KabayanTech http://kabayantech.com Technology News, Pinoy Startups, Gadgets and Reviews Thu, 23 May 2013 21:54:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Goodbye Filipino Time.. Hello Philippine Standard Time! http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/goodbye-filipino-time-hello-philippine-standard-time/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/goodbye-filipino-time-hello-philippine-standard-time/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 21:49:17 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13251 We often hear the term “Filipino Time” and more often than not it is always linked to the habit of being tardy than being on time. It looks like that’s about to change (and sure hope so) because President Benigno Aquino III just signed Republic Act 10535 a.k.a The Philippine Standard Time (PST) Act of [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/goodbye-filipino-time-hello-philippine-standard-time/feed/ 0 Microsoft Announces Xbox One, Plans To Take Over Our Livingroom http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/microsoft-announces-xbox-one-plans-to-take-over-our-livingroom/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/microsoft-announces-xbox-one-plans-to-take-over-our-livingroom/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:27:48 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13235 In a media event that was stream live at xbox.com, Microsoft finally announced what most of us assume the Xbox 720 but instead the software giant is calling their next-gen gaming console – Xbox One. The name appears to telling us what the goal of the gaming console and what it wants to be – [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/microsoft-announces-xbox-one-plans-to-take-over-our-livingroom/feed/ 0 Yahoo Redesigns Flickr – Now Offer 1 TB Of Disk Space http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-redesigns-flickr-and-will-now-offer-1-tb-of-disk-space/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-redesigns-flickr-and-will-now-offer-1-tb-of-disk-space/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:15:28 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13222 It looks like the Tumblr acquisition was just a start, since Yahoo clearly intended their New York Press Conference to unveil the changes and improvement that Yahoo did with Flickr. This is the first time that Yahoo has made major changes to Flickr since it was purchased for $35 million last March 2005. In a [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-redesigns-flickr-and-will-now-offer-1-tb-of-disk-space/feed/ 0 Yahoo made the Tumblr Acquisition Official http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-made-the-tumblr-acquisition-official/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-made-the-tumblr-acquisition-official/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:38:44 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13216 All this news needs is a statement from Yahoo and Tumblr to make it official and it seems that’s what Yahoo did in a press conference that was held in New York. Here’s what Yahoo said… Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business. David Karp will remain CEO. The product, service and brand [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-made-the-tumblr-acquisition-official/feed/ 0 Yahoo Board Agreed To Acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-board-agreed-to-acquire-tumblr-for-1-1-billion/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-board-agreed-to-acquire-tumblr-for-1-1-billion/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 22:45:24 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13206 Breaking: The Yahoo board has approved a deal to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the blogging site Tumblr. wsj.com — Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 19, 2013 Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo’s board of directors has agreed to acquire the 6 year old social blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash. The [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/yahoo-board-agreed-to-acquire-tumblr-for-1-1-billion/feed/ 0 You Can Now Send Money Thru Gmail – Perfect for OFW! http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/you-can-now-send-money-thru-gmail/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/you-can-now-send-money-thru-gmail/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 15:18:54 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13202 Here’s something to look forward to, at the Google I/O 2013, the search giant announced that you can now send money to your friends using Gmail, after Google integrates Google Wallet with it’s email service. via Gmail Blog: Google Wallet is now integrated with Gmail, so you can quickly and securely send money to friends [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/you-can-now-send-money-thru-gmail/feed/ 0 Blackberry to Release BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for iOS and Android This June 2013 http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/blackberry-to-release-a-bbm-for-ios-and-android-this-june-2013/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/blackberry-to-release-a-bbm-for-ios-and-android-this-june-2013/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:04 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13195 BlackBerry recently announced that the company will release a stand alone BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for iOS and Android users. This was announced by the company during their BlackBerry Live Conference 2013 in Florida. BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for iOS and Android can be installed on devices that are running iOS 6.0 or higher, and Android 4.0 [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/blackberry-to-release-a-bbm-for-ios-and-android-this-june-2013/feed/ 0 Windows 8.1 (Blue) Will Be A Free Upgrade to Windows 8 Users http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/windows-8-1-blue-will-be-a-free-upgrade-to-windows-8-users/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/windows-8-1-blue-will-be-a-free-upgrade-to-windows-8-users/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:13:21 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13192 Here’s a good news for early Windows 8 Adopters, since Microsoft just announced that Windows 8.1 codename “Blue” will be a free update to all Windows 8 for consumers via the Windows Store. This was announced by Microsoft at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston. Today at the JP Morgan Technology, [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/windows-8-1-blue-will-be-a-free-upgrade-to-windows-8-users/feed/ 0 BlackBerry Q10 In the Flesh – Now Selling in Saudi Arabia for SR 2,700.00 http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/blackberry-q10-now-available-in-the-saudi-arabia-for-sr-2699-00/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/blackberry-q10-now-available-in-the-saudi-arabia-for-sr-2699-00/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:21:46 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13178 Blackberry recently setup a showroom kiosk at the Granada Mall in Riyadh and it looks like the BlackBerry Q10 have been available in the Kingdom early May. The phones that were on display are actually dummy but the rep was kind enough to hand me the actual device and let me played with it, I [...]

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]]> http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/blackberry-q10-now-available-in-the-saudi-arabia-for-sr-2699-00/feed/ 0 Microsoft to Add Google Talk Messenger To Outlook.Com This Week http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/microsoft-to-add-google-talk-messenger-to-outlook-com-this-week/ http://kabayantech.com/2013/05/microsoft-to-add-google-talk-messenger-to-outlook-com-this-week/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:18:01 +0000 Abiel Abuy http://kabayantech.com/?p=13170 Late last month, Microsoft announced that they’re adding a preview version of Skype as a chatting and messaging tool for Outlook.com user and now with a strange twist of fate, Microsoft will also be adding Google Talk (Now known as Hangout) as another messaging tool for Outlook users. This is what Microsoft said… But we [...]

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