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. […]

Smart announces availability of first LTE smartphones in the Philippines

Smart Announces the availability of LTE powered Sony Xperia V and ZTE T82 Smart just announced the availability of their first two LTE-capable and ready smartphones, the Sony Xperia V and the ZTE T82. These two smartphones can connect already to the 4G/LTE network of Smart when they get released on December 21. This is […]

Ainol Novo 7 Crystal: Android Jelly Bean Dual Core Tablet for Php6,700

Ainol Novo 7 Crystal: Jelly Bean Tablet for a Friendly Price! The march of affordable Android devices continues! We just found out that the Ainol Novo 7 Crystal is now available here in the Philippines for just Php6,700. What’s kinda mind-blowing about the price is that you already get a dual-core, 1GB, Android 4.1 Jelly […]

Pipo U1 Pro: Dual Core Android Jelly Bean 7-inch Tablet for Php6,000

Dual-core Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Tablet for 6k!? Looks like we have a serious challenger to the throne of budget-friendly and value-for-money tablets. The Pipo U1 Pro sells for around Php6,000 on various online sellers (most of them on Sulit) and it has very competitive specifications. It runs on a dual-core processor, has a generous […]

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 […]

Unboxing the Lenovo S560

UNBOXED: The Lenovo S560 Marketed as a music-lover’s smartphone, the Lenovo S560 features almost the same specifications as the popular Lenovo P700i save for the different body design, Dolby Digital Audio technology, enhanced speakers, and slightly lower (but still good) battery life. Lenovo Mobile Philippines sent us a loaner review unit to test and we […]

Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy Camera

Samsung Galaxy Camera: Unboxed! The Samsung Galaxy Camera is finally available locally after it was announced to the Philippine media last October. The Galaxy Camera actually didn’t generate as much hype as you’d think it deserved because it was introduced in the same event that featured the highly anticipated Galaxy Note 2. Anyway, we were […]

Cloudfone Thrill 430x: Dual-core, Dual SIM Android with 3-days Battery Life

The march of value-driven and budget-friendly local Android handsets continues. We’ve already seen what Starmobile, MyPhone, and Cherry Mobile have but now there’s a new contender that has a pretty compelling offering. Priced at Php7,777, the Cloudfone Thrill 430x packs a dual-core processor, 768MB RAM, dual SIM capabilities, 8-megapixel shooter with auto focus and dual […]

The iPhone 5 Takes Kick-Ass Photos

iPhone 5 Camera is Amazeballs Last night we were at the launch event of TV5’s newest digital lifestyle portal, Kristn.com. Now wait… you might be thinking this is a promotional post for TV5 since I work for them. However the focus of this post isn’t actually the event itself but the device used to capture […]

Starmobile Engage 7HD: Possibly the Best Local Affordable Android Tablet?

The Sezziest Local Tablet: Starmobile Engage 7HD Starmobile gave an exclusive preview to their two new Android devices, the Starmobile Engage 7HD and the Starmobile Crystal, during the latest Unbox Video Podcast Episode. Their tablet offering, the Engage 7HD, caught my attention because of the premium brushed-metal finish and the competitive specs (1.2GHz dual-core processor […]

Cherry Mobile Omega is a 5.3-inch Android Jelly Bean Smartphone?

Cherry Mobile Omega to sport Dual-Core Processor, 8MP Camera, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean? As we reported earlier, Cherry Mobile teased three new handsets for December. One of them, the Cherry Mobile Omega, sports a 5.3-inch and is rumored to have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box. This was validated when Cherry Mobile […]

Cherry Mobile reveals SkyFire, Teases 4.5″ Flame and 5.3″ Omega

Cherry Mobile SkyFire, Flame, and Omega Coming Soon? Looks like Cherry Mobile isn’t stopping with the fast-selling Cherry Mobile Flare. If you check their Facebook Page you’ll see that they’ve started promoting their three new upcoming handsets: the Cherry Mobile SkyFire, Flame, and Omega. According to their website, the SkyFire features a 4.7-inch display, dual-core […]