John Nieves

Cherry Mobile Announces Flare Mate

The long leaked smartphone is almost here Cherry Mobile has gone and announced their newest 6-inch phablet today, dubbed the Flare Mate. The new phone sports a 6-inch display, a premium looking design and body, octa-core processor along with 2GB of RAM. Cherry Mobile Flare Mate 1.2GHz MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor 2GB of RAM 6-inch […]

You Can Now Share Songs From Spotify To Facebook Messenger

Virtual harana, anybody? After partnering with ride-sharing app Uber in the US, Facebook has cooked up yet another collaborative feature for its Messenger service. This time around the social media giant hooked up with streaming site Spotify, lending their music library to the former’s messaging service. To find it you’ll have to click on the […]

MyPhone my32 Unboxing, First Impressions: Rio Replacement?

We unbox MyPhone’s budget my32! Late last year MyPhone told us that they were dissolving all of their current smartphone lineups and going with a single, consolidated line. While that meant a tighter focus on the things that matter, one side effect was that many of the well-known lines of the company would disappear, including […]

OPPO To New R9 Smartphones on March 17, Leaks Reveal No Snapdragon 820

It will have 4GB of RAM though With MWC over, one of the few international phone brands that didn’t reveal anything during the week-long event was OPPO. While the company revealed two new technologies during the show, none of their new phones made an appearance in Barcelona. Read: OPPO unveils new fast-charging tech, camera stabilization […]

Huawei Mate 8 Review: A Phablet That Can Go The Distance

We review Huawei’s Mate 8! After months of waiting, Chinese giant Huawei is finally selling their latest phablet, the Mate 8. The Mate 8’s older brother, the Mate 7, was the showcase device of sorts for the company when it was released a few years ago and showed the world that the firm could make […]

Huawei Launches GR5 In PH

A new mid-range phone from Huawei Huawei yesterday launched their newest mid-range device in the PH: the GR5. The new smartphone is part of the company’s mid-range lineup that spawned the excellent G8 last year, and is built with the same sensibilities – sexy metallic body and solid features. Huawei GR5 specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 […]

HP Officially Launches Elite x2 in PH

HP’s 2-in-1 is sleek, but pricey HP’s latest, sleekest 2-in-1 has officially arrived in the Philippines. While hybrid or 2-in-1 notebooks are a dime a dozen nowadays, once you see HP’s offering, you’ll see that it’s not a run-of-the-mill hybrid. Their particular offering goes all out in both design and construction, sporting a sleek aluminum […]

Dual Camera Huawei P9 Leaks Ahead Of Launch

A clear direction for the P lineup While Huawei’s P line of smartphones has enjoyed limited success as of late, it’s positioning in the company’s high-end lineup has been a little wonky in light of recent releases. Previously it was the smaller flagship phone that complimented their bigger Mate series, but since the Mate S […]

Meet The First Phone That Has 6GB of RAM: The vivo Xplay 5 Elite

More RAM than most PC’s today When ASUS announced their Zenfone 2 and its massive (at the time) 4GB of RAM, many people laughed at the idea. Why would anyone need 4GB of RAM, they said. That’s just a waste, they jeered. Well, fast forward to today, and many, if not all, flagship smartphones recently […]