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Get Creative with Siri

RyanF — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:36:50 +0000

Much ado has been made of Siri, the iPhone 4S feature/personality. The personal assistant who can create event calendars, send text messages and answer your questions ranging from “Where is the...

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Things you must NOT do if you are a Call Center Agent!

Teknisyan — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:07:08 +0000

Ok, I’m gonna let the grammar error go since I’m also guilty on that part but this guy committed a bunch of mistakes on his call that are mortal SIN if you are call center agent. First,...

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Apple’s Mac App Store reaches 100 million downloads!

Teknisyan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:07:51 +0000

Less than a year since it was announced, the Apple Mac App Store now exceeded 100 million downloads. In a press release Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said “In...

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YouTube for Schools: One good reason to access Youtube at School!

Teknisyan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:32:53 +0000

According to a TechCrunch article “comScore says Google sites (a.k.a. YouTube) was again the top video property in May with 147.2 million unique viewers, 2.17 billion viewing sessions and an...

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Youtube gets a Social treatment!

Teknisyan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:54:06 +0000

Two days after Google redesigned the Google bar, now Google updated Youtube’s homepage where you’ll have the ability to link your Youtube account to other social media sites like...

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Philippines: New Call Center Capital of the World!

Teknisyan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:20:35 +0000

Looks like Filipino Call Center agents will have more things to smile about this holiday season as NY Times published a report that the Philippines is now the Call Center Capital of the World. Even...

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Meet the new and redesigned Google bar

Teknisyan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:09:13 +0000

It looks like Google’s grand scheme of things is now high-gear. After killing some useless um.. less popular products, Google redesigned the Google bar (it’s the black bar that you see at...

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Video: Microsoft on Siri: “We did it first!”

Teknisyan — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:43:27 +0000

I’m sure you’ve seen the video above and probably sick and tired of it. It’s a video interview by Forbes tech writer Eric Savitz talking and Craig Mundie, Microsofts’s Chief...

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Video: Google+ Ad “Sharing but like real life!”

Teknisyan — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:32:36 +0000

This is the first Google+ TV Ad and I must admit the video and concept is right on the mark. But in real life, a person does not list and categorize all his friends like objects, may be for some...

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Google sun-setting more Google products!

Teknisyan — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:27:12 +0000

Looks like more Google Products will be axed while others will be reincarnated as a feature to new and existing Google Products. I guess Google is serious in creating a one ginormous Google service...

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Apple vs Amazon’s Penny Phones!

Teknisyan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:14:01 +0000

It looks like an all-out-war between Amazon and Apple from here there on, where “Amazon is hitting Apple where it hurts the most…“. Have you visited the Amazon Wireless site lately?...

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Google Music Now Playing!

Teknisyan — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:28:49 +0000

Google officially announced their music streaming and store service called Google Music. It was previously called Music Beta and was first announced last May at the annual Google I/O; where you can...

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Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the Apple iPad: Disected!

Teknisyan — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:47:14 +0000

Since it’s announcement last September, Kindle Fire have view as the tablet that will “finally” unseat the dominance of the Apple iPad and these are claim where made on the basis...

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Google+ Pages and the new Teknisyan G+ Page

Teknisyan — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:17:59 +0000

5 days ago Google announced that the Google+ pages is now available for businesses and companies who wants to have their presence felt in the Google+ universe (you can read their announcement here)....

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Mozilla Firefox 8 now available!

Teknisyan — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:48:17 +0000

Look what we have here, it’s a new version of the Firefox browser; the Firefox 8.0! It was just last September that Mozilla released 7.0 and it looks like they’re on a roll in releasing...

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Video: Waiting for GTA V? Here’s their First Trailer

Teknisyan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:37:33 +0000

Checkout the first video trailer of the upcoming GTA 4 from Rockstar Games. The game takes place in Los Santos, it’s the followup the GTA 4: San Andreas, another blockbuster hit from Rockstar...

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Tim Cook’s Era at Apple: Will It be Even Better?

Teknisyan — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:11:48 +0000

Last August Steve Jobs resigned as Apple’s CEO and recommended Tim Cook as his successor as the new CEO of Apple. Sure enough Apple’s Board of Director named Tim cook as it’s new...

