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A leaked copy of Facebook Messenger for Windows have turned up in TechIT website, weeks after Facebook began an internal experiment with Facebook Messenger for Windows operating system. Facebook Messenger for Windows provides access to Facebook chat, status updates and notifications from your friends without being connected through a browser.How to install the Facebook Messenger for Windows.Download the software at the source link below (Windows 7 is required).Install the software after downloading.When...

Samsung announced that it will be releasing a Pink Galaxy S II in Taiwan in an attempt to target their devices to a more feminine audience. The pink Galaxy S II will be available for purchase on January 1st and will feature 32GB of internal storage. The 32GB variant will sell for TW$ 21,900 (US$724). Source: SammyHub nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

On Christmas day comedian Jon Hendren found a selection of tweets by angry Twitter users who got sad, cried, cursed their parents and their lives just because they didn’t get an iOS device, and retweeted the tweets he found. And even Jonathan Mann, the Berkeley-based musician and Song a Day Man, has turned them into a song entitled “WTF?! I wanted an iPhone!”According to TechCrunch, Jon Hendren said "I was visiting my family, they'd all gone to be somewhat early on Christmas Eve night, and I was...

Samsung Electronics flagship device the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note has now reached 1 million shipments globally in just under two months. But this doesn’t actually mean that 1 million Galaxy Notes were sold, this is only a number of handsets shipped to carriers and vendors.“1 million global shipping of Galaxy Notemeans it has well positioned itself as a market creator,” A Samsung official also said “Samsung will continuously strengthen its leadership in the globalsmartphone market as well as create new...

Fast & Furious: Fast Five comes out on top of TorrentFreak list of the most pirated movies of 2011 with over 9.2 million downloads, leaving The Hangover II with over 8.8 million downloads and Thor with 8.3 million downloads behind in second and third place respectively. The total number of downloads for Fast Five according to TorrentFreak, pales in comparison to last year’s hit movie Avatar which was downloaded more than 16 million times.The data for this list of most pirated movies in 2011,...

RockMelt's latest beta,version five, brings the Chromium-based browser with three new features. The first feature is turning the chrome Omnibox to let you upload pictures, initiate chats, and search your Facebook contacts. Second, a new tab page that revises the mildly dynamic "most recent" sites view to build in some people news from Facebook's social graph and the third is the browser support for apps with its own app store called the RockMelt App Center.The new RockMelt browser is available for...

Alcatel just announced a dual-SIM, dual-standby Android smartphone called the Alcatel Blaze Duo OT-918N and it is available right now here in the Philippines for Php5,999.The Blaze Duo OT-918N is an entry-level Android smartphone that packs a 650MHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, 256MB RAM, 150MB of internal storage, Micro SD (up to 32GB), 3.2" HVGA (320 x 480) display, 3MP rear camera, A-GPS, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS, Proximity sensor, E-compass, G-sensor and it comes with a free...

Lolong a 21-foot male crocodile that was captured by residents and crocodile farm staff on September 4, 2011 claims the top spot on Yahoo's Top Viral Photos of 2011, while the one-eyed albino shark that was found off the coast of Isla Cerralvo near La Paz, Mexico claims second and the young couple at the Vancouver riot claims the third spot.According to Yahoo, with millions of images being shared on the Internet every day, it takes a certain measure of magic to become a viral hit.Top Viral Photos...

EA Sport recently unveiled a gameplay trailer for their upcoming snowboarding video game called SSX.  Watch as Alex breaks out her wingsuit skills, Tane shows you what it's like to get tricky, Elise grinds her way to the top and throws in a few ubers while she's up there, Moby rewinds to get back on track, and finally Eddie...well, Eddie is just being Eddie! SSX is out on February 28, 2012 in North America and March 2, 2012 in the UK.Source: YouTube nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081...

Ilonggo Tech Blog wishes you a Merry Christmas! Thank you for being around!Image Source: chopeh (deviantArt) nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

Nokia’s classic Snake game is now playable at the official Nokia Facebook page and it’s now made out of tiles that you find on Windows Phone and it is going after presents, because of the Christmas theme.The flash-based game can be controlled by the arrow keys on your keyboard and after you’re done playing you can also share your score with others. Anyone with the Flash Player plugin and a keyboard can play the game, that means you don’t need to ‘Like’ the page or even need to have a Facebook account...

This video shows an African Bull Frog playing Android game called Ant Crusher. So what happens when this bull frog tries to take home the high score on Ant Crusher?Source: YouTube nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

See how the World Searched with Google's 2011 Zeitgeist Year in Review Video.Source: YouTube nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

After announcing the Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos, Samsung is now getting to debut a dual-sim Galaxy S II Duos aka Samsung I929 in China.The Galaxy S II Duos will be expected to have a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Android 2.3 OS, 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus WVGA display, 8MP rear and 2MP front cameras, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, FM Radio, MHL video-out support, 16GB internal memory, microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB, 1800mAh battery and will support CDMA2000 and GSM bands.Source: PhoneArena...

Facebook's most played games of 2011 list revealed that Disney-owned Playdom sits at the top of the list with Gardens of Time, with EA's The Sims Social taking the number two spot, and Zynga's Cityville taking the third spot. But neither Playdom nor EA can compare to Zynga's four entires on the top 10.According to Facebook, the list was compiled by looking at the top games on Facebook with more than 100,000 monthly active users and giving priority to those games with the highest user satisfaction...

