tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29056052563870226312024-03-14T09:31:44.419-07:00Gadget News | Reviews | PriceGadget News, reviews, price and specificationExpert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comBlogger920125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-78362627425959101842011-09-01T09:23:00.001-07:002011-09-01T09:23:53.496-07:00Mobile in Manila? The MMDA is your best friend.The Metro Manila Development Authority recently launched a new service in collaboration with Interaksyon of TV 5 which gives you which gives you comprehensive and accurate updates of the traffic conditions on six major thoroughfares in Metro Manila. You can access the service by pointing your browser to this link: Metro Manila Traffic Navigator.
You can view traffic updates for the six major Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-24125527939428864932011-09-01T09:23:00.000-07:002011-09-01T09:23:28.221-07:00Apps for the Metro Manila Traffic NavigatorWe wrote an article on the Metro Manila Development Authority's project with channel TV5, the Metro Manila Traffic Navigator. I was thinking it would make be great to have an app for this, so I sent a tweet over to Globelabs (I really must get a Globe line one of these days in thanks, though my home Internet is provided by Globe). Apparently, Giro AppSolutions, Inc. has something in the works.
Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-10447921242572025102011-08-31T08:12:00.001-07:002011-08-31T08:12:54.165-07:00Fastest mobile internetI remember when Globe Visibility first came out offering high speed internet. The service promised and delivered 1.4Mbps for Php2,000 per month. Network congestion soon changed that. I think Globe Telecom was expecting people to use it on laptops, and not plugged to desktops 24/7. Some people even used them as internet connections for Internet Cafe's. High-speed broadband was in its infancy, so Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-22874832921698029842011-08-31T08:12:00.000-07:002011-08-31T08:12:39.712-07:00Around the web: Mango enters the fray, Tablet wars and warsWith Microsoft signing off on the Mango build, Mango has finally arrived. Techie.com.ph has details on the first ever Windows Phone 7 Mango device. It has a 3.7-inch screen, 32GB of internal memory, and a whopping 13.2 megapixel camera... and no, its not a Nokia. The phone is the Fujitsu Toshiba au IS12T. Before you get to excited, this is slated to be a Japan only release.
Phone Arena, used toExpert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-45532771550590868062011-08-30T18:58:00.000-07:002011-08-30T18:58:00.471-07:00Google Maps 5.7 now allows you to save maps for offline use
The latest update to Google Maps, in version 5.7, is that it now allows you to save maps for offline use. Android Central has a great video instruction on how to do this which you can find at this link.
Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-73178895595550644012011-08-30T06:33:00.000-07:002011-08-30T06:33:00.048-07:00Smarthphones (Androids) For All
Four years ago the GSM Association held a conference at New Delhi, India where the 3G For All initiative was launched. The GSM Associations 3G For All program was envisioned to bring 3G multimedia services and mobile Internet access to a mass-market user base around the world, and the LG KU250 handset was selected as the winning device. The group planned to launch more low cost 3G devices, but Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-54814917004832254162011-08-30T06:10:00.000-07:002011-08-30T06:10:00.875-07:00HTC Cha Cha is hereTechi.com.ph announced that the HTC Cha Cha, an Android phone with a physical QWERTY messenger form factor is now available in the Philippines. The main feature of this phone is that is has a dedicated Facebook button, which when pressed, takes you to Facebook.
Given the form factor, the screen cannot be all that big, and the phone sports a 2.6-inch 480 x 320 screen. Inside you will find Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-19638735983413515052011-08-30T00:59:00.000-07:002011-08-30T00:59:00.275-07:00International Business Times asks "Are Tablets a Fad?"The International Business Times asks "Are Tablets a Fad?" They write:I'm not the first to ask that question, but there's good reason to pose it again. Media tablet shipments plummeted 28 percent sequentially during first quarter, says IDC. Even iPad missed earlier expectations.The analyst firm released the data today, expressing some surprise for the sudden slowdown and offering little Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-27539519992578671732011-08-30T00:55:00.000-07:002011-08-30T00:55:00.702-07:00August 2011 Android smartphone buyers Guide: Budget droids with HVGA screens.Since it release, the best budget Android phone in the market has been the LG Optimus One. As competition arrived, the prices of the Optimus One adjusted with the market, and more than six months after it was released, it is still the best budget Android. It is now selling for as low as Php9,800 with an official one year LG warranty.
