Apple adds 128GB iPad in its lineup

Apple recently announced that it will start offering the 4th generation iPad with a 128GB storage capacity. Currently, the iPad is available on 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB variants. But with the increasing app sizes due to the high resolution graphics required on apps targeted for the Retina display, a 64GB storage is not enough for some users, especially those who deal with lots...

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Review: Google Nexus 4 by LG

The Nexus 4 is Google's fourth smartphone under their Nexus lineup, and this time it’s courtesy of LG. As a refresher, devices launched under that brand comes with stock version of Android. It doesn't come with any manufacturer or carrier customizations. In fact, Google dubs Nexus devices as 'Pure Google' devices. ...

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iOS 6.1 also brings LTE on iPad, only Globe users need apply

With the release of iOS 6.1, Apple did not only add LTE support on the iPhone 5, they also enabled it on the 4th-generation iPad and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular models. As of now, LTE is only available on Globe. You should also make sure you have the iPad with model number A1460 or the iPad mini with model number A1455 lest you will not see the LTE option on your iPad. ...

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Apple enables LTE on iPhone 5 on Globe and SMART

  Apple has officially enabled the LTE functionality on the iPhone 5 both on Globe and SMART. As we have reported last week, Apple is set to unlock the previously restricted feature of the iPhone 5 on 36 more carriers this week. Now that it’s here, all it takes for you to see that ‘Enable LTE’ toggle (which replaces the 3G toggle) on your iPhone 5 is to update it...

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Nokia announces $3.99 Music+ subscription service

Nokia recently announced their new Music+ premium subscription. The Nokia Music+ is an upgrade over the existing Mix Radio service which is currently available for free to the Lumia Windows Phone users. The premium subscription, which will set you back $3.99/€3.99 a month, adds unlimited skipping, higher quality streams, lyrics support which can be displayed in s scrolling...

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SMART updates SmartNet, brings free access to Yahoo!

SMART today announced that it has updated the SmartNet application for Android. The app, which allows users to access their Facebook and Twitter accounts for free, now also supports some Yahoo! services. The latest version of SmartNet now has support for Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Mail, and Yahoo! OMG. This should be useful for those who want to occasionally check their emails,...

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Samsung GALAXY S III mini swings by Globe, available starting at P999 per month

Samsung recently launched the GALAXY S III mini, the miniature version of the GALAXY S III. The Samsung GALAXY S III mini has a slightly smaller 4-inch screen with 800x480 resolution and a Super AMOLED panel. It has a 5 Megapixels main camera with auto-focus and LED flash, and a VGA one on the front. Despite running on a dual-core processor, Samsung has stuffed the GALAXY...

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Temple Run 2 available now for Android

Following the release on iOS last week, Imangi Studios has released the Temple Run 2 today on Android at the Google Play Store. Temple Run 2 launched on iOS last week and had over 20 million downloads just in the first 4 days after the release. The sequel brings in new features like the entirely different environment wherein you can ride mine carts and cling through zip...

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iPhone 5 to finally get LTE in the Philippines next week

Heads up, iPhone 5 users! Your phones are finally set to get LTE service beginning next week, says Tim Cook at their quarterly conference call. The iPhone 5 was released in the Philippines last December 14 and it didn’t come with LTE at the time, as expected. But next week, you should see a small carrier bundle update to at least version 13.1. The iPhone 5 on Globe and...

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Nokia Drive+ brings turn-by-turn navigation to all Windows Phone devices

Microsoft and Nokia today released the Nokia Drive+ app for all Windows Phone devices. The Nokia Drive+, which is still in beta, provides  turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance, offline maps (which is also available in the built-in Maps app), speed limit warnings, day and night modes for maximum visibility, and also 2D and 3D landmarks. The app is now available...

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Sony announces the 10.1-inch Xperia Tablet Z

Coming up right after the Xperia Z announcement at CES, Sony has just announced its bigger brother, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. The Xperia Tablet Z flaunts a 10.1-inch screen with a 1920x1200 resolution with Reality Display. It is powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and has an 8 Megapixels camera with Exmor R sensor which Sony has always touted for low-light...

