We unbox the Honor 9 Lite! Huawei’s Honor sub-brand makes its return to the Philippines after a two-year hiatus, and the Honor 9 Lite is the online-only brand’s initial offering. A budget offering from Honor, the Honor 9 Lite does not scrimp on specs: You get a mid-range Kirin 659 processor, along with a Full […]
Want to upgrade? If you’ve been looking for an excuse to sell off your old phone or tablet to a brand-spanking new Samsung Galaxy device, you sir, are in luck. Samsung Philippines has opened a trade-in program for the new stars of its Galaxy, namely the Note, S and A series of devices. If your […]
Feel that your Razer Blade’s battery life isn’t good enough for those extended away-from-the-plug gaming sessions? Well, the gaming brand has your back – they’ve recently released their own brand of power bank aimed at raising the Blade’s battery life over 15 hours. The power bank looks the part of a Razer product, sporting a […]
For most people, the biggest consideration when buying a phone isn’t how fast it is or how pretty it looks – the biggest concern of a growing number of gadget lovers is battery life. It makes sense – your fast, pretty phone means diddly squat when it doesn’t have the legs to last till the […]
Chalk up a win for MyPhone International electronics giant Apple has lost its trademark battle against local player MyPhone as the Intellectual Property Office has sided with the local brand in the trademark spat. Apple claimed that local player MyPhone was copycat riding on its iPhone models when the Solid Broadband backed local company first […]
We go hands-on with the hotly anticipated Meizu M1 Note! So many people have been waiting for Meizu’s M1 Note to arrive in the PH that we’ve gotten so many requests for a hands-on even before the official release for the device. Well, the M1 Note has finally arrived in the PH yesterday, and we […]
A good Windows 8 Laptop that doesn’t break the bank Priced at Php36,995, the ASUS VivoBook S550 is a pretty compelling offer. First, it looks amazing. They used hairline-spun textured metal which makes it look and feel premium, stylish, and chic. Add to that the Ultrabook form factor (21mm profile) and you have a screaming […]
After several years of launching phones without 5G connectivity, a new report from Reuters further confirms that Huawei might add 5G to it’s smartphones by the end of 2023. According to the report, third-party tech research firms told Reuters that Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips locally by using its knowledge in semiconductor […]
It has been three years since Huawei stopped selling phones with 5G connectivity because of the effects of the US trade sanctions. The last Huawei phone to have 5G was the Mate 40 Pro, and all of its flagship phones sold after that only used the 4G version of Qualcomm’s chips. Now here’s the interesting […]
It has been around three years since Huawei devices lost access to Google services. On top of losing access to 5G connectivity, Huawei has lost a significant market share because of these limitations imposed by the US trade ban. Since then, there have been multiple workarounds to solve the Google woes of Huawei, and its […]
It’s no secret how Huawei has been affected by the US trade ban, as it cannot use 5G technology on all of its phones including its flagship models. If that’s not enough, the US is planning to broaden its chip export restrictions to China, according to a report by Reuters. In the latest set of […]
People were excited to hear that Huawei has finally unveiled the Mate 50 series in China. While it’s nice to see the brand use the latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chips on its latest flagships, the most glaring detail everyone noticed that these are not your usual chips: unlike those in other Android phones, the […]