Huawei Honor 4X Hands-on, Part Two: Heating Up The Mid-range

  We go hands-on (again) with Huawei’s Honor 4X! The first half of 2015 is shaping up to be a stellar one for people looking for bang-for-the-buck devices. There’s so many devices out right now that brings excellent value for money that wasn’t available last year. Meizu’s M1 Note started the ball rolling, while ASUS’ […]

Here’s a Partial list of Android Devices that will be receiving Android Oreo

Coming to your devices real soon   With much fanfare, Google did not troll the audience this time around, as Android O (8.0) is indeed Android Oreo. We got a peek at some of its features like Picture-in-Picture, Notification Dots, and Google Play Project. Read: It’s Official! Android O Is Oreo! Excitement aside, Android users are […]

PSA: You Don’t Need To Upgrade To The Latest Flagship

Unless your phone is severely underperforming, you can sit out one, even two upgrade cycles In the next few days we’ll be bombarded with a bunch of new phones from the likes of our favorite manufacturers. ASUS will be releasing their ZenFone 4 series of phones in the Philippines on August 19, Samsung will be […]

Alleged OnePlus 5 Camera Samples Surface Online

Boss dual cameras on the OnePlus 5 About a week back, OnePlus tweeted out the photo you see above. They asked which of the two was taken with their upcoming “flagship killer of 2017”, the OnePlus 5. While the clarity of the image on the right is a dead giveaway for the device, it may be […]

What is LTE-Advanced (LTE-A)? A Quick and Dirty Primer

LTE-A is crazy fast and reliable, and it’s now here in the Philippines. TL;DR: LTE-A wireless technology is the next step of 4G LTE, providing significantly faster, more robust and reliable connectivity than its predecessor. Most modern flagship handsets and certain mid-high mid-range smartphones have LTE-A support. With Smart having rolled out Long Term Evolution […]

ASUS Officially Prices Zenfone 3 Zoom In PH

Here’s how much the Zenfone 3 Zoom will be in the Philippines Today is Zenfone 3 Zoom launch day, as the Taiwanese company has officially unveiled local pricing for their photography-focused, dual-camera smartphone. The ZF 3 Zoom’s camera performance impressed us during its time in the Unbox.ph testing labs, not to mention it’s a pretty […]

Nokia 3310 “Supremo Putin” Edition Goes on Sale in Russia for $1,700

Russian smartphone manufacturer Caviar, makers of luxury phones and gadgets, has recently unveiled the Nokia 3310 “Supremo Putin Edition” for interested, wealthy-as-hell fans of the federation’s current president. Related: Nokia 3310 Initial Review: A Modern Classic Priced at a crazy $1,700 (~Php 87K), this version of the Nokia 3310 is clad in a gold-titanium casing […]

Firefly Mobile Officially Announces Budget Intense 5 Phone

Firefly Mobile has officially released another budget device under their Intense lineup. Dubbed the Intense 5, the new phone sports familiar styling (*cough*Huawei P9*cough) paired with a quad-core processor for not a lot of money. The Intense 5 has an unspecified quad-core processor, 5-inch qHD IPS display, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable storage, […]

7 Tech Stories That Defined Local Tech In 2016

And just like that, 2016 is almost over. The year has been a rollercoaster ride for many people, and probably won’t be looked at fondly by any stretch of the imagination. It’s also been a big year for tech in the Philippines, both good and bad, and today we’ll be taking a look back at […]

The Honor Magic Concept Phone Unveiled

Huawei’s best known release for 2016 is undoubtedly the dual camera sporting Huawei P9 and P9 Plus that’s gotten the stamp of approval from famed camera manufacturer, Leica. While these flagship phones from the Chinese brand are definitely making a splash, their Honor line of phones — that often get renamed when it hits the […]