We go hands-on with the ridiculous ZenFone AR Back in CES ASUS announced the Zenfone AR, their first ever device made for Google’s Project Tango. It’s the second project Tango phone ever made by any company, with the first being Lenovo’s own offering, the Phab 2 Pro. The Zenfone AR is packed with the highest […]
Look out for that LTE-A icon on your phone Remember LTE-A, the next evolution of uber-fast wireless mobile internet that we first saw in Boracay last year? Well, Smart is now turning on the technology behind that make those speeds possible in the Philippines, starting with Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao. Smart has rolled […]
We review the ROG GX800! Insanely-specc’d notebooks with even crazier prices is fast becoming the norm nowadays. When ASUS released their twin-GPU packing, liquid-cooled ROG GX700 last year, we honestly thought it would be a one-off product, released to show off the company’s technical prowess to the public and their competitors. But here we are in […]
From Gaming Notebooks to Video Cards Now that we’ve covered the smartphones we’ve reviewed for the month of April, let’s take a look at the notebooks and peripherals that found its way to Unbox HQ! ASUS ROG GX800 Quick Review: ASUS’ Craziest Notebook Yet Last year, ASUS let us take the first ever water-cooled gaming […]
It looks like the affected units are single SIM phones meant for China and Europe Despite the strong reception of their P10 and P10 Plus, Huawei has managed to shoot themselves in the foot by essentially using two kinds of memory for the flagships. The phones, as flagship devices, should have sported UFS 2.1 storage […]
The next version of Google’s Android OS, tentatively named Android O, is now up for preview to all developers and interested enthusiasts (with Google branded devices) to tinker with. Here are some of the new features you can expect from Android 8.0, which will eventually have a dessert-related naming scheme, like its predecessors. Android 8.0 Oreo […]
We’re used to having remote controls that are either made of plastic or metal. Never has a remote been as attractive and classy as the Turn Touch. This compact, wooden remote control is multipurpose and has garnered so much attention that it reached almost twice its Kickstarter funding request. Turn Touch is made from […]
Xiaomi has officially announced their first ever chipset designed in-house, the Pincecone Surge S1. The new chipset has been in development since 2015, and today the company has unveiled it and the first phone that will be powered by their home-brewed silicone, the Mi 5c. Before we get into the phone itself, let’s take a […]
Xiaomi’s MIUI 8.2 is now stable and ready for global launch. The first batch of devices slated to get the update is as follows: Mi Max Mi Max Prime Mi 4i Mi 3 Mi 4 Mi Note Redmi 1S Redmi Note 4G The following devices will be receiving the update progressively, starting from February 20: […]
Published by CI Games and Ubisoft, Lords of the Fallen was one of the first games I ever purchased on the Playstation 4. If you’re not familiar with the title, it’s a game that is very heavily influenced by Dark Souls; a tough action RPG that rewards precision and stamina management over button mashing. While […]
What does that rogue smartphone manufacturer, Nextbit have to do with gaming company Razer? Well, the latter just bought the former, for starters. Yup, Nextbit, the people behind the cloud-focused Robin smartphone, has announced they have been acquired by Razer, a company that’s known for their gaming peripherals and crazy, triple-screened notebooks. Read: This is […]
A few years ago Google embarked on an ambitious project dubbed Android One. In a nutshell, it was supposed to be the Nexus program for budget phones, delivering an Android experience the way Google intended it to be. But after a good solid year in the Philippines, the project seemed to have lost its way. […]