Samsung announces Jelly Bean Premium Suite update for the original GALAXY Note

If you’re an owner of the original Samsung GALAXY Note and is deciding whether to get the Note II or not, well you can now stop bugging yourself. Samsung just revealed that the first GALAXY Note will be getting another major update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean soon. On the product website, the Korean manufacturer detailed the new features the GALAXY Note will be getting. One...

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Nokia Asha 205 Dual SIM now available in the Philippines

Nokia just announced that the Nokia Asha 205 Dual SIM is now available for purchase in the Philippines. It is the most affordable QWERTY phone and is the newest addition to the Asha range. It features a dedicated Facebook button, making it perfect for social people who want the fastest access to their Facebook accounts. The Nokia Asha 205 Dual SIM is designed to ensure that...

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Review: Lenovo S405

Ultraportable notebooks or simply ultrabooks which take beautiful designs, and offers mobility with their light weight have been starting to grab a lot of attention this year, but what seem to prevent them from taking off is their high price tags. The Lenovo Ideapad S405 carries those characteristics sans the expensive price. The IdeaPad S405, which comes from Lenovo’s...

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Launch kids into space with Wakajaka

And no, before you think that Wakajaka is some sort of rocket launcher for kids, I’m going to tell you that it is a game that let’s you (or your kids??) build your own unique spaceship from unconventional pieces like house-hold appliances and car tires. Done designing? BOOOOOOOOM. You can now launch your homegrown spaceship. During your journey you will encounter surprises...

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Get these Gameloft games for iOS and Mac for only $0.99

It’s that time of the year again, when most people do shopping of gifts for Christmas. In the tech world, many people also do shopping. not of gifts but of discounted apps and games. Speaking of discounted games, Gameloft let us know that they are offering the listed games below for iOS and Mac at the sweet price of $0.99. Take a look! iOS Wild Blood The Dark Knight...

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iPad mini and iPad 4th generation available tomorrow (update)

Here’s a quick update regarding the local launch of the iPad mini and the 4th-gen iPad. As you may know, Globe started to take reservations for the two devices just three days ago on Monday and, apparently, we were told, it will be available starting tomorrow, December 21. It will be available at Globe Stores and at their website bundled with data plans. For those who want...

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Globe Telecom begins taking iPad mini and iPad 4th generation reservations

Globe Telecom has started to accept reservations for Apple’s latest tablet devices, the iPad mini and the iPad 4th generation. This comes just 11 days after they lowered the pricing for the iPad 3rd generation with their postpaid plans. The iPad mini features a smaller 7.9-inch display than the iPad with a 1024x768 resolution, which is the same as the iPad 2. Powering it...

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Twitter launches photo filters to take on Instagram

You might have already heard the news that Instagram has put an end to its support for Twitter cards integration, which allows users of the social networking site to view photos directly on a tweet. Things has gotten a little more nasty today as Twitter, decided to add their own photo filters powered by Aviary on their own mobile apps on iOS and Android to take on Instagram...

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These are the Globe iPhone 5 plans (update)

This post has been updated to reflect the final Globe iPhone 5 plans and pricing details. Globe Telecom has finally revealed their iPhone 5 plans and pricing today. You pay the cashout fee with a credit card for 24 months, so if we’ll take the Plan 1799 as an example, then you're going to pay P1,999 (P1,799 MSF + P200 cashout/month) monthly. You will also get 4 months subscription...

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Globe to slash P12,000 off iPad 3 pricing

Just received this info from a source. Globe will soon slash off as much as P12,000 on the pricing of the iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 3G model on it’s Tattoo Plans. This might be in line with the imminent arrival of the 4th generation iPad. If you’re planning to get an iPad with a cellular data connection then this might interest you. Check out the new pricing matrix below. New Pricing...

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Nokia announces the Lumia 620, an affordable Windows Phone 8 which packs a punch

Nokia just announced a new addition to their Windows Phone 8 portfolio — the Lumia 620. The Nokia Lumia 620 is the most affordable Windows Phone 8 device the company has ever released. The Lumia 620, which starts at just $249, packs quite some serious specs for its price range. First and foremost, it has a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor and 512MB of RAM ticking...

