Day: April 4, 2014

PBA All-Stars to play at SM Mall of Asia Arena

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Some of the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) greatest will play at the Mall of Asia Arena at the annual PBA-All Star Weekend on April 3 – 6, 2014. The weekend will kick-off with challenges where current champions Jonas Villanueva (Air 21), Mark Cardona (Air 21) and Chris Ellis (Barangay Ginebra) will be defending their titles.

Highlights of the weekend are Skills Challenge and PBA Greats vs Stalwarts. This will start at 6:30PM on April 4, 2014. The weekend will end with the much anticipated PBA All-Stars vs Gilas Pilipinas game on April 6, 2014, 5:00PM. The weekend will also include basketball clinics, hospital visits, medical visits, meet and greet, referee clinics and coaches clinics in selected SM Supermalls.

National Team Coach Chot Reyes will be leading the Gilas Pilipinas team composed of Jayson Castro, Justin Melton, Gabe Norwood, Ranidel de Ocampo, and Junmar Fajardo. The PBA All-Star team will have a starting line-up of Mark Barocca, James Yap, Chris Ellis, Mac Baracael, and Greg Slaughter.

The Mall of Asia Arena, operated by SM Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc., has a seating capacity of 15,000, with a full-house capacity of 20,000. It has been the venue for world class concerts and sports events in the country. The Mall of Asia Arena, through its commitment to change the game and elevate entertainment for the Filipino audience, guarantees a world-class events and entertainment experience to its audience.

For April 4, 2014, 6:30PM, ticket prices are as follows: VIP (Courtside) – PHP 1,410; Patron A – PHP 1,230.00; Patron B – PHP 1,140; Lower Box A – PHP 1,005.00; Lower Box B – PHP 960.00; Lower Box C – PHP 915.00; Upper Box – PHP 475.00; and General Admission – PHP 340.00.

For April 6, 2014, 5:00PM, ticket prices are as follows: VIP (Courtside) – PHP 1,550; Patron A – PHP 1,350.00; Patron B – PHP 1,250; Lower Box A – PHP 1,100.00; Lower Box B – PHP 1,050.00; Lower Box C – PHP 1,000.00; Upper Box – PHP 525.00; and General Admission – PHP 375.00.

For each day, patrons who purchase VIP to Lower Box tickets also receive a snack along with their ticket.

What happens when an HTC One gets run over by a bus?

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So my friend has a 2013 HTC One and while she was walking the streets of Singapore yesterday, she accidentally dropped her phone. Now I’m pretty sure most of us, if not all, have experienced that argh! feeling when you drop your phone, but it gets worse. What’s that sound approaching before she even gets the chance to pick it up? A bus.

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Uploaded by Rae Ser, photo by Shaun Jensen

The photo above is what’s left of the phone. Unsurprisingly, the screen is all cracked up but what’s interesting is that except for the now-textured display, everything seems to be normal. What’s more interesting is she could still use it to communicate and even Instagram the photo after her friend sent her the picture. She only mentioned that the letters were a bit hard to see through the ‘patterns’ while she’s typing.

Too bad this doesn’t qualify for the HTC Advantage that replaces cracked screens for free, but at least everything else appears to be working fine. She’s yet to have her phone serviced.

After hearing the story her friends all wanted to get an HTC One.

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ANA announced 2014 Summer Flight Schedule with changes to International Routes

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ANA recently announced their new international flight schedule for summer 2014 and new services to Vancouver (Canada) and Hanoi (Vietnam).

The expansion which became effective March 30, 2014 will make ANA the biggest airline carrier at Haneda – offering the most international flights to and from this airport. Since Haneda Airport is easily accessible from Tokyo, the new flight schedules and the existing domestic network of ANA will make it easier and more convenient for passengers to connect with Japan and to travel to overseas destinations. Aside from Vancouver and Hanoi, ANA will also offer services to London, Jakarta and Manila. The schedule details of these flights are soon to be announced.

ANA also announced that they are increasing the number of North American destinations it services from Asian cities via Narita to improve the convenience of their passengers.

ANA operates a dual-airport strategy in the Tokyo area, capitalizing on the respective strengths of Haneda and Narita Airport. Routes and schedules for destinations served from both airports are carefully planned to complement one another, offering passengers the greatest convenience, and to meet the growing demand for international travel.

The full details of the new flights, routes and aircraft are as follows:

(1) New Service

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*1 Schedule for NH857 is 10 minutes earlier than shown during March 30-Apr 30. Boeing 787-8 will be introduced from June.

*2 Boeing 787-8 will be introduced from May.

 

(2) Added Flights

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*1 Boeing 787-8 will be introduced from July.

(3) Changes in flight schedules

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*1 Due to changes in operating schedules, flights originating in Jakarta will be suspended on March 30.

*2 Flight schedule for NH1163 and NH1164 will be changed and operated as NH1167 and NH1160. Due to changes in schedules, NH1160 on March 30 will be suspended.

(4) Suspended and reduced flights

ANA will offer alternative flights to passengers who have made reservations on flights that will be
suspended after March 30.

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*1 ANA will suspend flights between Narita and London but code-sharing flights with Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd will remain.

