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I just finished a talk in a conference called iTech Conference organized by Compsat and MISA (Student Organizations in the Ateneo de Manila University). I personally like the concept of introducing technology trends in bite size chunks to students and young professionals. I believe they should be presented with as many choices as possible.
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Rarely do I post about news that fall under two (2) topic categories on this blog. But, today is one of those rare moments. Again after the usual daily dose of personal, tech and political news updates, I bump into the formal announcement of the Linux Mobile Foundation. This foundation was annouced a few months […]

I read an article from Darla Mack’s blog about the US Army contracting Nokia to build a WCDMA/HSDPA 3G system for them. This definitely is a big win for Nokia as a manufacturer for 3G equipment which already has over sixty-six (66) operator customers worldwide. However, another interesting point picked my interest. It was mention […]

Looks like Hutchison 3 is removing roaming charges between its operating entities in different countries around the world. 3 is present in Hong Kong, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, Austria, Denmark, and Italy.
In a bold move against larger competitors, mobile operator 3 has today announced that it will eliminate roaming charges when customers travel […]

Motorola has recently released their first Linux phone in the US market called the RIZR Z6. This is definitely a coming of age for Linux on the mobile devices.

Motorola’s first Linux handset for the US market, the RIZR Z6, is also likely to be the first in the industry to run an “open” operating […]

Earlier this week, the Apple iPhone has caught the world by storm. Definitely another marketing coup from Steve and Co. Now, millions of users around the world are waiting to try out Apple’s latest work of marketing art. Here is a very informative article from InformationWeek on a shopping list of iPhone vendors and providers.
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Looks like the Apple iPhone annoucement last week was such a big hit and made such a big impact that the clones are now out! For those of you who can’t wait for an Apple iPhone or even an LG KE850, here are some alternatives for you. Send in the clones!

Palm Treo
MS Windows Mobile 5

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After getting sued by Cisco systems on the iPhone trademark, looks like Apple might get sues again. Here is an article last December 2006 on the LG KE850 which is rumored to be an Apple iPhone preview. Now we know it is all true.

From the few details available the KE850 appears to be based on […]

Here is a story from Ars Technica entitled Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark. Yup. Cisco sues Apple on the iPhone trademark.
Cisco has sued Apple over the iPhone name, a day after media reports suggested that Apple was licensing the name from the networking giant. Cisco acquired the trademark “iPhone” in 2000 from InfoGear […]

The news is all over the place about Apple’s new iPod turned phone running MacOSX and with Tablet-like functionality. Personally, I love the concept of breaking off the mobile phone mold and moving into a new way of doing mobile phones. It supports a nice new button-less and stylus-less interface in the spirit of the […]