Feb 4, 2012

In the family and among my friends, I’m the techie one. As such, whenever they make any purchase that’s related to technology in general, they ask me. Lately, a lot of people have been enamored by tablet computers. You can’t blame them. Almost every technology brand has a tablet of some form in their offerings. Tablet computers aren’t...

Apr 29, 2011

Apple resellers have began selling the iPad 2 locally with some stores offering perks such as free goodie bags,  krispy kreme donuts, and coffee to its customers. The official release of the iPad 2 in the Philippines came as a surprise as the country wasn’t in the initial list of countries scheduled to launch the iPad this month. Grey market sellers have...

Mar 3, 2011

Apple, Inc. CEO Steve Jobs surprised everybody on Wednesday when he took the stage to unveil the second iteration of its popular tablet computer. Jobs has been on medical leave since the 17th of January this year and was not expected to appear in the launch event. In his opening keynote, Jobs said, “We’ve been working on this product for awhile, and...

Jan 27, 2011

Sony has just made official the PlayStation Portable’s second iteration. Dubbed as the “Next Generation Portable,” the PSP 2 rocks a 5-inch OLED touchscreen with 960×544 resolution — that’s 4x the resolution of current PSPs. Equally drool-worthy are its dual analog sticks, front and rear cameras, 3G and WiFi connectivity, GPS,...

Jul 30, 2010

Amazon has refreshed its popular e-reader, the Kindle, with WiFi and 3G + WiFi models. Smaller and lighter than the previous models, the new Amazon Kindle is now available in two colors: white and graphite. It boasts of an improved E-Ink screen with 50% better contrast over competing e-readers. The revamped Kindle has a 6-inch display and features an anti-glare...