Henry Lubong's Journal

I just pulled the trigger on the new, the hottest, the best Droid yet, the smartest and sexiest 3G phone in the planet of earth, the HTC Droid Incredible!
I was waiting for the Nexus but it’s still MIA (and I’m glad it’s not available yet). Verizon is still courting Steve Jobs for the iPhone and [...]

PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, May 4, 2009 – According to The NPD Group, a leader in wireless industry market research, an aggressive “buy-one-get-one” promotion by Verizon Wireless helped RIM’s BlackBerry Curve move past Apple’s iPhone to become the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first quarter (Q1) of 2009.  RIM’s consumer smartphone [...]

So I picked the Storm over Omnia. It’s been two months now since I purchased this phone. It’s enough hands-on time to give my personal review about this phone. Why the Storm? First of all, I wanted to try the RIM’s OS. Secondly, the storm looks slickier than the Omnia. Lastly, I don’t want to [...]

I must say this is a perfect laptop for my wife. She only uses it for email and for checking her social networking sites. It’s a pretty nice netbook that’s more than capable of daily moderate computing. I’ve done my research (as usual) before I got this netbook and trust my word, the HP Mini [...]

I can’t deal with my broken phone anymore. I just placed my order through Verizon and should get shipped overnight. I can’t wait!

As you know (or if you don’t know), Verizon locks the GPS on your device so you can’t use it with third party apps like Google Maps or Live Search. Why do they do this? Greed! The only app that works with the GPS in your phone is the VZ Navigator. What a surprise huh. [...]

I need to replace my cell phone soon. Carmela chewed it up and shorted the earpiece. The phone still works but I have to put it on speaker everytime I’m on a call. I currently have a HTC XV6800 with Windows Mobile 6.1 and unlocked GPS. Yeah, Verizon, thanks for locking GPS on our phones! [...]

I just upgraded my LCD on my 17″ HP Pavillion from WXSGA+ (1680 x 1050) to a higher resolution screen WXGA (1920 x 1200). It was actually a replacement because my old LCD cracked. I’m not saying who broke it… grrr. The new LCD is made by LG and the model is LP171WU3(TL)(A3). This particular [...]

Just in time before the year ends, my new 1080p plasma tv got delivered today. It is rated as CNET’s best HDTV. It’s bigger and better than my old Panasonic. The THX is a very nice feature for watching movies. I have not tried the 24p mode but it’s supposed to deliver much better video [...]

I reactivated my account with Netflix two weeks ago to try out the new video-on-demand they have available for Tivo. While it is convenient to watch streaming videos, I don’t believe that Netflix is ready for prime time yet. They are heading in the right direction but it definitely needs more work to truly satisfy [...]

I’ve been a fan of Tivo since day 1 and any new features they throw in their boxes, I always have to try them myself. Recently, they announced a partnership with Netflix, which is I’m also a fan of, but last year I had to ditched them for Blockbuster. I could say I’m pretty happy [...]

Wohooo! I just received my laptop a little while ago, thanks to FedEx for delivering it while I’m still home . What an awesome shipping service from HP as well. Initially, the PC was supposed to be built by today but it looks like the elves aren’t too busy these days. I have something [...]

After much thought, I pulled the trigger on the HP Pavilion dv9700t.

Screen Size – I spend more time coding than actually playing games so screen real state is more important for me.
Graphics Card – 8600M GS is fine for casual gaming and should be more than enough for Photoshop and video editing.
Weight – 7.7lbs is [...]

I have to admit, I made a wrong decision when I build my self a Shuttle-like PC last year. I had a monstrous desktop so I thought I’d put together a micro ATX form factor PC for a change. I don’t travel much and never really had any use for a laptop. I have an [...]