Raw Sewage – a goldmine for new viruses

October 7, 2011

The movie Contagion is still very fresh in my memory and to be honest, it’s one of the few non-horror films that continue to haunt me. Not only because the story is simple and it was effectively told by the film, but the story is so close to reality it was like watching a documentary [...]

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Want to become an Astronaut? Learn Russian

October 6, 2011

Just like any kid of my generation, one of the answers I gave to the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is that I want to become an astronaut. Back then, I was around 7 or 8 years of age and I had absolutely no idea of exactly how one [...]

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Huge Security Hole in HTC Devices Found

October 3, 2011

Just when I am in the process of saving up for a new HTC smart phone, the folks over at Android Police had discovered another security hole – a massive one at that, in HTC devices. The vulnerability is: any app on affected devices that requests a single android.permission.INTERNET (which is normal for any app [...]

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Time to give back – Help the victims of Typhoon Pedring

September 28, 2011

Most of us here in the provinces were spared from the direct effects of typhoon Pedring (Int. Nesat) which ravaged through Northern Luzon yesterday. As of the latest count by officials, around 18 are dead while 35 are missing with thousands of evacuees are struggling in flood stricken areas. So for all of us who [...]

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Could HTC Make a Better iOS Handset?

September 20, 2011

HTC was never a handset make in the limelight until Android made its debut. Suddenly, they were one of the most popular handset manufacturers on the market, with models like the Wildfire and Desire HD flying off store shelves and receiving great reviews from the press. The iPhone, while lauded as the world’s best smartphone [...]

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If it’s not Matt Damon, it’s not Jason Bourne

September 20, 2011

So there’s a new Jason Bourne movie in the works – The Bourne Legacy. But it’s uncertain whether Matt Damon would be reprising his role as the bad-ass former CIA agent suffering from a terrible case of amnesia. Seriously, no Matt Damon? Then it’s not Jason Bourne. And a different director? Not everyone is a [...]

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Thesis 1.8.2, Jetpack and few other updates

September 19, 2011

After weeks of being pushed back, this blog is now running on the latest version of the Thesis theme framework which has been rolled out since last month. Yes, contrary to what most believe, the Thesis theme framework is still alive and kicking. The latest version is Thesis 1.8.2 which I was able to implement [...]

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Assess Social Media Performance with Wildfire Monitor

September 12, 2011

The increase in social media usage has gone along with a rise in the number of tools to monitor and track that usage. Web users have plenty of choice here, but one tool that’s worth watching is WildFire Monitor. This is one of a range of useful tools from Wildfire Interactive, a technology company that [...]

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Kamikazee – Alay

September 6, 2011

Another bad case of the last song syndrome as this new single from Kamikazee has been playing on loop on my BlackBerry phone for the past week know. Alay by Kamikazee Pinagpala ang makilala ka Ikaw ang dahilan ng aking paghinga At sa yong mga mata Pag-ibig ay damangdama Di masusukat aking ligaya Ngunit sa [...]

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Review: HTC ChaCha

September 4, 2011

Smart representatives told us that the HTC ChaCha is being targeted by HTC to high school students or the young at heart mainly because it is the unofficial Facebook phone thanks to the dedicated ‘Facebook button’ on the handset. Yep, this device comes with a full QWERTY keypad and a 2.6 inch Gorilla Glass display [...]

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It’s not about art, it’s about freedom

August 21, 2011

We may not agree with his art, but we have to respect his right to express his art, just as we have the right to express our objection against it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan nor a supporter of Mideo Cruz and of his art. I’ve only come to know about him [...]

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Belated happy 20th birthday to the Internet

August 20, 2011

What better way to return to blogging than to give my birthday greetings to the Internet which had just turned 20 last August 6 according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee because on the same date in 1991, the very first web page was born. It’s amazing to look back on how much the Internet has changed [...]

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Review: HTC Sensation

July 31, 2011

The folks at HTC named this smart phone just right. It overwhelms you with sensations of awe and excitement even before you hold it on your hands. The HTC Sensation is the newest dual-core handset from the Taiwanese phone maker. This is the my first time to review an HTC smart phone, trying out the [...]

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HTC Sensation – a preview

July 27, 2011

For those who have been waiting, here’s a quick preview of the HTC Sensation, the latest dual-core smart phone from HTC. HTC Sensation specs: 4.3 inches @ 540 x 960 pixels 1.2 GHz dual-core processor Adreno 220 GPU Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon Gorilla glass display HTC Sense v3.0 UI 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM [...]

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HTC Sensation, Desire S, Wildfire S and ChaCha

July 25, 2011

They say that the early bird catches the worm. Nobody said that the one who’s late for the blogger meetup with Smart last Saturday would come home with four new handsets from HTC. Smart was gracious enough to give me four of the latest smartphones from HTC: ChaCha, Wildfire S, Desire S and the Sensation. [...]

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