Brace Yourselves. The Game of Thrones Season 5 World Premiere is Coming!

It’s been almost a year but, FINALLY, the wait is almost over. Tomorrow (April 13, 2015) at 9:00am, GAME OF THRONES returns for an all-new season on HBO and HBO GO! Fans of the Emmy®- and Golden Globe®-winning series have been dying to see more and, personally, I’ve been counting the days ever since it […]

Connect With Brands and Apps for Free Using SafeZone

Here’s a free way to connect with the brands and apps you love for free If you’ve always wanted to browse your favorite sites and connect with the brands you love for free, we have good news for you: Voyager Innovations, Inc., the digital unit of PLDT has created a new mobile app that allows […]

Meet the Cherry Mobile’s Android One Smartphone

This is the Cherry Mobile One Today is the day, and like clockwork Google has announced that Android One is officially in the Philippines. And like other countries, Google has officially partnered with a local device brand to bring the initiative to the Philippines. That brand is Cherry Mobile, and the device is simply called […]

Android One Launches in PH, Partners with Cherry Mobile and MyPhone

Android One arrives in the PH Like they promised Google has officially launched their Android One initiative in the Philippines. The search giant has officially partnered with two local brands to deliver their vision of pure Android bliss: Cherry Mobile and MyPhone via the Cherry Mobile One and the MyPhone Uno.  Google is promising at […]

Video Streaming Service Hooq Officially Launches, Hits PH First

Hooq is looking to give Netflix some serious competition Hooq, that video streaming service that key Globe executive Peter Bithos left for, has officially launched yesterday. Hooq is a video streaming service that’s akin to Netflix, and was put up by Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Television and Singtel. The company is promising to deliver Hollywood […]

The New Telco Battleground: Content and Payments?

Some Thoughts on the Telco Business For the longest time telco companies like Smart and Globe have relied heavily on SMS and calls for their revenues. However with the rapid and massive growth of mobile Internet, revenues from both these services, especially SMS, have plummeted. With mobile Internet and smartphones, their customers suddenly had access […]

Telcos Shut Down Services In Certain Areas During Papal Visit For Security Reasons

Got no signal? This may be why Pope Francis arrived yesterday, cheered on by waiting crowds of people excited to see a glimpse of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Unfortunately, those people and the people in the surrounding areas where he travelled to (and is set to travel) will have to wait a […]

Here’s How to Make the Most of Your New Android Smartphone

Before anything else, here’s what you need to do So you’ve bought that shiny new Android smartphone, put in your credentials and naturally, started browsing through Facebook. Whether you’re a new or old Android smartphone owner, there are several things you’ll need to do with your device to get the most out of it. Things […]

5 Things to Consider Before Buying a New Smartphone

Buying a new phone? Read this first By now most of you have already gotten your Christmas bonuses or are about to receive your 13th month pay and are contemplating on getting a new smartphone for Christmas. Before you plunk down the cash for either an affordable new device or a flagship from local or […]

Hong Kong #Selfies Here we Go! The Lumia 730 Hands-on Review

A couple of days before we headed out to our big out-of-the-country trip, the guys from Microsoft and their PR Agency, Cohn & Wolfe, sent us a pre-trip present: two Microsoft Lumia 730’s for us to play with during our Hong Kong Adventure. And play we did. Let’s review the spec sheet again: Lumia 730 […]

Microsoft Philippines Launches Lumia 535 and 735 in PH

Waiting for the Lumia 535? Here it is! Microsoft Mobile has officially launched the first smartphone in the Lumia lineup without the Nokia branding in the PH: the Lumia 535. Every single smartphone until the 535 that was launched after Microsoft bought Nokia’s mobile phone arm had always had the Nokia branding on them, which […]

Tonino Lamborghini 88 Tauri Android Smartphone Official, Yours for Only $6000

There’s expensive, then there’s expensive If gold plating your iPhone 6 or Galaxy Note 4 isn’t enough to show the world how truly loaded you are, you can always opt to buy hyper-luxurious smartphones from BlackBerry, Vertu and Lamborghini. Yes, Lamborghini, the same Italian sport scar manufacturer apparently now has their smartphone, dubbed the Tonino […]