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                    [Title] => Smart acquires Chikka Holdings
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Smart Communications Inc. has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent of Chikka Holdings, Ltd.

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[DatePublished] => 2007-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375752 [Title] => Free mobile phones [Summary] => A lot of our business development managers based in various parts of the world have started to trek home for their Christmas holidays. I recently chatted with my San Francisco colleague and learned that he was able to attend the Web 2.0 conference last month. This is just the premier event of, for and about the leading figures and companies driving innovation in the Internet economy. One can get a lead on what business models are working, what’s next on the horizon, and how all this will affect your own business. [DatePublished] => 2006-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 364881 [Title] => Mobile security [Summary] => I have not had a virus infect my laptop for years; in fact, I have forgotten they had ever existed. I credit this to the advances made in Internet security software and my extreme paranoia prodding me to automatically delete e-mails with foreign addresses and strange-sounding subjects. Oh, I failed to mention, it would help if you update your antivirus files daily, too. My only recent memory of a virus threat was exactly a year ago when the CommWarrior mobile virus tried to infect my Nokia series 60 smartphone via MMS and simultaneously my laptop via Bluetooth. [DatePublished] => 2006-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 358858 [Title] => TechnoNegosyo [Summary] => By the time this story comes out in my column, the TechnoNegosyo fair conceptualized by the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) would have just concluded. Nevertheless, I feel such a close affinity toward the goals of such a program that I am compelled to write about it. You see both our companies – Bidshot Wireless Services and Chikka.com – were born out of the same realities that TechnoNegosyo wanted to present to the general public. [DatePublished] => 2006-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 354023 [Title] => Mobile music [Summary] => The use of MP3 players is just so prevalent among the masses these days that I can’t help but notice the increasing number of consumers strolling in the malls or plying the pedestrian lanes with the all-too-familiar cords dangling from their ears. As this lifestyle becomes the norm, handset manufacturers have wasted no time in deploying mobile phones capable of playing music files. Great, they have freed up more space in my pockets! [DatePublished] => 2006-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778193 [AuthorName] => TXT IN D CITY By Patrick R. Garcia, BIDSHOT WIRELESS SERVICES [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 349218 [Title] => Meffy awards [Summary] => From the dawn of labor and industry, unions and asso-ciations have sprouted as organizations that were meant to conduct a specific activity. Whether it is to further a particular profession or protect the public, the binding force of its members is in the common interest they all share. These days most segments of business have their own bodies where members get to congregate for social, business and networking purposes. In our mobile entertainment realm, we, too, have such an organization called the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF). [DatePublished] => 2006-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342901 [Title] => World Cup kicks off mobile TV [Summary] => The World Cup in Germany commenced over the weekend with the opening ceremonies viewed by almost 1.5 billion people globally, making it the most viewed sporting event in the planet. Just to share some other interesting trivia, the last World Cup in 2002 produced a unique audience of over three billion people with 1.1 billion watching the finals alone. Wow, that is an amazing number that translates to half of the world’s population. It, indeed, sounds like the most ideal playing ground for any new product.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 522696
                    [Title] => Smart acquires Chikka Holdings
                    [Summary] => 

Smart Communications Inc. has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent of Chikka Holdings, Ltd.