Acer Aspire 3951 ultrabook leaked

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August 29, 2011

Intel said that Ultrabooks are the future. Those ultrabooks will soon be Macbook Air’s competitor and this one is Acer’s first ultrabook which is expected to be announced on IFA 2011. The ultrabook looks plastic and it will sport a second-gen intel processor. It has different slots including memory card reader at the side, USB and HDMI at the back. It is expected to have a retail price of $799

Via Notebook Italia

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ChatOn: Messaging service by Samsung

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August 29, 2011

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UPDATED: Messaging apps are so popular nowadays. Some messaging apps that you might know are BBM, iMessage, Kik and many more. And today, I just saw another messaging app from Samsung called ChatOn. IMO, its features are so cool.

There are a lot of features that you can find in ChatOn. You can do a 1:1 chat or even a group chat. You can also share your multimedia files, even location and calendar. Trunk is an another feature that lets you see all images and videos that was sent in the chatroom. You can comment on the image/video in trunk or even share it. And my 2 favorite features of ChatOn are Animation Message service and Interaction rank. Just watch the video below to see its features

ChatOn will be available on different platforms such as Samsung feature phones, Bada & Android. It will be available on Smartphones, Tablets and laptops after the showcase at IFA 2011 in September 1. Nice Move Samsung!. Now, If ChatOn will be available in the Philippines, I hope that carriers can offer some good rates for this like the BB services

Update: ChatOn will also be available on different devices like iOS, BB OS and PC. You can check out their site at http://www.chaton.com/

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Case logic VNA214 Laptop Bag Review

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August 28, 2011

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I’ve been looking for a new laptop bag last week at SM Makati. And I’ve came across to case logic bags at the department store. I notice it immediately because of the 10% discount and the bag is specifically made for 13.3″ Macbook Pro and 10-14.1 inch laptops. The bag looks good, it is made of nylon and just the perfect size for my laptop.

It has an attachable shoulder strap with pad so it really feels comfortable when I carry it on my shoulder. The pockets of the bag was separated by soft pads that’s why you’ll feel safe when your laptop is inside the bag. The bag is so slim too, some people won’t even notice that you have a laptop inside. There are also some pockets that you can put your external hard drive, cameras and more. If you have a mobile broadband, you might like the USB Drive Pocket.

The USB pocket

I put my External Hard disk in there

Case Logic’s Logo in the Nylon Fabric

All of this fits on my bag

If you always have a lot of gadgets in your bag (especially when you’re a techie guy) you might like this bag. This laptop bag will only cost you P1800.00. A great deal =)

Rating:9.5/10

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Nokia Create 4 Millions

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August 28, 2011

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Developers will be excited for this one. If you develop apps or games for the Series 40 platform then you should read this post. Nokia invites you to join their contest, create 4 millions where you can get a chance to win one million euros.
If you feel that the rest of the world is too good and hard to compete with then you might consider this; Nokia is giving those local developers a chance to win some prizes. Nokia also has a local competition for the following categories and prizes:

· Best S40 Java app – Php 50,000

· Best S40 Java game – Php 50,000

· Best S40 Web app – Php 50,000

· Most downloaded S40 Java app by Nov 30 – Php 75,000

· Most downloaded S40 Java game by Nov 30 – Php 75,000

· Most downloaded S40 Web app by Nov 30 – Php 75,000

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Razer Blade: Gaming and Portability combined

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August 27, 2011

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Razer Blade w/ the glowing keyboard

Most gaming laptops that we’ve seen in the market are thick & heavy. In short, they’re not portable. But Razer just created a game changer. They just announced the Razer Blade, a gaming laptop but features a thin profile. A laptop that has a height of 0.88″. Yes, that laptop is even thinner than the Macbook Pro 13″.
The first thing that came to my mind is this laptop borrows the looks of Macbook pro but this one is even better. Why?, look at the picture closely. You can see a small LCD on the side. That’s the touchpad of the laptop. You can choose whether you’ll use it as a touchpad or display your in-game information. There are also 10 dynamic adaptive tactile keys for easier access of in-game commands.

The Razer logo at the back.

Razer Blade Specifications

2.8GHz Intel® Core™ i7 2640M Processor
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory
17.3″ LED Backlit Display (1920×1080)
NVIDIA GeForce® GT 555M with NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
2GB Dedicated GDDR5 Video Memory
Built-in HD Webcam
Integrated 60Wh Battery
320GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
Wireless Network 802.11 b/g/n Compatible
16.81″ (Width) x 10.9″ (Depth) x 0.88″ (Height); 6.97lbs (Weight)

Razer Blade Price in the Philippines

This gaming laptop will cost you $2800 and it is expected to be released this Q4 2011 at North America. Yeah, That is more expensive than the Macbook Pro 17″ that you guys have been craving for a long time. Oh and if you’re in the Philippines, expect that this will be more than PHP120,000.00

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Nokia 100 and 101 Specs, and Price in the Philippines

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August 27, 2011

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Nokia 100 in aqua blue

2 members of the Nokia Dual sim family has been added, the Nokia 100 & 101. Both phones look the same but they have different features. The Nokia 101 is the dual sim dual-standby phone while the Nokia 100 is not.

