Techno Primer

The Impact of Technology in Education

Published on 2010-11-05 04:24:38

    The video below features students expressing their concerns on the current learning environment, the role of teachers in this technological advancement where technology plays a vital role in the classroom, the impact of technology to them and the society, the uncertain future that awaits them and their hope that technology could make their learning experience more interesting ...more fulfilling.     Technology is bound to rule our present and our future.

The Netbook Creation and Evolution

Published on 2010-08-23 05:01:41

Since the creation of the laptop in around 1981, not much has changed. Obviously with advances being made, condensing the size of different parts, the laptop became more compact and faster over the years. Compact for a laptop was still a pretty good size piece of equipment ranging in size from 13 to 17 inch screens weighing from 5 to 15 lbs, making them portable enough but still not that great an option for a user that is on the go all the time. This all changed in 2007 with OLPC (One Laptop Per

Unlocked HTC Desire Available in the States

Published on 2010-04-11 04:42:10

Online retailers expansys and clove technology recently made HTC Desire's unlocked version available on their site. The sense enabled version of Nexus One was made available to US consumers for $507 from clove and $674 in expansys. This is a welcome option for those who wants to avoid "commitment" yet a pain for those who wants 3g access, since the device does not work on US 3g bands. Another downside is its price, considering taxes and shipping fees, an unlocked HTC Desire will cost almost the

iPad Apps Submission Now Accepted On Apps Store

Published on 2010-03-20 00:43:02

Less than a month before iPad hits the US, Apple announced an opportunity for developers to submit their iPad Apps for review and approval. Submitted apps will have a chance to be included in apps store before iPad's launch next month. Developers could start working on their iPad apps by registering to iPhone Developers Program and download iPhone SDK 3.2 beta For developers who would like to be part of iPad's grand US launch on April 3rd, Apple advises you to submit your application by March

Malware Found on Vodafone HTC Magic

Published on 2010-03-09 09:44:06

Anti virus company Panda security reported on their research blog that a malware was found on a Vodafone HTC Magic using Panda Cloud Anti Virus. The malware or rather malwares namely Mariposa (run by some dude known as "tnls"), Conficker and a lineage stealing password malware was accidentally discovered by one of Panda's employee after she connected the newly bought HTC Magic to her PC via USB. The anti virus immediately identified an autorun.inf and autorun.exe as a malicious threat. Furth

iPad is coming to the US on April 3

Published on 2010-03-06 00:14:06

It's official! iPad is going to be available in the US on March 3rd. According to the official iPad press release consumers could expect Wi-Fi models on the date of the release and Wi-Fi + 3G models later that month. iPad's pre order starts on March 12 for both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models which are available at Apple's online store. “iPad is something completely new. We’re excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and co

Google Buzz App Buzzing on iPhone

Published on 2010-03-04 02:17:40

After all the negative reviews and users rants one would think that Google Buzz would never have survived but I guess its not the case. The recently released iPhone app of Google Buzz called "Buzzie" proves the opposite is true. We can't deny that even with all those hiccups people still love using Google's new social media site. With Buzzie, users can now chat or hear buzz from friends and followers through their iPhone. Buzzie's interface is sleek, clean and easy to use, the look closely re

10 Free Must Have iPhone Apps

Published on 2010-03-02 19:40:53

Listed below are my ten best free iPhone apps. The apps listed are available for download at Apple's apps store, but finding one is always not an easy tasks, much like finding a needle in a haystack. You have to go through the process of finding a promising apps, filtering the free ones then separating the wickedly superb from the utterly absurd. It's more daunting than it sounds believe me. Anyways, we already cut the intimidating part and proudly presents the 10 best free iPhone apps that w

Google Acquired Picnik, An Online Photo Editing Site

Published on 2010-03-02 00:04:03

After a chain of asset acquisition, Google added yet another asset to its ever growing portfolio. This time big G acquired an online photo editing site called Picnik. Picnik allows users to edit, tweak or touch up photos on their web browser without the need to launch photoshop or installing third party program. The online editing site offers free and premium add free photo-editing services on their site. Free plan would allow basic features such as cropping, auto-fix and color correction while

PS3 Internal Clock Bug Fixed!

Published on 2010-03-01 21:39:14

Recent PS3 reports suggested that PS3's internal clock bug have apparently been resolved. The problem which mostly affects "fat" PS3 models hinders users from playing online PS3 games. The glitch was blamed to an internal clock which has apparently been affected by the leap year. Players trying to log in are met with certain error message such as “Registration of the trophy information could not be completed. The game will now quit.” accompanied by a 8001050F error code. Sony officials a