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Western Digital launches its own Windows 8 app

Western Digital just released their own app on Windows 8 which makes accessing and sharing files much easier. The app, which is now available at the Windows Store, automatically scans contents like photos, music, and videos on WD hard drives connected to your PC and will display previews on a live tile on the Start screen. With the new share feature on the Charms bar on...

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Smart to offer 5 LTE phones, including the Nexus 4 and HTC 8X

Now this is pretty interesting. Smart, apparently, will start to offer five LTE devices God-knows-when. One of those devices is the HTC Windows Phone 8X, a Windows Phone 8 smartphone which packs a 4.3-inch HD screen, a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, and 1Gb RAM. It also features Beats™ Audio and 8 Megapixels camera. The HTC 8X currently being sold at retail stores...

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iPhone 5 hitting the Philippines on December 14 (update)

Apple just announced that the highly anticipated iPhone 5 will be finally reaching the Philippine shores on Friday, December 14, along with tens of other countries around the world. The iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina™ display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast...

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Smaller and lighter PlayStation 3 available starting December 6

If you are in the market for your first gaming console, take a look at the latest Sony PlayStation 3. The latest iteration of the Japanese company’s system features a smaller and lighter package. Sony has redesigned the internal architecture which then resulted in a reduction of the weight by more than a half compared to the first generation PS3. The sleek and and curvy...

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Kris Aquino stars in a Globe TV ad

Famous TV actress Kris Aquino has a new TV commercial wherein she shares that she has been with Globe since 1996 and tells how much of a big deal it was for her to be able to send text messages. She then goes on that ‘Globe has grown with the times’. She then talks on the more modernized network of Globe and stresses that calls not getting cut anymore and that the “I love...

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This is the most innovative phone ever made

I mean, seriously! The Cherry Mobile MF1 is not just a phone, it also doubles triples as a wireless hotspot (or pocket Wi-Fi if you will), and a USB dongle as well. The Filipino company has done a really unique offering here, and I am not joking! Really, this is perfect for their target consumers — the budget conscious. Most of them relies on prepaid data connection for...

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Review: Windows Phone 8X by HTC

The Windows Phone 8X is HTC’s flagship, well, Windows Phone and is one of Microsoft’s signature Windows Phone. I have been using one for two weeks now and I am ready to share my review and opinion. PART 1: Hardware and Design “Things on the screen look really sharp…” The HTC 8X is a thing of beauty. It comes in the professional-looking black and the other very vibrant...

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Samsung GALAXY Camera goes on sale in the Philippines this November 26

Mister Jonjon has exclusively learned that Samsung Philippines is planning to launch the product of their first foray in the camera-phone hybrid market, the Samsung GALAXY Camera, this coming November 26 in the Philippines. It will reportedly sell for P23,990 and will come in both white cobalt black. The Samsung GALAXY Camera is an Android-powered digital compact camera...

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Nokia Lumia 510 now available at WellComm

Nokia Philippines has announced the availability of the Lumia 510 in the country. The Nokia Lumia 510 is the most affordable Windows Phone device to date. It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 and will be upgrade to 7.8 sometime later. It sports a 4-inch LCD display with an 800x480 (WVGA) resolution. The display is not that bad considering the price the phone comes in. Aside from...

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Apple may or may not release the iPad mini in the Philippines on Friday

Apple will be having a so-called ‘one-day shopping event’ this Friday, November 23 — which falls on Black Friday, the start of the Christmas shopping season. The company has already sent out teasers in which an iPad is concealed in a green Smart Cover. There’s not so much to delve into the image but I hope Apple will release the 4th generation iPad on that day because for...

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Nokia announces January 2013 availability for the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820

The Head of Corporate Communications at Nokia Philippines Nikka Abes just disclosed that the two Windows Phone 8 devices of the company, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, will be making their way in the country by January 2013. The exact ‘pricing will be announced closer to sales start’. UPDATE: We asked the exec about the delay and it’s cause, she cited that their ‘rollout...

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Smart to carry Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 on it’s lineup

Smart just announced that they will be soon offering Google’s newest smartphone, the Nexus 4, as well as it's 7-inch tablet, the Nexus 7, this holidays. The Nexus 4 is Google’s latest home-made smartphone, which is being made by LG. It runs on the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean which has new features like gesture typing a la Swype, and photo spheres, The device is powered...

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