Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters’ shooting guard Mark Cardona scored 23 points and Jason Castro came off the bench with 19 as TNT beat the Alaska Aces, 93-89, in Wednesday’s Game 7 to win the 2008-09 KFC Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup before close to a crowd of 17,000 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
Tropang Texters completed a comeback from 0-2 down in the title series bagging their second all-Filipino title.
Cardona was named the Mighty Bond Finals most valuable player (MVP) award handed out by the covering PBA Press Corps. Conference MVP Willie Miller went on to lead the Aces with 22 points, but only scored two points in the fourth period.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
8 Mobile Technologies to watch in 2009, 2010
Analyst firm Gartner has just released a report that highlights eight up-and-coming mobile technologies which they predict will impact the mobile industry over the course of the next two years. According to Nick Jones, vice president and analyst at the firm, the technologies they’ve identified will evolve quickly and will likely pose issues that will have to be addressed by short term strategies.
The eight technologies identified include the following:
Bluetooth 3.0
This is one of the no-brainers on the list. The Bluetooth 3.0 specification will be released this year and devices will start to hit the shelves by 2010. At this point, it’s expected that the 3.0 spec will include faster speeds, reportedly transferring files at 480 megabits per second in close proximity and 100 megabits per second at 10 meters.
It will also feature an ultra-low-power mode that Gartner predicts will enable new peripherals, sensors, and applications, such as health monitoring. The technology will be backwards compatible, allowing old devices to communicate with new ones, so there’s no reason for it not take off in the upcoming years.
Mobile User Interfaces + Mobile Web/Widgets
Mobile user interfaces and mobile web/widgets were listed separately, accounting for two items on the list, but we think they can be lumped together. They all point to how mobile computing is rapidly becoming a new platform for everything from consumer mobile apps to B2E (business-to-employee) and B2C (business-to-customer). (Gartner did not include B2B on their list.) Modern day smartphones like the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, the upcoming Pre, and others deliver better interfaces for browsing the web, thus making it accessible to more people. Widget-like applications, including those that replicate thin client technology, will become more common especially in B2C strategies. Yet the mobile web still has challenges ahead. For example, there are no standards for browser access to handset services like the camera or GPS, the report notes.
Location Awareness
Location sensing, powered by GPS as well as Wi-Fi and triangulation, opens up new possibilities for mobile social networking and presence applications. Technology’s earliest adopters are already familiar with social networks like Brightkite and Loopt which let you reveal your location to a network of friends.
But we’re still on the tip of this iceberg. Take for example, the iPhone IM client Palringo, they’re just now adding location services to their application. This allows users to see how far away their contacts are, introducing a whole new dimension to mobile communication.
Over the next year or two, this sort of technology is expected to become more commonplace, but it will also raise questions about privacy. Will you want your network of online friends and acquaintances to really know your exact location? Will turning off location awareness signal that you’re up to something sneaky (so asks the suspicious wife, husband, boss, etc.)? As a society, we will have to answer these questions and more in the near future.
Near Field Communication (NFC)
NFC is a technology that provides a way for consumers to use their mobile phones for making payments, among other things. It’s something that has taken off in many countries worldwide, but certainly not all, and definitely not in the United States just yet. Unfortunately, Gartner predicts that the move towards mobile payment systems will still not occur this year or the next in mature markets like the U.S. and Western Europe. Instead, NFC is more likely to take off in emerging markets. Other uses of the technology, such as the ability to transfer photos from phone to digital photo frames, will also remain elusive to more developed markets.
802.11n & Cellular Broadband
802.11n, a specification for wireless local area networks (WLANs), initially gave us pause. Although not ratified as an official standard yet, the technology is already commonplace. However, until it "goes gold" so to speak, it won’t really infiltrate the mobile world. Even the ubiquitous iPhone only supports 802.11 b/g at the moment.
On the flip side, the other internet connection technology, cellular broadband, has the potential to make Wi-Fi almost unnecessary, at least for achieving high speeds. In addition to mobile phones, laptop makers will likely continue to incorporate this technology into their netbooks and notebooks using modern chipsets that provide superior performance to our current crop of add-on cards and dongles.
