Kodak Sues Apple, HTC And Fujifilm For Infringement

Even as the specter of bankruptcy protection looms, Eastman Kodak Co. is intensifying its efforts to defend its intellectual property.

In a lawsuit it filed here Friday against Fujifilm Corp., Kodak claimed some of its Japanese rival's cameras infringe its digital-imaging technology. At the beginning of the week, Kodak sued Apple Inc. and HTC Corp. claiming some of their smartphones, tablets and other devices infringe Kodak patents related to transmitting images.

The ailing photography pioneer has relied on patent licensing fees and lawsuits to collect $1.9 billion since 2008.

Kodak's stock slumped Friday amid renewed fears that the 132-year-old business icon is preparing to seek bankruptcy court protection from its creditors.

Based on Rochester, New York, Kodak has amassed more than 1,000 digital-imaging patents, and almost all of today's digital cameras rely on its technology.

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Microsoft CEO Reveal Windows 8 Creation

Much  of the 70-minute presentation in the International Consumer Electronics Show revolved around Microsoft's work on software that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballner has been promising will make the company a bigger factor in the increasing important market for smarthphones and computer tablets.

Microsoft Corp. hopes to make its biggest breakthrough with Windows 8, the next version of its dominant computer operating system due out later this year. As expected, Ballner didn't announce a specific date for Windows 8's mass-market release. Most analysts expect the system to hit the market in the late summer or early autumn.

Ballner calls Windows 8 a "no compromise" approach to computer tablets because the system will retain the familiar tools that people have been using on desktop computers for years.

A New Version

Microsoft's long-awaited push into a computer tablet market led by Apple's trend-setting iPad will come with the much-anticipated release of Windows 8.

Like Windows Phone, the next version of the Windows operating system will include a mosaic of tiles that will allow applications to the controlled with a swipe of the finger. Windows 8 will also respond to computer keyboard command and clicks from a computer mouse.

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Tattoo Safety Questioned After Bali HIV Scare

Travelers who got tattoos or piercing while in Bali, Indonesia, have been warned to have themselves checked after a Western Australian man reportedly contracted HIV during a recent holiday trip to the resort island.

Health officials are warning travelers about the danger of getting tattoos or piercing in developing countries, saying the regulations and codes of practice in these countries don't necessarily comply with Australia's.

• There are 4,200 HIV / AIDS case in Bali, Indonesia

While  the investigation is ongoing, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said individuals who want to avoid infections from HIV and viral hepatitis should make sure they don't share needles for tattoos, body piercings, or other injections.

Americas Food and Drug Administration has also launched a new tattoo studies to investigate a chemical in black ink called benzo(a) pyrene. This chemical has been shown to cause skin cancer in lab animals and malignant melanomas in some tattoos.

WebMD says getting a permanent tattoo requires breaking the skin and coming in contact with blood and body fluids.

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Yahoo Names Paypal Head As New CEO

Yahoo's previous turnaround attempts have flopped under three different leaders with dramatically different backgrounds - former movie mogul Terry Semel, beloved Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and profanity-spewing Silicon Valley veteran Carol Bartz.

Now, the struggling Internet company is making yet another unorthodox choice with announcement that it has lured away Scott Thopmson from a lower-profile job running eBay's Thriving Paypal service to step into the pressure-packed position as Yahoo's fourth CEO in less than five years.

The appointment  raised questions among analysts, since Thompson, 54, has no experience in online content and advertising, Yahoo's chief sources of revenue. Te timing of Thompson's hiring also came as a surprise, given that Yahoo's board has been considering a sale of all or part of the company since firing Bartz four months ago. With Thompson's selection, Yahoo's board is signaling that it believes the company can still rebound, despite several years of losing grounds to Google and Facebook in product innovation and online advertising.

Thompson's job will be to revive Yahoo's revenue growth and repair the company's fractured relationship with investors fed up with a litany of broken turnaround promises.

Analysts estimate Yahoo's revenue last year totaled about $5 billion, down from nearly $7 billion in 2007. During the same span, Google's revenue soared from $17 billion to an estimated $38 billion. Privately held Facebook doesn't disclose its finances.

Thanks largely to cost-cutting measures imposed by Bartz, Yahoo has become more profitable. Last year, it earned an estimated $1.1 billion, up from $660 billion in 2007.

Still, investors are disappointed with the downturn in revenue at a time when advertisers are spending more money on the Internet.

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LG 55- inch OLED TV Using New Ultra-thin Technology

LG Electronics Inc. says  it's planning to sell a 55-inch (140-centemeter) set based on  organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs. The South Korean company  is set to show it off at the  International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)  in  Las Vegas, which starts Jan. 10.

