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“Hack2Hatch: from Hacker to Founder” Entrepreneurship Camp Hatches in Cebu

7:26 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Travel a great distance with Nokia

6:24 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

How far can a mobile phone go? From just being a means of communication, mobile phones have evolved to a multi-functional device that provides information, entertainment, business-related apps, and social networking. But, Nokia took its smartphones to a higher level as these can be your personal navigation whenever and wherever you go with its preloaded maps that are available offline!

Nokia has been using vector maps since 2006, and for the past six years the brand has been developing its navigation offering. At the core of this service innovation are the offline maps and Nokia Drive, which aim to deliver a complete navigation experience.

The Nokia Maps are preloaded on Nokia smartphones to give users a great out-of-the-box experience. An easy first-use process will walk you through on how to make your favorite countries and regions available offline. Manage your offline maps that you can always go back to, regardless of service provider coverage.

Aside from street maps, Nokia Maps enables offline search with its available points of interest (POIs). It also offers offline rerouting and on-device navigation voices. Plus, these voice-guided turn-by-turn navigations are available for over 110 countries and in 70 languages!

On top of this, you can customize your maps since the Nokia Maps are locally saved on your device. Download an entire country or specific regions, depending on your preference and needs. This way, you can definitely find your way to your destination and enjoy your vacation.

To date, Nokia Drive, with a full offline experience, is available for Nokia Lumia, Nokia N9, and Nokia Belle smartphones. Even the Nokia N95, introduced in 2007 has offline navigation.

Nokia Asha smartphones also come with preloaded maps and preloaded POIs to make sure location-based services are affordable. Non-Nokia users can also visit http://maps.nokia.com from their mobile browser and discover cached maps available offline for their phones.

Indeed, Nokia has gone a great leap to make their smartphones more functional by allowing users to travel leisurely with its offline maps.

CloudCamp Cebu enlightens attendees on cloud computing

5:59 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

HE CloudCamp Cebu 2012 enlightened its participants to understand the importance of cloud computing to businesses, including small and medium enterprises, as this technology allows the storing of information at a minimal cost.

The event, held on July 4 at the Marriott Hotel in Cebu City, speakers of the event tried to convey the message to the about 200 participants that cloud computing can be used to store information with mininal cost.

Jojo Colina of ArcusIT Inc. (arcusit.ph), host of the event, explained that this technology allows anyone to share resources through the different available infrastructure.

Cloud computing, Colina explained, does not only allow people to share their data among them, but also protect these pieces of information from being corrupted especially when the hardware of the company conks out.

Citing the case of a company whose services suffered after one of its networks was busted because of a calamity, Colina explained that cloud computing allows organizations to accesst tools necessary to protect their data.

Companies that offer cloud computing as a service, Colina added, have invested a huge amount to secure the data of their customers. In this way, he added, customers are confident that their data are protected.

Other experts on the technology, like Benjie Tan of the sponsoring Globe Business, explained that cloud computing provides its user the mechanism on how to secure data.

Tan said that the user can design the layer of security depending on the need and the capability.

Meanwhile, Kevin Pratesa, ASEAN VMWARE director of Service Providers and Public Cloud, said that one of the advantages of cloud solutions is that it can give an extra level of security and extra level of disaster recovery mechanism in case something happens to the primary level in times of failure. On cloud security, Pratesa stressed that addressing security should be two-pronged---physical security and virtual security.

Christopher Syling of Intel emphasized the need for the end-users to also secure its system as it would run futile for the providers to only secure its facilities while end-users are not.

CloudCamp Cebu 2012 also became the venue for the discussion of the types of cloud computing as it can become a service in terms of being an infrastructure, a software and a platform.

CloudCamp will also be held in Davao in November, organizers said.

Joining ArcusIT in bringing the event to Cebu were Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Junior International Chamber of Mandaue and Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (CEDF-IT).

Globe Telecom, VMWare, NetSuite, DataOneAsia, Appxys, Comfac Global Group and Intel Philippines also supported CloudCamp Cebu.

The event gathered those familiar with this new technology trend and those who wanted to know more about it, including companies that have been using the technology in running their businesses, as well as those who intend to tap cloud computing as a service for their businesses.

CloudCamp Cebu 2012 to shed light on cloud computing

3:47 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

THE importance of cloud computing to information technology storage as well as other benefits to its users will be among the issues to be discussed when the CloudCamp Cebu 2012 takes place July 4 at the Marriott Hotel in Cebu City.

With Cebu City as the only place in the country identified for the holding of the global event, the 200 participants expected to attend it will have a venue to exchange ideas on how to use cloud computing as a tool in protecting their data at an affordable cost.

Hosted by CloudCamp.org, the CloudCamp Cebu 2012 will also become the venue for the discussion of the types of cloud computing as it can become a service in terms of being an infratructure, a software and a platform.

Partners in holding the event include the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cebu Education Development Foundation For Information Technology (CEDFIT) and the Junior International Chamber of Mandaue.

The event will gather people familiar with this new technology trend and those who want to know more about it, including companies that have been using the technology in running their businesses, as well as those who intend to tap cloud computing as a service for their businesses.

Aside from the breakout sessions for the discussion of the issues, the daylong event will also be highlighted by the presentation of sponsors as well as socials and networking among the attendees so they can start connecting with those whom they think can provide them with services.