Display Technologies
Display technologies will also see improvements in the upcoming years. New technologies like active pixel displays, passive displays and pico projectors will have an impact. Pico projectors - the tiny portable projectors we saw being introduced at this year’s CES - will enable new mobile use cases. Instant presentations in informal settings could become more common when there isn’t large, cumbersome equipment to set up. The different types of display technologies introduced in 2009 and 2010 will become important differentiators between devices and will impact user selection criterion, says Gartner.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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The eight technologies identified include the following:
Bluetooth 3.0
This is one of the no-brainers on the list. The Bluetooth 3.0 specification will be released this year and devices will start to hit the shelves by 2010. At this point, it’s expected that the 3.0 spec will include faster speeds, reportedly transferring files at 480 megabits per second in close proximity and 100 megabits per second at 10 meters.
It will also feature an ultra-low-power mode that Gartner predicts will enable new peripherals, sensors, and applications, such as health monitoring. The technology will be backwards compatible, allowing old devices to communicate with new ones, so there’s no reason for it not take off in the upcoming years.
Mobile User Interfaces + Mobile Web/Widgets
Mobile user interfaces and mobile web/widgets were listed separately, accounting for two items on the list, but we think they can be lumped together. They all point to how mobile computing is rapidly becoming a new platform for everything from consumer mobile apps to B2E (business-to-employee) and B2C (business-to-customer). (Gartner did not include B2B on their list.) Modern day smartphones like the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, the upcoming Pre, and others deliver better interfaces for browsing the web, thus making it accessible to more people. Widget-like applications, including those that replicate thin client technology, will become more common especially in B2C strategies. Yet the mobile web still has challenges ahead. For example, there are no standards for browser access to handset services like the camera or GPS, the report notes.
Location Awareness
Location sensing, powered by GPS as well as Wi-Fi and triangulation, opens up new possibilities for mobile social networking and presence applications. Technology’s earliest adopters are already familiar with social networks like Brightkite and Loopt which let you reveal your location to a network of friends.
But we’re still on the tip of this iceberg. Take for example, the iPhone IM client Palringo, they’re just now adding location services to their application. This allows users to see how far away their contacts are, introducing a whole new dimension to mobile communication.
Over the next year or two, this sort of technology is expected to become more commonplace, but it will also raise questions about privacy. Will you want your network of online friends and acquaintances to really know your exact location? Will turning off location awareness signal that you’re up to something sneaky (so asks the suspicious wife, husband, boss, etc.)? As a society, we will have to answer these questions and more in the near future.
Near Field Communication (NFC)
NFC is a technology that provides a way for consumers to use their mobile phones for making payments, among other things. It’s something that has taken off in many countries worldwide, but certainly not all, and definitely not in the United States just yet. Unfortunately, Gartner predicts that the move towards mobile payment systems will still not occur this year or the next in mature markets like the U.S. and Western Europe. Instead, NFC is more likely to take off in emerging markets. Other uses of the technology, such as the ability to transfer photos from phone to digital photo frames, will also remain elusive to more developed markets.
802.11n & Cellular Broadband
802.11n, a specification for wireless local area networks (WLANs), initially gave us pause. Although not ratified as an official standard yet, the technology is already commonplace. However, until it "goes gold" so to speak, it won’t really infiltrate the mobile world. Even the ubiquitous iPhone only supports 802.11 b/g at the moment.
On the flip side, the other internet connection technology, cellular broadband, has the potential to make Wi-Fi almost unnecessary, at least for achieving high speeds. In addition to mobile phones, laptop makers will likely continue to incorporate this technology into their netbooks and notebooks using modern chipsets that provide superior performance to our current crop of add-on cards and dongles.
Display Technologies
Display technologies will also see improvements in the upcoming years. New technologies like active pixel displays, passive displays and pico projectors will have an impact. Pico projectors - the tiny portable projectors we saw being introduced at this year’s CES - will enable new mobile use cases. Instant presentations in informal settings could become more common when there isn’t large, cumbersome equipment to set up. The different types of display technologies introduced in 2009 and 2010 will become important differentiators between devices and will impact user selection criterion, says Gartner.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
‘May Bukas Pa’ Debuts at No. 1 Nationwide
If GMA-7 dominated the Top 4 in Mega Manila’s primetime race, it’s a different story nationwide as ABS-CBN programs occupied the Top 4 spots.
