Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST
Since I've already disclosed what I know about Nokia Asha 303's upcoming release in the Philippines, I figured there's no point in keeping this other insider info to myself.
Yes, TP Friends, the ultra-affordable super-cute full QWERTY Dual SIM Dual Standby Nokia Asha 200 could very well reach our shores along with Nokia Asha 303 this coming Holiday Season.  So if you're looking for a pocket-friendly full QWERTY Dual SIM phone by a trusted brand, then you might want to wait for this phone to arrive in a month's time.  Nokia Asha 200 is ideal for price-conscious young consumers - like students - who find QWERTY phones aspirational and wish to always have access to their social networks and favorite music tracks, and to stay in touch with friends from various mobile networks. Again, according to our insider, Nokia Asha 200 is set to hit store shelves in the Philippines this Christmas Season; The TP guesstimate for this handset's suggested retail price is around Php 3,500. To wrap this up in true TP fashion, here are the specs of Nokia Asha 200:
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Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:04 PM PST
TP Friends, you all know how much I love Nokia so I hope all of you can join this promo and treat it like a true TPGB!
Totally reinforcing the insider info that I go a few hours ago regarding Nokia Asha 300's imminent release in our country, I just received an email from Nokia Philippines about their new 'Why do you QWERTY!' promo, which gives everyone a chance to take home either a - get this - Nokia Asha 200 or Nokia Asha 303 QWERTY handset!
Nokia Asha 303 in Silver White. Cute, eh?
The contest is open to all QWERTY phone users. All you have to do is write a 200-word essay on the topic: "How using a QWERTY phone changed my mobile life for the better."
Your essay should describe your positive experiences and interesting anecdotes about using your QWERTY phone. In short, write it well and make it engaging!
Your essay should be accompanied by a photo in JPEG format of yourself and your QWERTY phone. Send your entry via email to nokiaqwertypromo[at]ovi[dot]com.
Make sure to put some pizzazz to your essay and photo as entries will be judged according to: Uniqueness (40%); Relevance (30%); and Visual Quality of Photo (30%)
Four entries with the most interesting stories and the most creative photos will win a new Nokia QWERTY phone each: a Nokia Asha 200 for the 3rd prize; a Nokia Asha 303 for the 2nd prize; a pair of Nokia Asha 200 for the 1st prize; and a pair of Nokia Asha 303 for the grand prize.
The Nokia Asha 303 is a touch screen device with a full physical QWERTY keypad. This stylish and slim device has lots of processing power that gives a rich web-browsing experience and quick-access to social networking applications. Likewise, it lets you stay connected to your loved ones and lets you have fun with great apps and its music player.
The Nokia Asha 200 is ideal for young, urban consumers who find QWERTY phones aspirational and wish to connect to their social networks, but are also very price conscious. It is suited for their need to send messages quickly, for listening to music, and most importantly for having control over costs with the Easy Swap function.
Deadline of submission of entries is on December 30, 2011. Join now, TP Friends!
--> Totally reinforcing the insider info that I go a few hours ago regarding Nokia Asha 300's imminent release in our country, I just received an email from Nokia Philippines about their new 'Why do you QWERTY!' promo, which gives everyone a chance to take home either a - get this - Nokia Asha 200 or Nokia Asha 303 QWERTY handset!
Nokia Asha 303 in Silver White. Cute, eh?
The contest is open to all QWERTY phone users. All you have to do is write a 200-word essay on the topic: "How using a QWERTY phone changed my mobile life for the better."
Your essay should describe your positive experiences and interesting anecdotes about using your QWERTY phone. In short, write it well and make it engaging!
Your essay should be accompanied by a photo in JPEG format of yourself and your QWERTY phone. Send your entry via email to nokiaqwertypromo[at]ovi[dot]com.
Make sure to put some pizzazz to your essay and photo as entries will be judged according to: Uniqueness (40%); Relevance (30%); and Visual Quality of Photo (30%)
Four entries with the most interesting stories and the most creative photos will win a new Nokia QWERTY phone each: a Nokia Asha 200 for the 3rd prize; a Nokia Asha 303 for the 2nd prize; a pair of Nokia Asha 200 for the 1st prize; and a pair of Nokia Asha 303 for the grand prize.
