Last week's top tech bits you might've missed

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2012 Jun 18
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Last week is what we could call "independence week," marked by a 1-day holiday many of us were looking forward to. But that doesn't mean the march of news on tech developments and gadgets took a siesta. Proof? Head to the gallery below for the top tech stories of the past 7 days from our end.

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Here's HTC's first dual-SIM Android device

Call it the Desire V, an Ice Cream Sandwich-toting touchscreen device which comes with goodies like a 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a 4-inch WVGA display and a 5-megapixel camera.

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Google exec says android activations now reaches 900,000 a day

Yep, you read that right. The number of Android activations every 24 hours has reached 900,000 according to the Senior Vice President of Mobile of Google, Andy Rubin. So, as it stands, the Android march is not slowing down. Now we wonder how long it will take for the little green robo/alien to surpass the 1-million mark.

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2012 Apple MacBook Pro

Last week saw the official unveiling and availability of the 2012 MacBook Pro which is packed with Apple's Retina Display, a fact that didn't come as a shocking development considering previous rumors. Aside from the upgraded screen, the 15.4-inch variant sports an Ivy Bridge chips and NVIDIA's Kepler GPU.

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iOS 6 previewed

Aside from unveiling new MacBooks, Apple also gave us a sneak on what iOS 6 is expected to have. Click here for a list of what it will bring to mobile devices.

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Acer Aspire S5 launching locally this week

We confirmed last week that the Aspire S3's successor, the Aspire S5, will debut here in the Philippines tomorrow, and it won't be alone. In fact, Acer is all set to unveil a slew of new gadgets, much to our approval.

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New Sony Xperias announced

Sony Mobile has announced a couple of new recruits to its Android campaign, the Xperia miro (the left one in the image) and tipo. Both handsets sport an 800MHz chip, 512MB of RAM, wireless connectivity via WiFi, Bluetooth, and Ice Cream Sandwich. The difference between the two? Click here to learn more.

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Our Samsung Galaxy S III unboxing

We finally got our hands on the Galaxy S III, and we're downright excited! We'll be coming up with a review within the week (hopefully) but you can check our unboxing here if you want to know what our first impressions are of the device.

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Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs rap battle

You wanna see Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs go at each other not in an techie rap battle? You're in luck! Well, sort of. Here's a video trying to show just that, and it's utterly entertaining. Go on, click it. We know you want to.

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Nokia 808 PureView local SRP finally revealed!

So, how much will Nokia's 41-megapixel camera-phone go for? P26,550. Now let's see if it's worth all that moolah in the media hands-on event later this week.

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Microsoft's own Windows 8 tablet to be unveiled this week?

Well, that's what the buzz is giving us. If ever this proves to be true, then it's a pretty big development since we always expected that Microsoft will let its 3rd-party manufacturers take care of the business of creating Windows 8 tablets.