Manila, Philippines — HP introduced the new HP Mini 5103, which is HP’s latest touch-enabled mini notebook designed for mobile professionals.

With
a starting weight of only 1.2-kilos, the HP Mini 5103 supports the Atom
N550, Intel’s latest dual-core processor, in addition to the new Atom
N455 and N475 processors, all of which support DDR3 memory.

Key highlights and benefits:

- Equipped with 10.1-inch diagonal LED display, available in either WSVGA or HD resolutions.

- Has a spacious and functional 95 percent of the full size QWERTY keyboard plus a touchpad.

- Delivers up to 10 hours 15 minutes of battery life with the optional 6-cell battery.

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Features a sturdy, lightweight, anodized-aluminum display enclosure
with a brushed finish in three colors including red, blue and espresso.

- Includes an optional handle for easy transport.

The HP Mini 5103 is currently available in Asia Pacific with a starting price of US$399.

 

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Manila, Philippines — HTC Corporation
introduced HTC Wildfire, a new HTC Sense-based Android phone that
integrates the most popular social networks to help bring your friends
closer to you. HTC Wildfire closely follows the success of the
acclaimed HTC Desire and makes the company’s signature HTC Sense
experience accessible to a younger audience.

“Today’s social
networks provide an essential forum for friendship with more than 400
million users – many of whom are young adults – actively sharing their
lives with their friends through Facebook,” said Jack Tong, Vice
President, HTC Asia Pacific. “HTC Wildfire makes the HTC Sense
experience available to young mobile users for the first time. It
brings all your communications into one place, whether it’s through
Facebook, Twitter, text messages, images or email, ensuring that you
are never far away from the conversation and always close to your
friends.”

HTC Wildfire helps you stay connected with those who
are most important to you through HTC Sense, a user experience focused
on putting people at the centre by making phones work in a more simple
and natural way. You won’t miss out on the fun as HTC’s Friend Stream
application seamlessly gathers and displays content from social
networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organized stream
of updates. HTC Wildfire enables you to stay up to date with your
friends’ posts, comments, alerts and photos, wherever you are.

In addition, each contact viewed in HTC Wildfire’s address book
includes a thread of recent communications with that person, including
when you last spoke, recent text messages and emails, and social
network updates. When your friend calls, HTC Caller ID displays their
Facebook profile photo and latest social network update, as well as a
reminder if their birthday is fast approaching.

Thanks to a new
app sharing widget, HTC Wildfire enables you to recommend an
application by email, text message or over social networks. Your
friends will receive a link allowing them to find the application on
the Android Market with a single click and download it to their phone.

Jack
Tong continued, “We understand that people need a better way to
navigate their way through the tens of thousands of applications that
are currently available on the Android Market. In fact, our own
independent research found that consumers are not only hungry for the
latest and most popular applications that their friends are using, they
want an easier way to find and download them. For the first time ever,
you can recommend the newest and coolest apps to a friend or group of
friends with HTC Wildfire. With so many applications to choose from,
there’s a world of content to discover and pass along to your friends.”

HTC’s latest advanced smartphone is great for viewing and sharing
photos on Flickr and for surfing the internet thanks to its 3.2-inch
capacitive touch screen. A five-megapixel camera with auto focus and
LED flash allows you to capture special moments, while a 3.5mm audio
jack and micro SD card slot mean you are never without your favorite
songs.

The new HTC Wildfire is now available at all authorized
resellers in three colors, Phantom Black, Flamenco Red and Pure White,
at a suggested retail price of PhP 17,500.

 

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Manila, Philippines — Hitachi
Data Systems was one of the major sponsors for the Ayala Group ICT
Summit 2010 which was held at the Edsa Shangri-La hotel for 2 days on 1
& 2 September 2010. At the Ayala Group ICT Summit, Hitachi Data
Systems presented the technological innovations that will enable the
Philippine enterprises to “transform” their data centers to be able to
adapt to changing business environments that ultimately affect their
long term success.

“An agile data center will enable one to fire up server and storage capacity
in a moment’s notice to handle exponential increase in data,” according
to Hitachi Data Systems Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Hu
Yoshida. Yoshida added that data center transformation is not just
about adding storage and compute capacity but about marrying a complete
economic view of IT and the data center.

“Data is at the core of
the data center, and any effort to transform the data center must
involve the movement, provisioning, access, and protection of data
which is provided by storage systems,” he explained. He added that
through storage economics, Hitachi Data Systems has mapped innovations
and technologies
such as virtualization and dynamic provisioning to their customer’s
service level objectives and key performance indicators, leading them
to an agile data center.

In addition, an agile data center does
not only make one more efficient but also more cost effective.
According to Hitachi Data Systems Vice President and General Manager of
the ASEAN region Ravi Rajendran, the company’s Agile Data Center
Strategy has four key attributes – Virtualization,
Automation, Cloud-Readiness and Sustainability. All these attributes
help organizations drive their costs down by enabling them to purchase
only what they need when they need it.

Yoshida explains that by
making data centers more agile, enterprises can now cut their
operational costs from managing exploding volumes of data by around 65%.

Hitachi
Data Systems Country Manager for Emerging Markets, Terrance Maximus
Tangit explains that it is very important and timely for the company to
share this innovation to the Philippines market so they can also share
their services in aiding Philippines-based enterprises to be more
efficient and competitive in the local and international scene. “This
is why we are very privileged to be working with our local authorized
partners and investing in the market here to share our solutions and
services to the Philippines market,” Tangit added.

 

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Ms. Jill Santiago, Canon Marketing Philippines
Consumer Systems Products Marketing Manager, expressed her delight
during the event as she reported that the company has topped the
country’s total inkjet market. IDC, a reputable market research and
analysis firm, recently placed Canon at the No. 1 position in the
Philippines. Canon currently holds 33% of the industry’s local market
share for the first half of 2010.

Manila, Philippines
– Canon Marketing Philippines, Inc. (CMPI) topped the country’s total
inkjet printer (IJP) market, securing 33% of the industry’s market
share in the Philippines for the first half of 2010 according to IDC
placing Canon at the No. 1 position for said market.

Canon’s
Bubble Jet Printer’s sales in the first half of the year grew 27% from
same period last year. The Bubble Jet Printer market comprises about
25% of CMPI’s total product sales in the country.

“The increase
was due to the consistent quality of Canon PIXMA’s printers with our
proprietary FINE and Chromalife 100+ technology, reliable and
trustworthy service, increased penetration of provincial areas, the
strengthening of the retail market, and our delightful promo offers
which were very much welcomed by customers,” said CMPI consumer systems
products marketing manager Jill Santiago.

Santiago said PIXMA
IJPs have been driving sales, with single function printer PIXMA iP2770
and multifunction printer (MFP) PIXMA MP258 topping the bestsellers
list. The multifunction printers with WIFI have also been gaining
ground in the market let by the Canon PIXMA MX347.

“Technological trends include the shift to multitasking which may result in the growth of the MFP industry,” she said.

“Proprietary
technological advantages that may swing the market to Canon’s side
include the new Intelligent Touch System technology, HD Movie Print,
and free enhanced software bundled with the printers that we will
release this second half,” she added.

Santiago said that CMPI
expects the IJP industry to slow down slightly in the fourth quarter of
2010 due to historical sales trends and consumers’ spending priorities
during the holidays but is confident that the market will swing back
after the holidays.

“But the total market growth for this year versus last year and for 2011 is still seen to grow,” she said.

Earlier
this year, CMPI bagged three GfK No. 1 Awards for having the most
number of unit sales for single-function printers, digital cameras, and
digital single lens reflex cameras.

CMPI president Alan Chng
said in July that the company forecast overall sales breaching the
Php4-billion mark in 2010, 25% higher than last year.

 

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Manila, Philippines — Canon’s wide range
of PIXMA All-In-One (AIO) and single function photo printers represent
fast performance, high quality, and thoughtful features that simply let
users do more with ease. Building on these core strengths, Canon has
updated its PIXMA emblem and introduced sleek new designs to improve
performance, including new features such as full HD Movie Print, and
Flickr online photo album integration.

A New Look, A New Chapter

Marking
a milestone in the evolution of Canon’s PIXMA AIO and photo printers is
a new emblem and a sleek new design language for the latest PIXMA
range. An assembly of four letter P’s that form an "X" evokes the
imagery of a butterfly and ambigram. The new PIXMA emblem reflects high
aspirations of the new collection. PIXMA’s new design concept “No
Boundaries” with its pure black outlook, represent seamlessness both in
terms of aesthetics and functionality. Its elegant high-gloss lacquer
finish complements any modern business or home décor.

With the
new design concept, Canon has made advanced technologies accessible and
available to all users. The additional features make the most important
common tasks so easy to accomplish for added convenience and these
include:

Exciting New Features

• Full HD
Movie Print: More and more consumers are using video to capture
treasured moments. With the new Full HD Movie Print introduced in all
2H 2010 PIXMA models, users can now print selected frames from HD video
footage (.mov files created by Canon digital camera). And you can
perfect your prints with Canon’s advanced image correction technologies.

•
Creative Park Premium website (via Solution Menu EX): The online portal
offers free downloads of photos and illustrations from world-renowned
artists. This content is available when Canon Original Inks are
properly installed.

• Easy-PhotoPrint EX now allows users to import photos directly from the Flickr online photo sharing site.

•
Easy-WebPrint Ex is the total web printing solution for printing only
what you need from web pages with complicated layouts. A new
Gray-To-Black Legibility feature now allows users to enhance the
legibility of gray to black text on web pages before printing.

o
Single Click Fit-To-Page: With one click, the size of the clipped web
content is enlarged or reduced to fit onto a single sheet of page.

o Booklet Print: Allows users to make an A5-sized booklet out of the web materials you have clipped.

•
Auto Photo Fix II: Comes with Colour Cast Correction in addition to
face-recognition and scene categorization optimization, effectively
ensuring superb photo quality in every print.

PIXMA MG5270: Best Balance Of Performance And Versatility

For
homes and offices, the PIXMA MG5270 offers cost-efficient features such
as individual colour ink tanks, 2.4-inch TFT LCD screens with a
convenient Scroll Wheel interface that puts controls at one’s
fingertips and memory card slots, direct printing and scanning.

Print
quality is ultra-sharp and virtually grain-free with minimum 1
picolitre (pl) ink droplet sizes, and up to 9600 x 2400 dpi. The PIXMA
MG5270 takes just 20 seconds and 39 seconds respectively to print a
borderless 4 x 6” photo, and approximately 11.0ipm and 9.7ipm (images
per minute) for monochrome and 9.3ipm and 6.1ipm for colour A4 sized
document prints respectively. The MG5270 features optical scan
resolutions of 2400 x 4800 dpi, and 1200 x 2400 respectively.

The
MG5270 prints images directly from PictBridge-compatible digital
cameras, including memory cards, and USB flash storage such as thumb
drives. The PIXMA MG5270 has the added advantage of Wi-Fi connectivity,
allowing multiple computers to share a single printer on the same
wireless network. Photos can be printed wirelessly from an iPhone or
iPod Touch.

PIXMA MP497: AIO Functionality At Incredible Price Point

Value-conscious
consumers who seek the convenience of an integrated AIO solution will
find the perfect fit for their needs in the PIXMA MP497. Compact and
stylish, this AIO printer offers excellent performance and value.

Capable
of sharp prints up to 4800 x 1200 dpi, with minimum 2pl ink droplet
sizes. The MP497 takes just 41 seconds and 43 seconds respectively to
print a borderless 4 x 6” photo. For documents, the MP497 takes
approximately 8.8ipm and 5.0ipm for monochrome and colour documents
respectively, while the MP287 prints at 8.4ipm and 4.8ipm. Offering
added convenience, the PIXMA MP497 is also wireless for sharing over a
Wi-Fi network or printing directly from the iPhone or iPod Touch.

PIXMA iP4870: Focused On High Photo Quality, Fast Printing

For
users who do not require scanning features, the PIXMA iP4870 is a
powerhouse of print quality and performance. With min 1pl ink droplets
with ultra-sharp 9600 x 2400 dpi prints and five-colour individual ink
tanks, the PIXMA iP4870 is equipped for top print quality. Performance
is just as stellar: the PIXMA iP4870 can print a borderless 4×6” photo
in approximately 20 seconds, achieving approximately 11.0ipm and 9.3ipm
for monochrome and colour A4 sized document prints respectively.

It
even comes complete with Canon’s full Advanced Media Handling
capabilities featuring Auto Duplex Printing, 2-Way Paper Feeding as
well as direct printing on to CD/DVDs for that extra personalised touch.

PIXMA MG8170: Premium Photo All-In-One With Film Scanning And The Intelligent Touch System

Canon
continues to distinguish itself from competition with the introduction
of the PIXMA MG8170 wireless photo AIO printer. This printer offers
unrivalled elegance and ease of use through the introduction of Canon’s
unique Intelligent Touch System.

With the Intelligent Touch
System, there is no operation panel and buttons to mar the smooth,
sleek profile of the PIXMA MG8170 wireless photo printer. Instead,
relevant keys and controls light up intuitively on the top cover during
printer operation against the glossy black piano finish. Complementing
the Intelligent Touch System, the MG8170 also features a tilt LCD
display screens (3.5 inches) that lie flushed with the top panel when
not in use.

A plethora of software broadens the functionality of
Canon printers to help users achieve consistent high quality print
results with consummate ease. One of the highlights is Full HD Movie
Print which enables the PIXMA MG8170 to print any frame from HD video
footage captured with a Canon digital camera. With Full HD Movie Print,
favourite scenes from one’s family or vacation videos are instantly
accessible and preserved for a lifetime.

Professional users
and enthusiasts can use the Easy-PhotoPrint Pro plugin for Adobe
Photoshop to make very fine adjustments to grayscale and colour images
as well as print media for the best results.

The PIXMA MG8170
also offers exclusive access to Canon’s Creative Park Premium for
downloadable photos and illustrations from world renowned artists. This
premium content is available when Canon Original Inks are properly
installed.

As an added incentive, both printers support the
802.11n wireless standard. Wireless networks can be set up with the
press of one button when using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Android OS
smartphones can also make use of the free Canon Easy-PhotoPrint (EPP)
for Android application to print images captured with the phone’s
camera. For Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad mobile device users, the
Canon Easy-PhotoPrint for iPhone (iEPP) is also a free application.

Best Balance Of Performance And Versatility

The
PIXMA MG8170 wireless photo AIO printer has a maximum color resolution
of 9600 x 2400 dpi and can create a 4" x 6" borderless photo of superb
quality in approximately 20 seconds. The inclusion of dedicated gray
ink tanks on the PIXMA MG8170 helps to produce superb black-and-white
prints in addition to vibrant colour prints. The PIXMA MG8170 is also
capable of scanning 35mm film and slides, allowing users to reproduce
and preserve memorable moments.

This printer comes complete
with Canon’s full Advanced Media Handling capabilities featuring Auto
Duplex Printing, 2-Way Paper Feeding as well as direct printing on to
CD/DVDs for that extra personalised touch.

Caring For The Environment

Canon
products are manufactured to the highest environmental standards that
include Energy Star certification for energy efficiency and compliance
with the EU’s RoHS for hazardous materials. Recycled plastic is used
extensively and printers launched this year will conserve even more
packaging materials with a streamlined packaging relative to last
year’s models. In daily use, the Quick Start feature conserves
electricity, while Auto Duplex printing and the ability to condense
multiple pages on a single sheet reduce paper use significantly. At
every stage from factory to home or office, Canon’s photo printers are
designed to have minimal impact on the environment.

 

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