Technology Techniques

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 9

2018-09-09T00:06:00.000+08:00

Infinity Display - Get immersed in the cinematic experience

Pixels per inch: 516
Resolution: 2960 x 1440
6.4-inch screen

Enjoy the uninterrupted view of the Infinity Display's wide Quad HD+ Super AMOLED screen. The iris scanner and sensors up top are hidden away, cutting down on visual disruptions. The signature S Pen calls for an equally elegant writing surface. That's why the Galaxy Note9 has a 6.4-inch, virtually bezel-less display, giving you an expansive edge-to-edge surface as boundless as your imagination.

Storage - Stop deleting your memories for just a little extra space. The Galaxy Note99 sets a new standard, with a minimum of 128GB internal moemory and an impriesive 512GB internal capacity Plus, you can expand the storage via microSD card by up to half a terabyte, putting a whole terabyte of space at your disposal. That's revolutionary compared to other smartphones. So now, you can keep your files and photos right where you need them — on your phone.

Audio - Stereo speakers tuned by AKG give you even more vivid sound and louder volume. And Dolby Atmos creates immersive three-dimensional sound, with four preset modes that put you in the middle of a theater-like experience, whether you're watching a movie or listening to music on your smartphone. AKG Acoustics (originally Akustische und Kino-Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H., English: Acoustic and Cinema Equipment) was an acoustics engineering and manufacturing company founded in 1947 by Dr. Rudolf Görike and Ernest Plass, and headquartered in Vienna, Austria. AKG now exists as a brand owned by the South Korean firm Samsung Electronics and managed by Harman International Industries, a Samsung subsidiary.

The products currently marketed under the AKG brand mostly consist of microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems and related accessories for professional and consumer markets.

Battery Life - A battery build to last - Leave your battery packs and cords at home-the 4000mAh battery is designed to make you further. The modern world doesn't stop, and you shouldn't have to either, with the New Galaxy Note9.

Wireless Charging - Power up without being tied down
- When your battery's drained, quick and convenient wireless charging gets your Galaxy Note9 back to 100% without needing to plug it in. Advanced fast wireless charging technology makes this Galaxy essential powerful yet simple to use. HJust set you phone down to start charging.

Optomised for Gaming - When the game's moving fast, your phone keeps up.
- Galaxy Note9's innovative water-carbon cooling system diffuses heat for efficient cooling. While the Smart Performance Adjuster automatically adjusts gaming performance for an optimal experience. Together they make sure your game is smooth, avoiding lag. Plus, specialized notifications pop up without pausing the game. Or you can turn the alerts off entirely.

Irresistibly Resistant to Spills and Splashes - For most phones, water is Kryptonite. But after being in up to 1.5 metres of water for up to 30 minutes, the Galaxy Note9 and S Pen can keep going. They're sealed from the inside out for the highest rating you can get when it comes to protecting your phone from dust and water: IP68.

Samsung Knox - Protection from the hardware up
- The moment you turn on your phone, your data is protected by Samsung Knox. Unlike software-only mobile security, Knox is fused into both hardware and software at the manufacturing stage — with multiple layers of overlapping defence and security mechanisms that protect your Galaxy Note9 against intrusion, malware, and malicious threats.

Bio-metric Authentication - Unlock instantly anytime, anywhere
- In bright sunlight or super low light, you can unlock your Galaxy Note9 using Intelligent Scan, the innovative combination of face recognition and iris scanning. It uses the power of both to recognize you in different environments.9 You can also use your fingerprint, a password, a PIN, or more to keep others out of your business.

S Pen - For the first time ever, the S Pen harnesses the power of Bluetooth technology, acting as a remote for your Galaxy Note9. Snap photos, change slides, and pause YouTube videos with a press of the button - or set your own custom controls. Then charging the S Pen is as simple as sliding it back into the Galaxy Note9 to et another 30 minutes of power in just 40 seconds.

With the S Pen, you can sketch, design, and bring your ideas alive with its sensitivity, mm tip and ess, and control. The fine 0.7mm tip and 4096 pressure levels offer precise strokes for a sensation as graceful as putting pen to paper.

Available Colors

Things Inside the Box

VOOC FLASH CHARGING

2018-09-07T23:13:00.000+08:00

For the last 10 years, OPPO has been focusing on manufacturing camera phones, while innovating mobile photography technology breakthroughs.

OPPO started the era of selfie beautification, and was the first brand to launch smartphones with 5MP and 16MP front cameras.

OPPO was also the first brand to introduce the motorized rotating camera, the Ultra HD feature and the 5x Dual Camera Zoom technology.

