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Showing posts with label Tech News. Show all posts

Worried About Internet Bills? Here's What PLDT, Converge ICT, and Others Said...


During this Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) many of the small businesses like computer shop and pisonet as well as workers in different companies are suddenly stop to operate and work thus no have income and salaries to pay for their internet subscriptions or bills. But don't worry guys because these telecommunication and broadband companies offer moratorium such as payment extension and installment scheme for their customers who are not capable of paying their bills during this tough times. Look at their official statements below...

PLDT



CONVERGE ICT


GLOBE


SMART COMMUNICATIONS



EASTERN TELECOMMUNICATION


SKYCABLE



PLANET CABLE




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OLX and Carousell Merged

Two of the biggest online marketplace, the OLX and Carousell, merges together under Carousell.ph to become the giant online marketplace in the Philippines today with more than six million product listings.

They recently announced that on July 15, 2019 both OLX and Carousell will be officially become one platform wherein everyone, buyers and seller, will have to enjoy.

To know more about this exciting news please refer to their official webiste here "Carousell".

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"Angkas" Releases New Design of Rider Vest

As we all know "Angkas" is the most popular single motor taxi  in the Philippines particularly in the Metro Manila area releases new and unique rider vest earlier today as shown in the news embedded below...



It featured the huge logo of the company and beneath to it is the registered ID number of the rider. And in front also featured the ID number of the rider atop to it is the Philippines flag with ID holder in the right side. However, the unique part of the vest is that it has a side strap where the Angkas supposed to hold.

For more information of this blog please refer to the news above or in the official website and social media accounts of Angkas. Thank you for reading and don't forget to like, share, and comment.

Coca-Cola Released "Coke Clear" In Japan


According to Esquire Philippines, Kotaku and Mynavi Japan, Coca-Cola Clear is about to be release in June 11, 2018 which was five days ago after I saw it in my Facebook friend's post, Sir Felipe, who's currently in Japan dating June 15, 2018. When the first time I saw the picture I didn't believe it I thought it was just a joke but it's not. So I begin searching about it online.

And here's what I've found, this particular version of coca-cola called "Clear Coke" is zero calorie with a splash of lemon. And it's only available in Japan at the moment. However according to Sir Felipe that the said Clear Coke is a legitimate Coca-Cola product in which taste like Sprite without a tingling in it and it's sweet.

Take a look of the picture below of Sir Felipe holding the actual Coca-Cola Clear in Japan.

Owned By Felipe Briana
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LTO Launches Online Appointment System


The Land Transport Office (LTO) launches today, April 26, 2018, the Online Application System for both Driver's License Renewal and  Motor Vehicle Registration Renewal. Accordingly, the system is currently servicing the following locations: Marikina, Novaliches, Pasig, Muntinlupa and LTO Central wherein they could save an hour compared to the walk-in process. The contractor also told in an interview of a certain TV network that they will be aloting a dedicated teller to handle online applications.

To those who want to apply online please click the link here, and fill-up the appropriate application form. And to learn more about this matter please refer to this links: UNTVNEWS, NEWS5EVERYWHERE, and LTO.

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Uber Philippines Merges With Grab Philippines

Yes, you read it right! The two well known ride sharing company, Uber and Grab, is now combined as one, Grab as the brand carrier.

This news is legitimate based on their email to us dated April 2, 2018, saying that Uber operations will now be part of Grab. And they also stresses to their message that Uber App will no longer be useful starting April 9, 2018.

The image below is that actual email of Uber:



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Facebook And Instagram Went Down

Look! Facebook and Instagram went down for almost 5 minutes today, February 22, 2018, around 7:00P.M. Philippine time. No one knows the reason yet, however, I'll be updating this blog anytime whenever I get official statement from the Facebook itself.


FACEBOOK:



INSTAGRAM:


Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Releases New Enhanced Banknotes

The Central Bank of the Philippines releases last December 5, 2017 new generation of currency banknotes with enhanced design and security features. See the Images of the old and new banknotes below showcasing the new features:






















For more detailed information about this news please refer to their official facebook page here and their official press release of this particular update here.

