8/24/09

Facebook to Increase Staff by 50 Percent


The ever popular social networking site Facebook will expand it's faculty by %50 this year.

Facebook has 900 employers already.

Nokia to Make Netbook

The world's largest phone manufacturer Nokia Corp. will start making it's small and light netbook same with Computer manufacturers, they said Monday.

Nokia Booklet 3G runs on Microsoft Windows Software.
10-inch screen

2.8 pounds in weight


The said netbook by Nokia Corp. will be released on Sept. 2 and like most of the netbooks they are selling this for less than $500.


Nokia's netbook will have a built-in GPS navigation chip, and aluminum cover.
Nokia before was specializing on PC's but then they became the cell phone powerhouse and made a push-off with their computer production.

8/22/09

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Confirmed

The new expansion of the game was confirmed and will be released according to Blizzard during the Blizzcon 2009. Blizzcon is the annual games convention by Blizzard.

The expansion "Cataclysm" is said to shake things up in Azeroth's existing play zones.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/



Worgen



Goblins


Here are some of the FAQ's of the game:

New races: Worgen (werewolves) and Goblins

Level cap: level 85

Classic Zones Remade: Quest to level 60

more on http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/faq/





8/20/09

Plants Vs. Zombies on iPhone

Plants Vs. Zombies Now on iPhone

The game Plants vs. Zombies from Popcap Games said they are going to coming out to iPhones and iPod Touch this late 2009.

Plants vs. Zombies is a game like tower defense. You are going to defend your house and your brain by using plants and your defense skills to kill and fight zombies lurking in your lawn to take you brain.
Playing Plants vs. Zombies is very amusing as you see lots of zombies with different styles. You can see zombies wearing cool suits, using a ride, bringing their own sheilds like broken screen doors, but the most attractive zombie is the zombie immitating Michael Jackson dancing Thriller while attacking and killing your plants.
And as for the plants, you can see any kinds of plants having their own ways of attack. They immobilize zombies while other bombards zombies untill they drop their head off.

More and more is becoming amused with this game because if you reach the Endless Survival mode, you will really have to release your all as zombies keep coming endlessly.

Here are some screenshots of the game:







Nokia on India

India is Nokia's Next Target Market.

Nokia will be targeting India making it its second-largest market. The Finnish company will expand by offering India low-cost handsets.

Nokia also aimed to remove the affordability barrier, said executive and president Olli-Pekka Kallsvuo. Analysts say that Nokia already penetrated India sharing more than half of the mobile handset market.


source:
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090819/tc_afp/indiafinlandtelecomcompanynokia

8/19/09

District 9: My Own Review

The is the best sci-fi movie I have ever seen. There's a mix of excitement, anger, sadness, etc. At first it was really annoying because the camera keeps moving but when you watch it until the end you will really hold your breath at every scene as the actor fights for his life.

The actor accidentally sprayed himself in the face with a canister made by the aliens, and little by little he is becoming an alien. He was about to lose courage but the love for his wife made him stronger. The fight for his life is very dramatic! This is really a nice movie.

Watch the trailer here:



8/18/09

Sony Playstation 3


Sony's Playstation 3 is down by $100 to $299.

Effective immediately, the price of the 80 gigabyte playstation 3 will cut down said Sony Corporation.

They will also be launching a new model of playsation 3 and it is more slimmer and lighter. The said release will be in the month of September.

AOC 22" LCD wide screen

I bought this new LCD screen from Octagon Computer Store
(Philippines). AOC 22" wide screen with the resolution reaching up to 1680x1050.

Before, I was using an LCD screen that resolution is only 1024x768 and I'm not used to it. I broke the screen of my laptop that's why I used this as an alternative.

Opening tabs on my browser is an essential because of my job. With my old LCD screen, opening more than four tabs really bothers me because I can't see the titles anymore that's why I'm so eager to buy a larger screen. I decided to buy 19" LCD wide screen, when I started to search for a cheaper one
my dad told me to go and check at Octagon computer store and there I found very cheap and good LCD screens. I was supposed to buy 19" for P9,000 in other stores but this 22" screen from Octagon is only P8,500 so I changed my mind and bought the wider screen without hesitations.

