http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts Wed, 07 May 2008 15:31:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Relly Carpio INQUIRER.net SONY ERICSSON recently launched three new Walkman phones which incorporate the Walkman On Top concept: the Sony Ericsson W350i, W380i, and W890i "It's having the Walkman interface easily accessible to the user with it being on top of the phone," explained Vincent De la Cruz, product group marketing manager ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/05/07/walkman-on-top/ By Alex Villafania INQUIRER.net MEDIA agency MindShare Philippines has recently launched new digital advertising and marketing services, in a bid to promote wider use of the Internet and mobile technology as advertising and marketing tools in the Philippines. Its new services will cover online media planning, buying and optimization expertise; digital ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/05/02/digital-advertising-beyond-the-banner-ad/ By Alex Villafania INQUIRER.net CANON has recently introduced a new line of camcorders aimed at spurring video enthusiasts to go high-definition. T Canon's new HD camcorders are the mid-level HF100 and the higher model HF10. Both feature AVCHD (advanced video codec high definition) recording at 1920x1080 pixels (2 megapixels) and record sound ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/04/29/canon-launches-hd-camcorders/ By Erwin Oliva INQUIRER.net WHILE COVERING the Microsoft Imagine Cup annual software design competition, I got to meet several teams of college students from different top local universities. Their objective: design a software application that would help promote a sustainable environment. One idea from Team Prairie Watch of the De La Salle-College of ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/04/28/students-help-promote-a-better-environment-through-tech/ By Alex Villafania INQUIRER.net DESPITE the almost non-existence of high-definition signals in the Philippines, Samsung is expecting that the growing demand for audio-visual equipment would push their latest product lines that are geared toward the HD market. Samsung is already introducing its first Blu-ray standalone player to complement its widescreen displays. HD refers ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/04/25/samsung-eyes-hd-market-in-rp/ MOTOROLA regional marketing director Mari Litonjua gives a demo of two handsets which are also excellent music players, the RAZR 2 V9 and ROKR E8. Litonjua said the ROKR E8 will be launched in the market in the middle of May. Video taken by INQUIRER.net online videographer Janie Christine Octia.Share ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/04/17/motorola-shows-off-razr-2-v9-rokr-e8/ VOLTAIRE TANGONAN, who has been handicapped since childhood, describes a typical workday as a call center agent for Convergys, an American firm that is one of the largest call center operators in the country. Video taken by INQUIRER.net technology reporter Lawrence Casiraya.Share This http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/04/16/all-in-a-days-work-for-call-center-agent-with-disability/ YOU'VE got to hand it to the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. -- this was a pretty interesting demo of their PLDT Guardian wireless security solution versus pilferage or inside jobs. Video taken by INQUIRER.net technology reporter Erwin Oliva.Share This http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/04/15/wireless-guardian-angel/ By Alex Villafania INQUIRER.net SEAGATE and Creative are the only two Singaporean IT brands that have name recall in the Philippines. However, an upstart firm wants to join its Singaporean brethren. Axioo International is the latest OEM (original equipment manufacturer) notebook to enter the somewhat saturated laptop market. Nevertheless, the company is ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/04/14/singapore-laptop-maker-axioo-enters-rp-market/ By Erwin Oliva INQUIRER.net CHILL. Blossom. Streak. Can you imagine calling your Dell notebook by those names? Apparently, these are the new names of three of the eleven colorful notebooks unveiled by Dell Inc., as it announced that it is entering the Philippine consumer market. Where did they get the names? Evan Williams, Dell consumer ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/techaddicts/2008/04/11/the-colors-of-dell/