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[Repost] You Love Globe? We Love You! The iPhone Giveaway

2010-07-30T22:25:00.001+08:00

Do you love Globe? We know you do. Could you come up with better images and crazier sightings of "I Love Globe" than this one?

We know you can. We are very happy with your participation with GLOBE IN A RELATIONSHIP that we want to give you more prizes! That's right, more prizes! This time we're giving away 2 iPhone 3Gs units to fans who would spread the love for Globe! More details after the jump. Before anything else, here's exactly what you can win: To join our new promo, follow these steps: 1. Take or create a picture with the phrase "I LOVE GLOBE". 2. Declare your LOVE for GLOBE by posting the picture on Globe Telecom's Facebook Wall. 3. Tag 10 of your friends to the picture. That's it! You're done! Promo period is from July 30, 8pm to August 2, 12 noon! Globe will randomly select two winners of iPhone 3Gs!!! One winner will be revealed on August 1, 12 noon and the other on August 2, 4pm. SEND AS MANY ENTRIES AS YOU CAN! The more entries you submit, the more chances of winning! So spread the love for Globe! Join now! via [Globe Tattoo Blog]

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Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S2 i9200

2010-07-07T05:42:00.001+08:00

Rumored specs of the Samsung Galaxy i9200 include:

4.3" 1280×720px Super AMOLED display
2GHz CPU, 1GB RAM/4GB ROM
32GB of built-in flash memory, +32GB microSD card slot
8 megapixel camera with Full 1080p HD video recording
A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n
3.5 mm headset jack
Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and ambient light sensors

That's one juicy speculations... Cool rendering and juicy specs FTW!! Rumored to be announces January 2011 I can't get enough of the current Galaxy S, which is not released yet in other parts of the world, and now it's successor is being rumored. I really miss the days when a phone can wait for 2-3 years without being replaced.. or maybe I am just at the wrong side of the fence where this rumors keep on coming... The price of being in IT... up-to-date rumors... tsk.

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Globe My Fully Loaded Plan: Explained

2010-07-05T06:29:00.001+08:00

Get MORE than what you pay for! Introducing my FULLY LOADED PLAN Globe's BIGGER and BETTER Postpaid Plan! * All-Consumable Plan for as low as P299 * PLUS! Amazing FREEBIES you can choos from and change as often as monthly * PLUS! FREE latest HANDSETS! Promo runs from June 29 - August 31, 2010

Part 1: What the fliers say.

Choose from all-consumable plans with BIGGER and BETTER FREEBIES

Step 1: Choose your PLAN	Plan 299	Plan 499	Plan 999	Plan 1799	Plan 2499	Plan 3799
Step 2: Boost with FREEBIES	Choose 1 from A-D*	Choose 2 from A-D*	Choose 3 from A-E	Choose 5 from A-E	Choose 7 from A-E	Choose 9 from A-E or 1 F
	FREEBIES
	Free Calls & Text to GLOBE/TM 10 min calls & 200 SMS Free Calls & Text to OTHER NETWORKS 5 min calls & 25 SMS Free INTERNATIONAL Calls & Texts to 10 Destinations** 20 mins IDD & 10 ISMS Free Mobile SURFING 3 hours Free SUPER ONE Unlimitted Calls + texts to ONE (1) GLOBE NUMBER Free SUPER SURF Unlimited Surfing
Step 3: Add a FREE HANDSET	Samsung E2120 / Nokia 1680	Samsung C3053 / Nokia 2690	Samsung C3510 / Nokia X3	BlackBerry Curve 8520 / HTC Tattoo	Samsung B7610 / Nokia X6	iPhone 3GS 16GB / BlackBerry Bold 9700
RATES:	P6.50/min to Globe/TM P7.50 to Other Networks			P6.00/min to Globe/TM P6.50 to Other Networks

