LENOVO UNLEASHES THINKPAD X1 LAPTOP

 

Lenovo officers Ms. Vicky Agorrilla, Country General Manager, Lenovo Philippines and Mr. Wee Liam So, Technical Manager, Lenovo Singapore pose in front of the cameras as they hold the new Lenovo thinkpad x1 laptop during it's launching held recently at the New World Hotel in Makati City.

 

ThinkPad Keyboard In A New Light

Lenovo has thoughtfully modernized the keyboard’s appearance while simultaneously retaining the touch, feel and function of the classic ThinkPad keyboard experience. The simplified design eliminates some legacy keys like SysRq while keeping rich functionality including dedicated multimedia and voice calling controls. For working in low light, users can turn on the keyboard’s backlight available for the first time on an enterprise-class ThinkPad laptop. Additionally, in keeping with ThinkPad tradition, the keyboard features spill resistance.

Rich Sound, Riveting Pictures for Music and Movies

Business PCs typically aren’t known for their audio/visual experience, but the ThinkPad X1 laptop changes that with its rich and resonant sound thanks to Dolby Home Theatre v4 and superbright (350 NIT) high-definition display. Whether listening through headphones, built-in speakers or a connected home theater, users will experience a captivating entertainment experience. Also, with the laptop’s HDMI port and Intel Wireless Display technology, users can choose to connect or stream 1080p wirelessly to a TV or projector.

Ultra-Thin Design Meets Elite Performance

As the thinnest ThinkPad, the ThinkPad X1 laptop measures less than 17 mm. Packed into the ultra-thin form factor are 2^nd generation Intel Core processors which are typically offered on Lenovo’s larger 14 and 15-inch laptops. This allows the ThinkPad X1 laptop to double the CPU performance and quadruple the graphics performance of the ThinkPad X300, Lenovo’s previous flagship 13-inch laptop.

Starting at only 3.7 pounds or 1.72 kgs, the ThinkPad X1 laptop feels incredibly light and sturdy thanks to its interior roll cage and magnesium chassis. The screen uses Corning^® Gorilla^® Glass for extra durability, rigidity and scratch resistance. The hardened ThinkPad X1 passes eight military specifications so that mobile professionals can work anywhere with confidence.

Recharge Fast with RapidCharge and Go Wireless Longer

The ThinkPad X1 laptop debuts Lenovo’s new RapidCharge battery technology that charges a battery to 80 percent in just 30 minutes. This technology charges 2.5 times faster than a typical ThinkPad battery, giving users more freedom to work on-the-go faster. RapidCharge combines fast charge cells with a 1,000 cycle battery designed to last three years. Users can also opt to purchase a RapidCharge external slice battery for the ThinkPad X1 laptop to double their battery life to 10 hours of battery life. It also affords battery savings of 30 percent when used in Low Power Multimedia Mode to play music, movies and more. And with Instant Resume, users can keep their wireless connection, whether its WiFi or mobile broadband, even when the laptop goes into sleep mode, up to 90 minutes

 

Business-Class Innovations

Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops feature a platform of new innovations that respond to key business needs including: video and voice calling, enterprise management and an easy-to-use computing experience.  Using its optional mobile broadband 720p camera, high definition microphones and advanced calling modes, the ThinkPad X1 laptop delivers clear video calls. It also offers robust layers of security with optional Intel vPro technology, encrypted hard drives with remote management support and a fingerprint reader with one touch swipe for power on and authentication.

For quick and easy startup and shutdown, the laptop features Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 7 – an exclusive certification for Lenovo products that allows users to start their laptop on average 20 seconds faster than a typical Windows 7 computer

Pricing and Availability[1] 

The ThinkPad X1 laptop is now available for pre-order through business partners with pricing that starts at PhP120,000.

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About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal technology company serving customers in more than 160 countries, and the world’s fourth-largest PC vendor. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution.  Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina.  For more information see www.lenovo.com

Images by Ricky Castillo

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HTC MOBILE PHONE LAUNCHING W/ THE STARS

 

HTC’s Mr. Wee Liam So, ASEAN Technical Manager of HTC and Mr. Mark Sergio, Country Manager of HTC Philippines together with local celebrities as they pose for a photograph during the HTC MOBILE PHONE LAUNCHING held recently at the Republique bar in Resorts World Manila.  