In 2017, OPPO was ranked as the number 4 smartphone brand globally, according to IDC. And today, OPPO provides excellent smartphone photography experiences to over 200 million young people around the world.

The OPPO VOOC (Voltage Open Loop Multi-step Constant-Current Charging) Flash Charging system is a proprietary rapid-charge technology created by OPPO Electronics.At present, it is able to charge certain OPPO devices from 0 to 75% in just 30 minutes. In contrast to Qualcomm's QuickCharge technology increasing the voltage during fast charging, VOOC uses a higher current than normal USB 2.0 charging. Thus, VOOC operates at 5V and 4A. For transferring higher currents of 4A, VOOC requires both a special wall adapter and special cables. The VOOC Flash Charge circuit technology reportedly lowers the temperature of the charging adapter, and creates an interface from the adapter to the phone, which improves the speed and safety of the charge.

Since VOOC is a proprietary technology, only OPPO devices officially support it. But OPPO has internally licensed VOOC to OnePlus another brand of its holding company BBK Electronics, which markets the same technology as Dash Charge. Currently, Dash Charge is supported by the OnePlus 3, 3T, 5, 5T and 6 , claiming to charge "a day's power in half an hour".

The following is the list of OPPO Smartphones that are compatible with OPPO VOOC Flash Charging:

OPPO F9 Pro
OPPO F9
OPPO Find X
OPPO F3 Plus
OPPO R11s Plus
OPPO R11s
OPPO R11 Plus
OPPO R11[6]
OPPO R9s Plus
OPPO R9s
OPPO R9 Plus
OPPO R9
OPPO F1 Plus
OPPO R7 Plus
OPPO R7s
OPPO R7
OPPO R5
OPPO N3
OPPO Find 7
OPPO Find 7a
OPPO A3s

Nokia Will be Selling Their Headquarters?

2012-10-03T18:32:00.000+08:00

“We are exploring different options for our property assets. This includes a possible sale of our headquarters. However, we have no plans to move our head office”. This is the quoted statement of Nokia’s financial director Timo Ihamuotila told the Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday, Oct. 03, 2012. The said building is said to be worth between 200-300 million euros.

The reason of possible selling of Nokia's headquarters is that the company needs to raise cash. Base on the reports, Nokia has now been losing market shares and having a net loss of 1.4 billion euros or $1.8 billion in the second quarter of this year. As of now, they still have the cash file of more than 4 billion euros.

BlackBerry Prepaid Launched by Sun Cellular

2012-09-26T17:28:00.000+08:00

Sun Cellular made it more convenient for non-postpaid users to maximize the complete services of BlackBerry at a pocket-friendly price when they unveils its new Sun BlackBerry All Day unlimited services for prepaid subscribers.

Two services under Sun BlackBerry All Day:

Sun BlackBerry All Day 50 - comes with unlimited mobile internet, unlimited social networking, unlimited instant messaging, unlimited BlackBerry browsing and unlimited BBM for only P50!

To Register: text BB1DAY and send to 386

Sun BlackBerry All Day 250 - an entire week of all these unlimited BlackBerry services for only P250 which can let you save 100 Pesos.

To Register: text BB7DAY and send to 386

Sun BlackBerry All Day the respond of Sun Cellular to its many BlackBerry users in the country who are driven by constant connectivity yet still wants to have control over their usage. Prepaid subscribers will now be able to control their usage of the unlimited service depending on their needs.

Source: suncellular.com.ph

Google+ is Now Having 400 Million+ Members

2012-09-20T07:18:00.003+08:00

Last September 17, Google's Senior Vice President of Engineering Vic Gundotra posted on his Google+ profile that Google+ is now having more than 400 million members. And these 400 million+ members were just hit in a span of one year since they started to open the public sign-up.Vic also mentioned that they've just crossed 100,000,000 active users monthly in Google+ including mobile app.

This week we also hit an important milestone--over 400,000,000 people have upgraded to Google+. It was only a year ago that we opened public sign-up, and we couldn’t have imagined that so many people would join in just 12 months. While Google+ is all about creating a better experience across Google, it’s also a destination. And here too, I’m happy to report that we have just crossed 100,000,000 monthly active users on Google+ (plus.google.com and mobile app).

As of now, I can say that Google+ is still way back behind by Facebook considering that they only have 100,000,000 active users monthly and compare it with Facebook with 955 million active users. But then the ball is still rolling. Facebook may have reached that big figure but it took to much time from them before getting those while Google+ only took them 12 months and they already have that number, that big number.