the fine print: *For Plans 299 and 499, you may also choose E using P100 from your consumable load. **US, Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand. ***Each freebie and consumable amount shall have a term of thirty (30) days from date of activation. Unused freebies and consumable ammount will not be carried-over to the next month. ****Enrollment to the MY FULLY LOADED Plan freebies will auto-renew every thrity (30) days unless subscriber opts-out by going to the Globe Store or calling the hotline (730-1000). Request for change in FREEBIE should be done (4) days before or after your cut-off period reflected in your bill statement. *****Availament of a free handset comes with a minimum of 24 months subscription period. Subjected to Proof of Financial Capacity submitted. ALL-YOU-CAN mobile services applicable to calls & text to Globe, TM & Tattoo subsribers. Super Surf also available for BlackBerry handsets and only covers unlimited internet when used on BlackBerry APN. For unlimited access on both Internet APN and BlackBerry APN, subscribe to Super Surf for BlackBerry MAX for only P1,500/month.

Part 2: What the freebie actually is.

Step 1: Choose your PLAN	Plan 299	Plan 499	Plan 999	Plan 1799	Plan 2499	Plan 3799
Step 2: Boost with FREEBIES	Choose 1 from A-D*	Choose 2 from A-D*	Choose 3 from A-E	Choose 5 from A-E	Choose 7 from A-E	Choose 9 from A-E or 1 F
	FREEBIES
	10 min calls & 200 SMS to Globe / TM PLUS consumable amount^ 5 min calls & 25 SMS to OTHER NETWORKS PLUS consumable amount^ 20 mins IDD & 10 ISMS to 10 International Destinations** PLUS consumable amount^ 3 hours Mobile SURFING PLUS consumable amount^ Unlimitted Calls + texts to 1 GLOBE NUMBER (Super One) PLUS consumable amount^ Unlimited Surfing (Super Surf) PLUS consumable amount^
Step 3: Add a FREE HANDSET	Samsung E2120 / Nokia 1680	Samsung C3053 / Nokia 2690	Samsung C3510 / Nokia X3	BlackBerry Curve 8520 / HTC Tattoo	Samsung B7610 / Nokia X6	iPhone 3GS 16GB / BlackBerry Bold 9700
RATES:	P6.50/min to Globe/TM P7.50 to Other Networks			P6.00/min to Globe/TM P6.50 to Other Networks

The FREEBIES are a lot more clearer now.. I hate it when they breakup the lines and say free! I really thought it was Free calls and text to Globe/TM, albeit, unli call and text. Good thing this 'free' is really free this time unlike the (previous?) G-Plans (non-consumable plans)!!! ^consumable amounts can ONLY be used for calls, text, and mobile surfing. Share-A-Load, wallpaper downloads, ringtone downloads, and others will be charged on top of your bill!

Part 3: Explanation.

You get to consume the amount that you pay for plus freebies unlike the G-Plans (that I think Globe is still offering). Gotta love these consumable plans! I am currently on a 250 consumable extension line and it is really flexible! (but now I'm planning to switch to this) Here are some examples. First: 299 (E) What you get: unlimited calls and texts to only 1 Globe/TM number and consume 199 for other things* You pay: 299** Second: Plan 299 (A) What you get: 10 min calls & 200 SMS to Globe/TM and you get use the 299 for other things* or in a different perspective, 10 mins + 499 texts to Globe or 56 mins of call + 200 SMS to Globe... sweet :-) You pay: 299** Third: Plan 499 (A, E) What you get: 10 min calls, 200 SMS to Globe/TM, unlimited calls and text to 1 Globe number and consume 399 for other things* You pay: 499** Fourth: Plan 499 (E, E) What you get: unlimited calls and text to 2 Globe numbers and consume 299 for other things* You pay: 499 only** Fifth: Plan 1799 (A, A, D, E, E) [I guess by now you get the point] What you get: 20 min call, 200 SMS to Globe/TM, 3hours mobile surfing, unlimited calls and text to 2 Globe numbers and consume 1,799 for other things* (P200 is not consumed) You pay: 1,799** * consume the total amount (example 199) for 199 text messages, 30 min for Globe-to-Globe call, OR 9 hours mobile surfing (example 299) 299 text messages or 46 mins of Globe-to-Globe calls, OR 14 hours of mobile surfing **if you did not go over your consumable balance or avail of other services

Part 4: Verdict.

