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Top Gear PH to be Sued for Cyber-Bullying

Bob Freking

Local Top Gear Philippines has been in the spotlight in the last couple of days after posting the Facebook profile of a suspected shooter which turned out was a simple mistaken identify. However, damage has been done and the victim has been on the receiving end of death threats and ridicule, prompting him to deactivate his FB account.

Nestor Punzalan has been wrongly identified as the person who shot a biker Mark Vincent Garalde in a recent roadside altercation that resulted into a murder incident. With close to 3 million Facebook fans, Top Gear Philippines was closely monitoring and promoting news and updates about the incident. However, the information they were passing around turned out to be false.

Top Gear PH was not the first one to report the wrong conduction sticker which led them to report the wrong person associated with the wrong information. However, they were the one who linked to Punzalan’s Facebook page that prompted people to mob him on FB.

Nestor came to the NBI and his name has been cleared. The real suspect has now been identified. Vernon Sarne, Editor of Top Gear PH, said this through a comment on their Facebook Page:

“I was responsible for posting the photo of Mr. Punzalan’s vehicle, and I realize now that I shouldn’t have done so. I accept full responsibility. This is all on me. I will do my best to reach out to Mr. Punzalan and personally apologize to him and his family. The buck stops here. This is all my fault…”

However, Punzalan replied in a report done on 24 Oras, GMA:

“Di pwede yung sorry-sorry na lang. Grabe ang ginawa nila, dapat silang managot.”

Their side is now moving towards filing a case on through the Cybercrime Prevention Act.

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Top Gear PH to be Sued for Cyber-Bullying

Bob Freking

Local Top Gear Philippines has been in the spotlight in the last couple of days after posting the Facebook profile of a suspected shooter which turned out was a simple mistaken identify. However, damage has been done and the victim has been on the receiving end of death threats and ridicule, prompting him to deactivate his FB account.

Nestor Punzalan has been wrongly identified as the person who shot a biker Mark Vincent Garalde in a recent roadside altercation that resulted into a murder incident. With close to 3 million Facebook fans, Top Gear Philippines was closely monitoring and promoting news and updates about the incident. However, the information they were passing around turned out to be false.

Top Gear PH was not the first one to report the wrong conduction sticker which led them to report the wrong person associated with the wrong information. However, they were the one who linked to Punzalan’s Facebook page that prompted people to mob him on FB.

Nestor came to the NBI and his name has been cleared. The real suspect has now been identified. Vernon Sarne, Editor of Top Gear PH, said this through a comment on their Facebook Page:

“I was responsible for posting the photo of Mr. Punzalan’s vehicle, and I realize now that I shouldn’t have done so. I accept full responsibility. This is all on me. I will do my best to reach out to Mr. Punzalan and personally apologize to him and his family. The buck stops here. This is all my fault…”

However, Punzalan replied in a report done on 24 Oras, GMA:

“Di pwede yung sorry-sorry na lang. Grabe ang ginawa nila, dapat silang managot.”

Their side is now moving towards filing a case on through the Cybercrime Prevention Act.

Source, 2

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Lenovo Vibe K5 Note hands-on, first impressions

Daniel Morial

The Lenovo Vibe K5 Note sits on top if its Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus siblings, and it’s also the direct successor to the Vibe K4 Note which was just launched early this year. With just a few months after the predecessor’s introduction to the Philippine market, Lenovo has brought in the K5 Note with a few upgrades up its sleeve and a more solid aluminum construction.

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The Vibe K5 Note is a 5.5-inch handset with a Full HD panel with roughly 403ppi pixel density. That’s no different from the K4 Note which has the same resolution and display size. There’s an 8MP front camera up top along with the earpiece and a couple of sensors.  And thankfully, Lenovo has treated the trio of capacitive keys below with backlight.

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The right side has the power/lock button and the volume rocker. The buttons are tactile but made out of plastic. The left side houses the hybrid card tray for nano SIM cards and a microSD card.

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The top has the 3.5mm jack for wired headphones while the bottom end of the device has the micro-USB port for charging and connectivity at its center. A tiny pinhole for the main microphone is placed just beside the port.

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The back panel of the K5 Note is a sealed aluminum plate with a similarly painted plastic strip above and below it to allow radio signals to pass through. There’s a main 13MP camera sporting phase-detecting autofocus (PDAF) and 5-composite lens. Seems like a promising setup, but we’re yet to see how it performs. A rounded and flushed fingerprint scanner is also on the back for unlocking and securing the device. Despite the upgrade of the K5 Note’s construction, the loudspeaker is now placed at the rear opposed to the front-facing stereo speaker of the K4 Note.

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What’s powering the K5 Note is a 64-bit MediaTek Helio P10 octa-core processor running at a max speed of 1.8GHz. That’s a considerable upgrade from the predecessor’s chipset although memory is still pegged at 3GB of RAM. Storage is at 32GB with about 23GB available out of the box.

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The key feature of the K5 Note is Lenovo’s TheaterMax VR experience which basically turns any content on your device to be compatible with the included VR headset. Speaking of, the VR headset this time around now has a remote control, thus making your VR experience better compared before, as long as it’s supported by your application.

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We currently have a review unit on hand as of writing, so we’ll be taking the Vibe K5 Note for a full spin in the coming days.

Lenovo Vibe K5 Note specs:
5.5-inch Full HD LTPS IPS display, 401ppi
1.8GHz MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 octa-core CPU
Mali-T860MP2 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD
13MP PDAF rear camera w/ dual-tone flash
8MP front camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE, 3G HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
FM Radio
Dolby Atmos
Fingerprint scanner
1.5W speaker, Hi-Fi audio with Dolby Atmos
3,500mAh battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop w/ VIBE UI (upgradeable to Android 6.0)
152 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm
165 g

The Lenovo Vibe K5 Note retails for Php 11,999 which already includes the new VR headset and controller. Lenovo has also included a clear case and a screen protector in the bundle to protect your newly bought device from unwanted damages. The device comes in two colors — platinum silver and champagne gold.

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Lenovo Vibe K5 Note hands-on, first impressions

Daniel Morial

The Lenovo Vibe K5 Note sits on top if its Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus siblings, and it’s also the direct successor to the Vibe K4 Note which was just launched early this year. With just a few months after the predecessor’s introduction to the Philippine market, Lenovo has brought in the K5 Note with a few upgrades up its sleeve and a more solid aluminum construction.

lenovo-vibe-k5-note-1

The Vibe K5 Note is a 5.5-inch handset with a Full HD panel with roughly 403ppi pixel density. That’s no different from the K4 Note which has the same resolution and display size. There’s an 8MP front camera up top along with the earpiece and a couple of sensors.  And thankfully, Lenovo has treated the trio of capacitive keys below with backlight.

lenovo-vibe-k5-note-4

The right side has the power/lock button and the volume rocker. The buttons are tactile but made out of plastic. The left side houses the hybrid card tray for nano SIM cards and a microSD card.

lenovo-vibe-k5-note-5

The top has the 3.5mm jack for wired headphones while the bottom end of the device has the micro-USB port for charging and connectivity at its center. A tiny pinhole for the main microphone is placed just beside the port.

lenovo-vibe-k5-note-6

The back panel of the K5 Note is a sealed aluminum plate with a similarly painted plastic strip above and below it to allow radio signals to pass through. There’s a main 13MP camera sporting phase-detecting autofocus (PDAF) and 5-composite lens. Seems like a promising setup, but we’re yet to see how it performs. A rounded and flushed fingerprint scanner is also on the back for unlocking and securing the device. Despite the upgrade of the K5 Note’s construction, the loudspeaker is now placed at the rear opposed to the front-facing stereo speaker of the K4 Note.

lenovo-vibe-k5-note-2

What’s powering the K5 Note is a 64-bit MediaTek Helio P10 octa-core processor running at a max speed of 1.8GHz. That’s a considerable upgrade from the predecessor’s chipset although memory is still pegged at 3GB of RAM. Storage is at 32GB with about 23GB available out of the box.

lenovo-vibe-k5-note-3

The key feature of the K5 Note is Lenovo’s TheaterMax VR experience which basically turns any content on your device to be compatible with the included VR headset. Speaking of, the VR headset this time around now has a remote control, thus making your VR experience better compared before, as long as it’s supported by your application.

lenovo-ant-vr-with-controller

We currently have a review unit on hand as of writing, so we’ll be taking the Vibe K5 Note for a full spin in the coming days.

Lenovo Vibe K5 Note specs:
5.5-inch Full HD LTPS IPS display, 401ppi
1.8GHz MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 octa-core CPU
Mali-T860MP2 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD
13MP PDAF rear camera w/ dual-tone flash
8MP front camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE, 3G HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
FM Radio
Dolby Atmos
Fingerprint scanner
1.5W speaker, Hi-Fi audio with Dolby Atmos
3,500mAh battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop w/ VIBE UI (upgradeable to Android 6.0)
152 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm
165 g

The Lenovo Vibe K5 Note retails for Php 11,999 which already includes the new VR headset and controller. Lenovo has also included a clear case and a screen protector in the bundle to protect your newly bought device from unwanted damages. The device comes in two colors — platinum silver and champagne gold.

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Globe ready to transmit voice calls for emergency hotline 911 and complaint hotline 8888

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Globe Telecom is ready to transmit voice calls for emergency hotline 911 and complaint hotline 8888 on August 1, as directed by the government.

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During President Duterte’s State of the Nation Address SONA the other day, he mentioned numerous plans for the country and among those announced the nationwide implementation of 911 hotline for emergencies and the establishment of 8888 hotline as an easy way to receive complaints regarding government agencies.

Globe has released a statement submitting to those announcements and hopes to make their services better for their subscribers. Attached below is the press release by Globe General Counsel Atty. Froilan Castelo:

“We are also expediting migration of our system to immediately enable transmission of SMS or text messages thru 8888 and we are confident that we will be able to achieve this target within the timeframe of 30-45 days given to us by the government. As suggested by the government to discourage prank calls, we would also like to inform our customers that those calling the hotlines will incur regular voice charges plus an additional P5/call for those calling the 911 hotline.”

{Globe Telecom}

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