LG Optimus G Smartphone Specs

2012-09-18T14:42:00.000+08:00

Type - Smartphone
Operating system - Android (Ice Cream Sandwich [4.0])
Style - Bar
Antenna - Internal
Input type - Touchscreen (Capacitive [finger])
Predictive text - Yes
Battery type - Li-ion (2100 mAh capacity)
Camera - 13 megapixels
Camera features - Contact pictures
Secondary camera - 1.3 megapixels
Location support - GPS (A-GPS)
Internal memory - 32 GB
WiFi - 802.11 b, g, n (2.4 GHz)
WiFi encryption - WEP, WPA, WPA2
Bluetooth - 4.0
Common profiles - HSP [headset], HFP [hands-free], A2DP [stereo audio]
Media playback - Yes
Audio - AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV, WMA
Video - AVI, h.264 / AVC, MPEG-4
OTA video - Streaming / internet
Images - BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG
SMS - Yes
MMS - Yes
Browser - HTML (Javascript)
Email - POP3, IMAP, Push email (Exchange, Gmail)
Sync PIM data - OTA sync
Apps (default) - Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, IM, Maps, Tasks / to-dos, Voice recorder, Weather
Java - Other
Custom ringtones - Polyphonic, MP3 / audio, Contact ringtones
Vibrate mode - Yes
Sound profiles - Yes
Regions offered - Asia
Comm standard - LTE
Screen size - 4.7 inches
Screen resolution - 1280 x 768
Pixel density - 320 PPI
Screen type - LCD (Active, Color, Backlit)
Audio / headset jack - 3.5mm
Speakers - Mono
CPU - 1.5 GHz
CPU cores - Quad-core
RAM - 2 GB
USB - 2.0 (Micro-USB port, USB charging)
Sensors - Accelerometer (motion), Ambient light, Gyroscope, Proximity
Flight mode - Yes
NFC or RFID payment - Yes
TV-out - MHL / HDMI (micro-USB)
Dimensions - 5.19 inches (h), 2.71 inches (w), 0.33 inches (d)
Weight - 5.11 ounces
Availability - Pre-release
Announced (US) - August 28, 2012
Colors - Black and Silver

Samsung will be Launching Galaxy S4

2012-09-18T13:56:00.000+08:00

It's not just the Apple that was having a big break in the technology world. For according to Korea Times, Samsung Electronics will also be unveiling its ace card, the Galaxy S4, this coming February 2013 during the European Technology Exhibition at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

According to an official of Samsung, Samsung is now ready to unveil the next Galaxy smartphone _ the Galaxy S4 _ at early next year’s mobile world congress (MWC) in the Spanish city of Barcelona and expected to hit shelves globally in March at the latest.

Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world. The event, initially named as GSM World Congress and later renamed as the 3GSM World Congress, is still often referred to as 3GSM or 3GSM World.

S4 will also be sported with its in-house Exynos-branded application processors and quad-core chips. Its screen size is expected to reach 5 inches bigger than the S3 which only have 4.8 inches. The S4 will have some external changes but retain its popular rectangular shape with rounded corner concept.

Samsung is now starting to negotiate with American cellphone service provider to apply modified phone designs.

Banned iPhone 5 Promo

2012-09-18T11:37:00.000+08:00

I saw this video shared by one of the person in my circle in Google+.

The Young Cobra : Arm of Revenge

2012-09-14T16:33:00.000+08:00

Sevens Game

The Next Generation of iPhone, iPhone 10...???

2012-09-14T08:16:00.001+08:00

Last September 12, Apple officially announced their latest iPhone, the thinnest and lightest iPhone they've ever created, iPhone 5. But what do you think apple will do in the next few years? Do you think they will still be upgrading the iPhone? Well, we have different perspectives. But since after the announcement of iPhone 5, a picture has been rolling in mostly all social network sites. This picture shows a prediction of the upcoming generation of iPhone. They call it as iPhone 10, The Tallest iPhone "Yet".

iPhone 5 Specs

2012-09-13T14:49:00.000+08:00

Most of us already knew that Apple already announced about their latest iPhone, iPhone 5. With that, base on their website, below the specs of iPhone 5.

