Starup Weekend Manila 2013

Startup Weekend Manila this August 23 to 25 and registration is now open! We also have 50% off promo code until August 11. Sign-up now. Limited slots only! This is a good complement to the learning from posts and bootcamps from IdeaSpace. We will also fly in a facilitator from New York!

Startup Weekend Manila is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies.

Globe Business Brings Blackberry Q10 Smartphone To Enterprise Clientele

As a highly-preferred mobility device, the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone is now being offered by Globe Business to heighten the BlackBerry experience further for enterprises. It is now boosted with better deals, along with the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to power BlackBerry smartphones.

Globe Business recently announced that its new and current clients can now avail of BlackBerry Q10 smartphones with a re-designed and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform. Meanwhile, Globe Business is ready to provide full technical assistance to enterprises which would like to sync BlackBerry Q10 smartphones to their current e-mail platform via Microsoft ActiveSync, as well as guidance on procedures to upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 free of charge until end of this year. If a company defers to deploy BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, BlackBerry 10 smartphones such as the Q10 will still be able to support Microsoft ActiveSync.

On a two-year contract, enterprise clients of Globe Business can now maximize their work efficiencies with the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone starting at P1,900 a month with unlimited data and calls, plus P500 worth of consumable credits which may be used at special discounted rates on IDD calls as well as international and local texts which are 50% lower than regular rates. Globe is the first carrier in the Philippines to offer the BlackBerry Q10.

Get The Smartphone Of Your Choice Free At Plan 499 From Globe

Responding to the growing demand for affordable smartphones in the country, Globe Telecom unveiled its most extensive array of device offerings all available for free at Plan 499.

For as low as P499 monthly, subscribers can avail of a free device of their choice under the telco’s suite of fully-customizable postpaid plans, ranging from Android devices Samsung Galaxy S Duos or CloudFone 501D, Windows phones Nokia Lumia 520 or Huawei Ascend W1, a BlackBerry 9320, or a CloudPad and CloudFone 352g bundle.

Android enthusiasts can take advantage of the extensive Android app community with the Samsung Galaxy S Duos which has a large 4-inch screen display that can comfortably accommodate web pages, long e-mails, detailed photos, and videos, or the CloudFone 501D which has a 5” WVGA Touchscreen and a 5MP camera powered by a 1GHz dual core processor.

Huawei Ascend Mate : Your 6.1-Inch Pocket Cinema Phablet

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Get ready for a supercharged phablet for the fashion forward and movie-gaming enthusiasts.

Huawei, a The HUAWEI Ascend Mate leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today launched the Android pocket cinema phablet for the fashion forward, movie and gaming enthusiasts -- the HUAWEI Ascend Mate.

features a huge 6.1-inch HD display, a 1.5 GHz Hi-Silicon quad-core processor and a 4050 mAh battery. Together with Huawei’s proprietary Quick Power Control (QPC) and Automated Discontinuous Reception (ADRX) battery efficiency technology and fast sharing technology, the HUAWEI Ascend Mate is proof that bigger is better.

“The HUAWEI Ascend Mate breaks barriers to deliver a supercharged entertainment, communication and creative experience for all your personal and professional needs,” said Albert Antig, sales and marketing director of Huawei Technologies Philippines. “The HUAWEI Ascend Mate is an industry-leading smartphone and showcases our innovation as we continue to make great technology available to more people globally.”

Huawei Ascend P6 is the World’s Slimmest Smartphone

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, unveiled the HUAWEI Ascend P6, the world’s slimmest smartphone measuring 6.18mm. The smartphone features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a sleek metallic body. With its 4.7-inch high definition in-cell display, industry-leading 5MP front-facing camera, and outstanding software, the HUAWEI Ascend P6 is the embodiment of elegance with an edge.

“The HUAWEI Ascend P6 is a star among smartphones with its industry-leading design, high-quality camera, and intuitive user interface, Huawei’s proprietary Emotion UI,” said Johnson Ma, country device manager of Huawei Technologies Philippines. “Building on the success of our Ascend P series of fashion smartphones, the HUAWEI Ascend P6 provides unsurpassed technology and a design that is simply stunning.”

HUAWEI Ascend P6 is ultra slim at 6.18mm and weighs just about 120g. While it is small enough to slip into the tiniest of pockets or clutch bags, the stylish HUAWEI Ascend P6 is designed to be seen and coveted! It features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2.2 operating system, 2000mAh battery, 4.7-inch HD in-cell LCD screen technology, and ‘MagicTouch’ for enhanced screen responsiveness even when wearing gloves.

