Cheap Songs - A Gift from Smart Music

A few weeks earlier, Smart which is the leading wireless service provider in the Philippines has launched Smart Music in partnership with MCA Music. As the two big players in their own fields unite, this project has produced high hopes not only for the corporations itself but even for the OPM bands wherein part of the revenue will still be shared with the artists. Most of us are guilty when it comes to piracy related topics specially when it comes to music, but as for our own experiences, the only reason you'd get a customer to buy the song is if they really support the band or just because of...

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Setting Up a Wordpress Blog Using Softaculous

As a blogger, I dreamed of using Wordpress as my CMS (Content Management System) for blogging, but the main reason why I wasn't able to get a hold of myself to that technology is the cost. There are some free hosting sites where you could setup your blog but at the moment, I can't seem to find a very reliable free hosting service that would keep my desired blog alive at 99.9% uptime just like what they promise. So what is Softaculous? As I see it, Softaculous is a web application that helps...

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BB Q10 on Sun Cellular Postpaid Plan 1499

Ever wanted to get your hands on the BlackBerry Q10? For Sun Cellular subscribers, you might have received the same message which invites you to get the much anticipated SmartPhone on the BlackBerry Community! But for those who are on the other side, then this is news for you! BlackBerry Q10 Plan 1499 comes with the following: Unlimited Data 300 Texts to ALL networks 5 Minutes Sun Calls Might as well view the message sent by SunCell... For those interested, just visit the nearest SunCellular...

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The Jing Experience - Review

Formerly known as the "Jing Project", Jing is an easy way to share and create not only images but video tutorials and was created by TechSmith. To give you a few background, Jing is a screencast computer program which enables you to choose if you would save your created file in your desktop or in the web. All it takes is a single click! As soon as you're done capturing your desired shot, Jing will allow you to add text, arrows, and frames to easily pinpoint to your audience the climax in that...

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Instagram introduces Video Sharing Feature

Two years after the initial release, Instagram is now the most renowned photo-sharing and social networking service when it comes to that niche and yesterday (June 20, 2013), Instagram 4.0.0 is released! With their new Video Sharing capability, users are now able to share their stories through a fifteen second video using Instagram Camera. In addition to that, Instagram also added thirteen filters specifically for those incoming short clips. Though I can't imagine what would this new feature of Instagram could urge or keep the users from doing, this is definitely something worth a try specially...

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Facebook New Emoticons - Quick Access

Aside from the new status updates presented by Facebook recently, we probably knew that you also noticed the new emoticons that roam the news feeds of all of us saying you should copy this, or join this and you'll be able to use the following emoticons. Fortunately, someone made a script to help users who enjoy the said emoticons. You just have to download some add-ons and install the plugin to use the emoticons quickly. To give you a glimpse of what we we're talking about. See this screenshot...

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KAT.PH Blocked by Philippine Government

Days after the government placed a TRO (Temporary Restraining Order), the infamous torrent site that holds ".ph" TLD, kat.ph or most widely known as "Kick Ass Torrent" is now alive and back on business. Despite the restless effort that the Philippine Government put to keep piracy involvement in the Philippines be minimized KAT had already made backups which is pretty much normal for a well maintained website. If the sources claims were true, it only took less than 12 hours before regular users regain access to the site which is now redirected to "kickass.to" Same speed, same resources and...

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Block Application Invite in Facebook

It's been a long time but still, it seems that a lot of people are annoyed by continuous application requests sent by their friends specifically in Facebook. So if this is still a thing that you haven't learned, then you're in the right place my friend. For today, that's the thing that I would like to discuss with you after seeing another annoyed status regarding application invites. There are two possible options when it comes to blocking an invitation. It's either you block the person who invites...

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WeChat Mobile App Review

After a week of being aired in commercials, WeChat has now has now caught the attention of the netizens making them one of the primary subjects being passed on news feeds of Social Networking sites as of the moment. Aside from its current contender who's also aired in televisions, individuals still enjoy placing their IGNs as their status or as for WeChat, QR Codes have become another thing to pass on. To tell you honestly, WeChat still resides as another platform to connect with your peers through...

