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• One Way to Salvation | jcsesecuneta.com/tome/oneway/
• Snoworld™ | jcsesecuneta.com/tome/snoworld/
• Clean Bill of Health | jcsesecuneta.com/tome/health/
• Laboratory Sandbox | jcsesecuneta.com/tome/lablox/

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• Main/Aggregate feed: not yet available
• One Way to Salvation feed: feeds.feedburner.com/mosthigh/
• Snoworld™ feed: feeds.feedburner.com/snoworld/
• Clean Bill of Health feed: feeds.feedburner.com/cleanhealth/
• Laboratory Sandbox feed: feeds.feedburner.com/labox/

With that, I apologize for the lack of posts. However, once the migration is over, I will be posting my pending articles one-by-one (ready and lined-up).

Thank you for your understanding. God Bless.

Loaded with an Ultra High Speed boost, KINGMAX PRO Extreme Series memory cards offer serious memory solutions with ultra fast read and write functions for a range of devices. As the fastest category of memory card available today, PRO Extreme cards enable lightning fast read and write speeds. Features exclusively with SDXC and SDHC products, PRO Extreme cards increase shot-to-shot speed for HD recording (even in 3D), in addition to improving tradtional data recording functions.

KINGMAX PRO Extreme Series memory cards reach maximum read speeds of 90MB/s and maximum write speeds of 60MB/s, saving users’ time and enabling enhanced storage and transfer of large files. When paired with SDHC/SDXC technology that professional photographers use, PRO Extreme cards can improve storage and transmission of large, high-resolution image files. Get better photo and video performance and faster response with PRO Extreme cards.

Storage space concerns are a thing of the past with KINGMAX PRO Extreme Series memory cards, available in a range of capacities - 16/32/64 GB. When shooting photos with 16 megapixel resolution, users can save up to 11440 photos on a 64GB card. With that same card, users can log up to 320 minutes of video at (1920x1080)/28Mbps resolution.

For added security, KINGMAX PRO Extreme cards resist all manner of damage and tampering. KINGMAX PRO Extreme Series cards are temperature proof, shock proof, x-ra proof, and magnet proof, meaning you can take your memory anywhere you take your devices without worrying that your data is safe. All KINGMAX products follow strict quality standards and have been 100% tested under strict quality control systems to ensure the durable performance before shipping. Moreover, the KINGMAX products are backed up warranties and global customer service to guarantee the highest level customer service satisfaction.

Features

• Support UHS-1 speed mode SDR104
• Best product compatibility and product stability
• CPRM support
• High-speed and capacity to satisfy demand for Full HD still images/recording
• Support ECC and wear leveling functions

Specifications

The U2442 is exceptionally designed with an elegant shuttle streamline design in a sleek form factor between 18.5 - 21mm and weighs in at just 1.59kg/1.69kg. Designed to bring you ultra-performance, it is powered by 3^rd generation Intel® Core™ processors and nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730M / GT 650M discrete graphics. The U2442 Ultrabook™ is able to pack a 256GB mSATA SSD and a large 750GB / 1TB HDD into its super slim body. The dual-storage system provides the user with speed and massive storage options. Do away with external storage with the Extreme Ultrabook™.

GIGABYTE U2442 Ultra Performance with Sleek Design

The nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M / GT 730M discrete graphics reaches 3DMark Vantage at 9,587 / 8610 points. The U2442 has a dual air vent design (one for CPU and one for GPU) that efficiently eliminates heat and keeps noise to a minimum. Despite the powerful features and thin form factor, the unique venting system is able to effectively keep the notebook from overheating. It also boasts an automatic light sensing backlit keyboard. This excellent feature adjusts the light to external conditions and this allows for work to get done even under low light conditions.

GIGABYTE U2442 Ultra Performance with Entertainment Enjoyment

The U2442 also provides an awesome audio and multimedia experience with a fantastic HD+ display and THX® TruStudio Pro™ audio technology. THX TruStudio Pro™ groundbreaking audio technology comes equipped on the U2442 and is designed to provide outstanding performance by effectively eliminating sound distortion, enhancing volume and reinforcing even the smallest details of the sound. Enjoy high definition entertainment with HDMI 1.4 on external displays! GIGABYTE’s brilliant design team has developed the Smart Switch Technology in Windows 8 to help you access general start-up functions from your desktop screen itself making it easy and convenient for you.

One modification that any Android user want is to be able to use apps in tablet mode using a non-tablet gadget, especially if you have a phablet. There are two ways to achieve this, [1] the most common suggestion “use this_ROM and that_ROM"; and [2] the more logical way, is to edit each app (some you have to decompile and recompile).

