Gadgets and Tech in the Philippines

With the recent release of the MacBook with Retina Display , we can't help but imagine if the iMacs will be the next to feature this amazingly clear and crisp display from Apple. Well, that's not too far from reality now, according to DIGITIMES , Apple's supply chain reportedly will start supplying components for the mass production of Apple's upcoming new iMac all-in-one PC in July with the device's official launch possibly around October, according to sources from upstream supply chain. DIGITIMES also got information that Apple is pursuing to have the Retina Display expand across all it's product lines.  This is one of the selling points of Apple to really compete or beat its competitors, majority of which come from PC based manufacturers. This is definitely good news for consumers and iMac loyalists.  The only question is, will the price be too expensive, specially after seeing that the Retina Display on the MacBook pushed it's price passe...

I just downloaded the iOS version of the speedy Google Chrome web browser over the weekend. Here are is my take using the browser for almost 3 days now.   Contrary to what others have observed, I still found Google Chrome to be speedy and feels very light to use. The look and feel are almost exactly the same as the PC version. Installing Google Chrome was easy, downloaded from the App Store and tapped on the application. I was browsing in less than 5 minutes. I'll be checking on other functionalities as I work with Chrome.

CD-R King has been known for its budget electronics, gadgets, peripherals and of course... its wide variety of CD products.  However, CD-R King is also getting known for it's long lines and poor service.  CD-R King hopes to erase that negative impression, they have now introduced their very own vending machine. According to the technology blog Technoodling , the vending machine is available at the Technohub branch in Quezon City.   The vending machine is currently loaded with mice, Bluetooth dongles, 4 port hubs, card readers, micro SD cards, USB sticks and optical disks.

Kindle Fire: Out of the Box (Photo credit: Brian Sawyer ) Is Amazon preparing a Kindle refresh this month?  That may be true if the blog Boy Genius Report is accurate.  According to the gadget blog Boy Genius Report, Amazon may be preparing a 10 inch Kindle fire and will have a quad-core processor .  The 10 inch Kindle fire will be released this year. Amazon is also said to be working on a 7 inch Kindle fire and is targeting a July 31 release.  According to the reports, the new Kindle fires will have better build quality, Amazon will be replacing the current plastic casing with metal casing. Though a little bit late, the Kindle fire refresh curiously coincides with the release of the Google Nexus 7 tablet last week. Related articles Two new Kindle Fires on Amazon's front burner? Amazon could soon unveil two new Kindle Fires Amazon could slash Kindle Fire price to $149 as a new model approaches Chatter of Kindle Fire Update Steals Nexus 7's...

Google announced during this week's I/O conference that it was releasing it's popular Chrome web browser for iOS .  The fast and efficient browser is a welcome addition to the iOS application list and according to Google, Chrome will be available for download starting today. True enough, I checked in the iTunes store and found that the browser is indeed available for free download: Google Chrome for iOS will feature most of the features on the desktop version we've come to love and of course tabbed browsing comes as a standard feature. Related articles Google Releases Chrome 20 Stable for Linux Google Chrome for Android leaves beta, now available in Google Play Google Chrome for Android exits beta; Play Store on the web is improved, too New MacBook Air Crashing? Blame Google Chrome, Probably [Chrome] Google Chrome goes mobile

Today (last night for us in the Philippines ), Google released the much rumored Nexus 7 tablet.  As noted earlier in my Nexus 7 post, the Nexus 7 is a 7" tablet powered by the latest Android operating system , 4.1 Jelly Bean . As noted also in my earlier post, the Nexus 7 is manufactured by Asus, which was also the company that manufactures the earlier tablets, the Transformer and Transformer Prime. The Nexus 7 will have a 1280x800 high definition display .  The Nexus 7 will be powered by a fast Nvidia Tegra 3 quad core processor .  It will have a front facing video camera for video calls.  The tablet will weigh about 340 grams. The Nexus 7 will be the first device that will come with the Google Chrome browser already installed.  The tablet will also feature Google offline maps, which seems to be the hot application lately, Apple also announced a competing product which will be available in iOS6. Pricing of the Nexus 7 will be $199 for the 8 GB v...

Apple has finally opened up its iTunes online music store to 12 new countries, including the Philippines . The other countries in the list are Brunei , Cambodia , Hong Kong , Taiwan, Thailand, Laos , Macau , Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka , and Vietnam. The Apple store was launched with 200,000 songs available and was launched together with a new version of the iPod in 2003.   This is good news indeed for us, we can now purchase directly on iTunes and save it to our iDevices.   Related articles iTunes store arrives at 12 Asian countries, lets users buy music and movies Apple launches iTunes Store , iTunes Match and iTunes in the Cloud in 12 new countries in Asia Apple's iTunes Store Goes Live in Hong Kong, Singapore and Ten Other Asian Countries Apple opens iTunes Store in Hong Kong, Taiwan and 10 other Asia-Pacific territories [Rumor] First 7 Asian countries to have access to full iTunes Store revealed