If you are on a tight budget and only call and text people sometimes and have a significant other subscribed to Globe the Plan 299 (E) is perfect because you get to enjoy unlimited texting and calling to your significant other and use the 199 for texting or calling your family members and other friends or surfing the net (Google Maps navigation, checking email, or Google searching on the fly). I like it and I set it as an example because my bill last month sky rocketed to 850 pesos instead of the usual 250, because my significant other likes to ask for load and avail of UNLITXT and of course I have to reply to all the messages sent to me. I don't text a lot and most of my load is consumed when replying to people with UNLITXT!

Part 5: Other information (FYI)

Lock-in period is 1 year for a subscriber who did not avail of a handset. 2 years for those who availed for a handset.
There is a early termination fee of P550 if you want to cancel out early. (You still need to pay for the handset if you avail of it)
Unused freebies will not carry-over to the next month.
You can change your freebies as often as every month. (let's say your significant other does not want to load up on July, then opt for A instead of E for July)
Plan 999 and above will NOT consume P100 from your consumable amount when availing of the SUPER ONE freebie (E) [another perspective of the first fine print]
You shall not unlock the phone given to you by Globe. (do it after the lock-in period hehe')
You can also avail for other handsets than the ones provided.

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If the BP OIL Spill was over my home..

2010-06-18T22:15:00.001+08:00

If the BP OIL Spill was over my home it would cover more than 50% of mainland Luzon.. tragic... :'( This was the second major oil disaster that I know of that a single oil company is responsible for. The first one is the Texas City refinery explosion that I was informed of by watching National Geographic Channel. It's a must watch for every executives out there!

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Samsung Galaxy S now available on Globe for pre-order

2010-06-16T13:43:00.001+08:00

When I was passing by Greenbelt 3 to get to Greenbelt 1, I noticed a "new" Globe hub on the way. It's beside Powerbooks, in front of b_connected, near Healthy Options, etc.. It's nothing new, I pass by Globe stores all the time but this one got my attention. It's an advertisement for the Samsung Galaxy S! So I went in. Circled the display looking for the phone. And at the middle there is the beautiful phone. Three of them :) I picked one and meddled with it. It's bigger than the iPhone but a bit lighter and thinner (than 3Gs?). It's a shiny piece of black glass. And I mean shiny. The screen is all black when the screen is off but when it turns on all you can notice is the screen and nothing but the screen! The screen is AMOLED and it's very very nice! Everything is crisp and vibrant! And very captivating as well But unlike the new iPhone 4, you can still see the pixels upon REAL CLOSE UP! iPhone 4*, iPhone 3Gs*, Galaxy S ^{*image from MobileCrunch} It's very prone to smudges as you can see from the video and photos. The Samsung Galaxy S packs the following features:

1GHz Cortex-A8 based processor "Hummingbird" with integrated graphics
4.0" 16M color SUPER AMOLED screen with multi-touch
3.5mm jack
micro usb port
5MPx AF camera with tap-to-focus function and shoot vidoes up to 720p at 30FPS
8GB/16GB on-board memory for your media
Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass

As for the software:

Android 2.1 Eclair with reports of upgrade to 2.2 FroYo
Android Samsung UI (Pantheon maybe?)
DivX, XviD, MPEG4, H.236, H.234, WMV, VC-1, 3gp, FLV, MKV
Flash Lite 3.1 is also integrated into the browser
Live wallpapers
Layar
Swype
ThinkFree office app
Aldiko e-book reader

