Nokia Lumia 720 Windows 8 Phone Review

Styled similar to the Nokia Lumia 800, the less cute but classier looking Nokia Lumia 720 is a feel solid mobile phone with Windows 8 OS using a plastic body unlike the traditional smartphones. However, it looks and feels like high-end and as a swanky metal one with its unibody-style design. Industrial design has always been Nokia's strength, and with the 720, the company seems to have outdone itself.

Its colour saturated polycarbonate frame makes it seems like scratch-proof as scratches will not be very evident. Fingerprints are no issue with the 720, with the body as well as the screen remaining practically smudge free. 

The back plate cannot be removed and access to slots is allowed via little trays that pop-out with the help of a paperclip. The body is all smooth curves and soft-touch finish, giving it a great in-hand feel.

Toshiba Showcases Latest Laptop Models

Toshiba L Series, Toshiba P Series, Toshiba Qosmio X70 gaming laptop and Toshiba Protege Z10t ultrabook are now official in the Philippines.

Toshiba’s latest laptops are stylish yet functional, and users will find that the company’s fresh design philosophy will not disappoint. Whether used for work or play, these notebooks exude a simple elegance and will provide an outstanding user experience that cannot be matched.



Portégé Z10t

Toshiba recognizes the growing demand for a combined laptop PC and tablet among business professionals, and so mobile executives and frequent travellers will find a lot to love about the Portégé Z10t. Users can enjoy the massive power of a full-fledged Ultrabook, while enjoying the portability of a tablet weighing only 850 grams.

This thin detachable laptop and tablet features a bright 11.6-inch full HD touch IPS display, and is powered by Windows 8 Pro. Keeping business professionals in mind, the Portégé Z10t comes with security features such as a TPM chip and Intel vPro technology, and is also well outfitted in terms of connectivity.

This sleek, steel grey metallic Ultrabook™ is durable, powerful, and convenient, and offers full flexibility to

all business professionals who need a tool that easily adapts to their numerous computing needs.


Satellite S40 series

The Satellite S40 series, made up of the S40t and S40Dt, is ideal for all consumers looking for powerful PCs that allow them to stay both productive and entertained.

These notebooks boast of an all-new sophisticated and significantly thinner design encased in an eye-catching brushed aluminum ice metallic silver finish, packed with high definition multimedia and entertainment-optimized features for greater everyday computing power.

With a 14.1-inch HD display, up to 750GB HDD storage, integrated Optical Disk Drive, DTS® Sound™ and built-in Onkyo speakers, the S40 series is an all-around PC that delivers optimum performance in one affordable package. The S40 features a 10-point touch display that makes navigating and controlling a laptop as convenient and intuitive as using a tablet or smartphone.




Satellite L40 and L50 Series

Toshiba’s Satellite L40 and L50 series, comprised of the L40, L40D, and L50, fulfill the numerous needs of laptop consumers. These models allow everyday users to efficiently and effectively perform their daily computing tasks while providing them the power to enjoy high quality multimedia and content creation.

Noteworthy features of the Satellite L40 series include HD display with LED backlighting, NVIDIA Optimus technology, integrated Optical Disk Drive, DTS Sound, built-in Onkyo speakers, and Toshiba Resolution+

technology.

Consumers who are big on design should take a good look at the refined and dapper Satellite L40 series. With its choice of colors for each different version including a Glossy Gold Edition exclusive to Asia, each model comes with a sleek finish that subtly matches the tiled keyboard with a glossy frame and matte keys.




Satellite P50 and P50t

Toshiba’s Satellite P series, comprised of the Satellite P50 and P50t, are the newest notebooks designed for everyday users. These stylish notebooks are elegantly designed with an attractive brushed aluminum silver finish with chrome accents on the lid.

The Satellite P50 runs a fourth-generation Intel Core processor, GeForce GT 745M, a framebuffer of 4GB, and an optical drive. The P50t, on the other hand, features a third-generation processor and GeForce GT 740M. The P50t also comes with an intuitive 10-point touch and swipe support.

Both the P50 and P50t come equipped with a 15.6-inch full HD display, an enlarged click touchpad and two Harman Kardon speakers, making these powerful yet portable tools ideal for working on documents, watching movies, and even enjoying some serious gaming.



Qosmio X70

Finally, there’s the Qosmio X70, Toshiba’s latest laptop designed specifically for gaming enthusiasts who want the best when it comes to performance, speed, graphics, sound quality, and connectivity.

The Qosmio X70 boasts of a massive 17.3-inch full HD display with an 8-millisecond response time, as well as serious gaming hardware under its hood.

This high-performing laptop is powered by a fourth-generation Intel Core processor and comes equipped with 16GB of RAM. Its dedicated GeForce GTX 770M graphics card comes with up to 3GB of GDDR5 video RAM, and is NVIDIA’s second most powerful mobile GPU to date. Four integrated Harman Kardon stereo speakers handle the X70’s sound, with a 6-watt output of DTS Studio Sound.

Toshiba’s Qosmio X70 is of an attractive and distinct red aluminum color, and effortlessly carries the premium polish of the entire Qosmio series. Its tiled and frameless keyboard design is illuminated in red, enabling navigation and convenient text input even in low light conditions.

DevCup 2013 : Hackathon Brought to You by WebGeek

WebGeek has announced it's second DevCup hackathon event, to take place at the Meralco Multi-Purpose Hall on August 17 to 18, 2013. Participants can now enjoy and show what they got through this two-day event. Last year’s completion was attended by more than 200 developers and participants armed with the single aim of learning and challenging their skills and building apps.