Nokia 100 in legion blue

Nokia 100 Specifications

TFT, 65K colors, 128 x 160 pixels, 1.8 inches screeen
Colors available: Legion Blue, Festival Pink, Ocean Blue Phantom Black, Coral Red
FM Radio
Li-Ion 850 mAh

Nokia 101 in phantom black

Nokia 101 in coral red

Nokia 101 Specifications

TFT, 65K colors, 128 x 160 pixels, 1.8 inches screeen
Colors available: Legion Blue, Festival Pink, Ocean Blue Phantom Black, Coral Red
FM Radio
microSD, up to 16GB
Dual Sim Dual standby
MP3 Player
Li-Ion 850 mAh

Nokia 100 and 101 Price in the Philippines

It is not yet available in the Philippines. I’ll just update you with the SRPs soon

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New Nokia Phones w/ Symbian Belle

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August 27, 2011

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3 new Nokia phones equipped with Symbian Belle has been announced recently. Symbian Belle is an upgrade for the Symbian Anna. The thing that I notice with the new Symbian Belle phones are NFC. All of them support NFC, yes, ALL OF THEM. Some of the other new features of Symbian Belle are the new UI and more homescreens. Oh and I nearly forgot, the new phones are Nokia 600, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701. See the specs and new features at the picture above

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Nokia X7 Review: My Xper7ence

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August 27, 2011

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Nokia X7 Homescreen

Remember the Nokia X7 that I borrowed from Nokia a few weeks ago?. Actually, this review is soooo long. I just summarized this one. I enjoyed and hated this phone for 2 weeks. It took me 2 weeks to write a review because I’ve been busy with my school works and exams. Well here it is, I share with you my experience with the Nokia X7. My Xper7ence

Body, Camera and Construction – So sexy that they forgot the edges

You can feel that the Nokia X7 is made pure metal on the back and solid glass on the rear. I like the design but they should’ve made edges on its sides. It is very hard to hold and text on this phone using only one hand. When I was taking a photo and I was about to press the camera button, the phone almost slipped into my hand because this phone has no edges.

Nokia X7 has a 4” AMOLED with CBD (Clear Black Display) which is superior to the Super Clear LCD (I tested it myself) but it has the same 640 x 360 resolution which is so outdated nowadays since most decent phones use WVGA or 800 X 600 resolution. I really like its thin and sexy profile but the lack of edges on this device is a turn-off for me. If you love solid metal unibody phones, surely you’ll love this one.

The camera inside this device is an 8 Megapixel EDoF (Yes, Autofocus is missing). The camera is great when shooting at a distance but don’t expect a crisp and clear shot when shooting objects near you because the camera will not focus on it. Too bad, I forgot to copy those pics that I’ve taken using the Nokia X7 (ooohhh define fail). This device is also capable of recording 720p videos @ 25 fps which is quite good. Here’s a sample of HD video:

The OS & Apps – The ~~Good~~ ol’ Symbian

Yes, Nokia X7 still uses the same old Symbian OS but this one uses Symbian Anna, it is the updated version of the Symbian^3 but don’t expect a faster and crash-free Symbian here. I still get a lot of crashes especially when multi-tasking. But hey, Nokia X7 can sometimes run 7 app simultaneously

Symbian Social App

The 680 MHz processor of the Nokia X7 is a bit slow for Anna. I felt that Nokia X7 needs a faster processor. But until now, I’m still wondering how the 680 MHz processor + GPU of the Nokia X7 can record 720p@25fps. While the Android phones needs 1GHz just to do that.

Checking-in at OVI Maps

There are a lot of apps that are included in the Nokia X7 like F-secure, Quickoffice and many more. But there is only one app that I like so much – OVI maps. OVI maps is the best free mapping application I tried so far. In OVI Maps you can connect your different SNS like Twitter, Facebook & Foursquare. Hopefully, we can connect our Google+ account soon. You can also download Philippine maps, which supports turn-by-turn navigation.

I used the Nokia X7’s turn-by-turn navigation. I downloaded the PH maps that’s why I’m not connected to the internet

There are 2 games which are pre-installed on the device these are Galaxy On Fire and Asphalt 5. I already discussed the gaming experience on the device a few weeks ago. If you feel that these games are too boring, OVI Store offers a few cool games to download.

