Thursday, July 10, 2008

What gadgets does a tycoon use? (Part 5 of 15)

This is part 5 of the 15 people from the Wilson Lee Flores article in Philippine Star.

Manuel V. Pangilinan
http://www.mpic.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/mvp-pic.jpg

When Mr. Pangilinan became president of PLDT in 1998, he was able to transform the company into the full telecommunication service network it is today. Smart Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PLDT, is now the Philippines' leading wireless services provider with 27 million subscribers and counting.

Presently, aside from being the Managing Director and CEO of First Pacific, Mr. Pangilinan is also the chairman of PLDT, Smart Communications, Metro Pacific Corporation, Landco Pacific Corporation, among others.

GADGETS

What phones does a Smart tycoon have?

Nokia n77
http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/nokia-n77-smart-mytv.jpg

Nokia n92
http://www.geekz1.com/images//news/nokian92.jpg

Nokia e90
http://www.hwupgrade.it/articoli/stampa/telefonia/1663/nokia_e90b.jpg

An unspecified Macbook model...
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An an unspecified Acer notebook...
http://www.digitaltechnews.com/news/images/2008/03/12/acer_aspire_6920_laptops.jpg

WoW! He must be SIMPLY AMAZING! He can use all of those stuffs! I wonder how the bulge in his pocket looks like? :)
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

What did Sony do?

Did they take action?
At least Acer did!
The Acer America Corporation and US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntary recall of approximately 27,000 notebook computer batteries. Those batteries eligible for the free replacement program are the rechargeable lithium ion batteries containing battery cells manufactured by Sony Energy Devices Corporation.
As announced previously by the CPSC, there have been 16 reports of notebook batteries overheating. These reports were associated with earlier recalls by other notebook computer manufacturers of batteries containing these Sony cells.
An Acer spokesman said the company has received no reports of incidents and found no technical issues after months of testing and investigation. The decision to recall the units was made out of an abundance of caution, he said.
When asked why Acer had announced its recall months after its competitors had announced theirs, an Acer spokesman said that the company had been working with the CPSC and Sony since the recall was announced.
"All parties felt it was better to be safe than sorry," the Acer spokesman said, acknowledging that it took the company months to come to that decision.
Last year, Dell, Apple, Lenovo, Toshiba and other PC makers were forced to recall notebooks with batteries made by Sony after it came to light that a flaw in Sony's manufacturing process could lead to short circuits, sparks or fire.
The affected Acer models were sold in the U.S. and Canada from May 2004 through November 2006 for between $500 and $1,500, the company said.
The laptops possibly containing the recalled batteries were the TravelMate series with 4-digit model numbers beginning with 242, 320, 321, 330, 422, 467, 561, C20, and the Aspire series beginning with model numbers 556, 560, 567, 930, 941, 980.
Acer advises customers to stop using these recalled batteries immediately and contact Acer to receive a free replacement battery. In the meantime, customers may continue to use their notebook PCs by turning off the system, removing the battery, and powering the system via AC adapter and power cord, until the replacement battery is received.

Now, the cybershot recall, what did they do about it? you guys have any news? I dont! is Sony going down?
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Friday, April 20, 2007

Last night, my mom brought hope a new laptop. She just wants me to check it out. it was a brand new but old model,
Acer 2000 series. acer as 2001 wlci. I tested it a bit and tried to watch parts of movies.
Specifications:
- 512mb Ram
- Pentium M > 1.4 Ghz
- 40gb HD
- 15.4 TFT
- Ati Mobility Radeon 9200 > 64mb
- dvd/cd-rw
- wifi
- 3.0kg
That laptop, has still no price. My mom just told me to test it and give her a price how much that gadget is worth.
Pros:
> 15.4 inch tft display is great for drawing applications, watching DVD's and editing movies.
> Card reader, but right now, new laptops already has this. but i also included it in pros.
> Built in Wifi
> The casing looks good and it has a cool design
> Comes with Windows XP pro edition
> I can give my price (hehehe)
Cons:
> Heavy @ 3.0 kg
> 4 in 1 reader does not have "compact flash"
> Not a desktop replacement based on the specs.

Now, my only problem is, how much will i offer? It includes all the original CD's like Norton 2003, recovery discs
from acer and etc...
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