Quality assurance management services expanding
(Manila, Philippines, September 5, 2008) – Rapid growth of the Philippines software development industry is catalyzing the development of related support sectors such as quality assurance (QA) management and testing, said Nora Terrado, country manager of Headstrong, a global consulting and IT services film.
According to the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA), [...]

Wired magazine has the lowdown on how Google Chrome came to be. Titled “Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web,” the story offers an inside view of Chrome’s genesis and why Google has just re-ignited the browser wars.

All in all, Chrome is a very promising browser. The key to its success, I think, is the availability of plugins and add-ons that would extend its functionality. (Chrome was released only today so there aren’t any plugins or add-ons yet.) Google Chrome should give Firefox and IE a run for their money.

iPhone will soon be available in the Philippines, thanks to Globe Telecom and its partner, SingTel. In a short statement on Monday, Globe said “Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel and Optus today announced that they have signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Australia later this year. More information will be released at a later date.”

This, of course, is great news to Filipinos who’ve been holding their breaths since iPhone’s launch.

LOS ANGELES - Sharon Sarmiento knew it was time to unplug when she realized she was blogging in her dreams and hearing imaginary instant messages.
For Ariel Meadow Stallings, it was the hours lost while surfing the Internet that left her feeling like she had been in a drunken blackout.
Both women are part of a new [...]

IDC Predicts Mobile Phone Market in Asia/Pacific Excluding Japan Region to Surpass 400 Million Units in 2008
Singapore and Hong Kong, March 19, 2008 - According to the latest IDC Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, mobile phone shipments in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region in 2007 hit 366 million units, an 18% increase from 2006. [...]

By Dieter Ernst

The contentious political debates over NAFTA (The North American Free Trade Agreement) in this year’s presidential race may miss the central point about the emerging international threat to the American economy.
The real threat is not the shift of manufacturing jobs to South America or Asia, the traditional concern of unions and those who [...]

Despite efforts by Philippine call center companies to glamorize the industry, call center agents are resigning, job-hopping, transferring or being fired by the hundreds as fast as they are being hired.

Singapore and Hong Kong — According to IDC’s recent report entitled “Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Home Storage Survey, 2007” (Doc#AP654108P), the proliferation of digital content is creating more opportunities for personal storage devices in various countries in the Asia/Pacific region. Respondents to a recent user survey indicated that they preferred to backup their digital content onto [...]

Plugged: One of my favorite tech bloggers, Jeremy Wagstaff, has this interesting take on Facebook, specifically why anyone who values his or her privacy should stay away from the popular social-networking site.
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Why Facebook Is Really Creepy

Plugged: I’m a long-time Windows user and I usually upgrade to its newest version. But when Microsoft launched Vista last year, I resisted the urge to change the Windows XP operating that’s running my laptop. Two reasons.
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Plugged: Nokia Philippines warned consumers last week that fake Nokia phones are proliferating in the market. These fake phones — Nokia N81, Nokia 5310, Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia 6120, to name some — are usually sold in sidewalks or stalls, those that sell “GSM” (Galing sa Magnanakaw) phones. Nokia Philippines enumerates ways to tell [...]

(PinoyPress Plugged): Banking has become infinitely easier because of the Internet. Online, we can check our deposit or credit-card balance, transfer funds, pay bills, etc. Online banking has saved countless souls from the headaches of doing over-the-counter transactions, such as the long queues (particularly in Metrobank banks) inside banks.
The problem, of course, is that the [...]

Damon Darlin, writing in The New York Times, marvels at the fact that he has been able to survive a month without using Microsoft Word, that de rigueur word-processing software that comes with most PCs.
I’m going to top his claim: I have not used Microsoft Word for about five months now.
My disaffection with Microsoft [...]

How Green Is My iPhone? Apple’s Steve Jobs failed to deliver on his promise, Greenpeace says.

In a report released today, Greenpeace Philippines disclosed that tests made by the group on the iPhone determined that the popular device contains hazardous chemicals and materials. “Apple could have demonstrated that it is a true industry leader with a green iPhone. Unfortunately, Apple missed that call and the public is left with an Apple that is no greener than what was promised by Steve Jobs in May,” said Beau Baconguis, Greenpeace Southeast Asia toxics campaigner.

Javascript, the scripting language, makes website much more helpful, interactive and interesting. Many websites don’t function well without it. But Javascript can also be dangerous. How then do you ensure safety in your browsing without altogether disabling Javascript?