5 Alternatives to the iPhone 5

5 Alternatives to the iPhone 5 If you’re not liking the iPhone 5 and you’re in the market for a high-end smartphone, you actually have several good options available here in the Philippines. These devices are all awesome and offer great value for your money so you might want to take a look at them. […]

Holiday Shopping Guide: Smartphones

Unbox Holiday Shopping and Gift Guide: Smartphones With all the new gadgets out in the market today it’s hard to find which one best deserves your hard earned cash. That’s why we’re putting together a series of articles that will cut through the clutter and just feature some of the very best stuff we’ve reviewed […]

Microsoft Surface Now Available at Online Shops in the Philippines

Various online shops have already started selling the Microsoft Surface (32GB and 64B RT Models). The most affordable we’ve seen for the 32GB is priced at Php32,000 from Great Gadget Shop. For the 64GB models some stores are selling it for a little over Php38,000. Definitely pricey considering how affordable other tablets are these days. […]

iPad Mini Review: It’s a Small iPad 2, not necessarily a bad thing

Apple iPad Mini Review The Apple iPad Mini isn’t officially available locally yet but there are several online stores and gadget shops in malls that offer it already at premium prices. We were able to secure a unit and we’ve been playing around with the device for a couple of days now. Initially we were […]

Unboxing the Smart LTE Pocket WiFi

Unboxed: Smart LTE Pocket WiFi We initially spotted the Smart LTE Pocket WiFi earlier in September. Smart already launched this commercially and it’s actually available already in Smart Stores. You can get it with Php2,000 cash out at either Plan 1799 (10GB cap) or Plan 3500 (21GB cap). Smart LTE Pocket WiFi Spec Sheet Platform: […]

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 launches locally on October 20

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 debuts locally on October 20 It’s official. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will be launched locally on October 20. This information came in the form of a press release sent out by Samsung Philippines to various bloggers and media outlets. There will be a consumer launch event on the said date […]

Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Unboxed: The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 When the first Galaxy Note launched it was met with a lot of skepticism due to the unconventional screen size. At that time the 3.5-inch iPhone 4 was the king of the hill and it made no sense whatsoever for consumers to pick up the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note. However […]

Unboxing the Nokia 808 PureView

Nokia 808 PureView Unboxed If there’s one smartphone we’ve been very keen on reviewing, it’s the Nokia 808 PureView. It’s not everyday that a camera packing a monstrous 41-megapixel camera gets shipped. I know this is a bit late already (Nokia Lumia 920 PureView is just around the corner) but we were finally able to […]

Assassin’s Creed 3 PC Specs Announced

Assassin’s Creed III Specs for PC released Via Ubisoft’s customer support site and IGN, specs for the PC version of Assassin’s Creed III were released to the public. The following requirements are listed to run the game smoothly: Supported OS: Windows Vista (SP2)/ Windows 7 (SP1)/ Windows 8 Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core2 Duo E6700 […]

SPOTTED: Smart LTE Mobile WiFi (Huawei E589)

Smart gearing up to launch LTE Mobile WiFi service When Smart hosted the LTE forum a few weeks ago, an NTT DoCoMo executive showed us their LTE device line-up. It consisted mostly of Android handsets and USB dongles. This is significant because NTT DoCoMo is an investor in Smart and it’s safe to assume that […]

Nokia Lumia 920 Announced

Nokia Lumia 920 Announced! Nokia just officially announced the Nokia Lumia 920, their newest flagship Windows smartphone. You can tell from all the features they packed into this that they’re really betting the farm on this handset for their future. Everything from the hardware design, software, camera, and the wireless connectivity screams quality and innovation. […]

Unboxing the Razer BlackWidow Mechanical Keyboard

Razer BlackWidow Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Mac Version) The Razer BlackWidow is actually a dated model already so some of you are probably wondering why we’re featuring it on Unbox. We were doing some window shopping in Greenhills earlier when we saw the BlackWidow on display at Digital Walker. I walked past it but I ended […]