Blizzard DOTA

     It seems another "new" DotA Game is coming and it is from Blizzard Entertainment, the company behind Warcraft III where the original DotA game came from. The new DotA Game is also now in a new platform, StarCraft II. Like the other DotA games it s a clash between two forces, from the Red God and the Blue God

What makes Blizzard DOTA stand apart from other DOTA-style games?

     The towers in the lanes are powerful entities that can quickly decimate enemy heroes that wander into their range. But unlike many other DOTA-style games, the towers in Blizzard DOTA have a limited amount of energy that slowly recharges over time. This means that a team making a concerted push against a tower can force that tower to run out of ammo, making it easier to overrun the position. This encourages more team-based aggression and reduces the amount of defensive, tower-hugging play in the early-mid game.

       - Blizzard Entertainment

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus, First Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Phone !

     Samsung has just unveiled the very first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Phone and its the Samsung Galaxy Nexus formerly named as Samsung Galaxy Nexus Prime. It has a 4.65-Inch Super AMOLED Capacitive Touch screen.

See the new features offered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the Video

See the full specs (courtey of GSMArena)

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
		LTE (region specific)
	Announced	2011, October
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, November

Size	Dimensions	135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
	Weight	135 g

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.65 inches (~316 ppi pixel density)
		- Oleophobic surface - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Three-axis gyro sensor

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
	Card slot	No

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	3G	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP

Features	OS	Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		- NFC support - Barometer sensor - Digital compass - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3 player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Adobe Flash support - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook slimmer than Macbook Air?

     Acer has released their product which is an Ultrabook, the new Acer Aspire S3 with a 13.3-Inch HD Display. It is 0.51" thick, 0.17" slimmer than the Macbook Air that is 0.68". It also has a new feature called Acer Green Instant On that could save your energy for up to 50days !

 

See its full specs (courtesy of hardwarezone)

Processor and Chipset	Intel Core i5-2467M processor 1.60GHz with TurboBoost up to 2.30GHz, 3MB L3 cache UM67 Express
Operating System	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
System Memory	4GB RAM (Embedded)
Video & Display	13.3-inch, 1366 x 768 HD Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD Intel HD 3000 Graphics
Storage	320GB 7mm SATA HDD
Optical Drive	None
Connectivity	Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth 4.0+HSR
Audio	Dolby Home Theater v4
I/O Ports	HDMI 2-in-1 card reader (SD / MultiMediaCard) 2 x USB 2.0
Miscellaneous	Integrated Acer Crystal Eye 1.3-megapixel webcam and microphone Acer Green Instant On Acer Instant Connect
Battery Type	3-cell (non-removable)
Dimensions	1.3cm thin
Weight	1.33kg

Price at $899.99 order now via Amazon

Want to attend Level Up! Live 2011 but unable to ? Here is your chance !

     Do you want to be at the Level Up! Live 2011 but your not in Manila ? Level Up! Live will bring the party to you then. Get to experience Level Up! Live 2011 earlier than people in Manila. Join the Level Up! Live 2011 Nationwide party on October 15,2011. Get to play for free, join the fun games, win in the raffle and get lots of free in-game items.

check out the venues (click for higher resolutions)

LUZON

     Baguio -  Xyber Konexion (Kilik Comm. Bldg  Brgy., ABCR Bonifacio St. Baguio City)

     Batangas - Probytes Internet Cafe (Paninsingin Lipa City near De La Salle Lipa)

     Pampanga - Dream Soft Internet Cafe (3F Quintos Furniture Bldg. B. Mendoza St. Sto. Rosario, San Fernando, Pampanga)

VISAYAS

     Cebu - G-Cube (P. del Rosario St., Cebu City)

     Iloilo - VIP Cafe (Delgado St., Iloilo City)

MINDANAO

     Cagayan De Oro - e-stop  (RBL Bldg, Vamenta Blvd., Carmen, Cagayan de  Oro City)
 

     Davao - Boyztrek Duterte (Shakey's  Bldg., Gov. Duterte St., Davao City)

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Samsung Series 7 an 11.6-Inch Slate

     Another product of Samsung has been unveiled and its the new Samsung  Series 7  XE700T1A-A01US 11.6-Inch Slate. It runs on Windows 7 OS with an Intel Core i5 Processor 2467M.

 Go see its specifications

Product Features

• Intel Core i5 Processor 2467M
• 802.11 abg/n WiFi, BT V3.0 High Speed
• Windows 7 HP (64b)
• 4GB DDR3
• 64GB SSD

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

• Hardware Platform: PC
• Processor: 1.6 GHz Intel Core Duo
• Number of Processors: 3
• RAM: 4 MB
• RAM Type: SDRAM

Hard Drive

• Size: 64 GB
• Type: Serial ATA

Ports and Connectivity

• USB Ports: 1

Cases and Expandability

• Size (LWH): 7.24 inches, 11.66 inches, 0.51 inches
• Weight: 1.98 pounds

It is now available for pre-order in Amazon, currently only available in 64GB with a price of
$1,099.00
pre-order yours now.
Amazon

iPhone 5 ? maybe next year, iPhone 4 "upgraded" to iPhone 4S? Yes !