Color:

Capacity and Price:

16GB = $199
32GB = $299
64GB = $399

Size and Weight:

Height: 4.87 inches (123.8 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.30 inch (7.6 mm)
Weight: 3.95 ounces (112 grams)

Cellular and Wireless:

GSM model A1428*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 4 and 17)
CDMA model A1429*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)
GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Location:

Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular

Display:

Retina display
4-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Camera:

8-megapixel iSight camera
Panorama
Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
FaceTime HD camera with 1.2MP photos and HD video (720p) up to 30 frames per second
Autofocus
Tap to focus video or still images
Face detection in video or still images
LED flash
Improved video stabilization
Photo and video geotagging

External Buttons and Connectors:

Battery:

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 225 hours
Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 8 hours on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Audio Playback:

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and Video:

AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV support at 720p
AirPlay video streaming to Apple TV (3rd generation) at up to 1080p and Apple TV (2nd generation) at up to 720p
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 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 per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Headphones:

Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
Storage and travel case

Rating for Hearing Aids:

iPhone 5 (Model A1428): M3, T4
iPhone 5 (Model A1429): M4, T4

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)

Sensors:

Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

System Requirements:

Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access5
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes 10.7 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)

Environmental Requirements:

Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: −4° to 113° F (−20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Language:
Language Support

English (U.S.)
English (UK)
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Arabic
Catalan
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Indonesian
Malay
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Keyboard Support

English (U.S.)
English (UK)
Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke)
Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke)
French
French (Canadian)
French (Switzerland)
German (Germany)
German (Switzerland)
Italian
Japanese (Romaji, Kana)
Korean
Spanish
Arabic
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cherokee
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Emoji
Estonian
Finnish
Flemish
Greek
Hawaiian
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Malay
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Romanian
Russian
Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin)
Slovak
Swedish
Thai
Tibetan
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Dictionary Support (enables predictive text and autocorrect)

English (U.S.)
English (UK)
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
French
French (Canadian)
French (Switzerland)
German
Italian
Japanese (Romaji, Kana)
Korean
Spanish
Arabic
Catalan
Cherokee
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
Flemish
Greek
Hawaiian
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Malay
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Siri Languages

English (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia)
Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain)
French (France, Canada, Switzerland)
German (Germany, Switzerland)
Italian (Italy, Switzerland)
Japanese
Korean
Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan)
Cantonese (Hong Kong)

Inside the Box:

iPhone 5
Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
Lightning to USB Cable
USB Power Adapter
Documentation

Accessories:

Lightning to 30-pin Adapter
Connect your current accessories to iPhone 5 using this adapter.
Apple World Travel Adapter Kit
Plug your Apple power adapter into most electrical outlets around the world.

Twitter is Over Capacity?

2012-08-15T07:58:00.002+08:00

I was just trying to click a profile of someone I followed on twitter but is gave me a window that says Twitter is over capacity. And it ask me to wait for a moment and try it again later.

But what does this mean? Does this mean that twitter can't handle tons of visitors to their page? Does this wasn't foreseen by their engineers?

I'm not an expert that's why I can't define this error. But as a normal user, I would say this is an inconvenience and if this will still be happening most of the time, they wold surely loose some visitors.

But I think this is still fixable. As a proof, Twitter created a page where they listed all concerns or issues that they were working on or has been resolved.

To All Twitter Users:

To all of us, just be patient. If you've encountered some error, just wait for a moment and try again later. lOl

PAPER APPS

2012-03-14T09:30:00.000+08:00

Posters of any bands were posted anywhere and if people don't know or not familiar with that band, they will just ignore it. But what if that printed poster posted on a wall or anywhere can play and you can listen a music? Will still ignore it?

Isn't it interesting that you can play a music by just printing it on a plain paper? That's what they call "Printed electronics". Well, if you think there's something special on the paper, then you're absolutely wrong. For it's the ink being used is the one which is having a special something. They called it as a "conductive ink".

unlike with the other ink from Lexmark, HP, Canon, Fujitsu, Brother or to any printer company, conductive inks is more special. Its capability is to print something and it will created an electrical circuit which will allow people to play music out of an ordenary paper. Not just playing music but you can also book your tickets using it.

Who is responsible of this very interesting Paper Apps technology? It's the brand communications agency called "Uniform" which is basing in Liverpool, UK. It was founded by Pete Thomas.

According to Thomas, this Paper Apps are devices that enable the users to interact with data, information and services, but they're made from paper and conductive inks.

Watch the short clip below:

WAYS TO WIN TRIP TO BORACAY USING GLOBE GCASH

2012-03-05T13:37:00.001+08:00

Win a vacation for two to Boracay with GCASH to Boracay Raffle Promo!

Promo period is from February 16 to March 31, 2012.

HOW TO JOIN THE RAFFLE

A. Raffle is open only to existing GCASH subscribers who will receive the promo announcement from 2882. Other GCASH subscribers who did not receive the promo announcement are not qualified to join the raffle.

