by anyajulia | Feb 23, 2009 | Features, Tech Talk
Having difficulty choosing a cellphone to suit your needs?
Try the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic. It is a new ultra-slim S60 handset that offers a superior entertainment experience by letting owners quickly and easily play music, videos, games, and shared content as well.
Its specifications are:
2.2 inches (240×320 pixels)
150 MB shared memory
up to 16GB via microSD (4GB included in package)
ARM 11 600 MHz CPU
3G/HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash
front-facing camera for video calls
Stereo FM radio with RDS
3.5 mm AV jack
The handset is compatible with Nokia Music Store and also features Nokia’s innovative voice-controlled ‘Say and Play’ where owners can merely say the name of a favorite artist/song to automatically play it. It also comes with a complete N-Gage experience. Pictures or videos can be captured and shared via an online community, such as Flickr or Facebook.
It has a fairly fast CPU with the ARM 11 600MHz just suitable for the more power-hungry Nokia NGage games. Nokia is also adding phone-charging via USB port. Its estimated retail price will be $260 or Php 12,600.
Sources:
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/21373/nokia-5630-xpressmusic/
http://www.yugatech.com/blog/mobile/nokia-5630-xpressmusic/
by anyajulia | Feb 21, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
EXPECT deputized traffic agents manning highway checkpoints this week.
This as the under-manned traffic enforcers from the Land Transportation Office in Region 7 trains force multipliers in implementing traffic and road safety measures, LTO Director Edgar Catarungan told mayors gathered during the recent meeting in Batuan, Bohol.
Catarungan joined Bohol LTO Registrar Joel Maloloy-on and traffic management group commander SPO4 Mohammed Akil in an audience with the mayors to seek their support in the information campaign launched by the government to address road safety issues.
Moreover, the LTO Director also asked mayors for help in ironing the dented and tarnished image of the government’s agency.
Before, the LTO has deployed deputized traffic enforcers from the local police stations and well meaning civilian volunteers.
However, instead of solving the problem of traffic enforcement, the deputization scheme steamrolled into one big corruption issue threatening to flatten LTO’s credibility.
Approaching the problem anew, Catarungan reasoned out that the deputized agents now would come from the endorsed task force members created by the mayors, to shorten the supervisory reins over the local driver overseers.
“This way, it would be easy for the LTO to issue Temporary Operator’s Permits and have the mayors account them”, Catarungan explained.
At the meeting, the LTO also urged mayors to manage the week-end deputization training graduates so as to simplify the road safety problem in their specific areas.
The LTO also cleared with mayors the use of red-plates amidst the on-going nationwide LTO operation against unauthorized and unofficial use of government vehicles as a support to the government austerity program.
On their part, mayors pledged support for the LTOs mandates especially when the crackdown against colorum vehicles and kotong has drained local governments of precious revenues from registrations and other permits. (rachiu/PIA)
by anyajulia | Feb 21, 2009 | Headlines, National News
MALACANANG declared February 23 as a special holiday for all students from the private and public schools.
The declaration however excludes workers.
The palace declared the day as holiday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution in EDSA.
According to Press Secretary Cerge Remonde, as he was quoted by radio reports, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had already signed Proclamation 1728, one which declares holiday on Monday.
“The historic event which restored and ushered political, social and economic reforms in the country, serves as an inspiration to Filipinos everywhere as we continue to chart our collective effort as a nation and as a people,” the President said in issuing the proclamation, according to Remonde.
The former Presidential Management Staff Chief, now Press Secretary added that the president consulted with the Department of Labor and Employment about the day’s declaration.
He was further quoted as saying that the labor sector upon arriving at a concensus, has pushed for the President to exclude workers from the holiday on that day.
Remonde said some workers, especially those being paid on a daily basis, would rather work on that day to earn extra money. (rachiu/PIA)
by anyajulia | Feb 20, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The list of the Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) Results for November 2008 is now available. At least 39,455 or 44.51% out of 88,649 examinees that took the November 2008 Nursing Board have passed.
To view the complete list, click on the link:
http://nursingboardexam2009.blogspot.com/2009/02/nurse-licensure-examination-result.html
by anyajulia | Feb 20, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Data from the Dangerous Drugs Board showed that of the 99,754 illegal drugs cases filed from 2003 to 2008, only 22 percent was resolved. Of the total resolved cases, only 32 percent resulted in convictions, 31 percent in acquitted, 27 percent in dismissal and 11 percent provisionally dismissed.
Recently, all government drug enforcement agencies in the country gathered for a conference on “Effective Prosecution of Drug Cases” held at Malacanang’s Heroes Hall. The conference was attended by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Department of Justice (DOJ), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the military and police. (PIA/rmn)
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