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Facebook recently made a decision that bashed by critics due to the possible risk on users' privacy and security. Facebook allowed application developers, particularly the app itself, to get access to users phone numbers and addresses when users grant permission to the application. Many Facebook users often grant all the permissions the app asks, as they are usually not aware of possible risks or simply because that’s the only way they can use the app – Grant Permission! Imagine you can’t play everybody’s favorite Farmville because it’s asking for your contact info and your hesitant to give your details. Yeah for sure will end up granting Farmville the permission it requires. But do you know how will Zynga use your phone and address details? How risky! This certainly a big threat on users privacy. So Facebook was forced to halt this feature for now due to numerous protests with their decision.

Many webmasters were expecting to have their websites pagerank updated when the year 2011 entered but no green bar movement happened in the Google toolbar. So, many assumed it will be up in the coming days, yet up to this point no pagerank update from Google has been confirmed. Based on the dates confirmed that there is an update in the pagerank reveal a pattern of 3-month interval for next pagerank update i.e January, April, July and October. The last confirmed pagerank update though happened way back in April 2010. So no page rank update happened during July and October of same year. Why not? Will Google deprecate the concept of pagerank that’s why it did not post updates during the months it supposed to be updated? You will notice from Google blog posts, also you can hear from Matt Cutts, head of Google Spam Division, that pagerank is just one of the 200 plus factors that determine the position of the page in the Search Engine Result Page (SERP). Adding that webmasters should no...

"A Touch Screen mobile phone from MyPhone packed with handful of applications" MyPhone products are popular in the local market for their relatively budget Duo (Dual Sim Card Capability) and Qwerty phone models. If the My|Phone QW28 Duo is popular for its WiFi, this My|Phone T23 Duo stands out among its MyPhone peers for its touch screen. Its Price The unit is sold at around 3400 pesos (about USD$77). Specifications and Features 2.8“ 240X320 pixels QVGA full touch screen display (104.8) x (56) x (12.9) mm dimension and weighs 91gms 2.0 Megapixel rear camera Bluetooth USB GPRS Class 12 7hr 15mins Talk Time / 215hrs Standby Time MP3/MP4 player, Yamaha amplifier, Sound recorder, Stereo FM radio microSD up to 8GB My Phone T23 Duo My|Phone T23 Duo has a dimension of (104.8) x (56) x (12.9) mm. Its not bulky nor a slim mobile phone. Nevertheless, it’s pretty handy and can be fitted on most pouches. It weights relatively light (91 grams) that makes it even po...

Samsung Galaxy The battle between ipad and Samsung galaxy for best tablet PC has been a long debate now. Many deem that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is the perfect ipad alternative . Here are the major reasons why get a Samsung Galaxy instead of ipad. • Functionalities The lack of camera of ipad is one of its major drawbacks. Imagine how useless it is as a mobile device because of its lack of camera. You can’t make videoconference or just even take some photos while you are on the go. There are rumors though that apple will be installing a camera on their next version of ipad. Apple probably realized their lapse on not fitting a camera on their flagship tablet PC. Other ipad alternatives in the market come with cameras making ipad an inferior pc tablet. iPad Another advantage of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is its versatility of turning into a mobile phone. It can be converted easily into a mobile phone, capable of SMS and voice calls, just by putting SIM Card. Meanwhile, the ipad...

The Myphone QW28 Duo   is another qwerty model from the Myphone products. It is currently one of the pricey units from Myphone. What makes it more expensive compared to their relatively budget array of mobile phones is that it's equipped with good attractions. Sold at the  current price of about 6000 pesos  (more or less $136), still pretty affordable, here is a summary of its  features Qwerty Keypad Dual Sim card 2.4-inch display 115 X 64.5 X 12.2 mm dimension and about 103 grams 3.2 mega pixel rear camera WIFI connectivity! Bluethooth, USB about 7 hrs battery life (talk time) MP3, MP4, FM Player micro SD on screen shortcuts to Facebook, Twitter etc. I like how its qwerty keypad fits elegantly on the board. You will also find enough space for your fingers when typing in its keypad. Same with Duo Myphone units, the dual sim card capability works best if you need to use more than one contact number at the same time without the hassle of havin...