Now, I'm very happy doing my job because I can open fifteen or more tabs and still I can see the tab title.
Watching movies and playing my games is more exciting with this 22" LCD screen.
And for the next target, super speakers with woofers, but first I have to save.

This is my first setup. (cute slipper on the from my girlfriend)




This is my new setup now. Isn't that cool?



(Did I forgot to put the cute slipper?...)


8/16/09

Slow Internet Connection in Some Points of Asia

A cut in the Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2) undersea submarine cable crippled connection speeds for users in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, particularly in Singapore and the Philippines.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/communications/0,39044192,62056838,00.htm

This problem caused the slowdown of internet connections all over the country. Local internet users never knew about the news and was wondering about the nuisance.
The slowdown caused internet users and computer shops to close for a few days because costumers keep complaining.

The repairs only took a few days and is now running back to normal again.

Annoying Text Habits

I read this article from yahoo and its quite funny because it is REALLY true. It's really irritating when you receive text messages from sombody who just sends messages without any purpose. Just goofing around and disturbing the whole people on the phonebook just to have fun with somebody.
Read this Top 10 annoying text habit, you might be doing the same so please STOP it.

1. Mass Text (send-to-many)
"hey! how's life?" , "hot afternoon"

2. Texting Cult (clan)
Everybody around you is busy on their phones texting instead of eating together and or having fun together.

3. Double Message (2x sending, call and text, text and misscall)

Somebody just sends you messages two times or somebody calls you and tells you that they sent a messages, or after they send a message they ring your phone afterwards.

4. Texting Tease
Somebody asks you something and then leaves everything on the air after you reply.

5. Bulk Texter
"Hey!", "What's up?", What are you doing tonight?"

6. Bored Texter
"boooooring...", "whoooosh!"

7. Show-and-Teller
Messages that you are not suppose to know. Text message saying that her boyfriend is going out somewhere.

8. Goobers-and-Popcorn Texter
When you are in the middle of concentrating in a very nice movie or studying and the phone of your friend keeps ringing very loud that it freaks the house out!

9. Lingering "K"
When you told somebody something and then he or she just replied with a very cute "k".

10. Needs-to-Grow-Up-Texter
"TY", "GB", "TC"...(mxta na u?, wer u nw? hir me na!)

simply irritating and annoying.

8/13/09

Philippines and US Presidents Dinners Triggered Anger for Filipinos.

Philippine president's two dinners with US president Barack Obama made a very big issue that went skyrocketing and remains hot on news for weeks.

As Philippine media sources flagged the issue, protesters and oppositions dug down and made everything complicated and made Filipinos mad for the President.
Dinner with fellow politicians is already anticipated but the main issue is about the money that the president spent during the dinner. The president claimed that they were only invited for the dinner and spent nothing, the payment for the dinner was hosted by the other side so no issues must be made.
But as the president came back, issues came out that they hosted the dinner that cost $15,000 and $20,000 that's almost 1.72 million in Philippine peso value.

Other politicians complained about the expenses for the reason that many Filipinos can barely eat once a day and yet the president is spending too much just to show off and impress another president and not even showing a care for the fellow countrymen.

Since then, more investigations are conducted and are about to be conducted from the plane tickets, accomodations, and other expenses made on the presidents trip.
Some issues also came out connected to this like, they only made the issue so that people will hate the president and will stop her for running another term.

Is this how Philippine president waste money for their own benefit and not even showing care for the fellow countrymen?

8/12/09

Kids Searched "Sex" and "Porn" on Internet: OnlineFamily.Norton

As a child age, discovering new things and learning are on top of the priority. These includes using computers and using the internet. Children at these times use the internet more often because it has direct results of searches for studies and learning , videos, games, any kind of entertainment and of course pornography.

Symantec made OnlineFamily.Norton to monitor a childs activity on using the computer and internet. They released a list of the top searches done by the kids during their activity on computers.

