The newspapers and world leaders reacted, Twitter exploded with messages expressing deep sadness from millions of Apple fans, the whole tech community mourned. We realized that we lost a rare gem today.

While it’s unfortunate that I haven’t personally experienced any Apple product due to my economic circumstances when I was still in the Philippines, I’ve witnessed for years from my direct friends and tech correspondents how they strongly admired Apple products and how they became Apple loyalists. I’ve also witnessed friends who became total Apple converts after they experienced their products.

We at Tech Conclave have always been there to report whenever Apple releases new products.
These consistent observations led me to a conclusion some time ago: that many if not all of the Apple products redefined the way people live their lives, that they are really great, and really awesome – and the man behind them is Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs has changed our lives through the devices he conceived and gave us inspiration to do something new, to produce something great, while keeping things simple. While sometimes there are divisions in the tech community, we at Tech Conclave believe that we all admire Steve Jobs’ ingenuity. We recognize that he is one of the greatest inventors of our time and a creative genius that will make this generation to continue to think differently.

We believe that his ideas will continue to dwell in our hearts and minds. His leadership in the tech industry and innovation underlines why we all feel great and proud to be geeks and technology enthusiasts. We share his mindset to do great things for the world through technology. The tech world will be never be the same again without him.
On behalf of the Tech Conclave community, this is John Raul, your tech correspondent in Chinatown, Singapore.

It’s good to be a geek.

“Interlagos” Opteron processors are built on 32 nanometer process technology and may feature 8, 12, or 16 CPU cores, quad-channel DDR3 memory controller, up to 16 megabytes of L3 cache, and four HyperTransport links.

Rick Bergman, the senior vice president and general manager of AMD Products Group, says that: “This is a monumental moment for the industry as this first “Bulldozer” core represents the beginning of unprecedented performance scaling for x86 CPUs. The flexible new “Bulldozer” architecture will give Web and datacentre customers the scalability they need to handle emerging cloud and virtualization workloads.”

While the Bulldozers are first released for the server market, the desktop versions’ release date is expected to be not too far away.

For the Tech Conclave Express Edition, this is John Raul, your tech news correspondent.
Chinatown, Singapore.

It’s good to be a geek.

These photos were taken using Samsung Wave S8500 smartphone.

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Organized by Exhibits Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings, the four-day I.T. show commenced at Suntec City mall today and will last up to the fourth day of September.

COMEX 2011 opened with 835 exhibitors covering over 355,000 square feet of exhibition space, occupying the six levels of the mall.

As witnessed by your tech correspondent, the event features the latest innovations and technologies from the world’s leading I.T. companies. Covering a wide-range of digital products spanning from digital imaging devices and peripherals, video gaming consoles, computer hardware, home entertainment, mobile devices and lifestyle electronics.

Singapore features at least four I.T. shows every year- one for every quarter. Photos and video clips of the Comex 2011 will be posted on Tech Conclave blog at www.techconclave.com

For Tech Conclave Express Edition, this is John Raul, your tech correspondent.
Chinatown, Singapore.

It’s good to be a geek.

In an express episode in May, I revealed to you that I’ve moved from Davao City, Philippines to Singapore to look for opportunities which I successfully did. I also mentioned that time that I was still adjusting with the new environment and job situation.

After the three-month “honeymoon period” of living and working in Singapore, everything feels normal now with my new urban lifestyle. This stage paves the way for me to get back on things I used to do – most favorably now that I live in the heart of a global city. I’m closer than ever from the major I.T. centers where all the tech events in this country take place.

Today, I am in the position to announce the start of Tech Conclave 2.0 – the second ignition of the shows you loved. The life of Tech Conclave is sustained by its highly-motivated tech correspondents and the three tech shows they produce: the Tech Conclave Global Geek News Patrol, the Tech Conclave Express Edition, and the Tech Conclave Audio Podcast. There will be major changes in the upcoming weeks to these shows as I implement new standards and welcome new processes that will keep the goodness of the past at the same time embrace new, unexplored ideas that may usher Tech Conclave to a higher level. I will also allocate money to improve the Tech Conclave’s hardware setup which will happen beginning next month.

Here are the gradual changes I’m excited to see in the upcoming weeks and later this year.

• One Global Geek News Patrol show every month.
• At least two Express Edition episodes per week.
• New tech correspondents and writers: more active tech news section and blog.
• New Tech Conclave Audio Podcast host who will replace Michael Bowie.
• New hardware: New lavalier microphone and a possible extra monitor for enhance my video editor tools for Tech Conclave this week.
• New hardware: New camera/video HD camcorder in the next 30 days.
• New hardware: Faster video editing laptop in the next 60 days.
• Find sponsors who can provide us a wireless lapel microphone, video lightings and a green screen stand.
• Cover the I.T. / tech shows happening around Singapore.
• Record episodes outdoors.
• Tweaks and design improvements with the Tech Conclave website.
• Tech Conclave Second Encounter in Singapore with a tech correspondent from the United Kingdom.

