seen the Sony VAIO Tap 20 and I’ll tell you a secret: if you were to ask me, right now, to choose between a brand new…
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Massive Gaming launches in the Philippines; debuts with WAR INC and Mercenary Online
I attended the media launch of Massive Gaming, a new online gaming company in the Philippines. They’re here to introduce the next generation of online games which was spearheaded back in the day by Level Up, Mobius and e-Games. Massive Gaming is founded by two of my friends, Miguel and Deng Limon with a number…
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Funded: Project Eternity by Obsidian, Chris Robert’s Star Citizen and Tim Schafer’s new adventure game
The gaming industry is changing. Because video games is now a multi-billion dollar industry, it has long evolved from the wild wild west of the 90’s where rules and business models didn’t seem to matter (as much). With the arrival of the big studios (like EA) buying out the innovation from the smaller studios, building…
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Contest: Giving away 5 Desktop Egg Speakers from Microsoft
Quick links: Microsoft Office 2013 Demo Download Microsoft Office 2013 New Features Microsoft Office 2013 Feature Breakdown Slideshow It’s raffle time. Thanks to Microsoft! This is a big month — the guys behind Windows are making a big leap in rebranding themselves by shifting focus to DEVICES AND SERVICES and they’re starting this with the…
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Sony shows off country’s first 84-inch 4K TV; sells for PHP 1.2 Million
You need to see it to believe it folks. Yesterday, Sony Philippines pulled out a number of wildcards from Japan. Apart from featuring the new VAIO Duo 11 and VAIO Tap 20 both running on Windows 8, they were also the first to showcase an 84-inch 4K television which will be made available to the…
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Samsung Galaxy Camera sells for PHP 23,990; why would you want one?
The Samsung Galaxy Camera (PHP 23,990) is a vagabond of sorts — not in the definition that it is impoverished, but because it wanders the thin line between being an Android device and a camera. Usually the definition for an Android phone unsurprising to include a camera but in this case, this device IS a…
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Datablitz now selling PS3 Super Slim for PHP 11,150 (250GB) and PHP 11,650 (500GB)
Datablitz (add them on Facebook!) is now selling the PS3 SUPER SLIM in their retail stores. With the console still pulling in a lot of new games + the ability to play the same PS3 games on your PS Vita, there’s every reason to finally dig into Sony’s console ecosystem. Best of all — it’s…