Nokia Lumia 920 arrives with LTE for P26,990

Nokia’s flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920 is now officially available in the Philippines, the company announced. The Lumia 920 boasts of a 4.-inch 720p HD screen, a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8 Megapixels PureView camera with integrated Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) for a smooth video recording, and supports wireless charging. Similar to...

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Twitter announces an updated Windows Phone app

Twitter recently announced an update to their official app for Windows Phone. This is a good news since the previous versions of the app were slow and ugly. The new version 2.0 update brings the app’s user interface in line with Twitter’s other mobile apps on iOS and Android. That includes a new navigation bar at the top which has the Home, Connect, Discover, and me tabs....

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ASUS announces the 7-inch Fonepad tablet with 3G and call features

If the Nexus 7 doesn’t fancy you, then here’s another 7-inch Android Jelly Bean tablet from ASUS. Announced yesterday at the MWC, the ASUS Fonepad offers more features at around the same price point. The ASUS Fonepad builds on the foundation as well as addresses the shortcomings of the Nexus 7. It’s a tablet with the same 7-inch display with a 1280x800 HD resolution. It...

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BlackBerry 10 devices coming in March 6 in the Philippines

Are you eagerly waiting to get one the new BlackBerry 10 devices? Guess what, it’s coming here in the Philippines sooner than expected. Our anonymous source has provided us what seems to be the invite image that you see above. The invite confirms that the BlackBerry Z10, and possibly the Q10 too, will be launched in the country in March 6. No other details such as the exact...

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Nokia announces the Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 for the budget-conscious

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) today, Nokia announced the Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520, two new Windows Phone 8 devices targeted for the mid and low end segments. The Lumia 720 packs a modest set of hardware, including a 4.3-inch screen with 800x480 resolution, 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 8GB of internal storage, a 6.7 Megapixels camera with LED flash,...

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Smart Communications partners with Mozilla to launch Firefox OS smartphones

Smart Communications Inc., the country’s largest mobile carrier, announced a partnership with Mozilla to bring in affordable smartphones that run on their open-source Firefox OS. This makes Smart the sole operator in the Philippines to bring Firefox OS smartphones. Firefox OS allows OEM and carrier customizations. That means Smart can add their own skins and apps on any...

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Samsung outs the GALAXY Note 8.0

Samsung did not wait for MWC to officially start and announced their new tablet, the GALAXY Note 8.0. The Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0 is pretty much the same as the GALAXY Note 10.1, except that the Note 8.0 has a smaller, well, 8-inch screen with the same 1280x800 resolution. It comes with a 1.6GHz Exynos 4412 quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. There’s a 5 Megapixels autofocus...

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Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 revealed in leaked photos

What you see above is the Nokia Lumia 720, a mid-range smartphone from Nokia, which was revealed for the first time in a series of leaked photos. Along with it is the Lumia 520, Nokia’s new low-end Windows Phone 8 device. The Lumia 720 is expected to have a 4.3-inch display of yet unknown resolution, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 8GB internal storage and a microSD...

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Hands-on with the HTC Butterfly

The HTC Butterfly, the global version of the Droid DNA from Verizon, was announced last December and this week, I finally got the chance to get a hands-on time with it. If you don’t remember, this is their first smartphone to have a full HD 1080p display. ...

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LG announces new LTE phones, the Optimus F5 and Optimus F7

Four days before the Mobile World Congress (MWC), LG has formally announced their latest F Series smartphones, the LG Optimus F5 and Optimus F7. The two new devices from LG aims to bring 4G LTE to a mass audience. The Optimus F5 seems like an upper mid-range smartphone with a very decent hardware. It sports a 4.3-inch IPS display with qHD (960x640)  resolution. A 1.2GHz...

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HTC One officially announced, will be available globally beginning in March

In an event earlier today, HTC has finally announced their flagship Android smartphone for 2013, the HTC One. The HTC One embodies a gorgeous design with diamond-cut precision edges and an all-aluminum unibody. They also decided to go the 4.7-inch route for the display size, despite the other manufacturers opting for 5-inch displays. It’s a full HD 1080p display which equates...

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Globe to offer DSL and Fiber connections at lower prices? P1,299 for 20Mbps?

YugaTech got hold of a confidential document from Globe which details the new proposed DSL and Fiber pricing. An anonymous source has told them that Globe Telecom is finalizing deals and negotiations with local media companies to bundle Internet TV services too. The new alleged pricing for the Tattoo@Home plans seems to have gotten a nose dive, with the entry-level 1Mbps...

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LG officially announces the Optimus G Pro

LG today announced the Optimus G Pro, their first foray in the 1080p smartphone game and the successor of the Optimus G (which is set to arrive here in March). The LG Optimus G Pro is equipped with a 5.5-inch IPS screen with full HD (that’s 1920x1080 at 440ppi) resolution. It is the first smartphone announced to have the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor,...

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MacBook lineup gets huge price drops

Apple announced last week the price drop across all MacBook models along with slightly updated processors. Some models got a significant drop in retail price, such as the MacBook Air which got as much as P8,000 off of it’s previous price, the MacBook Pro which is now cheaper by up to P3,000. The MacBook Pro with Retina display received the biggest drop in price, with savings...

