John Nieves

OnePlus Doesn’t Believe In Offering 7 Years of Updates For Phones

One of the biggest reasons why people are flocking to Samsung’s new flagships right now is because of the brand’s ambitious promise to provide 7 years’ worth of updates for their new S series flagship. That lengthy support period is mirrored by Google, which offers 7 years’ worth of software updates for its Pixel phones. […]

Xiaomi 14 Series Will Get Global Launch On Feb 25

The Xiaomi 14 Series of phones was unveiled in China months ago, and now finally the company seems to be readying its debut on the global stage. Xiaomi is now teasing the launch of the Xiaomi 14 Series for the global market on their socials, with the official launch date pegged a day before the […]

Battle of Prepaid Fiber: Globe Fiber VS Converge ICT

There are a lot of reasons to get prepaid fiber for your home. The most common is cost – being able to control how much you pay day-per-day and month-on-month for something as basic as the internet is a huge deal for families who need to make each peso count. The most important one (at […]

Prepaid Fiber Should Be Everywhere In The Philippines

One of the most common questions I’m asked in my capacity as an EIC in Unbox aside from which phone people should buy is which company they should go to for fiber internet. It’s one of the most hotly debated topics in Facebook groups I’m in whenever it comes up, and the answer that they […]

Google Bard Can Now Generate AI Photos

Google is pushing out its most important Bard update yet – the ability to generate an AI photo. The search company has officially announced that its own chat-based AI tool is now able to generate images from text prompts, finally joining the likes of what Bing can do with Microsoft’s Co-pilot. Read more Google Challenges […]

Daily Tech Drivers: Patsy Reyes

Model, streamer, and host Patsy Reyes might look like just another pretty face, but she’s a hardcore techie and a gamer at heart. Patsy grew up gaming with her brother while she was in grade school, and her love for gaming translated into a highly successful streaming career starting from 2021 onward. To call Patsy […]

DITO Outs Lowest Postpaid Plan In The Philippines At Just Php 388 (SIM Only)

DITO just launched what’s possibly the lowest postpaid plan in the country. The new DITO FlexPlan 388 is less than Php 400 a month yet offers quite a lot of value for people signing up for it. For one thing, DITO is cutting the payment required for FlexPlan 388 to just Php 288 a month […]

HMD Now Its Own Brand, Takes Over Nokia Phone Branding

Human Mobile Devices, or more popularly known as HMD, are stepping out of the shadows of their Nokia smartphones and into the limelight. HMD has announced that they’re now their own brand, and will now start developing and selling HMD-branded smartphones alongside Nokia-branded ones. The move allows HMD to not only continue to sell Nokia-branded […]

GCash App Disappears From Play Store, Still Works In Philippines

Last night the GCash app suddenly disappeared from the Google Play Store. As of press time (2 AM) the app is nowhere to be found, which is unusual, but not unprecedented. Unfortunately, the GCash app disappearing from the Play Store has already generated a lot of fake news online, specifically some netizens claiming that GCash […]

How To Turn Off @Everyone tags in Facebook

Are you getting sick and tired of getting tagged in posts that use the Facebook command @everyone? Tired of your previous acquaintance dragging you kicking and screaming into their “I’m the main character posts” every time you open Facebook? Don’t worry, you just have to follow the steps down below and you’ll finally be rid […]