Podcast Ep. 42: Yolanda Relief, iPad Air, Lenovo A850 and Vibe X

The latest episode of the Unbox Podcast is now here! We start the show by calling on all of our viewers (and readers) to help out with Yolanda relief operations. The damage done truly is catastrophic and our Kababayans will need all the help they can get. Donating is easy since you can do it […]

Facebook and Apple Asks Users to Donate to Red Cross for Yolanda Relief

More global technology companies are starting to move to help relief operations here in the Philippines after they’ve seen the aftermath of the super typhoon. Two of the biggest tech companies in the world, Apple and Facebook, are now encouraging their users to donate to the Red Cross for Yolanda relief operations. Facebook has a […]

Samsung Donates $1M USD for Yolanda Relief, Sends Local Team for Rehabilitation

Samsung is doing their part in helping out with Yolanda relief operations here in the Philippines. First they’re donating 1M USD through World Vision and Red Cross. Those funds will definitely go a long way in rehabilitation! This is an initiative for their global office in South Korea. Secondly they’re sending a team of 20 […]

Widget City to Donate Cash to Red Cross for Nokia Lumia 920 and 620 Purchases

Our good friends from Widget City just announced that they partnered with Red Cross to help with the relief operations for victims of Yolanda. If you buy either the Nokia Lumia 920 or Lumia 620 from Widget City, they will donate a certain amount to the Red Cross. Here are the prices and the corresponding […]

iPad Air Unboxing: Lighter, Thinner, Stronger

iPad Air Unboxed! While the new Apple iPad Air isn’t officially available in local Apple Reseller Stores yet, several online shops have already started offering it at pretty competitive prices (near SRP). Very good timing for us since we’ve been aching to buy a new iPad for a while now but we found the iPad […]

Lenovo S960 Vibe X: Super Slim 1080p Turbo Quad-core Smartphone (Php19,999)

Meet the Lenovo Vibe X Lenovo has been on a roll lately when it comes to their hardware design. The Lenovo K900 is still one of the best designed phablets ever made and they even followed this up with the super thin duo of the S920 and S820. Yesterday they added a new smartphone to […]

Cherry Mobile Flare 2X to Sell for Php3,999 on November 15-17!

A few days ago Cherry Mobile teased a special payday sale that will happen on November 15-17. They finally revealed the offer and it’s definitely newsworthy! The Cherry Mobile Flare 2X, a smartphone with a quad-core processor and 1GB RAM, will be sold for just Php3,999 from November 15-17! That’s an amazing deal considering the […]

THL W8S War Machine Hands-on: A Certified Powerhouse

Hands-on with the THL W8S War Machine We first saw the THL W8S on the Facebook Page of Novo 7 Tech a few weeks ago shortly after they guested on the Unbox Podcast. It was definitely an intriguing smartphone since it packed a turbo quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, and a 5-inch Full HD IPS display […]

Blizzard’s New MOBA Game Heroes of the Storm Looks Amazing!

Blizzard Heroes of the Storm! Blizzard finally took the wraps off their new multiplayer online battleground arena game and they named it “Heroes of the Storm”! Think DOTA except with real characters from the Blizzard universe. They did make key changes in the mechanics though like shifting the focus to map objectives, having dedicated support […]

iFive Mini 3: Quad-core 7.9-inch Android Tablet for Php8,399

iFive Mini 3 If Apple ever decided to make an Android tablet it would probably look a little bit like this, hehe. We stumbled upon the iFive Mini 3 in a mall yesterday and we were really amazed at the likeness with the iPad Mini. It sports even the same metallic thin body and the […]

To Our Manila Readers: A Miracle Happened so Please Help Yolanda Victims

According to blogger Komentariat, Manila literally dodged a bullet and avoided getting submerged and battered by Yolanda because it suddenly changed trajectory last minute. Call it what you will but it definitely looks like nothing short of a miracle for us and we believe that this is a call for everyone who was spared to […]

Smart LTE Prepaid Pocket WiFi Unboxing: Crazy Speeds On-the-Go

Unboxing the Smart LTE Prepaid Pocket WiFi We were initially hesitant to buy the Smart LTE Prepaid Pocket WiFi when it first came out because of the Php6,500+ price tag. However when Smart slashed the price and brought it down to just Php4,888 we just had to get one. And that’s exactly what we did […]