B. SMS Promo Announcement message is:

"FREE GCASH Advisory: Win a Boracay vacation for 2! Use your GCASH to buy load & get 10% rebate too. Just text Load<space>amount<space>PIN & send to 2882 to buy load for self or send to 2882+10-digit Globe/TM# of the recipient to buy for others. P2.50/txt. Every P50 minimum GCASH2Load ransaction, entitles you to 1 raffle entry. Promo till 03-31-12. DTI1260 s12. For info, visit www.globe.com.ph/gcash No Advisories? Text STOP ALL to 2977 FREE."

C. If a GCASH subscriber has multiple Globe SIMs, only the mobile number that received the above promo announcement will be qualified for the promo.

D. To qualify for the raffle, subscriber needs to use his/her GCASH to buy load.

To buy load for yourself, text:

LOAD<space>AMOUNT<space>PIN and send to 2882.

To buy load for others, text:

LOAD<space>AMOUNT<space>PIN and send to 2882+10 digit Globe/TM mobile number of recipient.

E. Subscriber may also perform the GCASH2Load transaction using the GCASH Menu burnt in the Globe SIM or via other GCASH applications.

F. Each GCASH2Load transaction should at least be P50.00 to qualify.

RAFFLE PRIZE

Boracay vacation package includes the following:

2-pax Economy Class, Round Trip Airfare via Cebu Pacific (Manila-Caticlan-Manila)
2-night Hotel Accommodation at La Carmela de Boracay Premier Ocean View Room

Travel period is from May 15 to October 15, 2012 only.
Prize is non-transferrable and not convertible to cash.
Package does not include Terminal Fees, Airport Transfers, Taxes, and other miscellaneous fees.
Winner will shoulder 20% Winner's Tax.

RAFFLE DRAW SCHEDULE

Raffle draw will be held on April 10, 2012, 3 PM at the GXI Head Office in Mandaluyong City.

CLAIMING OF PRIZES

Winner will be notified via phone call and registered mail.
Winner may claim his/her prize from the GXI Head Office located at Upper Ground Floor, Globe Telecom Plaza Tower 1, Pioneer corner Madison Sts. Mandaluyong City from Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM only.
In claiming the prize, winner needs to present the GCASH registered Globe mobile number, two (2) valid IDs, and the registered mail notifying him/her of his/her winning.
Before awarding the prize, GXI representative will verify the information in the valid ID versus the details in the GCASH registration.
Prize must be claimed within 90 days after the raffle draw. Failure to do so will forfeit the prizes in favor of GXI.

article copied from globe.com

Test Drive of Google's Driver Less Car

2012-02-26T11:08:00.001+08:00

Christian Bryant of Mashable reported below that he had tried to be in a Google's Driverless Car and said it's really amazing.

video source: mashable.com

CONCEPT OF GOOGLE'S DRIVERLESS CAR

2012-02-26T10:58:00.002+08:00

In the video below, Sebastian Thrun explains the good thing about the Google's Driverless Car.

For those who don't know, Sebastian Thrun is is an educator and and computer scientist. He was the Director of Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. But he is now a Google Fellow and a part-time Research professor of Computer Science at Stanford University.

Video Source: ted.com

TOP 100 MOST VISITED WEBSITE WORLDWIDE

2012-02-24T13:07:00.001+08:00

According to Alexa's survey, Google takes the lead in terms of most visited website throughout the world. Google is wikipedia is defined an American multinational Internet and software corporation specialized in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. It hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program. The company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were both attending Stanford University. Google was followed by the number one social network in the world as of this time, Facebook.

Please see the complete list below.

1
Google
google.com
2
Facebook
facebook.com
3
YouTube
youtube.com
4
Yahoo!
yahoo.com
5
Baidu.com
baidu.com
6
Wikipedia
wikipedia.org
7
Windows Live
live.com
8
Blogspot.com
blogspot.com
9
Twitter
twitter.com
10
QQ.COM
qq.com
11
Amazon.com
amazon.com
12
LinkedIn
linkedin.com
13
Google India
google.co.in
14
Yahoo! Japan
yahoo.co.jp
15
MSN
msn.com
16
Taobao.com
taobao.com
17
新浪新闻中心
sina.com.cn
18
WordPress.com
wordpress.com
19
Google
google.de
20
Google谷歌
google.com.hk
21
eBay
ebay.com
22
Google 日本
google.co.jp
23
Яндекс
yandex.ru
24
Google UK
google.co.uk
25
Bing
bing.com

