Say goodbye to the overpriced “airport taxi” cabs in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as the airport management has now allowed regular taxis to pick up passengers from all its four terminals. The directive was implemented starting today, July 18. According to the report from the Philippine Star, the pick-up areas for the regular […]
If you’re thinking about buying a new car even though you don’t have your own parking garage, think long and hard – the MMDA is intensifying its drive against illegally parked vehicles to try and reduce the absolutely insane traffic that’s effectively paralyzing Manila roads. The MMDA has effectively formed a new team to clear […]
We’ve flown enough in the past few months to know that free WiFi in the PH’s major airports are agonizingly slow. That’s why we’re happy to hear that the new Transportation Secretary, Arthur Tugade has announced that the government is bringing 1GBps of free, hi-speed WiFi to all PH airports for free. “In due time all […]
Pokémon Go has arrived for both Android and iOS, and while many are having difficulty catching and playing with Pokémon for now, there’s no doubt that the popularity of the game will pick up once the official release arrives in the PH. The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has forseen the potential problems of people […]
Yesterday the Pokémon Company and Niantic Labs released the much awaited augmented reality game, Pokémon Go, and the internet went wild. While the release went live only for some countries including Australia, folks could still access the game via sideloading the APK, thus fulfilling their childhood dream of catching a Magikarp in Manila Bay. Or not. […]
We’ve gone from CRT TVs that weighed a ton and took up way too much space in the living room, to slimmer LCD TVs that got a bump in picture quality with HD resolution, then came Full HD at 1080p, then 2K, and now we have ultra-slim sets that are capable of pushing out 4K […]
130 government offices (118 in Metro Manila and 12 in Cebu) are now connected via fiber optics as the Department of Science and Technology – Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) just launched GovNet as part of their iGovPhil initiative. The network will be expanded within the year to include offices in other regions, such […]
Sony recently launched their h.ear product line that utilizes LDAC for high-resolution audio that you can take with you. The line-up features 3 devices that includes: the world’s smallest portable high-res audio wireless speaker — the h.ear Go, wireless headphones with digital noise cancelling – the h.ear On, and in-ear wireless headphones – the h.ear […]
Is our smartphone use getting out of hand? It could very well be. Do you guys remember the video of the Chinese woman who fell into a lake because she was too engrossed with her smartphone? We can’t even count how many times people have bumped into us because they were texting or how many […]
Uber recently announced that starting June 15, you can split the cost of your ride by carpooling with people heading in the same direction. We’ve been seeing really absurd surge rates recently and while we understand that it benefits uber drivers who aren’t as free to take on multiple passenger, it can break the bank. […]