10:02 PM
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Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei Game Result: 95-78
Smart Gilas Pilipinas beats team Chinese Taipei during the quarterfinals of 2011 FIBA Asia championship held in Wuhan, China.
The Philippine team stunned Chinese Taipei with a 17-point lead, 95-78, on Friday, September 23.
Quarterscores: 9-23, 45-42, 70-57, 95-78
10:48 AM
gtventic
HTC‘s investment into Beats by Dr. Dre has finally gotten some airtime with the refresh of their flagship Android smartphone, the HTC Sensation XE.
It’s not really a surprise that HTC wants some of that rockstar vibes that comes with Beats. The only difference between the old HTC Sensation and the Sensation XE is the bump in clock-speed to 1.5GHz.
HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio specs:
4.3 inches @ 540 x 960 pixels
1.5 GHz dual-core processor
Adreno 220 GPU
Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon
Gorilla glass display
1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD, 8GB included
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, WiFi hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
8MP autofocus camera, dual-LED flash
1080p @ 30fps video, stereo sound recording
GPS with A-GPS support
Li-Ion 1730 mAh
HTC Sense 3.5 UI
Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
So aside from the 20% increase in clock speed, a couple hundred milli-amps more on the battery and the inclusion of custom Beats earphones, it’s basically the same sleek and sexy HTC Sensation we’ve all known for some time. As for the price, we expect something in the premium range — possibly around or above the original suggested retail price of the Sensation when it first came out (remember, Beats earphones are pretty expensive on their own).
Expected release is last quarter of 2011. For our thoughts about the HTC Sensation, you can read our full review here.
10:32 AM
gtventic
After beating defending champion Iran last Saturday, the Smart Gilas Philippine basketball team won its crucial game against Chinese Taipei on Sunday, 90-78 in Taipei.
Smart Gilas is now 2-0 in the team standings on the second day of the William Jones Cup 2011 at the Hsinjhuang Stadium in Chinese Taipei.
The scores:
SMART GILAS 90- Douthit 23, Aguilar 12, Casio 10, Hontiveros 9, Lassiter 9, Lutz 9, Tiu 8, Baracael 8, Barroca 2, Taulava 0, Ababou 0.
CHINESE TAIPER 78- Hsin 17, Wen 14, Chih 13, Cheng 9, Shou 8, I Chieh 7, Chin 6, Tsung 2, Chia 2,Douglas 0, Po 0, Hsueh 0
The quarterscores were 21-17; 49-36; 72-58; 90-78.
Other results on Sunday:
Malaysia lost to Jordan, 63-93
Korea stunned United Arab Emirates, 102-54
Iran deafeated Japan, 77-58
The Philippines now has 2 wins and 0 loss alongside Jordan and Korea.
The team will face Jordan at 3:00pm this afternoon.
4:37 AM
gtventic
A recent survey by Nielsen and Campaign revealed that Nokia is the top brand in the Philippines, across all markets (not just tech), beating Apple and Google.
The report, published last month (full story requires paid subscription here) puts Nokia as the #1 favorite brand in the country.
The top 10 brands that made it to the list are the ff.
Top 10 Favorite Brands
Nokia – 84%
Nescafe – 80%
Lucky Me – 75%
Energizer – 73%
Jollibee – 65%
Selecta – 57%
C2 – 51%
Gatorade – 51%
Cobra – 49%
SM Malls – 49%
Interestingly, Nokia is also the only tech brand that’s on the list. Not even Apple or Google, which usually get very good ratings in the US, made it to the top 10.
The survey was conducted from a random sample of 1,000 respondents in urban areas in the Philippines.
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