Cherry Mobile Thunder 4.5 inch ICS at Php 4,999

Cherry Mobile just released Cherry Mobile Thunder last Feb. 9, 2013. A new lineup of affordable Android Phones in the market, get them first from Lazada.

Solar Powerbanks, Why is it good for you?

Nowadays, we have gadgets of every sorts. From smartphones, to tablet pc, laptops to portable routers. We all love them, Despite its mobility we still need power for longer periods of time. The larger the capacity the longer it keeps you away from the electric socket. People is always on the go, we love the outdoors and we love to travel. Keeping our gadgets juiced is a concern because the smarter the device, the faster with dual-core processors or quad-core the power hungry it becomes.

Lazada's Utimate January Sale

Lazada Philippines is launching a huge sale today, January 31st, 2013. Head over at Lazada to check them out. Starting 10 am hourly up to 6 pm where you will enjoy discounts from 25% up to 75% off from their 64 best-selling items under Mobiles & Tablets, Computers & Laptops, Consumer Electronics, Cameras, Home & Living, Home Appliance, Toys & Babies, Fashion, Beauty & Health Care, Trave & LuggageSports, Jewelry & Watches, Books, Music & Movies.

If you find anything that interests you, join me after the break and grab a discount coupon.

Enchancing your Globe Wimax antenna gain with an old satellite dish

I have been plagued with a very poor signal strength due to bad location or area from my house. With the standard aerial antenna that comes with my Globe Wimax. I have decided to try using an old satellite tv dish lying around and put it to good use. Everything is in temporary mounting for this little experiment. You will notice rust and dirt on my dish and antenna receiver, as I have mounted this around 7:00 pm with a little rainshower.

Check out more photos after the break.

Lazada is 8 digits richer

LAZADA, Southeast Asia’s largest online department store, today announced that it has received an eight digit euro investment from German retail group Tengelmann Group (“Tengelmann”). Tengelmann invested in LAZADA’s German holding company in a similar fashion to the recently announced investments by Investment AB Kinnevik, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Summit Partners. LAZADA will use the funds strategically as it continues to explore new opportunities to further improve customer satisfaction.

DIY: Building your own PirateBox

PirateBox is a self-contained mobile communications device that enables anonymous file-sharing. It utilizes wifi technology, catering to most devices that uses wireless connectivity thru wireless standards. PirateBox is created by David Darts and is registered under GNU GPLv3. This license grants the right to freely copy, distribute and transform creative works according to the principles of copyleft.

Here I will share you my first PirateBox project, incase you will build your own.

Lazada, the next big thing on Philippine E-commerce Scene

Image Credit to Lazada.com.ph

2013 is the year and Lazada.com.ph is greatly increasing its reach on the Philippine local
E-commerce market. The Philippines is reaching its ripe market scene where almost every household is on social media. Lazada has taken their step into the road of delivering online shopping experience to every Filipino home.

Sunday Ride: Revisiting Kwebang Lampas

NOS revisit Kwebang Lampas, Volcano Island, Pagbilao, Quezon last February 19th, 2012. This time the more the merrier from a previous Team Cinco or The Five. Started at Shell J. Vargas, C5 around 3:00 am with a headcount of 33 consisting of 25 bikes and 1 van. It was a day everyone expected to be a rainy day, somehow encountered a little to mild in the morning and a normal to bike heavy rain in the evening.

How to Secure your NetGear Wireless Router with WPA/WPA2

Photo credits to http://tricksdaddy.com

In this article I will teach you how to secure your wireless network if you are using Netgear Wireless Router. This applies to other routers, they only differ in some menu orientation but follows the same concept. This is in response to Raszonjenny who asked in the comments.

Configuring the router to require a passkey or passphrase to connect, to prevent unwanted workstations to use your network or internet connection.

I highly recomment using WPA/WPA2 for encryption, WEP is so easy to crack. With the right tools and know how, you can easily crack it in less than 20 minutes.

So here goes with the walkthrough after the break.

Globe Wimax doesn't allow port forwarding

This is Teamviewer 6 on a Debian Linux

Have you been a Globe Wimax subscriber and realized, why can't I forward a port? You need to forward your port if you have an IP Camera in your network and wish to view it from the internet, browse and transfer files from your NAS (Networked Attached Storage), or Host your own website from your computer, or you want to host a game server for your friends to logon to.