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Facebook Messenger Temporarily Stopped Working



Around 8:00 P.M. Today, December 5, 2017, Facebook Messenger has stopped working for almost an hour, and Facebook did confirmed it according to GMA News Online. The incident has cause a lot of rumors and panic to general public as the social media platform is flooded with complaints and questions to what really happened with their Messenger Apps. For now they are conducting an investigation and trying to resolve the problem, however, Messenger is back and functioning. And lets just wait for the official statement of Facebook Messenger on what was really the cause of the incident.

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PC Express Will Be Having Warehouse Clearance Sale

Good News for techies out there because PC Express will be having a Warehouse Clearance Sale this upcoming November 30 & December 1-3, 2017 in their branches in Shaw Boulevard and Pavilion Mall Laguna in which could save you up to 90%. How cool its that?!

To learn more about the details of this upcoming great sale please check out their official Facebook Event page here. Enjoy shopping!

Beware Of Paypal Email Phishing Site

Alert! Alert! To all Paypal users out there, a new Paypal email phishing site is trying to elude you with almost identical to Paypal log-in page.

I learned about  this when I received an email stating a Paypal service in which they're trying to contact me to resolve an issue pertaining to my account and then they put a Paypal link where i can log-in. At first look, it wasn't suspicious because the detail of the page is almost the same, however, when my eyes directs to its url address then that's the time I begin suspecting. It's a phishing site.

Look at the image of the Paypal phishing site below or click this Fake Paypal. Just click the image to enlarge.


And now compare it with the correct one below or click this Original Paypal. Just click the image to enlarge.



















Folks, be aware also of this email that I received. Just click the image to enlarge.



















Again, everybody be aware of this or else your most precious information in Paypal will be compromised.

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Nokia 6 Specs, Price And Availability


HMD Global Oy, who secured the exclusive rights of Nokia brand licensing in early 2016, had publicly announce the launch of the new Nokia 6, the first Nokia's Android based smartphone as shown in their official press release.

FULL SPECS OF NOKIA 6:

DISPLAY                       :       5.5" Bright Hybrid in-cell full HD resolution,
                                               2.5D Gorilla Glass
PROCESSOR                :       Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 with X6 LTE
RAM                              :       4GB
STORAGE                     :       64GB
OPERATING SYSTEM :       Android Nougat
AUDIO                          :       Dolby Atmos, 6dB louder sound, higher voice,
                                              deeper bass
REAR CAMERA           :       16MP with face detection and auto focus
FRONT CAMERA        :       8MP with automatic scene detection


PRICE:

1,699 CNY or equavalent to 12,162.03 PHP
    
AVAILABILITY:

It will be available in JD.com in early 2017 in China.


4 Of The Best Ways To Manage Internet Bandwidth To Avoid Lag

This article is intended for entities who are using internet connection in multiple computers like Internet Cafe or Computer Shop or Pisonet or Pisowifi , offices, coffee shop, Hotspots and other related establishments which are badly experiencing high latency or lag that causes migraine to every network administrator and disappointment to each internet users because of poor internet connectivity though you have good internet subscription.

Honestly, it's not how high the download and upload speed you have but what matters most is how you effectively manage the bandwidth based on the number of computers to be connected and the internet demand they wanted. Let's say you have 10Mb both download and upload which could be divided to ten computers 1Mb each respectively. Yes 1Mb is enough to play videos and do surfing the web without other computers grabbing it although you're connected to one network that is because of a proper bandwidth management.

Therefore, in this article I will going to list four of the best methods in managing internet bandwidth in order to avoid lag, buffering and slow loading. Here are the following in no particular order:

PfSense
It is a free and open source firewall and router that also features unified threat management, load balancing, multi WAN, and more. It's a computer software distribution based on FreeBSD. It is installed on a physical computer or a virtual machine to make dedicated firewall or router for a network and has been noted for its reliability.

Mikrotik RouterOS
It has all the necessary features for an ISP-routing, firewall, bandwidth management, wireless access point, backhautl link, hotspot gateway, VPN server and more. It's the operating system of RouterBoard hardware.

