The Samsung brand of mobile phones is getting more and more popular around the Metro. The “gadgets generation” really took storm and hit record breaking sales, and Samsung is one of the leading brand when it comes to gadgets.

Samsung Group, or informally what we know as simply Samsung, is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company that is headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises of multiple businesses like appliances and electronics. But Samsung really became known today for their electronic gadgets like tablets and of course mobile phones.

Samsung’s flagship device is the Samsung Galaxy Series of phones. The series started with the first Galaxy S, then there came the dual core Galaxy S II. In this article, we will dive into the soon to come quad core Galaxy S III device which is scheduled to hit stores this end of May.

What is unique and special about this phone that it comes equipped with a quad core processor? To understand how powerful this device is, let us discuss briefly about processors.

Processors and the Quad Core

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) or processors is basically the brain of an electronic device. This is the part of the device that carries out the instructions of a computer program, like to perform basic mathematical or logical input/output operations of the system. Speeds of processors are measured in Hertz or Hz, and it is the measure of how many cycles a processor can execute in a second or cycles per second.

The number of cores is basically the number of working units in the processor. Imagine a faucet that rains down water, a single core system has only one bucket to contain the water, while dual has two, and quad has four. More buckets mean more water you can hold and use, right? This analogy is a good example of how multi core processors work.

Once a single core is busy processing something, another core may come in the rescue to process the remaining information. So a quad core can have twice the processing capacity than a dual core type. A dual core can process twice the computing load of a single core, therefore offering faster speed, and a quad core is four times as fast.

Review of Samsung Galaxy S III

To understand how great a device this is, let us look at its basic specifications and capabilities that are new to the Galaxy S family:

Basic Specifications:

Network : 4G Display : Super Amoled Capacitive Screen, 16 Million colors, 720×1280 pixels, 4.8 inches, 306 ppi pixel density Memory : Card slot up to 64GB, Internal 16/32/64GB RAM : 1GB Camera : 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Video : 1080p@30fps CPU : Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 OS : Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

What are Galaxy S III’s New Capabilities Compared to S II?

Galaxy S II is steps short of its sequel in terms of specs. The most major improvement of S III over its predecessor is its quad core processor VS the S II’s dual core. S III offers options for more internal memory, better camera in terms of simultaneous HD picture and video recording, bigger and better pixel density of screen, faster processor speed, and off the box comes with the newest OS from Android, the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). How is that for a comparison against the S II?

But let us set aside the obvious and focus on the new features that S II and other phones can only dream about:

• Voice natural language commands and dictation:

This is similar to Apple’s iPhone 4/4S Siri application. Use your voice to execute commands for your phone.

• Smart Stay eye tracking

This is entirely new concept gives the user capabilities to turn on the screen as long as the user looks into the screen, and then turns it off when you are not looking.

• Active noise cancellation

Unlike the S II, S III offers active noise cancellation in its headphones sound output just like those advanced high tech headphones out there to eliminate outside noise.

• TV-out

The S III can output video to a TV set to enjoy those picture or movies on the big screen in high quality.

Price Range of the Galaxy S III

There is still no official price range for the phone but it is anticipated to have a similar or a little bit higher in range compared to the S II which is around 35,000 PHP. The phone is really expected to be expensive but it makes up for its monster quad core processor, specs, and new capabilities.

So there you go! This is great overall sneak peak of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III, so stay tuned for its release this month of May! Just prepare the bucks as for sure this will not be the cheapest of phones.

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Facebook, Twitter and the entire digital world is abuzz with Diablo 3. Our copies (for the office) arrived today. Wooot!

I warned the Marketing team that weird excuses will not be valid for absences tomorrow! Lolz!

Anyways, here are more pics of the obvious excitement!

Bye! Gotta go home early!!!

Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, my mother-in-law, and to my wife! And of course, Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms and your moms too.

Here’s a practical “virtual” gift that you can give your mom, a short guide on HOW TO OPERATE A WINDOWS-BASED PERSONAL COMPUTER. It will only take a single click to share this either on your own Facebook wall or just send my article’s link/URL to her via chat or email.

Oh, if your mom wants to use a Mac, don’t fret, lead here here.

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Last week, Samsung launched the Galaxy S3 in London. It’s obvious that the Korean firm’s strat is to assault the  the iPhone head on. Is the Galaxy up to the challenge? Let’s see how they stack up against each other.

In terms of marketing, the Galaxy S3 has the tagline “Designed for Humans”, taking a jab at Apple (perhaps). So, does it go without saying the the iPhone is designed for monkeys? Oh well.

At any rate, let’s examine the “versus chart” and see both units mano y mano:

• Display: The Galaxy wins with a bigger screen and resolution
• Speed: Galaxy wins here with a faster proc and bigger RAM
• Connectivity: Again, the Galaxy is ready with LTE while the 4S is not
• Storage: the option for expandable storage is a welcome feature. Apple forces you to cram your media and shiznits into the built-in storage
• Voice Recog: S Voice (is their answer to Siri). It’s a tie here
• Other features: The S3 has facial recognition, which allows you to just pick up your phone and bring it to your ears to call. Apple doesn’t have this feature.
• Price:Yuga has predictions on the price, the Galaxy S3 16GB might go for Php29,990 while the 64GB could go forPhp35,990. Currently, the 4S is priced at Php33,200 (16GB) and Php43,200 (64GB)  as per the Smart Store here

The winner, obviously, of this fight is the Galaxy S3. 

For those who are in the market for a smart phone or an upgrade, the S3 is definitely a good buy. But, the Android OS, for me, does require a bit of tech-savvy know-how. If you an want hassle-free and intuitive OS, the iOS is still a considerable option. The added features of the S3 may not be enough of a “come on” for those who want a simple, easy-to-use phone like the iPhone 4S.

