Smart Communications just sent a press release stating that they will be “LTE ready” by the middle of 2012. To do this they will be installing Single Radio Base Stations on all of their cell sites. This technology allows them to activate LTE or HSPA+ at any of their existing 13,000+ stations. We’ve been part […]
Something cool: Game development in the Philippines is growing bigger and bigger each year! This Manila Game Jam is a 48-hour game development marathon that only happens once in a year. The games are judged and the winners get a chance to be sent to a global competition. Since we play games ourselves, we think […]
BlackBerry Curve 9380: RIM’s All-Touch Smartphone Amongst the five newly launched BlackBerry phones in the Philippines, the BlackBerry Curve 9380 is probably going to be one of the most successful in this line-up. It’s the first affordable (SRP: Php16,990) full-touchscreen offering of RIM and given the proper push from either Smart or Globe this will […]
iPhone 4S Review It’s 8:25PM, December 15, 2011 as I start writing this review. Normally there would be nothing special about this day but for today the Philippines Twitterverse is getting flooded with tweets about Apple’s iPhone 4S. Why? In just a few hours both Smart Communications and Globe Telecom will give out the iPhone […]
Unboxing the “Most Amazing iPhone yet”, the iPhone 4S The iPhone 4S is scheduled to launch on both SMART and GLOBE on December 16, 2011. We were able to secure unlocked (open line) units in advance so that we can do a head-to-head battle in terms of mobile internet speed and stability in different parts […]
Samsung Galaxy Note Review The Samsung Galaxy Note is definitely not your ordinary mobile gadget because of it’s giant 5.3” screen. Actually the screen size is relative depending on your perspective. If you’re looking at this as a smartphone then obviously the 5.3” display is humungous. However if you’re treating it as a tablet then […]
Meet Huawei MediaPad [UPDATED] (December 7, 2011: Huawei just had their consumer launch for this product a few days ago. It’s now available in different stores for Php21,990. Read below for details of the product as well as more photos. -EIC) Huawei gave a select crowd of journalists and bloggers a sneak peek at their […]
Both Globe and Smart put up their pre-order pages for the Apple iPhone 4S yesterday. When telcos offer the same phone it usually boils down to network strength, brand loyalty, and customer service that determines the decision of the consumer. However Smart wants to change that paradigm by including the SmartNet service when they start […]
Will Globe and SMART launch the iPhone 4S this December? Yugatech reports that Globe CEO Ernest Cu just announced in an event that Globe will be offering the iPhone 4S “in a couple of weeks”. What makes this scenario much more interesting though is that it looks like the iPhone 4S won’t be exclusive anymore […]
BlackBerry Bold 9900 Review The BlackBerry Bold 9900 was unveiled by RIM executives here in the Philippines last September with an SRP of Php31,690. We’ve been using a demo unit for the last week and we’ve had enough time with RIM’s latest flagship product to write a fair and comprehensive review for everyone here at […]
Say hello to BlackBerry Bold 9900! What was the first thing out my mouth after unboxing the BlackBerry Bold 9900? Three letters: W-O-W. This phone is the most stunning, sleek, stylish, and great-to-hold device that BlackBerry has ever shipped. The previous models just pale in comparison when it comes to design and after using it […]
SMART is expanding the Netphone line by coming out with the Samsung Galaxy Y Netphone Edition. Unlike the original Smart Netphone, the Samsung Galaxy Y Netphone packs Android 2.3 Gingerbread for it’s operating system. For the hardware it has a 2.8 QVGA TFT Display, a better processor with 832MHz (vs Smart Netphone’s 600Mhz), and a […]