Category Archives: Gadgets

I helped Apple achieve 1 billion downloads in 9 months

Posted on May 2, 2009 by bong

† IT HAPPENED†late in April. †One billion (that’s 1 followed by 9 zeroes)†downloads†in less than a year! †Approximately 3,650,000 downloads every single day. †I am sure even the bright boys in Apple could not have foreseen that.

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Where’s the pot of gold?

Posted on March 30, 2009 by bong

IF there is truth in the saying that “at the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold” people would be trooping to dig this highway — if they know where it is, that is. †(‘Looks to me like … Continue reading →

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iPhone Photography and a last look at Mt. Malipunyo

Posted on March 17, 2009 by bong

MT. MALIPUNYO must now be the most exploited topic in my blog to date. I have a total of 11 blog posts related to it!!! †Fact is, some of my friends have already complained to me about it. †Sorry, folks. … Continue reading →

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iPhone-mania

Posted on March 5, 2009 by bong

120 MILLION PESO IPHONE EVER WONDERED what sort of gadgets do the rich and the famous use? †For sure, the iPhone is among them. †But I would assume it would not be just your regular iPhone. †After all, royalties only … Continue reading →

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Sent from my iPhone

Posted on January 11, 2009 by bong

† ONE OF MY FAVORITE iPhone applications is E-mail.† Ever since I started using the iPhone I can already check my e-mails anytime and almost anywhere, even when I am driving. †I know that’s not safe but that’s the problem … Continue reading →

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Bye-bye Sony CyberShot; Hello Olympus

Posted on December 23, 2008 by bong

YESTERDAY I blogged about the untimely demise of our old but reliable first generation Sony CyberShot. †It has served us well and served us enough so we don’t feel too bad about it. †But its ‘death’ was untimely just the … Continue reading →

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Sony CyberShot is ‘Dead On The Water’

Posted on December 22, 2008 by bong

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS we mourned the ‘death’ of our first generation Sony CyberShot. †Note that I used the word ‘death’ instead of ‘loss’ as should be appropriate when referring to an inanimate object like a digital camera. †In this case … Continue reading →

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I bit the apple

Posted on December 20, 2008 by bong

I†KNEW IT is bound to happen sooner or later. †At long last… finally… I gave in to the temptation and took a bite on the Apple. †Shamelessly I now do hereby declare that I am †a Mac user. †No, I … Continue reading →

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Tech Trivia: The First Cellular Phone

Posted on December 19, 2008 by bong

IMAGINE what would life be without the now ubiquitous cellular phone (now more commonly known as Cell Phone or Mobile Phone).† I knowÖ you wouldnít even try to imagine it.† It simply is unthinkable. But do you know†anything about the … Continue reading →

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Final PHILIPS Bodega Sale for 2008

Posted on November 28, 2008 by bong

MARK YOUR CALENDARS. The date is DECEMBER 6, 2008. Venue is the A. Venue in Makati Avenue, Makati City (same as Bodega Sale venue in October). Don’t miss it! For a vicinity map of A. Venue, please refer to my … Continue reading →

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My first 50 days with the iPhone 3G

Posted on November 24, 2008 by bong

OK, I NOW CONFESS. †I am an iPhone 3G user. My boss, Jose Eduardo C. Delgado (JED) sweet talked me into getting one. †(He is paying for half the P5,000 monthly charges so I cannot really complain.) JED got his … Continue reading →

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Weird keyboard

Posted on November 21, 2008 by bong

THIS KEYBOARD BLEW me away! †When I first saw the photo I thought it may just be a mock up, or perhaps someone with lots of time to waste did it on PhotoShop (or GIMP). Turns out it is in … Continue reading →

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