Children used search engines to open sites and not by the address bar since they don't know this yet. So all the keywords that they use are tracked and the top keywords that appeared on the list from Symantec are very surprising.


Unexpected keywords are on top of the list that include social sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Search engines appeared first on the list, Social sites are in the second and third and "sex" came forth, also "porn" appeared on the list.

With OnlineFamily.Norton, parents are now more cautious about their childrens actions when using the computer and internet. Monitoring anything from searches and instant messengers, etc.





Microsoft Office on Nokia Smartphones

By next year, Nokia smartphones will have a Microsoft office and other office applications.

Nokia as the largest smartphone producer in the world, it's users will have another reason to keep using their smartphones because of this software that will be added in their applications.
Presentation or Powerpoint and Excel are also included in this package that will enable users to collaborate more on business and other projects, they can also share the documents through their phones.


This is a challenge for Blackberry phones since these phones has office applications already and are being used by business owners whether it is big or small.




Online Job Application

Online job application is the new trend nowadays for companies especially on technology-involved companies. They use this because it is more accessible and not too hassle for the applicants and for the HR’s of course. This is the easiest way of job application since you don’t have to go to the company; you just have to search them through the internet, find out if they are hiring more people, and just fill up the form on their sites. All you have to do is to wait for their response if you qualify for the position you are applying. This is how easy online job application is, BUT…can you rely on online job application?


I have tried so many online job application sites but most of it don’t respond or seems like they don’t care about the applicants. They don’t send any emails telling you that you are not qualified for the position or any emails for some job position recommendation. Tried some and they responded but I just can’t waste my time going in their companies that are hundreds of kilometers away and not even sure if I qualify for that certain position or not. These companies seems like they don’t care about applicants that are just around there location.


This is why in some ways I don’t trust and rely on online job application. Its better going directly to the companies and apply, or try the Job fairs. Just don’t mind the hassles because it is always a part of it, even in online job applications there are still hassle but not as hassles if you go to the companies or job fairs.

But!...It’s still good to try on online job applications too, maybe you have your luck today and might get hired. Don’t stick into something that online job application is not reliable anymore, there are just some.


8/10/09

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Expansion Leaked

The massive online role-playing game WoW referred to as World of Warcraft is said to be releasing a new expansion of the game. This news leaked over the internet and now WoW players are so hot waiting for the expansion to be released if it is really true.

The expansion of the game is said to be released with the title "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The expansion is about the rising of the two new races that will emerge on the game. These two races are the Worgen or werewolves and Goblins.


These two races are already appearing on the game since before but are not playable but this time they will be playable for ever growing community of World of Warcraft players.





Teen Choice Awards 2009

Sunday ceremony Teen Choice Awards was dominated by Robert Pattinson who played "Edward" on the movie "Twilight" gathered 11 wins. These includes drama, romance, liplock, rumble, and soundtrack. Her parter on the movie Kristen Stewart who played the role "Bella" also stunned the ceremony and won the movie drama actress category.

Miley Cyrus who is popularly known with her character "Hannah Montana" also garnered six awards. The Jonas Brothers stunned the audience and kicked off the show with their performance and gathered 5 wins/throphies. Zac Efron, Leighton Meester, Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick also earned another name and won on the show.


Funny moments also made the show very unforgettable for these teens News said.

















Motorola Android Phones Leaked


Pictures of the two Motorola android phones leaked over the internet. These two are are named the Morrison and the other one, the Sholes. Rumors said that these two android phones will be released on the of October, but it it's not new to the people anymore because it has been a talk of everybody over a year by now. If these two rumored phones are real then iPhone should be taking care products because these two will dominate them. Here are there leaked Pictures and Specifications.



Here are there leaked Pictures and Specifications.




