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Google launches Media Server

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Google has just announced the Google Media Server. It’s basically a Windows application that aims to bridge the gap between Google and your TV.
It uses Google Desktop technology such as Desktop gadgets for the administration tool and Google Desktop Search to locate media files. All you need is a desktop pc/laptop running Google Desktop [...]

New Google CFO feels like a Million bucks

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Google has finally found a replacement to its CFO which left for Facebook. The new one is Canadian Patrick Pichette.
Looking at his compensation package, I’m sure this guy already feels like a million dollas:

$500,000 in signing bonus
$500,000 6-month anniversary bonus
$37,500 monthly salary ($450k annually)
150% annual bonus or $675,000 max per year
5,566 Google shares in [...]

Nokia to buy Symbian, goes Open Source

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Nokia earlier announced that it will buy the remaining 52% shares of Symbiona that it currently does not own. The value of this stake is estimated to be around $413 Million.
Nokia will then open up a Symbian Foundation along with several mobile companies and telcos (AT&T, LG, Motorola, Nokia, DoCoMo, Samsung, SonyEricsson, ST Micro, TI, [...]

Globe Telecom launches Globe Labs

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

This afternoon, Globe Telecom launched Globe Labs which is primarily tasked to bring in the latest information and communication technologies at the earliest market-relevant time to customers.
As a new department inside Globe, this group is designed to build future technology development test beds.
“As our first effort in Globe Labs, we have just concluded our [...]

Do You Want An Openmoko FreeRunner Cellphone?

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

At first I thought this was a pinoy joke when I saw the phone on Engadget. I had to remind myself that I was actually reading Engadget, and so after ten seconds I took to reading the article seriously. It’s an Openmoko Freerunner phone, with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and the much acclaimed GNU/Linux Open [...]

ChinaKing’s iPhone Clone is a Mobile Projector

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

CKing’s new phone does not only look like an iPhone with dedicated keypads but it also serves as a mobile projector.

Projections can be as large as 30-inch with a resolution of 640×480 pixels for up to 2-hours before the battery dies out on you. {via} Oh, did we say this is probably the world’s [...]

Google leads in Mobile Search

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Surprisingly, Google is also taking the lead in Mobile Search and that’s not just from wap.google.com but because if the huge number of users accessing the mobile web via the iPhone.
Google managed to spank the rest of the mobile search world during the first quarter of 2008, according to data from Nielsen Mobile.
The search [...]

Globe Telecom confirms iPhone 3G in the Philippines

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Right after the WWDC 2008 where Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed the new 3G iPhone 2.0, Globe Telecom released news that it will be offering the new iPhone to the Philippines.
Apple is selling the iPhone 3G at $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB model. The units will also come in black [...]

How Smart saved CURE from losing its 3G License?

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

In late 2006, 4 telcos were able to grab a 3G license from the 5 slots the NTC was bidding out. CURE was the 4th entity that was given the license to operate at the 10 to 2100 MHz band despite the fact that the telco doesn’t even have any network infrastructure in place.
The other [...]

MSI Wind breaks the 10-inch lap

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

The MSI Wind was officially announced at the Computex in Taipei, Taiwan.This 10″ mini-laptop sports the new Intel Atom processor clocked at 1.6GHz.

Screen resolution goes as high as 1024×600 pixels running an Intel 945 GMS. Stardard memory is 1GB DDR2 RAM and an 80GB HDD running Windows XP Home. With 802.11b/g wifi, Bluetooth and webcam [...]

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