Again, the first option is out of the question, we want to use the stock ROM! but at the same time, we do not want to edit each app - which after it updates, we have to re-edit it again. Hassle, right? It ends today! Welcome Xposed Framework and the module Xposed App Settings.

We need two (2) apps to make this work, first Xposed Framework and second Xposed App Settings. In addition, you need to have a rooted Android phone. (And do not forget to backup your phone first.)

What does Xposed Framework do?

Instead, I extended the /system/bin/app_process executable to load a JAR file on startup. The classes of this file will sit in every process (including the system_server) and can act with their powers. And even more: I have implemented something that allows developers to replace any method in any class (may it be in the framework, systemui or a custom app). This makes Xposed very powerful, it is basically running in “god mode". You can change parameters for the method call, modify the return value or skip the call to the method completely - it’s all up to you! Also replacing or adding resources is easy.

What is Xposed App Settings?

This mod targets settings which all apps share, such as the language, what permissions they require, what is the DPI for rendering, the perceived screen size (which affects the alternate resources that are loaded) and allows you to change those values on a per-app basis.

You can therefore have some apps rendered with a lower DPI than the default for your device in order to see more info at once (with no build.prop changes), while others might have different DPI values because their resources are not prepared for different densities. The same for the language, permissions to revoke, etc.

Install Xposed Framework and Xposed App Settings

1. Download Xposed Framework here - scroll-down to the Attached Files section and get the latest (as of this writing, the latest version is XposedInstaller_2.1.2.apk)
2. Download Xposed App Settings here - the latest version as of this writing is v0.2
3. Install both apps
4. Run Xposed Framework to install it
5. Reboot your phone
6. Run Xposed Framework again
7. Go to the Modules tab
8. Check the checkbox for Xposed App Settings
9. Reboot your phone
10. Run Xposed App Settings

What can you do with it?

Now that we have installed the apps on your phone, what can we do with it? Here are some applications I’ve edited via Xposed App Settings that you might like. But before I show you how, I want you to know that the settings below were based and tested on my phone, with the following specs:

• Model: my|phone A919 Duo
• Screen: 127 mm (5″)
• DPI: 240
• Resolution: 480x854
• OS: Android 4.0.4 ICS with Linux Kernel 3.0.13

If you do not know the DPI of your phone, download the app ScreenInfo. Or use your favourite app that provides such information.

Make Gmail Run in Tablet Mode

Gmail in Tablet Mode (Portrait)

Gmail in Tablet Mode (Portrait)

1. Run Xposed App Settings
2. Look for Gmail and tap it
3. On the top-right corner of your screen, switch it to On
4. On the DPI field, enter 170
5. On the Screen field, choose 600x1024
6. Then look for Screen on and enable it by tapping the checkbox (prevents the phone screen from turning-off)
7. On the top-right corner of your screen, tap the save icon, then tap the Yes button
8. Open your Gmail app and voila, it’s on tablet mode!

Gmail in Tablet Mode (Landscape)

Gmail in Tablet Mode (Landscape)

Make Chrome Better

Chrome :: default settings

1. Run Xposed App Settings
2. Look for Chrome and tap it
3. On the top-right corner of your screen, switch it to On
4. On the DPI field, enter 160 or 170
5. Optional: If you used 160 dpi, then on the Screen field, choose “600x1024″
6. On the top-right corner of your screen, tap the save icon, then tap the Yes button
7. Open your Chrome app and see the changes

For my phone, choosing 160 dpi and 600x1024 screen resolution crashes Chrome when closing tabs. I am instead using 170 dpi, which is enough for me. Additionally, for my phone, Chrome can not go lower than 160 dpi.

Chrome :: 170 dpi

Chrome :: 160 dpi; 600x1024 resolution

Increase Firefox Screen Space

1. Run Xposed App Settings
2. Look for Firefox and tap it
3. On the top-right corner of your screen, switch it to On
4. On the DPI field, enter 170
5. On the Screen field, choose 600x1024
6. On the top-right corner of your screen, tap the save icon, then tap the Yes button
7. Open Firefox and enjoy more screen space

Firefox :: default settings

Firefox :: 170 dpi; 600x1024 resolution

More Settings Available

There are more settings available that you can change, however, for the example applications above, the other settings are not needed at least for my use. These settings are:

• Font scale
• xlarge res
• Locale
• Fullscreen
• No Title
• Orientation
• Resident Notifications
• Insistent Notifications
• Permissions

Example, you can lock Gmail’s orientation to landscape, or change the default language to Chinese. Or make Chrome or Firefox run in fullscreen mode or increase the font size of the browser. All you have to do is to experiment and find the comfortable settings that suits you.

Enjoy!

