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Hilton Hacked!


Paris Hilton’s T-Mobile Sidekick phone has been hacked, and now the web is flooded with the actual phone numbers of a stunning array of Hollywood celebrities as taken from her address book.
So how in the world can anybody hack into somebody’s phone? Well, apparently, T-Mobile’s security implementation for the Sidekick is similar to that of […]

Poetry by Text!


Feel like releasing your poetic juices, but can’t seem to find the strength to lift a pen? Then why not just text it?
The National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) Committee on Literary Arts for the National Arts (yes, that’s quite a a mouthful) is inviting rabid texters to join their TEXTSAWIKAIN contest.
You have until […]

Bargain Find: Phone Extension Card (and a Spray Can too…)


In this age of Wi-Fi and broadband, the idea of dialing up via a 56Kbps modem may already seem a touch archaic, particularly to a mobile crowd. And yet there is a reason why practically all notebook PCs still house an internal modem: it’s still a highly reliable means for emergency online connectivity, especially if […]

The world’s fastest phone texting record


who’s the fastest texter?

Remote Uncontrollable


A few issues back at m|ph, I noted how infrared devices, such as universal remote controllers, should technically be regulated because they are, after all, capable of interfering with somebody else’s device (i.e. television set).

Well, now comes proof positive that this otherwise whimsical matter should really be a cause for alarm (at least as far […]

Recovering from Device Water-Torture


If you’ve ever water-damaged your digital device, don’t panic. It may still be salvageable. Here’s a case in point…

My Life with GPS


What’s the point of having a GPS unit for a serious couch potato like me? I’ll tell you what it’s good for: it’s a pretty good source of useless information.

The Myth of the All-in-One Gadget


Let’s face it. Attempting to converge all of our wants would lead to utter disaster. You can perhaps integrate at most two digital categories into one device , but that’s about it.

The ultimate show down: Geek Squad versus Nerd Force


Or … “the difference between nerds and geeks.”
Or even … “why geeks love Steve Jobs and not Bill Gates”
A lazy Sunday afternoon prompted me to browse trivial to semi-useless topics and after stumbling upon a brow-raising topic thread at PinoyExchange, I decided to write this.
The thread question in the cupid forum went something like “Would […]