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Globe ImmortalTXT is back!

2012-02-14T21:11:00.000+08:00

Happy Valentines day to all of you and today, Globe has given us a great valentines gift. What is it?, Well they just announced that they returned the one of the most popular promos ever, the Globe immortaltxt. With Globe Immortaltxt you'll get SMS and voice minutes with no expiry. That's right folks, the immortaltxt WON'T EXPIRE. Aside from immortaltxt there are a lot of new promos from Globe like the unlialltrio, allnetcombo and unlitingi. Check it out after the break!

Here's the post from Globe's Website:

Now it's even more convenient to avail of prepaid call, text and surf promos! All you have to do is dial *143# (free of charge) on your Globe Prepaid mobile and choose the promo you want!

Choose Your Promo from these exciting new offers:

1. Immortal is back! Get SMS and voice minutes without expiry* with these promos.

IMMORTAL TXT

• 25 texts to Globe/TM + 5 texts to other networks for only P15

IMMORTAL TRIO

• 50 texts to Globe/TM + 5 texts to other networks + 5 minutes of calls to Globe/TM for only P25

*Only 100 immortal texts or 10 immortal call minutes can be accumulated at any one time. Registrations to Immortal Txt or Immortal Trio that will result to exceeding either limit will not be accommodated.

P5 maintaining balance is required to use allocations from Immortal Trio or Immortal Txt.

2. UNLI ALL TRIO
   • Unlimited calls and texts to Globe/TM + unlimited mobile browsing
   • Validity:
         o 1 day for P60
         o 3 days for P150
         o 7 days for P350
         o 30 days for P1,400

3. ALL NET COMBO
   • Unlimited texts + 5 minutes of calls to all networks + 50MB of consumable mobile browsing
   • Validity:
         o 1 day for P30
         o 3 days for P80
         o 7 days for P150
         o 30 days for P600

4. UNLI TINGI
   • Unlimited texts to all networks + unlimited calls to Globe/TM + unlimited mobile browsing
   • 1 hour validity for only P5
   • Registration to Unli Tingi is available from 7am-9am only

You can even select your preferred validity, so talagang go lang ng go!

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR PROMO ON THE *143# MENU:

1) Dial *143# on your phone then press CALL.
2) Wait for the menu to appear on your screen.
3) Once the menu appears, select your transaction and press “Reply/Response/Answer/(etc., depending on your phone model).”
4) Enter the number of your chosen transaction. To register to Choose Your Promo, press “Reply/Response/Answer/(etc., depending on your phone model)” then enter “1” for “NEW: Choose your promo.” Press “OK.”
5) Select your Choose Your Promo offer by pressing “Reply/Response/Answer/(etc., depending on your phone model)” then entering “1” for IMMORTAL TRIO, “2” for UNLI ALL TRIO, “3” for ALL NET COMBO, or “4” to select your promo based on your budget. Press “OK”.
6) Choose your validity by entering “1” for 30 days, “2” for 7 days, “3” for 3 days, and “4” for 1 day. Press “OK”.
7) Verify your choice by entering “1” to register to your chosen promo. Press “OK”.
8) Wait for the confirmation message notifying you of your successful registration.

Invalid entries (i.e., entering a number not in the choices, entering a letter or symbol instead of a number, etc.) will take you back to your previous menu.

These offers are available from February 15 to May 16, 2012. Registration is via *143# only. Dial it now for free!

I kinda like this. I use Immortaltxt most of the time when it was available back then. Anyway, what the new catch? Well globe has limit the immortaltxt to 100 immortal texts or 10 immortal call minutes. Anyway, Nice one Globe!. You sure know how to make your subscribers happy this Valentines day!

Via Globe

Vodafone Philippines coming soon?

2012-02-12T21:50:00.000+08:00

UPDATE: It seems that Vodafone is the partner of SMART in the Philippines.

You can found that here

BUT WE ARE STILL HOPING!

Globe and Smart will be having a big problem this year because another big player in the telco industry will arrive here in the Philippines. Some of you might be familiar with the company because Vodafone is already present in over 30 countries like UK, India and a lot more. Its headquarters is based in the United Kingdom but we're not sure if they already have a local office here in the Philippines. Well, there are no Press releases or official announcements for this one. For the meantime, You can follow their Facebook, Youtube and Twitter accounts.

Thanks Neil Goco of Misterjonjon.com

Who is Jeremy Lin?

2012-02-12T19:28:00.001+08:00

There is this asian guy who just brought New York Knicks to a 3 straight win in NBA. And if you're not down with that, how about this -- Jeremy Lin is the first player to score 89 points in his first three career starts since the NBA and the ABA merged last 1976–77. He became a sensation in just three games because of that. And today, they just won against the Timberwolves and the LINsation scored 20 points. Quite surprising for an Asian who came from Harvard to have a skills in basketball like this. FYI He is a taiwanese who grew up in the United States and studied at Harvard.

As of this posting, he has different memes such as Linsation, Linsanity, The jeremy lin show, the yellow mamba and a lot of more. So what do you think? Can he lead New York to the playoffs? Will he steal the spotlight from Carmelo Anthony?. Time will tell folks. Time will tell....

Here's a video of the LINsanity!

