Do you own tech company stocks?
October 20, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Shopping Guide
Okay, so let’s talk stocks, since the economy is in a sort of slump. If you’ve been listening to Leo Laporte and Jason Calacanis at TWiT, they oftentimes mention how an economic slump is usually the best incubation period for startups as a lot of great companies, not necessarily tech, thrived by building value in the downside of the economy and became huge when the recession ended. In Dvorak’s recent Market Watch column he says that we shouldn’t be fooled — acquire tech stock:
The most interesting sector right now, at least to me, is technology. Everyone thinks it stinks, …read more
Mobile phones as translation devices with built in FM radio
July 30, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Accessories
Two words for this: practical technology! Yesterday, I had come from a get together in a room with over 3,000 people all of whom spoke English, Spanish and the vernacular – Filipino (Philippines). Here’s the thing: the get together was with someone who spoke Italian and very little English.
A week before the get together, the organizers announced that all attendees should bring in mobile phones with FM radio built into the hardware and should tune in during the get together to various stations for English, Spanish and the local dialect real time translations. Here’s another great example of how …read more
An Ode to the Accelerometer
January 28, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Accessories, Editorial
Have you ever wondered what makes the iPhone recognize that you’re tilting its screen horizontally or vertically? Or what makes the new Sony Ericsson W760 browse through your music library with a firm shake?
How to Fix Nokia BL-5C Overheating Batteries
August 15, 2007 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Accessories, Mobile Monitor, Nokia
There are two steps to find out if the Nokia battery you have on your phone has a potential to overheat or *shudder* explode. These steps are outlined in the Nokia advisory:
1) Switch off your mobile device and check the battery model. If your battery is not a BL-5C model, you are not included in this product advisory and your product will not be replaced.
2) If your battery is a BL-5C model, remove the battery and check the 26-character identification number from the back of the battery. Enter the identification number in the field below (click here to view the …read more