Torque Droidz Sport Versus the Arc Mobile Prime 350 Mobile Phone Review

 

Let's go straight to the point.

The Torque Droidz Sport and the Arc Mobile Prime 350 are so affordable yet they have features too good for their price range. With the addition of extra memory to improve storage space, they could very well be the promising units enough to satisfy the basic mobile needs of an individual.

But, of course I would let you know which one between the two is more superior.

I usually do my reviews after more than a week of usage so as to make sure everything was well checked and tested. We can't afford to rush things. We need to be able to present the actual daily experience with the device.

WD My Passport Air 500 GB Review : It's Time To Throw Away My Old USBs and Portable Drives

Well, I definitely need more hard drive space. That would always be a requirement every after few months since I deal with lots of photos that I take during events - and product reviews would be one of them busy activities that will add more files on my USB storage drives.

I really do not want to fill my MacBook  hard drive with all my files. It's so difficult to organize with the very limited space taht I most likely will just reserve for my Photo and Video Editing applications. Most of the time I would like to carry the photos and videos around in several USB drives to show them to my clients.

However, dangling with me several USB drives just won't do any more. I need more storage space but I want a durable storage space at the same time. I'm even willing to pay more just to keep my data safe, and I prefer a storage space that will let me access my data fast - with ease and convenience. Having no worries means a lot especially when your files mean more expensive than the gadget itself.

Luckily, I stumbled upon the WD My Passport Air.

IT Jam 2013 : Meet and Mix

Soft Micro Enterprises is hosting the 1st IT Jam Philippines happening on August 16, 2013.

IT Jam Philippines calls the participation of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and testers, for exchange of ideas and collaborate for development projects.

The event will be designed a mix of "BarCamps" and traditional sessions, which topics will be submitted and voted on by the participants.Attendees are highly encourage to give a demo, a session, or help with one, or otherwise volunteer / contribute in some way to support the event The people present at the event will select the demos or presentations they want to see.

The event will also include hackathon and up for grabs are some premium items.The participants are asked to bring their own machines which will be used for application development.

The speakers for this will be BlackBerry, Smart DevNet, Chikka, Ideaspace, Intel, IRRI and Microsoft.

Venue will be announced soon.

ASUS In Search of Incredible: Experience Home

Experience Living the ASUS Way. ASUS inspires everyone to experience the new touch generation.

Following the success of the ASUS Experience Zone earlier this year, ASUS once again will hold another Experience Home Event this July 18-21 at the 3^rd floor bridgeway of SM Megamall.

Featuring a very comfortable open house set-up, the ASUS In Search of Incredible: Experience Home will display a wide range of ASUS’ most incredible notebooks and tablets such as the new ASUS Fonepad, VivoTab Smart, VivoTab, Zenbook Touch as well as the ASUs VivoBook, the No. 1 touch notebook in the world, in different parts of the house such as the bedroom, the living room, kitchen and study room to let everyone discover the things the products have to offer; providing service and pleasure to every customer’s work and entertainment necessities.  

To ensure everyone’s enjoyment, apart from the wonderful incredible experience shared, everyone will bring home ASUS goodies and will get a free 8GB USB card for every purchase of an ASUS notebook or a free 32GB SD card for every purchase of the ASUS Fonepad or the ASUS VivoTab Smart.

Come visit the ASUS In Search of Incredible: Experience Home on the 3^rd Floor Bridgeway of SM Megamall on July 18-21, 2013 between 10am-9pm.

The ASUS In Search of Incredible: Experience Home will also be in SM Iloilo on July 18-24, 2013 and in SM Lipa on August 2-4, 2013. See you there!

4th Generation Intel Core vPro Processor Now Available

Intel Corporation announced the availability of the 4th generation Intel Core vPro processor family, formerly codenamed “Haswell,” with immediate availability for innovative desktop PCs and mobile work stations and future availability planned for Ultrabooks and tablet devices. The 4th generation Intel Core vPro processors are up to 2x faster for business productivity applications over 4-year old systems.1,2 Seven years of innovation and design have culminated in a robust set of embedded technologies for the enterprise, creating the best environment for IT professionals and end users to compute with confidence.

Today’s enterprises demand a lot from their business PCs; they need to be secure within diverse work environments threatened by computer malware and hackers. At the same time, security must be flexible so that it does not compromise or stifle business performance. Devices powered by 4th generation Intel Core vPro processors now address both sides of that equation in an integrated package of security, performance and manageability, establishing a seamless computing experience that boosts productivity throughout the enterprise. Intel offers business-class computing across a full spectrum of devices, including stylish and robust Ultrabooks, 2-in-1 devices, touch-based clamshells, tablet slates, portable AIOs, and ultra small form factor PCs.


