Huawei Watch 4 Review Philippines verdict: The Huawei Watch 4 finally arrives on Philippine shores, bringing with it a whole plethora of improvements and new features, including stand-alone eSIM functionality. It’s a bit more expensive than the previous generation, but Huawei is hoping that all the new features are enough to convince you to get […]
After launching its mid-range Watch GT 4, Huawei has finally released its top-end wearable, the Watch 4, to the Philippines. The mainline Watch Series has always been the most refined smartwatch that the brand offered in the country (before the Watch Ultimate) and gave users the most advanced features that could be found in any […]
One of the things that caught people’s attention lately is the additional charges imposed for their streaming services and online subscription in the Philippines. Banks like BPI, BDO, and Security Bank have started imposing a 1% fee, and reading through their fine prints confirms that transactions processed in Php by foreign companies are covered by […]
If you are a BPI user, make sure to double check your transactions, particularly foreign ones, as the bank updated on which foreign transactions are covered by the additional 1% assessment fee. In the advisory issued on February 1, BPI states that its 1% assessment fee also covers online subscription services like Netflix, Google, Apple, […]
After launching several products last January with the FreeClip, MatePad Pro 13.2, and MateBook D 16 2024, Huawei is set to bring over new products for February with the Watch 4, MatePad 11.5 PaperMatte, and nova Y72. READ MORE: Review: Huawei’s Crazy-looking FreeClip Works Insanely Well The MateBook D 16 2024 is an Affordable 16-inch […]
In its efforts to combat scammers using sophisticated methods, Globe has removed all clickable links from its official customer advisories–particularly with its 8080 SMS channel. Recently, Globe’s subscribers have been receiving scam messages that use 8080 or the “Globe” sender ID, where these messages use a fake Globe link to lure them into phishing sites. […]
Globe’s GFiber Prepaid has been the talk of the town lately after announcing a 9999 Annual data package that give you a year’s worth of unlimited data. Aside from the unique prepaid offering, Globe also claims that applying for GFiber is easy through their website. We tried to apply for GFiber Prepaid, so let’s walk […]
Need a secondary connection but don’t want to be locked into long, 24-month contracts? Well, Globe At Home officially announced their new GFiberSURF UNLI 9999 plan that gives prepaid fiber units a year of unlimited internet connection. The promo is aimed at people with short-term leases or who need a secondary internet connection that’s not […]
Toki, a social commerce platform founded in the Philippines for toys and collectibles, recently raised $1.8 million in a funding round to expand its operations. The online site launched in November last year and is already home to around 70,000 products from hundreds of sellers. This vast selection of products fall into one of their […]
BSP is still confident that it can achieve 50% of transactions being cashless by the end of 2023: according to BSP’s latest study, around 42.1% of retail payments are already digital in 2022, and 4 out of 10 Filipinos already use eWallets. This corroborates with Visa’s 2023 Consumer Payment Attitudes Study, where around 50% of […]
GOMO has finally rolled out its Roam service, which allows its subscribers to use their GOMO SIMs outside the Philippines. GOMO Roam is a much-welcome feature to its subscribers, especially for those who travel a lot and need to use mobile data for things like navigation, communication, and social media. For its initial rollout, GOMO […]
While eWallets like Maya and GCash offer crypto trading, they are limited to just buying and selling crypto assets. These platforms do not have the ability to conduct transactions using crypto assets, so this meant that you cannot do peer-to-peer transactions. This is what makes Unionbank different after it gained a license to operate as […]