So just stay there and stay awesome!

It’s good to be a geek!

This episode shows an unboxing video of Behringer Xenyx 802.

Behringer Xenyx 802 boasts the following:

Premium 8-Input 2-Bus Mixer with XENYX Mic Preamps and British EQs

• Premium ultra-low noise, high headroom analog mixer2 state-of-the-art XENYX Mic Preamps comparable to stand-alone boutique preamps
• Neo-classic “British” 3-band EQs for warm and musical sound1 post fader FX send per channel for external FX devices
• 1 stereo aux return for FX applications or as separate stereo input
• Main mix outputs plus separate control room, phones and stereo CD/tape outputsCD/tape inputs assignable to main mix or control room/phones outputs
• High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life
• Conceived and designed by BEHRINGER Germany

The updated website now features multiple featured content with some animated effect. I decided to add it to make the homepage more interesting and for us to highlight the most recent episodes from our current three shows: the Tech Conclave Global Geek News Patrol, the Tech Conclave Audio Podcast, and the Tech Conclave Express Edition.

I’ve also added a global news ticker fetching the news headlines broadcasted via Tech Conclave’s official Twitter account. This way, you will always get the most recent tech news wherever you are on the Tech Conclave website.

Have a look around and let us know your thoughts about these tiny updates.

It’s good to be a geek!

• John Raul Joven II – Temporary Host
• Brad C.

NOTES

In this episode, we discussed the following topics:

Queensland/Brisbane Floods

• Brisbane floods affect the Tech Conclave audio podcast host Michael Bowie
• Michael Bowie donates to flood victims

Wikipedia Celebrates 10th Anniversary

• How did it change the world?
• Will it survive another decade?

Tivo and Hulu

• What are these Tivo and Hulu iPhone apps?
• Can these apps be downloaded for free?
• How did you find these apps?

Apple Releases iPhone OS 4.3 Beta Version for Developers

• Does it offer any clue about some new features?
• Are you looking forward to these new features?

Brad’s Tekluster and Tech Conclave Website Updates

Hi geeks and hello world!

Today we’re announcing that our newest show, the Tech Conclave Audio Podcast, will have its premier episode on the first day of January 2011!

Yeah, "1.1.2011" to make it really geeky and memorable.

To those who are still curious about the show, Tech Conclave Audio Podcast will address one of the missing things at the Tech Conclave network: a show that lets tech correspondents share their opinions about the recent tech news topics and the ongoing developments in the information and communications technology world.

Tech Conclave Audio Podcast will be a show where we can discuss tech news as they impact our lives as tech correspondents and ordinary citizens of the world. It will be hosted by our tech correspondent Michael Bowie from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Well, that’s all for now. Always remember, it’s good to be a geek!

The Tech Conclave website has been running for almost two years now and has changed its face several times to match the evolving personality of the show. In the past few weeks, we’ve redesigned the website again (and will continue to improve so) to implement some new features and to be prepared of the new things that will come to Tech Conclave in the following days.

What’s New

• Tech Conclave used to be a brand to represent the Tech Conclave Global Geek News Patrol show. Now, it is running three different productions. Indeed, it’s now a network in its own right.
• TechConclave.com has updated its contents and now boasts its three production brands on its home page. Here are brief descriptions of what these three brands aim to do.
  • Tech Conclave Global Geek News Patrol – Tech Conclave’s flagship, classic video production for everyone. It is hosted by John Raul Joven II as its news anchor and features tech correspondents and geeks from around the world reporting tech news. It regularly includes the Geek of the Week segment.
  • Tech Conclave Express Edition – A one topic, straight news express show derived from Tech Conclave Global Geek News Patrol. Any established Tech Conclave tech correspondent can host this show. Aimed at audience with lesser attention spans.
  • Tech Conclave Audio Podcast – An audio podcast that aims to discuss the most recent tech news events. Participating tech correspondents will be able to share and exchange ideas and opinions of what’s happening in the world of technology.
• Tech Conclave Blog – Yes, and you’re reading the first blog post now. Tech Conclave Blog is intended for Tech Conclave tech correspondents to share their unusually ordinary geek lives and the relevant events that they encounter every day. It’s very opinionated and aims to highlight the personality of its writers.
• Previous Tech Conclave Global Geek News Patrol pages are now divided into several articles under "Tech News." It makes it easier for our audience – both the people and the search engines – to find the precise topic they are looking for.

What’s Coming

• Tech Conclave Audio Podcast – Yes, we will be launching an audio podcast in the next few days. At the moment, we’re still preparing the things around this new show and ensure that we’ll have a successful launch. In its premier episode, we’ll be explaining why we’ve decided to start an audio podcast and you’ll get to know more about Michael Bowie, the show’s host.
• A more exciting Tech Conclave because we feel good being geeks. Help us expand Tech Conclave and don’t forget to tell your friends about our shows.

Let us know what you think about all these developments!