Katy Perry, "Unconditionally" [OPC10 Q4 2013]

Before OPC reveals its yearend charts, we first take a look at the top picks for the fourth quarter of this year. Avril Lavigne's duet with husband Chad Kroeger called "Let Me Go" is #1, while Katy Perry "Unconditionally" occupies #3. Here's the "Hot N Cold" singer's second single from her latest album Prism:

OPC10 Overall Picks
4th Quarter of 2013

1. Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go (feat. Chad Kroeger)
2. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
3. Katy Perry - Unconditionally
4. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
5. Newsboys - Live with Abandon
6. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
7. Casting Crowns - All You've Ever Wanted
8. Hawk Nelson - Faithful
9. Bea Binene - Dito sa Puso Ko
10. Christina Aguilera - We Remain

Pinoy Picks

1. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
2. Bea Binene - Dito sa Puso Ko
3. Callalily - Pansamantala
4. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
5. Cattski - Light
6. Pio - Mag-Exchanging Gifts
7. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
8. Quest - Saludo
9. Ella Melendez - When We're Not Looking
10. Yael Yuzon - Segundo

Lea Michelle, "Cannonball" [OPC10 December 2013]

While Miley Cyrus has a song about a "Wrecking Ball", Glee star Lea Michele also has a song about her choice ball of destruction. Here's her X Factor USA performance of "Cannonball", which finishes at #6 on the OPC10 for the month of December:

OPC10 Overall Picks
December 2013

1. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
2. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
3. Bea Binene - Dito sa Puso Ko
4. City Harbor - Come However You Are
5. OBB - All Eyes on You
6. Lea Michele - Cannonball
7. Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go (feat. Chad Kroeger)
8. Eddie Kirkland - Hallelujah
9. LifePoint Music - You Hold It All
10. Colbie Caillat - Hold On

Pinoy Picks

1. Bea Binene - Dito sa Puso Ko
2. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
3. Ella Melendez - When We're Not Looking
4. Pio - Mag-Exchanging Gifts
5. Callalily - Pansamantala
6. Keiko Necesario - Somewhere in Between
7. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
8. Cattski - Light
9. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
10. Quest - Saludo

Eminem ft. Rihanna, "The Monster" [OPC10 2013.12.29]

Much like the traffic this holiday season, there is not much movement on the final weekly chart of the OPC10 for this year. Bea Binene stays at #1 for the third week in a row, while Eminem and Rihanna hope to repeat or even surpass the success of "Love the Way You Lie" with their newest collaboration. Here's "The Monster" at #4 this week:

OPC10 Overall Picks
December 29, 2013-January 4, 2014

1. Bea Binene - Dito sa Puso Ko
2. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
3. Lea Michele - Cannonball
4. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
5. OBB - All Eyes on You
6. Eddie Kirkland - Hallelujah
7. City Harbor - Come However You Are
8. LifePoint Music - You Hold It All
9. Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go (feat. Chad Kroeger)
10. Colbie Caillat - Hold On

Popout Tracks

1. A Great Big World - Say Something (with Christina Aguilera)
2. Keiko Necesario - Somewhere in Between
3. Ellie Holcomb - With You Now

Pinoy Picks

1. Bea Binene - Dito sa Puso Ko
2. Keiko Necesario - Somewhere in Between
3. Ella Melendez - When We're Not Looking
4. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
5. Pio - Mag-Exchanging Gifts
6. Callalily - Pansamantala
7. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
8. Cattski - Light
9. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
10. Quest - Saludo

How to Fix: Phantom Unread Message Notice on Android

The problem: Your Android phone's stock Messaging application says there is one unread message, even though all the messages in your SMS inbox have already been read.

The solution: Install AVG Memory & Cache Cleaner from AVG Mobile. Open the app, go to Calls & Messages, tick the Received (unread) checkbox under Text messages and press the Clean button. Tap OK when it tells you that your device is looking cleaner.

When you go to back to your Messaging application, the phantom notice will already be gone.

Everfound, "God of the Impossible" [OPC10 2013.12.15]

Bea Binene becomes only the third Filipino artist, after Yeng Constantino and Quest, to top OPC's Overall Picks chart this year. The title track from her sophomore album Dito sa Puso Ko bests her previous song "Urong Sulong" which peaked at #3 on the Pinoy Picks tally last year. This lady is proving to be good at injecting a youthful pop vibe on the OPM hits that she remakes. Meanwhile, former Popout Tracks topper Everfound returns with a bronze finish this week. Here's the official music video of "God of the Impossible", from the band's self-titled debut album:

OPC10 Overall Picks
December 15-21, 2013

1. Bea Binene - Dito sa Puso Ko
2. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
3. Lea Michele - Cannonball
4. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
5. City Harbor - Come However You Are
6. OBB - All Eyes on You
7. Eddie Kirkland - Hallelujah
8. LifePoint Music - You Hold It All
9. Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go (feat. Chad Kroeger)
10. Katy Perry - Unconditionally

Popout Tracks

1. A Great Big World - Say Something (with Christina Aguilera)
2. Keiko Necesario - Somewhere in Between
3. Everfound - God of the Impossible

Pinoy Picks

1. Bea Binene - Dito sa Puso Ko
2. Keiko Necesario - Somewhere in Between
3. Ella Melendez - When We're Not Looking
4. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
5. Pio - Mag-Exchanging Gifts
6. Callalily - Pansamantala
7. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
8. Cattski - Light
9. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
10. Yael Yuzon - Segundo

Cable TV: SKYcable vs. Cebu Cable vs. Cignal vs. Dream

Previously, I have posted the complete channel listings of both SKYcable and Cebu Cable. This time, let's compare the various offerings from the different cable companies in Metro Cebu. Let's find out which is the most sulit between SKYcable Silver 780, Cebu Cable 675, Cignal Plan 790 and Dream Star 650.