The Apple ipad has been around for quite sometime now. It easily gained popularity especially among Apple fans from the time it was unveiled. Clearly, the ipad has a good share among tablet pc in the market. Recently, Samsung announced its new tablet PC named Samsung Galaxy Tab. Many deemed this tablet pc from Samsung to be the ipad’s top competitor and best iPad alternative. So let us compare what the two have in common and the advantage of each over the other. Here I listed a summary of their features that can be matched: ipad Dimension (height x width x depth): (242.8) x (189.7) x (13.4) mm Weight: 730 g Display: 9.7-inch diagonal  Operating System:  iOS 4 Processor: 1.0 Ghz Battery Life (surfing, video and music playing): Up to 10 hours Camera:   N/A Memory:  16/32 GB + flash drive up to 64 GB  SMS and Voice Call: N/A Samsung Galaxy Tab Dimension (height x width x depth): (190.09) x (120.45) x (11.98) mm Weight: 380 g Display: ...

I was roaming around the mall yesterday for my Saturday off. I decided to check for the latest Samsung Galaxy tablet PC. I am planning to get one as Christmas present for my self :) Oh yeah i prefer one over the ipad as I don't want to get locked with Apple products. Then I stumbled upon the mobile phones displayed on one stall. The price of one item caught my attention so i decided to check the features. It's a My phone Q19i Duo with price of 1950 pesos or about $US 43.00 and i believe it is the cheapest among myphone phones. Here are the features of this unit : - the ever famous Myphone dual simcard capability - qwerty keypad - a 2 Megapixel rear camera - an FM and mp3 player - built in Facebook, Twitter and Friendster support (they are actually in the main menu) - some games and apps - dimension of 111 x 61 x 13 millimeters and about 76 grams I decided to give it a try as I badly need a qwerty phone. Besides the price is relatively cheap. Also, I can ma...

Myphone is one of the new comers among the giant players in the mobile phone industry. These mobile phones are made in the Philippines. Myphone is one of the pioneers and popular brand made locally and has goal for international market. . The following are the main attractions: Dual active sim card - this is probably the most notable trademark of Myphone products. Their model names come with the tag "Duo" that signifies its dual sim card capability. Both simcards can be active at the same time, which is like having two phones on one unit. This can be a cure among those people who have contacts on 2 different network providers. Filipino contents -other models come up with built in Filipino contents making it a more localized product.  TV Phones - some models are television capable. You can watch from VHF and UHF channels clearly outdoors. But if you're in a nearly closed room you might end up finding a spot to get a clear signal. Just consider why you need to place a...

The Myphone QV27 Duo S Phone is one of the latest from the Myphone array of qwerty mobile phones. At the current price of about 5000 pesos (nearly $US 113.00) here are the key features you will get.  The Myphone trademark Dual simcard capability  FM player with stereo type  2.0 Megapixel camera for still images and video  Bluetooth, USB port, MicroSD slot  MP3 player  Built in apps and games  2.4 inches display screen Pretty much common features eh? Yes the my phone qv27 has only the basic features you can get for a mobile phone these days with just the catch of having a qwerty keypad and the dual active simcard capability. The 2.0 megapixel camera is quite low compared to competitors available these days. Well, the 2.0 megapixel camera can produce clear enough images on well lighted place but do not expect it sharp indoors with insufficient lightings. The video neither can produce quality video for same condition. The me...

It's been weeks now since i experience trouble on viewing my blogs statistics. I always get this message when i go to the stats tab in my blogger dashboard: " There was an error while fetching stats. Please reload page. " No matter how i reload the page the problem persists.  So to get an overview of my blogs visitors' statistics, I decided to try to place Google Analytics. I was skeptical as I thought it was going to be complicated, as Blogger's html source is quite different from ordinary HTML document. But I just follow what i usually do to place analytics code on an html document and I was surprised it works pretty well. So here are the simple steps on how to place Google Analytics to your Blogger blog. 1. If you haven't signed up for a Google Analytics account, sign up here: http://www.google.com/analytics/ 2. You will be presented a form like the picture below. Type your blogger url and fill out the other fields. click image to enlarge 3. Pr...