As of this writing I have around 16 gadgets, a mix of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and headphones, still in their boxes here at home. They’re all in line for unboxing and review articles here in Unbox. However each time I pick one up and bring out my camera to start doing the usual pictures I […]
Smart Wipe-out Program Explained Smart launched the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C today at a low-key media event at the Fort. It’s perfectly understandable they toned down their efforts though considering the sensitive situation brought about by Yolanda. The plans were already announced last week but one particular offer they have that got more […]
The spirit of generosity is definitely moving around the global tech industry. Red Cross, through their PH Twitter account, announced earlier today that two more international gadget giants, namely LG and Nokia, donated for Yolanda relief operations. LG gave $500,000 USD (what’s a lot) while Nokia pitched in 50,000 Euros (that’s a also a lot). […]
The latest episode of the Unbox Podcast is now here! We start the show by calling on all of our viewers (and readers) to help out with Yolanda relief operations. The damage done truly is catastrophic and our Kababayans will need all the help they can get. Donating is easy since you can do it […]
More global technology companies are starting to move to help relief operations here in the Philippines after they’ve seen the aftermath of the super typhoon. Two of the biggest tech companies in the world, Apple and Facebook, are now encouraging their users to donate to the Red Cross for Yolanda relief operations. Facebook has a […]
Samsung is doing their part in helping out with Yolanda relief operations here in the Philippines. First they’re donating 1M USD through World Vision and Red Cross. Those funds will definitely go a long way in rehabilitation! This is an initiative for their global office in South Korea. Secondly they’re sending a team of 20 […]
Our good friends from Widget City just announced that they partnered with Red Cross to help with the relief operations for victims of Yolanda. If you buy either the Nokia Lumia 920 or Lumia 620 from Widget City, they will donate a certain amount to the Red Cross. Here are the prices and the corresponding […]
iPad Air Unboxed! While the new Apple iPad Air isn’t officially available in local Apple Reseller Stores yet, several online shops have already started offering it at pretty competitive prices (near SRP). Very good timing for us since we’ve been aching to buy a new iPad for a while now but we found the iPad […]
Meet the Lenovo Vibe X Lenovo has been on a roll lately when it comes to their hardware design. The Lenovo K900 is still one of the best designed phablets ever made and they even followed this up with the super thin duo of the S920 and S820. Yesterday they added a new smartphone to […]
A few days ago Cherry Mobile teased a special payday sale that will happen on November 15-17. They finally revealed the offer and it’s definitely newsworthy! The Cherry Mobile Flare 2X, a smartphone with a quad-core processor and 1GB RAM, will be sold for just Php3,999 from November 15-17! That’s an amazing deal considering the […]
Hands-on with the THL W8S War Machine We first saw the THL W8S on the Facebook Page of Novo 7 Tech a few weeks ago shortly after they guested on the Unbox Podcast. It was definitely an intriguing smartphone since it packed a turbo quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, and a 5-inch Full HD IPS display […]
Blizzard Heroes of the Storm! Blizzard finally took the wraps off their new multiplayer online battleground arena game and they named it “Heroes of the Storm”! Think DOTA except with real characters from the Blizzard universe. They did make key changes in the mechanics though like shifting the focus to map objectives, having dedicated support […]