Samsung's best phone of the season landed in Manila yesterday...oh wait, it's not just a phone but a phablet.There was a long line among consumers who wanted to get first dibs of the much-acclaimed Galaxy Note 4 at the Mall of Asia. They were either walk-ins or reserved online, and the first 4 to make the web reservation even got their device for free. We say yay! because Samsung Philippines announced the introductory price for the Note 4 is at a hefty P37,990, for those not availing of a telco plan. Industry watchers expect the Galaxy Note 4 to compete ... Continue Reading...
Spotted: Torque’s 2000-peso tablet!
I've followed the progress of the mass market mobile brand TORQUE since it was launched in 2009 and in fact, we've conducted a couple of phone giveaways for our readers. Now that they're entering their fifth year, Torque now claims to be No. 3 in total unit sales after Samsung and Cherry Mobile.... way to go! Spotted at a recent gathering: Torque's new 7-inch Android tablet, Droidz Edge, which barely crosses the 2000-peso price range...or P1,999 to be exact. The thing runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and is powered by a 1.2 GHz CPU, with 1.3 mp camera and 4GB ROM. We ... Continue Reading...
Samsung Galaxy Gear + Note 3 unveiling
Sometime on the first week of September, I had the extraordinary experience of checking in at the club floor of the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati. The funny thing is that my three year old daughter enjoyed the hotel room more than me. While she slept soundly on the heavenly bed, mommy was working at 2 am to catch the live broadcast of IFA, Europe's biggest consumer electronics show in Berlin. What I stayed awake for: the grand reveal of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 & Galaxy Gear, on sale starting Sept. 25 in some global markets like the US and India. And here ... Continue Reading...
Bianca Gonzalez is the face of Samsung Galaxy Note 8
With 2.2 million followers in her Twitter account and 230K for Instagram, multimedia personalty Bianca Gonzalez is the perfect choice to be the endorser of Samsung first 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8 (suggested retail price: P23,990). At least we can say that the multi-tasking Bianca will use this gadget to the fullest as she essays different roles: TV host, newspaper columnist, editor-at-large, commercial model and social media influencer. Bianca with officials of Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) during the launch of the Note 8 in Makati ... Continue Reading...
Sony Xperia V: water-resistant LTE smartphone
Unlike their more aggressive phone competitors, Sony has been laying low in the market. It's nice to see them make a splash again with their impressive Xperia series, notably their latest Sony Xperia V - dubbed as the first water-resistant LTE smartphone. Two words: water-resistant (which means this smartphone can be immersed in water up to 1m for 30 minutes) and LTE - play games and videostream all you can with this phone's download speeds of up to 100 Mbps. But wait, there's more. The Sony Xperia 5 has a 13-megapixel HD camera, so advanced that it can ... Continue Reading...
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