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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Grab Taxi Mobile App for Fast and Safe Taxi Hailing


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Have you guys seen taxi cabs deployed with GPS-enabled mobile here in Metro Manila? There's even a small number of taxi cabs in Cebu that has those setup which was said to have been issued by a certain telecom company. Apparently, the gadgets are used for GPS-roving-mapping purposes.

There is also a World Bank funded study where they are conducting an ongoing transit app competition. They are trying to map traffic now so we know how to fix it fast and easy.

GrabTaxi, EasyTaxi, TaxiHero,....there's so many taxi startups but so litlle time. It wont be long now before every taxi driver will be equipped with a GPS-enabled smartphone and taxi app.

Well, the only app I've tried so far was GrabTaxi, originally MyTeksi from Malaysia, and it was an awesome piece of app.


Mobile Messaging Apps Rumored To Be Used for Spying On Us


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Is the rumor about the popular free messaging app WeChat from China true?

The rumor says that China is the most dangerous in the World for Cyber Hacking and they could easily hack our phone using WeChat and replace the numbers of our friends and steal our private information including our photos,financial information like credit cards and bank accounts, etc... Is this just a scare against WeChat? Although they are not saying for us not to use, install or uninstall this app but they are asking us to please be careful and mindful when using it.

There was this blog posted discussing this that was later discovered that it mainly rips off Techinasia and only adds one editorializing paragraph which sorts of doing the hacking (in this case, plagiarizing).

But get the real facts out there. There's FB Messenger from the USA, Viber from Israel, LINE from Japan/Korea, WeChat/Tencent from China, etc. So if it's any close to being real, then we might as well choose which country you want to spy on your data.

Mobile Application Competition


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COMPETITION UPDATE: Competition day has been moved on August 23, 2013 at Sky Ranch, Tagaytay City. Deadline of submission of entries is on August 8, 2013.

Be a sure winner when you qualified on the FINAL 10 ENTRIES.

1st Prize : Php 30,000.00
2nd Prize : Php 20,000.00
3rd Prize : Php 10,000.00
Consolation Prize : Php 5,000.00 each (for 7 non-winning teams)

FREE BOARD and LODGING will be provided for the FINALIST on Aug. 23 for the Awarding Ceremony on Aug. 24, 2013. Showcase your mobile app now!

for more info: https://slc2013-mobile-app-competition.eventbrite.com/

Startup Weekend Manila 2013


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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.

Microsoft Office Mobile App for Android Now Available

 

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According to LA Times Microsoft it is bringing a pared-down version of its Office software to Android phones. The software giant has announced  that subscribers to Office 365 will be able to use a new Office Mobile app on their Android phones.

Just a heads-up: Only for Office 365 subscribers, and well, it's region-locked so you can't get it from the Play Store for now.

I've used it though and it's pretty good. Just on par with the Windows Phone version as one would expect from a phone version.


The new app is available immediately in the Google Play store (not in the Philippines yet though). And it comes just a few weeks after Microsoft released a similar app for iPhone users who subscribe to Office 365.


Grub!: Go Grab a Grub! and Get Groovy!


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Hah! Groovy may not be a perfect word to describe my dining experience at Grub! (with an exclamation point)....but it has to be said that way so it would be all Gs.

But why not?! Groovy according to Wikipedia is a slang colloquialism popular during the 1960s and 1970s which is roughly synonymous with words such as "cool", "excellent", "fashionable", or "amazing", depending on context.....I'm not saying the man behind Grub! was born during those years but I can say (with conviction) that I enjoyed my stay there.

I wanted to give Grub! a cool tagline but I trust that the man behind Grub! can manage to do that aside from their existing quotations already in place at their restaurant. Like "Eat what you love. Love what you eat", "If you leave here hungry, it's your fault", and the best there is " Open wide, hold on tight, and let your tummy smile!".

They say a tagline can make or break a brand (well, maybe not, but it is cool to be dramatic). Many companies pay great amounts to come up with a catchy one that truly reflects the business image. Taglines are probably the second most noticeable element of a business identity. With just a few words, a tagline must be understandable, summarize the product or service offering, build trust, or incite to buy. I'm sure Grub! would actually get more taglines soon from the feedback of their customers.

But I should stop talking now and enumerate the reasons how Grub! made my tummy smile....So open wide and hold on tight!

Epson Named Official Global Partner For Nature’s Best Photography Awards

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Epson has been named as the Official Global Partner of the 2013 Nature’s Best Photography International Awards Exhibition.An International awards exhibition at Smithsonian presented award-winning photographs printed with the latest Epson professional technology.

Epson is a global sponsor of the 2013 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Exhibition. As the official inkjet printer and paper partner for the ongoing print exhibition, Epson's professional printing technology enables visitors to experience award-winning nature photography in its purest form as a photographic print. Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. will see award-winning photographs from one of the world's most prestigious nature photography competitions displayed on the rotunda level of the museum.

"We're thrilled to work with Epson to display the extraordinary photographic journey from the wild to the walls of the Smithsonian," said Steve Freligh, Windland Awards Director. "Epson's exhibition-quality printing technology allows our visitors to experience nature in a fine art print - the closest it comes to what the photographer experienced."


Globe Business Brings Blackberry Q10 Smartphone To Enterprise Clientele




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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.

Chito Miranda and Neri : Kilig Much


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Sabi ni Chito Miranda "DON'T TOUCH MY BIRDIE" Eh. Anyare?

Well on a brighter side, let's all put this scandal aside and just laugh it off like nothing happened.

.......as if that's ever possible.....

But maybe in a few more months and it will be like the Hayden Kho and Katrina Halili sex scandal and the other couple who did it in a bathroom (but the guy is dead so in respect we don't need to mention his name anymore).

Bakit ba kasi kailangang i-video pa?! Tapos pag may nagkalat ng video sisisihin yung ibang tao. Kasalanan din naman nila iyan. Hay naku!

Intimate moments should be kept private. Pag nag-break, talo ang babae diyan. Dapat huwag na i-video para walang ganyang lalabas na scandal.. Kawawa yung girl. Someday kapag di sila nagkatuluyan at magkaroon siya ng sariling family pwede pa din maka-affect iyan sa kanila. I hope it's a lesson learned.

Maybe a few more memes will do the trick of allowing us to just laugh about this like it was just a joke gone bad. So here goes some more for your viewing pleasure.

Chito Miranda and Neri Naig : Intimate Moment With GF Goes Viral


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"Humihingi po ako ng paumanhin sa mga pamilya namin for this unfortunate incident. Thank you for your prayers," were the only words Parokya Ni Edgar vocalist Chito Miranda could say.

This is in response to the circulation of a video depicting him and his girlfriend, Neri Naig, doing a private act of intimacy or lovemaking. It was suppose to be just for their personal fetish but who knows who circulated the personal video all over the Internet.

"Why??? What's the purpose?...are they in the influence of drugs nang ginawa nila ito?...mas masahol pa kay sa Careless Whisper nila Hayden Kho at Katrina Halili.......so shameful......" says a concerned citizen.

Be a good Filipino and stop spreading sex videos, even how popular the persons involved are.


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