Friday, July 29, 2011

Want a Google Music Invite?

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Google Music has been an invite-only service since it was launched early this year. I have been using the beta service for quite some time now. You can check a video of it in action.

I have 1 invite to send to anyone. If you are interested to try it out, like our Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/techoloph) and comment here. I’ll pick the winning candidate by next week. Be sure to leave your email! (no spam format)

http://music.google.com

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Grove iPad 2 Case Review -Beautiful Case Ever!

The Grove iPad 2 Case is CNC milled from a solid piece of bamboo ply. The all-natural materials makes this case a unique piece of art on its own. The case includes a vegetable tanned leather cover which magnetically attaches to the left side of the iPad and automatically locks and unlocks upon opening the flap, similar to the Apple Smart Cover. Read on for the review. (click to enlarge the photos)

HTC Surround and Windows Phone 7 OS Review

I know this review is a tad late but considering that HTC Surround 7 is not yet available in the Philippines, I think it should be excused. This review will provide an overview on one of the first ten Windows Phone 7 devices released last year. Does this phone really deserve the “surround” monicker? Does a phone really even need a Dolby SRS speaker? We’ll  find out on this review.

This review will cover the HTC Surround hardware and the Windows Phone 7 operating system as a whole. Read on after the jump.

Friday, July 15, 2011

BDO Mastercard online payment problems?

cc-platinumIt seems that BDO Mastercard credit cards are having problems these past few weeks. Payments via connected Paypal accounts and even payments on online e-commerce sites are being blocked.

I personally had the same issue on my recent Amazon purchase. Having entered the information thrice, my payment was still rejected. However, when I used a Visa credit card from another bank, it was easily accepted.

The reason for this issue is still unclear, but a call from a BDO customer rep suggested than Mastercard may have blocked online payments due to some complaints and issues from questionable transactions. I’m not sure if other banks are also affected.

The workaround for now is BDO’s Virtual Card. That could served as your temporary proxy account number since it has a different account number.

Are you also encountering issues from BDO Mastercard online payments?

Friday, July 08, 2011

Mobile phones and gaming

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Editor’s Note: This is a sponsored post and not in any way expressive of the views and opinions of Techolo.com

As far as cell phones are concerned, we see a new model and new app every day. Mobile phones are not only competing with TVs but also computers, even in online gaming world.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Synology DiskStation Review (DS411j)

For people who have multiple computers at home or those who need a large storage hub for anything and everything, there is another alternative on file management and backups beside the usual external drives. It’s call Network-Attached Storage or NAS.

A NAS is basically an independent hardware that, as the name suggests, connects to a network. NAS are not full-fledge computers by themselves but they do provide an option of storage bays for multiple hard drives. Some NAS hardware's allow lite Linux OS’ to run and manage the system which are controlled over a network by any browser or mobile phone. (ie: your local home wireless network)

Read on for the full review of Synology DiskStation DS411j (click on the images for a larger view)

 

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