The CloudCamp 2012 in Cebu City is one of the few of such events held outside the US as most of these camps were held in the country with the first being held on March 11 in Austin Texas.

Sponsored by big global technology companies, the CloudCamp, a global event, was conceptualized by those who adopted cloud computing in its infancy so they can have a venue in discussing issues about it. In the camp, participants are provided with the venue for them to about the technologies behind cloud computing.

Organizers of the CloudCamp said it is “an unconference where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas.”

“With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions,” they added, pointing out that at the event people are encouraged to share their thoughts on issues concerning cloud computing.

Those who have taken advantage of cloud computing have used web browsers or mobile applications in accessing their data which are stored in remote locations, allowing them to do away with bigger services as well making their computer systems run faster because they do not need huge storage facilities.

The concept behind cloud computing is the sharing of resources similar to electricity grid with the Internet serving as its network.

For more information about the event, one can visit cloudcamp.org.

Globe boosts Twitter use in PH with new promo

1:31 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Keeping up with the social networking phenomenon in the Philippines with the continued growth in the use of Twitter among Filipinos, Globe Telecom launched its newest offer giving subscribers free access to Twitter on their mobile phones.

Available to Globe Prepaid and TM subscribers with internet-capable handsets*, the Free Twitter promo is accessible via mobile.twitter.com, the mobile version of www.twitter.com. The promo allows users to use the main features of Twitter through their mobile phones such as posting tweets and re-tweets, following friends, and editing privacy settings.

To enjoy Free Twitter on mobile, subscribers can text FREE TWITTER to 8888 for free**. Upon successful registration to the promo, subscribers will receive a confirmation message which contains the link to the service. Users can also opt to go to their mobile phone’s internet browser and typehttp://mobile.twitter.com to use the service. Subscription to Free Twitter is valid until July 31, 2012.

The Free Twitter promo comes on the heels of the highly-successful launch of the Free Facebook promo in February giving Globe Prepaid and TM subscribers free access to Facebook on mobile. Facebook and Twitter are two of the most widely-used social networking sites among Filipinos.

According to a study done by global social media data intelligence and research firm Semiocast in January 2012, the Philippines ranks 8^th in the world with the most number of Twitter users with over 8 million Filipinos accessing the social networking site. With the new offer, Globe further strengthens its position as the leader in mobile internet as it stays proactive in responding to the needs of its subscribers, as evidenced in the Yahoo! Net Index 2011 where it was voted as the most popular service provider for mobile internet services.

“As the first Philippine telco to offer free Facebook earlier this year, Globe once again pioneers the free Twitter promo as our way of thanking our loyal subscribers,” shared Jenny Granada-Echevarria, Head of Globe Mobile Data Services. “The use of Twitter in the Philippines continues to grow given the level of engagement that the site gives its users. With the Free Twitter promo, we are bringing one of the world’s top social networking sites closer to Filipinos, without the fear of billshock because the promo is free. Moreover, you don’t need to wait until you’re home with your PC or laptop or constantly search for Wi-Fi just to be Twitter-connected, because all you need is your Globe Free Twitter promo so that you can enjoy mobile internet, your way.”

Visit www.globe.com.ph/freetwitter to know more about the Free Twitter promo.

*Except for BlackBerry, users of Twitter app, and Opera Mini browsers

**Must have P1.00 maintaining balance to register

Zynga brings Words With Friends and Draw Something to Nokia Lumia and Windows Phone

5:31 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Nokia and Zynga announced a new partnership to bring Zynga's hit games to Nokia Lumia smartphones and Windows Phones, including Words With Friends and Draw Something.

"We're delighted to bring these two key games to Nokia Lumia and Windows Phone consumers. The Windows Phone Metro UI will deliver an outstanding user experience to consumers, adding more great gaming titles to our rapidly growing portfolio from leading publishers," said Bryan Biniak, VP, Global Partnering & Application Development, Nokia.

For a two-month period following launch, the titles will be available only through 'Nokia Collection' to Nokia consumers, after which both games will be made available to all Windows Phone consumers via Marketplace.

The announcement underlines Nokia's focus on delivering great, exclusive app and gaming experiences to Nokia Lumia consumers around the world. With 100,000 apps available today in Windows Phone Marketplace, Zynga's Words With Friends and Draw Something will join other great mobile gaming experiences available on the Windows Phone platform.

After launching in February 2012, Draw Something quickly and organically grew to become an international hit. The game is built for collaboration between friends -- one player draws a picture of a chosen word and the other must guess the word correctly before taking their turn at drawing. Players earn coins by guessing pictures correctly and can earn new shades of color to draw even brighter, more eye-popping pictures. Draw Something recently launched in 12 additional languages. At its launch, Draw Something for Windows Phone will be available in Traditional and Simplified Chinese as well as English.

Words With Friends is a word building game that challenges players to create the highest-scoring words while playing against family and friends or random opponents. Players can be engaged in up to 20 games at once and are able to communicate with each other through an in-game chat feature. Words With Friends is a part of the With Friends franchise of mobile social games by Zynga.

"Zynga focuses on bringing fun, social, and high-quality mobile social games across platforms and devices so players can enrich their play anywhere and anytime," said David Ko, Chief Mobile Officer for Zynga. "We constantly strive to listen to our players who help us focus on the platforms where they want to play. By partnering with top global brands such as Nokia and Windows Phone, we are able to reach more players with our franchise games."