*2 Flights NH111 and NH902 will be suspended.

*3 Flights NH953 and NH916 will be suspended.

 

(5) Service resumed

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“gDayx Dagupan” Seminar in Ricafort Tee Pavillion

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BNS is a co organizing the seminar gDayx Dagupan in Ricafort Tee Pavillion  on April 30, 2014 that aims to provide the venue to educate the ICT Stakeholders and enthusiasts regarding the prospects of entrepreneurship in ICT and the creation of a startup business.

The Startup workshops will be a one-day event and will be targeting participants from the different stakeholders of the startup and ICT industries in the regions. This will include students who are in fields of computer studies and business management courses, professors and school administrators and representatives from the private business partners and local government units.

The main goal of the Program is to have 50 local startups based in the Philippines with a company valuation of 10 Million Pesos or more by the end of 2016.

And here are the program activities on that day:

Time

Activities

 
8:00 to 9:00 AM Registration of Participants
9:01 to 9:30 AM Opening Ceremonies (Philippine National Anthem and Invocation)Welcome Remarks by the Host LGU / ICT Council
9:31 to 9:50 AM Opening Message by DOST-ICT Office
9:51 to 10:10 AM Startup Innovations and TrendsThe discussion will include an overview of the local and global landscape of the Startup community. The speaker will also discuss the relevance of this initiative and the major players that contribute to the developments of the industry in the country. This topic will also include:

  • What are the global trends in startup and business innovation? What ideas are booming? And why?
  • What are the local innovations that we should look out for?
  • What major areas of business or general concern can startups go into? Are there any untapped markets or innovation areas that may be covered?
  • Are there any areas that should be avoided or are have less success rate especially in new startup companies?
  • Are there similar factors and/or traits you have seen that may bring about success or failure in startups
10:11 to 11:15 AM Startup 101Startup 101 will tackle basic concepts and methods discussing the ff:

  • What is a startup? What are examples of startup (ICT) companies? Can i do it alone?
  • What do we need to get started?
  • How does technology come into play in building a startup?
  • If I have a business/ tech idea? What are the general steps in building my startup company?
  • Who can I contact in my early stages of idea development? Who can help?
  • What activities can I participate in to get my ideas going?
  • What does it take to be a successful startup founder?
  • What business/ tech ideas are making it big in the industry?
11:16 to 12:15 PM Startup TalkStartup talk speakers will share their experiences in creating their own startups. Specifically:

  • How did you get into building your own startup?
  • What is your startup about and how did you come up with the idea? Why is it relevant? Marketable? Worth pursuing?
  •  How did you develop your company? What are the difficulties you’ve encountered and how did you address them?
  • What are the benefits of building your own startups? What are your recent success milestones?
  • What do you think are the qualities that make a successful startup founder? To make a successful team/ company?
12:16 to 1:30 PM Lunch
1:31 to 2:30 PM Pitching Basics and Fire PitchesThe discussion will cover pitching tips and tricks for beginners who have not experienced joining startup competitions. The talk will provide tips on what areas to consider when developing tech ideas and pitches and how to effectively convey their ideas through short-time pitches or for networking purposes. If Possible a select number of participants will be given the chance to do mock pitching to get and actual feel of the experience.
2:31 to 3:30 PM Startup Ecosystem and SupportSpeakers for this topic will involve representatives from national or local startup organizations and communities who contribute greatly in strengthening and providing appropriate support for startups. Their talk will include:

  • Based on their organization’s activities and experiences, a description of the Philippine startup community today
  • Common issues that startups are facing – How does your organization address such issues?
  • Observed qualities that individuals may possess to survive the process of building and running a startup
  • Organization’s activities and programs – what does the organization do to support startups and potential technopreneurs?
3:31 to 4:00PM Intellectual Property Concepts / Startup Support from GovernmentStartups should be proactive in developing and protecting their intellectual property. Intellectual property is a business asset and has commercial value.  This will also protect the startup’s competitive advantage and also use this as a marketing edge. Speakers should be able to present:

  • Why should A Startup take steps to protect Intellectual Property?
  • How to apply, what are the necessary requirements?
  • What are the benefits/advantages?
4:01 to 4:15 Break
4:16 to 5:45 PM Open Forum/Panel Discussion and Break Out Sessions
5:46 to 6:00 PM Closing Remarks from LGU / ICT Council

For further information and coordination, please contact Karla Legaspi of the ICT Industry Development Team at (02) 920-0101 loc. 1101 or email at karla.legaspi@icto.dost.gov.ph.

Event: Apple hosting WWDC 2014 this June 2

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Taking place in San Francisco, Apple is gathering all developers once again for an event this upcoming mid 2014, June – their Worldwide Developers Conference, where they usually highlight and announce new Macs, MacBooks, operating systems such as OS X and iOS and of course, apps.

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Observing the trend, we are guessing that this year, Apple could be announcing iOS 8, an update to OS X and if we’re lucky, slightly upgraded MacBook Pros & Airs. Recent news also suggest new apps are on the way – Healthbook, Preview & Text Edit. As for those waiting for the much rumored iPhone 6, you still have to wait sooner as no one thinks it’s launching this early.

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