Macapuno Systems just introduced Vangie which is a truly Pinoy virtual assistant for the iPhone 4S and is programmed to fully understand Pinoy culture. Watch the video below and I'm sure you will gonna love Vangie compared to Siri.Source: YouTube nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

By Pinoy Tech BlogIf you’re done or tired with Need For Speed on your BlackBerry PlayBook, you might be happy to learn that everybody’s favorite birds and pigs are now available in the App World for PlayBook users.For those who cannot wait for the Android sandbox app for the PlayBook, the Angry Birds trio (Original, Rio and Seasons) will have to satisfy your cravings for Android apps. Unlike in the Android Market though, these games aren’t free and each costs $4.99. If you can’t afford it maybe...

Samsung has officially announced the latest additions to the Galaxy smartphone series, Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos and both feature dual-SIM support and run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread with TouchWiz overlay.The Samsung Galaxy Y Duos is basically a slightly reworked Galaxy Y. It comes with a 3.14-inch QVGA display, 832MHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 3-megapixel rear camera, microSD card and supports 3G connectivity with HSDPA.The Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos, builds on...

One family took their love for Angry Birds this Christmas season to a whole new level, with an Angry Birds themed one. The family managed to make the entire thing very interactive, from the demonstration, lights, to the sounds complementing the entire experience.Source: YouTube via Android and Me nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

Google's new easter egg is helping online searchers get into the Christmas spirit just by typing the words “let it snow", a flurry of snowflakes will then fall down the screen, followed by frost. You can also wipe away the frost by clicking the left button on your mouse or pressing the "Defrost" button, which appears in place of the blue "Search" button.Let it snow works only in browsers that support Canvas which is part of the new HTML 5 code that many developers use to create new webpages. So...

The City of Iloilo to those who don't know is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area.The city was a conglomeration of former towns, which are now the geographical districts, composing of: Jaro, Molo, La Paz, Mandurriao, Villa Arevalo, and Iloilo City Proper. The district of Lapuz, a former part of La Paz, was declared a separate district in...

This image has been circulating on the internet for quite some time. Let's help Iligan and CDO who are affected by typhoon Sendong with just one text message. If there are 25 million Filipinos on Facebook and if each one donates 5 pesos to Red Cross we could raise as much as 125 million for Sendong victims. Here's how (from the Philippine Red Cross website): SMS Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart) G-Cash Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS...

The full Airsoft GI-sponsored Left 4 Dead fan-film is out and has been posted on YouTube. The Northern Five Entertainment-produced film follows Zoey, Louis and Francis as they make their way to the boathouse outside of Riverside to board the Slater's fishing vessel.Source: YouTube nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

Mozilla's latest browser is now available to download from the official Firefox website. The update features a tweak in its Javascript engine called Type Inference that boosts its benchmark performance by over 30%.Firefox 9 has the following changes:Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performanceImproved theme integration for Mac OS X LionAdded two finger swipe navigation for Mac OS X LionAdded support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScriptAdded support for font-stretchImproved...

In the video, Santa is using Siri to get directions, to check on the weather and he also gets an email from Mrs. Santa.  Apple also exaggerates at the end of the video that Siri seems to be capable of keeping track of 3.7 billion appointments.Source: YouTube nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

EA Sports unveils the first trailer video of FIFA Soccer for the upcoming PlayStation Vita. FIFA Soccer takes advantage of the device's tactile options where players can tap the screen to pass, tap the rear touch pad to shoot and stroke the front screen to perform a free kick.Source: YouTube nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

By Pinoy Tech BlogThere’s a lot of promo going on these days for the techie consumer and here’s what Lenovo has to offer for Christmas. Take note that this sale is only until December 18, that’s tomorrow, Sunday! You can visit this PC Sale at Metrowalk in Ortigas, Pasig City.These Lenovo laptops and PCs can be had at a discounted price of up to 50%. Check it out:IdeaPad Z360 – Php27,000For people who want a stylish PC that is reliable for daily computing and for a great mobile entertainment experience,...

By Pinoy Tech BlogIf you want to own the iPhone 4S under Smart’s network, here are the official postpaid plans for it.They’re offering the iPhone 4S in either regular plans or unlimited data plans.What’s unusual here is that they’re also offering the phone at Plan 999 but you also have to pay an extra P999 per month if you opt for the 16GB version. So essentially, it becomes P1998 per month for at least two years and you’ll only get services for a Plan 999.Good to know that they made it easier on...

By Pinoy Tech BlogWell it’s bound to happen. The PLDT-Digitel is already final and they wasted no time in offering a postpaid plan that would cater to people looking to join both Smart and Sun’s network hoping some cross-network magic is going to happen that would reduce the cost for using both networks.You’ve probably seen the ad.Looks pretty self-explanatory. You get a combined Smart-Sun Plan and be able to text for free across both networks. You will also get 2 hours free calls to Smart numbers...

Watch the video and learn how a small group of people dedicated to making the Web a safe, open and accessible tool for communication, collaboration and community came together to create Mozilla – and how that work continues today.If you want to help Mozilla in shaping the web we know today, make a donation today at http://mozilla.org/storySource: Mozilla, YouTube nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

Angry Birds is celebrating its 2nd birthday today with Rovio giving out a free upgrade for iOS that includes 15 new birthday cake themed levels and this release also unlocks all the episodes.In addition, customers at Barnes & Noble locations earlier today were able to take part in some various special events such as scavenger hunts, high-score contests, designing Angry Birds characters, parades and guessing games while customers at Toys ‘R’ Us can received discounts on Angry Birds plush...

Watch as Shepard mounts an attack against seemingly insurmountable odds in this exclusive Mass Effect 3 Trailer derived from gameplay footage for the Spike Video Game Awards 2011.Source: Game Trailers via Joystiq nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...

Watch Diablo III exclusive introductory cinematic which is first shown at the Spike Video Game Awards 2011. Witness the opening moments of Blizzard's third chapter to the epic Diablo series.Source: Game Trailers nuffnang_bid = "e0759b0baab9ab692a5d3081b3f06fe...