Those who missed the Google PC (gPC) deal on Walmart should rejoice because the online supermarket has new stocks. At just $199, the gPC is a bargain and an interesting experiment too. If only there’s a Walmart here in the Philippines, I would have gotten one!

The British government meanwhile apologized to Britons over the loss of two computer discs containing personal information of 25 million people!

Gamebrink meanwhile says that “you can now buy PS1 and PSP games via your computer and download them directly onto your PSP” and shows you how and why. Good news for PSP user, including those from PinoyPSP.com who may have the means to buy stuff online.

The National Bureau of Investigation raided two companies yesterday and confiscated over P5-million worth of unlicensed computer software.  My advice to the companies is to take a good, hard look at open source alternatives (like Ubuntu!) which are free and legal at the same time!

This is not about tech, but about tech-related services: More seats available from e-Telecare, and I sure hope salaries and benefits get increased for all the employees of call center who labor long and hard in their tough work. I personally admire them, but I just worry about the long-term effects on their health of the abnormal and shifting schedules.

iPhones soon to be sold in Germany without contracts! ZDNet calls it “the end of Apple’s vise-like grip on the iPhone” which is actually true, good and beautiful as far as consumers are concerned. Lock-in contracts limit consumer choices.

Ok, unlocked iPhones will be sold in Germany (and France), but the Guardian’s Jack Schofield raises a relevant question: Would you pay 999 euros, £713 or $1,500 for an unlocked iPhone? As for us Filipinos, we all hate telco cellphone locks and obscenely high prices for cellphones, and out answer to Schofield’s question should be a consideration when Apple officially takes the iPhone to Asia.