The newest kapamilya drama series, “May Bukas Pa,” garnered an amazing 36.9 percent to top the primetime race nationwide. Placing second was “I Love Betty La Fea” with 35.4% and the third placer was TV Patrol World with 31.7 percent. Former top-placer “Tayong Dalawa” settled in fourth place with 28.3 percent.
May Bukas Pa, formerly titled Marcelino, is a drama series which aims to give hope and inspiration amid the current crisis. It stars Zaijan Jaramilla as Santino.
Meanwhile, GMA’s newest series “Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang” premiered Monday night with a nationwide score of 26.3% which is only good for fifth place. This is the third primetime series topbilled by rumored couple Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes after Marimar and Dyesebel.
Here are the comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN and GMA-7 programs last February 2 based on the overnight ratings of Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) among National households:
February 2, Monday
Non-Primetime:
Boy & Kris (ABS-CBN) 7.1%; SiS (GMA-7) 6%
Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) 14.9%; Rosalinda (GMA-7) 9.3%
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 19.8%; Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 15%
Parekoy (ABS-CBN) 15.1%; Daisy Siete (GMA-7) 12.9%
Pieta (ABS-CBN) 14.6%; Saan Darating ang Umaga? (GMA-7) 15.4%; La Traicion (ABS-CBN) 10.6%
Zoids: Genesis (ABS-CBN) 7.5%; Be Strong Geum Soon (GMA-7) 11%
Mr. Bean (ABS-CBN) 9.3%; Perfect Family (GMA-7) 8.7%
Mischievous Princess (ABS-CBN) 11.2%; Love at the Corner (GMA-7) 9.3%
Primetime:
Kapamilya, Deal Or No Deal (ABS-CBN) 20.1%; Family Feud (GMA-7) 16%
TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 31.7%; 24 Oras (GMA-7) 23.9%
May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) 36.9%; Luna Mystika (GMA-7) 25.7%
I Love Betty La Fea (ABS-CBN) 35.4%; Gagambino (GMA-7) 24.8%
Tayong Dalawa (ABS-CBN) 28.3%; Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang (GMA-7) 26.3%
Eva Fonda (ABS-CBN) 21.4%; Lalola (GMA-7) 19.3%
Pinoy Fear Factor (ABS-CBN) 15.4%; Ripley’s Believe It Or Not (GMA-7) 12.1%
Bandila (ABS-CBN) 7.3%; Saksi (GMA-7) 5.3%
Here are the Top 10 daytime and primetime programs last February 2 based on the overnight ratings conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) among National households:
February 2, Monday
Daytime:
1. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 19.8%
2. Saan Darating ang Umaga? (GMA-7) - 15.4%
3. Parekoy (ABS-CBN) - 15.1%
4. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 15%
5. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 14.9%
6. Pieta (ABS-CBN) - 14.6%
7. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 12.9%
8. Mischievous Princess (ABS-CBN) - 11.2%
9. Be Strong Geum Soon (GMA-7) - 11%
10. La Traicion (ABS-CBN) - 10.6%
Primetime:
1. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) - 36.9%
2. I Love Betty La Fea (ABS-CBN) - 35.4%
3. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 31.7%
4. Tayong Dalawa (ABS-CBN) - 28.3%
5. Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang (GMA-7) - 26.3%
6. Luna Mystika (GMA-7) - 25.7%
7. Gagambino (GMA-7) - 24.8%
8. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 23.9%
9. Eva Fonda (ABS-CBN) - 21.4%
10. Kapamilya, Deal Or No Deal (ABS-CBN) - 20.1%
Source: PEP
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Insomia (Craig David) - Lyrics
“Insomnia”, an upbeat dance track with hard bassline beats, is the lead single from Craig David’s compilation album Greatest Hits.
