realme Celebrates Its Successes With 2022 “My Number 1” Campaign

realme came into the country’s electronic device landscape as a young hotshot. In just 3 years, the company has clinched the top spot for the 2021 Canalys and IDC smartphone rankings. While that is extremely impressive, realme aims to both celebrate its wins and keep the momentum going with its 2022 campaign, “My Number 1.” […]

Philippines Drops 2 Places In Mobile in February 2022 Speedtest Report

The Philippines lags behind other countries for February 2022 in Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index report. In its report, the Philippines dropped two places in mobile at 94th place, and one rank down in fixed broadband at 68th place. In terms of speeds, the country’s mobile download speeds si at 18.79Mbps, which is a slight increase […]

Carmakers Increase Prices this 2022

With the start of a new year, changes are bound to happen. For carmakers such as Ford, Nissan, Toyota, Kia, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi, they will be increasing their prices starting this 2022. Some with price adjustments of only P5,000 and others with huge amounts as much as P80,000. Read on to find out whether the […]

List: LTO Offices Open In NCR For January 2022

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 surge in the country, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has announced on its official Facebook page a list of the different branches that will remain closed as well as offices that are open this January 2022. Starting today January 11 until Friday January 14, the LTO Compound, East Avenue, Quezon […]

2022 Toyota Raize Specs, Prices Leak Ahead of Launch

2022 Toyota Raize Specs, Prices Leak Ahead of Philippine Launch

Those in the market looking out for an affordable subcompact SUV that’s perfect for first time drivers or simply for a new daily are in for a treat. Toyota Motors Philippines will be releasing the 2022 Toyota Raize soon. Since September, exports of the left-hand drive versions of the model have been seen here and […]

Nokia Announces 5 New Phones For 2022

HMD Global has decided to add to the CES 2022 festivities by unveiling 5 US-exclusive (for now) Nokia phones to be released during the first half of the year, according to The Verge. These 5 devices would still be considered in the budget category by today’s standards, with the most expensive topping off at $239. […]

Samsung 2022 SmartThings Hub Will Integrate Your Household Devices

At CES 2022, South Korean technology behemoth Samsung let the world know of its goal for connected living. By installing Samsung SmartThings software on all products that roll down the factory line, as well as possible updates over the air to current devices in consumer homes, they desire to make every home, a smart home. […]

DITO to Offer Broadband Services in 2022

With DITO nearing one year of operations in March 2022, the third telco is eyeing to expand its services by offering broadband internet to its customers. This was confirmed by DCME chief financial officer Joseph John Ong to ABS-CBN News, adding that it will become a full-service telco provider once they have completed its network […]

MediaTek’s upcoming 5nm Processor to Debut in 2022

MediaTek’s Dimensity line of 5G-ready processors proved to be a success for the Taiwanese chipmaker. Aside from being able to offer 5G phones at more accessible price points, MediaTek’s higher-end chips like the Dimensity 1000+ can rival Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800-series chips as proven in multiple benchmark tests. While we know about its upcoming 6nm-based Dimensity […]

Here’s Why Converge is Not Getting into Mobile Services

After Converge signed an assets-sharing deal with DITO early this year, there were rumors that this might mean Converge expanding into the mobile business. This rumor has been going on for months, and Converge CEO Dennis Anthony Uy has set the record: they will only focus on fiber internet services.  “Honestly, there’s no such country […]

CES 2024 Is All About Generative AI, But Is It Ready?

Tech brands have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) h as a marketing ploy for the past six years. We have been hearing AI since the days of the Mate 10 Pro, but all of this AI marketing involves “improved” scene recognition when taking photos. The term is getting a resurgence since late 2023 when Google announced the Generative AI features […]

Meta Announces Ad-Free Tiers for Facebook, Instagram in EU

Meta officially announced its ad-free tier to Facebook and Instagram users in the EU, EAA, and Switzerland area starting in November. This is part of Meta’s compliance with European regulations, where the paid tiers aim to give better privacy protection to its users. Meta is imposing a hefty price tag for an ad-free experience on […]