Smart Ups 3 700MHz LTE Cell Sites In Record Time

On the way to better internet A few weeks after promising better internet after their acquisition of the 700MHz frequency from San Miguel, Smart has managed to quickly put up 3 700MHz in just a few days. The updates come direct from the head of PLDT himself, Manny V. Pangilinan, in a series of tweets. […]

Blizzard, Facebook Team Up For Facebook Live Streaming Of Battle.net Games

Show off your skills to your friends If you’ve always wanted to show off your Genji skills to your friends but can’t be assed to setup a Twitch account, you’ll be happy to know that Facebook and Blizzard has teamed up to provide deeper integration between your social account and Battle.net. Blizzard is now trying […]

Cherry Mobile Flare S4 Max Outed By Retailer

Budget Marshmallow phone Ever eager Cherry Mobile retailer Cherry Angel has outed the local company’s yet unreleased smartphone, the Flare S4 Max. As of now only the specifications of the device is available via a photo of the back retail box – no image (real or rendered) has been released by either Cherry Angel or […]

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro Officially Announced

Another budget J handset Samsung has officially announced the newest entry to the budget J segment of smartphones, the J3 Pro. The new device sports a 5-inch HD display, 1.2GHz quad-core processor and 16GB of storage, along with LTE capability and Android 5.1 Lollipop. Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro specs: 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor […]

ASUS ZenPower Pro Hands-on, First Impressions: A Smarter ZenPower

A better, smarter ZenPower One of the freebies that ASUS handed to us when we visited their office in Taipei last week was the nicer version of their powerbank, the ZenPower Pro. The ZenPower Pro may not be a big upgrade in terms of capacity (it’s the same 10050mAh that’s in the original) but it’s […]

3 Things You Should Know About the Anti-Distracted Driving Act

We’re sure your wall was pretty much littered with friends, family, and colleagues sharing articles about the recent bill approved by Senate that penalizes drivers using their mobile devices. You’re probably already thinking about how to adjust your life, so you don’t have to worry about a rather hefty fine each time you go out […]

Samsung Gear Fit 2 Announced

The first iteration of the Samsung Gear Fit was — well, let’s just say it was not what people expected from the Korean manufacturer. It was littered with flaws that stacked up to make it lose out to other wearbales that were able to give fitness enthusiasts what they wanted in a device befitting the […]

Watch: Cherry Mobile M1: Hands-On, First Impressions

The Cherry Mobile M1, the first smartphone in Southeast Asia to sport the Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X20, was officially launched by Cherry Mobile yesterday afternoon. While it may not fit the mold of a smartphone flagship on the outside, it does have rather beastly specs under the hood. We were able to book some time […]

Cherry Mobile M1 Hands-on, First Impressions: Performance On A Budget?

We go hands-on with the M1! After months and months of low-level announcements, Cherry Mobile just dropped a big one today: the local company has unveiled their newest smartphone, the M1. The M1 boasts a whole host of firsts for the local company: USB Type-C, massive 21-megapixel Sony IMX 230 sensor and MediaTek’s beastly X20 […]

Cherry Mobile Announces M1, First MediaTek Helio X20 in SEA, Priced At Just Php 11,999

Helio X20! Cherry Mobile has officially announced the first ever Helio X20-powered smartphone in SEA, the M1. The phone features high-end features at more than half the price of flagship phones: 4GB of RAM, 21-megapixel Sony sensor capable of taking 4K video as well as USB Type-C connectivity. It’s the first of its kind to […]