Insomnia
(Craig David)
I never thought that I’d fall in love, love, love, love
But it grew from a simple crush, crush, crush, crush
Being without you girl, I was all messed up, up, up, up
When you walked out, said that you’d had enough-nough-nough-nough
Been a fool, girl I know
Didn’t expect this is how things would go
Maybe in time, you’ll change your mind
Now looking back i wish i could rewind
Because i can’t sleep til you’re next to me
No i can’t live without you no more
Oh i stay up til you’re next to me
Til this house feels like it did before
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Remember telling my boys that I’d never fall in love, love, love, love
You used to think I’d never find a girl I could trust, trust, trust, trust
And then you walked into my life and it was all about us, us, us, us
But now I’m sitting here thinking I messed the whole thing up, up, up, up
Been a fool (fool), girl I know (know)
Didn’t expect this is how things would go
Maybe in time (time), you’ll change your mind (mind)
Now looking back i wish i could rewind
Because i can’t sleep til you’re next to me
No i can’t live without you no more (without you no more)
Oh i stay up til you’re next to me (to me)
Til this house feels like it did before (Because it)
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah (Ah), Feels like insomnia ah ah
Ah, i just can’t go to sleep
Cause it feels like I’ve fallen for you
It’s getting way too deep
And i know that it’s love because
I can’t sleep til you’re next to me
No i can’t live without you no more (without you no more)
Oh i stay up til you’re next to me (to me)
Til this house feels like it did before
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
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Insomnia
(Craig David)
I never thought that I’d fall in love, love, love, love
But it grew from a simple crush, crush, crush, crush
Being without you girl, I was all messed up, up, up, up
When you walked out, said that you’d had enough-nough-nough-nough
Been a fool, girl I know
Didn’t expect this is how things would go
Maybe in time, you’ll change your mind
Now looking back i wish i could rewind
Because i can’t sleep til you’re next to me
No i can’t live without you no more
Oh i stay up til you’re next to me
Til this house feels like it did before
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Remember telling my boys that I’d never fall in love, love, love, love
You used to think I’d never find a girl I could trust, trust, trust, trust
And then you walked into my life and it was all about us, us, us, us
But now I’m sitting here thinking I messed the whole thing up, up, up, up
Been a fool (fool), girl I know (know)
Didn’t expect this is how things would go
Maybe in time (time), you’ll change your mind (mind)
Now looking back i wish i could rewind
Because i can’t sleep til you’re next to me
No i can’t live without you no more (without you no more)
Oh i stay up til you’re next to me (to me)
Til this house feels like it did before (Because it)
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah (Ah), Feels like insomnia ah ah
Ah, i just can’t go to sleep
Cause it feels like I’ve fallen for you
It’s getting way too deep
And i know that it’s love because
I can’t sleep til you’re next to me
No i can’t live without you no more (without you no more)
Oh i stay up til you’re next to me (to me)
Til this house feels like it did before
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Race to Witch Mountain - Movie Preview
Race to Witch Mountain is a family adventure movie from Walt Disney starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Get Smart, The Scorpion King), Ciaran Hinds and AnnaSophia Robb (Bridge to Terabithia).
Gist: A taxi driver who gets more than get bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they’re also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets. Read more ...
2009 UP Gandingan Awards Winners
Here are the winners of the 3rd annual UP Gandingan Awards 2009 organized by the UP Community Broadcasters’ Society at UP Los Baños:
Best News Anchor: Korina Sanchez
Best Panel Moderator: Ted Failon
Best Talk Show: Boy and Kris
Best Talk Show Host: Boy Abunda
Best Public Affairs Program Host: Jessica Soho
Best Investigative Program Host: Mike Enriquez
Best Public Service Program Host: Vicky Morales
Best Field Reporter: Jiggy Manicad
Best Documentary Filmmaker - Howie Severino
Best Morning Show: Umagang Kay Ganda
Best Music Station: MYX
Best FM Station: Alam mo na yan 101.9
Best Disc Jock: Martin D.
Best VJ: Iya Villania
Best AM Station: DZMM
Best Investigative Program - Imbestigador
Most Development-Oriented Documentary Program - I-Witness
Best Public Service Program - Wish Ko Lang
Most Development-Oriented Magazine Program - Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho
Most Development-Oriented TV Station - Q11
Best AM Announcer: Korina Sanchez
Most Development-oriented Panel Discussion: Harapan
Most Development-oriented Radio Station: DZMM
Best Network: ABS-CBN
The awards are a tribute to socially-oriented television and radio programs and broadcasters and are meant to inspire the youth.