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Final Nail to the Google Buzz Coffin

Teknisyan — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:50:12 +0000

If been getting this message for a couple of weeks now “Google Buzz is going away, but your posts are yours to keep. Learn more Hide” right at the top of my Gmail screen. It looks like...

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CBCP launches Undas Online

Teknisyan — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:11:26 +0000

Media Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines just launched the web site Undas Online. A site for Filipinos who will not be able to visit their departed love ones in the...

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HP to keep PC Division Alive!

Teknisyan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:52:11 +0000

Looks like HP will be keeping the PC division after all. More than a month after HP got a new CEO by the name of Meg Whitman. In a press release Meg Whitman said that “HP objectively evaluated the...

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Safari on iOS 5 is faster than iOS 4!

Teknisyan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:54:22 +0000

New Relic recently publish a test/study that they’ve made benchmarking the performance of Safari browser on iOS 4 and iOS 5 and the end result is, Safari browser on iOS 5 is perform much...

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Nikon DSLR Costume for that Nikon Fanboyism!

Teknisyan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:18:11 +0000

Cross posted from AbielOnline Still don’t know what to costume to wear this Halloween? Then why not wear a fully functional Nikon DSLR Costume; that’s exactly what photographer Tyler Card...

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How are you liking the new Blogger Dynamic View?

Teknisyan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:59:14 +0000

Earlier this month Blogger/Google launched the Blogger Dynamic view, to allow readers access to your other post, since reader usually don’t bother accessing old post, since previous post are no...

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Google + profile to replace your Blogger.com Profile

Teknisyan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:22:13 +0000

Looks like Google has started integrating G+ to their existing services and the first step is to use your G+ Profile as your Blogger.com profile. The G+ and Blogger integration is still in testing...

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Happy 10th Birthday Windows XP!

Teknisyan — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:43:31 +0000

The retail version of Windows XP was launched last October 25, 2001, today we celebrate Microsoft’s Best Operating System 10th birthday. If you are still using a computer that’s running...

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Happy 10th anniversary iPod!!

Teknisyan — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:56:50 +0000

It’s the 10th anniversary of the Apple iPod and MacWorld has a great article on how the first iPod came to be and led to Apple’s great unveiling on October 23, 2001. I don’t have an...

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4 Basic Things You Need to Know About Cable Internet

Teknisyan — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:07:19 +0000

Millions of people are connecting to the internet through the cable TV network every day, especially in developed countries. Broadband internet is very common these days, and one of the most common...

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Apple’s iPad Dominance is Fading?

Teknisyan — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:40:34 +0000

“Apple’s iPad Dominance is Fading!” that’s what the report of Strategy Analytics is saying. The report said “Apple iPad’s 96% market share has fallen to 67%...

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Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer: Lucky Bastard!

Teknisyan — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:35:47 +0000

Just want to share this post that I wrote at Technorati. It’s the conversation between John Batelle and Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer at the recently held Web 2.0 Tech Conference in San...

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Google serves Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Galaxy Nexus!

Teknisyan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:04:53 +0000

Google finally unleashed the next version of their Android mobile OS; Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The new Android was release via the new Galaxy Nexus phone developed by Google and Samsung....

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RIM gives $100 worth of app after service outage

Teknisyan — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:12:11 +0000

Last week there was a system outage for RIM subscribers and this was evident when you visit social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google+, BB users send out status update regarding the...

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Are you using the MMDA App?

Teknisyan — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:47:44 +0000

For a couple of weeks, the MMDA App is among the Top Free Apps on the Apple App Store. So I decided to take a look what the app is all about (even though I’m currently here in Riyadh), I can...

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Google shuts-down Buzz and more!

Teknisyan — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:21:48 +0000

It looks like Google will be shutting down a number of Google and acquired products in order to focus on their Social Network initiative a in other words Google+. Google Buzz is a twitter like...

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Skype now part of Microsoft!

Teknisyan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:56:16 +0000

So they’ve finally closed the deal! Skype will now be a Microsoft Division that will be led by Tony Bates Skype’s CEO, Bates will be the President of the Skype Division of Microsoft. Last...

