Why Buy A Gaming Notebook?

Yesterday we unboxed the ASUS GL502VS, the company’s newest ROG gaming notebook and one of the first notebooks to have NVIDIA’s new Pascal-powered GPUs. Now as with any high-end gaming notebook article, comparisons to desktop equivalents were unavoidable. “You can pretty much build a better gaming desktop with that money!” most people will say. That’s […]

Smart Halts Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Sales

In line with Samsung’s global recall of their flagship Galaxy Note 7, local telco Smart has officially issued an advisory on the matter. Long story short, Smart has stopped selling the Galaxy Note 7 to customers, and will not release the device to people who have the phone on pre-order. https://www.facebook.com/SmartCommunications/posts/10154459547982311:0?__mref The company is advising […]

New Smart Flagship Store – Giant Touch Screens, Open Spaces

Smart opened the doors to their new flagship store at the 4th level of SM Megamall Cyberzone on September 1. The store has an open layout with huge, interactive touch screens and it’s more than just for show. Each of the screens can help subscribers, and subscribers to be, navigate through the plans of their […]

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Models Leaked, Snapdragon 821, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage

Building on the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 rumors we reported earlier, here’s a new leaked specs report on the upcoming smartphone, courtesy of PhoneArena and their sources. Xiaomi is expected to unveil the Mi Note 2 soon, hence the usual rumor mill marketing strategy all over the Internet. PhoneArena gathered reports of the Mi Note […]

Samsung Officially Announces Global Recall Of The Galaxy Note 7

As expected Samsung has officially announced a global recall for their newest flagship, the Galaxy Note 7. The new smartphone has been beset by issues regarding its batteries and fire fears – 35 of which has been confirmed by Samsung during their investigation. As such, the Korean company has announced it will suspending sales of […]

The Turing Phone Cadenza: Dual Snapdragon 830s, 12GB RAM, Quad SIM, Deep Learning AI, Crazier Specs

April Fools’ Day has long passed, but it seems that for Turing Robotic Industries, every email newsletter on their upcoming Turing Phone Cadenza is a veritable April 1st. Android Police reports that the CEO of Turing Robotic Industries, Steve Chao, announced the Turing Phone Cadenza as part of “The Outer Blueprint”, a “program to integrate […]

Google to Announce Pixel and Pixel XL Smartphones, Ditches Nexus Naming

It looks like the rumors on the Internet were true. Google is set to abandon the Nexus naming scheme for their new smartphones, replacing it with the Pixel moniker. Android Police has confirmed that Google’s upcoming Nexus “Marlin” and “Sailfish” phones will be launched as Pixel and Pixel XL, respectively. What does that mean for […]

IFA 2016: Tool for Pokemon Go Helps You Throw PokeBalls Accurately

If you’re having a tough time tossing those PokeBalls and often find yourself having to do a massive PokeStop run cause you’ve wasted your stash on that low-level, stubbron Pidgey, then this may be the perfect accessory for you — if you own an iPhone and an existing case from the brand making them. Catalyst, […]

Ayala Group to Invest Up to $100M for Self-Driving Cars by 2019

The age of self-driving cars in the Philippines is on its way to becoming reality, thanks to the Ayala Corporation. The conglomerate is apparently prepping up $100 million to make the Philippines a manufacturing center of self-driving vehicles in the Southeast Asian region. Regional business journal Nikkei Asian Review reported the news last Tuesday, in […]

Reports: Google Is Cancelling Project Ara

In a surprising turn of events, Google is reportedly shelving Project Ara, the company’s ambitious modular smartphone project. According to Reuters who spoke to two people with intimate knowledge of the project, the move is part of a broader push to streamline the company’s hardware efforts. The news is especially surprising since Google has announced […]