Smart is still the fastest among the three telcos in the Philippines when it comes to download speeds according to OOKLA in Q4 of 2023. The telco recorded a median download speed of 37.64 Mbps, compared to its main competitors Globe, which scored a median download speed of 26.44 Mbps, and DITO, which nabbed just […]
After almost a year of talks, PLDT officially acquires Sky Cable for Php 6.75 Billion. The merger took a while since both parties need to get approval from the Philippine Competition Commission, which they got today. READ MORE: –PLDT Poised to Take Over Sky Broadband Based on previous disclosures regarding the acquisition, PLDT will take […]
HONOR kicks off the sale of the X9b on January 20 nationwide. The X9b’s first day sale is also highlighted by the opening of HONOR’s Experience store at SM Center Angono, Rizal–its first Experience store opening for 2024. Through the opening of their Experience Store at SM Angono, fans and members of the HONOR community […]
Battle-Hardened: Manila is the first-ever international event for the Flesh and Blood Trading Card Game (FaB TCG) that will be held in the Philippines. For the better part of last year, local gaming stores, TCG community figureheads, and passionate FaB players have been working hard to grow the game – enough for Legend Story Studios […]
Toki, a social commerce platform founded in the Philippines for toys and collectibles, recently raised $1.8 million in a funding round to expand its operations. The online site launched in November last year and is already home to around 70,000 products from hundreds of sellers. This vast selection of products fall into one of their […]
If you’ve been monitoring internet speeds in the Philippines, it has improved slowly every year based on several tests. Between mobile and fixed broadband, more Filipinos are going for fixed broadband as their internet provider, with the abundance of more competitive postpaid plans that offer good download speeds and added freebies like subscriptions to streaming […]
After opening its first showroom in the Philippines at Makati, Gogoro has revealed its energy plans for its electric scooters. The Gogoro Energy Plans, accessible via the Gogoro app (downloadable via Play Store or App Store), come with two monthly subscription options: Plan 799 gets you a 300Ah battery that can cover up to 420km […]
Black Friday is happening in a few days, and Cherry announced that they have a solid set of deals come November 24. Headlining Cherry’s Black Friday Deals is its Aqua Smart TV, where the 55-inch model will have an incredible promo price of Php 15,000, which is 50% off from its SRP. The 43-inch model […]
GOMO has finally rolled out its Roam service, which allows its subscribers to use their GOMO SIMs outside the Philippines. GOMO Roam is a much-welcome feature to its subscribers, especially for those who travel a lot and need to use mobile data for things like navigation, communication, and social media. For its initial rollout, GOMO […]
Taiwanese ridesharing company Gogoro has taken its first real steps in entering the Philippines, as it unveiled a store in Makati on Tuesday, November 7, to prepare for an upcoming commercial launch. Gogoro, brought locally through a joint venture between it, Globe’s 917Ventures, and Ayala Corporation showed off a range of electric battery-powered Smartscooters at […]
DITO has been expanding its suite of services across the Philippines over the past few months, and after initially offering prepaid plans to the public, the company has aggressively expanded into the postpaid space as well with its new Mobile Postpaid FLEXPlans. DITO gave us a chance to take their FLEXPlan 888 for a spin […]
You can now pick up a Starlink kit at SM for Php 29,000, making it more accessible to have your own satellite internet at home. This comes after Data Lake, the first authorized reseller of Starlink kits in the Philippines signed a global retailer agreement with Starlink to sell in SM malls nationwide, Bilyonaryo reported. […]