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 395866 [Title] => Mobile TV update [Summary] => This month I have taken notice of numerous technology headlines pertaining to mobile TV. One online news header I came across bannered "MobiTV passed two million subscribers!" while another splashed "Ericsson offers $1.4 billion for IPTV solutions developer Tandberg Television!" No doubt that these are significant tech news but for consumers it’s really about the content and experience when the topic of mobile TV comes up. [DatePublished] => 2007-04-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778193 [AuthorName] => TXT IN D CITY By Patrick R. Garcia, BIDSHOT WIRELESS SERVICES [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 384694 [Title] => iPhone [Summary] => A lot of speculative talk and insider gossip had been going around all of 2006 about an Apple-made mobile phone going to market. Finally it happened last month at the annual Macworld conference in San Francisco when Apple’s chief guru Steve Jobs drew from his pocket a sleek device to unveil the much-awaited iPhone. A deafening applause soon after emanated from the convention center, sending the crowd on their feet and Apple’s stock price surging eight percent higher while those of competitors Nokia, Palm and RIM coming down. [DatePublished] => 2007-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778193 [AuthorName] => TXT IN D CITY By Patrick R. Garcia, BIDSHOT WIRELESS SERVICES [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 380261 [Title] => Flat-rate charging [Summary] => A Happy New Year to all! I’m actually glad the holiday season is over; all that abuse of food, wine and revelry was just getting too decadent. So it’s back to business, diet and reality – such a welcome relief indeed! Gut feel tells me that there’s lots in store for the wireless world in 2007, so buckle up and stay connected for the latest.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375752 [Title] => Free mobile phones [Summary] => A lot of our business development managers based in various parts of the world have started to trek home for their Christmas holidays. I recently chatted with my San Francisco colleague and learned that he was able to attend the Web 2.0 conference last month. This is just the premier event of, for and about the leading figures and companies driving innovation in the Internet economy. One can get a lead on what business models are working, what’s next on the horizon, and how all this will affect your own business. [DatePublished] => 2006-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 364881 [Title] => Mobile security [Summary] => I have not had a virus infect my laptop for years; in fact, I have forgotten they had ever existed. I credit this to the advances made in Internet security software and my extreme paranoia prodding me to automatically delete e-mails with foreign addresses and strange-sounding subjects. Oh, I failed to mention, it would help if you update your antivirus files daily, too. My only recent memory of a virus threat was exactly a year ago when the CommWarrior mobile virus tried to infect my Nokia series 60 smartphone via MMS and simultaneously my laptop via Bluetooth. [DatePublished] => 2006-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 358858 [Title] => TechnoNegosyo [Summary] => By the time this story comes out in my column, the TechnoNegosyo fair conceptualized by the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) would have just concluded. Nevertheless, I feel such a close affinity toward the goals of such a program that I am compelled to write about it. You see both our companies – Bidshot Wireless Services and Chikka.com – were born out of the same realities that TechnoNegosyo wanted to present to the general public. [DatePublished] => 2006-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 354023 [Title] => Mobile music [Summary] => The use of MP3 players is just so prevalent among the masses these days that I can’t help but notice the increasing number of consumers strolling in the malls or plying the pedestrian lanes with the all-too-familiar cords dangling from their ears. As this lifestyle becomes the norm, handset manufacturers have wasted no time in deploying mobile phones capable of playing music files. Great, they have freed up more space in my pockets! [DatePublished] => 2006-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778193 [AuthorName] => TXT IN D CITY By Patrick R. Garcia, BIDSHOT WIRELESS SERVICES [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 349218 [Title] => Meffy awards [Summary] => From the dawn of labor and industry, unions and asso-ciations have sprouted as organizations that were meant to conduct a specific activity. Whether it is to further a particular profession or protect the public, the binding force of its members is in the common interest they all share. These days most segments of business have their own bodies where members get to congregate for social, business and networking purposes. In our mobile entertainment realm, we, too, have such an organization called the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF). [DatePublished] => 2006-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342901 [Title] => World Cup kicks off mobile TV [Summary] => The World Cup in Germany commenced over the weekend with the opening ceremonies viewed by almost 1.5 billion people globally, making it the most viewed sporting event in the planet. Just to share some other interesting trivia, the last World Cup in 2002 produced a unique audience of over three billion people with 1.1 billion watching the finals alone. Wow, that is an amazing number that translates to half of the world’s population. It, indeed, sounds like the most ideal playing ground for any new product.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778153 [AuthorName] => Txt in d City By Patrick R. Garcia, Bidshot Wireless Services [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) ) )
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