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At last! Globe has dropped their mobile browsing rates! A service that has been dominated by smart for a loooooooooooooong time! Globe now offers P5.00 for 15mins when using your phone to surf the internet or use it as a modem! You have two options: KB Browsing Rate This kind of charging is best for info-based browsing like browsing for [...]

I’m surprised that i haven’t blogged about smart bro’s plug it anywhere. Anyways.. the postpaid smart bro “Just plug it anywhere” portable broadband connection: Smart BRO - Plan 799, allows you to surf the net anywhere there’s a PC! The Smart BRO USB modem is a small, palm-sized device that you can carry with you wherever you [...]

WHICH BROWSER DO you use when you surf the ‘Net? Chances are, it’s Internet Explorer, because most of us use Windows, and this browser comes bundled with Microsoft’s operating system. Here’s a breakdown of browser usage all over the world (Jan.-Feb.2008 figures. Source: TechCrunch):

Internet Explorer (“IE”) is now on version 7. And I must say––without prejudice against the other browsers––it’s a huge improvement over its previous release. But there’s a problem here: too many people are still using Interne Explorer 6 (“IE6”). If you take a look at the table above, more than a fifth of Internet users around the world are still stuck at version 6.

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Do you experience these: 1) loss of sense of time or a neglect of basic drives (excessive use), 2) feelings of anger, tension, and/or depression when the computer is inaccessible (withdrawal), 3) the need for better computer equipment, more software, or more hours of use (tolerance), 4) arguments, lying, poor achievement, social isolation, and fatigue (negative repercussions) ….Then you [...]

I’m happy to inform you, my dear readers, that I am part of You Got Tech (YGT), a tech blog for non techies! Thanks to Ms. Google Philippines, Aileen Apolo for having me on board. I’m the Mobile Guy in YGT. I’ll try to help non-techies get to know more about their mobile gadgets and maximize its [...]

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero filed a Bill that seeks to protect children18 years old and below from the harmful stuff on the internet. Senate Bill No. 2098: SEC. 5.  Restriction of Access by Children to Harmful Materials in the Intemef.  - All commercial  establishments or  public  Internet  points  offering  Internet  services  shall  be required to offer filtered [...]

Its the newest wireless internet service. Its like WAP and 3G but it really is a competitor of those two. and its better (as one ad in Europe says, “its better than WAP”). i-mode is a mobile email and Internet service launched by Japanese mobile communications leader NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in February 1999. Today it is used [...]

I think its a known fact that the Philippines is a country addicted to friendster. Friendster is also widely used here in the Asia Pacific region. But there’s a different story in other parts of the Globe. Source: Le Monde

How does 1.2 gigabytes connection speed sound to you? FAST! => A rocket was launched in Japan carrying a satellite on a mission to test a technology that would give SUPER FAST INTERNET to homes and business. The “KIZUNA” (WINDS) is a communications satellite that enables super high-speed data communications of up to 1.2 Gbps to develop [...]

It says here that Asia has the biggest number of internet users. Look at those cables!