Nokia Steps Up Drive to Educate Underprivileged Filipino Kids Through London Philippine Fashion Show Sponsorship

Taking to heart its commitment to help provide educational support for underprivileged Filipino children, Nokia Philippines recently lent support as a major sponsor to the first-ever London Philippine Fashion Show held at the Victoria House Basement in Holborn, London. The fashion show, presented by Prospero World, a UK-based international philanthropy consultancy organization,...

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HTC One X and One V to Hit the Philippines on April 13th?

HTC Philippines is poised to to release the HTC One X and One V in the country soon. The HTC One X and One V was announced last February at MWC. Then yesterday, they teased on their Facebook page that "Something is coming this April 13". They did not provided more details but their page's cover photo seems to reveal that the HTC One X and One V is about to come, with the...

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HTC Sensation, XE, and XL Receives the Ice Cream Sandwich Update

Great news to all HTC Sensation, XE, and XL owners in the Philippines! The Taiwanese handset maker just released the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Image credit: PinoyTechBlog.com The update weighs a hefty 305 MB and is now available over-the-air (OTA). One of the changes this update brings is an update to HTC Sense which bumps it to version 3.6. To check if...

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Samsung Officially Launches the Smart Camera WB150F - Your Perfect Beach Companion

Samsung Electronics Philippines launched yesterday their new lineup of digital imaging devices at the Rockwell Tent, Makati, which is led by their new Samsung Smart Camera WB150F. The Samsung Smart Camera WB150F features an impressive 18x optical zoom, which will come handy when you're trying to capture a photo of someone at a distance. Now, shooting a photo from the shore...

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Sony Mobile Prices the Xperia Sola at P16,990; Xperia P at P22,990! Coming Soon in the Philippines

Sony Mobile Communications is also about to release the newly announced Xperia Sola, the phone with a magical screen technology called Floating Touch™. Sony Xperia Sola MT27i Specifications and Features 3.7-inch TFT LCD screen display with 854x480 screen resolution @ 265 ppi with Bravia Mobile Engine, scratch resistant screen 5 Megapixels main camera with LED flash with...

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Temple Run for Android Now Available on Google Play Store!

Run for your life! The addictive mega-hit Temple Run is now out for Android! All your friends are playing it - can you beat their high scores?! As scheduled, the popular 'escape the monkeys' game is now available for Android devices! The game has racked up to 45 million whopping downloads on iOS! The game is very easy to play, you just need to swipe across the screen...

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Samsung Finally Rolls Out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Update for Galaxy S II

Samsung has officially rolled-out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S II. The update has already been made available to users around the world, which started in some European countries and Korea. To get the update, simply hook up your Galaxy S II to your computer and use Samsung Kies. The update seems to be now also available in the Philippines. Take...

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And the Nokia Lumia 800 Goes To... *drum-roll*... Globe!

Globe Telecom has just announced on it's Facebook page that they will be offering the Nokia Lumia 800 soon! The Nokia Lumia 800 will be FREE at P1,499/month which comes with Globe's MySuperPlan UnliSurf Combo 999 for 24 months. Pre-orders will start tomorrow (whoops, too excited!) on Monday, March 26. Yes! You've heard it right. And just in case you still haven't...

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BREAKING!! SMART to Offer Nokia Lumia 710 Soon!

This just in! Smart just put up a coming soon page for the Nokia Lumia 710! We're expecting the Nokia Lumia 710 to be available this April, with a pre-order possibly going in the first two weeks of the month. My guess is that Smart will offer this phone at Unlimited Data Plan 1500 or 2000, or about P14,000 on pre-paid kit. UPDATE: Smart will bundle the Nokia Lumia...

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Samsung Galaxy Y Duos - A Dual-SIM Gingerbread for P8,990

The Samsung Galaxy Y Duos is a budget dual-SIM smartphone that runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. It is for young and practical consumers who want to manage their professional career and busy social life with affordable price. It also provides users with multiple options to enrich their social lives. It features ChatON, Samsung’s unique cross-platform communication service...

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SMART To Bring HTC One X, Sony Xperia S, and Nokia Lumia 900 This Summer

Smart Communications Senior Marketing Manager, Louie Ang, said in a tweet that the company is set to offer the three 'heavyweights' of 2012 - the quad-core HTC One X, the 12 Megapixels Sony Xperia S, and the Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone in the Philippines. I think Smart will bundle those phones with their affordable data plans, just like what they do with other smartphones....

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UPDATE: Confirmed! Microsoft and Nokia Doing the Smoked By Windows Phone Challenge in the Philippines Right Now?

"What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas." That's what the guys at Windows Phone Blog said regarding their infamous (or now famous?) Smoked By Windows Phone challenges that started at CES. It seems that Microsoft and Nokia has teamed up to bring the said challenge here in the Philippines thru the "Smoked by Nokia Lumia" name, similar on what they did on India....

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Sony Mobile Philippines Announces Pricing Details for Xperia S and Xperia U

Sony Mobile Communications has finally announced the pricing and release date details for it's two new Xperia NXT series phones. Sony Xperia S Specifications and Features 4.3-inch TFT LCD screen display with 1280x720 (HD) screen resolution @ 341 ppi with Bravia Mobile Engine, scratch resistant screen 12.1 Megapixels main camera with LED flash with up to 16x digital zoom...

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Smart Unveils Budget Limited Edition Data Plan 1000

Smart recently unveiled last March 9 their new upcoming Limited Edition Data Plan 1000, a postpaid service which comes with an abundance of free minutes, SMS, and lastly, mobile data. “This is an offer which combines a best-value plan with the best smartphone deal,” said Gio Bacareza, head of Broadband Internet and Data Services at Smart. “This is a key component of our...

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Samsung Galaxy Note Studio to Showcase the Phone-Tablet Hybrid

Samsung wants you to get to know more about the Galaxy Note. The Galaxy Note combines the luxuries of a tablet and the sensibilities of a normal smartphone, thus, it is now one of the most preferred smartphones by Filipinos. Samsung will be doing a series of events at major malls in the country where they will showcase the things that you can do with the Samsung Galaxy...

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"Resolutionary" iPad Finally Unveiled, Comes With LTE Goodness

The new iPad. That's the name of Apple's next generation tablet. Not the iPad 2S, iPad 3, or iPad HD. It was finally announced just earlier this morning at Apple's Special Event at San Francisco. New 3rd Generation iPad Specifications and Features 9.7-inch IPS LCD Retina™ screen display with 2048x1536 screen resolution @ 264 PPI 5 Megapixels iSight® camera with advanced...

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Smart Intros Tri-Net Combo Prepaid Plans

Smart Communications is continuing to offer more and more prepaid plans (or promos) that allows you to connect with anyone on Smart, Talk 'N Text, and Sun Cellular. Still thanks to the recent merger of PLDT and Digitel. The newest member of those offers is the Tri-Net. Available in 1 day and 7 day variants, the Smart Tri-Net plans will give you 100 all-net sms + 50 tri-net...

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Sun Power Text Unlimited 200 Will Save You Thousands of Pesos

Unlimited texts, 240 minutes of calls, and 500 SMS to all networks for just P200 per month? Where on earth would you find that kind of deal? Well, you won't actually find it on earth. But you will, on Sun. I mean, on Sun Cellular. The Sun Power Text Unlimited 200 - or TU 200, has been already out for a while now. And you should really try it! I'm sure your wallet will...

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