THIS IS MY suggestion: Blackberry can still make it

2012-02-10T21:02:00.000+08:00

The all-new Blackberry devices

Lately I've been curious about the Blackberry devices here in the Philippines. Contrary to what the US based blogs says about the Blackberry, the Blackberry OS devices here in the Philippines is still rising according to Interaksyon. Blackberry rose 66% which is even more than the iOS' 62% but both was overshadowed by Android which rose by 300%. I wasn't surprised by these numbers because of the networks' very affordable rates for Blackberry services like the recently launched unlimited BBM for a day. Both Smart and Globe offer this promo and it'll just cost you P15 a day with additional freebies. I think that's quite a steal already. Why? for example in Globe, you'll get a 100 text globe-to-globe in Sulitxt for P15. But for P15 in Globe's BB rates, you'll get 100 text globe-to-globe and an unlimited BBM for a day.

You're doing it right Blackberry Philippines

Like what I've said earlier, the networks here in the Philippines are offering an affordable rates for Blackberry users. Blackberry social for a month costs P300 only. For P300 you can enjoy unlimited Facebook, BBM and twitter. And again, that's quite affordable. I asked my friends about what they want with Blackberry. Almost all of them have the same answer. The thing that they want from the Blackberry devices is the Blackberry Services and its affordable rates. And I asked them again if they want to choose Android or iOS over Blackberry. I was hoping that they would answer "Yes I want to switch to Android" but most of them answered that they still prefer Blackberry because of BBM. I believe that they still want their Blackberry devices because of its services and rates. FYI, those people that I asked are college students here in Manila.

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Blackberry creates devices with great hardware but their OS is dying slowly but because of their services and rates, they still manage to get more and more users. Blackberry has just a mere numbers of users here in the Philippines compared to Nokia and Samsung but it could increase if they'll offer more affordable devices. The cheapest they got is the Blackberry 8520 which cost around P8000 and up at different online stores.

Blackberry should also improve their app world too. Their app repository is way behind iOS and Android market. Oh and the newer OS, The Windows Phone has more apps than Blackberry. Another thing that crippled Blackberry is the Playbook. Its features were useless when it was launched. Most of the essential apps that a tablet need is missing in the Playbook. I'm glad that they include those apps on the Playbook 2.0. But still, they don't have the Blackberry Messenger on the Playbook which is quite disappointing.

My last suggestion is for Blackberry Philippines. They should attract more students to Blackberry devices. Yes, students. Why? because if there are a lot students who choose Blackberry and use their services most of the time, it may lead to the so-called BBM Virus. These people will be forced to buy and switch to Blackberry because of BBM. In BBM, we can communicate easier to a group, we can send pictures and notes easier and a lot more. Oh and teenagers love to communicate with each other and yes, this BBM virus has recently spread in our section. Maybe Blackberry Philippines can get some local ambassadors in universities (Ehem, ehem. I study in UST. Haha just kidding.). Let them promote the unique features of Blackberry. Maybe if they can, Blackberry should offer discounts to students.

Some of you might think that my suggestions are dumb but seriously, the BBM virus really work. I don't know who spread this in our class but I assure you that it wasn't me.

P.S. The author of this blog is planning to save up for a Blackberry device which will be his back-up phone. He loves his Windows Phone so much and he'll just use Blackberry because of its services like BBM.

This is my <any word here>: is a section of JAM Online in where the owner of this blog talks about his <any word here>

Microsoft Shows off Windows 8 on ARM and Office 15

2012-02-10T11:47:00.002+08:00

Almost everybody in the tech world is very excited for the coming of the Microsoft Windows 8 especially the WOA version. WOA means Windows 8 on ARM. Yes guys. For those people who wasn't informed about Windows 8 capabilities, Windows 8 is now capable on running on ARM Devices like the tablets. So what can we expect with the new Windows 8?. Well, it will have the full desktop experience just like the Windows 8 on desktop (Windows Explorer will be there). We're not sure if all of the legacy apps will work on the ARM devices but I still doubt that will work. Anyway, aside from the preview of Windows 8 on ARM. Office 15 was also shown on the video and some of the apps included in the Windows 8 on ARM like the Internet Explorer 10 dressed in Metro UI.

If you want to know more about the things that I'm talking about. Here's the video of a guy from Microsoft discussing Windows 8 on ARM

Wow. Just wow. Planning to buy a tablet when it comes out. By the way, the Windows 8 consumer preview will be available at the end of February.

Oh Nokia!, We're hoping for this one too!

Via Engadget
Via Nokia Gadgets

Smart Rocket Chic is the mobile broadband for chics

2012-02-06T16:56:00.001+08:00

HSPA+ is really the next big thing in the mobile broadband industry here in the Philippines this 2012 (Geez, I hope that LTE devices will arrive here in the Philippines soon). Globe has released some of their
own 4G enabled products, the Globe Tattoo 4G sticks. They used some personalities like Nonito Donaire, Danica Magpantay and many more to be their endorsers. While Globe is busy endorsing their 4G products, Smart has recently launched the Smart Rocket Chic. It is a mobile broadband that has a suitable looks for chics. As you can see in the picture, it is really a great mobile broadband for chics. It is sexy and has metallic pink finish body which is kinda attractive. This device is now available at Smart online store (Yeah!, they got an online store too just like Apple) which can be found in this link.

