Adobe releases Flash 10.1
Adobe has just released (quietly I might add) the Flash 10.1 plugin. This new version supports hardware H.264 video acceleration on Windows PCs (no Mac or Linux release yet) with compatible graphics processors. This is good news for underpowered ultraportables and some netbooks should now be able...
Source: Techie Xplorer
Adobe Flash Platform, One Web. Any Device
Yesterday, I attended a webcast on Adobe’s Flash Technology with Anup Murarka, Global Director for Technology Strategy and Partner Development of Adobe’s Flash Platform. Some of the topics discussed were Adobe’s Flash Platform, The Open Screen Project, The New Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR...
Source: Pinoy Tech Blog - The Philippines' Premier Technology Blog
Yahoo!-Nielsen Net Index 2010
Yahoo! and Nielsen today announced results of their recent internet usage survey (Net Index 2010) which covers 22 major cities in the Philippines.
The figures isn’t representative of the entire country but just the top cities (and excludes the rural areas). These are the same cities Nielsen sampled...
Source: YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews
Why Google embraced TV?
One of the big announcements at the recent Google Developer Conference is Google TV. For an internet company, it might seem puzzling why Google would embrace TV?
We might have heard statements that internet is the future and share of print and TV is growing smaller than ever.
But here’s what Google...
Source: YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews
Sony, Logitech joins Google TV Project
Google today also announced their new project, aptly called Google TV. The service basically connects your HDTV to the web and organizes the content you like.
Not really a totally new idea since a lot of TV manufacturers already have some sort of web connectivity built-in into their sets but Google wants...
Source: YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews
Remove “Scarewares” with Norton Power Eraser
You know what a “scareware” is? It’s those fake popups you somtimes get from your browser telling you that your computer is infected by malwares and trojans so you need to download a software. That software is a “scareware” and downloading and running it will further cause problems to your...
Source: Pinoy Tech Blog - The Philippines' Premier Technology Blog
How was PLDT Watchpad during the fight?
Last month, PLDT sent out word to subscribers that they’ve prepared the network for the live-streaming of the Pacquiao-Clottey fight on WatchPad. Manny turned out a winner but how about PLDT’s WatchPad?
I wasn’t able to use WatchPad since my rig is running on Windows 7 64-bit (hope...
Source: YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews
Microsoft’s My Phone service allows you to back up your mobile data
The My Phone is an online service that allows Windows Mobile 6.x users to backup their mobile data such as contacts, messages, photos, documents and other data on the cloud courtesy of Microsoft.
It is a free service that will give you 200MB of storage for your mobile data and is pretty useful...
Source: Pinoy Tech Blog - The Philippines' Premier Technology Blog
Nokia N70 takes Most Connected Phone Crown
According to the latest stats from Admob, the Nokia N70 still tops as the top handset used to connect to the web in the Philippines. This despite the fact that the model has already been discontinued for distribution.
The Nokia N70 took 9.2% share of ad request from the Admob network in the month...
Source: YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews
BayanDSL offers IWantV! Live TV and VOD
BayanDSL is now offering live streaming TV and video-on-demand to all it’s DSL subscribers and Sky Broadband customers. Available channels include ABS-CBN and cable channels.
Although I’m not a BayanDSL subscriber (I’m on PLDT myDSL), they sent me a test account to check it out. The...
Source: YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews
