Natural language FTW Google has kicked off its I/O developer conference by announcing a new virtual assistant, simply called Google Assistant. Sundar Pichai, Google CEO demoed the new virtual assistant during the keynote of I/O today, and boy, is it impressive. Google Assistant builds on the voice recognition technology already on Android smartphones today, but […]
A comfortable and easy way to commute While we love driving, we hate the roads in Manila. The traffic situation is getting out of hand, and anybody who drives to work every day will tell you how much of a hassle it is to drive in Manila, especially EDSA, every day. But for many professionals, […]
Finally, you can now take a GrabCar to your house from NAIA While ride sharing apps like Grab and Uber are almost everywhere in the Metro, there’s still some places that they can’t legally go to for passengers. One of these places is the Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA, which forbid both Uber and […]
Virtual harana, anybody? After partnering with ride-sharing app Uber in the US, Facebook has cooked up yet another collaborative feature for its Messenger service. This time around the social media giant hooked up with streaming site Spotify, lending their music library to the former’s messaging service. To find it you’ll have to click on the […]
Redefining affordable If you thought Cherry Mobile Flare Bundle and MyPhone’s my28 were already ridiculously affordable smartphones, wait till you hear about the new device outed by Indian company Ringing Bells. Their new smartphone, the Freedom 251, sports a quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and a 4-inch qHD display, Android 5.1 Lollipop and 8GB of […]
The company has rebranded to reflect the times Taxi-booking app GrabTaxi has grown from just an app to hail cabs to offering an Uber-like service, package delivery, and even a helicopter-sharing service. It’s about time the company shed its former branding and they’ve just done exactly that in an event in Singapore. The company has […]
Two ways to take to the sky Not to be outdone by their local competitor, GrabTaxi also teased that they too will soon be offering helicopter rides for their customers. The company posted a teaser image of a helicopter and the words “awesome weekends up in the air” along with a date of November 24 […]
Details of the Zero Cash Out Smart iPhone 6S Offer Smart just announced their postpaid plan offer for the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. The offers are definitely appealing and worth looking into especially if you’ve been thinking of switching or you want to get your first postpaid plan. Here are the things that […]
Secretly waterproof? While Apple’s new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are faster and better than the company’s previous smartphones, they’re not exactly what you’d call resistant to mother nature – since these phones are not IP rated, you should definitely keep them away from the elements as water will wreck them quite easily. Or […]
Our Full Review of the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge heralded a new era for Samsung because they finally shipped smartphones that actually looked incredibly beautiful and elegant. Their previous flagship offerings, such as the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4, were met with widespread criticism because they looked dull […]
GrabCar drivers are starting to choose passengers GrabCar is one of those apps that are a godsend for people who don’t like being rejected by choosy cab drivers, but lately it seems that GrabCar drivers are starting to select their passengers depending on their final destination. According to a report by ABS-CBN, GrabCar drivers did […]
In the last several months we’ve had the pleasure and the awesome opportunity to interview a lot of the head honchos of both local and international tech companies when they do their events or when they ask us for 1-on-1 sit down sessions. We’ve had a lot of memorable moments with them and we picked […]