Smart launches HSPA+ Rocket High line-up

Smart introduces the Rocket Chic and lowers Rocket Plug-it price The HSPA+ wars here in the Philippines are booming and the obvious winners aren’t from the telco side, it’s really the consumers. Because of the stiff competition we’re getting better products and even better marketing, hehe. Anyway, Smart just relaunched their Smart Bro Rocket line-up […]

SmartNet on the iPhone 4S

Both Globe and Smart put up their pre-order pages for the Apple iPhone 4S yesterday. When telcos offer the same phone it usually boils down to network strength, brand loyalty, and customer service that determines the decision of the consumer. However Smart wants to change that paradigm by including the SmartNet service when they start […]

HTC Desire S Netphone Edition

HTC Desire S Netphone Edition Coming Soon? SMART just announced the Samsung Galaxy Y Netphone Edition over the weekend but it looks like there’s one more phone that’s joining the Netphone line-up in the near future. Mitch Padua from SMART just posted a photo on Twitter showing three phones with the Netphone software installed. At […]

Smart Netphone Review

Smart Netphone 701 Review I’ve been playing around with the Smart Netphone for the last week and I think I’ve spent enough time with it to come up with a balanced and comprehensive review. During the testing period I used the Smart Netphone as my primary phone. I loaded it up with prepaid credits and […]

HTC Titan (Windows Phone 7.5 Mango)

Meet the HTC Titan The Samsung Note wasn’t the only “big smartphone” or “small tablet” announced during IFA 2011. HTC also unveiled the HTC Titan, a Windows OS 7.5 powered smartphone with a massive 4.7″ screen and 9.9mm unibody contoured design. This phone also has a powerful 1.5GHz processor, 512MB RAM, and storage of up […]

Globe Tattoo Tonino Lamborghini (4G) vs Smart Power Plug-it (3G)

After more than 3 weeks of testing the Globe Tattoo Lamborghini (4G), we’ve come to the conclusion that if you can’t connect to the HSPA+ network then you’re better off with your normal 3G USB stick. We tested the 4G Globe Postpaid Tattoo Lamborghini against the 3G Smart Prepaid Power Plug-it and the results are […]