The Nokia Asha 303 is a touch screen device with a full physical QWERTY keypad. This stylish and slim device has lots of processing power that gives a rich web-browsing experience and quick-access to social networking applications. Likewise, it lets you stay connected to your loved ones and lets you have fun with great apps and its music player.
The Nokia Asha 200 is ideal for young, urban consumers who find QWERTY phones aspirational and wish to connect to their social networks, but are also very price conscious. It is suited for their need to send messages quickly, for listening to music, and most importantly for having control over costs with the Easy Swap function.
Deadline of submission of entries is on December 30, 2011. Join now, TP Friends!
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:41 AM PST
TechPinas Exclusive!
I've just received information from an insider that Nokia Philippines is already set to release the Touch and Type QWERTY phone, Nokia Asha 303, within a month or so.
Announced last October 26 at Nokia World 2011 held in London, Series 40 Nokia Asha 303 is the second Nokia phone to don a combination of a full QWERTY keyboard and capacitive touchscreen (Can you name the first Nokia phone to feature that combo?)
Supporting a variety of connectivity options like Wifi, Bluetooth and 3G, Nokia Asha 303 comes replete with a 2.6-inch capacitive display, which responds to the slightest touch, and a full QWERTY keyboard with tactile keys making it easy for users to browse the web and stay connected on their favorite social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Here's how the phone looks like in the flesh:
Again, as yet, Nokia Philippines hasn't made any formal announcement regarding the availability of this handset. But according to our source, Nokia Asha 303 should arrive within this year -- sometime in Yuletide, maybe. The TP guesstimate for its price tag is around Php 7,500.
--> I've just received information from an insider that Nokia Philippines is already set to release the Touch and Type QWERTY phone, Nokia Asha 303, within a month or so.
Announced last October 26 at Nokia World 2011 held in London, Series 40 Nokia Asha 303 is the second Nokia phone to don a combination of a full QWERTY keyboard and capacitive touchscreen (Can you name the first Nokia phone to feature that combo?)
Supporting a variety of connectivity options like Wifi, Bluetooth and 3G, Nokia Asha 303 comes replete with a 2.6-inch capacitive display, which responds to the slightest touch, and a full QWERTY keyboard with tactile keys making it easy for users to browse the web and stay connected on their favorite social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Here's how the phone looks like in the flesh:
Again, as yet, Nokia Philippines hasn't made any formal announcement regarding the availability of this handset. But according to our source, Nokia Asha 303 should arrive within this year -- sometime in Yuletide, maybe. The TP guesstimate for its price tag is around Php 7,500.
| Name | Nokia Asha 303 |
| Type | Touch and Type, Candybar with Full QWERTY Thumb-type Keyboard and Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Price Category | Midrange |
| Dimensions | 116.5 x 55.7 x 13.9 mm, 72 cc |
| Weight | 99 grams |
| Available Colors | Red, Aqua, Green, Graphite, Silver White, Purple |
| Operating System | S40 |
| Display | 2.6 inches (~154 ppi pixel density), 320 x 240 pixels, TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors |
| Processor | 1 GHz |
| Camera | 3.2 MegaPixels, 2048x1536 pixels, fixed focus |
| Video Capture | VGA 15 frames per second |
| Audio and Video Playback | MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player |
| Ports | microUSB 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR, HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps |
| Network | 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Memory | 170 MB (100 MB user available), 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM |
| Sensors | TBA, Proximity |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1300 mAh (BP-3L) |
| Uptime | Standby of up to 840 hours on 2G Standby of up to 720 hours on 3G Talk time of up to 8 hours 10 minutes on 2G Talk time of up to 7 hours 10 minutes on 3G |
| Value-Added Features | Touch and Type form factor, SNS Integration |
| Announcement | October 2011 |
| Availability | December 2011 |
| Price | TP Guesstimate - Php 7,500 |
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 06:37 AM PST
Can you really rely on BlackBerry Bold 9900's 5 MegaPixel fixed focus camera to give you good photos for when you're out and you see something beautiful, then you realize you left your digicam at home?
