Have you ever wondered how fast is the internet speed for those working at Google? This… fast. According to Ookla’s Net Index, the average speed for the Philippines is a paltry 2.2 Mb/second. Just how fast is 500Mb/s that in real world terms? 32 megabytes per second. That’s a FLAC encoded song in around 2 [...]
A strong earthquake has struck northeastern Burma, also known as Myanmar, near the Thai border. According the the USGS (United States Geological Survey), the quake struck at 13:55:12 UTC and recorded the quake as magnitude 7.0, but later revised it down to 6.8 followed by a powerful aftershock was later measured at magnitude 5.4. The [...]
Coming from the success of the 7″ Galaxy Tab, all-around electronics manufacturer Samsung has announced two new models for it’s Galaxy Tab line, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Both new tablets have NVIDIA Tegra 2 at their cores running Android 3.0 Honeycomb and are equipped with WXGA (1280X800) display, 3.0megapixel front [...]
Japan suffered several massive tragedies in just a span of a few days. The death toll is rising and a huge part of their country is in ruins. Instead of joining facebook pages, plurking or tweeting prayer, why not step up and reach out to those in need? Here’s a few ways you can send [...]
Kirishima, Japan — After 52 years of relative silence, the 1,421-metre (4,689-feet) Shinmoedake volcano on the southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday, March 13. The eruption spewed ash and rocks were sent two and a half miles into the air forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. Many speculate that the eruption was caused by the [...]
TOKYO — Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast. The quake struck at 2:46 p.m., followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, including a 7.4-magnitude one about 30 minutes after the initial quake hit. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.9, [...]
Hague, Netherlands — In light of the feud between LG and Sony over patents relating to Blu-ray technology, the civil court of justice in Hague has granted LG a preliminary injunction for customs to seize and confiscate all PS3s imports in Europe (from manufacturing plants, etc.) for up to ten days. According to the Guardian, [...]
