Microsoft Lumia 950: Amazing Hardware, Terrible Software

We review Microsoft’s Lumia 950! We tried really hard to love the Lumia 950. Really, really hard. We have a thing for Lumia phones – even though they’ve become more or less irrelevant in the grand scheme of things (you can blame the failed adoption of the mobile version of Windows for that) Microsoft’s Lumia […]

MyPhone my36 Review: Starting Over

We review the MyPhone my36! While local brand Cherry Mobile was slugging it out with other local and international brands in the bang-for-the-buck market last year, MyPhone nowhere to be found. Aside from releasing a few token Rio smartphones, the local brand was silent for the most part of the year. That was until they […]

Peak Design Everyday Messenger Review: A Great Bag That’s Incredibly Designed

A Kickstarter project that received millions of backers worldwide This is the record holder for the most crowdfunded bag on Kickstarter. It was such a success that it exceeded its $100,000 target and reached almost $5M pledges. Having it for about a day now, we really appreciate and understand how this bag is beautiful and […]

ASUS Zenfone Zoom Hands-on, First Impressions: The Ultimate Cameraphone?

We go hands-on with the Zenfone Zoom! While smartphones sold today all have a camera embedded in them, only a few devices can truly be called cameraphones – devices that have the capabilities of consumer point-and-shoots, specifically optical zoom capability. There’s a reason for that – shoving lenses that’s actually capable of optical zoom into […]

Cherry Mobile Flare Selfie Review: Best Bang-for-the-buck Selfie Phone?

We review Cherry Mobile’s Flare Selfie! 2016 has barely gotten off the ground yet local outfit Cherry Mobile has already launched another major product: the Flare Selfie. Part of the company’s bang-for-the-buck Flare lineup, the Flare Selfie combines awesome features with good design and more importantly, and affordable price point. The Flare Selfie represents the […]

Alcatel Teases New Tablets, Phones Ahead of CES

New phones, tablets and a wearable incoming CES, the crazy, wonderful tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada is slated to begin in a few days but that’s not stopping Alcatel from announcing a few products early, though details are a little sparse for all of them. First off, the Pixi 3, an 8-inch Windows 10 powered […]

MyPhone my28 Unboxing, First Impressions: The Most Affordable Smartphone You Can Buy Right Now

We unbox the MyPhone my28! Yesterday Smart announced their partnership with MyPhone with their budget device, the my28. If you’re not a fan of back-reading or was away from internet this weekend, savoring the last few hours of freedom before work started again, the my28 is a budget device being offered by both Smart and […]

Cherry Mobile Flare Selfie Hands-on, First Impressions: A Selfie Phone On Steroids

  We go hands-on with the Cherry Mobile Selfie! Cherry Mobile’s Flare series of smartphones are easily the company’s most prolific and most popular of the phones that they offer. Keeping track of all the Flare devices released this year is fast becoming a Herculean effort, and they’re not done yet. The company invited us […]

Starmobile Knight Spectra Review: Double The Camera, Double The Fun?

We review Starmobile’s Knight Spectra! Whatever you think of Starmobile as a company, you can’t deny that they’re not afraid to try new things. Instead of following the herd, the folks behind the Filipino brand continuously tries to march to the beat of their own drum, refusing to get sucked into a price war that’s […]

MyPhone my35 Unboxing: Hi Fidelity

We unbox the MyPhone my35! Along with the my36, MyPhone also handed us their new my35 smartphone to unbox and review in the next few days. At just Php 6,888, the my35 is priced pretty closely to the company’s my36, with the latter going for just Php 100 more over the former. The my35 does […]