The device is capable of speeds up to 12 mbps at optimal conditions (I doubt that you can reach that speed). Just be sure that you are in a HSPA+ enabled site because If you don't, you'll just get 3G speeds. You can get it at the Smart Online store with a price tag of P2,345.00

Blackberry Bold 9790 Unboxing and Hands-on

2012-02-06T00:23:00.000+08:00

The Blackberry Bold Touch 9790

I got to play with the Blackberry 9790 for a short period of time (hats off to my cousin who bought the phone). We got this phone at Widget City for a fair price but I still think that Blackberry phones are too expensive for its features. For its price, I can get a Dual-core Android phone instead. But hey, Blackberry still got some loyal fans thanks to its unique services like the BBM. The rates are much cheaper on the Blackberry like the BB Max, BB social and many more. Some of teens still prefer Blackberry over Android and iOS just because of BBM. Yes, they can't leave their Blackberry just because of that. (On a different note, Android rise up to 300% while the Blackberry and iOS surged 66% and 62% respectively according to Interaksyon). Anyway, back the the Blackberry 9790

There is one thing that Blackberry always impress me. It's the keyboard. Yes, I know that there are a lot of QWERTY phones out there like the Android touting HTC Chacha & the Symbian-powered Nokia E6 which we reviewed a couple of months ago but the Blackberry phones have the best QWERTY keys. I can type faster on the BB curve and bold phones faster than any phones that I've tried.

This phone has a lot less features compared to its big brother, the Blackberry Bold 9900. This one has the same 5 megapixel camera but this one can't record 720p videos. It can only record VGA Videos (Bummer right?). The processor was also downgraded to 1 GHz from 1.2 Ghz. The screen and resolution was also smaller but it still retain the capacitive touchscreen. Anyway, here's the video of the hands-on of the Blackberry Bold 9790. Widget City is selling this phone for P19,800

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Disclosure: The unit was bought by my cousin at Widget City. This is not a review unit from Blackberry Philippines

HTC Windows Phones at an affordable prices

2012-02-03T00:46:00.001+08:00

HTC

If you think that Microsoft'sWindows Phone 7 is too cool for you. (Oh and do check out the Nokia Lumia 800 Review to check how cool the phone is). And you want to get one but doesn't have enough bucks to purchase one. Then you might consider this 2 first generation Windows Phone 7 from HTC. Why?, because Widget City is selling it for a very affordable price. These 2 phones are HTC HD7 and HTC Mozart. Both are Windows Phone and both of them can be upgraded to Mango, the latest version of the WP7 OS. These phones were released almost a year and a half ago. But hey, these phones are Windows Phone and WP7 Mango is great.

There are a lot of cool features like the Facebook integration with the phone. Once your accounts are connected to your phone. You can easily view your friends Facebook and twitter account on the people hub (That's the contacts app for the Windows Phone). You can even tweet or post on their wall directly on your phone. Speaking of integration, once you are connected to your accounts. You can view your latest notifications directly from your phone. Pretty easy huh?. Those are just some of the unique features of Windows Phone. You might want to check out Windows Phone Mango reviews to know more about it. Oh and if you ask me if which phone should I get next?, I rather choose a Windows Phone rather than an Android or an iOS for a phone. Anyway, so what's inside the HD7 and Mozart?. Here it is:

HTC HD7 Specifications:
480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches LCD Screen
8/16 GB Internal memory
5 megapixel AF Camera, dual LED flash with 720p video recording
Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz

Windows Phone 7 (upgradeable to Windows Phone 7.5 Mango)

PRICE: P15,800 at Widget City

HTC Mozart Specifications:
480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches S-LCD Screen
8GB Internal memory
8 megapixel AF Camera, Xenon flash with 720p video recording
Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz

Windows Phone 7 (upgradeable to Windows Phone 7.5 Mango)

PRICE: P13,500 at Widget City

What's the deal breaker here?. Well, both of the phones doesn't have a front camera that we can use for video call and these phones are a bit old. They're the first generations of Windows Phones. Anyway, here's one reason why you should get a HTC Windows Phone. CHICS DIG IT.

A HTC Model with the HTC Radar, A windows phone. This chic loves Windows Phone

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Specifications, Reviews and Price in the Philippines

2012-01-31T12:30:00.000+08:00

Did you ever think that Samsung were out of ideas when it comes to Android?. Think again because Samsung recently announced the Samsung Galaxy S Advance. A dual core Android that looks almost the same with the Galaxy S II's predecessor. It has a 4" Super AMOLED display which is better than the Galaxy W's 3.7 display. It also sports a 1 GHz dual core processor which is quite decent already. (Quad core phones/tablets are coming this year folks!). The phone is still equipped with Gingerbread and we hope that we'll see a Ice Cream Sandwich update soon. Oh and if you're looking for a 4G radio. Sorry folks, no 4G here. This phone is just a dumber version of the Galaxy S II and Galaxy R

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Specifications
123.2 x 63.0 x 9.69 mm, 120g
1 GHz Dual core processor
4.0” WVGA(480x800) Super AMOLED display
5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash (720@30fps) and rear 1.3 Megapixel Camera
A-GPS
Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 High Speed
USB 2.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
8/16GB User memory w/ microSD (up to 32GB)

768MB RAM

Android 2.3(Gingerbread)

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Review and Hands-on

There are no Hands-on or reviews as of this posting

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Price in the Philippines

It will be available soon with a SRP of P22,990

Playstation Vita Philippine Hands-on

2012-01-30T16:23:00.002+08:00

The Sony Playstation Vita

Last week I was able to get a short hands-on of the next portable gaming device of Sony, the Sony Playstation Vita. It wasn't called as PSP2 or Playstation Portable 2. It was simply named as PS Vita or Playstation Vita. Well, IMO I like the name PS vita rather than the PSP2. Anyway, if you're not familiar with what's inside the Playstation Vita we have a tech specs sheet in here. When it was announced by Sony last year, it had exceed my expectations. I didn't expect that the Sony Playstation Vita would have a 4 cores that time. I didn't expect that it will also have a touchpad at the back and a larger screen.

