Welcome to Unbox’s “Viral Fridays” where we feature weirder than usual tech and geek related news to cap out the week. Oh, Japan. Your wonders never cease to amaze us. Advanced AI, humanlike robots, holographic idol singers, and now hyper-realistic digital… schoolgirls. What will they think of next? Say hello to “Saya”, a near-lifelike, computer-generated […]
The enterprising guys over at Twelve South are selling Mac-scented soy candles for all you “new Mac smell” fans out there in the world. As a company that designs accessories exclusively for Apple, Twelve South said that branching out into Mac-smelling candles was a natural outcome given their market positioning. “We’re like a team of Mac nerds […]
Aside from the expected unveiling of Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones on October 4, there are reports of a Pixel-brand tablet also in the works. Apparently, Huawei is the manufacturer of choice this time for Google’s new 7-inch tablet. The report comes from reliable leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks) and it says that the speculated […]
Reliable leak guru Evan Blass (@evleaks) has just tweeted that Huawei is set to unveil the Huawei Nova and Nova Plus smartphones along with the Huawei MediaPad M3 tablet at the upcoming IFA Berlin 2016 tech show. The devices will be unveiled at Huawei’s press event there on September 1. Here’s a quick roundup of […]
Another year, another iPhone. This time, we’re getting the 7th series of Apple’s ever-so-popular smartphone. As reported earlier, the iPhone 7 is set to be unveiled soon at an Apple event on September 7. Here’s what we know so far on the iPhone 7 based on rumors from all over the Internet, thanks to Gizmodo. Name […]
Users of Motorola’s Nexus 6 phablet have been reporting failed LTE connectivity with their carriers around the world, according to a report by GSMArena. Multiple owners from all over the globe have confirmed the unusual occurrence and have taken to Google’s Product Forums to look for solutions. In the US, subscribers of T-Mobile were the most affected by the […]
The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued a memorandum suspending the acceptance of new applications for ride-sharing services from Uber, Grab, and u-Hop. In Memorandum Circular No. 2016-008, the LTFRB mandated all its divisions to halt the acceptance of new transport network vehicle service (TNVS) applications operating in the National Capital Region. The […]
OPPO is looking to strengthen its F family of devices, as the Chinese brand has taken to the internet to announce the name of the F1’s successor, the F1s. If you remember, OPPO initially announced their F family of devices promising to deliver “excellent camera performance and exquisite design tradition”, though the past releases under […]
OnePlus’ newest beast, the OnePlus 3, is the first consumer smartphone that’s widely available to Western audiences that have 6GB of RAM. Sure, there are phones like the Vivo Xplay 5 Elite and the upcoming Zenfone 3 Deluxe that have 6GB of RAM as well, but the former is only available in China and the […]
What’s in this newest update? Apparently Cherry Mobile’s newest Android One smartphone, the One G1, is getting a stealth update from Google to Android 6.0.1. The update, posted by Twitter user @LlabTooFeR, shows the model H220 running Android 6.0.1. For the uninitiated, that’s the model number for the One G1, which means that it’s probably […]
Samsung has always been aggressive with their advertising against Apple but this one takes it to a completely different level. The previous videos were a bit subtle but they took the gloves off with this ad since it is brutally straightforward. Maybe they decided not to hold back anymore because of the US$1 Billion loss […]