The Optimus One has a 320 x 480 (HVGA) pixel resolution, Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-12012576937560462732011-08-29T23:07:00.000-07:002011-08-29T23:07:00.305-07:00Belt clip case for a HTC Desire HD, fitted with a OtterBox Commuter caseGetting a belt case for the HTC Desire HD, fitted with a OtterBox Commuter case is not the easiest thing. I went to several stores, and eventually scoured the entire Greenhills. For the past few months I have been using an old belt case which I used to use with my Nokia E61i, but it is really looking old now, but I have little choice.
Going online, I found NiteIze's Large Clip Case Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-50431364301756145192011-08-29T22:46:00.000-07:002011-08-29T22:46:01.100-07:00August 2011 high-end smarthpone buyers guideIf you are thinking of buying a smartphone this month, it might be a good time to wait. If you are decided on getting an Android phone, you safely buy the Samsung i9100 Galaxy S II without worrying that something better is just around the corner. It is by far the best Android phone available in the market today.
The Galaxy S II's 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen is the best screen on a smartphone Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-15166028941823135812011-08-29T10:04:00.000-07:002011-08-29T10:04:00.200-07:00Amazon launches the Kindle Cloud Reader: HTML 5 bites Apple in the back
Steve Job's has long wage a war against Adobe Flash in favor of HTML5. Apple products by default do not support Flash, and there is not flash support in Apple iOS products.HTML5 has advantages and some disadvantages as against Adobe Flash. Both technologies are likely to co-exist for several years to come. One advantage of HTML5 is the ability to render web pages which provide functionality Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-44569765328883859882011-08-29T09:20:00.000-07:002011-08-29T09:20:00.643-07:00New backdoor Trojan targets Mac OSX usersSophos one of the worlds leading developers and sellers of security software reports that there is a new backdoor Trojan in town and it targets users of Mac OSX. SophosLabs analyzed the sample we received and determined that it is a variant of a well-known Remote Access Trojan (RAT) for Windows known as darkComet. You can read more details about this new Mac OSX trojan here. While most Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-46380287353086243772011-08-29T01:04:00.000-07:002011-08-29T01:04:00.294-07:00Asus Eee PC X101 - Will netbooks be sexy again?
HardwareZonePH has the new Asus Eee PC X101 in their labs (pictures on their Facebook page here). The Asus Eee PC X101 is a 10.1-inch Atom powered netbook. It will be offered with both the Meego Operating System (yep the same one in the new Nokia phone), and there will also be a Windows 7 version.
The processor of the X101 is a single core Atom N435 running at 1.33GHz (some sources say 1.5GHz) Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-9518820917961806942011-08-28T22:28:00.000-07:002011-08-28T22:28:00.451-07:00August 2011 budget smartphone buyers guideBuying a budget smartphone today is better than ever before. You have good Symbian smartphones like the Nokia C5-03 of E6 being sold for just a bit over Php8,000. There are Samsung Bada phones being sold at the same price point. There is actually a RIM BlackBerry phone, the 8520 being sold for under 10K. Smartphones have gotten cheaper.
I think Nokia's Symbian OS is really on its way out, so I Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-44127452762575145022011-08-28T10:21:00.000-07:002011-08-28T10:21:00.104-07:00It is now or never for Windows Phone 7InformationWeek reports that the share of Microsoft in the US mobile phone market has gone down 38% since Windows Phone 7 launched last year. When Windows Phone 7 was launched last year, Windows Mobile held 8% of the US smartphone market. As of the end of June 2011, the combined share of Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 is down to 5.8%.