The Xper7ence

This phone is created for multimedia & games lovers. The 4” AMOLED CBD is so sweet. The colors are vivid but the small resolution is a letdown for me. If you are an S^3 user, you can notice some upgrades like the browser and the squarecircle icons which is quite pleasing to my eye. The browser was also updated but the maximum tabs that you can open are three. Oh you will still experience frequent crashes on the browser

One advantage of Symbian is battery life. I manage to get 1 and a half-day of battery with moderate use of text, browsing using 3G and games. Well, I had this phone for 2 weeks and there is no single day that I haven’t experience a crash. And this one is the worst of them all:

The Nokia X7 crashed

I can’t turn it off nor remove the battery (Because the battery is non-removable) so I just waited for so many hours before it runs out of juice. Symbian Anna has a lot of bugs and Nokia really need to polish it. I hope that when Symbian Belle is out, Nokia already repaired those pesky bugs.

All in all, I like the improvements of Symbian but the bugs and diseases that plague S^3 hasn’t been cured yet. The Nokia X7 is a solid device with a nice hardware but the only downside of these is OS & slow processor. The AMOLED CBD is so sweet; I could see the pictures and videos outside even with direct sunlight. OVI Store offers a vast array of games and apps but it can’t achieve Apple appstore and Android Market success.

This phone is great for multimedia lovers. It can record and play 720p videos. The 4” AMOLED CBD screen is great for watching movies but it has smaller resolution compared to some phones out there in the market and Symbian OS is buggy. Let’s wait for Symbian Belle, if they can change the game. If you are willing to get this phone then you can get this at Widget City for only P19,000.00

Rating:8.5/10

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Sony Ericsson W8 Specs, Reviews and Price in the philippines

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August 27, 2011

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Sony Ericsson W8

UPDATE: Sony Ericsson W8 is now available at Widget City

It’s nice to see that Sony Ericsson still continues the Walkman line of phones especially when they use the Android OS on it. Too bad they only use Eclair. BTW, this is the first Android Walkman phone. If they can make more Android Walkman phones with better specs, maybe they can get a share from Nokia Xpressmusic family of phones since most people believed that Android OS is way better than the aging Symbian OS.

Sony Ericsson W8 Specifications
3″ Capacitive touch screen w/ 320 x 480 pixels
600 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
168 mb RAM
microSD up to 16 GB
3G/HSDPA
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1
3.2 Megapixel Camera, Video VGA@30fps
A-GPS support
Li-Po 1200 MaH
Android Eclair 2.1
Accelerometer
Timescape UI
Walkman Player

Since this is a walkman phone, it will come MH 410 Stereo Headset. Walkman phone lovers would definitely love this phone. Timescape + Android is awesome. I hope that we can get to see a Gingerbread update for this one. The specifications is almost similar to the Sony Ericsson X8 which is cheap, so expect that its price would be near to it. Sony Ericsson W8 will be available this Q2 2011 but there is no word on the pricing yet

Sony Ericsson W8 Price in the Philippines
it is now available for P7,600.00 at Widget City

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Blackberry Bold 9900 and 9930 Specs, Reviews and Price in the philippines

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August 26, 2011

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Blackberry Bold Touch 9900

UPDATE: YOU CAN BUY THE NEW BLACKBERRY BOLD TOUCH HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES

Blackberry Bold 9900 is a Blackberry phone that features a touchscreen and a QWERTY keyboard (similar to the Nokia E6) latest Blackberry OS 7. It hasn’t been released yet as of this posting. Blackberry bold touch is a device that features the blackberry design signature but with a sleek and thin design

Blackberry Bold Touch 9900 Specifications
• 2.8″ capacitive touch screen display (640×480), 287 dpi resolution
• QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad
• 1.2 GHz processor w/ 768 MB RAM
• 8GB on-board memory,
• microSD slot supporting up to 32GB
• NFC technology
• 5MP camera w/ 720p HD video recording
• Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), Digital Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity Sensor
• GPS with aGPS support
• Dual-Band WiFi &amp;amp;amp; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• 1230 mAh Li-Ion battery
• BlackBerry 7 OS

Wireless Network support:
o BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone: Tri-Band HSPA+, Quad-Band GSM/EDGE
o BlackBerry Bold 9930 smartphone: Dual-Band CDMA/EVDO Rev A, Dual-Band HSPA+, Quad-Band GSM/EDGE

Blackberry Bold touch 9900 and 9930 price in the Philippines
Blackberry Bold Touch 9930 is now available at Widget city for P23,500
Blackberry Bold Touch 9900 is now available at Widget city for P27,300

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