Coming late to the race, the Nova, Magnum HD and Superion are all set to slug it out against the likes of Apple, BlackBerry, Nokia and Samsung in the battle for smartphone supremacy. The phones are released just after their predecessor, the Eclipse. They’re not definitely letting up for they run on Andriod OS, and the first in Cherry Mobile to run on Qualcomm processors with the Magnum HD boasting a 1 GHz processor. They’ve got everything you wish and need in a phone. Full media support and smart business tools, finding the right balance between work and play wouldn’t be a bother anymore.

            Downloading Android Apps wouldn’t be a problem as the company is on it’s way to upgrading Cherry Zone service download to its local users.  Here are few of the specs common to the three that you should know about:

·        They have touch-screen capabilities

·        High definition camera functionality that can buff standard definition video to high definition in real time

·        3G and Wi-Fi connectinity

Cherry Mobile Nova

5-megapixel camera w/ flash

3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touch screen

Qualcomm MSM 7227  600 MHz processor

Google Mobile Services  (Gmail, Maps, Marketplace)

3G/ HSPDA/ Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth

GPS/AGPS

Android Éclair 2.1

Price: P11,490

Cherry Mobile Magnum HD

5-megapixel camera  w/ flash, and VGA camera front

4.1-inch WVGA capacitive touch screen

Qualcomm 1GHz processor

2GB ROM/512 MB RAM

Expandable MicroSD card slot of up to 32GB

Wi-Fi 802.1 b/g connectivity

GPS/AGPS

Bluetooth 2.0

Standard Micro USB 2.0

3.5mm stereo audio jack

HDMI-D type port

720 HDrecording

Cherry Mobile Superion

Android OS 2.2

7-inch WVGA capacitive touch screen

Qualcomm MSM 7227 600MHz processor

512 ROM 512 M RAM

Expandable MicroSD card slot of up to 32GB

3G/HSDPA/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity

GPRS/AGPS

Standard Micro USB 2.0

3.5mm headphone jack

G-Sensor

Ambient Light Sensor

3-megapixel camera w/ auto focus and a VGA camera in front

There are too many possibilities to take on in life. And we all know that we want to be successful on whatever life has to offer us. It’s never too early to be serious about something like getting into entrepreneurship. Today’s society teaches us that going into business could be a very viable option for a brighter future.

1.     Set Goals

If you are taking up a business-related course, you might have heard these words from your loquacious professor a million times already. Goals, goals! If you really want to succeed, you must be a goal-setter. You must visualize how your business to grow and your future to unfold. Business goals is one of the cornerstone of entrepreneurship.

2.     Think big! Dream Big

Think the unthinkable. You must never settle for the second best. Strive hard for excellence. Dream big; always maintain a positive and entrepreneurial mindset. Search for that one big idea and pursue it passion.

3.     Be innovative

Be dexter’s brother for real. Creativity and ingenuity are indispensable traits of an entrepreneur. You must have the talent and the imagination.

4.     Take Calculated Risk

In everything we do there’s risk, and while you can’t get away from it, try to minimize it through careful planning.

5.     Be strategic

Strategic planning is essential in business; therefore, you must develop the best plan to market your product. One must constantly gain for valuable insights on entrepreneurial prospects.

6.     Maximize Opportunities

You must always be open to new possibilities. Take all opportunities that will come your way.

7.     Work hard

Starting and having a business entails hard work. You must be willing to always spend most of your time in managing your business. With hard work, you will witness your entrepreneurial dreams become realities.

8.     Be persistent

Take failures as challenges for you to succeed. You should keep going even when things aren’t going well. The more we move forward, the move we’ll be inclined to success.

9.     Enjoy

You must love what you are doing. Enjoyment means satisfaction, and satisfaction would later on drive success in life.

Have I told you before that I love cats? I have around three cats living with me, one of them, Cathy, has just died recently. We used to call her Cathy all the time but my father would much prefer calling her Tres. Cathy was such a chirpy and brave cat, neighborhood dogs fear her a lot.  She rarely sleeps at daytime. You would likely see her chasing small rodents all the time. Often times, you would see her sitting on laps watching butterflies fluttering by.  Her favorite past time was daydreaming. She shamelessly exposes her belly for anyone-as if always asking for a free belly rub.My friends despise her for her color (black cats are bad luck) but I don’t see her that way. She has never been a bad luck, she even struts around like a celebrity cat. After her harrowing experience of being run over by a car, I couldn’t bring myself to have another pet cat.

This year, the Manila Blogs Family (Manila Reviews , Manila Mommy , Manila Fitness , Manila Shopaholic and Manila Blogs ) will be celebrating their 5^th Year Anniversary. To celebrate the event, they’ll be raffling off 5 Nokia Phones from Nokia Philippines. The  5 lucky winners could win one of the following prizes:

ManilaReviews.com- Nokia 5230

ManilaMommy.com- Nokia 7230

ManilaShopaholic.com- Nokia C5

ManilaFitness.com- Nokia 3720

ManilaBlogs.com- Nokia C3

Aside from the QWERTY keypad, the Nokia C3 is loaded with lots of multimedia features like Nokia Messaging. A phone envied by music aficionados, video lovers and game freaks. It is undoubtedly the perfect phone for teenagers (ehem) like me.

For the full mechanics of this contest just visit ManilaBlogs.com. Promo period Aug 16 – Sept 16, 2010. 

Someone who is a nimble, timely, optimist, sharp-witted and thrifty person;  who seeks every opportunity to fulfill his/her early promise of a better life. A person devoted to reach what he/she dreams for in life with calm perseverance.

 It feels good to win. It feels even better  when it's completely free. After all, who doesn't want things for   free?. Your favorite Snickers® snack  holds a contest,  the Sinckers® Hunger Buster challenge,   that will run until  the 21st of August. The contest is open to Singapore, Malaysian, and Philippine residents only aged 18 above.

