Bluetooth, GPS, HSPA, WiFi — let’s turn it into a package!
December 8, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under The Unwired Life, Web Apps, Wi-Fi
As a tech journalist, I repeatedly have to write about the mobile phone industry and almost sound like a broken record when it comes to naming specs for mobile phones. Bluetooth, WiFi, HSDPA, Song ID, GPS with geotagging and facetagging are all common connectivity options we see in today’s stable of phones. Most, if not all, are starting to sport the same standard features. What am I driving at here?
Remember when the Centrino package was launched many years ago? It wasn’t a processor, but a total marketing platform for Intel to show that when something is labeled as a Centrino, …read more
SMS, a more “mysterious and exciting” way to interact with friends
September 13, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Multimedia
Back here in our little island, we have a “rule of thumb” that was spread many years ago when texting started. The “rule” was, Since phone calls cost P8.00 per minute and text messages cost P1.00 per message, you should use SMS if you can get your message or end the conversation in less than 8 sends (i.e. “where are you?”). If not, you should call.
This rule was broken by teens and love bugs. And today, in a recent study, SMS for teeens in America is gaining ground to be jsut as, if not more popular than calls. No …read more
