Both telcos were slow to react One of the main reasons why mobile internet is so slow in the country is the lack of cell towers, especially in the metro. There’s more or less 20,000 cell towers spread out in the Philippines to serve millions and millions of people. Cell towers in our country are […]
Everyone has to take Note of this Everyone got excited after LG made a surprise move with the V30. With all the good things we could say about the V30, the guys from South Korea made another surprise when it comes to its pricing. See Also: LG V30 Hands-on Review The rumor mill started when […]
What will it take to fix this mess? Everybody knows that the internet in the Philippines sucks. It’s an oft repeated adage that our internet is slow, expensive and ridiculously unreliable. While I’m one of the few people that enjoy relatively fast, first world internet at home, the minute I step out of the door, all […]
DICT Chief wants red tape cut for faster internet During the first day of the Philippine Telecoms Summit, both PLDT and Globe laid down one of the biggest hurdles they faced when both of them needed to add infrastructure to their respective networks. Namely, red tape because of the Local Government Units, as well as […]
It’s not just the telco’s fault Whenever our mobile internet tanks or craps the bed, it’s always convenient to blame whatever telco you’re currently using for your misery. But like anything in life, nothing is that simple – there’s always two sides to a story, whether we like it or not. As much as we’d […]
Is your mobile internet super slow? You can thank exclusive villages for that. Yup, those gated communities may just be one of the biggest problems when it comes to the almost agonizingly slow mobile internet in the capital, according to both Smart and Globe. The problem is that many home owners in posh villages like […]
Say hello to the Genius EV electric car. It’s a 5-seater mini sedan running on a 10 kW, 72-volts brushless DC motor. 6 12-volt, 120 amp-hour Motolite battery packs provide the juice the Genius EV needs to operate, with a maximum speed of 75 kilometers per hour and a range of around 70 kilometers after […]
In the latest bid to improve the country’s telecommunications, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has called for a review of all issued radio frequency spectrum licenses and has mandated to streamline the application process involved in acquiring these permits. The earlier acquisition of San Miguel Corporation’s telco assets by PLDT and Globe […]
PLDT and Globe are set to make a huge announcement this morning revealing that they bought the telco assets of San Miguel. This is huge news and it will have a massive effect on the digital and tech landscape of the country. Our reaction is pretty straightforward and simple — this is our chance for […]
Talk about burn…. So a couple of users have reported their iPhone 6 Plus have bent after being placed in their front pants pockets. By now, the entire internet have weighed in on the issue, and have dubbed the issue #bendgate. And since this is Apple we’re talking about, its competitors have gone to social […]