(UPDATE) RP news magazine ends print edition (to go online)

See the same story on INQUIRER.net. 
Abe Olandres wrote that Newsbreak is dropping the magazine, as it goes online. He also cited the magazine’s “Dear Reader” section written by editor-in-chief Marites Vitug, which explains it all:
Let me give you the bad news and good news in one blow. This is our second-to-the-last hard copy edition. Yes, [...]

Having a bad day?

A good laugh will solve everything, or at least help you forget about your problems for a while. Sit back and relax and watch this.

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Mac Beautiful

Thanks to Happy Slip, as in “hap slip.” I can’t stop thinking that she looks like Joyce Jimenez.

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(UPDATE) Clamp down on Malaysian bloggers?

(UPDATE) Kudos to Joey Alarilla for sharing this story with INQUIRER.net.
Excerpt:
BLOGGERS from different parts of the world have rallied behind two Malaysian bloggers facing defamation suits.
Jeff Ooi and Ahirudin Attan were sued separately on January 4, 2007 by the New Straits Times Press (NTSP) and its top executives, Deputy Chairperson Kalimullah Hassan, Group Editor-in-Chief Hishamuddin [...]

Introducing Mongster

I recently featured Filipino blogger Mong Palatino who also blogs for Global Voices, a global network of bloggers.
Excerpt of the INQUIRER.net story:
ANOTHER Filipino is making waves in the blogosphere.
Mong Palatino, 27, is an activist, writer, editor, aspiring educator, and now a blogger who has been tapped by Global Voices to be the Philippines’ eyes and [...]

How poorest Filipinos spend on mobile phone

Even the poorest of the poor Filipinos spend an average of $2 a month on mobile phone services, a recent study has shown.
Excerpt of the article that was published in INQUIRER.net:
MANILA, Philippines — Poor Filipinos living off a shoestring budget nonetheless spend about $2 a month on mobile telecommunications, according to a recent study done [...]

Wordpress goes podcasting

I read this from the Babel Machine blog. Yes, finally, Wordpress will now allow you to upload videos and music. Sweet! Or if you have that MP3 somewhere on the Internet you can create a special player that can be embedded onto your post. Nice. Now I have to figure out how to paste the [...]

Smile, you’re on a camera (phone)

Slate published this story about the explosion of “first-person” witnessing, thanks to camera phones. As the article puts it: this innovation has allowed us to capture the “best of things,” “the worst of things,” and “everything.”
Like any other technology, camera phones can be abused. But its power to capture fleeting moments is undeniable. At the [...]

Gaming in the Philippines

What’s up in the gaming industry in the Philippines? Apparently a lot. I’ve been writing for Hackenslash, a gaming website of the INQUIRER.net for some time now. Somehow, we stumble upon interesting stories about games, game developers, and innovations led by Filipinos who just love games.
This week Hackenslash broke the story on a new online [...]

More RP public schools get wired

The Department of Education announced it was getting additional money –around P260 million– to fund the purchase of PCs, Internet for public schools, INQUIRER.net reported. Excerpt:
So far, the DEPED has provided computer laboratories to 73 percent or 3,512 public high schools in 2006 while 30 percent of these have Internet connection.
[DepEd Secretary Jesli] Lapus said [...]

Hackenslash TV: Saitek GM-3200 gaming mouse

Hackenslash reporter Alex Villafania tries his hands on a new Saitek GM-3200 gaming mouse and Pro Gamer Command Unit. Watch the video review on Hackenslash TV.

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hackenslash TV: Saitek mouse and Pro Gamer Command Unit