Goodbye Olympic gold... again!

Filipino boxer Mark Barriga lost a tightly-contested bout against his Kazakhstan foe, bowing out of contention in the London Olympics amateur boxing on Saturday.

Barriga's defeat is another blow to the Philippines' quest for an olympic gold, as other Pinoy athletes were also bowing out of London, whose weights on their shoulders were made even heavier by the pressure of getting a gold for the country.

Third generation iPad to hit Apple stores on Friday

For those who are planning to buy the iPad 2 (me, included), you should rethink your plan because the moment you get hold of that iPad, it might be obsolete already. Why? Because Apple has announced that the third generation iPad will be available in Apple stores in the United States and nine other countries.

The countries that will first see the birth of the latest iPad model include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Britain, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. That's right, no Philippines. After all, our country has never been on the list of Apple's priority. One factor could be that a lot of iPhone clones are flooding the stores in Colon.

Back to the iPhone news, customers who buy a new iPad at an Apple retail store will be offered free personal setup service, said Apple. Customers in the US could shop and buy the device anywhere they are and pick up their purchase at any Apple retail store.