Gadget shopping anytime! Ever wanted to buy a new Starmobile Android phone or tablet at the middle of the night, only to find out that most electronics stores are closed? Good news for you then – Starmobile has partnered with 7-Eleven to offer their products in select convenience stores around the metro, allowing gadget addicts […]
We review Acer’s Liquid Jade! Acer isn’t a new player in the world of smartphones, having unveiled its Liquid line of Android devices a few years back. It’s certainly had a longer presence as far as mobile phones are concerned here in the Philippines over its other Taiwanese rival, ASUS, but have been unable to […]
When Ford invited Unbox to check out the all-new Focus, I have to admit I was at first a little perplexed. It’s a little bit of a departure from our regular fare of smartphones, tablets, and consumer audio. Within 60 seconds of sitting in the car, we knew exactly why Ford wanted us to have […]
Honda Philippines is on a roll! They just launched the new Honda City last January and then followed it up with the refreshed Civic and special edition Jazz in February. To kick off the second quarter of 2012 they unveiled the all-new 4th generation CR-V! The 2012 Honda CR-V boasts of subtle changes which […]
Power in everything! That’s what we got from the all-new Nissan Murano Z51. When Universal Motors Corporation asked me to try their new Murano Z51, I said “yes” right away. Naturally, I was ecstatic when I got the call. After all, who in his right mind would refuse to get behind the wheel of […]
The word “Frugality” is one of the most common words appear in every automotive websites. In Wikipedia, it is defined as “the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent or economical in the use of consumable resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance”. But for motoring pundits, frugality […]
Yes, we all agree that pick up truck is inherently designed to be a basic workhorse. They’re tough, reliable, powerful, and built for those who want to play in muddy ruts on weekends. No doubt, they’ve belonged to the outback family. But nowadays we’ve seen technology makes drastic and radical improvements—much […]
EastWest Bank is currently running a promotion that can potentially let you win up to P1M cash, a Mercedes-Benz C180 Avantgarde, a Mercendez-Benz S300, or a 1BR Beaufort Condo Unit with parking space. These are the grand prizes that will be raffled away in March 2012. There are also monthly prizes up for grabs that […]
If we talked about vehicle transformation, Kia is always on my top list. It was in 2008 when I first drive the Kia Sorento. Back then I was totally impressed on how Koreans had improved their vehicles. Who would ever forget Kia’s best-selling subcompact car (the CD Pride) early in the 90’s? The diminutive car, […]
It was in 2005 when I first bought my Nissan Sentra (B14 second-generation) at the Nissan Mantrade dealership in Makati. I was supposed to buy a Toyota Vios back then—because it was newly launched and something that I like—but due to my brother’s persistence in pushing me to try Nissan’s technology, the next thing I […]
Car Awards Group Inc. (CAGI), the award-giving body composed of motoring journalists, launched their search for the 2011-2012 Car of the Year-Philippines (COTY-PH) last 26 August 2011, at an official launch night held at the Congo Grille El Pueblo in Ortigas Center. “Despite the slowdown in 2011 car sales after last year’s record highs, […]
While everyone else is introducing car-based “Crossover”, Dodge remains to be solid of being more traditional with their mid-size sport-utility vehicle—the Nitro. Sticking to its muscular brand image, the Dodge Nitro stands out with several signature styling cues including an aggressive crosshair body color grille with bright horizontal inserts, fender flares, sculpted lines and chrome […]