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Feel Like Money Asia Tour

 

 

Team Elite Productions and ACTS Academy present

I.Am.Me. Crew's Di"Moon"zhang(Official)
Feel Like Money Asia Tour

Workshop Dates:
October 20 (Saturday) at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
October 21 (Sunday) at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Rate: Php700 per session

**More workshop venues and dates coming soon!

REGISTER NOW! Limited slots only.
All classes are by RESERVATION--please call or drop by the ACTS Dance and Arts Academy Studio to save your slot.

For more info, contact studio@actsacademy.com / 7194062 / 09175214693.

Need For Speed Most Wanted for the PS Vita

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Let me put you on hold for awhile, huwag masyadong magmadali dahil nakamamatay), for those who love racing games on their PS Vita, the Need For Speed Most Wanted for the PS Vita will be released very soon. Just a few more days!

“This is going to be the best racing game on Vita this year.” It’s a bold statement, but one that Alex Ward, Vice President of Criterion, doesn’t make lightly. He’s talking about the Vita version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which is being shown for the first time at Gamescom, and it’s no surprise he’s happy about what the development team has achieved with the game.

Incredibly, the Vita version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted is essentially the same as the PS3 and Xbox 360 games. “Everything from what we the ‘TV game’ is here on the small screen,” he announces. And when he says everything, he means it – every highway, back street, bridge and tunnel. All of the cars, the meet-ups, the challenges and the drive-through garages – they’re all in the game, and importantly they haven’t been cut down or changed to fit the Vita.

“This is pretty much the PS3 version of the game shoehorned onto Vita very tightly,” he continues. “This is a very technically ambitious thing to do – there aren’t any open-world games on Vita so far. To keep the world the same, to not make any compromises – that’s what we’ve done.” – IGN

PS Vita launch titles this October:

Spy Hunter

Release Date: Oct 9, 2012
Rating: E10+
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Genre(s): Driving, Mission-based

Silent Hill: Book of Memories

Release Date: Oct 16, 2012
Rating: M

Ragnarok Odyssey

Release Date: Oct 16, 2012
Rating: RP

Street Fighter X Tekken

Release Date: Oct 23, 2012
Rating: T
Publisher: Capcom
Genre(s): Action, Fighting, 3D

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

Release Date: Oct 30, 2012
Rating: M

Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion)

Release Date: Oct 30, 2012
Rating: T

Anonymous Hack Attacks : Philippine Cybercrime Law

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Wait a minute Mr. Postman, Susulatan ko muna ang May Kagagawan), I think I may hesitate to go online because the penalty for online libel is worst than the regular libel.


So in support of this ridiculous law that the Aquino government carelessly put into place all because of a…. shameless Senator? I may want to participate in the hacking just to make some noise and be noticed! But anonymously, of course!

Philippine government websites  are now targets of one of the biggest cyber attacks in the Philippine history, as the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 takes effect.

Members of the Anonymous hacktivist group from various parts of the world launched distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks on the government websites, making them inaccessible.

In an operation dubbed “#OpPhilippines,”  Anonymous disabled websites belonging to The Official Gazette, the Senate, and the National Bureau of Investigation.

The group also listed other targets, including a website belonging to Senator Tito Sotto, in a statement published online.

Anonymous also released a video clip on YouTube to air their statement against the anti-cybercrime law that criminalizes libel online.

The new law authored by Senator Edgardo Angara and signed by President Benigno Aquino also allows warrantless monitoring of Internet and telecom users, as well as authorizes the Department of Justice to block any website without court review.

“The Philippine Government has just passed a bill that effectively ends the freedom of expression in the Philippines,” Anonymous said in its statement.

source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/10/02/12/global-anonymous-attack-philippine-govt-websites

Ubisoft Predicts Opportunities To Pair Microtransactions With $60 Games

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Hold on to your wallets, at huwag muna mag- “Damn it!”), Free-to-play can make up our day!


Future Ubisoft games could offer in-game purchases after taking an initial $60 chomp of your wallet. GamesBeat says during an investor call, Ubisoft CFO Alain Martinez and Worldwide Online Director Stéphanie Perotti acknowledged the “flexibility” of free-to-play business models and the “opportunity” for full-priced games offering microtransactional items.

“Free-to-play is a very flexible business model,” Perotti said. “The player has the capability to spend more than in a traditional model. We can control everything from the pricing to marketing as if we were an online store.”

“With games like Watch Dogs, we could see more opportunity for $60 games to learn from the free-to-play model,” Martinez added. “The next generation will offer more and more item-based content. This will benefit our games’ profitability.”

Ubisoft has a less-than-stellar reputation on the PC, but its outlook on harnessing the free-to-play model — especially the rising go-to strategy of implementing item shops — isn’t untested (see: Mass Effect 3). I just hope I won’t see a single polka-dotted bandana mask in Watch Dogs.

Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/01/ubisoft-microtransaction-full-game/

The ADX Campus Tech Road Show 2012

College students of today have it way too easy! They have access to a plethora of cool gadgets and computer rigs to help them with their studies and, as a huge bonus, to provide endless entertainment during breaks and dead hours. Undoubtedly number one on their list are those that allows them to go “online” to connect and communicate with people,  listen to music, watch videos, read e-books, browse blogs, play games and of course to “tweet” and “post” away relentlessly. Nowadays, libraries, video rentals, music shops, and video gaming centers are becoming obsolete because all of these can now be virtually accessible from any computer with an Internet connection. The Internet now is where most minds meet, play and do business.

Farewell to Direct X ?

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Let's have a coffee break, kahit ang orderin ay C2 Ice Tea and pancake), here are some info for your additional knowledge regarding Xbox 360s.

Ever wondered why games consoles look and perform better when they actually have less juice?



The Xbox 360's Xenos GPU has a less then a tenth of the processing power of a top-end PC GPU, so why don't PC games look ten times better?

'"It's funny,'" says AMD's worldwide developer relations manager of its GPU division, Richard Huddy. "We often have at least ten times as much horsepower as an Xbox 360 or a PS3 in a high-end graphics card, yet it's very clear that the games don't look ten times as good. To a significant extent, that's because, one way or another, for good reasons and bad - mostly good, DirectX is getting in the way." Huddy says that one of the most common requests he gets from game developers is: "Make the API go away."

"Wrapping it up in a software layer gives you safety and security," says Huddy, "but it unfortunately tends to rob you of quite a lot of the performance, and most importantly it robs you of the opportunity to innovate."

Full article at Bit-Tech <click here for link>

Gorilla Glass : Finding Out The Dangerous Way

“Ainol Novo: Ainol Novo 7 Flame use Chimei Innolux IPS screen gorilla glass with 1280*800 resolution, better than LG IPS Screen.”

I don’t know how we would find out if our Fire has gorilla glass. But, I just experienced dropping my Fire about 2 feet high into a tiled and cemented floor. It dropped face down. I had to say a little prayer before finally picking it up.

But alas! the screen is still intact, no damage at all, and the device is still functioning normally.

Sorry, but I don’t have enough courage to poke the screen with some keys or pound it with a hammer. hehe

I guess that’s confirmation enough that our Ainol Fire and Flame uses gorilla glass!!!

Raspberry Pi Customized Case

Check out this cool customized case for the Raspberry Pi. It’s available on a per order basis from TipidPC senior member Cham E Lyon, TipidPC’s senior master modder.

When it comes to craftmanship, you can always rely on the superior quality that our master modder gives to his work. Every creation guarantees satisfaction, or your money back!



This was created for member k_dash and he proudly says ” Just received the item! My crappy cellphone cam does not give justice to the awesome craftsmanship, but nonetheless, here’s a couple of pics:

The case is made up of thick acrylic and has enough vents for maximum ventilation for your RasPi. It even has the Raspi logo on top. Simply marvelous case design by a master modder with years of mastery and experience. That’s Cham E Lyon!

” I can’t wait to get home tonight, hehe” says k_dash

This is also available in clear type version for those who really want to see the beauty of the RasPi even from inside the case. TPC member maxhedrum writes  ” My new raspi casing courtesy of Sir Cham. Thanks!”

 

 Amazing craftsmanship, clear-cut design with no rough edges. Very neat and accurate positioning of holes and vents.

 

User reviews:

Users were comparing this Php 400 peso case with the Element14 case cold online and they have positive things to say about the Cham R Lyon case. TipidPC member pornraider shares:

“Mas ok tong case ni sir cham. mas makapal arcylic at mas madami vents. bulky nga lang. yung tinda ni element 14, matibay sya actually. di sya stackable pero meron rubber feet kaya di gumagalaw galaw sa ibabaw ng router ko. sa palagay ko sufficient na yung vents nya for my needs (torrent box with minimal video playback/streaming).

Siguro sa mga mas heavy users ideal tong case ni sir cham. Pricewise? p400 against p700… no brainer, get sir Cham’s case.

Money’s not an object? get element 14′s case (less prone to dust accumulation), laser cut as many holes,vents as you want…”

Final Fantasy Gangnam Style

Now I have seen it all! My life is now complete! Cloud and Sephiroth are feeling fabulous!

 

Optimizing Your Eken T01A Android Tablet

Rooting, firmware updates, and other fixes


Eken T01A Firmware Update + Rooting (*note: flashing new firmware will reset data so backup your files and apps)


Advantages of new firmware:
- more stable and better responsiveness
- support for more apps/greater compatibility
- improvement on battery life (a little bit) & battery stats (accuracy of battery %)
- CAN PLAY TEMPLE RUN! :D
- etc....