Source: A How-To Video by zedomax

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KINGMAX received “No.1 BCN Award 2013″ in memory card sector in honour of its best-selling for memory cards (camera and mobile cards) in Japan. Kingmax has excelled in memory card sales in the Japanese market for 3 consecutive years; especially, it is the second and consecutive year to win the “No.1 BCN Award” in memory card sector. Based on the BCN survey, Kingmax led the memory card market by 22.4% market share in 2012.

Japanese Memory Card Market Share 2012

(Survey duration: 2012/01/02 to 2012/12/31)
Source: BCN Ranking website

KINGMAX continuously leads the memory market in Japan because of its high quality product and service, has earned the trust from many customers. Furthermore, BCN also indicated that the “high speed and competitive price” of Kingmax are key factors that won the Japanese memory card market. Many consumers are looking for memory cards with high read and write speed because of the increasing pixels for digital cameras and smartphones. Kingmax has released many premium high speed memory cards for this need, including the best-selling SDHC Class 10 memory cards and Kingmax pro, promax SD series - which is able to reach a speed even over Class 10.

“Kingmax insists on providing the highest quality products, all products undergone the rigid compatibility and reliability test before leaving factory. In addition, the fully support from Kingmax channel partner not only keeping growing channels, but also providing perfect warehousing and distribution systems. As a result, Japanese consumers are able to acquired Kingmax products at a reasonably price easily", said Kingmax President Joe Liu after the awarding ceremony. “For the market of high speed memory card, Kingmax will exert its R&D to launch faster memory cards, speed over existing pro/promax SD series, in the near future".

Looking forward to the new year, the development of Kingmax innovative technology and differentiated products will never stop; being optimistic for micro SD/SD demands in smartphone and tablet PCs, Kingmax will endlessly provide the best memory and storage products and service Japanese and worldwide consumers.

The new Sublime Text 3 features are following:

• Symbol Indexing: Sublime Text now scans the files in your project, and builds an index of which files contain which symbols. This backs the new features Goto Definition and Goto Symbol in Project, both of which are available from the Goto menu. Goto Definition takes you to the definition of the symbol under the caret, while Goto Symbol in Project prompts you to select a symbol via fuzzy matching, and then takes you to the definition of that symbol.
• More Efficient Pane Management
• A Much Faster Speed
• API: Sublime Text now uses Python 3.3 for plugins, and runs them out-of-process, so any plugins that load native code no longer risk crashing the main Sublime Text process. The API is also fully thread-safe, and provides several callbacks that run asynchronously (e.g. on_modified_async). There are also new API functions, including full access to the project data. Sublime Text 2 plugins will require porting to work with Sublime Text 3, however, in most cases the changes will be small.
• Compatibility: Works on all systems that currently run Sublime Text 2, with the exception of OS X 10.6.
• Pricing: The price for a Sublime Text license key has increased by $11, from $59 to $70, the first price increase in Sublime Text’s five year history. All licenses purchased at this new price are valid for Sublime Text 3. Users with a Sublime Text 2 license key can continue using the key with Sublime Text 3 while it’s in beta. When 3.0 is released, upgrades will be available for $30, or $15 for users who have purchased recently. The cut-off date for the reduced upgrade price will be based on the actual date of the 3.0 release.

And on the pricing rates, if you read it carefully, you will save by buying a new Sublime Text 3 license instead of upgrading. Consider the following: $\mathrm{\$59.00}+\mathrm{\$30.00}=\mathrm{\$89.00}$.

Or if you purchased a Sublime Text license recently (it is not clear what or when “recently” is), then you get a discounted upgrade price of $15.00 only, instead of $30.00, however, it still ends up being more expensive than buying a new license: $\mathrm{\$59.00}+\mathrm{\$15.00}=\mathrm{\$74.00}$.

The new price of a Sublime Text license is only $70.00, in other words, buy a new license. Unless you are rich and have plenty of extra money to spare, then go buy an upgrade, consider the extra as a “donation” to the developer for creating the best developer text editor on the planet.

Source: Sublime Text 3 Beta official announcement.

Cherry Mobile teased that the Omega will be available on December 2012 but there was nothing, their marketing team even removed Omega’s photos from circulation and fans wondered if it was a silent “they’ll eventually forget about it” strategy.

Until a few days ago when Cherry made an announcement of the unit and it wasn’t as fans expected it to be, sadly.

I for one was disappointed with the specs of Cherry Mobile Omega. I admit it is unfair because I already had a set specs in my mind and built my enthusiasm around it. However, it is hard not to forget that because of the hype, that is now obvious, went out-of-control.

You can check the unofficial specs and official specs on my earlier post about the announcement of Cherry Mobile Omega. There you will find the difference between the overhyped specs and the actual one.