26
Google France
google.fr
27
t.co
t.co
28
googleusercontent.com
googleusercontent.com
29
新浪微博-随时随地分享身边的新鲜事儿
weibo.com
30
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft.com
31
Почта@Mail.ru
mail.ru
32
网易
163.com
33
Google Brasil
google.com.br
34
PayPal
paypal.com
35
Apple Inc.
apple.com
36
soso搜搜
soso.com
37
Tumblr
tumblr.com
38
Google
google.it
39
The Internet Movie Database
imdb.com
40
搜狐网
sohu.com
41
Google
google.ru
42
Google Español
google.es
43
Blogger.com
blogger.com
44
FC2
fc2.com
45
Craigslist.org
craigslist.org
46
Flickr
flickr.com
47
BBC Online
bbc.co.uk
48
В Контакте
vk.com
49
优酷
youku.com
50
Ask
ask.com

51
Babylon
babylon.com
52
Go
go.com
53
xvideos.com
xvideos.com
54
Pinterest
pinterest.com
55
凤凰网（凤凰新媒体）
ifeng.com
56
Tudou.com (Toodou.com) 土豆网
tudou.com
57
www.ZEDO.com
zedo.com
58
xhamster.com
xhamster.com
59
Google México
google.com.mx
60
Google
google.ca
61
MediaFire
mediafire.com
62
CNN Interactive
cnn.com
63
AOL
aol.com
64
Tmall.com
tmall.com
65
LiveJasmin.com
livejasmin.com
66
conduit.com
conduit.com
67
About.com
about.com
68
Adobe Systems Incorporated
adobe.com
69
google.co.id
google.co.id
70
楽天市場
rakuten.co.jp
71
Одноклассники.ru
odnoklassniki.ru
72
Imgur
imgur.com
73
Ebay
ebay.de
74
アメーバブログ
ameblo.jp
75
ESPN
espn.go.com

76
WordPress
wordpress.org
77
Google Türkiye
google.com.tr
78
Full Free Porn Videos & DVDs
- Sex, Porno, Porn Tube, Free XXX Porn
pornhub.com
79
Go Daddy
godaddy.com
80
Google Australia
google.com.au
81
4shared
4shared.com
82
Amazon.de GmbH
amazon.de
83
The Huffington Post
huffingtonpost.com
84
京东商城
360buy.com
85
Universo Online
uol.com.br
86
Google Polska
google.pl
87
bp.blogspot.com
bp.blogspot.com
88
Alibaba.com
alibaba.com
89
livedoor
livedoor.com
90
Amazon.co.jp
amazon.co.jp
91
Hao123
hao123.com
92
CNET.com
cnet.com
93
Netflix
netflix.com
94
eBay UK
ebay.co.uk
95
AVG | Antivirus and Security Software
avg.com
96
New York Times
nytimes.com
97
Globo.com
- Absolutamente tudo sobre esportes, notícias,
entretenimento e vídeos
globo.com
98
Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com
99
Youporn
youporn.com
100
中国站长站
chinaz.com

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SPECS OF SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 2

2012-02-18T18:40:00.001+08:00

Network	HSPA＋ 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100
Processor	1 GHz Dual-Core Processor
Display	7” WSVGA(1024x600) PLS TFT
OS	Android 4.0(Ice Cream Sandwich)
Camera	Main(Rear): 3 Megapixel Fixed Focus Camera Sub(Front): VGA for Video Call
Video	Codec: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX, WMV7, WMV8, VP8 Format: 3GP, ASF, AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MKV, WebM Playback/ Recording: Full HD@30fps, HD@30fps
Audio	Codec: MP3, AAC, AC-3, AMR, FLAC, MID, WMA, WAV, Vorbis Music Player with SoundAlive 3.5mm Ear Jack
Value-added Features	Samsung TouchWiz/ Samsung L!ve Panel UX
	Samsung Apps
	Samsung Kies / Samsung Kies air
	Samsung Hub＊ - Readers Hub/ Music Hub/ Game Hub/ Video Hub
	Samsung Hub Widget＊ - Music Hub/ Game Hub/ Video Hub
	Samsung S Suggest＊ (App recommendation service)
	Samsung ChatON mobile communication service
	AllShare Play＊
	Google^TM Mobile Services - Android Market™, Gmail™, Google Earth™, YouTube™, Google Maps™, Syncing with Google Calendar™
	Polaris
	A-GPS, Glonass (＊ Available on 3G version only)
Connectivity	Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 USB 2.0 Host Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Sensor	Accelerometer, Digital compass, Light Proximity(＊ Available on 3G version only)
Memory	8/16/32GB User memory ＋ 1GB (RAM) microSD (up to 32GB)
Dimension	193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm, 344g
Battery	Standard battery, Li-ion 4,000mAh

SAMSUNG LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST ANDROID GALAXY TAB 2 (7.0)

2012-02-18T17:55:00.001+08:00

Last February 13, 2012, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd announced that they will be releasing the new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0). They will start launching the said tab in United Kingdom and will destribute globally on March 2012.