I had terrible days this week that's why I wasn't able to post a single article for over a week now. I had to study and coil myself up on my accounting subjects for three sleepless nights. Poor me. However, during those nights I occasionally surf the net, and luckily found contests that interests me. One of those contests, is the Goldilocks contest that will giveaway a Neo Vivid Black Notebook for the lucky winner. The contest is very simple, you just have to submit a photo completing the phrase "Pinoy ka kung...." and include your favorite Goldilocks signature dishes. For more details of the game, just click the link .

* The contest is open to Philippine residents only.

Kids fascinate us in so many ways. They sing, dance, play and act their hearts out. If your child has the talent to show the world then capture it with your camera. Upload the 30- to 60-second captured video on the Sony Ericsson Philippine Facebook page. The top 10 most-liked videos shall qualify as finalists for judging by a panel of celebrity judges. 

The winner walks away with a new Sony Ericsson Vivaz with HP Video and P50,000 in cash. Entries will be accepted until August 31,2010. Just log on to www.facebook.com/pages/Sony-Ericsson-PH  for the full mechanics of the contest.

What's keeping me  busy today aside from my homework is this game hosted by Blackberry. This is yet another game that will give you a  BlackBerry®  Bold™ 9700 white smartphone for it's grandprize. You just have to collect as many Blackberry icons as you can before you land , and if you are lucky enough to be the highest scorer until September 13,2010,  then you will bag home the prize. Everyweek, the top 3 scorers will  receive a limited-edition blackberry goody bag. . I mastered the game and scored  around 30208 which is quite close to the top 1 player this week. I'll give it another try tomorrow! Who  knows it'll be my lucky day :)hehe

In todays awareness to global warming, recycled things is in the hype. That's why Starbucks Tumblers  are now available  in all Starbucks stores nationwide . The 20-oz. Recycled Tumbler by Starbucks Coffee  is made 28% recycled plastics from post-consumer and post industrial recycled scrap. The outer wall is made from recycled polycarbonate while the inner wall is made from polypropylene. Love the cool green designs of the tumbler :)  Grab yours now and help Mother Earth.

  Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. (DMPI), popularly known here in the Philippines as Sun Cellular and Research in Motion announced that Sun Cellular, a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines, is now offering its users BlackBerry® Internet Service together with the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphones. Through the tips of one’s finger, launching social networking sites like Facebook and twitter is a pleasant experience.  The postpaid BlackBerry® service plans are  initially available at leading department stores in the Philippines: Robinsons Metro East, Robinsons Manila, Robinsons Galleria, Trinoma,Shangri-la Plaza Mall, Park Square, SM Marilao, SM Megamall, Festival Mall, SM North EDSA, SM Cebu and Ayala Cebu. 

BlackBerry® Plan 2500  

BlackBerry® Data Add-on Plans 

Hopefully, you’ve all heard of the the Eee Pad and the Eee tablet by Asus, a nametag one can’t take lightly. Just after the Apple folks have released their iPad, many computer companies made their own too. Asus recently unveiled their mimicked tablets before the media at Computex Taipei, the largest ICT exhibition in Asia. Like the iPad, the Eee Pad and Eee tablet boasts multimedia features that would pull users in. Loaded with lots of immersive application, these two strikes much the same effect as the Ipad. But what gives Eee Pad an edge from Apple’s is that it is equipped with a powerful Intel Intel Core 2 Duo  CULV processor andNVIDIA Tegra Graphics chip; it actually runs on Windows operating systems. The Eee Pad comes with a 12-inch screen and weighs about 675-grams.On the other hand, the Eee tablet is more of an e-reader, a hybrid of  notepad, e-reader and media player.I wouldn’t say the two outshines the iPad but in some other respect it does. Asus indeed does a marvelous job! 


SPECS:

OS	Windows Embedded Compact 7
Processor	Nvidia Tegra 2
RAM	512 MB
Storage	16, 32, 64 GB SSD
Expansion	Memory card
Screen	10 inch capacitive
Camera	0,3 megapixel
Audio	Hi-def Audio Codec Steyreo Speakers
Battery	Lithium Polymer
Connectivity	WIFI B, G, N, DLNA
WWAN	Optional 3G
TV-out	Via optional HDMI docking cradle
Size	264 x 160 x 12.2 mm (10.4 x 6.3 x 0.48 inches)
Weight	675 g (1.4 pounds)
Price	$399 to $449

I’m quite sure that most of you, like me, have never missed a Twilight Series book, or the movies atleast. If you have enjoyed reading or watching the Twilight series on the big screen like I do then The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is a companion novella you shouldn’t miss. Authored by Stephanie Meyer, the book revolves on Bree Tanner, who is featured in the third book of the series, Eclipse. It was actually written from the viewpoint of Bree Tanner, a 15year-old human-turned-vampire. The story was supposed to be a complement to Eclipse (for it reveals the things Bella never knew about) but because the story was too long to be included in the upcoming The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, the author decided to make it a separate book on its own. The book was released in stores last June 5, 2010. Wee! it's time for me to grab my copy.

When it comes to mobile phones, Nokia is one of those brands consumers would prefer over other brands. Durable, reliable, cozy, name it all, Nokia has it.  Having been awarded as the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Platinum awardee for nine solid years, Nokia has launched a three-month contest, The Nokia Stories. If you have a Nokia Story to tell about your greatest, funniest, interesting experience or any other fascinating experience you had with your Nokia phone, now is your chance to be heard. And your prize for your Story is a Nokia 2220 slide. Nokia will choose two winners every month. Just log-on to www.nokia.com/ph/nokiastories for more info of the mechanics of the contest.
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