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Metro’s traffic situation may now be monitored via smart phones, tablets

EDSA. GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

Monitoring the traffic flow in the metropolis’ major thoroughfares is now at the motorists’ fingertips with the latest addition to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s digitized traffic information system.

Posted: May 20th, 2013 in Apps and Softwares,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

BlackBerry CEO unveils new smartphone

Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of Research in Motion, speaks at the company's Annual General Meeting, less than two weeks after announcing disappointing financial results, deep job cuts and the latest delay in its BlackBerry 10 software, in Waterloo, Ontario, on  July 10. AP

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry that is designed for emerging markets.

Posted: May 14th, 2013 in Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

How to organize your busy life with Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 8.0

Global smartphone innovator Samsung eases the way busy people, like popular multimedia personality Bianca Gonzalez, organize their day-to-day tasks with the unique features of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.

Posted: April 28th, 2013 in Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Review: Galaxy S4 decent, but filled with gimmicks

In this March 14, 2013 file photo, the new Samsung Galaxy S4 is presented during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall in New York. AP

I’ve seen Android phones get better and more powerful over the years, as Google and phone manufacturers pack devices with more and more features. There comes a time, though, when less is more. I’m afraid we’ve reached that time.

Posted: April 24th, 2013 in Gadgets,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Chipmaker TSMC gets tablet, smartphone boost in 1Q

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, reported an 18 percent jump in first quarter profit as increased global sales of smartphones and tablet computers boosted demand for sophisticated processors.

Posted: April 18th, 2013 in Apps and Softwares,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

LinkedIn updates mobile app to widen appeal

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Online professional networking service LinkedIn is dressing up its mobile application to impress people who are increasingly scrolling through content on smartphones.

Posted: April 18th, 2013 in Apps and Softwares,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Germany quashes Apple’s patent on unlocking iPhones

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Germany’s patent court invalidated Friday a patent held by Apple — and contested by rivals Motorola and Samsung — on its “slide to unlock” function for smartphones, but the ruling can still be appealed.

Posted: April 5th, 2013 in Apps and Softwares,Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Facebook unveils its ‘home’ on Android phone

A man shows the smartphone photo sharing application Instagram on an Iphone on April 10, 2012 in Paris, one day after Facebook announced a billion-dollar-deal to buy the startup behind Instagram. The free mini-program lets people give classic looks to square photos using "filters" and then share them at Twitter, Facebook or other social networks. AFP FILE PHOTO/THOMAS COEX

Facebook unveils its “home” on the Android smartphone Thursday, a move expected to tie the leading social network’s services tightly into mobile software.

Posted: April 4th, 2013 in Gadgets,Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Blackberry makes a comeback

BLACKBERRY Z10

Blackberry, the frontrunner of smartphones only six years ago, before it was dislodged by Apple and Android, makes a comeback with a redesigned look and user interface (UI) that’s finally attuned with the times.

Posted: March 31st, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Gadgets,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Japan’s Fujitsu says smartphones can take your pulse

A Fujitsu engineer demonstrates new technology, a the real-time pulse monitor system with facial imaging technology, that ustilises a web-camera in PCs or smartphones, at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on March 18, 2013. Fujitsu develped the technology to measure the user's pulse via the brightness of their face.  AFP  / YOSHIKAZU TSUNO

A smartphone that can take the pulse of a user just by looking at his or her face was unveiled in Japan on Monday.

Posted: March 18th, 2013 in Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Smartphones: Filipinos’ default mobile device

Motorola's three new Droid Razr smartphones—(from left) the Droid Razr M, the Droid Razr HD and the Droid Razr Maxx HD—are unveiled at a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. The phones are the first from Motorola as a part of Google.  AP PHOTO/BEBETO MATTHEWS

Here’s a true story: A man stuck in traffic realized he forgot his wallet at home. He shrugged off the idea of going back for it. Then he realized he had also left his cell phone. That was reason enough for him to make a bold attempt to turn around and retrieve the phone he had left behind.

Posted: March 11th, 2013 in Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

The next big smartphone accessory: your car

A person poses using a smartphone to hire a chauffered car on Februay 1, 2013 in Paris. Despite a higher rate than taxi, chauffered car services become more and more popular. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE VERDY

Automobile giants at the world’s biggest mobile fair are showing off a new technology that turns a car into a smartphone accessory, allowing a driver to use cutting-edge apps without veering off the road.

Posted: February 28th, 2013 in Gadgets,Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

A true smartphone, despite its size

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Samsung reveals the Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini, its latest smartphone in the market. The launch was held at URBN bar and Kitchen in Bonifacio High Street, Taguig, where guests were asked to ponder the question, “Does size matter?”

Posted: February 1st, 2013 in Gadgets,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

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