PLDT wants you pay the same for less

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Most of the discussion over PLDT’s planned acquisition of Digitel concerns the mobile market. A successful buy-out of Sun Cellular’s owner would bring 74% of subscribers under PLDT’s control, a virtual stranglehold. Less prominent is what the deal means for home broadband users.

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Editorial

Posted on June 10th, 2011 Written by Rico

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On the proposed sex toy and gadgets ban (House Bill 4509)

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Last Sunday, the Philippine House of Representatives announced House Bill 4509, a ban on the “Possession and distribution of sex toys and gadgets that are being used to stimulate human genitals”. Local observer Marck Rimorin criticizes the misguided priorities that he says are driving the proposed law.

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Editorial, Featured

Posted on June 9th, 2011 Written by Rico

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iPad 2 still available at Virtual Station, Greenbelt 1

Cheap iPad 2 Case

Still looking for the iPad 2? Virtual Station in Greenbelt 1 still has stock of the popular tablet PC from Apple. Even better, they’re also selling third-party screen protectors and cases designed for the gadget.

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Featured, Tips & Tricks

Posted on June 8th, 2011 Written by Rico

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Here are the most common Philippine lotto numbers chosen by the PCSO

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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is the government corporation for the Philippine Lotto. Through a series of checks and balances, the PCSO ensures that each lotto draw is as random as possible. Despite this however, certain numbers seem more popular when you look at the winning combinations over time.

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Featured, Sites, Tips & Tricks

Posted on June 6th, 2011 Written by Rico

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Just in case you still wanted to buy the original Samsung Galaxy Tab

Interested in current model Samsung Galaxy Tabs? Here are the current official prices for the Galaxy Tab 3G and the Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi. If you can’t wait for the newer Galaxy Tab 10.1 series to come out, this is how much you’ll have to spend.

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Tips & Tricks

Posted on June 3rd, 2011 Written by Rico

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What’s the best external hard drive you can buy in the Philippines?

In this edition of Ask Technograph, reader Abi asks for our recommendation on external USB hard drives. Her question our answer follow.

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Ask Technograph

Posted on June 2nd, 2011 Written by Rico

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Manny Pacquiao endorses the HP Veer in 30-second ad

The HP Veer is advertised as “[America's] smallest 4G smartphone”. It runs on webOS (the mobile platform developed by Palm). But what should be more interesting for Filipinos is the fact that the Veer is endorsed by fighting congressman and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.

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Featured, News

Posted on June 1st, 2011 Written by Rico

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Pick the right numbers for the 6/55 lotto

With the 6/55 lotto pot reaching epic values once again (₱336,127,435.20!), you can be sure people will crowd Lotto outlets all over the country in time for this evening’s draw. The question is, how do you pick the right numbers?

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Tips & Tricks

Posted on June 1st, 2011 Written by Rico

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Sony Cyber-shot TX5 selling at 48% off

The waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof TX5 from Sony, billed as the “toughest Cyber-shot ever”, is currently available from Crazydeals.ph for only ₱14,000. That’s a discount of over thirteen-thousand pesos from the original ₱27,198 SRP!

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Deals & Promos

Posted on June 1st, 2011 Written by Rico

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A week with the 14-inch Sony VAIO C Series laptop

Many VAIO laptops feature great build quality, a funky unconventional design, and special features, at the cost of a premium price. The latest 14-inch C Series laptop from Sony is no different.

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Featured, Reviews

Posted on June 1st, 2011 Written by Rico

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