HTC has done the most among all manufacturers to Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-28041104604164340972011-08-28T09:04:00.000-07:002011-08-28T09:04:00.774-07:00MSI X370x - Poor man's MacBook Air?Not all Fusions are created equally. Despite the technological and price advantage of AMD Fusion platform as against Intel's entry level offerings, we have seen very few offerings in the market. AMD Fusion's are designed for HD video. AMD's C-50 Brazos does not interest all that much, well not anymore anyway (we will get back to that later). The C-50 is has netbook like processing power with goodExpert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-33300760513039204462011-08-28T00:49:00.000-07:002011-08-28T00:49:00.606-07:00We need the "Cheap" tabletThe Smartphone is a hand held device, the laptop despite its name is best use on a table. In between these two, you have the tablet, which actually is best suited for use on a lap or a table. Phone Arena citing a survey conducted by Retrevo (presumably of non-tablet owners) where 79% said they would buy a tablet if it cost just US$250. At US$300, the number who said they would buy a tablet Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-54771951331533833172011-08-28T00:35:00.000-07:002011-08-28T00:35:00.820-07:00Smart & PLDT launches the new Experience Center, and lets you experiance the HTC EVO 3DSmart Communications and PLDT launched the new Experience Center where you can try out the latest products and services and services offered by the two Telecom giants. We have not seen it yet, but the guys over at Hardwarezone.ph have, and they get some hands-on time with the HTC EVO 3D. Pictures, pricing and availability information care off Hardwarezone.ph can be found at this link.The HTC EVO Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-77496135673469685542011-08-27T22:51:00.000-07:002011-08-27T22:51:00.074-07:00The Ultrabook or the MacBook Air really isn't something new, the MBA was just the first to get it right
The picture above is not Sony's latest product. It is their Vaio X505 from 2003. PCWorld has an excellent article giving advise to PC laptop manufacturers. Yes, Apple did not invent the ultra thin laptop. What they did in 2010 with the second generation MacBook Air was made it relatively affordable, putting it into a price range comparable with their MacBook Pro's.
How light? My own standard Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-2699635954605951262011-08-27T22:46:00.000-07:002011-08-27T22:46:00.086-07:00Smart is offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 plus phone on postpaid plansSmart Communications is offering the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 bundled with a phone for postpaid subscribers.
Plan 2500 (Consumable plan) - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 plus Samsung Corby 2
Plan 3000 (Data, call and text plan) - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 plus Samsung Galaxy Mini
Plan 4000 (Data, call and text plan) - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 plus Samsung Galaxy Ace
Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-91337977814404666182011-08-27T19:44:00.000-07:002011-08-27T19:44:00.835-07:00Smart Communications is offering the BlackBerry PlayBook
Smart Communications is offering the BlackBerry PlayBook (16GB), bundled with a 3G BlackBerry smartphone on pre-order. Smart is offering these two options: Free at Plan 3000 with BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105
Free at Plan 4000 with BlackBerry Torch 9800
Globe Telecom also is offering the BlackBerry PlayBook. You can find Globe Telecom's offers at this link.
Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-62799909765827303022011-08-27T03:25:00.000-07:002011-08-27T03:25:00.273-07:00Gnome 3 could look familiar to Android usersThis is what the current Gnome 3 desktop app "drawer" looks like:
Here is a screenshot of the upcoming Gnome 3.2 desktop for Linux:
The app drawer which will jump from page to page just like a Android apps drawer. Looking more and more like its taking some cues from Android. What do you think?
Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-77129739930599043822011-08-27T00:20:00.000-07:002011-08-27T00:20:00.566-07:00App stores and markets, by the numbersApp Store. Apple announced in July 2011 that over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its iOS App Store by the more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide. The App Store offers more than 425,000 apps with over 100,000 native iPad apps.
The figure is both impressive and underwhelming. Fifteen billion apps divided by the more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touchExpert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905605256387022631.post-32400189738731303602011-08-26T19:08:00.000-07:002011-08-26T19:08:00.579-07:00HP ProBook 4230S 12-inch Core i3 Sandy Bridge
I finally got a look at the 12-inch low cost business ultraportable released by HP ProBook 4230S released in the Philippines. The HP ProBook 4230S is a nice looking laptop with an aluminum and the upper part of the case.
What will interest most prospective buyers it that is has a Sandy Bridge system, a Intel Core i3-2310 Sandy Bridge Processor, (2.1GHz, 3MB L3 cache, FSB 1333MHz), which will Expert Gadget Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02117430994208930387noreply@blogger.com