With that said, I made a comparison of Cherry Mobile Omega and my|phone A919 Duo. The latter was my|phone’s first entry into the phablet category, and was on Christmas sale for only ₱7,990, down from it’s SRP of ₱9,490.

My suggestion? Go get my|phone A919 Duo, forget about Cherry Mobile Omega. I know you can save and produce the price difference of ₱1,291 or ₱2,791 (based on sale price and SRP respectively). It is worth it.

I bought A919 Duo a week before Christmas of 2012 because I started to doubt Omega, and I can tell you, I made the right decision. I have a better phone and I still have not reached its full potential.

Sorry Omega, not this time, thank you A919 Duo, you made a new fan.

Cherry Mobile finally revealed on their Facebook page the official price and availability of the teased Cherry Mobile Omega phone in December 2012, and simply disappeared and forgotten. Some kiosks and dealers were telling customers that Omega is a goner.

But one person I talked to from Cherry Mobile told me a week before Christmas of 2012 that the Omega units already arrived in their warehouse and was just waiting for the go signal to distribute it nationwide. That day has arrived. The Cherry Mobile Omega has been spotted in some kiosks here in Mega Manila already and is prices at ₱6,699 only!

That is pretty cheap compared to my|phone A919 Duo, which I currently have. Not only that, it is below the estimated prices of most bloggers which ranged at ₱6,999 to ₱7,999; some even putting it at ₱8,000 to ₱10,000 range. Fair enough because this model boasts of the following excellent specs for a budget phone. With the availability of the official specs, it is clear that this is below that what was expected to be a similar model as Zopo ZP900 Leader, and yes, below that of my|phone A919 Duo.

Official specs:

• OS: Android 4.1.2 “Jelly Bean”
• Processor: MediaTek MT6577 ARM Cortex A9 1.0GHz Dual-Core
• RAM: 1 GB 512 MB
• SIM: Dual-sim; Dual-standby
• Battery: 2,300 mAh removable
• Screen size: 132.07mm (5.2″) IPS Capacitive 5-point Multi-touch Screen
• Built-in memory: 4 GB
• External memory: up to 64 GB 32 GB microSD
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, Tethering
• Camera: 8 Mpx and 2 Mpx 5 Mpx and 0.3 Mpx, rear and front respectively, with autofocus, flash, and a 1080p 720p video recording capability
• Dimensions: 5.88″ (h) x 3.07″ (w) 152.3mm (5.99″) (h) x 80mm (3.14″) (w)
• Depth: 11mm (0.40″)

Unconfirmed specs based on Zopo ZP900 Leader:

• GPU: PowerVR SGX531T
• Standby: up to 200 hours
• Screen resolution: qHD 540x960
• Extras: FM Radio; Proximity sensor; GPS
• Weight: 198g (6.98oz)

What else could you ask for?

I can not wait to get my hands on Omega and play with it.

Known for their hit songs like Hands Up and Heartbeat, 2PM have been touring everywhere but here. So after the countless requests and tireless efforts of the Filipino fans, CJ E&M’s MLive, Hoopla, and Big Daddy joined together to give Filipinos a one-night-only concert entitled “What time is it".

This is also part of the group’s 2PM Live Tour 2013 where the Philippines is the first stop. After which they will proceed to Guangzhou China on 30^th of March, then on the 8^th of April at Bangkok, Thailand.

Ticket sales begin this Saturday, 26^th of January at the following channels:

• SM Arena
• SM Tickets (* SM Tickets will charge a minimal processing fee per transaction)
• Select SM Cinema branches
  

  Luzon

  • Bacoor
  • Baguio
  • Baliwag
  • Batangas
  • Calamba
  • Clark
  • Dasmariñas
  • Lipa
  • Lucena
  • Marilao
  • Masinag
  • Molino
  • Naga
  • Olongapo
  • Pampanga
  • Rosales
  • Rosario
  • San Lazaro
  • San Pablo
  • Sta. Rosa
  • Tarlac
  • Taytay

  Mega Manila

  • Bicutan
  • Fairview
  • Mall of Asia
  • Manila
  • Marikina
  • Megamall
  • Muntinlupa
  • North EDSA
  • Novaliches
  • The Podium
  • Sta. Mesa
  • Southmall
  • Sucat
  • Valenzuela

  Visayas

  • Bacolod
  • Cebu
  • Iloilo

  Mindanao

  • Cagayan de Oro
  • Davao

Ticket Prices

• VIP1 (standing) - ₱11,500
• VIP2 (standing) - ₱11,500
• VIP3 (standing) - ₱9,000
• Lower Box A (seated) - ₱7,000
• Lower Box B (seated) - ₱6,000
• Upper Box (seated) - ₱3,300
• General Admission (seated) ₱1,000

Image from Hoopla.