The company has launched its new service called Sky Broadband, which it claims to be the fastest broadband Internet service in the country.

SkyCable vice president for marketing Rodrigo Montinola said the company uses cable lines with higher bandwidth that can carry more data.

Formerly known as ZPDee Cable Internet, Sky Broadband can provide up to 12 megabits per second (mbps), four times faster than that provided by residential digital subscriber line (DSL).

Montinola said Sky Broadband is initially available to Las Piñas, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Muntinlupa, Pasig, Paranaque, Pasay, Quezon City, San Juan and Taguig residential subscribers.

The SkyCable executive added that the company is looking at expanding its Internet broadband service outside Metro Manila.

SkyCable earlier announced it is spending around P600 million this year to convert more coverage areas from analog to digital-ready, install additional digital set-top boxes and offer new cable television services.

The amount will be sourced from internally generated funds, company officials revealed.

[source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081104/tbs-skycable-p500-million-internet-broad-0ec9746.html]

New prototype software released by Mozilla this Tuesday called Ubiquity a combine data a Web 2.0 command line browser.

"Ubiquity treats extending the browser like writing Web sites," explains Aza Raskin, head of user experience at Mozilla Labs, in a blog post. "... With search, users type what they want to find. With Ubiquity, they type what they want to do."

"In the Beginning... was the Command Line," a Neal Stephenson essay famously declared. The command line faded for a time, as graphic interfaces became more functional, but now the command line is back.

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Enterprise's Dave Girouard has described Google as the "uber-command-line interface to the world."

In a February 2007 blog post, Raskin, before joining Mozilla, acknowledged Google's role in reviving interest in the command line. "The move back to language started with Web search engines in general, with Google placing the capstone when it's name became the house-hold verb for 'typing to find what you want,'" he wrote. "In fact, Googling is almost always faster than wading through my bookmark menu (which says there is something wrong with using menus as a mechanism for accessing bookmarks)."

The goal is to allow users to define their own commands, like macros than span applications.

source: www.informationweek.com

This is not a copy of a pc on TV, Intel's digital home group said.

This is an internet based services runs on a new set of Intel chips desgned specifically intended for consumer home electronics.

Features shown at the conference included on the other channel the ability to do picture in-picture, can download videos on demand and shop online. Viewers can be able to choose from thousands of widgets channels or web applications what ever they may be.

Analyst said merging of the net and TV is expected to boost TV's position as the number one draw for advertisers and by 2012 the internet advertising will go beyond ads on newspapers and cable and broadcast TV.

Palm's Thin Treo Pro - newest smart phone, the Treo Pro, which debutd today. While getting high-quality reviews for the new features of Palm’s, the device is also glimmer speculation about why the third place mobile phone maker went to market with no carrier partner.

Palm is aiming to capture a greater piece of the sell share as the industry continues to experience 2-digit growth over last year. The seller, which held 13.16-% share on market since the first quarter this year 2008, is following associate cell phone makers that are continually hanging their new devices to attract users.

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Update: Around 3:45 PM PST it looks like Gmail is back up, at least for millions users. Update 2: Google's comment on the outage: Since about 2 p.m. Pacific Time today, many Gmail users have been unable to access their email. We are very sorry for this interruption in service. The issue is being caused by a temporary outage in the contacts system used by Gmail which is preventing Gmail from loading properly. We are starting to roll out a fix now and hope to have the problem resolved as quickly as possible. Even though you may not be able to get to your inbox right now, your mail is safe, including new incoming messages.We will post an update in the Gmail Help Center (http://mail.google.com/support/) when more information is available. Update 3: Google issues a straightforward apology. Gmail is having a systemwide outage affecting multiple countries, and a whole bunch of its 100 million users are screaming about it on Twitter. Around 20 million people visit Gmail each day, according to Comscore, and they're all seeing the same message. The first outages were reported at about 2 pm PST, 44 minutes ago. The Gmail blog is silent on the outage, instead giving readers some useful tips on customizing web clips.

Advanced Micro Devices Tuesday unveiled a graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, that is widely expected to outperform rival Nvidia's top-end graphics card, the GeForce GTX 280.

