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Archive for the ‘The Unwired Life’ Category

August 28th, 2008

Which method of invite is better? SMS or Email?

From direct mail to email to SMS and now through Facebook event invites, friends and colleagues use various means to invite us to socials. Although all of these methods have their more appropriate use, I feel that SMS invites are the ones that stick. Here’s why.
More often than not, SMS invites that I send […]

By Jayvee -- 1 comment

June 12th, 2008

Yamaha Announces Audio Codec IC for Mobile Phones

So Yamaha, master of all things sound, has introduced a codec for high quality audio, not just meant for mobile phones:
In recent years, sales of PNDs featuring hands-free functions are expanding. And demand for improvement of voice sound quality in mobile phones is also rising. The YMU809 improves voice sound quality of mobile devices. In […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

June 2nd, 2008

The CellFall

I swear, they should have keyboard buttons for the skull and crossbones. Makes it easier to swear.
Dammit, I hate it when my cellphone falls the wrong way, crisp into the pavement. And now, one out of ten times, the receiver craps out on me and nobody can hear me. Stuff like this can put anyone […]

By Jayvee -- 3 comments

February 25th, 2008

Social networking and being more “fluid”

Arrington from Tech Crunch has some thoughts about an iPhone-only social network. Branding from the elitist persona of Apple fanboys (like me, kidding) allows such things to become quick realities.

I personally think that these niche social networking applications (like that on the iPhone) is highly “liquidated” only when the application is very much integrated […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

February 9th, 2008

JoikuSpot: Turn your S60 phone into a portable wireless router!

Well, I use my Nseries phone as an expensive WiFi sniffer, so what’s stopping it from becoming a fully portable wireless router? It’s simple really! JoikuSpot is a free application that turns any S60 enabled phone into a portable wireless router.
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January 20th, 2008

C228s Bayan “Wireless Landline”

I was sent over a HUAWEI CDMA-based C228s phone, aptly known as the “Bayan wireless landline.” With GSM being the primary network used for mobile phones in Asia, CDMA still has its niche. In the Philippines, the wireless landline concept has become a favorite among vendors and stall owners that don’t have access to a […]

By Jayvee -- 3 comments

January 16th, 2008

Haier’s Dual SIM on Windows Mobile

We’ve previously talked about the Verzio Duplii and Twinn, one of the more elegant dual SIM solutions to come out in Asia. At CES 2008, we are seeing dual SIM smartphones - like this one from Haier. Although there is already a big advantage in using dual SIM cards for regular phones, having two SIM […]

By Jayvee -- 2 comments

January 11th, 2008

NOKLA phones being sent to NOKIA service centers

Some consumers are the perfect target for things like this. Nokia sent over an email a few days ago exposing how owners of NOKLA phones are sending them to NOKIA service centers for repairs. Because of the inferior design quality, these phones tend to break. The problem with consumers is that they tend to mistake […]

By Jayvee -- 9 comments

January 2nd, 2008

Special SIM cards for text voting in contests? Weird.

I love shows that do audience participation. Especially in the form of SMS voting for talent shows like American Idol. Well, we have our own franchise back here called Philippine Idol. And as a fan of these talent shows that, I’ve become a little disturbed with some developments in blatant SMS padding of votes. For […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

December 26th, 2007

Verzio Duplii Review: Dual SIM done right?

The Verzio Duplii is one of two phones (the other one is the Twinn) launched in the Philippines. It is the first “looks good like it ain’t hacked” phone that holds two SIM card slots active simultaneously.
Real estate shows off a fantastic phone design as the Duplii was engineered by former Sony Ericsson and […]

By Jayvee -- 30 comments