Microsoft finally finished making Windows 7 last July 13 and marked it rRTM (releases to manufacturers) to be distributed to important partners and will be sold to retail outlets on October 22. One of the most important market that Microsoft is hoping to convince to switch to its new operating system are the gamers. There are quite a few reasons …

Bayan DSL has started showing their new TV commercials featuring a grandmother. Its a nice video actually and quite hilarious. Bayan DSL has been one of my favorite broadband providers here in Metro Manila due to their attentive customer support and quick response whenever I am suffering from intermittent connection. Here are two tips for you to speed your Bayan …

Microsoft will begin to offer Windows 7 for excited folks via pre-order through their website. Microsoft’s new flagship operating system Windows 7 will cost consumers $199.99, $299.99 and $319.99 respectively for Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate box. But for those who already have Vista and XP may opt to get the upgrade package for a lower price: $119.99, $199.99 and …

Nvidia will refresh its GT200 lineup with new GPUs capable of DirectX 10.1 instruction. Recent ATI Radeon GPUs already support DirectX 10.1 since 2007 but Nvidia has become reluctant and didn’t bother to upgrade their chipsets past DX10. According to tech insiders, Nvidia will release its new 40nm GPUs this coming September and might be branded as GT210 and GT220 …

Lenovo already announced the availability of Ideapad S10-2 netbook. It features sexier design, better keyboard layout, a Dolby sound and glossy display.

Lenovo today announced the release of its improved version of Ideapad S series of netbooks, the Ideapad S12. The Ideapad S12 is the first netbook that offers Ion platform from Nvidia. The 9400m graphics chipset promises better support for 1080p video decoding with h.264 playback acceleration, Blu-ray playback, and moderate gaming capabilities. The new netbook will be available in two …

Woot woot!!! Watch the trailer of the most anticipated first person shooter game that will hit this year. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 trailer is nearly two minutes of footage. The first-ever in-game footage of the sequel to Call of Duty 4. Lots of shooting and lots of explosions shown in the footage. Modern Warfare 2 will be available …

Version 2 of Intel’s Moblin has arrived promising better compatibility and stability. Intel announced Moblin 2.0, a stripped-down distribution of Linux optimized for smaller screens on netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MIDs). The new Linux flavor is fine-tuned to run on Atom powered netbooks to maximize its power efficiency and performance. Netbooks such as Asus Eee PC and Lenovo’s Ideapad …

Toy Kingdom, Hasbro and Cybertron Philippines will kick off the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen promotions by launching the TF:ROTF toys on May 30, 2009 (Saturday) at the Atrium, Building A, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong. We will post details here asap. What we know so far: There will be no price increase for Deluxes and Leader Class. Deluxes will stay at …

AKBAYAN representative Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel  advised the students of University of the Philippines Cebu to stay away from playing online games. “DOTA, or any role-playing game for that matter, may be fun, but it won’t be able to teach you the skills you need for your first job, or for higher education.” she exclaimed while addressing students during their commencement exerise. …