Firmware Update
Steps in flashing can be found here: http://www.mygadgettree.co.uk/productresources/eken-t01-firmware-upgrade-guide.pdf
I uploaded the files required on certain steps below:
1.) LiveSuitPack ver 1.09 - http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6aeyxak4tcsx4dz
2.) Latest T01A firmware from Eken 12/06/06 (Disregard the fw mentioned in the guide, it's outdated) - http://jumbofiles.com/khatmb4dc17m
*Can't upload in mediafire because of the 200mb limit but jumbofiles is as fast as mediafire with no countdown timers as well :)*
3.) Note for step 14 - You must hold "both" volume buttons.


Rooting
Download the Eken Rootscript here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n85g86f55f2hjfw
1.) Enable USB Debugging of Eken T01A (in Settings>Developer options>check "USB Debugging")
2.) Extract the Rootscript anywhere on your PC. Connect the tablet through USB
3.) Run !RUN-ME-BalTac-RootScript.bat
You will be given the following prompt:
- Check Tablet Connection
- Verify Tablet is ROOT Capable (with this script)
- Run ROOT Script
- Quit
Choose Option (1 thru 4). Option 3 Performs the actual ROOT process.

*Optional: If the drivers fail to install/tablet connection not detected *

ADB Drivers for USB Debugging mode -
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tsii7y6t34nb4z7

- Extract the drivers (choose between 32 and 64bit, depending on OS) > Run Device Manager in your PC (In Win7 just click start and do a quick search) > Look for "Android" with a yellow exclamation point > Right click > Update driver > Browse the directory where you extracted the files


After Rooting: Busybox update
- Required by certain apps that needs root access *In my case, it was needed by lucky patcher to "patch" certain apps ;)*
1.) Busybox app should be right there on your tablet after rooting.. run it.
2.) Install Busybox (1.18.something is installed after rooting, choose 1.19.3)
3.) Important! Choose /system/bin as install directory and not /system/xbin/. Wrong installation might cause mount failures resulting in "memory full/0.00b bug" internal memory and factory reset every reboot.


To those who experience blue LED only when charging + Battery icon with exclamation point, here is what you do.

If you don't have anymore warranty or when there's simply no way to bring it to the seller for repairs, what you can do is to open the tablet yourself. You will need the following:

1. Smallest precision flat screw driver
2. Small precision Philips screw driver
3. Soldering gun
4. Soldering Iron
5. Patience and presence of mind

Remove the two screws at the back then use a small flat precision screw driver to remove the clip locks of the case. Start from the side where you removed the screws. Just be careful because the internal speaker is glued on the back case. You might accidentally pull the wires connecting to the motherboard. Afterwards, locate the battery wires connected to the motherboard. Take note of the connection. Red is positive and Black is Negative. Use your soldering gun to remove the wires from its connection. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes (like a hard reset similar to what we do in laptops and PCs). Then resolder the wires back to the mainboard. Let it cool for a minute or two.

Before putting back the back panel, try to power it up and check if it solved the problem.

It seems the tablet has some defense mechanism chip that prevents overcharging and further damaging the device. If the battery was easily removable, it would have been better.

This work for my T01A. It was a hassle to bring it to the retailer so I decided to sacrifice the warranty. I hope this knowledge would help others too.

*credits to dysena, TPC

The Sign of a Real "Tekkie"

Nowadays, real "Tekkies" first go through a geeky process before trying out for the first time a recently bought or newly acquired gadget that's still virginal in its box or packaging - or any similar scenario where we get to try out a cool device for the first time. 

There's this initial process called "unboxing" where we take step-by-step pictures or videos of the opening of the box, the discovering of the manuals and accessories, sometimes the freebies, and the first look of the gadget itself.Then take pictures/videos of the gadget from all sides highlighting its various parts and features.

Finally the turning on, and actual demonstration of its capabilities, strengths and weaknesses, if any. Did I mentioned there's the commentaries that goes along at every part of the entire process. If its pictures were taking, we may even have text, captions or notes below them.

It's truly a fun way to devirginize our new gadget and proudly introduce "her" to the social media world, and quite historical and memorable indeed. The recorded "unboxing" process would now forever be immortalized as part of our geeky lives. Plus we get to flaunt to our friends that we're totally "in" and "tekkie."

The PhysX Card

Generally, a dedicated PhysX card is not required, but it is a great option. A dedicated PhysX card is a great option if:

1. You have an extra Nvidia card lying around
2. You are playing games with hardware-accelerated PhysX
3. Of course, if you have an extra budget to purchase a dedicated PhysX card
4. Your PSU can support the main card and the PhysX card

 

Here is a good reference of using GTX 650 and GTX 460 as dedicated PhysX cards:

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1743982