LAST Thursday, I got the phone number of an elementary school friend I haven’t had contact with in more than a decade. After saving the contact info in the cellphone I am currently testing, a Nokia 5800, I immediately synchronized my phonebook with Zyb. Zyb is a web-based service that stores your contact data. It… Continue reading In the cloud? What if it all goes up in smoke? The case of my missing phone numbers
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Smart launches mobile TV service
For less than the monthly subscription fee of a cable TV connection, you can now watch digital TV anytime and anywhere on compatible mobile phones. Smart Telecommunications Inc. and 360media launched on Tuesday myTV, a service that allows people to view high-quality TV broadcasts on their phones. The quality of the video is really great,… Continue reading Smart launches mobile TV service
Turn your mobile phone into a document scanner with Scanr app
I would give anything to have had this Scanr tool a decade ago when, as a beat reporter, I had to frequently photocopy documents for news stories. When I was still covering the Cebu City Hall beat, I did a series of news reports that exposed illegal collection of fees and various other transactions disallowed… Continue reading Turn your mobile phone into a document scanner with Scanr app
Traffic, flood, crime data on your mobile phone
Apart from Bulacan State University’s Smart Phone Guard, the Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (Sweep) project that really piqued my interest in this year’s Innovation and Excellence Awards is Ateneo de Manila University’s Smart Safety Assistance (3S). The system packages mobile services, using open source projects, into a system that offers people access, via a… Continue reading Traffic, flood, crime data on your mobile phone
Using mobile technology to control entry to houses, spy on intruders
Bulacan State University had the most number of entries to this year’s Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (Sweep) Innovation and Excellence Award. The school’s Smart Phone Guard application took the top prize. BSU could have taken the top two prizes had it combined its two home security projects: Smart LockInterCom and e-Spy Mobile Security. On… Continue reading Using mobile technology to control entry to houses, spy on intruders
Sony Ericsson unveils W200i, W610i, and W880i in Cebu
For a confessed Sony Ericsson fan boy, last Thursday’s unveiling of new Sony Ericsson models was a slice of heaven for me. The company launched three new Walkman phone models–the W200i, W610i, and W880i. The phones are expected to be available in the Philippines by the second quarter of this year. SEXY. I thought to… Continue reading Sony Ericsson unveils W200i, W610i, and W880i in Cebu
Manage songs in your phone, mp3 player with MediaMonkey
I have long stayed away from using music players such as iTunes to manage songs in my Sony Ericsson k750i because of the way these software organize the files in the mobile phone’s memory stick. MEDIAMONKEY is probably the best software to use to manage your phone’s audio library from your PC. Click on photo… Continue reading Manage songs in your phone, mp3 player with MediaMonkey
From Google Video, YouTube to your phone in 3 steps
When I saw Matt Cutts’ video series in Google Video, I immediately wanted to convert the clips to play in my phone, a Sony Ericsson K750i, for viewing and listening in times when I have nothing to do and I’m away from the computer. Google Video allows you to download MP4 videos and I downloaded… Continue reading From Google Video, YouTube to your phone in 3 steps
Old-school rocker in Rokr concert
Motorola launched the MotoRokr in Cebu yesterday with a press briefing and the finals of the Cebu leg of the Rock Mo’to Band Competition. I went over the features of the MotoRokr and played with it briefly in yesterday’s briefing and I can say it’s a phone audiophiles would be drooling over – the Rokr’s… Continue reading Old-school rocker in Rokr concert
Back up your mobile phone data online
Most people today rely on cell phones for the storage of contacts and appointments. This reliance on a single device can be risky and devastating when your phone gets lost or stolen. To prevent a disaster such as losing important contact details, you need to regularly back up your phone data. Most phones today come… Continue reading Back up your mobile phone data online