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    We’ve themed this dispatch of PhilSTAR Tech as “back to school.” But instead of focusing on student-grade laptops and productivity apps, we want to bring light to new technologies that are, quite frankly, sending us back to (online) school to learn new things — some for fun, others for professional survival.

    During the Nokia heydays, I would frequent malls and try Nokia’s demo units. I would hold them, admire their design, and imagine what it would be like to own one. I didn’t have the money to buy one then but I was happy to just experience it to some degree.

    As someone who has dabbled in the tech industry for roughly two decades, I’ve seen how technology has evolved from clunky and quirky gadgets (remember the Nokia lipstick phone?) to a more mainstream and sterilized environment (all phones have one form factor).