 

                                             HTC BLACK SENSATION

HTC UNVEILS THE STYLISH AND COMPACT HTC WILDFIRE S AND MULTIMEDIA SUPERPHONE – HTC SENSATION^TM

HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today unveiled two of its latest products, the multimedia superphone HTC Sensation and the advanced new HTC Wildfire S to capture the attention of the fast-growing smartphone lovers in the Philippines.

HTC Sensation: The Best in its Class

HTC is making available to the Philippine market the HTC Sensation, a smartphone that shines a spotlight on entertainment with HTC’s new HTC Watch™ video service.  Crafted with premium design elements, the HTC Sensation features the company’s latest HTC Sense™ experience that puts people at the center by making their smartphones work in a more simple and natural way.

"HTC is proud to continue to revolutionalise the mobile multimedia market and bring forth a new generation of pocket-sized entertainment centers," said Lennard Hoornik, President, HTC South Asia Pacific. "The HTC Sensation takes the multimedia smartphone to another level by combining the great new HTC Watch entertainment experience with the latest HTC Sense experience to deliver a powerful and amazing experience to our customers."

Premium Design and Materials

Tapping into HTC’s trademark design language, the HTC Sensation’s premium look and feel is enhanced by its rounded edges, aluminum unibody construction and the touch screen surface is protected by a contoured screen that feels more natural as a finger is glided across it. The 4.3-inch qHD display delivers high-resolution widescreen viewing and gives the HTC Sensation slender proportions that feel natural in a person’s hand. At the heart of the HTC Sensation beats a powerful, 1.2-gigahertz dual-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor, which enables gorgeous graphics and

all-around fast performance.

HTC Sense

Complementing the HTC Sensation’s premium design is the latest HTC Sense experience that boasts a host of new features and enhancements, helping people to have more fun and get more done.

HTC Sense introduces a customizable active lockscreen experience that transforms the lockscreen into a real-time window to the most important information and content, such as social updates, photos, weather or stock updates that are viewed by simply turning on the display.

In addition, the new active lockscreen becomes a customizable gateway that lets people quickly jump to the most used features, like making a phone call, sending an email, taking a picture or anything else with the same quick gesture usually used to unlock the phone. The camera can be launched from the lock screen with a single motion, saving precious seconds when  trying to capture the action. Sharper graphics, vibrant animations and new widgets make HTC Sense look better than ever and, by continuing to focus on all of the aspects, both large and small, that make HTC Sense special, HTC introduces a more cinematic and immersive weather experience with stunning imagery and audible weather effects. 

 

                                                      HTC RED SENSATION

·         Surf In Style

With the HTC Wildfire S, being offline is not an option as web surfing is made easy for you. Enjoy multi-window browsing on a vivid 3.2-inch screen that also automatically resizes texts when you zoom in and out. Simply highlight text you’re reading about to quickly look it up on Google, Wikipedia or YouTube. Stay connected on the move as you are at home.

·         Shape and Form

101.3mm (L) X 59.4mm (W) X 12.4mm (T), Weight: 105g (with battery)

·         Snap, Tag and Share Instantly

Share a photo you’ve snapped with your HTC Wildfire S camera or received from a friend easily on Facebook or your other favourite social networks. Select any photo on your phone, upload and tag it instantly for all your friends to see.

·         App-Sharing In A Snap

With over 100,000 of the latest applications, games and tools, available on the Android market, download them straight onto your phone and also share your favourites with friends. Fill your phone with everything you love in life.

·         Express Yourself

Make the HTC Wildfire S your very own. Express your personality and customize it with colorful skins, soundsets and widgets – all available to download directly from your phone. Also download inspiring scenes that matches your social, entertainment or more serious side (for those that have one).

 

                                                  HTC GRAY SENSATION

HTC Wildfire S from HTC at a glance:

Processor	600 MHz
Operating system	Android™ with HTC Sense™
Memory	ROM: 512 MB RAM: 512 MB
Dimensions	101.3 mm (L) x 59.4 mm (W) x 12.4 mm (T)
Weight	105 grams (with battery)
Display	3.2-inch touch screen with 320x 480 HVGA resolution
Network	HSPA/WCDMA (900/2100 MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) (Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent)
Internet	3G: Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed Up to 384 kbps upload speed GPRS: Up to 114 kbps download speed Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Tethering	USB and Wi-Fi® tethering
GPS	Internal GPS antenna
Sensors	G-sensor Digital Compass Proximity Sensor Ambient Light Sensor
Connectivity	3.5 mm stereo audio jack Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0) Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth	Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer A2DP for wireless stereo headsets Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile
Camera	5.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and flash

 

HTC’s Mr. Wee Liam So, ASEAN Technical Manager and Mr. Mark Sergio, Country Manager of HTC Philippines together with ABS-CBN Kapamilya and GMA Kapuso stars who graced and testified about the versatillity of the new HTC phone. 

 

HTC phone models pose for a photograph during the HTC launching held recently at the Republique bar in Resorts World Manila.

About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones and tablets that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

                                                                                Text and Images by Ricky Castillo

NBA 3-ON-3 TOURNAMENT

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NBA Asia's Senior Director for Global Marketing Ed Winkle together with some basketball players who graced the media announcement of the NBA 3-ON-3 tournament and NBA finals game viewing held recently at the National Sports Grill at Greenbelt 3 in Makati City.

In photo: (l-r) Ed Winkle - Senior Director for Global Marketing Partnerships NBA Asia, Peter Chanliong - CEO, SOLARtv, Ronny Saputra - Marketing Manager, Energen and Joven Babaan - Product Manager, Spalding.

In photo: (l-r) Carlo Singson - Senior Manager, Business Development and Marketing Partnerships, NBA Asia, Erl Orenza - Asst. Vice President - Events, Mall of Asia ARENA, Vincent Rodriguez - Head of Programming, Studio 23, Riena Marie Tan - General Manager, Tridharma Mktg Corp, distributor of Energen and JB Baylon Public Affairs and Communications Director, Sprite

 

NBA Asia's Business Development Manager Mark Gorski and Ms. Shiela Rasu, Director for Marketing Communications, NBA Asia, as they pose for a photo in front of the camera during the NBA event for the media.

                                     
                                                  NBA 3-ON-3

NBA FEVER is here once again as NBA Asia announced the NBA 3-ON-3 tournament that will take place at the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on July 1-3 as presented by NBA ASIA and SPRITE.
The NBA 3-ON-3 Philippine 2011 Tour is open to boys and girls ages 11-19 with an open division for men. Registration is currently ongoing and it's on a first-come first-serve basis and will run until the 28th of June 2011.

To spice up the event, the legendary and a former NBA player Horace Grant will be gracing the event. But that will not be all because NBA officials knows very well that the Philippines is known throughout the world as basketball-loving people. That is why NBA is going to give the Filipino fans a foretaste of what true NBA entertainment is all about by bringing here the Knicks City dancers that will surely delight the viewing audience.

For more information, interested applicants can log in at www.nba3on3.com/Philippines .

Text and Images by Ricky Castillo

CHEVRON IGNITES PASTULAN FESTIVAL

Grand Prize winner of the recent Pastulan Festival where they performed an old time cultural dance associated with jumping and graceful hand, foot and body movement that won the attention of the judges.

One of the participants of the Pastulan Dance Festival making some rounds that caught the attention of the viewing public.

Another graceful movement executed by one of the participants of the Pastulan Dance Festival.

Media personalities both from Manila and from the local news agencies of Batangas together with the staff of Chevron Philippines and ArdentComm pose for a photograph at the Caltex station in Batangas right after covering the Pastulan Dance Festival. Photos by Ricky Castillo

                                                                                                           

CHEVRON FUELS PASTULAN FESTIVAL ANEW 

Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), celebrating the 75^th year anniversary of its renowned Caltex brand of fuels and lubricants, has once again joined the Pastulan Festival in San Pascual, Batangas, as part of CPI’s continuing support in the promotion of culture and diversity in the community.

The Pastulan Festival is one of Batangas’ top festivals held in honor of the town’s patron saint, San Pascual Baylon. Highlight of the week-long festivities is this morning’s street dancing which showcases several dance troupes from the community clad in colorful costumes. Chevron Philippines, as a long-time corporate resident of the community has been an active participant of the festival, with past Pastulans showcasing Chevron employee-volunteers among the street dancers.  

This year’s revelers have extra reason to dance as Chevron offered a special award worth P10,000 in Caltex Starcash cards for the dance troupe that best epitomized the “Respectfully  Helpful” values of its famous brand

Caltex StarCash is a convenient stored value card that can be used to make cashless payments at most Caltex stations. StarCash can be used not only for fuel and lubricants products but also for snacks, groceries and any other products and services offered by any Caltex service station.

For the 2011 festivity, the Chevron contingent is represented by a drum and bugle band dressed in the Caltex Supa Strikas uniforms that will lead the dancers through the streets. Supa Strikas is an innovative comic series seen on cable TV whose soccer team is sponsored by Caltex.

“Chevron has been a good corporate neighbor since the days of our grandfathers. They have been our community partners for various other programs that benefit our community, especially our disadvantaged residents, “ says Demy Dela Cruz, president of the Komite de Festejos, the Pastulan organizing committee. “We are always happy to see the Caltex star among our festival sights.”

About Chevron Corporation

Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company’s success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of approximately 62,000 employees who operate across the energy spectrum. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

About Caltex Brand

Caltex™ is Chevron’s marketing brand in Asia Pacific and parts of the Middle East and Africa. Caltex products and associated brands are sold in approximately 60 countries across these regions. More information on Caltex is available at www.caltex.com.

HTC DESIRE S MOBILE PHONE LAUNCHING

 

HTC Desire S Launch 1 – Mark Sergio, Country Manager of HTC Philippines together with HTC Models during the Desire S Launch recently at Icon Ultimate Club in Dusit Thani Hotel. 
                                    HTC LAUNCHING

HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, launched the new HTC Desire S in the Philippines.  As a successor to the popular and award-winning HTC Desire, the new HTC Desire S blends stunning design with power and speed. Inspired by the HTC Legend™ smartphone’s aluminium design, the HTC Desire S is sculpted out of a single block of aluminum making it feel solid and natural in your hand.

“We have taken the multi award-winning smartphone HTC Desire and made it even better,” said Jack Tong, Vice President, HTC Asia Pacific. “With a stronger and slimmer unibody design, a heightened sense of intelligence, speed and clarity, the HTC Desire S integrates the latest HTC Sense experience to bring a new level of simplicity, innovation and delight to HTC customers.”

A whole new user experience

The first thing you’ll notice is the sleek new design. A subtle curve at the bottom with HTC’s trademark aluminum unibody makes it feel solid and natural to hold in your hand. With Qualcomm’s new 1GHz Snapdragon™ MSM8255 processor, the HTC Desire S offers snappy performance and power. With dual front and back cameras, High-Definition video recording and a 3.7-inch WVGA display, the HTC Desire S presents multimedia content brilliantly, hitting the sweet spot for people who want a premium smartphone experience that is personal, fun and does it all.

About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

AIR ASIA ASEAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE LAUNCHES SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

 

ASEAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE OFFICERS AND PLAYERS

The  AirAsia ASEAN Basketball  League (ABL) has launched its very own internship  program in order to spur the development of sports and education in the region. Aimed at developing the skills and talents of  ASEAN youths, the internship programs gives the opportunity for students to gain professional experience and prepare them for the working world once they graduate.

Present at the event were Kuhan Foo, Chief Executive Officer of the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League and Dr. Michael Romero, team  owner  of the AirAsia Philippine Patriots.

The internship program  will  serve  as a platform for ASEAN youths to gain valuable working experiences and at the same time develop their skills and talents. By being part of the internship program, these students will be exposed to the inner workings    of a professional basketball league and a corporation.

Kuhan Foo, Chief Executive Officer of the ABL elaborated that , “It has always been part of the ASEAN Basketball League to make a difference in the region. We want to show that sports, music and education can be merged together to reach out the youth of ASEAN. We are also glad that AirAsia is also supporting us with the program as this will give the students additional insight to what it is like to work in a regional platform so they will be prepared when they enter the workforce.

Team owner of the AirAsia  Philippine Patriots, Dr. Mikee Romero added, ”The arena of sports presents many career opportunities  that have been overlooked or which have not given due attention. With ABL, it is our intent to open these new career venues that would also converge in the direction pointing to overall  growth of  sports in the region”.

Jr. NBA WITH LOS ANGELES LAKERS LEGEND A C GREEN

Photos by Ricky Castillo

NBA LEGEND AC GREEN TO JOIN 2011 JR. NBA CAMP IN MANILA

NBA Legend and a former member of Showtime Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s, AC Green, will be coming to Manila in April to lead the Jr. NBA National Training Camp. Green, who won three Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and is a member of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, will be making his first trip to the Philippines as part of this year’s Jr. NBA program.

 Registration is now ongoing through the Jr. NBA  event website www. Jrnba.com.ph.