Samsung said that this is their first ever tablet that will be powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. In this new tablet, variety of new and improved Android OS features. They also said that an upgraded Android Market will enable the users to access more than 400, 000 applications which can be enjoyed through phones or tablets.

Good Things About this New Sansung Android Galaxy Tab 2

1. Users will be able toswipe-control applications as well as a wholly redesigned app gallery for easier sharing of content.

2. With new OS’s vastly faster performance and response times across multiple applications is further enhanced by HSPA＋ 21Mbps or WiFi connectivity.

3. Includes a selection of embedded Google applications that enables users to quickly launch sites and applications that they use frequently; meanwhile, the innovative Face Unlock feature unlocks the tablet through unique facial recognition software.

4. Users will have an easy multimedia access, playback and sharing experiences with Samsung Hub services.

5. With Samsung’s Music Hub, users can access to over 17 million tracks.

6. With Readers Hub. Provide the users an access to over 2.3 million e-books, 3,500 magazines and over 2,000 newspapers in 51 languages, while the Game Hub instantly connects users to the latest game titles.

7. With Video Hub. Offers over 1,000 film titles for purchase or rent, and provides reviews, trailers and recommendations for easier content selection using the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0).

8. The GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0)’s superb multimedia experience is further boosted by Samsung’s AllShare Play, a new content-sharing service available for the first time on any Samsung mobile device.

9. AllShare Play allows users to play or live-stream their multimedia content on their GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) from PCs, other Samsung smart devices as well as third-party web storages. Users can also easily transfer content to other devices or directly to web services.

10. Connecting socially has never been easier with GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0)’s built-in powerful communication capabilities.

11. With the voice call capability, the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) can be used just as easily as a phone, affording users the handy convenience of a second device in case they misplace their primary phone.

12. It also lets users to spontaneously arrange multi-party video calls via Google＋ hangouts, as well as engage in group chats or micro-communities to collectively chat or share content.

13. In addition, ChatON, Samsung’s cross-platform communication service, connects all phone users of any platform into a single community. ChatON uses phone numbers instead of ID and passwords, and provides easy instant messaging and group chatting in various formats—images, video, voice, contacts—to make messaging simple and intuitive.

iPHONE APPS IS COPYING all CONTACTS FROM USER'S ADDRESS BOOK WITHOUT PERMISSION

2012-02-17T07:52:00.002+08:00

It was reported that some apps of iPhone apps has been able to copy all contacts from the address book of the users. This happen when the user clicks on the "Find Friend" feature that will enable to access the address book.

This incident was exposed when Arun Thampi, an app developer from Singapore, noticed that his contacts were copied from his iPhone by a social network called Path. The thing is it didn't ask for his permission prior of copying. Path CEO Dave Morin responded to the concern by apologizing of the said incident.

Other social networks that were reported of copying the contacts from the address book were Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram, Soodspotting and Yelp.

For this incident, two congressmen from United States, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member G. K. Butterfield, sent a letter directly to the Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook asking if this copying of consumers address book is allowed to Apple's IOS App Developer Policies and Practices.

Cook was asked by Waxman and Butterfield to submit a full report explaining the incident not later than February 29, 2012.

Below is the copy of the letter from the two Congressmen sent to Mr. Cook. This letter was posted in butterfield.house.gov

February 15, 2012

Mr. Tim Cook
Chief Executive Officer, Apple Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014

