Miss Earth candidate in a mess with Pinoy netizens "Sinabihan ba naman na madume ang Pilipinas"

By: Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino netizens are up in arms following a purported Facebook post by Ms. Earth-USA candidate Nicole Kelley where she criticized the Philippines as “so dirty and noisy.”

In a Facebook post made last November 8, Kelley posted: “I hardly made it to Manila and we already attended a ridiculous TV show. So annoying!!! These people want to touch you and be with you all the time!! I can’t understand a word they say. I can’t wait to go back home. This country is so dirty and noisy. I’m scared to eat!!! What a mess. On a lighter note, I don’t see any real competition. Will keep you updated my lov

The post was allegedly made few hours after Kelley guested at the popular game show “Wil Time Big Time.”

A couple of hours later, after the post was made, Kelley immediately deleted the post and claimed that her Facebook was hacked.

In her post on her fan page, Kelley wrote: “I know that there has been something maliciously circulated about me and I want everyone to know that I ABSOLUTELY did NOT say anything of the sort I am very sorry about this!!! Someone hacked my account and has been posting comments as me. I was at a community garden tour this morning when it was posted and I am very disappointed,” Kelley wrote.

“On a better note I am ABSOLUTELY enjoying my time here in the Philippines, the people are fantastic!! Our hotel at the Oakwood is beautiful and I can’t wait till all the other girls arrive!!! Hope to post pictures soon!” she said. The post was made on November 19. (Video message below)

However, many Filipino netizens were unforgiving. Kelley’s Facebook page was bombarded with negative comments from Filipinos. One user wrote: “You’re no Ms. Earth…because your personality is white trash. You’re no longer welcome in the Philippines.”

Another wrote: “The stupid remark you made in Facebook is the opposite of what you are representing. So, there is no need for you to have that title and please cut the BS that your account got hacked. It will be so easy for the investigators to find that out. You are really a stupid blonde if you have not figured that out.”

Nicole Kelly on video refuting the posted message on her Facebook page

On December 3, Latin-American beauty Olga Alava of Ecuador was crowned as Miss Earth 2011, while the Ms. Earth Water title was given to Miss Philippines Athena Imperial.

Miss Earth 2011 was originally scheduled to take place in Bangkok, but massive flooding in Thailand prompted the organizer to move the international beauty pageant to Manila.

Samsung Galaxy Note now available in Southeast Asia

By: teki

Equipped with the market’s largest HD Super AMOLED display – 5.3 inches – the Galaxy Note also features a fast 1.4GHz dual-core processor. At meron din itong advanced pen-input technology na kung tawagin ng Samsung ay S pen na pwedeng gamitin para sa accurate sketching, artwork and not to mention superior handwriting recognition. Isama nyo na rin ang fast network connection speed dahilHSPA+ enabled na ito. Hataw talaga!

Pwedeng-pwede na ba ito sa Pasko?

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Samsung Galaxy Note product specifications:

Network: HSPA+ 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100; EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900

Processor: 1.4GHz Dual Core Processor

Display: 5.3” WXGA(1280×800) HD Super AMOLED

OS: Android 2.3(Gingerbread)

Camera: Main (Rear): 8MP with LED Flash; Front: 2MP; Single shot, Smile shot, Share shot, Action shot, Beauty, Cartoon, Panorama

Video: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1; Recording 1080p@24~30fps, Playing 1080p@30fps

Audio: Codec MP3, AAC, AMR, WMA, WAV, FLAC, OGG; Music Player with SoundAlive; 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS

Value-added features: Samsung Apps; Samsung Kies 2.0/ Samsung Kies air; Samsung ChatON mobile communication service (Downloadable via Samsung Apps); Samsung TouchWiz/Samsung L!ve Panel UX; S Pen Experience (S Memo, S Planner, S Choice)

Social Hub: Integrated Messaging(Email, SNS), Contacts/ Calendar Sync; Basic: POP3/IMAP Email; Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub; Google Mobile Services; Android Market, Gmail, Google Earth, YouTube, Google Maps’ Syncing with Google Calendar

A-GPS: Enterprise Solutions- ODE, EAS, CCX, MDM, VPN, WebEx

Connectivity: Bluetooth technology v 3.0 + HS

USB: v2.0 HOST

Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

Sensor: Accelerometer, Light, Digital compass, Proximity, Barometer

Memory: 16/32GB Internal Memory + microSD (up to 32GB)

Size: 146.85 x 82.95 x 9.65 mm

Battery: Standard battery, Li-ion 2,500 mAh

Globe banks on long-standing Apple relationship in iPhone 4S push

By: J. M. Tuazon, InterAksyon.com

MANILA, Philippines – Second-ranked Globe Telecom Inc. is capitalizing on its long-standing relationship with Apple as it announced the availability of the iPhone 4S on their network on December 16, the company said in a statement Monday.

Globe President and Chief Executive Officer Ernest Cu stressed that their six-year partnership with Apple has allowed the company to offer the “complete iPhone and iPad product suites” to its subscribers.

“Backed by several years [of] experience in handling Apple mobile devices, Globe is better-equipped to deal with the specific needs that face iPhone users, particularly in mobile data,” Cu pointed out.

Cu is reacting on recent reports that chief rival Smart Communications will also be offering Apple’s new iPhone beginning December 16, signalling the end of Globe’s exclusive distribution deal with Apple that dates back to 2007.

The telco executive said its long experience of offering the iPhone to Filipinos has given his company the chance to tailor mobile data offerings specifically to smartphone users.
“We have developed offers and services that cater to the mobile browsing habits of a wide variety of consumers,” Cu stressed.
The Ayala-owned wireless provider also emphasized its strong performance on the mobile data space, which now accounts for half of its total mobile service revenues, “on the back of new, affordable services that promote the use of mobile internet for social networking, search engine and email services.”
For its part, Smart has said that the iPhone 4S offering will only bring in more postpaid subscribers to the network, which now stands at about half a million.
PLDT Board Member and TV5 President Ray C. Espinosa earlier said: “When this happens, this will make us the undisputed leader in postpaid subscriptions.”
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Smart said its recently acquired telco, Sun Cellular, will also be offering postpaid plans for the iPhone 4S. Sun currently has a postpaid subscriber base of 1.5 million.
Globe, on the other hand, has reached 1.37 million postpaid users as of end-September, “up 39 percent year-on-year.”
All eyes will be on the two fiercely competitive telcos as they simultaneously launch the iPhone 4S 11 days from now. Both have also already started taking pre-orders for Apple’s new smartphone, but none of them have revealed official pricing plans for the sought-after smartphone.