Samsung Electronics  Co., LG's Lorean rival, will also reveal a nearly market-ready OLED TV at the show, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The spoke on  condition of anonymity because Samsung  has yet to make an announcement. 

Ultra-thin Technology

The screen technology is in  use in high-end smartphones    and provides deeply saturated colors and high contrast. However,   it's been very difficult to make larger screens with consistent results.

In late 2007, Sony Corp. started selling an 11-inch (28-centimeter) OLED TV for about $2,500, but it never followed  it up with a bigger model. Since then, LG and Samsung have shown prototype OLED TVs at the annual CES show, but haven't revealed any marketing plans.

Apart from providing improved picture quality, OLED TVs can be very thin. LG's set will be four millimeters thick (3/16ths of an inch) and weight 16.5 pounds (7.5 kilograms). Analyst estimates that OLED sets will start out above $5,000.

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Whale Sharks Sighted Off Oslob, Cebu Boost Tourism In The Area

The town of Oslob in southern Cebu noted a sudden increase in the number of tourists. They can only think of one reason - whale sharks.

In the past three months, whale sharks have been seen off Barangay Tan-awan, Oslob. From just one, seven - including two pups - where seen interacting with divers.

Through word of mouth, people have started going to Tan-awan to swim with the whale sharks.

Boost In Tourism

Lives of coastal residents in the town changed when "tame" whale sharks, locally known as butanding, appeared in their waters, attracting curious foreigners and locals and boosting tourism in the area.

Fishermen in the area have been earning more by acting as tourist guides. They take guests aboard their bancas to the spot where the whale sharks congregate.

Tourist feed the whale sharks small fish and  krill to make the creatures stay. But the behavioral pattern of the whale shark has changed. What will happen if people stops feeding them?

According to the Internet, whale sharks inhabit tropical and warm-temperate seas. They migrate to spawn to Australia's west coast, where the supply of plankton, their main source of food, is abundant.

Now, the local government are doing its best to take good care of these creatures and formulating   guidelines that will ensure the protection of the whale sharks and viewers and the livelihood of fishermen in the area.

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Typhoon Sendong Destroyed Thousands Of Lives In Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Last December 17, 2011, a typhoon named Sendong hit the Philippines. Typhoon Sendong's strongest impact was in Cagayan de Oro, destroying a lot of lives and properties.

Up to date (December 23, 2011), more than 1000 individuals died (1,061 to be exact) and 1,063 individuals are injured. The number of deaths may increase in the passing days because there are still people missing after the typhoon.

Typhoon Sendong is considered the strongest and believe to be the last typhoon to hit the Philippines this years.

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Christmas Cheers

We all know that Christmas is near. There's always something in the air that makes you feel warm and tingly. What are your favorite things about the Christmas season? Here are some of mine:

Christmas Carols

We especially like singing along during mass when the Advent Season begins because our church choirs start picking some of the best carols ever composed. The best part is, we all know the lyrics to these especial songs.

Christmas Colors

The house seems to have a burst of color this time of the year. All the bright red ribbons and green and gold trimmings are in every nook and cranny. it's especially cheerful to see all these ornaments hanging around the house.

Christmas Feast

All the food is surely mouth-watering. We begin seeing our favorites like ham, fruit salad, spaghetti and all kinds of desserts strewn all over the dining table and we sure can't get enough of it.

Christmas Weather

The air is definitely cooler these days! There's a wonderful feeling about cool air that's fresh and natural and not coming from an air conditioner.

Christmas Kindness

Is it just me, or is everyone else nice as Christmas time appears? Wether it's just some people trying to get on Santa's nice list or the good cheer is spreading quickly, we all know everyone seem to be in a good mood.

Christmas Presents

It's a lot of fun opening of presents. But, believe it or not, it's so much more fun giving to others. There's pure joy that comes from seeing someone smile because of something you gave and that's actually why we're all so happy come Christmas time.

What do you think? Is there something lacking? Hit the comment box and add your favorite things in Christmas Season.

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Sea Knights Note Lack Of Guidance For Tours In Handling Whale Sharks In Oslob, Cebu

Tourism-wise, the development in Tan-awan would be good for Oslob and turn the town into an alternative destination to Donsol, Sorsogon where tourists can swim with the gigantic but docile sea creatures.

However, what might be good to the local tourism and livelihood of the fishermen may be harmful to the whale sharks.

There were reports that even the boatmen do not know how to handle the whale sharks. Some even rode on them underwater and held their dorsal find and gills.

Upon hearing this, the Sea Knights - a group of divers who consider themselves stewards of the sea - went to Oslob to check.