Android Live Wallpaper in action. There is also a list view of the menu if you wanna go old-school or tired of the panes. Interesting though, the fonts are different. I wonder if you can change the font or it comes bundled with the skin... If only the phone was configured with the Android Market and WiFi I would have run some benchmarks nyahahaha~! I wanted to play more with the phone but I was already fondling it for about 20 minutes. I never cared about the iPad that was in front of me :-p I wanted to say more about this phone but I had spent only so little time with it. I'm definitely gonna buy this phone maybe December or on my birthday, March. I'm still waiting for the price to settle down :) Unless of course the Droid X will be released here with a better competitive price by that time. I won't hesitate to buy the Droid X if it's around 30k, give or take 5k. And I'm gonna be waiting for this dock. It's really drooling! hahaha As for the price... I asked the sales lady on when is the availability of the Galaxy S. She told me it was available since June 3 on pre-order. And the price is: Php 31,000! She said that you can also avail of this phone at 0% interest on a 12-month payment. I also asked if when I will get the phone. She said that it's on "reservation with the source" and you can get the phone in 1-2 weeks. Now, I don't know if the price she said was on contract. I hope it isn't! I don't care if it's locked to Globe. I'm on Globe anyway. And on December, I hope they bundle the dock with the phone or something. And that dock! I hope it's gonna be cheaper than what I'm thinking. There's a lot of hoping going on here... hehe' Anyway, let's just hope wish for the best. A lot of Android goodness awaits our future ^^,

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Chilline Tagaytay

2010-06-05T05:04:00.001+08:00

Such a nice place. Ito daw yung pinagshootingan nila kc at richard... yung nasa "Greece" sila... May pool na di masyadong malamig. May jacuzzi pero sira daw, sayang.. Then, there's the sauna room. Na ginawang bed room nila claire, jena, melai, tony at sir gerryjun. Malamig daw kasi kaya dun sila natulog...

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Salivating over Hardware

2010-05-20T10:45:00.001+08:00

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition

6-core processor
3.2Ghz
$295 on release (?15k lang!!)

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

4 inch capacitive touch screen (no multi-touch) [yet]
8.1Mpx camera
Timescape
Mediascape
Android 2.1

Samsung Galaxy S

4.0 capacitive multi-touch SUPER AMOLED screen goodness
up to 32GB on-board storage + up to 32GB microSD card support
Android 2.1
Hummingbird processor
HDMI out
720p HD video recording

HTC EVO 4G

4G
4.3 multi-touch TFT screen
720p HDMI in/out
has 1.3Mpx front-facing camera
WiFi tethering of up to 8 devices (but Android FroYo 2.2 will release USB and WiFi tethering too)

Motorola MOTOROI (to be released in UK with better specs [hopefully])

HDMI out
8Mpx camera with Xenon flash!
720p HD video recording @ 20fps
OMAP SOC processor (better 3D than Snapdragon)

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Test post from Wordpress for Android

2010-05-03T21:40:00.000+08:00

Yes, I am now an Android user and I love it!! Android 1.5 on my Samsung Galaxy Spica is almost as good as the iPhone exprience. I can't wait to update to Android 2.1! Samsung with Android isn't so bad in combination.. Anything with Windows Mobile is!! Damn, I wasted money with that Samsung Omnia II!! So slugish after 3 months use... That's another story and post. Anyway.... If only the Sony Ericson X10 is proven to have multi-touch then I'll upgrade to that this year. If not, then I'll wait for the Samsung Galaxy S price to go down.. (expected to cost around 40 to 45 PHP) or the rumored Motorola Shadow be official. The rumored specs makes me drool! LOL!!

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[Ano daw?] Idle for 14727 days and 10 minutes!!

2010-04-28T09:36:00.001+08:00

14,727 days is around 40 years, 3 months and 27 days!!! So that'll put it around 1970... The founders of Yahoo were just 2 and 4 years old!! The parents of the creator of pidgin might have not met yet.. Around that time, the Internet is just starting. Linux was released years after...

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[Quote] Quote for the day

2010-03-23T07:14:00.001+08:00

"Omigosh kalerky to the max. Imagine, may I gamit pa mga kids sa commercial to make sipsip to the poor. Pano naman kaming mga richhh!" according to the malicious blog entry.

Oo nga naman.. Paano naman kaming mga rich? Well, may kaya... hahahaha via Yahoo! News

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[Quote] Quote for the day

2010-03-22T21:38:00.001+08:00

LHC breaks its own energy record, still less powerful than Lady Gaga

Maybe... but devouring 3.5 trillion volt might be too much for Lady Gaga~ hahah via Engadget

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[Quote] Quote for the day

2010-03-15T07:24:00.001+08:00

Politicians come through and make promises and villagers demand their cell phone numbers and call to check up on whether those promises are kept. "They have to be accountable," "They can't wriggle out.

