Category: Tech Updates

Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto told attendees to the ICT Council Meeting that Bohol’s Information and Communications Technology or ICT industry will be the next major source of jobs for Boholanos. The meeting was held at the Governor’s mansion on September 17, 2010 and was attended by the representatives from PLDT and Globe Telecom, DepEd, BLCI,…

Availability of Internet access has increased tremendously in the past few years that more and more homes and individuals are connecting to the Internet at affordable costs. This has increased the use of the Internet by consumers who are looking for products and services. A number of Bohol SMEs have started to adopt online marketing…

The famous dolphin and whale watching tour guide agency has launched a new tourism- oriented site which aims to raise the agency’s marketing efforts so that potential tourists from around the world will take an interest in coming to Bohol to watch dolphins and whales up close. The PIDWWT provides the best dolphin and whale…

Disco Record Center, the leading provider of professional sound, lighting and staging equipment here in Bohol has recently launched its website with the domain name www.drc-pro.com. Established in 1981, Disco Record Center (DRC) has 29 years of experience in servicing events ranging from disco’s, concerts, corporate launchings, pageants, debuts, weddings, stageplays, variety shows and more.…

Its called the Galaxy Tablet, and its making itself known to the market as the latest competitor to Apple Inc.’s iPad technology. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Tablets represent a new source of revenue for Samsung, which is making up for its lost ground in the intense and competitive world of smart-phone manufacturing.…

On a delayed trip on the Oceanjet from Cebu to Tagbilaran on August 25, 2010, the passengers were startled by a lady foreign tourist who fell on the floor and hit her head quite hard on a metal object. Luckily, there was a doctor, a nurse and several kind hearted citizens who stood up and…

The grim outcome of last week’s hostage drama was made worse with embarrassing execution of maneuvers by the SWAT team that seem to put a doubt on the quality of training the police recruits get. Because of the detailed and live coverage of the situation, the suspect probably had a very good source of information…

Are you located at a remote location far from the coverage areas of the various Internet service providers? Auza.Net may be able to provide Internet access service at your location. The company has coverage in Dauis, Panglao, Tagbilaran, Baclayon and Albur. Auza.Net uses a carrier grade wireless mesh network system that can reach up to…

Intel, the largest microprocessor manufacturer in the world, shook the IT security industry last week by buying McAfee, a security software company, in a $6.78B deal, the biggest deal yet for the company. Intel says that the acquisition will enable the company to better secure the increasing number of devices connected to the Internet. Senior…

The monthly user traffic of pioneering free online classified ads website for Bohol, www.boholclassifiedads.com, increased more than double between July 2009 to July 2010. From a monthly page views of 2980 last year, it is now at 6,458. The increase in traffic was attributed to increased promotional efforts started in April 2010. The website also…