Archive for the Internet Category
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 January 16, 2009 by Pinoy NetBooks
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Carol Bartz, Autodesk’s former executive chairman, has replaced Jerry Yang as Yahoo’s chief executive. “She is the exact combination of seasoned technology executive and savvy leader that the board was looking for, and we are thrilled to have attracted such a world-class talent to Yahoo,” Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock said in a statement Tuesday. “The [...]
Written on December 23, 2008 by Pinoy NetBooks
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Listed below are the top 10 most searched terms/keywords in 2008 from Yahoo (in alphabetical order). 1. American Idol 2. Boracay 3. Charice Pempengco 4. Friendster 5. High School Musical 3 6. Jobs 7. Mall of Asia 8. Marian Rivera 9. MV Princess of the Stars 10. Olympics 2008
Written on December 15, 2008 by Pinoy NetBooks
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Globe launched a new site that offers subscribers a collection of software downloads for their mobile phones or PCs called the AppZone. AppZone will be home to mobile and digital technologies that can help subscribers maximize their mobile experience with Globe. AppZone will provide Globe users with a wide variety of software that fall into [...]
Written on November 19, 2008 by Pinoy NetBooks
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Now you can buy Mac, iPod, and third-party gear directly from Apple at the new Apple Online Store, Philippines. You’ll find new features, a sinplified way to shop, and all the advice you need. Grand Opening Celebration Apple is also giving away an exclusive T-Shirt to all purchases from now until November 28, 2008. You [...]
Written on November 18, 2008 by Pinoy NetBooks
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ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, through its subsidiary ABS-CBN Global Ltd., has bought a five percent stake in the US-based social networking site Multiply. In a statement, ABS-CBN said it purchased 2,524,488 shares of Series P Common Stock in Multiply, Inc. at a purchase price of $1.9806 per share, or a total purchase price of $5,000,000.93 last [...]
Written on November 8, 2008 by Pinoy NetBooks
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What happened to Sulit.com.ph? The free classified ads site and forum. The site appears to have expired and has been put on sale at Sedo. Sedo has nothing to do with this. They are just a domain parking and marketplace service. People use Sedo to generate revenue from traffic of unused domains or as a [...]
Written on October 27, 2008 by Pinoy NetBooks
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A draft US Army intelligence report has identified the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, Global Positioning System maps and voice-changing software as potential terrorist tools. The report by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, posted on the website of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), examines a number of mobile and web technologies and their potential uses [...]
Written on October 16, 2008 by Pinoy NetBooks
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Google’s new Chrome browser uses simplicity and some clever new features to bring Web surfing into the 21st century. Google’s just-released Chrome takes the same approach to browser design that Google takes to its home page — stripped-down, fast and functional, with very few bells and whistles. That’s both the good news and the bad [...]