Storage Products Association (SPA) Founded to Promote the Critical Role of Magnetic Storage Technologies

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I've heard that WD is establishing the Storage Products Association (SPA) with other hard drive companies to educate the consumers and professionals about the roles hard drive and solid state hybrid drive technologies play in today's digital age.

This is something interesting worth looking into to promote the merits and value of rotating magnetic storage technologies, as well as to make consumers and professionals aware of how critical hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state hybrid drives (SSHDs) are to their digital lives.

SPA members include HGST, Seagate, Toshiba and WD. The organization helps storage manufacturers and users understand and support current and future storage needs, including the key role of hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state hybrid drives, in an effective storage mix for all consumer and business environments. SPA will provide education to its customers, partners, members and users of HDDs and SSHDs. SPA will also participate in industry and user events, and will publish materials about end users’ storage needs and effective usage of a mix of storage technologies.

Silent Sanctuary Monodramatic Album Launch

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Fans and friends of Silent Sanctuary celebrated the release of their newest album called "Monodramatic" last August 9, 2013 at the Trinoma Activity Center.

Silent Sanctuary spices up their signature  with a "classical music meets rock music" sound with the release of their new album. The group's previous studio albums: "Fuschiang Pagi-ibig" and "Mistaken For Granted", proved to be a success as it both spawned hits, which dominated radio, TV, on line and various music charts. For this album Silent Sanctuary delivers a more flavorful  spice without deviating much from the distinct classic sound which was loved by many.. Marami kami na ginamit na instrument sounds and elements na di namin ginagamit sa mga dating album “, explains vocalist Sarkie Sarangay.

"We always want to top our previous work. Yung habang tumatagal gumaganda yung mga kanta. Gusto namin laging nasusulit ng listeners yung album kaya di pwedeng basta-bastang output lang.” shared by bassist Jason Rondero.

For drummer Allen Calixto , the whole album was a way to be able to evolve and develop their sound rather than sticking with the same traditional formulas for song writing. "Lumawak pa yung isip ko sa music , kasama dun sa re learning yung drums.”.

The album also features an interesting collaboration with Ashley Gosiengfao of Midnight Meetings entitled "Meron Ng Iba”.

Nokia, Globe Labs Bring Nokia Asha Developers Night to RP

 

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Developers, students and IT professionals joined mobile communications giant Nokia and Globe Labs, a fast-growing developer community of Globe Telecom, in the Asha Developer Night held recently at the Nokia headquarters in Makati City.

The first Asha Developer Community Meetup highlighted the various business opportunities which developers can explore. They were given an introduction to the Nokia Asha user interface as well as the Nokia Asha SDK - a suite of tools that help with the development of Java apps on the Nokia Asha platform.

"The event was a great place to do networking, meet other developers, and ask questions about the Nokia platforms. We want to help local developers reach their full potentials, assist them in creating applications using Nokia Asha platforms as well as give them a chance to dig deeper into Asha's realm," said Michelle Santos, Developer Relations Manager of Globe Labs.