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Globe bares new MaxSurf data bundles

Globe today announced their new MaxSurf data bundles which seems to be really affordable. MaxSurf looks like the one that will ultimately replace the PowerSurf.in the future. MaxSurf has three variants: the 700MB data pack for P100 for 3 days, the 1.2GB data pack for P170 for 5 days, and the 3.5GB data pack for P500 for 15 days. There seems to be no 1-day and 30-day options...

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Globe’s new ‘Sakto’ offering lets you choose flexible call, text, and data bundles

If you’re using Globe, you probably know by now that they have recently launched their new offering, the GoSakto, which allows prepaid users to customize how they’d like their call, text, or data subscriptions to be. GoSakto basically lets you decide what services you would like to avail and how much of them. You can choose from calls, texts, calls and texts, calls and...

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Does cell signal suck at your home? Globe AirBoost is the solution to it

Cell signal at our home on every carrier is really bad, thanks to the 3-storey apartment beside our lot (I wonder why our subdivision let it be built right there!). At most, we often get zero to 2 signal bars inside (average of –107 dBm, which is considered beyond the weak level already) and around 2-3 outside. It is really frustrating since it has so many effects, fast...

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Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 620 now available

The Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 were both originally set to be released here in the Philippines on January. That didn’t happen, and after some delays, Nokia announces the availability of the Lumia 820 and Lumia 620 in the country. The Nokia Lumia 820 was announced last September 2012. It runs on a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor with 1GB of RAM. On the front,...

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Google starts rolling out Android 4.2.2 for Nexus devices

Google has started to roll out the new Android 4.2.2 update (build JDQ39) today for the Nexus devices which includes the GALAXY Nexus, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10. There is no change log available at the moment aside from the usual ‘performance and stability’ improvements. AndroidPolice notes that the update supposedly fixes the Bluetooth A2DP streaming issues on some of the...

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PLDT unveils HeyU VoIP service

Telephone giant PLDT introduced a new kind of service for its customers called HeyU. HeyU is a VoIP (voice-over-internet protocol) service which allows PLDT’s customers to link their telephone accounts on the new service and make calls from virtually anywhere. Once registered, users should just download the HeyU app (which is a rebranded ZoIPer app by Securax Ltd.) on the...

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The 7-inch ASUS MeMO Pad lands for P6,995

Remember that 7-inch budget tablet from ASUS, the MeMO Pad, that was announced last month? Guess what, it has already reached the Philippine shores as promised. The ASUS MeMO Pad is a small 7-inch tablet that is very budget-friendly. It has a 1024x600 screen resolution with a 170-degree viewing angle and 350-nit brightness. Powering the MeMO Pad under the hood is the 1GHz...

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Twitter addz LOLcat as supportd language, kthxbai

Twitter, in a totally unexpected move, decided to add LOLcat as a supported language on their website. The changes becomes visible throughout the web interface, but doesn’t affect the actual tweets of course. The “HOME” becomes Hum, “EXPAND” is now Expand. Kthnx., and “VIEW SUMMARY” is now View Summary. Kthnxbye!. The idea is not really new, after all. Facebook also has...

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Nokia Asha 206 Dual SIM now out in stores

If the good ol’ traditional alphanumeric keypad is still your thing (your grandma perhaps?), stick your eyes on this. Nokia today announced that the Nokia Asha 206 Dual SIM is now available at retail stores in the country. The Nokia Asha 206 features a simple monoblock form-factor with the very familiar alphanumeric keypad for ease of use. It has a 2.4-inch screen where...

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This Valentine’s, buy one and get 50% off on second item on selected brands at Beyond The Box

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. If you still don’t have something to give your sweetheart something, aside from flowers, take a look at this. Beyond The Box is having a promo where in you can buy something for you and another one for your loved one at 50% off. This sale applies to all Urbanears, Inboosta, and Speck items. This is perfect if your partner is a techie...

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Instagram launches image feed for web browsers

Instagram earlier today unveiled the image feed for web browsers. Starting today, Instagram users can now sign in at Instagram.com on their web browsers on desktop or tablets. Once signed in,  users can view the images of the accounts they are following on the social networking site just like they would on the mobile apps. You can also like (and even double-click to...

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128GB iPad goes on sale, will set you back P38,990 for Wi-Fi model and P44,990 for Cellular model

As expected, Apple made the just released 128GB 4th-generation iPad available today. Apple announced the 4th-generation iPad with a larger 128GB storage capacity last week. The 128GB iPad is well suited for the people like professionals who stores, consumes, and deals with large files like music, photos, and videos. The 128GB iPad is priced P38,990 for the Wi-Fi model...

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iPhone 5, iPad mini jailbreak for iOS 6 now available

It’s already five months since the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 was released, and many of them has been waiting for the jailbreak tool for the new version of iOS. That time has finally come. A new jailbreak tool, called evasi0n, developed by the team called evad3rs, was released yesterday. A jailbreak allows iOS device owners to do practically anything they want with their devices,...

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Review: Noreve Leather Case for GALAXY Note 10.1

Cases are now almost becoming a norm for mobile devices out there, especially since not all are built to resist wear and tear. These cases vary by design, functionality, and the price. In this review, we’ll feature the Noreve Tradition Leather Case for the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1. PART 1: Packaging The case comes nicely presented in an elegant-looking packaging. It is...

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