Rugged Xperia Active from Sony Ericsson Sony Ericson has recently revealed a new android smartphone that is not afraid of knocks and bumps and actually have a cool geeky design. This new smartphone, Sony Ericson Xperia Active is perfect for your super active lifestyles as it comes with a rugged exterior. The Sony Ericson Xperia Active runs on Android 2.3 OS and features a compact form factor that shows close resemblance to some old school...

Budget Nokia: what do you get in a $30 phone? The 1616 is the cheapest brand-name phone we know of in Australia, and for some this will be reason enough to buy it, but we'd like to see a camera and web browser included. Good: Solid old-school design • FM radio and flashlight • Good battery life Bad: No camera • No web browser • Keypad will be tricky for those with enormous fingers How much phone do you think you should get for AU$29? This is the question that has plagued us since we began our review of the Nokia 1616. For...

Turn a cheap Flashlight into a highpowered Flashlight with just a New Bulb There comes a time when we all need a flashlight, but no one wants to plop down loads of cash for one. DIY fanatic Kip Kay shows you how to turn a dim, cheap, $10 flashlight into something worthy of $95. Sure, it won't feel like a $95 flashlight—it'll still feel like a cheap piece of plastic—but at least you'll be satisfied with its brightness. You'll need to do a bit more than just replace the bulb for this hack, since the new one will require bigger,...

Facebook's 'instant personalization' feature is to be switched on today, allowing the walls between the social network and the world to be broken through for a seamless experience for all. While many have not been able to access the instant personalisation feature yet, it turns on today. More worryingly, it is turned on by default so many will be entirely unaware the feature even exists. However, this raises serious privacy...

Disinfect and Clean Your Gadgets the right way Flu season is creeping its way toward us once again, and your gadgets are among the most germ-ridden objects in your house. Here's how to safely disinfect them. First, if you're the only one using your gadgets, you're probably pretty safe from the spread of germs. But as soon as you start handing off your iPhone, iPad, laptop, video game controllers, cameras, and other tech to your ogling friends, germs (and illness) can start spreading quickly. Use alcohol or disinfectant (sparingly!)... Most...

Facebook Crashed Early Friday morning in the Philippines, users who accessed Facebook got an error message indicating that the site "may be temporarily down" or "may have moved permanently to a new address." "Service Unavailable - DNS failure ... The server is temporarily unable to service your request. Please try again later," read a message that greeted other users who tried to log in. Facebook appeared back to normal as of 6 a.m. Friday (Manila time). In its Twitter account, Facebook acknowledged the site may be "slow...

Fisheye Macro Lenses For Mobiles Camera phones have come a long way in terms of resolution, but the pocket-sized form factor doesn't leave all that much room for improvement when it comes to lenses. These add-on Fisheye and Macro/Wide Angle lenses inject a little versatility into the equation by transforming your standard flat phone photos into wide and up-close images. The diminutive lenses are designed to attach to any phone and promise...

New Nike+ GPS iPhone app for athletes If you’re an athlete and a tech freak at the same time you must’ve heard or used Nike + iPod app that analyzes your physical performances during the workout. You’ll be pleased to know that Nike has announced a new app called Nike+ GPS that will do a similar job but with new features. Unlike the Nike + iPod, this app doesn’t require separate Nike + iPod adapter, instead it will use Apple’s built-in accelerometer and GPS to analyze your running pace and distance. Besides that it measures...

Playstation Move Move over, Wii. The PlayStation Move ($TBA) is bringing motion-based gaming to the PS3, in full 1080p glory. The system will use a main motion controller, a "sub-controller," like a more advanced version of the Wii's nunchuk, and the Playstation Eye camera to offer precise detection of movement, angle, and absolute position in 3D space, which should make for some really competitive games of Virtua Tennis. As for the weird ball thing on the end of the main controller, it helps with motion tracking, lights up...

MySpace adds New Games Site MySpace launched a new gaming experience at myspace.com/games today. The company says it empowers developers with new tools, analytics, and opportunities for driving usage and revenue. "Gaming is core to the overall entertainment value of MySpace; we are replicating our success from MySpace Music for this next round of platform improvements," a representative for MySpace tells WebProNews. "Nearly a third of...

How To Decorate Your Office Space Decorating your office involves more than mixing and matching stuffs to fit in with the desired look. While maintaining the style and vibe that you want others to perceive in your office décor, you have to set that professional tone and make it approachable enough for interested guests and future clients. (So you see, it is not just about putting this and that in their places just because you think they look good there.) Here are a few helpful tips on how to decorate you office while balancing...

Verizon lowering barrier to 3G data entry with higher prices Verizon is looking to "simplify" its offerings by paring down its handset lineup and upping its data charges per megabyte. The company announced Friday that it would begin rolling out new service plans ahead of its 4G launch that were geared towards higher revenues, but also bringing in more customers. And, while that news may sound annoying to some of us data hogs, it will probably work for the wireless carrier. First, the details: Verizon has introduced a new data...

Oust Willie Revillame I wish to share to you my dear readers what's been circuating around the internetz. This petition came from one of the yahoo groups that I a member of.I guess Willie Revillame wasn't thinking that he's show is the only access of other viewers of what was exactly happening in the other side of the metro. Anyways just read the rest of the post and be the judge to petition Willie Revillame or not. First of all, I am really sorry to have this circulated as an off-topic post. Yet as a citizen of this beloved...

Is Nokia N97 worth it for its price? The Nokia N97 is a feature-packed smartphone, that's for sure. For wireless connectivity, you have HSDPA, Wi-Fi Bluetooth stereo A2DP and Assisted-GPS for navigation. There's also a 3.5mm audio jack for plugging in your personal ear,buds and 32GB of onboard memory is plenty for most people. Unfortunately, the plus points of the N97 are mostly on paper. In actual use, the interface of the S60 5th...

HOW TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS WITH YOUR OWN MONEY - MAKING NEWSLETTER Writing and publishing a successful newsletter is perhaps the most competitive of all the different areas of mail order and direct marketing. Five years ago, there were 1500 different newsletters in this country. Today there are well over 10,000, with new ones being started every day. It's also interesting to note that for every new one that's started, some disappear just as quickly as they are started - lack of operating capital and marketing know-how being the...