Rio Summer Olympics To Be Broadcast in 360 VR, Only Available To Samsung Gear VR Owners

We have good news and bad news for you, but first, the good news: NBC, the company that has the broadcasting rights for the Olympics, have announced that they will be broadcasting 360-degree videos from the Summer Olympics to be held later in August this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bad news: NBC […]

AMOLED Displays Are Now Cheaper To Make Than LCD

Expect to see more phones using this tech in the future While AMOLED displays popularized by Samsung looks great, they’re not exactly cheap to make which limits their use to high-end to mid-range devices. That’s no longer the case – market research firm IHS Technology is claiming that production costs for AMOLED panels are now […]

ASUS BU201 Review: A Tough, Light Notebook For Road Warriors

We review ASUS’ tough and durable BU201 While Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS is known for its consumer notebooks, few people know that the company makes gear for the enterprise space as well. Today we’re reviewing one such notebook, dubbed as the BU201. The BU201 is quite light and is probably one of the most durable examples […]

Mark Zuckerberg to Telcos: “Finish the job.”

Facebook Founder Addresses Telcos After appearing on stage for Samsung to talk about virtual reality, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stage once again to deliver a keynote address (interview style) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The 45-minute interview covered a lot of topics but if there was one moment that he […]

Watch the TRON-Like Introduction and Showcase of the Samsung Gear S2

When it comes to production value of their product launches, Samsung is one not to hold back. They pulled off a very futuristic and almost TRON themed showcase of their newest smartwatch, the Samsung Gear S2. They pounded on the circular design and the rotation not just in the keynote but even in the set-up […]

Acer Liquid X1 Hands-on: Octa-core with LTE

We go hands-on with Acer’s latest flagship! We managed to track down Acer’s latest smartphone, the Liquid X1 in COMPUTEX and spent a few minutes playing around with the company’s latest flagship. Acer Liquid X1 specs 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor Mali-450MP GPU 2GB of RAM 5.7-inch HD IPS display, 720 x 1280 resolution 16GB […]

Podcast Show Finale: 2013 Unbox Gadget Awards

“Everything that has a beginning has an end.” -Some Wise Dude This is probably the most special Unbox Podcast episode because this is the last one we’re doing with the New Media Factory. Yes folks, this isn’t a season-ender, this is a show-ender! The Unbox Video Podcast ran a total of 45 episodes over the […]

Podcast Ep. 44: Starmobile Muse, Navi, Diamond S1, Diamond D2, and more!

Meet Starmobile’s Newest Line-up of Smartphones and Tablets! In this very special episode of the Unbox podcast we’re joined by the Marketing Head of Starmobile, Katrina Tioseco, and their Product Marketing Manager, Elijah Mendoza. We go hands-on with almost all of the new devices that they announced and introduced to the public during their Gold […]

Podcast Ep. 43: THL W8S, iFive Mini 3, and Near Field Audio Speakers

Joining us for this episode is the IT Director of Novo 7 Tech, Mr. Adrian Lim! We do a live review and discussion on two of their flagship products — the THL W8S War Machine and the iFive Mini 3 android tablet. We also check out the new ZAGG Folio Keyboard Case for the iPad […]

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 […]

Podcast Ep. 41: Cloudfone Thrill 400qx, ASUS Transformer Book T100, and Divoom!

After a two week break we’re back with the newest episode of the Unbox Video Podcast! The whole crew is complete and we check out some of the latest gadgets to hit the market including the freshly launched ASUS Transformer Book T100. We also do a quick review of the dual-battery, dual back plate CloudFone […]

Podcast Ep. 40: ASUS Transformer Pad (2013), Cherry Mobile Apollo, Flare 2.0

ASUS Transformer Pad and the Cherry Mobile Budget Duo The Unbox Podcast is back! First up we have Eason (from ASUS PH) doing a feature of their newest Android offering, the ASUS Transformer Pad (2013). After that we check out two of Cherry Mobile’s most talked about budget offerings, the Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0 and […]