Here is the comparative table of channel availability for the selected cable packages:

City Harbor, "Come However You Are" [OPC10 120813]

Imagine Dragons is still on top of the world, while four Christian tracks debut on this week's OPC10. Heading the bunch is Nashville duo City Harbor whose current single tells us that anyone of us at anytime can come to Jesus. Based on Matthew 11:28, here's the acoustic performance video of "Come However You Are", which enters the Overall Picks tally at #3:

OPC10 Overall Picks
December 8-14, 2013

1. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
2. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
3. City Harbor - Come However You Are
4. OBB - All Eyes on You
5. Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go (feat. Chad Kroeger)
6. Eddie Kirkland - Hallelujah
7. LifePoint Music - You Hold It All
8. Katy Perry - Unconditionally
9. Colbie Caillat - Hold On
10. Jeremy Horn - Your Glory Is My Fire

Popout Tracks

1. A Great Big World - Say Something (with Christina Aguilera)
2. Ellie Holcomb - With You Now
3. DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2013 (Living the Fantasy)

Pinoy Picks

1. Ella Melendez - When We're Not Looking
2. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
3. Pio - Mag-Exchanging Gifts
4. Callalily - Pansamantala
5. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
6. Cattski - Light
7. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
8. Quest - Saludo
9. Yael Yuzon - Segundo
10. Gab Valenciano - Falling (feat. Kiana Valenciano)

Cebu Cable Channel Line-Up

If you are in an area where the sky ain't the limit or the signal is weak, then you might want to consider Cebu Cable. Currently serving select areas in the province, they offer more than 100 channels for only P675 per month, which is already good for two TV sets. They also have promo packs you can avail of so you would be able to get discounts on your cable TV connection.

Say Hello to SKYcable Bronze 299

Last month, SKYcable increased the monthly fee of their most affordable package from P280 to P299. Now called SKYcable Bronze 299, they juiced up the subscription by adding History Channel and Pinoy Box Office on their channel offerings. It also now includes access to iWant TV.

Here is SKYcable's complete channel line-up in Metro Cebu as of December 3, 2013 (there are 61 channels available for SKYcable Bronze 299, listed in bold):

OPC10: Imagine Dragons, "On Top of the World"

Topping the latest OPC10 is a song which really isn't exactly fresh. It has been released way back March of this year, but because of its newly-released music video, the track debuts at #1 this week. Here's American alternative rock band Imagine Dragons, who start the holidays while they're "On Top of the World":

OPC10 Overall Picks
December 1-7, 2013

1. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
2. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
3. Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go (feat. Chad Kroeger)
4. Colbie Caillat - Hold On
5. Jeremy Horn - Your Glory Is My Fire
6. Katy Perry - Unconditionally
7. MercyMe - Shake
8. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
9. Charlene Soraia - Standing Stone
10. Christina Aguilera - We Remain

Popout Tracks

1. A Great Big World - Say Something (with Christina Aguilera)
2. Everfound - God of the Impossible
3. One Direction - Story of My Life

Pinoy Tracks

1. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
2. Ella Melendez - When We're Not Looking
3. Pio - Mag-Exchanging Gifts
4. Callalily - Pansamantala
5. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
6. Cattski - Light
7. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
8. Quest - Saludo
9. Yael Yuzon - Segundo
10. Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man

MercyMe, "Shake" [OPC10 November 2013]

December has begun and Christmas is coming. But first, let's take a look back at the OPC10 for November 2013: Avril Lavigne sweeps the charts for a whole month at #1 with "Let Me Go" featuring her husband Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. Meanwhile, American Christian rock band MercyMe sneaks into the #7 spot with their latest single "Shake". Here's its official music video:

OPC10 Overall Picks
November 2013

1. Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go (feat. Chad Kroeger)
2. Katy Perry - Unconditionally
3. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
4. Britt Nicole - Ready or Not (feat. Lecrae)
5. Christina Aguilera - We Remain
6. Love & the Outcome - He Is with Us
7. MercyMe - Shake
8. Charlene Soraia - Standing Stone
9. Newsboys - Live with Abandon
10. Plain White T's - The Giving Tree

Pinoy Picks

1. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
2. Pio - Mag-Exchanging Gifts
3. Callalily - Pansamantala
4. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
5. Cattski - Light
6. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
7. Quest - Saludo
8. Gab Valenciano - Falling (feat. Kiana Valenciano)
9. Yael Yuzon - Segundo
10. Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man