Why I’m leaving Sony Ericsson for Nokia

April 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

Like Saul, my conversion happened on the road.
I was on my way to a meeting and needed to constantly check my e-mail as well as keep my instant messaging (IM) accounts online when it hit me, like the Biblical blinding light, that the Nokia E71 is the best mobile Internet device I’ve used.
It isn’t just [...]

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Sony Ericsson unveils W205 Walkman phone

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

SONY Ericsson has unveiled a new model in its Walkman line—the Sony Ericsson W205. The W205 is a slider phone and by its form, looks to be the progeny of the first slider Walkman, the W850i.
According to a company press statement, the “W205 makes the Walkman phone experience more accessible to consumers and is perfect [...]

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Nokia launches 5800 in Cebu

January 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Nokia formally launched in Cebu last week its latest model in the XpressMusic product line, the Nokia 5800. The XpressMusic line is Nokia’s answer to Sony Ericsson’s Walkman phones, devices that are designed for music playing.
The features of the Nokia 5800 are formidable—it comes with all the features you’d expect from a modern phone plus [...]

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PLDT Landline Plus goes prepaid: Turn any GSM phone into a portable “landline”

March 13th, 2008 · 93 Comments

PLDT will launch this weekend prepaid plans for its Landline Plus service. The service, previously available only on monthly postpaid plans, gives consumers “fixed-wireless telephone lines.”
Calls to these wireless handsets, within a provincial area, are considered local connections and aren’t charged by the minute. The Landline Plus user is only charged by the minute for [...]

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Escribitionism with Twitter and Fring

March 10th, 2008 · 8 Comments

I never thought that I’d be enjoying it but here I am, using Twitter regularly for the past week. Twitter is a micro-blogging service that has become all the rage among tech-savvy folk and many connectivity addicts since last year.
With the service, you can write short (140 characters) updates about yourself and have these [...]

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Sony Ericsson K850i impressive

January 14th, 2008 · 9 Comments

I spent two glorious days last week testing the latest model in the Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot line: the K850i. When Jonjie Gonzalez, Sony Ericsson’s press relations man in Cebu, invited me to test a K850i demo unit for a day or two, I jumped at the chance. I am, after all, a rabid Sony Ericsson [...]

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