I just borrowed the Sony Playstation Vita from a blockmate and I want to share with you some of features that I tried in the Playstation Vita. He is currently selling it for P18,500 along with some original accessories and a game. Anyway, the first thing that I noticed about the Playstation Vita is that the device is bigger than its predecessor. It has a 5 inch OLED multi-touch screen with 960 x 544 resolution which is quite small for me. It should've a 720p resolution. 960x544 is not enough for PS Vita, it needs a higher PPI.

Playstation Vita Lock screen

The Playstation Vita also included another analog. Yes, our prayers has finally been answered by Sony. Other than that, Sony added a glossy touchpad and a multitouch screen which we can also use for games. I've use multitouch screen most of the time rather than the buttons. It is much easier to navigate using the screen. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to try the touchpad because the game that he have is Uncharted Golden Abyss. Another thing that I don't like with the Playstation Vita is that the screen is too glossy. The sunlight legibility isn't great too. I also noticed that the buttons got smaller in the Vita and they aren't that much springier or soft compared to the predecessor. The new analogs are waaay better than the analog on the PSP. The should L and R buttons are still there, nothing change at all. But the volume button, power button, flash card slot at the top. The Playstation button, select and start button can be clearly seen at the front of the device

The Playstation Vita also has 2 camera. Both of them performs below average. Well, that's normal for a gaming device. They don't need a good camera for a portable gaming device unless they'll add a Kinect inside. Inside the device are some cool apps that you might enjoy like Near, Party, Group messaging, browser, photos, remote play, PS store, Playstation trophies and more. I wasn't surprised that they added the Playstation trophy in the Vita. Xbox has their Xbox live on their phones already. Oh I almost forgot, they added a lock screen for the Playstation Vita.

Playstation Vita's back

I haven't tried much of the features of the device since I just got a short hands-on of it. But all in all, I think the device is great. It is just too big and the resolution should've been higher. The graphics?, well it is already near the Playstation 3. The gaming experience? better than the 3DS and the mobile phones we have right now. Playstation Vita is truly a portable gaming device. Who says that portable gaming device are dead? it isn't. Hopefully, we can see more games that will be coming on the Playstation Vita. There are only a few games available on the Playstation Vita right now. I can't say much more about the Playstation Vita since I just played it for just a very short period of time.

Check out our video hands-on here:

If you want to know more about the specifications of the device. Check out our previous post

Disclosure: This Playstation Vita was lent to me by my blockmate. His name is Mark Gadell Santos.

He is currently selling the device for P18,500. The package contains this:

Unit
Box
Manual
Original Screen Protector(pinalagay ko na)
Original Strap(unused)
Original Leather Case
Original na lagayan ng games(unused)
Original Cleaning Cloth
Charger(unused)
USB Cable
Uncharted Golden Abyss
Warranty Card

To contact him, just add him up on Facebook via this link

Widget City's Macbook Pre Valentine Sale: Macbook Air for 40k and Macbook Pro for 50k

2012-01-29T22:34:00.000+08:00

UPDATE: Promo is until February 20 only

Do you want an affordable laptop this year but has a budget of below P50,000?. Want a Mac but doesn't have enough money for that?. No worries boys and girls because at Widget City you get all of the best deals. And today they're offering Macbook Air MC968 and Macbook Pro MD313 for a very affordable price. The current SRPs of this Macbook Air and Macbook Pro are P49999 and P61999 respectively but at Widget City you can get it for a very affordable price of P41500 for the Macbook Air while P51500 for the Macbook Pro. But here at JAM Online, you can get a P1500 discount more and get the Macbook Air for only P40000 and the Macbook Pro for P50000. Holy Macaroni!. Read more for details

Macbook Air MC698 Specifications

1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
64GB flash storage
2GB RAM
Intel HD Graphics 3000
SRP: P49,999
JOP (JAM Online Price): P40,000

Macbook Air Link here

Macbook Pro MD313 Specifications

2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
500GB 5400 rpm HDD
4GB RAM
Intel HD Graphics 3000
SRP: P61,999
JOP: P50,000

Macbook Pro Link here

Want to get a brand new Macbook Air and Macbook Pro for P40000 and P50000 respectively?. Well, that's easy. Just take a screenshot of this page show the screenshot to them when you purchase the device. Easy huh. Check out the Macbook Air and the Macbook Pro

I want to thank Widget City for making this pre valentine promo possible. Get it now folks!.

Nokia Lumia 800 Philippine Review: And yes, It was awesome

2012-01-29T10:37:00.000+08:00

For the past 2 weeks, I had a great time using the Nokia Lumia 800. The Windows Phone 7.5 OS and the 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera was just too awesome to use. Nokia Lumia 800 is the first Windows Phone created by the marriage of deal of Nokia and Microsoft. It was first seen when Stephen Elop revealed this at an event where the cameras were not allowed but apparently someone recorded the event using his/her camera. It was codenamed “Nokia Sea Ray” back then. Last year, it was officially announced along with the Nokia Lumia 710, an affordable Nokia Windows phone. Nokia Lumia 800 received mixed reactions from critics. But for me, the polycarbonate body, nice camera and the gorgeous design was a job well done for Nokia. After it was announced, I believed that this is the weapon that the Nokia needs to kill all the “Nokia is going down” articles.

