m|PH, the most visible home-grown magazine on mobile technology is now available in newsstands for the month of May. The jaw-dropping Kelly Misa graces the cover, making her every midsummer geek's dream.
Travel photography is this month's focus feature so whip out those cameras and learn a thing or two from the country's most talented photographers - the young and restless Jake Verzora, the eccentric Andy Maluche, the fabulous Dominque James, and other talented shutterbugs like Kai Huang, Toto Labrador and Chad Samaniego. This month's issue is also jam-packed with information on understanding the rudiments of operating your professional camera to making a do-it-yourself lens cleaning lab.
Because summer travel is in, m|PH takes a look at the WiFi scene in Cebu. Gadget reviews are abundant as the editors and team of writers showcase the new Motorola RAZR V3i, the 3G capable Nokia 6280, the powerhouse Nokia N80, and the travel-friendly Siemens ME75. There are a lot of notebooks in season this summer including the Fujitsu C1321 and the Sony VAIO TX27GP. Some cameras featured in this issue include the BenQ DC C500 and the Sony Cybershot DSC R1.
m|PH, which stands for Mobile Philippines, is a monthly publication geared towards the Filipino who is always on the go. Faithful readers have always described m|PH as the most informative and engaging among all the technology magazines because of its tongue-in-cheek humor and three years of credibility. m|PH is available at all news stands and technology hubs for just P80.00 per issue.
April 2006 Archives
m|PH, the most visible home-grown magazine on mobile technology is now available in newsstands for the month of May. The jaw-dropping Kelly Misa graces the cover, making her every midsummer geek's dream.
Travel photography is this month's focus feature so whip out those cameras and learn a thing or two from the country's most talented photographers - the young and restless Jake Verzora, the eccentric Andy Maluche, the fabulous Dominque James, and other talented shutterbugs like Kai Huang, Toto Labrador and Chad Samaniego. This month's issue is also jam-packed with information on understanding the rudiments of operating your professional camera to making a do-it-yourself lens cleaning lab.
Because summer travel is in, m|PH takes a look at the WiFi scene in Cebu. Gadget reviews are abundant as the editors and team of writers showcase the new Motorola RAZR V3i, the 3G capable Nokia 6280, the powerhouse Nokia N80, and the travel-friendly Siemens ME75. There are a lot of notebooks in season this summer including the Fujitsu C1321 and the Sony VAIO TX27GP. Some cameras featured in this issue include the BenQ DC C500 and the Sony Cybershot DSC R1.
m|PH, which stands for Mobile Philippines, is a monthly publication geared towards the Filipino who is always on the go. Faithful readers have always described m|PH as the most informative and engaging among all the technology magazines because of its tongue-in-cheek humor and three years of credibility. m|PH is available at all news stands and technology hubs for just P80.00 per issue.
Cheap MP3 players and related devices now abound. But I am most fascinated with the ones that try to capture the look of the popular iPod products. Here are a couple which I stumbled into at the Compex computer stalls, which is perhaps one of the more reassuring sources of generic digital devices.
First out the bat were the iPod shuffle clones, which is probably the easiest hat trick to pull because the shuffle doesn't come with a screen, which is always an added cost.
Among the cheapest out there was this unit from a company called Chronos, named (unfortunately, perhaps) the Musica. It doesn't help in its branding consistency that while the unit itself is labeled Musica, the packaging just says Music.
At any rate, this tiny MP3 player packs 256MB and features shuffle-like controls, as well as complementary basic earphones. All for just PhP 2,500.
Now if you want a color screen with your player, then this unit might be more your style. It was bound to happen sooner or later, and here it is... the iPod nano clone. And I gotta admit that, from a distance, it can fool you into thinking that it's a real-deal nano. That is, until you realize that the screen's dimensions are kind'a off.
This extremely generic media player (it doesn't even have a brand... just "MP4 Player"... but I suspect that it comes from the same Chronos-thingy company) promises to play "MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4" as well as WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV, and other media files. Yes it plays videos too. And just like a nano, it has a built-in USB-rechargeable battery.
But wait, it actually does more than a nano! Aside from video playback, it also comes with an FM tuner as well as voice recording capability! The downside? It has just 256MB, which sucks if you plan to make this into a real portable video player. The price: PhP 4,000.
So what's next on the clone wars? I have yet to see a clone of a standard iPod. But then it seems that cloners only bother cloning solid-state devices. And since the iPod comes with a hard drive, this may be too much of a bother for cloners to copy since they have to deal with third-party HD suppliers.
First out the bat were the iPod shuffle clones, which is probably the easiest hat trick to pull because the shuffle doesn't come with a screen, which is always an added cost.