Morrison
CPU: Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 MHz
Memory: 256MB RAM
Flash Rom: 512 MB
Memory Card Type: microSDHC, Class 6, 32 GB supported (max)
Display: 320×480 (HVGA)
Accelerometer: 3-axis, Four-way screen rotation
Magnetometer; Proximity Sensor; Ambient Light Sensor
Voice Bands: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, W-CDMA 900/(1700 or 1900)/2100
Wireless: 802.11 b/g, WEP, WPA, 802.11i (WPA2)
Bluetooth Version: 2.0 + EDR
Bluetooth Profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, GAP, HFP 1.5, HSP, SDAP, SPP
USB: USB 2.0 High Speed, Micro USB connector
Headset Jack: 3.5mm, Stereo out, Mic
Camera Resolution: 5 megapixels
Image Capture Resolution (max): 2560×1920
Camera Features: Autofocus, White Balance, Geotagging, Color Effects
Camera Digital Zoom (max): 5.4x
Video Recording Resolution: 320×240 (QVGA)
Video Recording Frame Rate: 25 fps
Location Services: Standalone GPS w/ internal antenna, Assisted GPS, E-Compass




Sholes
CPU: OMAP3430 - 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX 530 GPU + 430MHz C64x+ DSP + ISP (Image Signal Processor)
Dimensions: 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
Weight: 169 g
Battery: Li-ion 1400 mAh.
Standby 450 hours, talk time 420 minutes
3.7-inch touch-sensitive display with a resolution of 854×480 pixels, 16 million color depth. Physical screen size is 45.72 mm by 81.34 mm.
512MB/256MB ROM/RAM
microSD / microSDHC expansion slot
Camera: 5.0 megapixel with autofocus and video recorder
Connectivity: USB2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi
Supported audio formats: AMR-NB/WB, MP3, PCM / WAV, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA
Supported video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV
GPS navigation

Nikon Coolpix S1000pj


Nikon has now the first camera that has projector on it. Yes! a projector in a digicam. Now you don't have to attach you camera on computers or tv to show everybody your pictures. Of course you don't want to bother yourself and others looking only at the small screen on your gadget just to watch the pictures and videos. Now, you don't have to worry about that and you will really stun everybody if you have this camera from Nikon. Not just that, it is remote controlled too.




The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj









8/7/09

Rely on Free or Pay for the Better

If you were to choose antivirus software for you computer, would you choose and rely on free antivirus softwares or purchase an authenticated antivirus? Viruses swarms the internet everyday, they destroy files that are very valuable and important. This is the number one and common problem for computers. But antiviruses are also made to stop these kinds of problems, provide protection and vulnerablity to your personal files and documents.
You can find free antivirus softwares in the internet. Totally free that you don't have to spend anything for the protection of your computer, BUT...
do you think you have the toughest security if you use free antivirus? You can't expect you can use all the features in a free antivirus, who would make something very important for free? and don't expect you will have 100% protection for your computer. But how about purchasing an antivirus software? It's very obvious, since you purchase it you must have everything that is worth paying for. 100% protection, use every feature of the software, and no problem for updates.

Is is not worth spending a few bucks for your own good?








Make and Edit your Own Videos

Making or editing a video is not that hard and complicated anymore. Windows Movie Maker is the very basic of all video editor for now. With this, you can make simple effects, your own titles and subtitles, you can insert something on the video, insert new transitions to make it cool but how about going to a next level of making and editing a videos?

These are only softwares that I use to make and edit videos.


Sony Vegas is one the advanced movie maker and editor, it has new features, new effects, and new kind of transitions. This is not easy to use though but this is interesting and good to learn.

Adobe Premiere is the most advanced software for editing and making videos as far as I know. It has the most advance effects, and high class features that only people who spent a lot of time to learn this knows how to use it. How about you?

what do you use for editing your videos?

Here are some screenshots of these softwares:







You can download the torrent files here:
Sony Vegas
Adobe Premiere


Advanced Uninstaller Pro 9



Want something that will clean your computer without any hassles? Try this amazing software powered by Innovative Solutions.

You can uninstall programs without going to the control panel, clean and optimize your registry without doing it manually, and clean browser history and cookies.





Here are some screenshots of this software:






You can download the torrent file here.