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Nokia launches 2 ‘feature-rich’ dual-SIM phones in Cebu
Nokia Philippines launched in Cebu yesterday the Nokia X1-01 and Nokia C2-00, two phones capable of working with two subscriber identity modules (SIM) cards at the same time. Nokia Philippines corporate communications manager Nikka Abes said the two phones will likely be available in Cebu in June or July. Abes said that while it may…
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Showing Windows the door: the case for open source
THE warnings are ominous. The Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT) is strengthening its campaign against pirated software and cautioning businesses that refuse to have their software inspected that they will “face legal sanctions unless they show proof that they are using licensed software.” The warnings come even as PAPT found rural banks, universities and hospitals using…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab gets updated to Gingerbread
I just upgraded my Samsung Galaxy Tab (Model GT-P1000) to Android 2.3.3 or Gingerbread. Ever since Samsung announced the tab was getting Gingerbread, I’ve been regularly checking whether the firmware was already available for the Philippines. Gingerbread offers a streamlined user interface “for simplicity and speed.” Here’s a listing of the firmware’s improvements. “The user…
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CSS cheat sheets as Android apps: stop taping printouts on your cubicle walls
I need to work with CSS/XHTML often enough that I’d need a reference but rarely enough to make me memorize the damned properties, selectors and syntax. I used to print out CSS/XHTML cheat sheets and tape these on my cubicle wall for easy reference whenever I was working on a website. Just as I was…