Alcatel Flash Plus coming May 1 for about Php6k+

Just got confirmation that Alcatel’s very affordable yet capable smartphone, the Alcatel Flash Plus, is set for release in the Philippines by May 1, 2015 with a price tag of around Php6k.

Launched in China earlier under a different name for $RMB899 (Php6,300), the Flash Plus is positioned to be a very powerful and capable entry-level handset.

alcateflash

Alcatel Flash Plus specs:
5.5-inch IPS LCD @ 720×1280 pixels
Dragontrail Glass, Japan OGS full lamination
Mediatek MT6752M 1.5GHz octa-core processor
Mali T760 MP2 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB, 32GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
Dual-SIM, Dual-LTE, FDD/TD-LTE
13MP rear camera with Sony IMX214 1/3.06-inch CMOS sensor, LED flash, f2.0
8MP front-facing camera, f2.0
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS with aGPS support
Li-Ion 3,500mAh battery
Android 4.4.4 Kitkat (upgradeable to Lollipop)

Among the highlights of the device is the dual-SIM, dual-LTE capability, the Sony sensor and the large battery capacity. With a possible price tag of a little over Php6k, the Flash Plus looks like a really good deal.

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Alcatel Flash Plus coming May 1 for about Php6k+

Just got confirmation that Alcatel’s very affordable yet capable smartphone, the Alcatel Flash Plus, is set for release in the Philippines by May 1, 2015 with a price tag of around Php6k.

Launched in China earlier under a different name for $RMB899 (Php6,300), the Flash Plus is positioned to be a very powerful and capable entry-level handset.

alcateflash

Alcatel Flash Plus specs:
5.5-inch IPS LCD @ 720×1280 pixels
Dragontrail Glass, Japan OGS full lamination
Mediatek MT6752M 1.5GHz octa-core processor
Mali T760 MP2 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB, 32GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
Dual-SIM, Dual-LTE, FDD/TD-LTE
13MP rear camera with Sony IMX214 1/3.06-inch CMOS sensor, LED flash, f2.0
8MP front-facing camera, f2.0
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS with aGPS support
Li-Ion 3,500mAh battery
Android 4.4.4 Kitkat (upgradeable to Lollipop)

Among the highlights of the device is the dual-SIM, dual-LTE capability, the Sony sensor and the large battery capacity. With a possible price tag of a little over Php6k, the Flash Plus looks like a really good deal.

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Alcatel Flash Plus coming May 1 for about Php6k+

Just got confirmation that Alcatel’s very affordable yet capable smartphone, the Alcatel Flash Plus, is set for release in the Philippines by May 1, 2015 with a price tag of around Php6k.

Launched in China earlier under a different name for $RMB899 (Php6,300), the Flash Plus is positioned to be a very powerful and capable entry-level handset.

alcateflash

Alcatel Flash Plus specs:
5.5-inch IPS LCD @ 720×1280 pixels
Dragontrail Glass, Japan OGS full lamination
Mediatek MT6752M 1.5GHz octa-core processor
Mali T760 MP2 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB, 32GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
Dual-SIM, Dual-LTE, FDD/TD-LTE
13MP rear camera with Sony IMX214 1/3.06-inch CMOS sensor, LED flash, f2.0
8MP front-facing camera, f2.0
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS with aGPS support
Li-Ion 3,500mAh battery
Android 4.4.4 Kitkat (upgradeable to Lollipop)

Among the highlights of the device is the dual-SIM, dual-LTE capability, the Sony sensor and the large battery capacity. With a possible price tag of a little over Php6k, the Flash Plus looks like a really good deal.

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Gov’t shopping list: Computers, guns, gadgets, office supplies

By Rowena F. Caronan

BEFORE the year is over, the government would have been done shopping for computers, assault rifles, ballistic helmets, medical and farm equipment, and office supplies, and have a building or two constructed. Its shopping list budget P4.5 billion.

The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has enrolled 79 items all together worth this amount in its priority list for the second half of 2015.

As of March 2, 2015, the priority list enrolls 35 procuring entities, which have requested the PS-DBM to undertake the procurement on their behalf. The items on the list will be made available for bidding shortly, according to the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System or PhilGEPS.

Majority of the requests were made in 2014 and 2015, but a small number, as far back as 2012 and 2013.

INFOGRAPHICS by Cong B. Corrales

INFOGRAPHICS by Cong B. Corrales

By value, the computer supplies and programs requested by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources from 2013 to 2015 top the list with P1.1 billion.

The P980-million National Institutes of Health building project requested by the University of the Philippines in 2014 came in second. The state university also wants to purchase IT equipment and generator set.

The Philippine National Police lands on third place. It had wanted since 2014 to buy arms supplies worth P780.5 million. Its request in 2012 for the purchase of “various IT equipment” valued at P5 million is also part of its request.

PCIJ Table by Rowena Caronan

PCIJ Table by Rowena Caronan

According to Vincent Cañares of the PS-DBM Secretariat, many government agencies tap the PS-DBM because of either the nature of the procurement or some technical constraints of procuring entities.

Some of these constraints include, he said, the repeated declaration of a failed bidding because bidders could not meet the technical requirements or the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) is too high.

The PS-DBM is in charge of a centralized procurement of common-use items or materials and equipment used in the daily operations of government agencies.

“Common-use items” in government lingo include office equipment, paper products, and computer, electrical, janitorial, and writing supplies.

PCIJ Table by Rowena Caronan

PCIJ Table by Rowena Caronan

But the PS-DBM could also purchase non-common items upon request of any procuring entity or a government agency authorized to procure. Such service is provided under Section 53.6 of the amended Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184. The provision allows procuring entities that lack proficiency or capacity to undertake procurement to request other government agencies to conduct a public bidding on their behalf.

Alternatively, procuring entities may also “recruit and hire consultants or procurement agents to assist them directly and/or train their staff in the management of the procurement function.” - PCIJ, March 2015

MSI launches Apache series gaming notebooks

MSI announces its latest gaming notebooks that features the latest Intel Core i7 processor together with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M graphics. Gamers, meet the GE72 and GE62.

MSI GE72/GE62 specs:
17.3-inch (GE72)/15.6-inch (GE62) Full HD display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution
Intel Core i7-4720HQ processor
DDR3L SI-DIMM slot x2 (up to 16GB)
GeForce GTX 960M/GDDR5 2GB
From single HDD up to 384GB Super RAID2 + 1TB HDD 7200rpm
SteelSeries keyboard, multi color backlit with Steelseries Engine 3
3x USB 3.0
1x USB 2.0
DisplayPort 1.2/HDMI 1.4
6-cell Li-Ion (51Wh) battery
419 x 280 x 29mm/2.7kg (GE72)
383 x 260 x 27mm/2.4kg (GE62)
Windows 8.1 OS

msi-ge62

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M promises desktop-class gaming performance in a notebook’s body. This means you get to enjoy high performance experience anytime and anywhere you are. The Apache series also boasts a handful of features for the gamers’ pleasure like the Nahimic Sound Technology that gives you an immersive gameplay, CloudSync which saves your peripheral’s settings per game, faster read and write speed, better cooling system, and a whole lot more.

For more information head on to MSI’s website.

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