Qore Gives First Look At PSP Go!, New Portable Metal Gear Incoming
Images from the June issue of Qore have given us an early look at PSP Go, the long-rumored fourth iteration of PSP hardware. Just as speculation suggested, the redesigned handheld features a sliding screen and does away with UMD, embracing digital downloads in a more compact form factor.
Other tidbits mentioned by SCEA marketing boss John Koller in a video that surfaced of the Qore episode include the fact that the slimmed-down PSP Go will tout 16GB of built-in flash memory, along with bluetooth support. Gran Turismo, LittleBigPlanet, Jax and Daxter, and a new portable Metal Gear Solid are all name-dropped in the video, strongly suggesting an E3 appearance. See this clip after the break.
Koller also notes that the PSP Go will not replace the current 3000 model on store shelves. At this point in time, it is a move that makes sense as Sony is just beginning to release titles on PSN day and date with their UMD release. Plus, digital downloads are still somewhat of a foreign concept to the average consumer, meaning transitioning is needed.
UCall: Unlimited Call From Globe Telecoms
Good news and bad news to Globe prepaid and postpaid subscribers! Globe Telecoms are currently offering Unlimited Call, that’s the good news. The bad news is… the promo is available to selected provinces only.
It could be for testing purposes, a dry run if they could offer it nationwide. I hope they do because other rival companies already did long time ago. Even before the House Senate signed the new guidelines for longer expiration of prepaid loads and other communication issues.
Going back, UCALL promo is available only to provinces: Catanduanes, Guimaras, Marinduque, Masbate, Occidental Mindoro, Aklan, Capiz, Quezon Province and Sorsogon. If you’re currently in these areas, your lucky. UCALL30 is good for 1 day and UCALL100 is good for 5 days. However, UCALL30 is available only in Catanduanes, UCALL100 is available to all provinces I mentioned.
According to Globe CSR (Customer Service Representative) I called earlier, the UCALL promo started in July 23 and will end in August 22, 2009. One month only! Who knows, they might offer it nationwide just like other telecom companies. I hope and I wish.
To avail the promo, a subscriber needs to register first. To register, type:
UCALL30
UCALL100
and send to 8888 (or 2868)
Take note that this is UCALL, unlimited call 24 hours day and different from UNLICALL NYT that offers unlimited call from 11 pm to 6am only. Also, if you are near the provinces I mentioned above, there’s no harm in trying. A friend in Batangas is allegedly using the UCALL promo.
UPDATE: Please comment if you tested the promo in areas not mentioned above. So far, additional areas are some parts of Laguna and Batangas.
Pinoy goes to order breakfast at a coffee shop in Manhattan…
Waiter: “What kind of coffee would you like, regular or decaf?”
Pinoy: “No… Big cup! Big cup!”
Waiter: “What would you like for your breakfast?”
Pinoy: “Hameneggs.”
Waiter: “And how do you like your eggs, sir?”
Pinoy: “Yes, tenkyu, I like dem beri much.”
Waiter: “No sir, I mean how would you like them cooked?”
Pinoy: “Yes, tenkyu, I wud like dem cooked.”
Waiter (with increasing impatience): “Would you like your eggs… fried? poached? hard boiled or soft boiled?”
Pinoy (with increasing uneasiness): “Yes, one fried en one hard boiled or sop boiled.”
Waiter: “And what bread would you like?”
Pinoy: “Begyurpardon?”
Waiter: “What kind of bread would you like… white? rye? whole wheat? toast?”
Pinoy: “Pan Amercano…”
Waiter: “We don’t have that…”
Pinoy: “Okey. Gib me Taystee…”
Waiter: “We don’t have that either, sir…”
Pinoy: “Do you heb pan de lemon or bonete?”
Waiter: “Sir, you are wasting my time… I shall ask for the last time, what would you like for breakfast?”
Pinoy: “Donut plis…”
