Archive | June 2008

2D barcodes, anyone?

More and more, people are moving towards technologies that afford the user mobility and portability. The most shining example of this behavior is our proclivity for cellular phones. Not to mention, iPods, PSPs, laptops, etc. People are now using their mobile gadgets for entertainment, business, work, leisure — practically in many aspects of their lives. [...]

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Intelligent software by Lane Systems

As this kind of technology is not yet pervasive in Davao City, not many locals are aware of the advanced developments being accomplished by a certain Davao-based software house. Cutting-edge technologies in industry-strength inventory systems, telephony services — these software applications are being designed and developed right here. Lane Systems Inc. is a 12-year old [...]

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Got my ümobile SIM!

I applied for it, thanks to Jayvee, and now I’m part of the ümobile-connected Filipino population. As soon as I plugged the SIM card in, I was able to surf the Internet with no hassle at all. There was no trouble configuring my Nokia 6500, since ümobile automagically sent me the setup data via OTA. [...]

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Yahoo — Yang’s Yin no more

When TechCrunch, ZDNet and other notable online publications and blogs trash a company or an individual, techies and people who spend a lot of time on the Internet will invariably take notice. But when it’s the venerable The New York Times that does the lambasting, virtually nobody will miss it. In a recent article in [...]

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Wiki: social publishing

As I’ve written before, the new wave of Internet developments that we find ourselves in is called Web 2.0. And belonging to this overarching concept are blogs, cutting edge Web designs, social media, and the like. Blogs are personal publishing platforms. For the most part, they reflect the individual opinion of their owners. There are [...]

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