Unbox Non-Stop Giveaway: Cherry Mobile Desire R8

The Gadget Giveaway Madness Carries on to November We just gave away one of our biggest prizes yet in the Unbox Non-Stop Giveaway for 2017 — the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 — and we’re going to keep this rolling on until Christmas time! Our first prize for the month of November is from local brand […]

Huawei Has Shipped 100 Million Phones So Far This Year

It’s on track to beat their 2016 record of 140 million units Huawei has been doing very, very well so far this 2017. The company has managed to ship around 100 million phones so far these past three quarters, which translates to a year-over-year increase of around 19%. At this rate, the company has a […]

Unbox Non-Stop Giveaway: Google Home

Google Home Up for Grabs! The Unbox Non-Stop Giveaway continues! This time we’re giving away one (1) Google Home! As usual, all you have to do is follow the steps and make sure you have all the entries on the Gleam app to maximize your chances of winning. STEP 1: Share this Post on Facebook! […]

Upcoming Redmi Note 5 with 18:9 Display spotted at TENAA

To come in two variants Xiaomi has been quiet in terms of joining the 18:9 train with the near-bezel less Mi MIX 2. Yet, the Chinese brand has some surprises up its sleeve under its Redmi subbrand. Recently, TENAA revealed two new Redmi phones, codenamed MEE7 and MET7–both speculated to be the Redmi Note 5. […]

5 Ways We Can Benefit from Machine Learning and AI

Welcome to the future! Forget about fancy dual camera setups or skinny bezel displays: With all the innovations, Artificial Intelligence has to be the most important trend we should all care about. What used to be an April Fools joke last year is now turning into a reality. In a related article, we talked about […]

September 2017 Review Roundup: Two Amazing Flagships amidst a Sea of Smartphones

As we have concluded September 2017, let’s look back at the reviews we made during that month. Of course, September became very exciting when we got to review two flagships: The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2. In between the two most-talked-about phones, we also got a good share of bang-for-the-buck […]

iPhone 8 Plus Quick Review: Should You Just Wait for the iPhone X?

Here’s the iPhone 8 Plus Despite our better judgment, we decided to pull the trigger and get an iPhone 8 Plus despite the iPhone X scheduled for release a few weeks from now. We wanted to experience it ourselves given all the shade this latest iPhone has been getting from a lot of tech sites […]

Here’s A List of Devices Confirmed to Get Android Oreo (as of September 2017)

Is your device one of the lucky ones? Last month, we gave you an unofficial list of devices that will be receiving Android Oreo. Now, we can confirm which particular devices will be receiving the latest Android flavor aside from Google’s Nexus and Pixel smartphones, and the Essential Phone. So far, we know that Sony’s Xperia […]

We Take A Peek At China’s Smartphone Landscape

Spoiler alert: mid-range is king We’re still in China for Huawei’s media tour, and one part of the company’s media orientation program is to familiarize us with some of the smartphone trends that is happening in Huawei’s home country, courtesy of GfK China. While most people think of the Chinese market as the land of […]

The Most Common Processor in Q2 2017 Isn’t Made By MediaTek

Qualcomm is the dominant processor manufacturer this time around While you’d expect Qualcomm to be the chip provider of choice for most flagships, you probably didn’t expect the chip maker to be the most common provider of processors for most phones in the first half of 2017, right? Well it seems like the company has […]

HTC To Join Mid-range Android One Bandwagon Via U11 Life

Yet another Android One phone is set to be released There’s yet another manufacturer that’s rumored to join the Android One party according to leaks. After the surprise announcement of Xiaomi and the rumored involvement of Motorola, HTC is apparently joining the Android One family via their yet unreleased U11 Life, according to multiple sources. The […]

Will Android One Replace The Nexus Program?

It looks that way A few days ago we were all blindsided by Xiaomi’s announcement of a stripped down, pure Android smartphone under Google’s Android One program, the Mi A1. Before that announcement we thought that Google’s initiative was on life support, but it looks like they’re is taking a new tack with Android One, […]