     Guess the iPhone 5 is reserved till next year. The long awaited so called "iPhone 5" seems to be not the real deal but an "upgraded" version of the iPhone 4. iPhone 4S runs on iOS5 and with a special feature of iCloud that gives you a better storage and access to all of your files in all of your Apple Devices.

Go check its differences

	Apple iPhone 4	Apple iPhone 4S
OS	Apple iOS 4 (to be updated with iOS 5)	Apple iOS 5
Display	3.5-inch IPS TFT	3.5-inch IPS TFT
Resolution	960 x 640	960 x 640
Height Width Thickness	115.2mm 58.6mm 9.3mm	115.2 mm 58.6 mm 9.3 mm
Weight	137 grams	140 grams
Build	Glass covers	Glass covers
Processor	1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8	1 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 processor Apple A5 chipset
RAM	512 MB	1 GB
Storage	8GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB
microSD card slot	No	No
Primary camera	5MP autofocus 720p HD video recording	8 MP autofocus 1080p Full-HD real-time temporal noise reduction
Primary camera extras	LED Flash	LED flash
Wi-Fi	802.11b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n
Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 GSM/EDGE/GPRS850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
USB	USB 2.0, Apple proprietary connector	USB 2.0, Apple proprietary connector
Bluetooth	2.1	4.0
Price	$99 (8GB)	$199 (16GB) $299 (32GB) $399 (64GB)
Availability	Currently available	18 October
Sesorns	Gyroscope, G-Sensor, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor

courtesy of  GSMArena

"Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. One is very fortunate if you get to work on just one of these in your career. Apple has been very fortunate that it's been able to introduce a few of these into the world." - Steve Jobs 1955-2011 Founder, Apple Inc.

Another Dota 2 Tournament !

     There will be another Dota 2 tournament to be held this October !

     Electronic Sports World Cup(ESWC) made a major change in their Dota tournament for they will be using the new Dota 2 for their World Championship that will be held on October 20-25 hosted in Paris, France. The  Dota 2 tournament itself will distribute a total  of $22,000 for the best 3 teams. A total of $200,000 is also up for grabs for the best video game player !

source -> ESWC

History of Facebook ?

Do you think you already know all about Facebook's history ?
well think again and look at these.

2011

July
Facebook reaches over 750 million active users

2010

August
Facebook launches Places

July
Facebook reaches over 500 million active users
Facebook launches beta of Questions

February
Facebook reaches over 400 million active users

2009

December
Facebook reaches over 350 million active users

September
Facebook reaches over 300 million active users

August
Facebook acquires FriendFeed

July
Facebook reaches over 250 million active users

June
Facebook launches Facebook Usernames

May
Digital Sky Technologies makes a $200 million investment for preferred stock at a $10 billion valuation

April
Facebook reaches over 200 million active users

February
Facebook reaches over 175 million active users
Facebook joins OpenID board
“Like” feature added

January
Facebook reaches over 150 million active users
CNN Live/Facebook integration

2008

December
Facebook Connect becomes generally available

August
Facebook reaches over 100 million active users

April
Facebook launches Facebook Chat
Facebook releases Translation application to 21 additional languages

March
Facebook updates privacy controls to include Friend List privacy
Facebook launches in German

February
Facebook launches in Spanish and French

January
Facebook co-sponsors Presidential Debates with ABC News

2007

November
Facebook launches Facebook Ads

October
Facebook reaches over 50 million active users
Facebook launches Facebook Platform for Mobile
Facebook and Microsoft expand advertising deal to cover international markets; Microsoft takes a $240 million equity stake in Facebook

July
Facebook acquires startup Parakey

May
Facebook launches Marketplace application for classified listings
Facebook hosts F8 event to launch Facebook Platform
Facebook Platform launches with 65 developer partners and over 85 applications

April
Facebook reaches 20 million active users
Facebook updates site design and adds network portals

March
Facebook reaches over 2 million active Canadian users and 1 million active UK users

February
Virtual gift shop launches as a feature

2006

December
Facebook reaches more than 12 million active users

November
Share feature added on Facebook, simultaneously launched on over 20 partner sites

September
News Feed and Mini-Feed are introduced with additional privacy controls
Facebook expands registration so anyone can join

August

Facebook development platform launches
Notes application is introduced
Facebook and Microsoft form strategic relationship for banner ad syndication

May
Facebook expands to add work networks

April
Facebook raises $27.5 million from Greylock Partners, Meritech Capital Partners and others
Facebook Mobile feature launches

2005

December
Facebook reaches more than 5.5 million active users

October
Photos is added as an application
Facebook begins to add international school networks

September
Facebook expands to add high school networks

August
The company officially changes its name to Facebook from thefacebook.com

May
Facebook raises $12.7 million in venture capital from Accel Partners;
Facebook grows to support more than 800 college networks

2004

December
Facebook reaches nearly 1 million active users

September
Groups application is added; the Wall is added as a Profile feature

June
Facebook moves its base of operations to Palo Alto, Calif.

March
Facebook expands from Harvard to Stanford, Columbia and Yale

February
Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launch Facebook from their Harvard dorm room

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