I took a screenshot of Y! Tech this morning, and other than the fact that I think this’ll make Jeff Birkeland of Y! Tech very happy, do you notice anything? Continue reading Software Headlines Today At Y! Tech
Author: Gabriel
Nokia N91 Writeup Out
Tuned for Tunes is out, where I write about the Nokia N91.
Trying out any N-Series phone is a really special experience. I take a great deal of time trying to figure out what exactly they were trying to do with it before writing it up, and N-Series phones always have a lot to say. Their designers and engineers spend a lot of time dreaming it up, and sometimes I think they’re given a clean slate when it comes to N-Series. What I want to do is to figure out the goal they were trying to achieve, and after using it, determine if they’ve achieved it.
Racist Sony Ad, Sony Patent
Sony Corp has pulled a Dutch billboard advertising campaign for the new white version of its PlayStation Portable video game player and apologized to anyone offended by the ad, which critics dubbed racist.
Here it is:
My PCMag Notebook Shootout Notes
I was lent five notebooks last May by PCMag, and I’m posting here the spreadsheet I used to make the comparison.
Featured notebooks are the Acer Travelmate 3242 WXMi, the Amoi Blue M626 Laptop, the NEC Versa M350 1704DW, the Asus A6R and an Asus A3A. The specs I mentioned are the ff.:
Seditious and Incendiary Post
I hope whoever that likely Law Student who started the blog on Sec. Raul Gonzales called ‘Secretaryofinjustice’ keeps it up. There’s only been two posts but its hilarious as hell, so I’m helping it along by plugging it here on my 10 viewers – a – day blog. Continue reading Seditious and Incendiary Post
Can’t Wait
They’re coming over on the 27th:
Some Paypal News! (but not what we want to hear)
As per the LA Times yesterday, the President of EBay’s PayPal has called it quits.
The San Jose-based company said Jeff Jordan, president of its PayPal online payment business and considered a potential successor to Chief Executive Meg Whitman, would leave in the fall to spend more time with his family.
Now, obviously this is all very important news to Mr. Jordan, his family, Ms. Whitman, Ebay’s employees and of course, their stockholders. But for us here in the Philippines, what we collectively (and I speak for everyone) would like to know is:
Will this in any way help bring Paypal to the Philippines?
Continue reading Some Paypal News! (but not what we want to hear)
Movie Promotion via (make a guess) Youtube
From Yahoo Tech:
Studios catching viral bug to promo new DVDs online
“LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Online video sites like YouTube are Hollywood’s hottest new marketing tool.”….”YouTube is a key component in our overall marketing and publicity strategy,” said Greg Newman, executive vice president development for MPI Home Video and Dark Sky Films”…” Paramount Home Entertainment recently started posting “some content” to YouTube”.
tsk tsk. Old news. Here’re a few Cinemalaya 2006 Filmfest entries in the short film category:
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“COMPOUND” Manila Premiere Final Schedule & Trailer
Thu Jul 6, 2006 10:48 pm (PST)
“COMPOUND” Manila Premiere Final Schedule & Trailer Strictly Adults Most provocative film! “COMPOUND” Manila Premiere Strictly for Adults
WHERE: CCP
WHEN: 6pm July 18, 2006 (Tuesday) Dream Theater CCP 1230 1230 pm July 23,2006 (Sunday) Silangan Hall CCP
Ticket price at Php100
Compound Trailer: www.compoundthemovie.com.
Cast: John Arcilla, Jake Macapagal, Liza Dino, Perry Escano, Janet Russ, Lily Chu, Marq Dolentes and Bong Cabrera.
Continue reading “COMPOUND” Manila Premiere Final Schedule & Trailer