The hardware

I already said earlier that the look and the feel of the Nokia Lumia 800 is the same as the Nokia N9. The polycarbonate body and the curve gorilla glass makes the phone sexier than ever. It is a gorgeous piece of block. You can even let the phone stand because the top and the bottom of its body is flat. On the front, there’s the curve gorilla glass display, three capacitive windows phone buttons and sensors. Some of you guys might be disappointed because Nokia says no-no for the front facing camera on the Lumia 800. Some people were disappointed too because of the small 3.7” Clearblack AMOLED Display. Most high-end phones are already screens above 4”. Even though it has a small screen compared to other flagship phones. The Clearblack AMOLED Display is still awesome though. Because of this unique feature of Nokia, you can barely see the edges of the screen which makes the whole curve display looks like it’s the whole screen when it the color of the screen is at black

The battery life? no problemo folks. The Nokia Lumia 800 last for a day. You guys might have a problem regarding sim cards. Why? because the Nokia Lumia 800 is using a Micro-Sim slot. So you might want to buy a new sim card or just cut your old sim. But be careful!, cutting your Sim might damage it. So cut it at your own risk. Don’t worry, there are some shops that’ll cut your sim card for a small price.

You can play your music directly from the button at the headset

The earpiece

Nokia Lumia 800 alongside with the Galaxy S II

Audiophiles might not be happy about the Nokia Lumia 800 because the loudspeaker was just horrible. My old Nokia 5610 Xpressmusic has a better loudspeaker. Nokia added a earphone which is kinda odd. You should put the left bud for your left ear and right bud for the right ear because the quality wouldn’t be so good if you interchange it. As for the USB cable and charger, I don’t have any problem with that. The thing that I liked about Nokia is that they included a silicone case in every Nokia Lumia 800. So you don’t have to buy a case for your precious device.

1.4 GHz single core Snapdragon processor of Qualcomm powers this device. The Android competition is on dual core these days but Windows Phone devices still stick to single core processors. They don’t rely on hardware. Microsoft wants to have a unique experience on their single core devices. An experience that you won’t see on the Android and iOS devices. And I believe in Microsoft. Why?. The Live tiles, fast growing marketplace, the ecosystem, Windows 8 integration and many more. The Windows phone 7 experience and future is really awesome.

The back of the 8 megapixel touting Nokia Lumia 800

The 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera. Nokia loves Carl Zeiss

Nokia Lumia’s 800 camera is a 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. The megapixel has been downgraded to 8 megapixel from Nokia N8’s 12 megapixel camera. Well, 8 megapixel isn’t that bad. The quality on the phone’s Carl Zeiss camera is quite good. It produced photos with well saturated and a bit sharp. Here are some sample photos taken by Nokia Lumia 800:

Lights at the Main Building of University of Santo Tomas

Macro shot of a pen and calculator

A shot from the Carpark of the University Of Santo Tomas

Night shot at the University Of Santo Tomas. It is the oldest university in Asia

At the corridor

A view from our condo

at the corridor again

An innocent dog

Early in the morning

A shot at low light with flash

While here’s a HD Video taken using the Nokia Lumia 800

720p HD videos at 30 frames per second isn’t that bad these days but isn’t that great either. The latest iOS and Android phones can handle and record 1080p@30fps videos. But hey, Nokia Lumia 800 has a great recording quality for a phone. I even use it to record some video when we forgot the DSLR camera. And yes, it was good as long as we have a great lighting conditions. But if you are taking a photo or recording a video on a low light environment then don’t expect good image.

Zune Music player

Xbox Live

The Nokia Windows Phone experience

Windows Phone isn’t that much popular especially to Filipinos. Even the Nokia Lumia 800 wasn’t launched here in the Philippines. Some of the things that I like with the Windows Phone are Live tiles, People hub, fast and fluid scrolling, NO fragmentation and so much more. Some of my friends are amazed with Windows Phone because my Twitter and Facebook are connected in the People hub. I can directly post, check in, share pictures and check my notifications on my Windows Phone. I can even post and stalk *hehe* my friends on Facebook and twitter because I can see their wall and twitter timeline directly from the Windows Phone.

The look and the feel of the Nokia Windows Phone is just the same with other Windows phones. But IMO, Nokia Windows Phone is way better than the other WP7 Mango phones thanks to the apps exclusive to the Lumia phones like the Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps in where there is a free turn-by-turn navigation. The thing that I like about the Nokia maps is you can download the Philippine maps so you can use it to navigate even if you’re offline. The navigation of the Nokia Maps was accurate but the only thing that I don’t like in here is that they don’t mention the exact street/place name. Maybe, they can’t recognize our language yet. Anyway, there are other unique apps from Nokia like ESPN, App highlights and many more. Oh and Nokia announced that there are some EA games that will be coming on the Windows Phone like Real Racing 2, Monopoly, etc.

Nokia Collection at the Windows Marketplace

Nokia Lumia 800 packaging

The Nokia Lumia 800 and the Verdict

Nokia Lumia 800 is one of the best phone I tried so far. The camera was great but unlike the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S that we reviewed a few months ago. The Arc S has a better camera especially at low light IMO. If you think that the 1.4 GHz single core processor is too slow, think again. Windows Phone doesn’t need a dual core. Windows Phone is great. Nokia is one of the best in the mobile industry. When you combine those two, you’ll get a powerful device.

Windows Phone is great. The Xbox live is way better than the iOS’ game center. You can connect your Xbox live account on your Xbox 360 oh and did I say that you can earn achievements in Xbox live games on your phone?. Zune is a great music player too. You can download unlimited music using Zune pass and you can use some of the unique features that Zune has like the downloading of pictures, bio and so much more. I’ll not discuss more about the Windows Phone because this is a Nokia Lumia 800 review.

