HTC One S9 Packs Watered-down Specs, Bloated Price
Considering HTC’s departure from their “One” smartphone naming convention with the HTC 10, I would have thought that that would have been the last time I would read about an HTC One handset. Alas, it...
View ArticleLG Inverter V ACs Save Energy, Drive Away Mosquitoes!
We’re smack dab in the middle of summer and if you haven’t gotten an air conditioning unit at home yet, now is a pretty good time to buy one. LG’s newest lineup of ACs are certainly worth taking a...
View ArticleHuawei Honor 5C Announced with 5.2 Inch Screen and Home-baked Kirin 650 SoC
Huawei is on a bit of a roll these days as they reveal smartphone after smartphone in short succession. Their latest announcement for the Huawei Honor 5C reveals a capable midranger with some high end...
View ArticleThe $6,000 Leica M-D is for Hardcore Photography Purists Only!
If you’re a photography purist who hates having to wade through the endless menus and features today’s cameras come with, the newly announced Leica M-D may be for you — that is, if you can afford its...
View ArticleHappy Mobile D-Lite Plus 2 Review: A Solid and Stylish Handset at Just Php3k!
Once smartphones go below a certain price point, they tend to stop having any real aesthetic appeal. So when the Happy Mobile D-Lite Plus 2 arrived with its metal frame and beveled edges, I was...
View ArticleTorque Launches #MatibayNaBayan Online Campaign Ahead of May 9 Elections
With the Philippine elections looming large, it’s encouraging to see that many of our local phone brands are doing their part to educate fans before they cast their votes. Torque Mobile, the country’s...
View ArticleXiaomi Mi Max Glamour Shots Teased by CEO!
While Xiaomi’s product offerings are pretty diverse, the smartphone lineup is strategically kept to a manageable set. However, they don’t have a massive phablet in their smartphone lineup, which the...
View ArticleO+ M Runs Marshmallow 6.0 Out of the Box for Just Php4,395!
Android 6.0 Marshmallow has been around so long that we may soon see its successor in a couple of months. However, there aren’t that many local smartphones that already come with Marshmallow 6.0 out...
View ArticleXiaomi Mi Max is a Gargantuan 6.44 Inch Phablet with a Massive 4,850mAh Battery!
The Xiaomi Mi Max has finally been given an official launch today after weeks of rumors and speculation. For the most part, the rumors got a lot of things right about Xiaomi’s massive new phablet,...
View ArticleInfinix Note 2 Coming to the Philippines on May 27 via Lazada!
It’s been a while since Infinix last launched a device here in the Philippines, but it looks like we’ll soon have something to look forward to from them. The Hong Kong-based company has begun teasing...
View ArticleO+ Notepad 4G 2.0 is a Convertible with a Whopping 128GB of Storage!
Some of you may be familiar with O+ USA’s first generation Notepad 4G, which was a Windows 10 convertible that came with stylus support. Well, it hasn’t been a full year since that device first game...
View ArticleCherry Mobile Flare S4 Mini Now Official, Premium Chassis Without the Premium...
Owning a full-featured smartphone doesn’t have to be expensive, especially with local brands like Cherry Mobile releasing increasingly affordable phones. The newly announced Cherry Mobile Flare S4...
View ArticleTorque Ego One Goes on Sale This Weekend, Down to Just Php999!
It seems like only yesterday that I was playing around with a Torque Ego One review unit. Now, it’s going on sale for the weekend, dropping from Php1,199 down to just Php999! Not bad for a capable...
View ArticleASUS Zenfone Go TV Packs Built-in Digital TV Tuner!
While many local brands are beginning to churn out smartphones with built-in digital TV, we’ve yet to see it pick up in international brands. The ASUS Zenfone Go TV looks to address this gap, making...
View ArticleKEF Premium UK Speaker Brand Enters PH!
I’ll be honest — when I first got the invite for their intimate launch event at Coby’s Gear and Gadgets at the 2nd floor of Shangri La Mall’s main wing, I had never heard of KEF before. A bit of quick...
View ArticleCherry Mobile Flare XL 2.0 Now Official with 6 Inch Screen and Marshmallow 6.0!
We’ve already known the Cherry Mobile Flare XL 2.0 was coming along thanks to an early flyer reveal from a few months back though. It was certainly promising, but we only had an idea of what it might...
View ArticleASUS Zenfone 3 Reportedly Shows Up in Antutu, Key Specs Revealed?
With the reveal of a new lineup of Zenfones creeping up, there’s already a bunch of news and rumors up in the air. One of the more revealing rumors though is the ASUS Zenfone 3 reportedly showing up...
View ArticleGionee Marathon M5 Plus Packs Massive 6 Inch Screen and 5,020mAh Battery!
Gionee’s Marathon line of smartphones is all about long battery life and the newly announced Marathon M5 Plus is no different. The Gionee Marathon M5 Plus does get plus points for its 6 inch Super...
View ArticleCubix Cube 3 Review: One of the Best Deals on a Php5k Smartphone!
The sub-Php5k segment is where you’ll typically find the best bang-for-buck smartphones and this is where our local phone brands put their best foot forward. One particular phone that stands out from...
View ArticleCherry Mobile Action Cam Explorer 2 is Powered by Android!
It’s been a while since we first spotted the Cherry Mobile Action Cam Explorer 2 when it was given a surprise unveil in Germany. The GoPro-inspired action cam runs Android, interestingly enough, so...
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