Priced at US$549, the 4870 X2 is currently available and will be followed by release of the $349 ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 in September, AMD said. Both cards have dual graphics processors that are linked using the company's CrossFireX technology and a dedicated bridge chip. CrossFireX allows multiple graphics processors to work in tandem, offering a significant boost in graphics performance.

"We did some driver work, along with this bridge chip, to make this somewhat seamless," said Pat Moorhead, vice president of advanced market at AMD. "That took a lot of work."

The new Mazda Kazamai is sure a cynosure to the eyes. The vehicle will be unveiled at the 2008 Moscow Motor show. It’s an SUV concept with the nature inspired styling cues. The literal meaning of Kazamai in Japanese is ’swirling crosswinds’ which seems to have continued in the design with door panels having subtle lines which look like the lines created in the sand. The front and rear lights seem an extension of this inspiration. The glass roof is an extension of the windscreen and looks very stylish. It also comes with a 22″ wheels with a direct injection engine. Overall it is one hell of a looker.

This innovative "Transparent Toaster" concept uses special heating glass to warm a single slice of bread. Unfortunately, the glass does not reach a high enough temperature -- at this time -- to actually toast the bread. No word yet on if this concept will go into production. [Source]

Now here’s a mouse that will help you keep your precious data safe and sound - the Biometric Fingerprint Encrypted Mouse. This $116 peripheral comes with the following specifications and features :-

PC-Lock
Windows login and Screen Saver prevent the unauthorized user access the computer (only the registered fingerprint is accessible after successful verification!)
Web bank
The Web Bank can “remember” personal data (i.e. user names and passwords), once it’s been typed into a webpage form. It can also automatically access and enter this data for you in the future, with just a simply swipe of a registered finger. No worries about the hacker taking the password.

Virtual Disk
Virtual Disk can hide the confidential data partition (i.e.: you can install the important application programs onto virtual drive, so that nobody can use the programs, only the authorized user can see partition label and manipulate after virtual disk is activated and fingerprint verification is passed).

File encryption/decryption
File encryption/decryption by fingerprint for particularly important or confidential files (encrypted File/folder cannot be copied).

You can store up to 10 fingerprint templates in this mouse, so choose carefully. Oh yeah, I’d look out for my hands even more vigilantly from now on lest somebody walks by and hacks it off to gain access to all my passwords stored in the PC.

The Northeast Maritime Institute in Fairhaven, MA develops new products that revolutionize the way we use gadgets specially when traveling. This product is coated of any kind for device. “Golden Shellback” is involved placing in water and they call it a “vacuum deposited film”.

Yet this coating device adds has ability to repel oils, hazardous materials, dirt, dust and sand from your valued possession.

Globe Telecom will hold the new iPhone 3G in the Philippines later this year.

“We are very excited to be working with Apple to bring Filipino consumers iPhone 3G later this year,” said Gerardo C. Ablaza, Jr. president and CEO of Globe Telecom. “Our customers are our greatest passion and we’re constantly striving to offer them the most innovative products such as the revolutionary iPhone 3G.”

Globe Telecom is a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines with more than 21 million mobile subscribers. As a pioneer, Globe Telecom continues to be a part of the revolution that’s connecting millions of people across the Philippines and around the world.

Via globe.com.ph

This iPhone is a revolutionary mobile phone that allows you to make a call by simply tapping a name or number in your address book, favorites list, or call log. It automatically syncs all your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet service.

So Filipinos just keep your excitement and be patience!

Here are some iPhone Technical Specifications:
Size and weight
Height:
115.5 mm (4.5 inches)
Width:
62.1 mm (2.4 inches)
Depth:
12.3 mm (0.48 inches)
Weight:
133 grams (4.7 ounces)

Display
* 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
* 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Capacity
* 8GB or 16GB flash drive

Power and battery
* Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery3

Talk time:4
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 10 hours on 2G

* Standby time: Up to 300 hours5

Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G6
Up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi7

* Video playback: Up to 7 hours8
* Audio playback: Up to 24 hours

Color
* 8GB model: Black
* 16GB model: Black or white