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ASANA on Android

For those who're already hooked by this task management web application, you probably received a newsletter regarding this update under ASANA. Last March 1, 2013, Asana is now up on Google Play Store. To discuss with you again, what is Asana? Asana is a collaboration tool that centers your team's communication around Projects & Tasks, keeping your team organized and in sync at all times. Best of all, it's FREE for up to 30 teammates. The Asana Android app takes the power of Asana and...

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Townsmen - Android Review

From the previous versions Townsmen 1 - 6, of course we expect better graphics now that it was in Android and HandyGames never failed there. From the previous games that I tried, Townsmen did  in fact leave a mark on my consciousness not just because of the graphics but for the game play itself. I as a strategic game enthusiast (but never get the hang of strategizing things) love this game personally. Though there were a lot of changes, it is still the game we adore. So let me give you a brief insights for the game. Here are the most noticeable changes...

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Choose Your Own Number - Sun Cellular Philippines

As the build up of consumers and entrepreneur takes the country by storm together with the said growth of the Philippine Economy, it's really important that your consumers and contacts easily figure where to get easy access to your side. With this growth comes a first from Sun Cellular Philippines. The "Choose your Mobile Number" was officially announced a few days ago and has already aired in some commercials. For only Php 59.00 you can have your own personal number with the following format: 0942.1.RFREAK This first from sun is not only limited to that. Together with...

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New SmartPhones - BlackBerry Z10 and Q10

BlackBerry announced their new platform, the BlackBerry 10 featuring two new devices! The Full-touch Z10 and the keyboard-equipped Q10. According to their chief executive Thorsten Heins, The new BlackBerry "will transform mobile communications into true mobile computing." after the announcement that RIM is now officially BlackBerry. After being a dominant smartphone before Apple and and Google Android operating system, they now hold less than five percent of the global market according to surveys which makes it nearly a life-death situation for the company if they will still standout or be...

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Release of Apple's update - iOS 6.1

Apple issues their first major update on Monday (January 28, 2013) to iOS 6 after being announced last September of 2012. After running through five beta test updates, iOS6.1 now includes 4G LTE support for 36 additional iPhone carriers and 23 more for iPad. Apple has also added a way to reset your Advertising Identifier, which acts as a control room for informing advertisers about your web activity. Sad thing about it was that, only U.S. users can purchase movie tickets through Fandango via Apple's ever popular assistant Siri while iTunes Match subscribers can download songs individually to...

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ASANA - Task Management Review

Today I would like to discuss with you this task management web and mobile application that we've been using for some months now. This is the Asana Application. As I've experienced from our previous task management scenarios, most files and reports gets duplicated and not in its proper order. So fortunately, we manage to get along well with Asana. Not that we already tried working with other online task management application so far but we experienced some smooth sailing with this one. Asana...

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Legally Downloaded - Online Music Store

This is a post from my previous blog which was posted last January 30, 2012 With all of these commotion with regards to piracy, some of our fellow countrymen thought of an idea that I thought should be shared. Here it goes. Php. 25.00 – 35.00 to “legally” download a song. Reported on Yahoo Philippines last January 20, 2012 is a way to legally acquire a song through the process of our very precious “downloading” technique. MyMusicStore Philippines, a website supported by 15 other group of recording companies (Based on the Partners they listed on their footer). Though there are...

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BayanCars.com.ph - Cars for Every Juan

As the growth of technology increases, sellers and buyers also go for innovating practices like online selling and buying. As we all know, there are a lot of site which serves as a venue for people to sell and look for the things they need including cars. And that’s the part where BayanCars.com.ph comes to place. From different platforms to one is what BayanCars targets to give their users. This includes deals, posting of events, services, car parts, news/articles and specially the car-ads. To further discuss the features of this emerging site, I've personally tried and experienced...

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Repeal or Replace the Anti-Cybercrime Law

Pros and Cons arise at different latitudes of the country. **Well, most of what I’ve heard was cons. So what is it anyway? If you would take time to read the law which is naturally long at the Philippine’s Official Gazette, you’d notice that most of them are naturally known crimes. It’s just that, they are punishable by law now. It was known as Republic Act No. 10175 or more commonly referred to as the Anti-Cybercrime Law. For some, we knew that doing deviant acts is naturally wrong while some wait for the law to consider it a crime. Way back in the year 2000, a virus was accidentally...

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