Samsung Galaxy S3 (I9300) Specifications and Price in Philippines

Samsung Galaxy S III is now official as it was recently unveiled in the Samsung Unpacked 2012 event.

Here are its specifications and estimated price in the Philippines (once it becomes available):

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE (regional)
	Announced	May 2012
Body	Dimensions	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
	Weight	133g
		- Touch Sensitive Controls
Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2
		- TouchWiz UI v4.0
Sound	Alert Types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Data	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	Speed	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
Camera	Primary	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps
Features	OS	Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
	Chipset	Exynos 4212 Quad
	CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
	GPU	Mali-400MP
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, RGB sensor, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Blue, White
		- MicroSIM card support only - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Smart Stay eye tracking - Dropbox (50 GB storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 2100 mAh
Price	estimate	Between 30,000 to 40,000 pesos

Smart introduces Nokia Lumia 710 | Specs, Plans and Prices in the Philippines

Smart Communications Inc., will exclusively distribute the new Nokia Lumia 710 smartphone to its postpaid subscribers.

The Nokia Lumia 710 will hit the Smart stores on April 16.

Below is the list of features of the Nokia Lumia 710.

• Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango”
• 1.4GHz processor optimized for Windows Phone
• 512MB RAM, 8GB storage
• 5MP auto-focus, LED flash camera
• Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, HSDPA up to 14.4Mbps, Micro-USB
• 3.7″ WVGA (800×400 resolution) TFT capacitive touch Clear Black display

It will be available on Smart Gold Data Plan 1000. Interested subscribers will only have to pay P450.00/month for the smartphone plus the monthly charge of P1000.00. The Smart Gold Data Plan 1000 comes with 1 GB Data Mobile Browsing, 500 texts to all networks, and 500 minute-call to Smart and Talk ‘n Text subscribers.

iPad HD, New iPad or iPad 3 Release Date and Prices in the Philippines

A month ago, Apple launched its new generation of its tablet, the New iPad. The US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, among others were the first to enjoy the new features of the new iPad. Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore were among the first Asian countries to experience the highly coveted tablet. Apple Philippines is said to be releasing the new iPad in the country sometime this April.

Before its much-anticipated release in the Philippines, the new iPad is already available in some malls.  Robinson’s Manila prices:

New iPad WiFi only price
16GB – P29600
32GB – P34100
64GB – P38400

New iPad WiFi + 4G price
16GB – P38700
32GB – P43200
64GB – P49700

These prices are way higher than predicted costs of the new iPad.

16GB WiFi – Php23,990
32GB WiFi – Php28,990
64GB WiFi – Php33,990
16GB 4G + WiFi – Php30,990
32GB 4G + WiFi – Php35,990
64GB 4G + WiFi – Php40,990

Sony Xperia Sola Features, Specs, and Pricing

Sony introduces their new innovative and Android-powered device called Sony Xperia Sola, the first ever smartphone with a floating touch navigation.

The Sony Xperia Sola combines Sony’s new floating touch navigation with NFC and Xperia SmartTags to give a unique smartphone experience. SmartTags functions almost similarly with Apple iPhone 4S Siri. It can store 10 different commands such as instructing your phone to turn on its WiFi connection, turn on the alarm, etc.

The Xperia sola has a 3.7” Reality Display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, xLOUD and 3D surround sound, a 5MP camera with a 16x digital zoom, 720p video recording, DLNA, and Google Android 2.3 (upgradable to version 4.0).

The Xperia Sola will be launched soon worldwide with predicted time of release between the end of this month and the end of June. It will be available in black, white or red. As of posting time, Pricing has not yet confirmed.

How to avail of Smart Piso Phone Sale?

Smart Communications is having a 1-peso sale on the following units:

Android

Netphone 701
Huawei IDEOS

Java-capable

Alcatel OT-506D
Cherry Mobile D13
Nokia 2730c
Nokia C2-01
Nokia X2-01
Samsung Champ (C3303)

The sale will run until March 23, 2012 but the devices will be available on a first come, first served basis. The catch is it is bundled with the Unli Postpaid Plan 599, which gives unlimited SMS, calls to any Smart or Talk ‘N Text number and a 24-months lock-in period.

