unwired

Certain technologies sometimes fail to deliver what they promise.
Let’s talk about the latest wireless Internet technologies that are now available in the Philippine market.
I don’t want to name products. But let’s just say there are two popular (and perhaps the only two services available now) services that boast broadband speeds without the need to connect [...]

On the beat with CJs: Sydney Morning Herald

First off, thanks Dr. Stephen Quinn for citing our experience here in the Philippines.
My prof in convergent journalism, Dr Quinn, wrote a story for the Sydney Morning Herald, titled the On the Beat with Citizen Reporters, where he details how technology has changed the way news is delivered, at least for some organizations.In today’s world [...]

(Update) Pinoy wins cybersecurity award

(UPDATE) Filipino cybercrime forensic investigator Alex Ramos who has been named one of six finalists in the prestigious cybersecurity award wins.
Excerpt:
A Filipino cybercrime investigator has been named one of the finalists in an annual award given to cybercrime forensic investigators, INQUIRER.net has learned.
Alex Ramos is vying for the 2007 Timothy Fidel Memorial Award, according to [...]

Are we ready for mobile TV?

Yay! Mobile TV is almost here. Wait. What’s on? Well, that’s the biggest question that I want to ask service and network providers. Yes, mobile television is here but what content will it have. Will mobile TV services resort to shovelware, meaning pushing the same content we now see on our boob tube to the [...]

Globe to continue promo despite NTC suspension

Globe lawyers said it will continue with a new unlimited text promo despite National Telecommunications Commission’s order to suspend it. Excerpt:
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said its current directive suspending Globe Telecom’s new unlimited short messaging promo (SMS) or text promo stays until they resolve the matter during a rescheduled public hearing [...]

SMS campaigning and Comelec

The Commission on Elections took up the issue of short messaging service (SMS) campaigning this week, hoping to tackle the question on whether political parties can use this technology to convince people to vote for their candidates in the coming May elections. This issue emerged after the National Telecommunications Commission sought the legal opinion of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Slow Internet days remain

Have you grown tired of a slow Internet? Apparently, we will have to endure this dragging cyberlife because of the ongoing repairs of undersea cables broken during the Taiwan quake in December last year, as I wrote earlier.
One Philippine Internet service provider, in fact, has spoken indicating that they continue to endure the impact of [...]

Internet remains slow for many Pinoys

Yes it remains slow because of the ongoing repairs of the damaged undersea cables caused by last month’s (Dec 26) quake in Taiwan.
But it also makes you wonder how fragile Asia’s Internet infrastructure is. This story looked at recent reactions from the blogosphere (at least they can connect and still join discussions online.) and [...]