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SE W960i, the gadget blogging bought me
I am so happy because I finally bought my dream phone, the Sony Ericsson W960i Walkman Phone. I used a portion of my earnings from PRCBER to buy the phone.
I’ve been going to the different shops from different malls since last month to check on the prices. Finally, last week, I can’t help my urge on buying this phone. I was able to get it for PhP 21,780.00 ($484). It’s the cheapest I’ve seen from the weeks of hunting for a good price.
SE W960i is Sony Ericsson’s banner phone for 2008. It’s a camera, music (walkman) and busines phone in one. It has a built-in 8GB memory. It runs on Symbian’s UIQ3, the operating system being used by Sony Ericsson’s P-series phones. Like most UIQ3 devices, it also has touch screen capabilities. Since it’s a business phone, it has a built-in office application which permits you to create and view documents. I’m also satisfied with its 3.2 Megapixel camera which is equipped with auto focus capabilities. It’s a lot better than K608i’s 1.3 MP camera.
USJ-R claims first to use online collaborative tool for the academe
It was this morning that I read yesterday’s news paper issue. As I was browsing the Business section of the daily publication, I came across the article where it says a local University partners with an international company in providing a tool for online learning.
I got alarmed when I read the line that says that the University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu city is the first school in the Visayas and Mindanao to use an online collaborative tool for learning. According to the article, the university paired up with Microsoft’s Live@edu, a competitor of Google Apps for Education, in providing an online platform where students and faculty can access online services (for learning) with the use of a single e-mail account.
As far as I know, DCNHS in Davao City (Mindanao) started using Google Apps for Education one or two years ago. They have been using Google Apps for their email services, online calendars, document sharing and other functions which comes along with Google’s services. The claims of USJ-R to be the first to use an online collaborative tool for learning in the Visayas and Mindanao region is definitely a hoax.
I’m just hoping that the administrators of the said university will be aware that there are lots of other schools coming from Mindanao that have made use of these kinds of technologies for learning. It’s just that these schools were not given the opportunity to publicize their little achievements.
Mozilla Prism
I have discovered this great application which can be very useful for web application developers like me. It can turn your web applications into desktop applications.
The Mozilla Prism, which is currently at its development stage, is a desktop application which can split web applications from your browser and run them like a normal desktop application.
Problems with PLDT myDSL and OpenDNS
Two of my friends, Kuya Andrew and Kuya Blogie, who are both using OpenDNS and PLDT myDSL encountered an annoying problem this afternoon. PLDT myDSL subscribers who uses OpenDNS blocks their access to search engine sites like Google, Yahoo and MSN.
The odd thing about it is the presence of the PLDT myDSL logo below the Site Blocked message of OpenDNS.
Review: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
Upon seeing the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, the first question that came to me was “where do I place my SIM card?”. But sorry Nokia cellphone fans, this gadget is not a cellphone nor has it any mobile phone capabilities.
At first it was very odd and confusing that a $350 gadget from a leading cellphone manufacturer is not equipped with any phone capabilities. It was even more surprising since Nokia’s N-series boasts a line of feature-packed mobile phones. Since the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is not a mobile phone, but it does not intend to replace them but to complement them instead.
