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Google News, now in the Philippines
This news just came in. Google is now offering Google News for Philippines (http://news.google.com.ph), the first local Google News in Southeast Asia.
This addition is the 56th local edition of Google News.
Here’s a portion of the press release:
Philippines – September 17, 2008 – Google Inc. today launched Google News in the Philippines, providing 24 million Filipino Internet users the latest local news from more than 4,500 English-language sources, including a wide range of Philippines news outlets. The Philippines is the first country in Southeast Asia to get its own local edition of Google News. Google News for the Philippines is available at http://news.google.com.ph. With this launch there are now 56 regional editions of Google News available in 20 different languages
Local news organizations are encouraged to include their news article in Google News. For more information on how to include your news organization, please check the “Help for Publishers” page.
New way to promote your blogs
I’ve been using entrecard for a few months now to drive traffic into my website. Entrecard is a FREE advertisement (or card) exchange program. Members earn entrecard credits by sellings ads on their site or by dropping cards on other member’s site. More »
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.
End of Netscape
[photopress:netscape_logo.gif,thumb,alignleft]Following Netscape’s announcement of its latest release of the Netscape Navigator version 9.005, they finally announced the death of Netscape last December 28. Starting February 1, official support for all Netscape clients will end.
Smart Internet Promo
I just learned about the Smart Internet Promo when I browsed Smart’s WAP Homepage last night using my Sony Ericsson K608i 3G Phone.
Smart 3G started its Smart Internet Promo last December 1, 2007. Smart will be giving away exciting mobile gadgets (which they did not specify) to those internet users who have registered for the promo. The subscriber’s duration of internet usage corresponds to a number of raffle entries.
To give a more brief information about the promo, I have downloaded the promo mechanics from their WAP site.
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Smart Plug It: A new solution from Smart Broadband
Smart Broadband, Inc. recently launched it’s new product for wireless broadband access. It’s an extension of SmartBro product. But instead of using the Canopy-based system to connect to the internet, the new service will utilize the mobile network’s High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA) service.
The new service, dubbed as “Plug It, is a USB-based modem that can easily be plugged to a laptop or a desktop computer. According to the press release given by Smart, the new service will operate at the 384 to 768 kps speeds. According to Abe of Yugatech, Smart is being careful with the speeds they promise to the public since Smart Telecoms., Inc. has not yet covered the whole country with HSPDA infrastructure. Thus, they gave the users the rated speed for 3G systems.
To VPS or not to VPS
My PRC Board Exam Results website has been experiencing a lot of server problems since Jehz and I launched it. Most of these problems are related to bandwidth and CPU usage.
Since October, our site has migrated from three different servers. First, I was the one who hosted it on my Gold Account at Marvins Web. Later on, we managed to transfer it on Jehz’s server. But before the month ended, the site already consumed the account’s allocated bandwidth. This incident pushed us to look for a bigger server. That was the time when Kuya Blogie offered his DavaoBlogs.com hosting account to host the PRC Board Exam Results website.