Sana ganito rin ang scenario sa atin.. yung mga bwiset na politicians na yan mangangako tapos sana may bigay rin sila ng way para ma-i-follow up ang mga kanilang pinangako...

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[Quote] Quote for the day

2010-03-09T07:33:00.001+08:00

You wouldn't give up a goose that laid golden eggs either. But the the goose is getting old, and people are getting tired of eggs.

ROFLMAO~!

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[Quote] Quote for the day

2010-02-24T07:05:00.001+08:00

ABS-CBN contract star Angel Locsin and "Parokya Ni Edgar" vocalist Chito Miranda have reiterated that they are not an item.

Hindi nga sila siguro bagay? Bwuahahhah

ABS-CBN News via Yahoo! News

[Quote] Quote for the day

2010-02-23T22:44:00.001+08:00

At the beach: Do not allow children to swim without the company of an adult who can swim and is not drunk

TAMA! kailangan nga namang marunnog lumangoy at hindi lasing.. nyahahaha ABS-CBN News via Yahoo! News

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[Ano daw?] Editation... the process of editing...

2010-02-11T05:41:00.001+08:00

I love reading manuals and online tutorials... or maybe that's just part of my job.. anyway, people sometimes get lost in translation. I don't thing there is a word like that. Even Google can't define it. And a blog even says it's not a word. I guess that lacked mEDITATION when they made the documentation.. Or maybe EDIT + DOCUMENTATION = EDITATION.. amp! What ever that is, it isn't on my dictionary, and neither should yours be. The page. (near bottom) I guess it's better than EDITATING... lol!

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Roar your way to the BOSS dungeon

2010-02-04T05:10:00.001+08:00

Found this at CrunchGear. It's an indie game where you have to shout or roar to attack. The louder you shout the more devastating the attack. The presentation is fun. hahahaha LOL your way to the boss dungeon!!

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How many search results does your candidate have?

2010-02-04T04:38:00.002+08:00

After Villar wins the Google Trends search query, this time how many results do you think your candidate have? We're all here for the results right?I used 3 test for this.

Google home page type-in suggestions results
Specific matching key word search -- where you put double quotes on the keywords to search the documents with specifically matching words: both words has to appear side-by-side
Normal key word search -- where a word can be inside the document with another word but both words may or may not be side-by-side

This time all of the candidates are included in the results:

Vetellano "Dodong" Acosta
Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino, III
John Carlos "JC" de los Reyes
Joseph "Erap" Estrada Ejercito
Richard "Dick" Gordon
Maria Ana Consuelo "Jamby" Madrigal
Jesus Nicanor "Nicky" Perlas
Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo "Gibo" Teodoro
Eduardo "Eddie" Villanueva
Manuel "Manny" Villar, Jr.

If you're wondering where I got their full names.. just go to Wikipedia... Dodong? COMELEC!!

TEST 1: Google homepage type-in suggestions

	Query (exclude brackets)	Result
Erap Estrada	[erap]	1,410,000
Noynoy Aquino	[noynoy]	1,040,000
Eddie Villanueva	[eddie]	694,000
Nicky Perlas	[nicky p]	572,000
Manny Villar	[manny]	562,000
Gibo Teodoro	[gibo]	552,000
Jamby Madrigal	[jamby]	343,000
JC de los Reyes	[jc ]	256,000
Vetellano Acosta	[vetellan]
Dick Gordon	[dick g]

Winner: ERAP!

Notes:

The query is where I type each letter one by one until the candidates appear.
Cannot use 'richard gordon' because it is also used by an author, a US senator, among others...
JC de los Reyes could share his query with other people, it's a generic name after all.
Blank means Google did not give any suggestions.
The results are automated and are does not reflect the opinion of the author and/or Google.