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Sun Cellular introduces Name Ur Number SIM, lets you pick your own phone number

Here’s a rather new and unique offering from Sun Cellular, the Name Ur Number SIM card. The Sun Cellular Name Ur Number SIM card is the first of its kind in the country. It is basically just an ordinary prepaid SIM card which does not come with a predefined phone number. Instead, you will get to choose your own phone number when you activate it. Details are scarce at the...

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SMART unveils 5GB LTE data plan for P1,299

SMART today announced the new 5GB LTE data plan for P1,299 that will be joining their 10GB and 21GB data plans currently available. The 5GB plan is made available for those who want to occasionally ride on the LTE network, supposedly for those who already have Internet at home. SMART says the 5GB plan can take advantage of the maximum LTE speeds unlike what its competitor...

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HTC Butterfly goes on sale January 21 for P32,190

Are you looking to buy the HTC Butterfly? Well, you may now be able to do so as it will be flying to the shelves as soon as this Monday. We have learned that HTC Philippines will be releasing the 1080p smartphone here in the country this coming Monday, January 21. The HTC Butterfly is their first 1080p smartphone to officially reach the Philippine shores. It packs a 5-inch...

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SMART introduces new Family Circle Plans

SMART Communications recently announced the newest addition to their postpaid lineup, the Family Circle Plans. The Family Circle Plans is SMART’s offering for families looking for a way to be always connected with each other. It has two tiers, the 3 circle (Plans 800 and 1200) and 4 circle (Plans 1800 and 2500). The 3 circle plans come with 3 lines with consecutive phone...

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First image of the HTC M7 leaks out

UnwiredView, thru the infamous @evleaks, got hold of an allegedly render of HTC’s flagship smartphone for 2013, the HTC M7. The image you see above is the front (I initially thought it’s the back part) face of the device, with the earpiece on the top, and the front-facing camera and other sensors on its opposite sides. The loudspeaker seems to have been moved to the front...

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Temple Run 2 launches on iOS

Calling all Temple Run fans! If you think you have had enough of it, well, think again. Prepare your fingers for endless flicking and flinging again as Imangi Studios, the developer behind the very successful and popular hit game Temple Run, launches—you guessed it right, Temple Run 2! The sequel brings in new features like the entirely different environment wherein you...

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ASUS bares 7-inch $149 MeMO Pad tablet

ASUS announced yesterday the new MeMO Pad, a 7-iinch $149 tablet that runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The ASUS MeMO Pad (pronounced “meemo) is small 7-inch tablet (think Nexus 7) which packs a 1024x600 screen resolution (170 ppi) with a 170-degree viewing angle and 350-nit brightness, 1GHz VIA WM8950 processor, MALI 400 GPU, and 16GB of storage which is expandable by a...

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Official Speedtest.net app finally comes to Windows Phone

Another useful and handy app lands in the Windows Phone land, this time it’s the Speedtest.net app by Ookla. Speedtest.net is the online tool many people uses to measure their Internet connection bandwidth. It could be for reporting purposes so they can determine if their ISPs delivers the right speed they are promised. It is also available on iOS and Android. The Speedtest.net...

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Samsung GALAXY S III mini arriving January 26

The smaller and younger sibling of the Samsung GALAXY S III, aptly named the GALAXY S III mini, is set to arrive in the Philippines on January 26. The Samsung GALAXY S III mini is a stripped-down version of the GALAXY S III. It has a smaller 4-inch screen with 800x480 resolution and a Super AMOLED panel. It has a 5 Megapixels main camera with auto-focus and LED flash, and...

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Nokia: Launch of Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 in the Philippines delayed

Remember when Nokia said that they will be releasing the Lumia 920 in the Philippines this January? Well, guess what? That statement is now not effective. Nokia Philippines says the launch is “now expected to commence a little later” than they had hoped. The Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 is now anticipated to arrived '”the latter part of 2013”, which likely means sometime in...

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Rumor: Nexus 4 production halted by LG, successor likely to launch next month

Rumor has it that LG has halted the production of the just-launched Nexus 4, the flagship smartphone of Google under its Nexus brand of devices. International Business Times quotes LG Senior Vice President James Fisher as saying that the Nexus 4 is just "the first of many" Nexus products the company is working on, which hints LG and Google might be already working on the...

