* Mobile Number Prefix for Globe, Sun, and Smart

If you’re curious to know which network a Philippine mobile number belongs to, you’re in luck! Here’s the list:

+63-PPP-NNN-NNNN / 0PPP-NNN-NNNN – where PPP is the prefix, and NNN-NNNN is the subscriber’s number.

>> Globe Telecoms / Touch Mobile Prefix
817, 905, 906, 915, 916, 917, 926, 927, 935, 936, 937, 996, 997

>> Sun Cellular Mobile Prefix
922, 923, 932, 933, 934, 942, 943

>> Smart Communications Mobile Prefix
813, 907, 908, 909, 910, 912, 918, 919, 920, 921, 928, 929, 930, 938, 939, 946, 947, 948, 949, 989, 999

>> Red Mobile (Smart Subsidiary)
938

>> Next Mobile
979

>> Express Telecom
973, 974

>> Unused or unknown
812 (and lower), 814, 815, 816, 819, 820 (and higher)
911 (reserved), 913 (nobody wants?), 914, 924, 925, 931, 940, 941, 944, 945, 950 (and higher)
987 (and lower), 988, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 998

Source: Wikipedia

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* So You Have a New Windows Machine, Now What?

New Windows Machine? Here’s what to install:

1. Avast – I’ve been using this anti-virus software since 2005. It’s free for home use, and up to now, I don’t worry about viruses.
2. Team Viewer – Control your other Windows machines remotely. Free for home use.
3. Skype – Video and voice call to other Skype user, chat, screen sharing, and more!
4. Chrome Browser – Browser from Google
5. Firefox – Browser from Mozilla
6. Adobe Flash – Play Flash content on your other browser (Google Chrome have this pre-installed)
7. Adobe Reader – Read PDF documents
8. PicPick – Screen capture, photo editing, and more
9. Google Earth – Explore your surroundings right where you are
10. Picasa – Organize, edit, and share your photos

~Third Tech

* So You Have A New Android, Now What?!

You have a new Android? Here are the apps you can install.

Social:
1. Facebook – Official Facebook App
2. Facebook Messenger – Chat with your Facebook friends
3. Google+ – Official Google+ App
4. Viber – Voice call and text messaging to other Viber user. Smartphone to smartphone calls only.
5. Twitter – Official Twitter app
6. Foursquare – Tell your friends where you are
7. Instagram – Share your photos instantly
8. Skype – Voice and video call, chat, and screen sharing app for smartphones and desktop.

GPS
1. Waze – Social GPS navigation and traffic update
2. GPS Essential – This is the Swiss Army knife of GPS information!
3. NavDroyd (paid app) – Offline GPS turn-by-turn navigation

Manila/Philippines Specific
1. ClickTheCity – Know play times of movies in cinemas around the Philippines, TV shows, events, restaurants, and others
2. MMDA – Metro Manila traffic situation – live!
3. PAGASA Mobile – Daily weather forecast, satellite image, severe weather bulletin, and typhoon forecast
4. iTyphoon – Typhoon updates in the Philippines

Remote Control and Cloud Storage
1. Team Viewer – Remotely control computers using your Android device
2. Dropbox – Cloud Storage
3. Google Drive – Cloud Storage
4. Sugar Sync – Cloud Storage
5. Evernote – Take notes, capture photos, to-do lists, voice recording at home, office, or mobile.
6. Air Droid – Manage your Android device from any browser

Other Tools
1. Final Countdown – Countdown timer
2. Phone Usage – Monitor phone call, text message, and data usage
3. Compass – Compass app for Android
4. Seismograph – Monitor vibration using your phone’s accelerometer
5. Real Calc – Scientific calculator for Android
6. ConvertPad – Convert values from one unit to the other (liters to gallons, kph to mph, kilos to pounds, etc)
7. ES File Explorer – File Manager for Android
8. Vlingo – Virtual assistant on Android
9. Google Sky Map – Find the location of planets according to your location, name the stars, and others
10. Lookout – Antivirus protection, find lost phone, and other functions
11. Shazam – Identify the title of the song playing
12. Bluetooth File Transfer – Share and manage files on any bluetooth device (except iOS)

~ThirdTech