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IT talks! » The shift to online media
Have you noticed the growing number of Filipino companies advertising on Facebook lately? This trend points to two things: 1) the population of Filipino users in Facebook has reached critical mass already; and, 2) businesses in the Philippines are finally grasping the reality behind ‘new media’ and the benefits of online advertising and marketing. Facebook reports that the site now … [Link]
IT talks! » iPod touch & BurgerBass: perfect pair
No matter how splendid Apple® headsets are, sometimes your ears get sore when you have earphones plugged into them for too long. Sometimes you want to be surrounded by perfect-sounding tunes without being aurally isolated from the world. You’re the type who likes things portable and compact (which also refers to what you spend for them). That’s why you have … [Link]
IT talks! » [Press Release] Davao: top outsourcing destination
Davao City makes it to the Philippines’ 2008 Top 10 IT-BPO Outsourcing Destinations Davao City has added another distinction to its cap by ranking 4th in the Philippine 2008 Top 10 Next Wave Cities for ITO-BPO Destinations. Conferred by the Commission on Information & Communications Technology (CICT) and the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) last 3 December 2008 … [Link]
IT talks! » What apps do you have on your phone?
The Symbian S60 on the Nokia N-Series mobile phones offers a wide range of applications that are Internet-enabled. Here are the apps that I currently have on my Nokia N82. One of my favorites: Nimbuzz. Basically, it’s a chat program that consolidates your accounts in Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, AIM/ICQ, and a few others into one interface. When you login … [Link]
IT talks! » Google now speaks Filipino
It would most probably be safe to assume that all Filipinos who go online have at least a working knowledge of English. That’s possibly why there haven’t been many sources of Filipino-language material on the Internet, because there just wasn’t much need (or so many of us think). But there is a need: a need to preserve our heritage, which … [Link]
IT talks! » Microsoft in support of local business
Yesterday, Microsoft’s Development & Platform Evangelism (DPE) group, in partnership with Lane Systems Inc. (LSI), held a long-overdue educational event in Davao City for the benefit of local software developers. According to Rodney Jao, president of LSI, the last time that Microsoft held an official event in the city was almost two years ago. The seminar, held at the Grand … [Link]
IT talks! » Enabling your blogs for mobile
In this age of high technology, you find an increasing number of people with more than just cellular phones — there are PSPs, iPods, smart devices with a huge identity crisis (are they phones or cameras or something else entirely?), and there are more to come for sure. Suffice it to say that we are now in an era of … [Link]
IT talks! » Davao Roadshow: e-Services Phils. 2009
In a nutshell, the e-Services Global Sourcing Conference and Exhibition is an annual event that attracts potential buyers from all over the world to interface with Philippine IT companies and IT-enabled services. It’s an all-out showcase of what Filipino technopreneurs can bring to the global marketplace. For the first time since its inception, the organizers of e-Services Philippines (as it … [Link]
IT talks! » The Nokia N96
After romancing the awesome Nokia N82 for nearly four months, WOM World is now asking for it back… (sigh) However, I’ve gotten yet another mobile phone: the N96. While the N82, like I’ve mentioned before, is a camera phone, the N96 is reportedly a video phone. This I have to see. I’ll take some videos and see how this phone … [Link]
IT talks! » New mag for Mac enthusiasts
There is a plethora of glossy magazines being churned out in the country today, from the pithy to the pitiable, covering topics of interest to the general public or to a specific interest group. In my opinion, those publications that have made it a point to focus on a niche are the ones that will find loyal readers. One such … [Link]
IT talks! » Microsoft offers software financing
Microsoft Corp. has released a very attractive financing plan for small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines. For a minimum purchase of P250,000 (VAT inclusive), any Filipino company is eligible to apply for this financing program from Microsoft Philippines. It wasn’t mentioned in the official announcement, but this generous offer could most certainly be a response to SMEs’ clamor … [Link]
IT talks! » Technology reviews
I am lucky that I was accepted as a reviewer of gadgets by a global distributorship of mobile phones. Several times a year, I receive Nokia units (cellular phones and paraphernalia) from WOM World for review, and for participating in Nokia-specific programs. I just wish I’d get phones from Samsung (the Omnia would be nice!) and from Sony Ericsson as … [Link]
IT talks! » Google launches MapMaker for RP
Google, ever attuned to the meanderings of the Web, has improved upon their already awesome Google Earth and Google Maps products. Last 7 October 2008, the Internet’s most influential organization launched MapMaker for the Philippines. As Jason Chuck, Google’s APAC Product Marketing Manager, put it during the product demo in Shangri-la Makati, MapMaker is a rich platform for user-generated content. … [Link]
IT talks! » Abreeza — Davao’s upcoming BPO destination
Last 23 September 2008, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), in partnership with the Anflocor Group, broke ground on Abreeza, Davao’s upcoming high-end real estate development for business and leisure. (Think Eden Nature Park meets Greenbelt.) In a simple but momentous ceremony, high-power representatives of the two major Philippine corporations signaled the start of building work on the 10-hectare property along J. … [Link]
IT talks! » Davao — HP City
Davao City’s bid to become a leading ICT hub in the Philippines got a boost last week when Hewlett-Packard Philippines Corp. launched a corporate marketing strategy called “HP City”. This program is HP Philippines’ way of contributing to the growth of the technology sectors in Davao City. “Apart from being one of our most important markets,” said Bernadette Nacario, Country … [Link]
IT talks! » CrunchBase publishes API
This is good news to all followers of global IT trends, especially tech bloggers who watch movements among technology companies: CrunchBase, the tech company database owned by TechCrunch.com, is now publishing their very own freely-accessible API! To put it simply, CrunchBase is an impressive repository of IT companies and their technologies. It is an excellent starting point for researching into … [Link]
IT talks! » Nokia N82: an impressive camphone
The Nokia N82 is one impressive mobile camera phone. While its predecessor, the N81, was a rather klunky music phone, the N82 definitely lives up to expectations. Case in point: the N82 5-megapixel camera is equipped with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash, autofocus, plus a secondary CIF camera in front for video calls. The photo of me here was taken … [Link]
IT talks! » Google now indexes Flash content
Good news to Flash-crazy Webmasters: Google now indexes Web content found inside Adobe Flash® files! Until recently, search engines’ crawlers were not able to "see" Flash content — text inside Flash movies, Flash menu links, etc. Ergo, Web sites built with Flash did very poorly in search engine rankings. Well, that’s about to change now. Ever since Macromedia rolled out … [Link]
IT talks! » 2D barcodes, anyone?
More and more, people are moving towards technologies that afford the user mobility and portability. The most shining example of this behavior is our proclivity for cellular phones. Not to mention, iPods, PSPs, laptops, etc. People are now using their mobile gadgets for entertainment, business, work, leisure — practically in many aspects of their lives. I believe it’s come to … [Link]
IT talks! » Intelligent software by Lane Systems
As this kind of technology is not yet pervasive in Davao City, not many locals are aware of the advanced developments being accomplished by a certain Davao-based software house. Cutting-edge technologies in industry-strength inventory systems, telephony services — these software applications are being designed and developed right here. Lane Systems Inc. is a 12-year old company that has been involved … [Link]
