John Nieves

CAAP Allows Conditional Use of Gadgets, Phones on Aircraft Over PH

Texting while flying? You bet! Good news, frequent flyers/gadget lovers! The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has allowed conditional use of electronic gadgets including mobile phones on all commercial aircraft in the Philippines starting January 1, 2014. Under the Memorandun Circular No. 52-13 signed by CAAP Director-General William Hotchkiss, laptops, cellular phones internet […]

Archos Unveils Two Budget LTE Smartphones

Archos takes the wraps off budget 45 Helium and 50 Helium 4G Android smartphones Archos, a company known for budget Android tablets and other oddities, has unveiled two new budget LTE Android phones for the lower end of the market. The 45 and 50 Helium are equipped with 4.5-inch and 5-inch IPS displays respectively, and […]

Native Union Monocle Review: Portable Audio Oddity

Native Union Monocle Review What do you get when you remove a speaker from a pair of headphones, throw in a portable battery and add the ability to transform into a portable speaker? You get the Native Union Monocle, a device as odd as the Victorian eyepiece that it’s named after. The Monocle presents a […]

MyPhone Agua Hail: Budget Dual-core “Phablet” Endorsed by Coco Martin

Meet the MyPhone Agua Hail MyPhone has revealed their “Coco Martin approved” budget Agua Hail phablet over at their Facebook page yesterday. For only Php Php 4,598, you’re getting a dual-sim capable, FWVGA (854 x 480, 5-inch capacitive smartphone powered by a MediaTek MT 6572 1.3GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM. It’s a pretty […]

Samsung Wireless Speakers DA-F61 Review: Worth Every Peso!

Samsung also does wireless speakers quite well! Samsung is a company known for innovation. It’s so ingrained in their corporate DNA, they try to insert a new feature into almost everything they make. It’s no surprise that they’ve managed to do the same thing to wireless, portable speakers. Leading the pack is the DA-F61, which […]

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Announced Featuring Better Specs and Build

Meet the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2! Samsung has unveiled the Android powered Galaxy Camera 2 ahead of the start of this year’s CES. The refreshed Android-powered camera includes a new, unnamed 1.6GHz quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM, 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, 21x optical zoom and a 4.8-inch HD Super Clear Touch LCD. Samsung also […]

Lenovo Vibe Z: Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 and LTE Capable

Lenovo outs their first LTE enabled smartphone, the Vibe Z Lenovo has just launched their first ever LTE smartphone (outside of China at least) the Vibe Z. The Chinese company’s latest superphone promises to deliver blistering LTE speeds on a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display (400 ppi) on a device that’s only 7.9mm thick. Powering the […]

Cherry Mobile Superion Odyssey Review: Affordable All-Arounder

Affordable all-round tablet with a premium feel Cherry Mobile’s is looking to take a bite off of the lower-mid tablet market with their Superion Odyssey. Offering a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 7.85-inch IPS display and 3G/HSPA+, the Superion Odyssey’s value is hard to beat. Let’s take a quick look at the full specs: […]

Westone Adventure Series Alpha Unboxing: Made to Withstand Mother Nature

Unboxing the Westone Adventure Series Alpha Today we’ll be unboxing Westone’s Adventure Series Alpha headphones. These earphones are aimed at the active crowd who doesn’t allow mother nature spoil their fun. The Series Alpha headphones comes in a small package. After you tear open the seal on the top, you’ll see the actual headphones in […]

Cherry Mobile Fusion Storm Review: Perfect for Giving

Cherry Mobile Fusion Storm Review When the Cherry Mobile Fusion Storm dropped in our lap in the Unbox HQ, we were impressed at just how affordable it was. At only Php 3,699, it’s great value, especially considering what you’re getting: a 7.85-inch display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.2. Of course, as with anything in […]