I may be a bit biased since I’m an iPhone user. But once I get my hands on the Galaxy S3, it would only be fair to do another review and see what happens from there.

Peace!

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He’s either a Android fan or simply confused. An 11-year old boy in the US urinated on a gaggle of Apple Macbooks in his school causing them to be “damaged beyond repair”

According to this news report, this incident happened at the Upper Allen Elementary school. Total damage is projected at $36,000.

Police “charged the boy with institutional vandalism and criminal mischief and are turning him over to the Cumberland County Juvenile Probation Department.”

Sigh.

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It was just a matter of time. Samsung has finally surpassed the mammoth that was once Nokia. Recently Nokia fired its Sales Chief due to lackluster sales performance.

Samsung is now hot on the heels of Apple, its closest rival.

Nokia has to do a lot of catching up. I really think that their reluctance to embrace new technology (still sticking to the old Java OS) was their downfall. Now, they have a gamble: partner with Microsoft and try to make a comeback using the Windows platform for mobile.

Exactly what I said when I posted my top 2012 tech predictions last January.

The battle is heating up.

Where are you placing your money on?

As a geek, we’re bound to have a lot of websites or blogs, blogs or sites for our hobbies, for our professional work, and maybe even a site for a startup where we dream of earning millions someday. Finding a reliable AND affordable Website Hosting provider is key.

As a site owner, it’s crucial to have a reliable host so that your site stays online 24/7. Downtime equates to money (and opportunity) lost. We don’t want that, do we? Now, for starters, what should we look for in finding the best web hosting service?

Here are a few tips:

• Reliability: Be sure to check out if your host is near to most of your target audience. This means that if you’re in the US, the best (and fastest) node, would be (of course) a host with physical servers located in the same country (or continent).
• Technology: Your host should have the latest software and hardware that should meet your requirements. Most are either Windows or Linux based. As a geek, you should already be leaning towards one, yes?
• Speed: There are fast hosts and then there are the slow ones. One of geekzkrieg’s favorite is InMotion Hosting due to its 99.9% reliable uptime. And yep, they are FAST!!! They also have a friendly team of tech support dudes so you can always count on help anytime. (Yep, the help’s fast too. And that’s a good thing!)
• Help: Which brings us to the next topic: finding help. When your site goes down, has a glitch or has the hiccups, it’s important that tech support is within your fingertips. Find a host that offers great 24/7 support and also has toll-free numbers where you can call and get help as soon as possible. Customer service in the hosting industry is always a great measure of success and is one of the criteria which gets them more customers and a free “word-of-mouth” referral.
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I guess that’s it for now.

I hope these tips help. We wish you the best and we hope that you find the best Website Hosting service that’s right for your needs and your budget.

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It took almost a year to negotiate with the top telcos in the land. Now, PLDT and Globe landline users can get daily RSS or full-article voice “read-backs” of my blog articles! Talk about awesome technology!

The county’s premier telcos have unveiled their latest technology.

With an investment of over P500 Million, they are allowing bloggers and other websites to have their RSS feeds and even full articles to be retrieved via their landline networks.

And I’m so lucky that the blog of yours truly has been picked among those to do the pilot program beginning today!

Just dial 1-800-GMT (1-800-468) from ANY LANDLINE!

So awesome! Thanks to the executives at the top telcos for putting their trust in me and the blogging community.

This is indicative of how resourceful the Filipino can be when it comes to ICT and Internet technologies. Sweet!

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Here’s good news. One of my favorite PC RPG games, Baldur’s Gate (the first one was released back in 1998 by Bioware and Interplay), is now being redesigned as an “enhanced edition”. Also, it’s been confirmed that it’s also being released for the iPad platform! Yowza!

In an announcement at the official Baldur’s Gate site last March 15, it reads:

“Atari, Wizards of the Coast, and Overhaul Games are pleased to announce work has begun on the Enhanced Edition of Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II. Since its initial release in 1998, Baldur’s Gate has entertained millions of fans around the globe, and has received countless awards. This classic saga of mystery, intrigue, and adventure has set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons® computer roleplaying games ever since.”

And don’t forget, it’s also coming out for the iPad platform.

If this is anything like the new RPGs out there (Dragon Age and Skyrim come to mind), then this is worth the wait.

I hate to admit, but as a longtime videogame AND a table-top D&D player, I really am biased towards 4E. But who knows? Since Wizards of the Coast designed 4th Ed with the pretext of online and video games in mind, then it MIGHT be a good system.

When will it be out? Summer (US) 2012. So that’s around September or October here.

With Diablo 2 already announced and this one in the final stretches, 2012′s going to be the year of the retro-games!

Peace!

So, it’s NOT called the “iPad 3″ nor “iPad HD”. Tim Cook, Apple CEO, just finished his keynote for the launch of the “New Ipad” in San Francisco today. There are 6 main new features of the new tablet which created much anxiety in the tech world. I just finished watching the live feed and live tweets of the launch event (no video livestream though).

New iPad Features

• Retina Display: 2048 x 1536, 3.1Million pixels, 44% better color saturation
• A5X Quad-Core processor: Twice the speed
• 5 MP camera: Similar as the iPhone 4S
• HD 1080P video recording
• Microphone: for note dictation. Siri (TBC)
• 4G LTE: for awesome, blazing fast speeds.

It’s priced the same as the iPad 2! Expect the price of the iPad 2 to be lower and a lot of second-hand iPad 2′s to be sold now.

How much?

Here you go:

It’s going to be sold March 16.

Pre-orders starting today.

The only downside? It’s a bit heavier, said Tim Cook.

*Images via Engadget