If you’re cool with that then go to nearest Smart Store. Just bring a valid ID, proof of address like utility bills, and proof of income, such as your latest income tax return (ITR) and tell them that you want to avail of the Smart Piso Phone Sale promo.

iPad 3 or iPad HD 2012 Price – Philippines

The 3rd generation iPad (2012) has just been announced by Apple.

The improvements compared to the iPad 2 include:

1. It features a high-definition screen with 2048 x 1536 resolution or more than 3.1 million pixels.

2. It is powered by the A5X processor, a dual-core processor with a quad-core graphics processing unit but still is 4 times faster than NVIDIA’s Tegra 3, according to Apple SVP of marketing Phil Schiller.

3. It now includes a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera that is almost the same as the iPhone 4S.

4. Apple has added 4G LTE network support to the new iPad.

5. It has voice dictation, allowing you to input text by speaking rather than typing.

Prices once it becomes available here in the Philippines:

16GB Wi-Fi – 23,990 pesos
32GB Wi-Fi – 28,990 pesos
64GB Wi-Fi – 33,990 pesos

16GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE – 30,990 pesos
32GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE – 35,990 pesos
64GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE – 40,990 pesos

Rumored Apple iPad3

Apple Inc,'s tablet is now making noise for its new and high-tech specs compared to the current Apple tablet "iPad 2."

iPad 3 Features.

The purported iPad 3 in the comparison displays a noticeable difference in the circumference of the rear-facing camera, assumed to be making space for an 8-megapixel camera. The case’s design itself, while exhibiting little difference from its second-generation predecessor as we’ve expected, may come with a noticeably beveled edge, likely in an effort to fit in a larger battery. We should expect the iPad 3 to trump the 10-hour battery life on its predecessor.

iPad 3’s processor will be a quicker dual-core A5X, an upgrade from the dual-core A5, which can be clocked up to 1GHz and debuted in the iPad 2. The news of the A5X may come as a disappointment for those who were expecting the newer A6 quad-core processor. But all hope isn’t lost. According to MacRumors, the A5X processor was created in November 2011, which could very well mean that Apple disguised the A6 as an A5X to prevent a leak such as this. The second possibility: The A5X was a mere stand-in prototype, because Apple is known to create multiple prototypes before finalizing the specifications.

A 9.7-inch, high-resolution 2048 x 1536 Retina Display, includes a “dual LED display.”

The iPad 3 will come with the latest iOS 5, which will host the multi-touch gesture technology. However, analyst and tech enthusiasts predict that Apple would introduce OS X Lion for the tablet, since it will be powered by a quad-core processor.
This will also include multitasking features, such as notifications, task-finishing, app-switching, location and background sound.

3D Feature and New Retina DisplayiPad3

Apple enthusiast expected the Retina Display feature on Apple iPad 2; however, Apple has been working majorly for an improved version of it to include it in the iPad 3. The iPhone 4 currently supports the Retina Display with a screen resolution of 960 x 640. Apple explains Retina Display as: “Developing pixels a mere 78 micrometers wide, Apple engineers were able to pack four times the number of pixels into the same 3.5-inch (diagonal) screen found on earlier iPhone models. The resulting pixel density of iPhone 4 – 326 pixels per inch – makes text and graphics look smooth and continuous at any size.”

With the Retina Display feature, the screen resolution of the iPad3 will be 2048 x 1536 pixels. However, it is said that the third version of the tablet is delayed due to Retina Display issues, and Apple is expected to ship the tablet in early 2012.

Apple announced its Cloud services during the WWDC 2011, and will definitely include the iCloud technology both in the iPhone 5 and iPad 3. With iCloud users can store photos, apps, calendars and access songs on iTunes without having them to store in the phone’s memory.
Camera

The iPad 3 will come with an improved camera, since the previous version of the table didn’t seem impressive enough. Unlike the iPad 2, the new tablet will come with LED flash to support the camera. It is expected to have a 5MP camera with 1080p or 720p video recording quality of 60 frames per second. The technology made by OmniVision will help reduce the size of the table by 20 percent.
Fingerprint Proof

Apple has already been granted patents on this technology, and is working real hard to make the iPad3 fingerprint proof. The touch screen will be coated with oleophobic materials, which will reduce the oil and fingerprints on the screen.

