Hate Apple Maps? Here’s how you can replace it with Google or Nokia Maps with the original icon!

Did you update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iOS 6 and regret doing so? Because, you know, Apple’s own mapping solution (for the record: provided by TomTom) is not any better than Google Maps which was bundled on the previous versions of iOS. Fret not! You can have the web-version of Google Maps with the original iOS icon by installing the configuration profiles Twitter...

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Shocker: Apple issues a letter of apology, mentions Google and Nokia Maps on their website

BREAKING! Apple just posted an apology letter right on the website today. The move was very unexpected. But what’s even more surprising is that they actually mentioned Google and Nokia Maps on their website and even included links to the two services! Check it out. To our customers, At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience...

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Globe reveals the Tattoo Black LTE plans (update)

Globe Telecom yesterday revealed their own plans for their LTE network which is under the brand Tattoo Black. Globe’s LTE network can go up to 42Mbps, but theoretically, an LTE network can go up to 100Mbps which is evident on the speed tests. Globe will have two plan tiers for Tattoo Black, a Plan 1799 and a Plan 2499. Subscribers who will avail of the Plan 1799 will...

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Smart hosting Switch Madness Sale, iPhone 4S yours for Plan 1500

Smart will be hosting a Switch Madness sale on Friday until Saturday, September 29. If you are still contemplating on signing-up for a new contract and get an iPhone 4S, now is probably the time to do so. Head on to Smart Store at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall and get the iPhone of the yesteryear for free at Plan 1500. If the iPhone is not your thing, then you will still be...

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Google Play Store surpasses 25 billion downloads, celebrates with P10 app sale

Google just announced that the Google Play Store just breached the 25 billion downloads mark, and they are celebrating it by offering a few apps and games on sale. 14 out of the 675,000 apps are currently on sale right now at only P10.44 ($0.25). Check out the list below. Angry Birds Space Premium The Cat in the Hat – Dr. Seuss Office Suite Pro 6 + (PDF & HD)...

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Lazada is giving away an iPhone 5

Want to be one of the firsts to own to highly coveted iPhone 5? For free? Then read on as Lazada Philippines will give away one! If you are a regular customer of Lazada, just do your normal habit – that is to shop. Have a single-purchase receipt worth P2,000 or more and you’re in on the raffle. You can get as many raffle tickets as you can. You will receive an e-mail notification...

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Epson Philippines taps group-buying site Ensogo

Epson Philippines tapped group-buying site Ensogo to offer products at much affordable prices. The move to offer products online will give Epson customers benefits like convenience by  shopping right from their home and the fact that they will save huge amounts. ““Epson products are well known for high-quality, precision engineering. However, we are also highlighting...

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Smart LTE Pocket Wi-Fi coming soon, will bring LTE for all

Smart Communications, Inc. announced today that it will soon add a new device to its LTE lineup, the Smart LTE Pocket Wi-Fi. The arrival of Smart’s LTE Pocket Wi-Fi means anyone can connect their Wi-Fi devices to it and have fast LTE speeds. The most important thing about this device is that it actually allows you to share your LTE connection to anyone near you even they...

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Western Digital shows 5mm thin hybrid hard drive sampling

Western Digital showcased their new 5mm hybrid hard drive samples during their Investor Day last September 13. The drive is 2mm slimmer than the hard drives included in the ultrabooks released earlier before, which measure 7mm. It will be available in 500GB and 1TB (plus a separate 8-32GB of NAND storage) configurations , though the latter will still be 7mm thick. As these...

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J.P. Morgan invests in LAZADA

Lazada, the online department store which launched in spring 2012 in Southeast Asia, has announced that J.P. Morgan Asset Management invested by taking a stake thru their German holding, Lazada is the newest e-commerce sites that ventured in the Philippines, backed by Rocket Internet. They have received a mixed reactions in the past though as I can see on Twitter, with...

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Get a chance to win a Nokia N9 or 808 PureView with Nokia and Gameloft’s promo

The best things on earth normally does not come for free. But with Nokia and Gameloft Philippines’ promo, you can have one of the best Nokia smartphones for free! Scroll down for more details. To get started, just like Nokia Philippines and Gameloft’s Facebook page. After that, just download any demo Gameloft game at the Nokia Store, either on the web or on your mobile....

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Apple also unveiled the iPod touch 5th generation, pre-order now

Just in case you didn’t know, Apple also updated their iPod lineup, and the iPod touch 5th generation is part of that. The iPod touch is probably the product who received the biggest upgrades among all that Apple announced last September 12. It got a new, bigger (taller) 4-inch screen which has the same 1136x640 resolution. The display is now an IPS one, and Apple also...

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The iPhone 5 is now finally… official

The iPhone 5 moniker started to surface almost two years ago and now, Apple has officially acknowledged and announced it. The iPhone 5. Apple claims the iPhone 5 to be the thinnest smartphone on Earth – packing only a 7.6mm thin body. They made the screen a 4-inch one, while still having the same width for better grip they say. The screen resolution has been vertically...