The group was able to measure the biggest whale shark in the area, at eight meters. The smallest one they found was five meters in length.

The Sea Knights also wanted to observe how the locals handle the creatures and how much information dissemination on proper handling is needed.

Fr. Charlie Orobia, OAR, Sea Knights vice president and also vice president for students welfare at the University of San Jose - Recoletos, noted that tourist who go to Oslob are allowed to touch the Whale Sharks even if the guides tell them not to.

"They should never be touched because Whale Sharks are very rare species and they are susceptible to diseases. The boats should maintain a certain distance. There is a need to educate the boatmen and to let them understand their responsibilities. Tourist also be briefed on the dos and don'ts before taking a plunge," said Fr. Orobia.

He said that while the presence of the whale sharks will usher in mass tourism and help boost the economy in the town, residents should take care of the whale sharks and the marine ecosystem in the sea.

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Whale Sharks Sighted Off Oslob, Cebu

The town of Oslob in southern Cebu noted a sudden increase in the number of tourists. They can only think of one reason - whale sharks.

In the past three months, whale sharks have been seen off Barangay Tan-awan, Oslob. From just one, seven - including two pups - where seen interacting with divers.

Reneboy Sevila, who helped organize a group of fishermen to become tourist guides, said that at first they did not mind the presence of the whale sharks (locally known as tuki). However, the whale sharks started to compete with the fishermen in catching tiny shrimps called uyap.

Sevila said they realized they could turn the phenomenon into a tourism attraction when they learned that they could feed the whale sharks near the sea's surface.

Through word of mouth, people have started going to Tan-awan to swim with the whale sharks.

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Australian National Filed A Case Against PagCor For Lacking Precautionary Measures

An Australian National filed a case against the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PagCor) for lacking "precautionary measures" in their place which results to her injury last year.

 

Ana Yu Fong Cheng Wong, residing in Mabolo, Cebu City, ask the Regional Trial Court (RTC) to claim Php450,000.00 from PagCor for the danages caused by the incident.

In the case filed, Wong stated that PagCor failed to dry the water flowed near the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) which results to her injury.

PagCor said the they made all the necessary actions for the incident which involves Wong but the Australian National explained that she was forced to sign the "quitclaim" by a PagCor representative even though she has injury.

Part of the Php450,000.00 claim from PagCor is the hp200,000.00 moral damages; Php100,000.00 actual damages; Php100,000.00 attorney's fees and a Php50,000.00 exemplary damages.

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my|phone Introduces B88 Duo The First Mobile Phone That Detects Fake Money

my|phone introduces the Philippines First Mobile Phone that can detect fake money.

my|phone knows that every Filipino works hard to earn a living. Every peso counts, especially now with Christmas just around the corner. Now my|phone is providing a technology that's affordable for every Pinoy to protect them from being victims of counterfeit money.

 

The best way to check the authenticity of your money is to use a UV light. UV lights are the most sophisticated detectors available to the public. But most UV lights aren't portable and at around Php3,000.00 each, are hardly affordable.

That's why my|phone, who has brought technology to the masses at affordable prices, has equipped its B88 Duo with a patented UV light system. This is the world's first mobile phone equipped with an ultraviolet light.

With the UV light, you can check immediately if the money you've received is authentic. That means you can catch a fake instantly, avoiding the hassle of having to check them to the bank. Also, it's simple to use - all you have to do is aim the light at the bill and it will reveal the security markings that are embedded in Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' authenticated bill.

The my|phone B88 Duo can also detect other fake and sensitive documents like passports, driver's licenses, credit cards and foreign banknotes - basically that has a UV watermark and embedded security fibers that are visible only under ultraviolet light.

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Cebu City's P5.2-Billion Budget For The Year 2012

After a one month session, the Cebu City Council approved the P5.2-billion budget for the year 2012. Mayor Michael Rama originally proposed a P10.7-billion budget but more or less half of the proposed budget was approved by the Council.

These are the highlights of the Cebu City's P5.2-billion approved budget for 2012:

• P50 - million for 93-1 deposits;
• P25 - million for relocation settlement sites;
• P100 - million for Champ, medical assistance program;
• P300 - million for senior citizens financial assistance;
• P200 - million for scholarship (originally P100 - million);
• P25 - million for persons with disability;

• P400 - million for barangay assistance;
• P175 - million for service vehicles;
• P80 - million for motor vehicles;
• Php2,000.00 for every lupon member and barangay secretary and treasurer's honorarium;

• P104 - million drainage for the local development fund;
• P100 - million drainage project for the general fund;
• P40 - million for the medicines in Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC);
• P100 - million for the unit-2 Carbon Market;
• Plus the travel funds for the officials outside the country (not stated);

We just hope these funds will be use in their respective and allocated areas and not for the corrupted officials to make business with.