Security: Enterprise-Wide Security Straight from the Chip

The 4th generation Intel Core vPro processors offer built-in functionalities that strengthen security and protect both business data and personal information. Remote anti-theft capabilities and hardware accelerated encryption ensures that malware and root kit attacks do not compromise business systems. Together with Intel’s industry-wide network of security partners, Intel vPro Technology offers a comprehensive field of embedded security protection and a wide choice of solutions for businesses of all sizes.



New features in security:

1. Threat Mitigation

· Intel Trusted Execution Technology augmented by Intel® Boot Guard enhances security throughout the bootup process via a root of trust based in the hardware, and extends that safe boot capability to virtual machines.

· Intel Virtualization Technology and McAfee Deep Defender* work together to protect virtualized environments against malware and root kit attacks via hardware-based services.

· McAfee DeepSAFE Technology*, co-developed with Intel, detects, blocks and remediates hidden attacks with innovative hardware-assisted security.


2. Identity and Access Protection

· Intel Identity Protection Technology provides hardware secured VPN access incorporating private keys, one-time password (OTP) tokens and public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates.


3. Data Protection

· Intel Anti-Theft Technology can remotely send encryption keys to lock down hard drives in missing PCs and has been enhanced for easier enterprise deployability.

· Intel Advanced Encryption Standard-New Instructions (AES-NI) enables ubiquitous encryption across business PCs with hardware-based acceleration.

· Intel Secure Key safely generates highly secure encryption keys via the hardware platform.


4. Security Monitoring & Remediation

· McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator*/Deep Command* are extensions of McAfee’s leading endpoint security management, controlling devices regardless of their on or off power state.

· Intel Platform Protection Technology with BIOS Guard protects system BIOS against stealth attacks and unauthorized updates.


Manageability -- Comprehensive Controls for Remote Management

The 4th generation Intel Core vPro processors bring convenience and operational efficiencies to the remote management of devices. IT professionals can better service a wider array of devices at a reduced cost regardless of location. Enterprise workers benefit through uninterrupted service and uncompromised performance.



New features in manageability:

· Enhanced Keyboard-Video-Mouse Remote Control offers full remote diagnose, repair and updating of systems -- now with greater screen resolution and fidelity from anywhere at any time even if systems are powered off or the operating system is unresponsive.

· Intel Setup & Configuration Software provides fast and simple PC configuration.

· Intel Active Management Technology allows IT or managed service providers to update, disable, lock, wipe or restore thousands of vPro processor-based devices remotely. It does so independent of operating system or power state, promoting an uninterrupted work environment that preserves user productivity in the course of repair.

· Intel vPro Powershell Module for Microsoft Windows Powershell allows customized management and enhanced automation with unique scripts.


Productivity -- Intuitive Designs that Improve Worker Productivity

Desktop devices continue to play a critical role in business computing and thus should reflect the needs of the modern user. The 4th generation Intel Core vPro processors enable an innovative, space-saving design in a secure package. Among the variety of models are large-screened form factors with touch/type interactivity and Windows* 8 Enterprise. Users can take advantage of the full gamut of familiar x86 applications, peripherals and drivers, including compatibility with Windows* 7 environments. High-performance power enables work between multiple applications for tackling high-quality images and complex data sets.


New features in productivity include up to 2x faster multitasking performance and 19x faster graphics performance over 4-year old systems.1,2 Additional features consist of the following:

· Intel Virtual Machine Control Structure shadowing and nesting provides fast and secure virtual desktops to better control data and applications.

· Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions – New Instructions boosts performance for multi-threaded applications such as those that enable business intelligence and collaboration.

· Intel Rapid Start Technology provides instant-on access after waking for immediate application use while providing added system battery life for mobile platforms.

· Intel Smart Connect Technology keeps email, social networks and other apps that access the Internet constantly updated.


Future Innovation – Technology that Grows with Your Business

Security and performance needs changes rapidly. With 4th generation Intel Core vPro processors, IT professionals gain a flexible platform with a robust suite of technologies applicable to variety of business scenarios today and in the future. In 2013, Intel will add the following enhancements to the vPro family:


· Enhanced no wires experience for more seamless, secure and immersive conference room collaboration.

· Location-based services enabling workers to find and connect to locally available IT assets

· “Passwordless VPN” access eliminating the burden for multiple log-ins. Solid state storage with remote configuring, management and recovery of encrypted data.