Tag: Philippines
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As less as it gets
A friend was asking buying advice for a netbook. I had recommended several brands, although she opened the conversation with the latest Lenovo IdeaPad being top of mind. This was a portable that I featured a couple of days ago. I shot her more options — that same Lenovo without the swivel / touch screen,…
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Lenovo Ideapad S10-3T at PHP 29,900.00
Definition of terms Netvertible [net-vur-tuh-buhl] – noun – a netbook that transforms into a tablet – a class of netbook that has touch screen functions and swivels
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Toshiba’s Libretto W100 sells for PHP 72,990.00
Apparently, a Libretto is only produced once every five years. And for 2010, which is also Toshiba’s 25th anniversary as a hardware manufacturer, the Libretto was designed to be a head turner. Sure, the execs did admit that the new W100 isn’t for everyone, but it does strike a sense of elegance into the corporate…
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Unboxing and Installing Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Today is the global launch of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. If you pre-ordered, you’re assured a copy today. I got my hands on the standard edition for South East Asia. Interesting that the box does label the regional distribution as this has implications to the server. Also got my dog tag and Starcraft II…
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I’m worth PHP 2,500.00
This was written several months ago in March ’10. It still is very timely. And a quote from the blind item blog: Who is this nobody ( I don’t even what to call him/her) who is charging companies money in exchange for people to attend their events? This nobody is claiming that he/she is very…
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The Sardine Run in Pescador Island, Moalboal, Cebu
Three months ago, there were reports of millions of sardines mysteriously appearing along the reef of Pescador Island in Moalboal, Cebu. There were mixed reports — some had said the sardines had been there for years while others say that this is a “now” phenomenon. Net of it all: recently, divers from all over the…
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A blow by blow account of the most exciting 3 minutes of my life
Welcome to Pescador Island. Having dove the area the previous day we already were very much acquainted with the mysterious sardine run that appeared around the island. Locals discovered the sudden influx of millions of sardines. Two months prior, word got out to the dive community. Along with the sardines came predatory thresher sharks that…
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Most Interesting Thing About the iPhone 4: THE NUMBER 4
When I saw the headline for the latest generation of the iPhone, I was brought back to a moment within a Nokia press conference. I had inquired about nomenclature (“how does Nokia name their phones?”). Notice that never in the history of Nokia has a phone been named with a number “4.” The scale goes…
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Globe Tattoo Micro-SIM for iPad: Unlimited Plan at PHP 999.00 a month
You know what I love about the press release they sent? This paragraph: Now there’s no need to take scissors to a standard SIM card to make it fit into the iPad SIM card slot. Globe’s spanking-new Micro-SIM is small enough to fit the iPad 3G and hook you up to Globe’s wireless 3G network…
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