My answer is yes. But don't take my word for it. I'd like to present some outdoor photos I took using BlackBerry Bold 9900's shooter. All images were taken using automatic settings (Again, I'm not a photographer so pardon the lack of artisty in these shots):
So what do you think?
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My answer is yes. But don't take my word for it. I'd like to present some outdoor photos I took using BlackBerry Bold 9900's shooter. All images were taken using automatic settings (Again, I'm not a photographer so pardon the lack of artisty in these shots):
So what do you think?
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:53 AM PST
Just like Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Sensation XE and LG Optimus 2X, one of the best cameraphones in the world (perhaps second only to Nokia N8 in that department) Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc will likewise get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich treatment!
Sony Ericsson made the formal announcement via the company's official blog two days ago,
There you go. Please fan out, fellow SE fans!
--> Sony Ericsson made the formal announcement via the company's official blog two days ago,
There have been a few questions here on the blog and in our support forums regarding our upgrade plans beyond Gingerbread. We can today confirm that we plan to upgrade the entire 2011 Xperia portfolio* to the next version of Android known as Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. We are working on merging our current Xperia experience with the new features in Android 4.0. More detailed information regarding this upgrade, timing and global availability will be communicated in due course here on the blog.
*"2011 Xperia Portfolio" refers to the following products: Xperia arc and arc S, Xperia PLAY, Xperia neo and neo V, Xperia mini and mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active, Xperia ray as well as Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
There you go. Please fan out, fellow SE fans!
Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:40 PM PST
Twitter Power Couple, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have officially called it quits.
The used to be so sweet.
Demi announced her divorce plans yesterday, stating that she's doing it with "great sadness and a heavy heart" and that "as a woman, a mother and a wife, there are certain values and vows that [she holds] sacred, and it is in this spirit that [she has] chosen to move forward with [her] life."
The split happened 6 years after their marriage, following news about Kutcher's extra-marital affair with a blonde who casually told US Weekly that she "enjoyed condom-less, hot tub-inclusive cuddle-bunnies" sex with Moore's husband on the 24th of September, which was supposed to be the Hollywood couple's sixth wedding anniversary.
Being two of the most followed celebrities on Twitter - with Ashton having 8,389,396 followers (@aplusk) and 4,259,513 (@mrskutcher) for Demi as of writing, the couple's shocking split has caused quite a stir in the popular social networking and short messaging site.
Not only are they currently trending on Twitter,
But a lot of tweeps are likewise talking about the undeniable and heart-breaking fact that they've just officially unfollowed each other:
How sad is that? I wonder who that blonde is.
--> Demi announced her divorce plans yesterday, stating that she's doing it with "great sadness and a heavy heart" and that "as a woman, a mother and a wife, there are certain values and vows that [she holds] sacred, and it is in this spirit that [she has] chosen to move forward with [her] life."
The split happened 6 years after their marriage, following news about Kutcher's extra-marital affair with a blonde who casually told US Weekly that she "enjoyed condom-less, hot tub-inclusive cuddle-bunnies" sex with Moore's husband on the 24th of September, which was supposed to be the Hollywood couple's sixth wedding anniversary.
Being two of the most followed celebrities on Twitter - with Ashton having 8,389,396 followers (@aplusk) and 4,259,513 (@mrskutcher) for Demi as of writing, the couple's shocking split has caused quite a stir in the popular social networking and short messaging site.
Not only are they currently trending on Twitter,
But a lot of tweeps are likewise talking about the undeniable and heart-breaking fact that they've just officially unfollowed each other:
How sad is that? I wonder who that blonde is.
Posted: 17 Nov 2011 09:53 PM PST
I know that this is the news all Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 owners have been waiting to hear.
It's confirmed! Samsung Electronics has just announced via its official Twitter account in the UK that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software update will be coming to its best-seller, Samsung Galaxy S2.
So when is the firmware update arriving exactly? Noone knows for sure -- though I'm guessing it should hit your phones within the first half of 2012.
Learn more about Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich via the link.
--> It's confirmed! Samsung Electronics has just announced via its official Twitter account in the UK that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software update will be coming to its best-seller, Samsung Galaxy S2.
So when is the firmware update arriving exactly? Noone knows for sure -- though I'm guessing it should hit your phones within the first half of 2012.
Learn more about Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich via the link.
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