TEST2: Specific match keyword search

	Query	Result
Noynoy Aquino	"noynoy aquino"	827,000
Manny Villar	"manny villar"	732,000
JC de los Reyes	"jc de los reyes"	663,000
Gibo Teodoro	"gibo teodoro"	389,000
Eddie Villanueva	"eddie villanueva"	309,000
Jamby Madrigal	"jamby madrigal"	281,000
Erap Estrada	"erap estrada"	190,000
Dick Gordon	"dick gordon"	129,000
Nicky Perlas	"nicky perlas"	46,600
Dodong Acosta	"vetellano acosta"	2,470

Winner: NOYNOY!!

Notes:

This is an advanced query where in "erap estrada" will show a result where a document contains Joseph Erap Ejercito Estrada because erap is not beside estrada
This shows that the search erap with estrada than "joseph estrada"
This also shows that you have to have a unique name combination.. noynoy with aquino, manny with villar

TEST3: Generic Google search: without double quotes

	Query	Result
Erap Estrada	erap estrada	1,960,000
Dick Gordon	dick gordon	1,790,000
Gibo Teodoro	gibo teodoro	1,380,000
Noynoy Aquino	noynoy aquino	911,000
Manny Villar	manny villar	786,000
Nicky Perlas	nicky perlas	731,000
Eddie Villanueva	eddie villanueva	657,000
Jamby Madrigal	jamby madrigal	567,000
JC de los Reyes	jc de los reyes	296,000
Dodong Acosta	vetellano acosta	155,000

Winner: ERAP!!!

OVERALL WINNER: ERAP!!!!

This shows that many people generate content with Erap Estrada as a topic. Even though Manny Villar was the winner in Google Trends he didn't have enough content recently to generate results. But that may change...

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Manny Villar leads Google Searches!

2010-02-03T05:36:00.001+08:00

I really don't want to talk about politics as much as possible but when technology is involved, it's a different story. Most people don't know this Google service. It's called Google Trends. It graphs the number of search queries of a particular set of keywords in a given amount of time. I used the following keywords taken from the top 5 Presidential candidates taken from the PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE FOR THE 2010 ELECTIONS, PHILIPPINES survey in the NICKNAME SURNAME format. Of course, searching for 'villar' only or 'aquino' only will add irrelevant results as 'villar' is a Spanish term used across the globe and there are many 'aquino': kris, cory, and ninoy.

noynoy aquino
manny villar
erap estrada
gibo teodoro
eddie villanueva

And VILLAR leads!! (data taken February 3, 2010 2AM PHT) The data is taken from the last 12 months of Google searches in the Philippines for the keywords above. The search query spiked at the time where Villar (as you all know) released his 'Si Villar ang tunay na mahirap' jingle. (more on this later) Aquino still dominates the News on average. (see the lower section of the image) Estrada and Villanueva does not have enough search volume for ranking for the Philippines for the past 12 months. Going internationally we can see that Villar still leads and the other pick up. But Estrada still lags behind search volume for the past 12 months. Although we can see a little rise in Estrada's query at the beginning of the month, it was not enough for ranking. We can also see that Teodoro did not take enough traffic despite Ondoy (September). It was just mid-November that he gained traffic. It is when Arroyo endorses Teodorodo's presidential bid. Looking back in time and seeing the bigger picture. International, all year search. We can see a huge spike on Estrada's search on 2007. That is actually when Estrada was on trial. Villar also spikes from time to time starting 2008 (Manny Villar Cup) [some sort of tournament], early 2009 ("early" presidential campaign), then the rest is history (C5 extension). On the Philippines we can also see the same. Aquino didn't racked enough traffic for himself on Google maybe because there isn't too much controversy about him.. Although he racks up news article than search queries.. One thing's for sure. Villar's popularity in Google (in my opinion) is because of his achievements, not because of his scandals.. but because people makes fun of him and his gimmicks. Chipmunks version of Villar's jingle. And even a Villar jingle inspired song that talks about the use of a 3rd party program in Ragnarok. A comment on the chipmunks version said "sana po pag po kayo nanalo sana po dahan dahan lng po sa pag bawi sa laki ng gastos nyo sa commercial nyo salamat po..sana huag? lahat ubusin yun pera ng mahal kong bayan." (if you win, I hope you would take the huge amount that you spent for your commercials slowly.. i hope you don't take all of the country's riches.) I do hope this 2010 elections (and succeeding elections) turn out to be well. I really hate the Philippines especially when election season comes.. Makes me want to leave the country every 6 years... T_T If you want to see the graphs for your self click the following links.