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You can now update to iOS 5.0!

Teknisyan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:26:20 +0000

Apple just made the iOS 5.0 available via the Automatic update of iTunes 10.5, the iOS 5.0 download is a whopping 707.2 MB file download, so it may take sometime before you can use the new mobile OS....

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Video: The Avengers Trailer

Teknisyan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:11:40 +0000

Individually they’re all a big hit but it is still not sure how big this movie can get considering the combined star power that they have. Heck the Avengers Movie can (or may) be the biggest...

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iTunes 10.5 now available for download

Teknisyan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:35:30 +0000

In preparation for the launch of iOS 5.0 for iDevice owners, Apple just release iTune 10.5 update which is needed in order for you to download and install iOS 5.0 on your iDevice. Here are some of...

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Finally! A Facebook App for iPad!

Teknisyan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:35:20 +0000

It took them long enough so I just installed the Facebook app for iPhone. But finally the Facebook App for iPad is online and it will be a 10.5 MB update if you installed the Facebook app for iPhones...

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Steve Jobs has passed away!

Teknisyan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:22:50 +0000

Apple just confirmed that Steve Jobs has died after battling pancreatic cancer for 7 years. He went on medical leave twice before stepping down as the Apple CEO last August 2011. What’s sad...

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Apple iCloud goes live on Oct 12

Teknisyan — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:30:47 +0000

Aside from the iPhone 4S, they (Apple) also announced that the iCloud will go live and will be available to all iDevices running iOS 5 on Oct 12 2011. iCloud have already been announced and demoed by...

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Corel announced WinDVD Pro 11

Teknisyan — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:25:00 +0000

I was gonna call this post “Who needs 3D TV if you have WinDVD Pro 11?” but then I would have to answer that question in a long and useless post. Anyway, you know WinDVD? Yes that media...

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iPhone 5′s Speculated Specs

Teknisyan — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:50:13 +0000

So we now know that Apple will officially announce the new iPhone 5 and probably even the rumored low-cost iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011. A number of analyst have bravely predicted their what the...

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Mozilla Firefox 7.0 is now available for download

Teknisyan — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:16:38 +0000

Just 40 days after FF 6.0 was released, Mozilla has yet again released the next version of the Firefox browser the FF 7.0. The update for the Firefox browser appears to be more of a under-the-hood...

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HP has a new CEO!

Teknisyan — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:56:04 +0000

HP’s Board of Directors appointed former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Meg Whitman’s promotion comes after Léo Apotheker steps down as president, chief executive officer and director of HP....

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How much do you like or dislike the new Facebook?

Teknisyan — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:51:03 +0000

These past 2 weeks, Facebook has been busy adding and updated existing features like the new Facebook photo, layout and then there’s the new Friendlist, Subscribe, new Ticker and a few hours...

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LiveStreaming: Facebook’s f8 Conference

Teknisyan — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:32:51 +0000

Watch the Facebook f8 Conference that is currently being held at San Francisco. Facebook is expected to launch a major upgrade to Facebook and the Facebook’s social platform. To join the...

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Google uses Doodle to promote Google+

Teknisyan — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:19:18 +0000

Yesterday, Google finally open the Google+ project to every netizen and is now on public beta, which Google should have done much earlier. Now it looks like Google is bringing out the big guns in...

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Google+ now Open to Anyone Anywhere!

Teknisyan — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:20:24 +0000

After being on field trial for 3 months it looks like Google+ is will now be on public beta which means anyone can now signup for a Google+ account without any invites. In a blogpost, Vic Gundotra,...

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Video: Are they using a Mac or PC?

Teknisyan — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:06:17 +0000

A friend recently shared a video of two senior couple that appears to be trying to take a picture of themselves using a webcam of a laptop but instead they inadvertently captured a video of...

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Video: Google Wallet’s first commercial!

Teknisyan — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:55:22 +0000

Back in May Google said that they’ll launched Google wallet this Fall and it appears that are still things that needs to be ironed out in before they (Google) can roll-out or officially replace...

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