With a third of the year almost done, quarterly sales figures for mobile phone companies have started to emerge and it seems like LG Mobile Communications has had to swallow a rather large and bitter pill to the tune of $168 million. Citing several reasons (such as: lower overall shipments, lower interest in the North […]
While the battle between flagship devices rages on, smartphone companies are also fighting in a different arena — one that tries to capture the budget conscious market. With that in mind, Huawei tosses their hat into this year’s offerings by debuting the Honor 5C. As for the Honor 5C’s specs, here’s what we know so […]
The first fully modular smartphone arrives in the PH If you’ve been unimpressed with the non-modularity of flagship smartphones that’s being offered for sale here in the Philippines, you’re in luck – LG has finally brought over their modular flagship, the G5 over to our shores today. LG G5 specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor 4GB […]
Who would have thought IDC’s Q1 2016 numbers are out, and holy cow we did not expect the results that we’re seeing now. Chinese brands OPPO and Vivo have pulled an upset, and have managed to enter IDC’s worldwide top 5 vendor list alongside Huawei, LG and Apple. If that wasn’t impressive enough, both brands […]
Here’s our first look at Samsung’s Galaxy A7! Samsung’s A series of smartphones heralded the Korean company’s shift to making metal smartphones when they were released last year. Since then each member of the A family of smartphones has received a refresh, getting a better processor, new design and additional features. Today we’re taking a […]
Finally, a killer app for VR If you’ve been looking for a decent game to use with that Gear VR headset that came with your Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, your prayers have been answered. Mojang, the developers for Minecraft has announced that their game will now work with the Samsung Gear VR. There is […]
Not good The government has not been having a good time lately as far as cybersecurity is concerned. After the Comelec hack and subsequent data dumps that exposed the details of 55 million Filipino voters online, a new cyberattack has highlighted the woeful state of security of government websites. Gantengers, a group that identifies themselves […]
Priv users, an update is heading your way We might not have liked the very premium pricetag on BlackBerry’s Priv but that hasn’t stopped other people from buying the Canadian company’s first ever Android smartphone. If you’re one of the few people who’ve gone with the Priv, we have good news – BlackBerry has started […]
An unknown Chinese company beat out LG and Samsung While Korean juggernauts LG and Samsung are both working on their own iterpretation of the bendable smartphone they’ve apparently been beaten to the punch by an unknown company in China. A video from Facebook page Trending In China shows a fully functional, albeit extremely rough […]
Another awesomely priced Meizu smartphone that needs to be in the PH soon Meizu’s at it again – a few weeks after announcing their M3 Note smartphone, the Chinese brand has announced their budget M3 device. While there are a few upgrades externally the new phone looks a lot like its predecessor, as it still […]