Once again, Cherry Mobile releases another budget friendly Android device. Cherry Mobile LIFE.  Cherry Mobile just announced via their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/cherrymobile?fref=ts). Though Cherry mobile did not post the complete specifications of this phone. But we got something really good cooking on this phone.

Cherry Mobile Life Specs

• 4″ screen, but no word yet on the resolution and the type of screen (don’t count on it being AMOLED or anything special, though)
• 1.3ghz dual core processor with Mali 400 GPU
• 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage
• 5MP back camera + 0.3MP front camera
• HSPA+ support
• Dual-SIM
• GPS
• FM Radio
• Bluetooth v3.0
• Android Jellybean 4.2

 

That’s a pretty awesome specs lineup, especially given its price point of a whopping PHP 2,999.00. It seems bent on toppling their own Flare series for bang-for-the-buck king. The price point price definitely pits it against the recently announced MyPhone Agua Rain 3G. Basing it on the specs above, the Cherry Mobile LIFE certainly trumps it not just in the screen size department but in other aspects as well, although the competition’s amusing anti-theft technology (really, who here hasn’t thought of activating it just for kicks?  ) is still a good draw.

Unfortunately, availability is also nowhere in sight, so we’ll have to wait for further announcements. Cherry Mobile really does know how to build up suspense and anticipation, do they? In fact, their Facebook announcement lacked certain details, such as the RAM and ROM. Even now, the announcement post is abuzz with speculations, indicating fervent anticipation from consumers. I don’t blame them. Personally, I’m curious to know how the phone would handle Jellybean with the modest RAM. Anyone excited on this baby?

SOURCE: http://www.noypigeeks.com/android/cherry-mobile-life-announced-specs-price-availability/

Sikat II finishes third in 2013 World Solar Challenge

Photo of the Sikat II crew at the finish line, taken from the Team Solar Philippines Facebook page

Philippine solar car Sikat II placed third in the 2013 World Solar Challenge (WSC) Adventure class in Australia, Jingo Badillo, the Philippine Solar Team’s media officer, announced Saturday.

The win was confirmed through La Salle’s public relations contact Donna Manyo as announced by Badillo, saying in an SMS to GMA News Online: ”We placed third. Confirmed.”

Sikat II crossed the finish line in Adelaide, southern Australia at 1:53 PM Philippine time on Friday, completing the 3,021-kilometer race across the Australian Outback.

Sikat II departed Darwin, northern Australia on October 6, starting the race at the front of the pack. A core group of 20 mechanical and electrical engineering students and six faculty members from De La Salle University modified and improved on the 2011 Sikat II car in a period of seven months to make it race-ready for WSC 2013.

“The solar car race is not just about speed but also about the efficient use of power. The aim is to reach the destination at the fastest time while maximizing the power of the sun,” said Jingo Badillo, the Philippine Solar Team’s media officer.

The race kicked off in Darwin on October 6 and finished in Adelaide on October 11. Everyday, each team starts at 8:00 AM and stops in the afternoon.

Sikat II competed with four other solar cars in the Adventure class.

Each solar car is accompanied by four more cars. Each vehicle has a main driver and a secondary driver on shifting schedules.

Sikat II has two primary drivers and two back-up drivers. A scout vehicle leads the party and is followed by a lead vehicle which guides the solar car on the road conditions.

Behind Sikat II is a vehicle that carries the communication equipment where a team directs the strategy to be followed based on gathered data on weather conditions, telemetry, and the like. At the tail of the convoy is a trailer vehicle for the team.

“The race proper is very rigorous because of the long distance and the environment. The Australian Outback weather is very hot but it can get rainy or cloudy and these affect the condition and performance of the car,” Badillo said.

The team camps out at the side of the desert road wherever the solar car stops at the end of each racing day.

The team wakes up before sunrise to charge the solar array – the solar panels converting sunlight to electricity – and prepares the car in time for the start of the race at 8:00 AM.

Sikat II competed with national champions like the Intikallpa 2 built by the Antakari team from Chile and the Tushka Hashi by the Mississippi Choctaw High School. – KDM/TJD, GMA News

SOURCE(S): http://ph.news.yahoo.com/sikat-ii-finishes-third-2013-world-solar-challenge-111340237.html
http://thelasallian.com/2013/10/13/press-release-sikat-ii-bags-3rd-place-in-world-solar-challenge/