Join this year’s DevCup: You can sign up as an individual participant or register up to a maximum of three as a team. Give yourself the boost to prove that you have what it takes to be called as one of the “best” and manifest your skills during this two-day hackathon. Conceptualize, develop, and create your bizarre kind of app that is of course in harmony with the given theme.

Winning is not the only thing in this event, as you indulge yourself in you will learn how to make decision quick with your team. You can also increase your circle of network, since WebGeek is targeting 50 to 60 teams of participants to hop in. you will certainly meet lots of interesting and useful people for your connections.

Early bird tickets will be available on July 15 - 27, 2013 for PHP250. If you don’t purchase your tickets by then, you’ll be missing out on a 75% discount. It looks like it’s going to a great DevCup 2013 this year, so don’t wait any longer.

For more information about the DevCup 2013, check out http://webgeek.ph/devcup-2013.

Crumpler Opens New Concept Store In The Philippines

Yes! This is a tech post because bags meant for our gadgets are must-have accessories that we can use to keep our expensive gadgets safe and secured to help us make it last a lifetime.

But did I hear that right? A lifetime using a certain gadget is no longer feasible. The more correct statement is that the bags can be used to keep our current and new gadgets in the best of health by offering a tough bag that can protect it from outside harm.

We all know that gadget models come and go, and the technology quickly develops into something new. So our bags need to be also flexible to could easily adapt to new gadgets of different shapes and sizes.

I hope this is less difficulty for Crumpler bags - of which I do not have any doubts at all.

Toshiba Launches Stylish, High-Performance Laptops Designed For Specific Consumers

Be it for business, gaming, or home use, there’s an elegantly designed Toshiba notebook that’s just right for you!

The Toshiba L Series, Toshiba P Series, Toshiba Qosmio X70 gaming laptop and Toshiba Protege Z10t ultrabook are now official in the Philippines.

Numerous studies conducted by Toshiba revealed that one thing users truly value is “elegant design” – carefully and thoughtfully designed products that combine both aesthetics and functionality.

With this in mind, Toshiba set off to produce new laptops that utilize modern materials and that feature smart and stylish design elements such as frameless keyboards, enhanced speakers, and metallic surfaces and finishes.

AOC Launches New Breeze Tablets For Mobile Computing

AOC, the worldwide leader in display manufacturing, just introduced to the media the availability of 7 and 8 inches tablets carrying the name Breeze. The product launch was held at the Holiday Inn hotel in Makati last June 25, 2013.

Breeze tablets make mobile computing truly a breeze because they are said to be fast, flexible and powered by the latest Android Jelly Bean operating system. There are currently two incarnations of the Breeze model : MW0731+ and Breeze MW0831.

Both are the perfect companions for everyone who does not want to miss out on their email, social media, the latest news, entertainment and the most engaging games. For people on the go especially in the Philppines where tablets are the in thing next to laptops for usefulness and smartphones for mobility and portability.

Epson Announces Investment in New Production Lines For Next Generation Print Heads

Seiko Epson Corporation announced that it has invested approximately about 16 billion yen in two production lines in Japan.

The lines have been constructed to manufacture next-generation print heads – the core component in inkjet printers – for use in business and industrial printing systems to come to market in the latter part of the 2013 fiscal year.

This capital investment, made over three years from fiscal 2011, has been made to build new production lines that contain a host of original Epson manufacturing technologies. These new lines will be located in Epson’s Suwa-Minami Plant in Nagano Prefecture and the Sakata Plant in Yamagata Prefecture. Production demands a high level of technical skill, and Epson was required to bring to bear its many years of accumulated expertise in monozukuri – the art and science of manufacturing – to make the production lines a reality.

Instagram Now Has Videos! Goodbye Vine?

Video on Instagram will bring us another way to share our stories to the world. We no longer need to settle with just a static image, when we go to take a photo on Instagram, we’ll now see a movie camera icon. Tap it to enter video mode, where we can take up to fifteen seconds of video through the Instagram camera.

They've also added thirteen filters built specifically for video so we can keep sharing beautiful content on Instagram. When we post a video, we’ll also be able to select our favorite scene from what we’ve recorded as our cover image so our videos are beautiful even when they’re not playing.

"I just started on Vine and I think I won't continue using it anymore now that Instagram has video, with pretty advanced features, by the way. Goodbye, Vine.

Keeping Your Website and Account Safe

This is just to remind you of some security tips necessary to keep your website and account safe. Please read the following guidelines:

1. Change your password (cPanel, client portal, email accounts, FTP accounts, etc.) at least every 90 days.
2. Do not share your login credentials to any person whom you do not fully trust. If it is necessary to give your login credentials to others, make sure to change your password again once they are done using your account.
3. Make sure to install trusted and secure applications only. Read reviews before using a script or an app. If it is custom coded, make sure to practice and consider security precautions.
4. Update all installed applications on your website, including plugins, themes and other modifications.
5. Remove files, applications and scripts that you no longer need.

Epson Empowers Partners To “Shift Into High Gear”

Epson Philippines Corporation (EPC) recently met its valued partners to honor them and prepare them for a more aggressive Fiscal Year.

It held a series of events to honor the company’s top trade partners and to prepare them for a more aggressive 2013 fiscal year. With the theme ‘Shifting Into High Gear’, the ‘kick-offs’ were held at the Discovery Suites in Ortigas, Solaire Resort and Casino in Pasay, and Amari Watergate Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

The events highlighted Epson’s commitment to empower its partners as exemplified by Epson’s consistent support to their businesses, updates about the latest digital imaging technology innovations, and product showcases.