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The Chinese year begins on January 26, 2009 and it is considered the year of the Ox (Ji Chou).
It ends 15 days later with the observance of the Lantern Festival. The celebration will be observed by the Filipino-Chinese community with several popular traditions meant to attract good fortune and health, prosperity, closer family ties, and peace in every household — festivals, parades, dragon and lion dances, fireworks, family gatherings, and visiting friends and relatives.
Homes have been thoroughly cleaned, fruits believed to invite good fortune will be placed on tables, Lucky money in red envelopes, sweets will be served, and food will be in abundance.
Saying Happy New Year to your Chinese friends is not enough, you should share the following good wishes or Chinese New Year Greetings:
新年快乐！xīn nián kuài lè - Happy New Year!
过年好！ ɡuò nián hǎo - Happy New Year!
恭喜发财！ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái - I wish You Great Prosperity!
牛年吉祥！ niú nián jí xiáng - Good Luck in the Year of the Ox!
Read more ...Friday, January 23, 2009
My Bloody Valentine 3D - Movie Preview
My Bloody Valentine 3D is a horror remake from Lionsgate starring Jensen Ackles, Tom Atkins, Megan Boone and Betsy Rue.
Synopsis: Ten years ago, a tragedy changed the town of Harmony forever. Tom Hanniger, an inexperienced coal miner, caused an accident in the tunnels that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden, into a permanent coma. Then, exactly one year later, on Valentine’s Day, Harry Warden woke up–and brutally murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe before being killed. Ten years later, Tom Hanniger returns to Harmony on Valentine’s Day, still haunted by the deaths he caused. Struggling to make amends with his past, he grapples with unresolved feelings for his ex-girlfriend Sarah, who is now married to his best friend Axel, the town sheriff. But tonight, after years of peace, something from Harmony’s dark past has returned. Wearing a miner’s mask and armed with a pickaxe, an unstoppable killer is on the loose. And as his footsteps come ever closer, Tom, Sarah and Axel realize in terror it just might be Harry Warden who’s come back to claim them.
New York Festivals 2009 winners - Philippines
Here are the winners from the Philippines of the 2009 New York Festivals.
Gold World Medal
Jiggy Manicad’s 24 Oras (GMA-7) coverage of Corporal Abeto (Coverage of an Ongoing Story category)
Q11’s Inno Sotto: A Special Fashion Documentary (Biography/Profiles Category)
ABS-CBN’s Variety Special for the 10th Anniversary Special of Bantay Bata 163
Silver World Medal
24 Oras’ (GMA-7) coverage of “Lanao Attacks” (Best Newscast Category)
ABS-CBN’s Boy & Kris (Talk/Interview)
ABS-CBN’s Mars Ravelo’s Lastikman (Action/Adventure)
Korina Sanchez (Investigative Report for her expose on substandard food supplements)
Bronze World Medal
Reporter’s Notebook’s (GMA-7) “Pinays for Export: The Asian Sex Trafficking Trail” (Best Public Affairs Program)
Q Channel 11’s Chef to Go with its “Pesco Vegetarian Meal” episode (Magazine Format Category)
Finalist certificates
Joaquin Bordado for the Action/ Adventure category
Emergency’s “Jumper Kids/Battered Children” for the Social Issues/Current Events Category
I-Witness’ “Crystal Mountain” for the Community Portraits Category
The Sweet Life for the Magazine Format Category
Ang Pinaka’s “Ang Pinaka Sikat na Pinoy sa Internet” for the Magazine Format Category
News on Q’s “Batasan Blast” for the Coverage of Breaking News Category
Draw the Line’s “Ormoc Cult, Early Marriage and Trafficking” episode for the Social Issues/Current Events Category
Kung Fu Kids for Children’s Program
Wowowee for Family Program
Rated K for Magazine Format
The New York Festivals, established some 51 years ago, recognizes work in a number of areas from documentaries to music videos and infomercials. Competitors include international and Asian broadcasters such as BBC, ESPN and Fuji Television Network.
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