Special Offers From Discovery Properties On PTAA 2015

It's another year and another time for the PTAA 2015. Tons of corporations, travel agencies, hotels and resorts converge at the SMX Convention Center to promote the best deals, their places and the whole Philippines in general. The Discovery group of luxury resorts is bringing in their A game and pushing forth unbelievable deals in their property and give you a much closer view of what it feels to be in their hotels, resorts and the islands. This is it! 

See what I mean? You and your loved ones are missing a LOT! If I were you, I'd visit them at SMX today!



It's also their 15th Anniversary and they're dubbing it as DISCOVERY XV and will run today February 13 up until the 15th and it'll surely get thousands of visitors from all over the Philippines and other countries. Make sure you get their stays in prime properties such as Discovery Suites in Ortigas, Discovery Country Suites Tagaytay, Discovery Shores Boracay, Club Paradise Palawan and the soon-to-open Discovery Primea Makati. Go on and email them at corpsm@discovery.com.ph or log on to http://tinyurl.com/Discovery-XV for more details. Oh and please try to walk in to the venue if you're not doing anything this weekend. 

You can also visit their website http://discoveryhotels-resorts.com/ and do it from there. But remember, special offers and discounts will only be in the PTAA fair! 

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Price in the Philippines

It's one of the most eagerly awaited phones to come out of the Philippine market since its release last November 2014. This is the Samsung Note Edge. It's a bit big at 5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 inches at 174 grams but perfect for big handed people like me or those that are used to using styluses and holding it up with one hand. It debuted during the Samsung launch last year and people were quite intrigued about it's display because honestly, nobody quite saw it coming.

The Samsung Note Edge has its right side curved continuously. It's a display so you can see notifications, touch other shortcuts and functions on that part of the phone. What I'm a little worried about though on first impressions is that same ingenuity that this particular phone is being sold for (the edge), it might actually be a little troublesome to hold on to because it's like an extension of the touchscreen (if it was open). Still this Corning Gorilla Glass 3 phone with a curved edged screen looks promising. Specs wise, it doesn't leave a far cry compared to it's high end predecessors.

It's got a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset, Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 processor and made an Adreno 420 graphics together with it. The 16 Megapixel back camera is really powerful, can produce 3456 x 4608 pixel images and also has image stabilization. The front camera on the other hand has 3.7 Megapixels and takes pretty decent selfies. It's also available in Black and White variants, plus the battery life is phenomenal. You can go out and not worry about running out of juice since it's got 3000mAh battery. Then again, who doesn't have a battery pack in their bags nowadays!

For the price, it will come out in the Philippines at Php 39,999.00. That seems to be a little high, but you kinda pay for the sleek looks, the new technology and the convenience of having a Samsung in your hands. That part is kinda subjective, to some even priceless. If you're up to it, Samsung is even throwing a trade in with older Samsung phones. Just go to Samsung Experience stores on February 21 (preorder until February 15!) and only 1000 units will be sold to the public. It's limited and if you're looking for a new gadget to give that sad husband of yours who didn't get a date on Valentine's day, this might be a good thing to consider... and keep him happy! 

PS. The Samsung Galaxy S6 is slated to come out on March, that might keep you waiting. Also, it'll work better with Smart Communications, the country's biggest network! :) Trust me on that!

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Catchment Tanks To Solve Baguio Floods

It's almost Summer but I'm fearing what would happen to us when it rains so hard again this year. Flooding seem to feel normal in the city, and I hope the government is not complacent about that. Anyway, it's good to know some private institutions are doing headway in proper urban planning and when they put up their businesses in communities, they improve the landscape so much that they resolve year old problems like flooding, I even experienced that in the SM Masinag area.

They use technologies such as rain water catchment tanks. They store these huge amounts of water in underground silos and have them there until the rain subsides. After the rain, they release it back naturally to the sewers, use it for several functions such as flushing and watering plants, in a more natural, staggered way so flooding wouldn't happen. The dirty water is to be treated as well so it won't be harmful for the environment. Their doing the same thing in Baguio City by the way of SM City Baguio too. They're following plans from the local water district, much like what they did in SM Masinag and SM BF in Paranaque City. We just wish we could also have the same plans done by government units since it has evidently helped tons of cities elsewhere.

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The Eve of Digital TV: ABS-CBN TVplus

It looks like ABSCBN is serious when they said it will conquer broadcasting this year. They just came out with ABSCBN TVplus, a service that will completely transform your TV viewing experience providing crystal clear pictures, crisp sound with free exclusive channels on top of the regular ones on full digital transmission. They fondly call this "mahiwagang black box" or "magic black box" and is often compared to seeing clear DVD like videos surpassing current quality aired on regular free TV.

February 11 marked the eve of digital television age in the country as ABSCBN Chairman Eugenio Lopez III and CEO Charo Santos Concio switched ON the service in simple ceremonies at ABSCBN Center Road in Quezon City. One time payment of Php 2,500.00 and you're all set! It's going to be available in major cities in the Philippines and soon nationwide! 

There's no monthly fee, no installation fee, it's a game changer for television innovation. New exclusive channels such as CineMo (which will contain movies all day!), Yey! (all day kid entertainment), Knowledge channel (education 24/7), DZMM Teleradyo (ABSCBN Radio based news) and more!

Current digital signals are now in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Benguet and Metro Cebu. It can work with almost all TV sets as long as it has audio video inputs compatible with it (RCA), so there's really no excuse!

You can buy them off ABSCBN Store, ABSCBN Mobile Store, SM Appliance Centers, 2Go Express, Solid Service Center, Villman, Silicon Valley and more electronic appliance and hardware stores soon! There will also be TVplus sales agents goong house to house, or via www.abs-cbnstore.com or call 024888888 and 1800104888888 (if you are outside Metro Manila) or simply send a text message to 23661. They will deliver it free too via LBC and 2Go as long as there's digital coverage in your area!

Don't go for other boxes because you won't have those exclusive channels and the warranty for services. It only will be available for digital broadcast channels so if it's not being used by other networks, you won't see it when you use the "Magic Black Box!" You have to remember that because they have to invest quite an amount to follow that standard set by the NTC.

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