See also: How many search results does your candidate have?

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Avatar Hallelujah Mountain

2010-01-30T03:32:00.001+08:00

The people over there yonder China decided to rename a mountain reminiscent of the Pandora sky mountains to 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain', from 'Southern Sky Column', in order to ~~honor James Cameron's blockbuster~~ garner some tourism. LOL via: http://www.geekologie.com/2010/01/china_renames_mountain_to_hono.php

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2010 Movie List

2010-01-29T01:01:00.001+08:00

Dante's Inferno - February 15, 2010
Alice in Wonderland - March 5/19, 2010
Clash of the Titans - March 26, 2010
Iron Man 2 - May 7, 2010
Shrek 4: Forever After - May 21, 2010
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time - May 28, 2010
Toy Story 3 - June 18, 2010
Twilight Saga: Eclipse - June 30, 2010
The Last Airbender - July 2, 2010
Predators - July 7, 2010
Little Fockers - July 30, 2010
Resident Evil 4: After life - September 17, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 - November 19, 2010
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - December 10, 2010
Tron 2: Legacy - December 17, 2010
X-Men Origins: Magneto - TBA
Mortal Kombat 3 - TBA
Ong Bak 3 - TBA
Witchblade - TBA
Tekken (live action) - TBA
King of Fightes - TBA
Conan - TBA
National Treasure 3 - TBA
Wanted 2 - TBA

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iPad official specs

2010-01-28T06:02:00.001+08:00

Official iPad Technical Specifications:

Size and weight

Height: 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width: 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight: 1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model

Display

9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Capacity

16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash storage

Processor

1GHz Apple A4 - custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

Sensors

Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor

Wireless and Cellular

Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz) (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
Wi-Fi + 3G model (Data only)

Location

Digital compass
Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)

Input and Output

3.5-mm stereo headphone jack (top)
30-pin Dock connector (bottom)
Built-in speakers (bottom)
Microphone
SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

External buttons and controls

On/off / Sleep/wake (top)
Mute, Volume up/down (left)
Home (front bottom center)

Battery and Power

Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Audio Playback

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and Video

Support for 1024 x 768 with Dock Connector to VGA adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Composite A/V Cable, 576i and 480i with Apple Composite A/V Cable
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Mail attachment support

Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Languages

Language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian
Keyboard support for English (US) English (UK), French (France, Canada), German, Japanese (QWERTY), Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian
Dictionary support for English (US), English (UK), French, French (Canadian), French (Swiss), German, Japanese, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin), Russian

Accessibility

Support for playback of closed-captioned content
VoiceOver screen reader
Full-screen zoom magnification
White on black
Mono audio

Accessories

iPad Keyboard Dock
iPad Case
iPad Dock
iPad Camera Connection Kit (USB or SD card)
iPad USB Power Adapter (6-feet)

All in all this is a cool device and a cool price tag..

16GB - $499
32GB - $599
64GB - $699
+$130 on the base price for the Wi-Fi + 3G model

If I had this I wouldn't be using it much like the iPod touch that I've bought for my mom. It hasn't been used for 7 months.. lol I did enjoy reading those rumors. It's sad that something that would have been cool didn't make their way to the device. Some things like: built-in SD card expansion slot, removable batteries, front facing camera. But looking at Apple's trend. They don't want to make people to open things, it complicates things for lesser knowledgeable people, or hard to pick up on things people. I think I'll just buy the latest iPod touch... XD

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Apple's new tablet is the iPad

2010-01-28T05:00:00.001+08:00

Just today Apple announce the most important thing they've ever done on their 'Come see our latest creation' event. The iPad. Facts summarized from watching the live coverage of GDGT.com Name: iPad OS: iPhone OS Screen: 9.7 inch IPS capacitive multi touch LED backlit display with more than 1,000 sensors Other Hardware:

0.5 in thin 1.5 pounds
custom chip Apple A4 1ghz processor
16, 32, 64 GB storage capacity
wifi 802.11n
bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
accelerometer
compass
speaker
microphone
30-pin dock connector (bottom)
3G model available using GSM micro sims
gray plastic back
3.5mm headphone jack
on/off switch above
1 home screen button on the bottom center
a volume rocker at the right side

Battery Life: 10 hours of use 1 month os standby time Other Features:

Customizable background
2-panel email
Spaced keyboard
full screen webpages
built-in slideshows... with a background music
HD youtube playback
Brushes app
iBooks app
iWork
every app in the app store can run unmoldified: they run the black box in the middle of the screen or double the pixel to make them full
inline video player in native new york time app

Accessories:

Full sized mechanical keyboard dock available, but not compatible with landscape mode
Protective case also available that also doubles as a stand

Price:

16GB - $499
32GB - $599
64GB - $699
+$130 from base price for 3G model
Ships in 60 days, 3G models ships in 90 days

Let down:

no front camera
no back camera
no adobe flash
no sd slot
no word on multi tasking

It's gonna revolutionize gaming eventually with partnership with GameLoft and EA games. The name is ok with me but some feel awkward especially if it sound like women's feminine napkins... The thing looks more like a digital photo frame to me than a tablet. The frame spacing (screen to edge) distance is really handy while holding the device. Some of the readers don't like it but it's quite useful in holding the device. What amazed me is the 10 hour battery life. It wasn't stated if it's for games, surfing the net, video, or playing music straight but still. And than 1 month standby time is just simply crazy. Given the size of the device, it's really great that it doesn't have a back camera. It's awkward to see people in the street point that big device around. Although a front-facing camera would be big BIG plus. I won't buy this now because, as you know, Apple has a track record of upgrading things quite fast. Basically the device is a big iPod touch. With word processing feature and paint. I would want this if someone gives it to me. LOL What I liked about this is the customized background of the home screen. I would have guessed that it had a bigger icons. But I did not imagine it having a dock at the bottom similar to OS X. The iPad website is now up. I'll post a specs from the website soon. See also: rumors [UPDATE]: iPad official specs

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[RUMOR] Apple Tablet, iSlate, iPad, Mac Tablet, or iGuide, iTablet, iSlab, Safari Pad

2010-01-28T04:31:00.001+08:00

Before today (Jan 28 PHT) rumors, as far as 2003, has been spreading about an Apple tablet device Name: Apple Tablet, iSlate, iPad, Mac Tablet, or iGuide, iTablet, iSlab, Safari Pad OS: iPhone OS 4, iPhone OS 3.2 Screen: 7-11,8.5,9.7 inches OLED capacitive touch screen Other Hardware:

black bezel aluminum back with black strip
2 ports one on short side one on long side
front facing web cam
5mp back camera
touch sensitive back casing
3.5mm jack
solar panels for charging
SD Card slot
SSD
2 home buttons

Features:

e-book reader
3g enabled
background processing/multitasking
gps
hand writing recognitionit has thumb pads on each side (for mouse gestures)
fingerprint verification (up to 5 profiles can be registered on one device)
HDTV tuner, a PVR and a chess game built-in

Cost: $500 - $1200 depending on screen size and memory See also: Apple's new table is iPad Cool links Five dumbest Apple Tablet rumors Jason Calacanis spoiler Tablet Sutra: How are we suppose to hold this thing http://www.slashgear.com/tags/apple/ http://i.gizmodo.com/tag/apple/ http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/apple-tablet/

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Yahoo Homepage does not recognize Firefox 3.6 as 'a more recent browser'

2010-01-26T19:17:00.001+08:00

This kinda pisses me off... I just updated to the LATEST Firefox browser. And a little browser detection script on the YAHOO servers are not updated... I know 3.6 is more recent than 3.0 but I know now that YAHOO doesn't know that.. O.o Now I can view the news... Grrr... It's darn stupid. And I'm missing out a lot!!

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