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Sinulog Outdoor Advertising In Cebu City

If your not from Cebu and you came across the front of Abellana National School in Cebu City this time (December). You would probably  ask why the City Government let vendors have their stalls just outside the said school and in the sidewalks. You wouldn't think that's a good idea right? But don't you worry because the Outdoor Advertising and Selling is part of the SINULOG Festivities.

Now, vendors from Mindanao have started displaying their products on the sidewalk in front of the Abellana National School in Cebu City. Although the annual fair is part of the Sinulog Festivities, City Hall allows vendors to start selling during the busy Christmas Season.

Just in time for the Christmas Season because you can buy cheap items and products in the fair if you want to give someone a gift. And note, you can usually make a "hangyo" or "tawad" for the item you want to buy.

Most of the products in the fair are t-shirts, jackets, shorts, dress, pajamas, shoes, sandals, slippers, toys and a lot more.

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SM City Cebu's Christmas Village Of Hope

SM City Cebu formally opened the Christmas Village of hope at the Northwing Atrium last November 26.

The village is rooted in the elaborate Christmas traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch. The Christmas Village of Hope aims to raise funds for the indigent children with cancer under the care of Kythe Foundation Inc. The funds are for the laboratory, chemotherapy and medicine needs of the children, and the Kythe-sponsored celebrate life parties and events.

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Donors may visit the Northwing Atrium for their donations and pledges. Check out the Facebook account bearing the name "Christmas Hope" to choose the "Christmas Houses" they wish to adopt or sponsor. Each of the miniature houses costs Php5,000.00, while the train/carriage is for adoption at Php20,000.00.

The Christmas Village of Hope will run until January 2.

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Cebu City Hall To Release 150M Aid For Elderly

City Hall schedules distribution of P150M cash aid to senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

The Cebu City Government will shell out at least 150 million this month as financial aid for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDS) in the city.

The acting City Treasurer Tessie Camarillo said they are scheduled to release the P138-million cash assistance on Thursday for 46,000 qualified senior citizens. The City Treasurer's Office (CTO) also intends to release a P12.9-million cash aid for 6,452 PWDs in the city before Christmas or after the release of the financila assistance for the elderly.

Senior citizens who qualify as beneficiaries shall receive Php3,000.00 Christmas cash gift while the PWDs shall get Php2,000.00 from the city government.

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Delete Massages In Facebook Account

This is actually a problem to some who don't know how to delete messages in their Facebook account. When your in your Message view, clicking the X next to a thread or message only Archives the Facebook Message, it’s not deleted. This goes the same for a simple chat as well as in the new Message Platform they are all one and the same.

How To Delete Facebook Messages?

Here is a quick guide on how to delete your Facebook account messages. To actually Delete the Facebook Message you need to scroll to the bottom of your message view and click Archive, then click into the message you want to delete and click on Actions then select delete. You can then select either the individual message you want to delete or remove every message from that user.

This also works if you just go into a message from the normal inbox and click Actions you can then access delete rather than Archiving them. There it goes!

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Earn From Your Status In Facebook and Twitter Using ChurpChurp

A lot of application now is giving us an opportunity of earning. Well. everyone would love that. Who doesn't want to earn while just sharing and posting status in your social media network? I guess everyone is willing to give it a try. One of the best application in Facebook that earns you by sharing is ChurpChurp. This is a community of social media influencers. Everyone can join this community as long as you have Facebook, Twitter or whatever social media network you have.

Here is a formula that will help you how to earn best in ChurpChurp. Well if you don't understand this formula then just share and share and for sure you'll earn in on time. That's all you have to do here to earn. Easy isn't it?

So what are you waiting for? Join us now and start using your social media networks in your advantage. Visit HERE to know more about the application and the site. Good luck!

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ZoundMax FM : The FB Radio Station

Music lovers will love this. Just recently, a radio station was made by a  group of people in Manila, Philippines. But this not just a simple radio station because they have it LIVE in Facebook. Yes, you can  listen live while your opening your Facebook account and socializing. The DJs are funny and very accommodating. You can request and greet someone you know who also is listening on air in their page wall. This is a good "tambayan" for everyone. Come and join us in ZoundMax FM!

First, visit this page: ZoundMax FM Page

Like the page and you can start listening. You can see the "Listen Live" button in their page's sidebar. This radio station is available for all. As long as you have a Facebook account then you can listen and socialize in their page. There are currently 5,530 people who likes the page and listen to it on air everyday. Click on the above link and your on your way to listening in a great FM station in Facebook. 

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