There isn’t any official word from Apple on when the iPad 3 will be released; however, rumors indicate that it will be announced sometime early next year. Reports state the trial production is likely to start this October. One of the major reasons why the launch of the device has delayed is due to the Retina Display technology. It is also said that it could be delayed because of legal issues with one of Apple’s main supplier, Samsung.

The price and availability of the iPad 3 is still unknown. Please make sure that you keep visiting this page to stay updated.

PRC to launch Online Application System (OAS)

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) today announced the successful pilot testing of its Online Application System (OAS) at the University of Baguio and the University of Cordilleras on February 1 and 3, 2012, respectively, to examinees for the March 2012 Criminologists Licensure Examination. The OAS enables applicants to apply online anytime, anywhere at their convenience. Applicants will just have to go on line and not in line.

Applicants at the said universities who participated in the pilot testing overwhelmingly favored the adoption of OAS, saying it is user-friendly, faster and more convenient. Commissioner Jennifer Jardin-Manalili, who led the pilot-testing, assured nursing students attending the Student Nursing Congress in Baguio City that the OAS will also benefit the tens of thousands of applicants from Baguio and areas nearby for the Nursing Licensure Examinations in June 2012.

PRC Chairperson Teresita R. Manzala said that the OAS pilot testing paves the way for the rolling out of the Licensure Examination and Registration Information System (LERIS), which the PRC is implementing as part of its eServices and decentralization thrusts for 2012. She said that the LERIS and eServices will improve PRC services delivery nationwide. Subject to further refinements, the OAS will soon be adopted in all PRC offices to serve the growing number of applicants, especially for the nursing, teachers and criminologists licensure examinations.

Play Angry Birds on Facebook

The Angry Birds game has been gaining fame due to its combination of addictive gameplay, comical style and low price. Due to its popularity, Rovio, makers of the game, has released several versions for personal computers and gaming consoles. It ha reached over 500 million downloads across all platforms.

Starting February 14, 2012, Facebook users can now play the popular Android and iOS game, Angry Birds, on the social networking site.

Check out the teaser:

Facebook Launched the Listen With Button

The social network announced today the introduction of a "Listen With" button that lets users of music services such as Rdio and Spotify share the exact same song, at the same point in the song, via the music service. However, both parties will have to be registered users of the service.

A chat sidebar spotlights current listening opportunities with a music note. To listen, users hover their cursor over the user's name and then click the "Listen With" button. The chat sidebar also allows listeners to discuss the music being played.

You can listen to the same song, at the exact same time—so when your favorite vocal part comes in you can experience it together, just like when you're jamming out at a performance or dance club.

 

How It Works

Look for the music note in the chat sidebar to see which of your friends are listening to music. To listen with a friend, hover over their name, and click the Listen With button. The music will play through the service your friend is using.

When a new song plays, you'll come along for the ride, discovering new music while your friend DJs for you.

BlackBerry Plans for Globe, Smart and Sun

For those who are planning to get a BlackBerry or planning to switch to another network, here are the BlackBerry service plans here in the Philippines:

Smart Communications
BB DAY (P50, unlimited surfing)
BB MONTH (P1200, unltd surfing)
SOCIAL DAY (P35, unltd FB, Twitter, BBM, YM)
SOCIAL MONTH (P300, unltd FB, Twitter, BBM, YM)
Send to 2207

Globe Telecom
BBMAX50 (1 day, unlimited surfing)
BBMAX220 (5 days, unltd surfing)
BBMAX599 (1 month, unltd surfing)
BB SOCIAL ON (P299, 1 month unltd FB, Twitter, BBM, YM)
Send to 8888

Sun Cellular
BB1DAY (P50 – unlimited surfing for 1 day)
BB3DAY (125 – unlimited for 3 days)
BB7DAY (P250 – unlimited for 7 days)
BB30DAY (P1000 – unlimited for 30 days)
*Social Plans available for Postpaid only, top up to MSF)
Send to 386

TORQUE Mobile Phone Prices

TORQUE is a dynamic brand with a superior product portfolio that aims to cater to the ever changing technological needs of the market. TORQUE offers consumer electronics and telecommunication devices with sleek, functional designs and up-to-date features at very competitive pricing.

 TORQUEis available nationwide and has excellent service support centers.