Nokia Lumia 800 is really a good device. If you ask me if Nokia is back. Yes, they’re back. Some of you might be disappointed with the lack of some features like the front facing camera. Windows Phone needs some time to ripe up. The marketplace needs more apps and games to catch up with iOS and Android. Some games are expensive, some of them are priced at $2.99 (Xbox live games). If you want a smartphone that has a great camera then you might want to include this on your must-buy list. Obviously, Windows Phone is better than Symbian. Almost all apps that you need is here at Windows Phone. Office, Facebook, twitter, etc. And maybe on Windows Phone 8, we might see Skype integration since Skype is already a division of Microsoft.

Nokia Drive in Action

Nokia Lumia 900 was already announced but we don’t have a word regarding that phone if it will come here in our country. Nokia Lumia 800 is expected to be launched along with the Nokia Lumia 710. All in all, Nokia Lumia 800 is still a great phone even though the loudspeaker sucks and it doesn’t have a front facing camera. If you ask me, it is best Windows Phone I tried so far but if you’re looking for a phone with bigger screen, you might want to wait for the Lumia 900. A much bigger and better phone.

If you want to get this right now, you can get it at our favorite online store, Widget City for P23,500 but if you want to get a P500 discount just take a screenshot of this page and just show it to them.

Nokia N9 alongside with the Nokia Lumia 800

JAM Online

Rating: 9.7/10

Disclosure: The black Nokia Lumia 800 was lend to us by Nokia Connects. And yes, it was awesome. Felt lonely after I returned the device.

Ainol Novo 7 Elf Specifications, Reviews and Price in the Philippines

2012-01-23T21:52:00.000+08:00

Ainol 7 Paladin has been known as one of the cheapest ICS tablet at Widget City. But if you feel that the specifications of the Ainol 7 Paladin is still lacking and needs some improvement then I think that the Ainol 7 Elf is the one for you. Why?, because this tablet has a better resolution and a faster processor compared to the Paladin. Luckily, Widget City is now offering the Ainol 7 Elf. So what's inside the tablet?. Inside this is a Allwinner A10 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Processor and a Mali-400 GPU, a jump from the 1.0 ghz of the Ainol 7 Paladin. The Mali-400 was also use in the Samsung Galaxy S II which is quite fast and can handle some graphic-heavy applications. (GPUs are used to have a smoother 3D games such as Asphalt 5 and many more)

It has the same 7" screen but this one has a bigger resolution. The Ainol 7 Elf will have a resolution of 1024 x 600 (same with the original Samsung Galaxy Tab) compared to the 800 x 480 resolution of the Ainol 7 Paladin. 800 x 480 is kinda small for a tablet because most midrange and high end smartphones today use a 800 x 480 resolution and some of them, even bigger than that (1280x800 like the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus). Multi-touch? don't worry because compared to other resistive tablets that you see in some stalls, this tablet uses a 7" capacitive screen. So what's with the multi-touch?, when you have this, that screen can recognize more than 1 finger. For this tablet, it can recognize up to 5 fingers. And you know what? this tablet is using the latest Google Android OS, the Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich.

Some of you are disappointed with the Ainol Novo 7 Paladin because that tablet doesn't have a camera for video calling services like Skype and Qik. But in Ainol Elf tablet, you'll have a 2.0 megapixel front camera. Too bad it doesn't have a rear camera but hey, at least for a tablet below P10,000 you'll have a tablet like this!. Some other features that you might want are HDMI, So what's the price?. According to Widget City Hub, their official facebook page. The Ainol Novo 7 Elf will start at P7,850. My opinion? For its specifications, I think this tablet is a bargain. If you want a tablet that won't hurt your pocket then I recommend this one. Oh and The Technoclast said that the Ainol Novo 7 Paladin is quite solid, I think this one is solid too.

Ainol Novo 7 Elf Specifications
190X120X12mm at 340g
Power, back and menu button
5-6hours with Wi-Fi on
3800mAH7" Multi-touch capacitive touch screen with 1024x600 resolution
Allwinner A10 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Processor with Mali-400 GPU
Wi-Fi
Flash 11 & HTML5 Support
1GB RAM/ 8GB Nand Flash
Android 4.0 Ice cream Sandwich with support for Android Marketplace

(Sorry folks, no bluetooth here!)

Ainol Novo 7 Elf Hands-on and Review

Here's a video I found on the web

Ainol Novo 7 Elf Price in the Philippines

Widget City is selling the Ainol Novo 7 Elf for P7,850

Get a pre-order with a downpayment of P1,000 and get a FREE 8GB memory card turning your tablet from 8GB to 16GB storage. Get it now!

Resident Evil 6 Debut Trailer

2012-01-23T12:01:00.000+08:00

Who's excited for the sequel of one of the most successful zombie game in the industry?. Resident evil 6 debut trailer was recently revealed a few days ago. It revealed some old like Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield and so much more. Oh and new characters are revealed too like the guy who has a scar on his face and his blood is probably the answer to the T-virus infection vaccine (maybe he is related to Albert Wesker). In the video, it was also revealed that the commander in chief or the president of the US of A was also infected. Meeh, too bad for the United States. Anyway, to know more about the resident evil 6. JUST WATCH THE VIDEO PEOPLE!

Nokia Lumia 800 Hands-on

2012-01-21T21:41:00.001+08:00

The Nokia Lumia 800 w/ the Nokia Collection

A few days ago, I finally received the review unit of the most awaited phone of Nokia, the Nokia Lumia 800. As of this posting, the Nokia Lumia 800 hasn't been release yet in the Philippines so it means that we're one of the lucky guys to review and get a hands-on of it.