Among the cheapest out there was this unit from a company called Chronos, named (unfortunately, perhaps) the Musica. It doesn't help in its branding consistency that while the unit itself is labeled Musica, the packaging just says Music.
At any rate, this tiny MP3 player packs 256MB and features shuffle-like controls, as well as complementary basic earphones. All for just PhP 2,500.
Now if you want a color screen with your player, then this unit might be more your style. It was bound to happen sooner or later, and here it is... the iPod nano clone. And I gotta admit that, from a distance, it can fool you into thinking that it's a real-deal nano. That is, until you realize that the screen's dimensions are kind'a off.
This extremely generic media player (it doesn't even have a brand... just "MP4 Player"... but I suspect that it comes from the same Chronos-thingy company) promises to play "MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4" as well as WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV, and other media files. Yes it plays videos too. And just like a nano, it has a built-in USB-rechargeable battery.
But wait, it actually does more than a nano! Aside from video playback, it also comes with an FM tuner as well as voice recording capability! The downside? It has just 256MB, which sucks if you plan to make this into a real portable video player. The price: PhP 4,000.
So what's next on the clone wars? I have yet to see a clone of a standard iPod. But then it seems that cloners only bother cloning solid-state devices. And since the iPod comes with a hard drive, this may be too much of a bother for cloners to copy since they have to deal with third-party HD suppliers.
As part of the world's Web 2.0 efforts, Pandora is an online radio station that does more than just play music from specific genres. What it actually does is search for music from a "starting point" by letting you enter a name of a favorite band or artist. Afterwards, Pandora does the rest by playing songs from this artist and even other songs with more or less the same beat.
What's also interesting is that the music being played also graduates with the beat. Say you do choose Dave Matthews, and it starts playing a more upbeat "What Would You Say." Pandora will continue playing upbeat music with the same playing style and slowly graduate to a different style, say something more slow like a ballad, but by the same roster of artists chosen. You can then choose to scrap the song and Pandora will remember it.
And as a note, I've confirmed that when you try to add Queen to your radio station, Pandora will recommend Reo Speedwagon and Journey as songs that match your taste.
Hyuk hyuk.
[Thanks for the tip, Elber]
On behalf of the m|PH team and the staff of Hinge-Inquirer Publications, we would like to greet you a very Happy Easter!
Now go find them eggs!
While visiting my most favorite forum in the whole wide world today, I was greeted by the best news I've had in weeks: Intel-based Macs can now boot Windows officially! No more hacks, no more work arounds and no more jumping through hoops. All a Mac user needs to do is download Apple's Boot Camp.
This sure is a real welcome news for me because my iBook is due for a replacement and I was actually contemplating on getting a Windows laptop because I need it to do my job. Using my iBook in a "Microsoftified" company is a big job for me because I have to make a lot of adjustments to make things work. Being a systems administrator helped a lot because all the settings that I need to make my Mac work in my network can be done by me. However, accessing Windows-only applications can be a real pain because I had to connect my iBook to my Desktop Windows PC using Remote Desktop Controller to do it.
With Apple's Boot Camp, I can do this natively -- well not immediately because my current iBook still has a PPC CPU (not the Intel CPU the newer Macs have) but I can be assured that even if my next computer will still be an Apple, my problem of connecting to Windows-centric networks will be a thing of the past. But this is not the only good news, the *real* good news is that the functionality of Boot Camp will be built-in to the next iteration of OS X (Leopard)!
Continue reading Now Macs can do Windows Too!.
INQ7.net reports the rising growth of 3G, benchmarked from SMART's free 3G launch last February 14 2006.
SMART Communications has had over 100,000 users of its third-generation (3G) mobile phone network since it was launched on a free trial basis on February 14, 2006, a company spokesperson told INQ7.net. Anecdotal evidence and initial feedback indicate that the Smart subscribers are using 3G to do Internet browsing and video calls, according to Ramon Isberto, Smart head of public affairs.[Source]
Thirty years ago on this very day, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.
And what better way to locally celebrate Apple's 30th birthday than checking out the newly revamped PhilMUG site - the Philippine Microsoft Users Group, that is.
April Fools!
In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes"--electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls. Luckily for the technology world, the duo cleaned up its act and started making computers. Reader gallery Now, 30 years after its founding, Apple Computer has grown from a tiny start-up to a household name and cultural icon known as much for its iPod digital music players as its computers.[CNET's 30 Years of Apple]
And what better way to locally celebrate Apple's 30th birthday than checking out the newly revamped PhilMUG site - the Philippine Microsoft Users Group, that is.
April Fools!