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Facebook’s Pages Manager app now out for Android

If you happen to be managing a Facebook page, then we have a good news for you. Facebook recently released the Pages Manager app for Android, which should come really useful for page managers out there. Facebook Pages Manager allows you to post status updates, share photos, and respond to your users’ posts and comments on the go. It also allows you to read and send messages...

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ASUS announces the VivoTab Smart tablet

ASUS today announced their new tablet, the VivoTab Smart running Windows 8. It has the full PC experience unlike other tablets, which means you can run your existing software on this device. It is powered by a dual-core Intel Atom Z2760 processor. The screen measures 10.1-inch IPS panel with a 1366x768 HD resolution. The Vivo Tab Smart can be attached to an option keyboard,...

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Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL becomes official

Sony Mobile finally unveiled their flagship smartphone for 2013, or the first half I think, the Xperia Z. The Xperia Z is a splendid smartphone by Sony, with it’s body beautifully sandwiched by two slabs of glass on the front and back. A 5-inch 1080p full HD screen makes this thing imaginably large by the number. Its display is packed with 443 pixels per inch, so we expect...

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Apple App Store surpasses 40 billion downloads

Apple has announced that the App Store has topped 40 billion downloads today. They also say that in December alone, users have made 2 billion installs in the App Store. The number excludes re-installs and app updates. The App Store is now home to some 775,000 apps for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. 300,000 apps alone are designed for the large iPad display. Apple has also...

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NVIDIA announces Tegra 4 processor

NVIDIA today bared their latest generation mobile processor, the Tegra 4. The company dubs it as the ‘world’s fastest mobile processor’, and that’s due to the ARM A15 chipsets with four cores. The Tegra 4 has retained the same 4-plus-1 processor design as on the previous Tegra 3 which is supposed to improve battery life. The company claims it uses 45% less power than its...

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How to access Google Maps on Windows Phone in 2 steps

Many technology publications on the Internet are abuzz with the recent news about Google blocking Windows Phone users from accessing its Maps service. The search giant was quoted saying the following statement. The mobile web version of Google Maps is optimized for WebKit browsers such as Chrome and Safari. However, since Internet Explorer is not a WebKit browser, Windows...

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HTC teases release of 5-inch 1080p Butterfly in the Philippines

Want to experience 1080p goodness in your handheld mobile device? Well, train your eyes now to appreciate the pixel-packed screen of the HTC Butterfly, also know as the international version of the Droid DNA for Verizon in the US, as it is finally set to reach the Philippine shores. How’d we know? HTC Philippines posted the above photo on their Facebook page yesterday,...

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Is this the Samsung GALAXY S IV?

The guys at SamMobile claims they received the press render of Samsung’s upcoming flagship, the GALAXY S IV. The design looks similar to that of the Note II, albeit a little taller. The bezel are also thinner on the sides, and the home button is gone. The GALAXY S IV is supposed to have a 5-inch 1080p full HD screen, an Exynos 5450 processor, 2GB of RAM, 13 Megapixels camera,...

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Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update now available for Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1

Samsung started to roll-out the Premium Suite upgrade for the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1, which now includes Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and a host of new and improved features. The biggest change this update brought to the Note 10.1 is the improved multi-window functionality. In this update, Samsung made it possible for any developer to add multi-window capability in their...

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Nexus 4 now available for P24,990; LG Optimus G to follow this Q1 2013 (update)

We just heard from the folks at LG Philippines that the Google Nexus 4, made by them of course, is now already available at stores for P24,990. The Nexus 4 is Google’s newest Nexus-branded device for 2012. It packs a 4.7-inch HD screen, a quad-core Qualcomm S4 Pro processor, 8 Megapixels camera, and has Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on board. LG Nexus 4 E960 Specifications and...

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Sony’s full HD flagship, the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL shows its glory in a leaked press shot (update)

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 is only just one more week away from now. As it has always been, the leaks are now starting to, well, leak out. One of the anticipated devices to be unveiled is Sony Mobile’s flagship for this year, which is said to pack a full HD 1080p screen, is the Xperia Z. It will join the likes of the HTC Droid DNA in the elusive...

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