Archive for February, 2009
Written on February 28, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: Hardwares, News
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Globe’s Visibility prepaid kit is now down by Php605, its just Php1,895 now from the previous Php2,500 price a couple months ago. The prepaid kit gets you the 3G USB dongle, a USB cable and 1.5 hours of free 3G internet. Globe apparently listened to its customers about the charging scheme and is now doing [...]
Written on February 26, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: GPS
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AVT today announced a whole line of GPS devices specific for the Philippine market. That’s turn-by-turn GPS navigation available for the entire Greater Metro Manila and all national highways from Abra to Davao. AVT introduced their most affordable GPS device, the Navigator A800, for an introductory price of Php18,500. The device has a 4.3″ LCD [...]
Written on February 24, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: Laptops
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MSI unveiled two new slim notebooks, the 13.4″ XSlim X340 and another 15.6″ XSlim X600, obviously looking more like a Macbook Air. We first saw the MSI XSlim X320 back in January just before CES 2009. The newer XSlims will be full revealed at CEBIT 2009. They won’t be running an Atom processor but a [...]
Written on February 20, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: Lenovo
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DigiTimes reported that Lenovo is preparing a new 12 inch netbook called IdeaPad S20. It will feature the new Intel Atom N280 processor, the Intel GN40 chipset, and Microsoft Windows XP. Lenovo is reportedly losing preferential price for the N280 processor because they’re bundling the Atom processor inside a system with a 12 inch display [...]
Written on February 18, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: Internet
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Friendster has just introduced an Online Money Transfer feature into their social networking site. Powered by Globe GCash, friends will be able to send and receive money with a single click from their Friendster Profile. Friendster users will still need to be a Globe or TM user in order to process money remittances on Friendster. [...]
Written on February 15, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
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TELECOM giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s (PLDT) much-awaited launch of a new technology called HSPA850 [high-speed packet access] will finally be realized this month, company president Napoleon Nazareno said. HSPA is a faster version of the current HSDPA (high-speed data packet access) standard offered through PLDT WeRoam and Smart Bro of Smart Communications Inc. [...]
Written on February 12, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: Mobile Phones
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The C903 Cyber-shot™ is made for taking memorable pictures – just slide down the protective lens cover and shoot! The slim slider has dedicated camera keys and an impressive five megapixel camera to create big pictures with rich details and true colours. Packed full of features the C903 Cyber-shot™ will give you the best picture [...]
Written on February 9, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: Cameras
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The P90 has an immensely powerful 24x optical zoom that offers the 35mm-equivalent of a 26mm wide-angle to a 624mm telephoto and is capable of shooting pictures as close up as 1cm. High-speed continuous shooting up to 45 shots at 15 fps means it is an ideal camera for sports photography and can even record [...]
Written on February 5, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: Asus
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The Eee PC 1000HE uses a newer Intel Atom CPU — the N280 which runs at 1.66GHz (667MHz FSB compared the to 533MHz of the N270) as well as an HD-capable Intel GN40 chipset for smoother video playback. The more enticing feature is the 8700mAh battery that comes with it. Asus claims up to 9.5 [...]
Written on February 1, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
Filed Under: Cameras, Events
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World-renowned master photographer Hanson Fong and award-winning professional photographers Mary Fisk-Taylor and Jamie Hayes are the featured speakers in the upcoming PhotoWorld Asia 2009 Photo Show & Convention at the Glorietta in Ayala Center, Makati from January 29 to February 3. The 6-day event will also feature a trade exposition open to the public, showcasing [...]