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Viber for Windows and Mac in the works

EXCLUSIVE! Viber is planning a version of the software for Windows and Mac and I got hold of screenshots for that. The user interface of the Viber for Windows and Mac looks to be reminiscent of that of Skype’s, with a handy toolbar available at the bottom when using the full-screen video calling mode. The interface for the messaging view, however, looks similar to that...

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Viber announces app for Bada, S40, and Symbian; adds HD calling to Windows Phone

Viber officially announced that it will be releasing an app for Bada, S40, and Symbian devices. They will also add the much waited HD calling feature to the Windows Phone app. “We are committed to our users and to our mission – to let people all over the world connect freely,” said Talmon Marco, CEO of Viber Media. “By adding the S40, Symbian and Bada platforms to our list...

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Smart is testing the Samsung GALAXY S II LTE (i9210)

We just got these photos of a Samsung GALAXY S II LTE (i9210) model riding on Smart’s 4G LTE network. Take a look. Smart is apparently testing the said device on their newly launched 4G LTE network. This might mean that the carrier might soon offer the device on their smartphone lineup with a more affordable LTE data plan. According to Samsung’s website, the GALAXY S II...

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Globe partially gives out details of their LTE plan (update)

Globe Telecom unveiled their new brand for their LTE services earlier, named the Tattoo Black. The starting plan will be priced P1,799 monthly and can go up to 42Mbps. Unfortunately though, Globe has not disclosed the allotted data for the plan as well as the device/s that will be bundled. But the new iPhone is just around the corner, so there’s a chance that the plan will...

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Smart joins in hyping up the new iPhone launch

Smart, who can’t afford to be left up in the new iPhone launch bandwagon, has also started to tease its subscribers by the means of a tweet. Instructing its subscribers to call their hotline to “be the first at having one of the most anticipated smartphones ever” is just adding another credence that the new iPhone, whatever it will be called, will be indeed coming to the...

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More details point to a September iPhone 5 release in the Philippines

Just as if the new Globe nano-SIM cards are not enough for us to speculate that the new iPhone are coming here in the country soon, the carrier has gone further and sent out text blasts to some of its postpaid subscribers. I got that screenshot from a Globe employee who wants to remain anonymous. I received that message from Globe. Globe Postpaid subscribers out there,...

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Globe’s new nano-SIM cards are here, and they are arriving at stores this month

Look what we have here! That is Globe Telecom’s new nano-SIM card. It is supposedly coming this month. Yes, this September, the nano-SIMs will be available at Globe Stores. The nano-SIM are the next generation of SIM (subscriber identity module) cards that follows the not-so-old micro-SIM that was first used by the iPad. According to ETSI, the nano-SIM is 40% smaller than...

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Samsung tops 20 million GALAXY S III units sold

Samsung just announced that it has already sold 20 million units of its flagship smartphone, the Samsung GALAXY S III. The Korean giant said that in just 100 days, the GALAXY S III sold 20 million – three times faster than it’s predecessor and 6 times faster than the first GALAXY S. Most of the GALAXY S III’s were sold at Europe which accounts for 6 million. 4.5 million...

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Nokia Lumia 920 unveiled, 4.5-inch HD screen and wireless charging in tow

The day has come. Nokia announced their new flagship smartphone yesterday, the Nokia Lumia 920. The Nokia Lumia 920 comes with awesome features. First, Nokia put their own PureView imaging technology on this smartphone. An 8.7 Megapixels shooter is on the back. It comes with what they call the floating lens technology which allows the camera to capture 5 times more light...

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Smart fires up LTE on the 1800MHz band

Smart Communications, Inc. just fired up it’s LTE network on the 1800MHz band, making them the first to have multi-band LTE in the country. “Offering LTE in multiple frequencies will give us and out subscribers greater flexibility,” said Rolando G. Peña, PLDT-Smart Technology Group Head. As you may remember, Smart recently launched the first commercial LTE network just...

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Smart tests NFC payments system

Smart Communications, Inc. is currently testing NFC payments, dubbed as the first in the country. The carrier has deployed initial machines that can handle NFC-based payments at it’s head office at Makati City. Special Smart Money cards with NFC chips were handed out to the company employees for use with the machine for checking out at the canteen. Employees currently can...

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Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 will be also available on Smart, Globe, and Sun Cellular

EXCLUSIVE! A little birdie told me that the freshly launched Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 will also make its way to the country’s three carriers aside from being sold unlocked and contract-free. That’s right. Smart, Globe, and Sun Cellular will launch Samsung’s latest flagship tablet and phone hybrid in the country, and for sure, they will bundle it with their respective plans....

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Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 first look, available today

I went to the launch of the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 yesterday and I got a chance to finally try it. If you do not know yet, Samsung announced the GALAXY Note 10.1 back in February but only launched it this August as they have to revise the tablet’s specifications a little bit. First Impressions The GALAXY Note 10.1 is a huge device for me, since I was always accustomed...

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