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Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Why CDR King should talk to this Smart SWEEP team
When was the last time you were in CDR King in SM City? How much of your time was wasted waiting for your turn? The last time I was in that branch is precisely that—the last time. I spent close to an hour waiting for my turn that I ultimately gave up. Yes, their products are cheaper, but you waste … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Reformed Sony Ericsson fan boy starts the year right with a Nokia
One of the things I did just as 2009 ended was to get a new phone. But months before the actual purchase, I had already decided on a brand and line—the Nokia E series. After years of using Sony Ericsson phones—starting with the lethal-looking Ericsson R320—I decided early last year to switch to Nokia. The decision to leave Sony Ericsson … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » The sky isn’t falling
(Here’s my closing remarks at the Online Campus Journalism Seminar and Workshop held by Smart for campus journalists in Cebu.) Twelve years ago, a group of journalists, writers and artists in Cebu decided to form a cooperative and publish a different type of community newspaper. The Independent Post was a paper that was to be owned by its readers, who … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » On the road but still “in the cloud”
(This is my column for Sun.Star Cebu for tomorrow, Oct. 27) Two days before I was to run in the Smart Subic International Marathon (SIM) 2009, I finally learned how to properly tie my shoes. It’s hilarious if it isn’t excruciating to have to bend to retie shoelaces that come undone after running several kilometers. All my life, I have … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Globe unveils new Globe Broadband Tattoo USB skins
GLOBE Broadband Tattoo has unveiled three new designs for its USB skin—Black Dragon, Purple Brushstrokes, and White Techie. Globe is “the first to offer funky broadband-equipped USBs in the Philippines,” the company said in a press statement. BLACK DRAGON USB skin for Globe Broadband Tattoo. “Globe is also the first to offer exclusive content inside each Globe Broadband Tattoo kit … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Cebu needs to work to keep IT talents: Damarillo
CEBU has the potential to be the next Silicon Valley but it must deal with the movement of its talented workers to Manila and abroad and improve its marketing as a technology hub, an information technology entrepreneur said Friday. Winston Damarillo, one of the founders of G2iX and its chief executive officer, said that because of its geography, weather and … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Smart offers unlimited calling within its network nationwide with Smartalk
Smart Communications is offering its subscribers unlimited calling within its network through the Smartalk service, which will be available nationwide starting tomorrow, June 26. Under the service, which was formally unveiled in Cebu yesterday, Smart subscribers can make unlimited calls to other users in its network using two subscription plans: Smartalk 100 and Smartalk 500. SMARTALK LAUNCH. (From left) Atty. … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » DevCon Visayas to host hackathon, talks on software, web development
SOFTWARE engineers from all over the country are scheduled to meet in a conference in Cebu City on Friday, June 26, to talk about technical issues on software development. DevCon Visayas offers free admissions to its technical sessions on such topics as cloud computing, social networking and content management systems through sponsors Oracle and G2iX. Organizers are asking those interested … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Sony Ericsson shows off Cyber-shot phones in smiles campaign
Sony Ericsson is embarking on a national campaign to collect 1 million digital photos of people smiling andraise P1 million for the United Nations Children’s Fund or Unicef. For each smile Sony Ericsson photographs of people who visit their booths in SM malls all over the country, P1 will go to Unicef. The campaign is done in partnership with nine … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Globe offers unlimited calling to landlines with Globe DUO
Globe launched in Cebu last week its Globe DUO service, a combination mobile and landline service that gives subscribers two numbers—a mobile phone number and a portable landline number—using just one subscriber identification module (SIM). With Globe DUO, consumers get to make and receive unlimited calls to and from any landline number within a certain coverage area. Globe DUO subscribers … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Globe denies throttling peer-to-peer traffic, works to normalize downloads
Globe has denied implementing any bandwidth capping for peer-to-peer downloads. The company said in a press statement that it is working to restore downloading through peer-to-peer applications in Globe Broadband. It also said, however, that the company will consider limiting bandwidth if it detects “abusive usage.” “You may experience slow downloading using peer-to-peer applications. Restoration is currently ongoing. We apologize … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » One more reason to love Nokia: standard audio jacks
(This is for my Sun.Star Cebu column on Tuesday, May 12, 2009) Two Nokia phones I’ve recently tested steeled my conviction to transfer to the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer from Sony Ericsson, whose phones I’ve been using for at least a decade. The two units, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and N96, have standard jacks for audio and video-out connections. With … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008 Foundation in Cebu
Microsoft Philippines launched this morning in Cebu the Windows Server 2008 Foundation, its server solution for small and medium businesses. Microsoft Philippines Geo-Expansion Lead Boy Bawal said the product will help small companies grow their businesses and boost their competitiveness. Windows Server 2008 Foundation is a server solution that allows a company with less than 15 computer users to set … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » In the cloud? What if it all goes up in smoke? The case of my missing phone numbers
LAST Thursday, I got the phone number of an elementary school friend I haven’t had contact with in more than a decade. After saving the contact info in the cellphone I am currently testing, a Nokia 5800, I immediately synchronized my phonebook with Zyb. Zyb is a web-based service that stores your contact data. It has social networking features that … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Why I’m leaving Sony Ericsson for Nokia
Like Saul, my conversion happened on the road. I was on my way to a meeting and needed to constantly check my e-mail as well as keep my instant messaging (IM) accounts online when it hit me, like the Biblical blinding light, that the Nokia E71 is the best mobile Internet device I’ve used. It isn’t just the ease by … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Surfing the mobile Web in Siquijor, Dumaguete
I WAS bewitched by Elaine Page in the middle of the night in enchanting Siquijor Island. Bothered by the grumbling of my stomach because I skipped dinner to catch up on sleep, I woke up bewildered at midnight. It took me a minute to realize how I ended up where I was last Friday midnight—on a strange bed in an … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Sony Ericsson unveils W205 Walkman phone
SONY Ericsson has unveiled a new model in its Walkman line—the Sony Ericsson W205. The W205 is a slider phone and by its form, looks to be the progeny of the first slider Walkman, the W850i. According to a company press statement, the “W205 makes the Walkman phone experience more accessible to consumers and is perfect for those who want … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Downloading videos from YouTube to play in your phone
Serendipity brought me to the YouTube page of the video of Bob Dylan’s first concert performance with an electric guitar. The high-quality BBC video clip shows the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 booing Dylan before he launched into an electric guitar version of Like A Rolling Stone. In the YouTube page were links to a playlist of … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Smart unveils netbook with built-in Smart Bro connectivity
Smart Communications Inc. has launched the country’s first netbook with a built-in high-speed broadband connectivity through Smart Bro. Smart , in a press statement, said Smart Bro wireless broadband modems now come embedded on certain units of the Asus Eee PC 904 GO. The built-in modem allows the Asus Eee PC 904 GO to access the Internet through Smart’s nationwide … [Link]
Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments » Ateneo de Manila University project wins Smart Sweep Innovation and Excellence Award
A STUDENT project that uses social networking, short message service (SMS) and Smart Communications Inc.’s money transfer to gather relief goods for communities hit by disasters won this year’s Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (Smart Sweep) Innovation and Excellence Award. The student team from Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) won P500,000 for themselves and P500,000 in grants for their school … [Link]
