The iPhone 14 Dealbreaker: Is 60Hz Refresh Rate Acceptable In 2022?

As expected with any Apple device, the latest iPhone lineup was met with nothing short of a boatload of hype. Understandably, the Pro models lived up to the anticipation by showing off the new Dynamic Island technology as well as other additions that make it a huge step up from the previous generation. However, the […]

Developers Are Getting Creative With The New iPhone Dynamic Island

With the design of the old Apple smartphones growing old in the tooth, the company decided on a major overhaul which was announced just last week. The Apple iPhone models will now get a Dynamic Island – sort of a hole cut out, but in the shape of a pill. This form factor is able […]

Ditching More Ports: Apple to Remove Physical SIM Tray, use eSIM on US iPhone 14 Models

It has been 6 years since Apple made the controversial move of removing the headphone jack on the iPhone 7. While it elicits trolling from various Android brands, a number of mid-range and flagship Android phones these days no longer have the headphone jack–insisting that the removal of the well-beloved port helped in adding in […]

Goodbye Notch: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Series Finally Adopt Punch-Hole Displays

Ever since introducing the notch with the iPhone X back in 2017, it took years before Apple adopted a change to a pill-shaped punch-hole design with the iPhone 14 Pro series. The pill-shaped punch-hole still houses a selfie camera, promixity sensors, and all the needed sensors for FaceID, but the Dynamic Island UI allows the […]

Goodbye Mini, Hello (Again) Plus: Apple Unveils iPhone 14 Series

As confirmed with previous rumors, Apple is officially dropping the Mini models with the iPhone 14 series, and replacing the Mini with a bigger Plus model–a model we last heard since the iPhone XS series. Aside from the introduction of a 6.7-inch Plus model, little has changed on the Apple iPhone 14 series: you still […]

Brazil Fines Apple $2M, Bans Sales For iPhones With No Chargers

Back in 2020, Apple made the controversial decision to no longer include chargers and adapters in the retail packaging for its devices. The main reason the company attributed was environmental waste, but it has become common knowledge that cost-cutting is the primary cause. Brazil has now called out Apple for this practice with its iPhones, […]

Apple Lang Sakalam: iPhone Destroys Android In The US

The verdict is out: in Q3 of 2022, Apple iPhone sales absolutely demolished Android devices, effectively taking up more than 50% market share in the US for the first time ever. Here’s the breakdown. A report by Counterpoint Research declares that the “active installed base” of smartphones in use at the moment. It continues to […]

Xiaomi Mi Band 7 Review Philippines : The Budget King

Review Verdict: The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 is the best budget fitness tracker you can buy in the Philippines right now. It offers a generous AMOLED screen, accurate health tracking, and neat UI, in addition to everything you need in a fitness watch. Nothing else can offer you this much without breaking the bank.  Pros […]

Xiaomi 12s Ultra Beats iPhone 13 Pro, Pro Max in DxOMark

If the confirmation that it will be available globally soon does not excite you enough, here’s another reason to look forward to the Xiaomi 12s Ultra: DxOMark recently published their results, and gave the Xiaomi 12s Ultra a score of 138, beating both the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max by 1 point. In its […]

We Might Finally Get Another Purple iPhone With The 14 Pro Max

The Apple iPhone 14 lineup isn’t set to launch until September 7, but leaks are beginning to push through the cracks. Here we see alleged dummies of the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, in its five colors that may really make it to production. Based on what we’re seeing in the photo, the expected mainstays […]

PlayStation Releases A Backbone One iPhone Gaming Controller

Mobile gaming is eons past what it was just a few years ago. Competitive leagues and professional careers (whether competitive, casual streaming, or both) have emerged around this billion-dollar industry, with portable devices gaining the capability to run triple-A titles. As a result, the market for mobile gaming peripherals has also grown enormously. PlayStation wants […]

Upper Mid-Range Comparo: Nothing Phone (1) vs Samsung Galaxy A73

Now that we know that the Nothing Phone (1) is priced close to Php 30k, a number of our readers feel that it is priced rather high. We understand that, considering how a number of mid-range phones offer the same set of specs (sometimes even more) at a lower price tag. However, it’s clear that […]