Unboxing the Nokia Lumia 520 Nokia Philippines sent us a review/loaner unit of their entry-level Windows Phone 8 offering, the Nokia Lumia 520. This budget-friendly smartphone sells for Php7,990 which makes it one of the most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphones you can get in the Philippines. By the way, we actually first saw this […]
Review: Nokia Lumia 720 The good folks over at Nokia Philippines sent us a loaner review unit of the Nokia Lumia 720 a few weeks ago. We’ve used it as a substitute for our Nokia Lumia 920, the primary handset of this writer. We’ve spent well over two weeks already with it and we can […]
Nokia Lumia 920: A Solid Alternative to Android and the iPhone Choice. That is what the Nokia Lumia 920 embodies for us. It’s a welcome respite from the seemingly repetitive iPhone iterations and the non-stop flood of Android devices. The Nokia Lumia 920 offers a fresh and bold take on the smartphone both on the […]
Nokia Lumia 820 Review Most of the attention of the Nokia Lumia line-up went to the flagship, the Nokia Lumia 920. However the younger sibling, the Nokia Lumia 820, is quite a gem itself. It sports nearly identical internal specifications and comes with a smaller form factor at 4.3-inches. There’s no PureView camera but it […]
HEADLINES for this episode: We feature and talk about the sexiest tablet on earth, the iPad Mini (we have one, woot!). We also share our thoughts about the iPhone 5. Hosts: Carlo Ople, Alora Guerrero, and Paolo Montecillo. Guests: Widget City’s Marin Bornilla and MMDA’s Yves Gonzales. Unbox the Podcast is a weekly video podcast that […]
Unbox the Podcast Coming Soon! Watch out for it Friends! Hi everyone! Over the last few months we’ve been receiving multiple requests for video content about the products we review and feature here at Unbox. We’ve tried to do some product shots (very amateur though) and we’ve posted them on our blog posts before. However […]
New iPad (aka iPad 3, iPad HD, iPad 2012) Review There was a lot of anticipation for the new iPad from Apple. Everybody speculated about the features and even the name. Come announcement day, Apple showed the “New” iPad which looked exactly like the iPad 2! It wasn’t a total letdown though since it had […]
During the weekend MMDA Traffic Czar Yves Gonzales tweeted about this print ad on the PDI from Globe Telecom. They’re launching a new service called Globe Squish which looks like a unified messaging service for social networking and messenger clients (G Talk and Yahoo). I tried getting the service on my iPhone 4 to test […]
TV5 recently released their news app for iOS devices called InterAksyon. It has four main features: News Reader (from InterAksyon.Com), Metro Manila Traffic Navigator launcher, Radyo5 92.3 NewsFM Live Stream, and the News5 Social Stream. The app is available for free. Here are some screenshots: Download links: Click here to download for iTunes PH accounts […]
The 2011 Mazda2 is filled with pleasant surprises. Some people might have low expectations given that this is perceived to be “below” the highly successful Mazda3. However the Mazda2 definitely has it’s own unique features and advantages making it an excellent choice for people looking for mid-range cars. I was initially hesitant about this car […]