Dear Mr. Cook:
Last week, independent iOS app developer Arun Thampi blogged about his discovery that the social networking app “Path” was accessing and collecting the contents of his iPhone address book without ever having asked for his consent.[1] The information taken without his permission – or that of the individual contacts who own that information – included full names, phone numbers, and email addresses.[2]   Following media coverage of Mr. Thampi’s discovery, Path’s Co-Founder and CEO Dave Morin quickly apologized, promised to delete from Path’s servers all data it had taken from its users’ address books, and announced the release of a new version of Path that would prompt users to opt in to sharing their address book contacts.[3]             This incident raises questions about whether Apple’s iOS app developer policies and practices may fall short when it comes to protecting the information of iPhone users and their contacts.
            The data management section of your iOS developer website states: “iOS has a comprehensive collection of tools and frameworks for storing, accessing, and sharing data. . . . iOS apps even have access to a device’s global data such as contacts in the Address Book, and photos in the Photo Library.”[4]The app store review guidelines section states: “We review every app on the App Store based on a set of technical, content, and design criteria. This review criteria is now available to you in the App Store Review Guidelines.”[5] This same section indicates that the guidelines are available only to registered members of the iOS Developer Program.[6] However, tech blogs following the Path controversy indicate that the iOS App Guidelines require apps to get a user’s permission before “transmit[ting] data about a user”.[7]             In spite of this guidance, claims have been made that “there’s a quiet understanding among many iOS app developers that it is acceptable to send a user’s entire address book, without their permission, to remote servers and then store it for future reference. It’s common practice, and many companies likely have your address book stored in their database.”[8] One blogger claims to have conducted a survey of developers of popular iOS apps and found that 13 of 15 had a “contacts database with millions of records” – with one claiming to have a database containing “Mark Zuckerberg's cell phone number, Larry Ellison’s home phone number and Bill Gates’ cell phone number.”[9]
          The fact that the previous version of Path was able to gain approval for distribution through the Apple iTunes Store despite taking the contents of users’ address books without their permission suggests that there could be some truth to these claims. To more fully understand and assess these claims, we are requesting that you respond to the following questions:

Please describe all iOS App Guidelines that concern criteria related to the privacy and security of data that will be accessed or transmitted by an app.

Please describe how you determine whether an app meets those criteria.

What data do you consider to be “data about a user” that is subject to the requirement that the app obtain the user’s consent before it is transmitted?

To the extent not addressed in the response to question 2, please describe how you determine whether an app will transmit “data about a user” and whether the consent requirement has been met.

How many iOS apps in the U.S. iTunes Store transmit “data about a user”?

Do you consider the contents of the address book to be “data about a user”?

Do you consider the contents of the address book to be data of the contact? If not, please explain why not. Please explain how you protect the privacy and security interests of that contact in his or her information.

How many iOS apps in the U.S. iTunes Store transmit information from the address book? How many of those ask for the user’s consent before transmitting their contacts’ information?

You have built into your devices the ability to turn off in one place the transmission of location information entirely or on an app-by-app basis. Please explain why you have not done the same for address book information.

            Please provide the information requested no later than February 29, 2012. If you have any questions regarding this request, you can contact Felipe Mendoza with the Energy and Commerce Committee Staff at 202-226-3400.

Sincerely,

Henry A. Waxman
Ranking Member G.K. Butterfield
Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

cc:        Dave Morin
            Path, Co-Founder and CEO

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GOOGLE TRICKS FOR VALENTINES

2012-02-16T08:31:00.001+08:00

Lot of things can be found in Google search if you'll just try. Lots of tricks. One is the "Do the Barrel Roll". When typing this phrase, you'll find your browser rolling. But if you're looking for something for valentines, then I'll teach you. Try to type or copy then paste the following algebraic expression and you'll capture the image below.

Algebraic Expression: sqrt(cos(x))*cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2) from -4.5 to 4.5

Amazing, isn't it? Keeping visiting this page and I'll teach you more Google search tricks.

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EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIVES

2012-02-14T12:22:00.002+08:00

Image below shows how technology affect to each on of us. Some people thought that it made them happy. But for some other people, technology gives them headache. Why headache? Check image below. So funny yet it's I can say it's true.

This image was posted by Stjepan Radic in Google+

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HISTORY OF APPLE

2012-02-14T12:04:00.001+08:00

Apple is one of the greatest technologies evolving as of this time. But do you all knew about the history of Apple? Do you know how the previous product of Apple look like? Look at the gif picture below if you want to know. This picture was posted by Funny Or Die in Google+

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GOOGLE CHROME FOR ANDROID PHONES & TABLETS

2012-02-09T09:09:00.003+08:00

For those who can't remember, Google released Chrome for the reason and hoping that it will help making the web better. And it all went over as planned. As a proof, millions of people are now using Google Chrome as their primary browser. Because of that, they spent more time to enhance the capabilities of Chrome to make all exiting users happier and exceed the customer satisfaction. One other reason is to convince more people to use Chrome as their primary browser.

Google didn't stop there. For now, they have created another Chrome that will make more people happy. They proudly introduce the Chrome for Android Beta. This new Chrome will bring you more things that I'm sure you will love for your Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone or tablet.

Google claimed that they designed Chrome for android to focus on speed and simplicity. They also said that this new Chrome also featured with seamless sign-in and sync so that you can personalized it to whatever theme you wanted to use anywhere you are and what device you'll be using.

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SMARTALK UNLI CALL & TEXT 299

2012-02-07T13:16:00.003+08:00

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Promo is until November 30, 2011.

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