Manila Maps now available on Google Maps!

February 24th, 2009 13 Comments   Posted in Software

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Philippine Street Map on the Nokia N82 Symbian S60 Platform

After the long wait, Google finally released the updated Manila Map for Google Maps.  The recent Google Maps update include detailed street maps of major Philippine cities like Metro Manila, Cebu City, Davao City, and Cagayan de Oro City among others.

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My iPod Earbuds got broken

December 24th, 2007 4 Comments   Posted in Accessories, Apple, iPod

appleearbuds3_closeup.jpgI dunno when or how it happened but when I used my iPod this morning, there was something wrong with the quality of sound I hear. I’ve been hearing some noise on the left channel of my earbuds. It’s very annoying specially when the music being played is on the rock and alternative genre. The cracking and noisy sound is very irritating on the ears. I tried checking the audio jack connected to my iPod but found it ok. I have no idea what caused the problem and all I can do is to declare my earbuds broken.

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Problems with iPod Software 1.2.2

November 25th, 2007 2 Comments   Posted in Gadgets, iPod

Few nights ago, I tried pluggin in my iPod Video on my friend’s laptop to charge its batteries. I got excited when I saw that there has been a new iPod software update. My iPod currently runs iPod Software 1.2.1.

Because of my excitement, I tried updating my iPod the following day. But to my disappointment, iTunes now says that the latest iPod software available is 1.2.1. I searched the net for the reason behind this. It’s not only me who experienced the same problem. When I checked Apple’s technical support page, it says that version 1.2.2 is the latest software available for all 5th Generation iPods. More »