Anyway, the Nokia Lumia is dubbed as the "first real windows phone" and I don't have any idea why Stephen Elop said that. If the looks look familiar to you maybe you already saw the Meego OS equipped Nokia N9. It is currently available here in the Philippines and it just looks like the same with the Nokia Lumia 800. Both are made by polycarbonate so the feel is just the same with the Nokia N9. Too bad the Nokia Lumia 800 has a smaller screen compared to the Nokia N9. The Lumia has a 3.7" while the latter has 3.9" but both of them sports a Clearblack AMOLED display. In this display, the blacks are really black so you barely see the edges of the screen especially when you use the black theme on the Windows Phone.

Windows Phone 7 Menu

the 8 megapixel camera

The device is run by a 1.4 ghz single core processor which is quite enough for a Windows Phone. A Windows Phone 7 device doesn't need a dual core processor in order to be fluid. The camera is powered by a 8 megaepixel Carl Zeiss camera and along with it is a dual LED flash too bad this phone doesn't have a front facing camera for video call service. Anyway, if you want to have this phone but you don't have a micro sim, I think you might want to cut it off or just buy one because this phone requires a Micro Sim just like the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s.

The look and the feel of this phone is just like the Nokia N9. There are only minor differences between the two like the screen size, some buttons, and a front facing camera. The 8 megapixel was great for a phone but the 720p video recording is kinda behind compared to the 1080p video recording of the iPhone 4s and some Android devices. But hey, our videos here at JAM Online are 720p at max!, we don't use 1080p here!. The clearblack AMOLED display with curved gorilla glass was great, the colors are vivid and I can barely see the edges of the screen when the background is black. The 1.4 ghz processor with the 512 mb RAM is already enough for a Windows phone. It is already fast and smooth just like what I told you earlier. By the way, you can't expand its memory but inside this phone is a 16 GB memory.

Overall, the Nokia Lumia 800 is great. Dual core processors is not needed on this because the phone is already fast and incredible. It is available in Cyan, Black and Magenta. But the question still remains. Can this revive the ailing Nokia?. Time will tell my friends.

Nokia Lumia 800 w/ the Samsung Galaxy S II

Zune, WP7's music player

Xbox Live baby!

The Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia Lumia 800 Hands-on video:

Want one?, get it at Widget City for P23,500

theindifferentmasochist blog against UST. Triggers brawl online

2012-01-15T18:20:00.001+08:00

Last night, theindifferentmasochist name became known especially among UST students. Why?, because she posted about how stupid UST is. And I completely disagree with all the things that she said. She told in her blog post that the people who passed UST are stupid. Well, because of that bashing. She received a lot of hate messages from different students from different universities. Even though we have a freedom of speech, We shouldn't abuse it like what theindifferentmasochist did. We can't confirm if she's really the one who posted that or someone just hack or used her pictures. As of this posting, her tumblr account is deleted. And according to some comments in Facebook, all of her Social networking accounts are deleted. We don't know if it is because of guilt or someone just used her account. I guess this will be a lesson to all.

As of this posting, there are a lot of memes of theindifferentmasochist roaming in the internet

BREAKING: Playstation Vita now available at Widget City

2012-01-14T16:22:00.001+08:00

The OLED packing Playstation Vita

Excited for the Playstation Vita launch here in the Philppines?. Well, too bad for you because it won't happen anytime soon but If you want to get it as early as now. Take a look at Widget City because they'll be selling it for a reasonable price!. Just a recap, the Playstation Vita has a quad core CPU with 5" OLED touch screen display, 2 analogs and rear touchpad. Oh, I almost forgot that this device has front and rear camera. For more information about the specification, check out my link here. The Playstation Vita is available at Widget city for P17,000

Nokia Lumia 900 announced

2012-01-10T07:18:00.001+08:00

The long rumored big brother of the Nokia Lumia 800 has been announced. According to Stephen Elop, this device is created for the US Market. It has a 4.3" Clearblack AMOLED Display. It is powered by 1.4 GHz processor (Probably single core), LTE and it is available in Cyan and Black. The camera? there are two cameras. On the rear it is equipped with 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens w/ f/2.2 while the front has f/2.4 aperture.

Via Engadget

Sony Xperia Ion -- First Sony phone without Ericsson on it

2012-01-10T07:02:00.001+08:00

Last year, Sony bought the remaining stake of Ericsson so it means that the Ericsson name in the Sony Ericsson will be gone. And today, AT&T a carrier in the USA just announce a Sony phone -- The Sony Xperia Ion. It is the first device from Sony without the Ericsson branding but they still retain the "Xperia" name for their phones. Anyway, the Sony Xperia Ion will be run by Android 2.3 but will be upgraded to Android 4.0 soon). It has a 4.6" 720p display w/ Mobile Bravia engine, 12 megapixel Exmor-R camera, Front facing camera, NFC and LTE. Too bad, we haven't see the Sony Xperia Arc HD just yet.

Acer Aspire S5 announced! -- the thinnest ultrabook

2012-01-09T15:46:00.002+08:00

This January, a lot of new and exciting gadgets will be announced. Just like what I told you before, Vegas will be barraged by Ultrabooks. And here it is, Acer just announced the thinnest ultrabook in the market, the Acer Aspire S5. It is a 13" ultrabook that is expected to take on the Macbook Air. I think the one powering this device is the latest Ivy Bridge processor from Intel which will be announce soon enough. Surprisingly there is a thunderbolt port in the laptop along with the HDMI and USB Ports.