Kerio Control
It is a unified threat management firewall that features intrusion prevention, content filtering, activity reporting, bandwidth management, and virtual private networking. Kerio Control is available as a software, virtual, or hardware appliance.

OPNSense
It is also an open source, easy-to-use and easy-to-build freeBSD based firewall and routing platform. The feature set of OPNsense includes high-end features such as forward caching proxy, traffic shaping, intrusion detection, and easy OpenVPN client setup.



MMDA Launches "MayHuliBa" Website

Recently, MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority) enforced their "No Apprehension Program" by which the enforcer will now never have to physically apprehend vehicles violating traffic rules but rather the state-of-the-art CCTVs' will do the job. According to officials, through this program motorist will become discipline.

With regards to the above program, the MMDA also launches MayHuliBa website wherein motorist can check if they have existing traffic violation(s). Please take a look of the image below.


SanDisk Reveals Reinvented Wireless USB Flash Drive

The well known brand of storage devices, SanDisk, reveal its new reinvented line of product the "SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick." Literally, it is a flash drive designed to work not only on personal computers but also works in your favorite gadgets like iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire and Android powered devices without actually connecting through cable or any compatible connectors rather via air.

I know it's hard to believe that you can wirelessly access your files in the stick even it's  in your bag or in the other room or in your pocket but it's real. You can even watch HD movies and play music that stored in the stick up to three devices simultaneously. Like the conventional flash drive this thing can also be plug into USB ports in order to access the files.

In addition, this "Wireless Stick' is available in variety of capacity: 128GB, 64GB, 32GB and 16GB.

For more information about this awesome product you may visit here.

PAG-ASA Bought Atomic Clock for ₱50.3 Million



The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration or known for its acronym PAG-ASA bought an advance clock technology called Atomic Clock for ₱50.3 Million. Don't worry folks, this clock is not made for atomic bombs. Just watch the video above why is it high tech clock and how it helps us:

Cherry Mobile Cubix Cube is Now Available


This Apple inspired look smartphone, the Cubix Cube by Cherry Mobile, is now available exclusively in Lazada.

Believe it or not this awesome smartphone with octa-core processor will be available to online buyers for only ₱ 4,490.00 which serve as an affordable alternative to expensive brands with almost the same specs and features available today in the market.

See Specs below:


Intel® Compute Stick: Smallest PC Ever Built

Intel® Compute Stick

 In Intel's website, they called it "Little Stick. Big Surprise." Yes, this little thing is fully functional computer which you can insert in any HDMI ready TV or monitor. It looks like the picture below:


The Intel Compute Stick has a lot of amazing features to offer such as uses for entertainment, productivity, thin client and digital signage. And the physical feature was also quite exciting. Take a glance of the picture below:



And in the Philippines this little computer can be spotted in PCWORX online store where they're selling it for only ₱ 7,999.00. It can also be seen in GigaDrive's Facebook page where they're accepting for pre-order.

DOST Rolls Out Its Hybrid Electric Road Train


The Department of Science and Technology put to a test its Hybrid Electric Road Train in Clark Freeport Parade Ground in Pampanga today, June 25, 2015.

This train is proudly made locally by DOST's engineers. The 40 meter train was developed to address the heavy traffic in Metro Manila and other most populated areas in the country as it can carry about 240 passengers at the same time. 

To get more information about this blog visit DOST.

ASUS Philippines Officially Open Its New Online Store



In their Facebook page, ASUS Philippines posted this...


We are now officially open!
Check out the new ASUS Philippines Online Store!
Visit now at store.asus.com/ph

ASUS Philippines officially open its online store today, June 25, 2015. 

In the website you will see various ASUS products were on sale like Zen series as Zen 2, Zen 5, Zen C; Tablets as Memo Pad and Fonepad; as well as Accessories. When you click each item you will see the very detailed information of the products with colorful images. And good news for online buyers who don't have credit card because you can still place order and pay upon delivery or Cash On Delivery.

For more information visit their official websites: