Archive for November, 2006

Mobile Instant Messaging: Definitely Hot!

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Looks like the world is beginning to take mobile instant messaging seriously. In the last few weeks, there have been a good number of big tickets events.

Neustar Acquires Followap. One of the biggest players in the Mobile Instant Messaging world gets acquired by one of the world’s largest provider of mobile clearing house and number […]

GoogleOS? Nah. GoogleTerm and GooglePhone? Yes!

Monday, November 27th, 2006

In this article entitled “GoogleOS: What To Expect?“, its gives three (3) possible scenarios about a future GoogleOS.

Web-based Desktop OS. This is made possible because of AJAX technology and a lot of companies are already trying to develop and OS with this in mind.
A Full Linux Distribution. This scenarios assumes Google will want to compete […]

Thuraya GSP-1700: Smallest Satellite Phone in the Market

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Now this is a goodly sized Satellite Phone. My main beef about these satellite phones in the past was their really really bunkly frame and side (and of course high service charges bordering on prohibitive). However, this new one from Thuraya looks like a 3rd generation mobile phone.

While the GSP-1700 sports a relatively slim, sexy […]

Nokia says, “Good-bye HP-UX, Hello Linux”

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

The last two (2) years was marked by major movements by voice providers and PBX equipment manufacturers to Linux. The most notable of that time was Avaya’s shift to a pure Linux platform. Now, one of the major players in the mobile equipment world is also moving towards Linux and that is Nokia. Here is […]

Oops! iSkoot not Skype Mobile in 3 X-Series

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Here is an interesting blog post on GigaOM about Hutchison 3 bundling iSkoot instead of Skype on their new X-Series offering.

You see what happened was that iSkoot2, a Cambridge, MA.-based company cut a deal with 3g wireless service provider, 3, part of the Hutchison empire. As part of that deal, 3 would install iSkoot3 […]

Palawan Misadventures 4: Important or Interesting Buildings Around the Area

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

More pictures of important or interesting buildings around the area.

       

Back to vacationing!

Palawan Misadventures 3: Some Treasures from The Palawan City Museum

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Here are a few pictures from the Palawan City Museum in Puerto Princesa.

            

There is much more but you will have to visit the actual museum yourself to check out the other stuff.

3 X-Series: Mobile Going IP All The Way

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

November 16 2006 - Mark your calendars. Mobile Network Operator Hutchison 3 has just made a spectacular announcement today together with big players in the Internet space (eBay, Google, Mobicast, Nokia, Orb, Skype, Sling Media, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft and Yahoo) to bring their services into the mobile network for a flat fee (called X-Series).

According to […]

Palawan Misadventures 2: Around Puerto Princesa

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Done with lunch and have a few hours to spare. Instead of just sleeping, I decided to take a stroll around town. The city tour was not that interesting because I am not a big fan of crocodiles and butterflies. I really did not know where to start to I headed out to look for […]

Palawan Misadventures 1: 2 Conventions, 1 Airport, No Baggage Conveyor

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Just a few hours ago, I was able to escape from the hustle and bustle of Metro Manila and arrive in the nice and sunny city of Puerto Princessa in Palawan. Unfortunately, the moment was spoiled when I realized that they did not have a working baggage conveyor!
Today, over 150 participants to the annual […]