Via Engadget

Vizio Ultrabook is one of the sexiest ultrabook I've seen

2012-01-07T21:35:00.001+08:00

This CES 2012, Ultrabooks will barrage Vegas. It is expected that the future of laptops will be Ultrabooks and the netbooks will soon be forgotten by the world. But I think that's not the case in the Philippines because we Filipinos still prefer an affordable laptop oh and sometimes, a small and portable one. Anyway, there are a lot of ultrabooks that were already released like the Acer Aspire S3, Lenovo U300s and many more. We won't see this ultrabook until CES 2012 but we obviously, we can see that there will be 2 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI and Audio out. I can't say much about the ultrabook because it isn't announced yet but it looks awesome, sexy and thin. I hope that they'll use the latest Ivy Bridge processor for this. Let's just wait for the CES 2012 friends.

Via The Verge

Nokia Asha 200 Specifications, Reviews and Price in the Philippines -- QWERTY w/ Dual sim

2012-01-07T18:10:00.001+08:00

When the Lumia phones were launched, they introduced first the affordable Asha phones. One of those phones is the Nokia Asha 200. It is a very colorful (Yes, it is available on wide range of colors
– including Graphite, Pink, Aqua and Pearl White ) Dual-sim QWERTY phone. This phone is great for people who are looking for a QWERTY phone or dual sim phone that won't hurt your pocket. It has a preinstalled Nokia communities. That app will connect your twitter and facebook accounts so that you can easily view and post on your social network accounts. This phone has the easy swap feature which allows you to change and remove your sim without turning off the device (Time saver my friends!). This phone can extend its memory by up to 32 gb. Yep, 32 gb. But I doubt that you will buy and used up that 32 gb. Anyway, with those features you can still buy this phone at a very affordable price. Oh BTW, there is no Wi-Fi here you have to stick with EDGE. Check out the specs and the price after the break

Nokia Asha 200 Specifications

320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches
EDGE
MicroSD card up to 32GB
2 megapixel camera w/ QCIF recording
Easy swap dual sim

Nokia Asha 200 Reviews and Hands-on

As of this posting, there are no Hands-on or Reviews available

Nokia Asha 200 Price in the Philippines

It is now available at Widget City for P3,450

JAM Online Giveaway: EUROO EMS-3000 speaker giveaway winner

2012-01-04T13:05:00.000+08:00

Finally! today we have drawn the winner of the EUROO EMS-3000 speaker. If you don't know what this speaker is, just read the review here. This speaker is small but has an awesome quality. Anyway, the winner of the speaker is bad-dum-tss!.

AFTER THE BREAK!

According to Microsoft Excel, this is the #140 lucky guy

So yeah, Lucky guy. Congrats Cristian Tan!. You may now claim your prize, a EUROO EMS-3000 speaker

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Specs, Reviews and Price in the Philippines

2012-01-04T01:23:00.000+08:00

The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus

When it comes to Android, Samsung does not get tired on creating smartphones. We thought that Galaxy W is the successor of the midrange Galaxy Ace. And you know what?, we're wrong! Because Samsung just announced the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus. Yes, another Android phone in the Galaxy lineup. They manage to bring the same minimalist design but with some upgrades like the 3.65" display (formerly 3.5"). It's kinda disappointing because they just use a HVGA(320x480) resolution instead of the WVGA(800x480). C'mon Sammy! We have cellphones who has HD display already!. The processor was also upgraded to 1 ghz from 800 mhz and the recording has been up to WVGA@30fps from QVGA@15fps. This is great for people who want to use Android but with low budget.

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Specifications

Network	HSDPA 7.2Mbps 900/2100 EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Process	1 GHz Processor
Display	3.65” HVGA(320x480) TFT
OS	Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Camera	Main(Rear) : 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
Video	Video : MPEG4, H.263, H.264 Recording/ Playback : WVGA@30fps
Audio	Codec : MP3, AAC, AAC＋, eAAC＋ Music Player with SoundAlive 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Value-added Features	Samsung TouchWiz/ Samsung L!ve Panel UX
	Samsung Apps
	Samsung Kies 2.0/ Samsung Kies air
	Samsung ChatON mobile communication service
	Social Hub - Integrated Messaging(Email, SNS), Contacts/ Calendar Sync - Basic: POP3/IMAP Email
	Music Hub (Downloadable)
	GoogleTM Mobile Services - Android Market™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Maps™, Syncing with Google Calendar™
	ThinkFree
	A-GPS
Connectivity	Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Sensor	Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity
Memory	3GB User memory ＋ 512MB(RAM) microSD (up to 32GB))
Size	114.7 x 62.5 x 11.2 mm, 115 g
Battery	Standard battery, Li-ion 1,300 mAh

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Reviews
As of this posting, there are no reviews available

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Price in the Philippines
It is available at Widget City for P16,900

Blackberry Playbook 16GB, 32GB and 64 GB for $299, Yes all of it are $299

2012-01-03T14:18:00.000+08:00

When HP made the touchpad a $99 device. People went nuts. In just a day, almost all of the touchpad are sold and it became one of the best selling tablets. That firesale made the webOS and the Touchpad very popular. And today, Blackberry might be thinking the same thing because they just made the Blackberry Playbook to $299. But this one is different. Why? because ALL of the variants of Playbook is on sale. From 16 GB to 32 GB. Yeah, I know. Kinda weird huh. This is only temporary and the sale will end at February 4. If you want to get one just go to this link.