Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 I currently have a review unit of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (courtesy of Samsung Philippines). Truth be told, I was excited to try this one out because I’m a huge fan of the original Samsung Galaxy Note. The main benefits for me were really the abilities to […]
Unboxed: Google Nexus 7 It’s been a while since I was last excited for an Android tablet. Android is making huge strides for smartphones but their OS still isn’t ready to compete with iOS on the tablet platform. However the Google I/O presentation of the Nexus 7, especially with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, got my […]
I’ll never understand the naming convention of a lot of tech brands. Some are just not sexy at all and the name itself will scare off a lot of potential customers despite the good specs and value. I personally think that’s the case for the ASUS Eee Pad MeMo 171. This tablet actually looks awesome […]
Meet the AKG K514 MKII Headphones When I first saw the AKG K514 MKII it was love at first sight! I could barely keep my hands from tearing the cans out of the box, haha! The headphone’s white-gray color theme was a perfect match for either my Samsung Galaxy S3 or the Samsung Galaxy S […]
Ainol NOVO7 Aurora (16GB) Review In the last year more affordable 7-inch Android tablets hit the tech scene here in the Philippines. Initially most of them flopped despite the low price point primarily because they sucked. The build quality was poor and they usually just had Android 2.3 Froyo. However the budget-friendly Android tablet segment […]
Our dream 11-inch MacBook Air If the New MacBook Pro with Retina Display is still too big for you then you might want to shell out almost the same amount of cash for the highest configuration available for the 11-inch MacBook Air. This is by far the coolest, slimmest, and most powerful ultraportable notebook you’ll […]
2012 Toyota Camry The Camry has long been one of the crown jewels of the Japanese car manufacturing company Toyota (pun intended since “Camry” actually means “Crown” in Japanese). It debuted in 1980s replacing the Corona and at first sales were slow but over time it grabbed significant market share and it’s now considered to […]
Nokia Lumia 610 Windows Phone Review The Nokia Lumia 610 is one of the best entry level smartphones in the market today. Not only does Windows Phone 7.5 run smoothly on the device, the hardware also looks amazing! It definitely does not look like a phone under Php11,000. We’ve had a test unit for over […]
It seems that many of us, including this writer, felt excited when The Covenant Car Company Inc (TCCCI)—exclusive importer and distributor of Chevrolet vehicles—announced last year the arrival of the new Orlando. At one point, we really thought that the Chevy Orlando would be somehow a replacement of the bigger diesel-fed Chevrolet Captiva. Until […]
Review: Nokia Lumia 710 Last week the tech scene in the Philippines was all about the pioneer Finnish phone maker, Nokia. Both telcos launched their respective Windows Phone 7.5 powered Nokia Lumia smartphones with big parties, complete with international DJs and celebrities! We’ve already written about the Nokia Lumia 800 (click to read our review) […]
Sony Xperia Smartphones lands in the Philippines Sony Philippines launched their new Xperia smartphone line yesterday afternoon in a media event at Mind Museum, Fort Bonifacio. They showcased four new smartphones — the Sony Xperia S, Sony Xperia P, Sony Xperia U, and the Sony Xperia Sola. The event was packed by members of the […]
Hands-on with the Nokia Lumia 900 Last night I went to the IMMAP Open Mic Night at Salon De Ning in Manila Peninsula. Norbert Aquende, a Microsoft Windows Phone Evangelist, introduced me to Nikka Abes, the Corp Comm Manager of Nokia Philippines. She was kind enough to lend me her phone for around 5 minutes […]