I find the Touch Bar the most interesting about this year’s iteration of the MacBook Pro. I just wonder when can I afford this. And if ever, I’ll go with the 15-inch MacBook Pro!
Category: Technology
Samsung Gear S3
Samsung announced the Gear S3, and I think it’s gorgeous:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynTB211p1PQ
Obviously, the first thought with a Samsung wearable is that it is designed to go with their Andoid-based smartphones even though this one has LTE, GPS and a reported 4-day battery life.
But this time, they work with iOS…
LTE + GPS + 4-Day Battery + iOS? I’m sold! Now, be gentle on the pricing.
Pokemon Gone
On Android Authority’s “Pokemon Go fever is dying off“:
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but the latest data seems to indicate that the latest poke-craze is already on its way out. A variety of app and market intelligence firms are reporting that Pokemon Go usership is starting to fade away.
That’s what happens when people already had enough Rattatas, Spearows, and Pidgeys.
The iPhone experience is beyond specs sheets
I was at the mall yesterday and I was looking through the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on display. Personally, I found it so gorgeous that I kept thinking to myself how come I’m still sticking with the iPhone when the Samsung Galaxy series of phones (and even Android for that matter) have gone a long way since I last owned a Samsung Galaxy S2.
But then, later in the evening, I found this video: Continue reading The iPhone experience is beyond specs sheets
Would you blog at a .blog domain name?
At first, I thought, that continuing blogging at a domain name like deuts.blog could be an interesting idea.
But then, Automattic revealed they’re charging $30 for each .blog domain. That’s thrice the price of a regular .com, .net, or .org domain name.
So, no thanks!
Trolls
Troll /trōl/
noun: troll; plural noun: trolls
Digital Technology. Informal.
- A person who posts inflammatory or inappropriate messages or comments online for the purpose of upsetting other users and provoking a response.
- One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.
This is probably a rant post, which I veer away from posting on this site. But I really need to get this out of my system right now.
Trolls are so abound the internet, may they be in pages and/or topics such as politics, motoring, games, gadgets, and now even chess.
There are rumored cases of paid trolls, and there are also cases of just plain stupid people with nothing else to do worthwhile.
Microsoft Offered $44.6 Billion to Acquire Yahoo! in 2008
New York Times, in 2008:
In a bold move to counter Google’s online pre-eminence, Microsoft said Friday that it had made an unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo for about $44.6 billion in a mix of cash and stock.
If consummated, the deal would redraw the competitive landscape in Internet consumer services, where both Microsoft and Yahoo have both struggled to compete with Google.
Then in 2016, Verizon acquires Yahoo! for $4.83 billion.
O how time flies, and how it drains billions along with it.
Yahoo! Sold to Verizon
I thought I’ve seen this coming. Techcrunch reports:
After a months-long bidding process and many layoffs, Yahoo has finally found a buyer. Verizon (which owns AOL, which owns TechCrunch) is officially acquiring Yahoo’s core business for $4.83 billion in cash, which includes Yahoo’s advertising, content, search and mobile activities.
I just hope the new owner, Verizon, will be able to turn Yahoo! around. At the very least, I hope they can salvage what was left of it, especially those that were once great like Tumblr and Flickr, among others.
Evernote’s New Pricing Plans
Evernote revealed a couple of weeks ago that they’re changing their pricing plans:
Beginning today, the prices for our Plus and Premium tiers will change for new subscriptions, and access from Evernote Basic accounts will be limited to two devices.
So, for Basic accounts like mine, I’m now limited to accessing my Evernote notes in up to 2 devices. Although Evernote‘s regional pricing plans for the Philippines offer a much lower price at PHP550 per year (roughly less than $12/yr.) for the Evernote Plus account, I’m not too keen on paying for something that I can actually get for free in other services. Continue reading Evernote’s New Pricing Plans
The Mobile Gaming Phenomenon that is ‘Pokemon Go’
Ever since Pokemon Go was announced in March and eventually launched in July (initially in select countries), it has taken the world by storm. Social media friends have started posting their virtual Pokemon finds, along with their own punchlines, which in the process captured the curiosity of those who are uninitiated in the Pokemon Go world. Eventually, every one has to try it out! That, regardless of news about armed robbers using this same mobile game to find their victims.
So, what really is Pokemon Go?
Pokemon Go is a free mobile game for iOS and Android developed by Niantic. It is a GPS-based augmented reality game that allows players to capture, train and battle virtual Pokemon that appear throughout the real world. Although it is free, it supports in-app purchases for players who are maybe too lazy to go out and catch them outside their comfort zones and instead take some shortcuts.
This video trailer pretty much summarizes the game in less than 2 minutes: Continue reading The Mobile Gaming Phenomenon that is ‘Pokemon Go’