Torque Droidz Glee Price – P3699
Specs and Features:
- Android 2.2 Froyo
- 416Mhz Processor
- 2.8” Resistive touchscreen
- 1.3MP camera
- Wifi / Bluetooth
- FM Radio
- 3.5mm headset jack
- Dual Sim / dual standby
- Expandable memory up to 32GB

Torque Droidz Mate price – P4999
Specs and features:
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 550Mhz Processor
- 3.2 Capacitive touchscreen
- 2MP camera with flash
- Wifi / bluetooth
- 3.5mm headset jack
- proximity sensor / G-sensor
- FM Radio
- Memory expandable up to 32GB via SD card

Torque Droidz Match price – P7899
Specs and features:
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 650Mhz Processor
- 3.5” capacitive touchscreen
- 5MP camera with flash
- VGA front facing camera
- Wifi / Wifi tethering
- Expandable memory up to 32GB via SD card
- 3.5mm headset jack
- G – sensor / proximity sensor

Pinoy Henyo Apps for Android Phone Download

Eat Bulaga hit segment - Pinoy Henyo can now be played using your Android Phone. Thanks to kaizenbrew the developer of the said game.

To download Pinoy Henyo App, go to andoid market and search for Pinoy Henyo game app of go directly to this page. Whats really nice with this app is that you can share your score in facebook so your friends can see how good you are with this game. Currently, this game is not yet available for iPhone 4 or iPhone 3gs users.

This game is popularized by Eat Bulaga (tv show) in the Philippines and has challenged the entire 7000 islands to think systematically and fast. The title suggests that even you and your genius friends can play this exciting game.

INSTRUCTION

The app needs a minimum of two player, one will be the Guesser -who will be holding this app- and the other the Responder. The guesser will need to unleash his/her deductive skills by asking questions answerable by yes or no in order to get to the henyo word as fast as he/she could, with the other responding with only three answers - YES, NO, PARTLY/MAYBE.

During game, specially for time challenge game, you can tap the screen for every correct answer, this will shift to your next Henyo word. If you want to skip, you can tilt (left OR right) your device once for your next Henyo word. Depending on your rules, you can continue doing this until you guessed a maximum number of words or when the time runs out. You can click the option button, while in game, to set your foreground, background colours and text size.

To download the app go to this site HERE

New BlackBerry Phones out on January 13

The Research in Motion (RIM) said on Thursday that they are going to release New 5 Blackberry Phones on January 13.  These handsets will be powered by the Blackberry 7  Operating System which features improved browsing, voice-activated searches and the ability to manage personal content separately from corporate content.

The five new BlackBerry phones are:

• BlackBerry Bold 9790

• All-Touch BlackBerry Curve 9380

• BlackBerry Torch 9810

• All-Touch BlackBerry Torch 9860

• BlackBerry Bold 9900

Stay tuned for more updates about these Blackberry Phones and Price here in the Philippines.

Hyundai Elantra 2012 Model Named as Car of the Year

Hyundai Elantra was named Car of the Year at a news conference during the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, USA, on Sunday where 50 independent automotive journalists served as jury.

The jurors considered around 50 new vehicles before selecting the top three cars and also the top three trucks. The Volkswagen Passat and Ford Focus were the other car finalists.

This is the 19th year of the awards, and Hyundai’s second win as Car of the Year. The Hyundai Genesis was named North American Car of the Year in 2009.

Here are the winners and runners up for Car of the Year Award from 1994 to present:

1994 – Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Chevrolet Camaro

Toyota Supra

1995 – Chrysler Cirrus

Ford Contour

Oldsmobile Aurora

1996 – Chrysler minivans

Ford Taurus

Mercury Sable

1997 – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

Jaguar XK8

BMW 5-Series

1998 -Chevrolet Corvette

Audi A6

Lexus GS

1999 – Chrysler 300M

Honda Odyssey

Volkswagen New Beetle

2000 – Ford Focus

Audi TT

Lincoln LS

2001 – Chrysler PT Cruiser

Honda Insight

Toyota Prius

2002 – Nissan Altima

Ford Thunderbird

Cadillac CTS

2003 – MINI Cooper

Infiniti G35

Nissan 350Z

2004 – Toyota Prius

Mazda RX-8

Cadillac XLR

2005 – Chrysler 300

Chevrolet Corvette

Ford Mustang

2006 – Honda Civic

Ford Fusion

Pontiac Solstice

2007 – Saturn Aura

Toyota Camry

Honda Fit

2008 – Chevrolet Malibu

Cadillac CTS

Honda Accord

2009 – Hyundai Genesis

Ford Flex

Volkswagen Jetta TDI

2010 – Ford Fusion Hybrid

Buick LaCrosse

Volkswagen Golf/GTI/TDI

2011 – Chevrolet Volt

Hyundai Sonata

Nissan Leaf

2012 – Hyundai Elantra

Ford Focus

Volkswagen Passat

ZTE V9 Tablet Smart Plan P999

Smart  bundles  ZTE V9 Tablet with  Smart Bro to give its subscribers a practical way to access the internet while on the go.  The ZTE V9 is has 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen and is running on Android OS.  It sports a 3.0 Megapixel camera and multimedia player.  Users will be able to browse the internet through WiFi and 3G connectivity.

The ZTE V9 Tablet is available in prepaid for P12,795.  It is also available in postpaid with Smart Plan 999. With this bundle, there is a monthly service fee (MSF) of Php 999 + Php 200 per month for the device.  The bundled plan allows unlimited internet access via Smart 3G connectivity up to 2 Mbps.

Lock in period is 24 months.  Application requirements include Subscriber application form, Proof of identification, Proof of address, and Proof of income.

Go to any Smart Wireless Center or visit online to apply.

Facebook Messenger for Windows 7

Recently! Facebook revealed their instant messenger application version for desktop computer with a running Windows 7 operating system.

Users get notifications when friends want to chat. Friend activity is also shown; however, clicking on these items will take you to a web browser. The same goes for messages in your Facebook inbox.”

But it was said that the application is only a chat client and expect many of Facebook’s features will be  disabled upon using it. Another disappointing fact about this app is that it does not support video or voice calling.

You can accept pending friend requests but if you want to search for new friends or check profiles you’ll need to go to Facebook.com. Facebook says the chat bar is a trial application so expect updates and changes (it is Facebook, after all).”

 Facebook Messenger has been available as a mobile app for some time but this is the first (official) release for a Windows desktop, you can get here through a direct download.

Google Doodle Happy New Year 2012 Logo

Have you recently open opened google? It has a happy new year logo. Google usually changed their logo every special occasions and events. It is called Google Doodle.

A Google Doodle was inspired by this new years day. The letters in "Google" were displayed as celebrating the entry of 2012, with a middle letter "g" wearing a pretty "2012 glasses."

Image From: google.com

Addition to the inspired Google Doodle, whenever you clicked the doodle it will lead you to the search results of images and articles for "Happy New Year."

If you want to see more of the Google Doodle for the year 2012, you may find it here in this link.

Facebook Christmas Theme

Recently, i received lot of updates from friends about the Facebook Christmas Theme, i tried to delete it because it appears a number of times and i really hate to see it. As i browse the net, i read it on Trend Micro that it's a malware. Try to read this article.

Trend Micro announced last Sunday that there's a latest malware attack to our account. A page on Facebook that offers a Christmas theme for your profile that may lead you to be malspam.

Image From: trendmicro.com

Trend Micro said, "Once users click the Like button, the page redirects them to a URL which allows victims to download and install a malicious plugin named Free Cheesecake Factory Coupons."

What the plugin does is that it floods affected users’ walls with the catchy status, Get Christmas Theme for FB on free Christmas Theme for all FB users!!. Just Install this amazing new fb Christmas new look and change your profile looks show it to your friends…… [Name of tagged friends]

Trend Micro antivirus software detected the malware as TROJ_REDIR.CU.

Trend Micro said, "Users need to be extra vigilant this holiday season, since cybercriminals are surely to continue launching attacks that use the holiday season as a lure."

How to Report Text Scam

Telecommunications companies here in the Philippines are asking the public to be more vigilant against text scams.

They are reminding everyone not to trust text messages or SMS instructing you to forward messages or asking you for load or any form of payment in exchange for prizes or gifts. Smart, Sun, Globe, Talk N’ Text usually do not use standard 11 or 12 digit numbers to send promo-related text messages.





 To report text scams, please get in touch with the National Telecommunications Commission’s One Stop Public Assistance Center (NTC OSPAC) via email at ospac@ntc.gov.ph or landline number (02) 921 3251 or (02) 926 7722.