Nokia is offering 5-day test drive for Lumia 720

Heads up Nokia fans! If you are currently looking to upgrade to a Windows Phone device but still haven’t made your mind on it, then take a look at Nokia Philippines’ Lumia 720 test drive offer. For 5 days, you will get the chance to use and try the Nokia Lumia 720 at the convenience of your time and home. That’s right, you can take home that a Lumia 720 provided you are...

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Globe launches the Samsung Galaxy S 4 with its very customizable MySuperPlan

Earlier today, Globe has shared with the members of the media, press, and bloggers the details of their newly unveiled plans for the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Globe Postpaid subscribers surely are now familiar with the MySuperPlan, which allows them to create and customize their plan and the included services based on their needs. This time, Globe has made it better and even...

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Alcatel and Sun Cellular launches the One Touch Idol Ultra for P14,990

Alcatel and Sun Cellular yesterday announced the arrival of their latest smartphones and tablets, one of which is the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra which made a cameo on Iron Man 3 (the movie is splendid by the way). The One Touch Idol Ultra, which was announced at CES last January, was officially recognized as the thinnest smartphone at just 6.45mm. At just P14,990, it...

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 arriving on Globe for free at Plan 1,799

Globe has just posted on its website the plans and pricing details for the highly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S 4. Apparently, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be available for free at Plan 1,799 for 30 months or for P4,800 for the normal 24-month contract and will come with unlimited LTE if you opt for the unlimited data plan. Aside from that, the device will be also offered...

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Globe bags the Most Innovative Telecom Project in the 16th Telecom Asia Awards

Globe Telecom just shared with us that on the 16th annual Telecom Asia Awards, they were given the Most Innovative Telecom Project award for their MySuperPlan offering, which is truly innovative in most ways. The Globe MySuperPlan allows would-be subscribers to choose their own monthly price plan and add their choice/s of additional things like free calls, SMS, or data...

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Smart to announce LTE for prepaid tomorrow, here are the details

News that Smart will announce LTE for prepaid subscribers tomorrow are making rounds online. Fortunately, you don’t have to wait until tomorrow because we have independently confirmed the pricing details for the forthcoming subscriptions. Apparently, Smart will offer LTE for prepaid in unlimited variants, just like its UnliSurf counterparts. There will be a total of three...

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Google may be launching carrier billing for Play Store in the Philippines soon

Android users and fans alike may soon have a reason to rejoice. We have just discovered that search-giant Google may soon launch the ever useful carrier billing as an additional payment method on the Google Play Store. As you can see in the Google Play Store screenshot above, there is now an option that allows you to bill the purchase on your mobile phone bill or deduct...

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Apple starts selling unlocked iPhone 5 in the Philippines

It’s been a long time coming, but now Apple has finally decided to sell unlocked iPhone 5 units in the Philippines. Long before, iPhones were only sold thru carriers like Globe, which offered the iPhone 3G as its first in 2008. Smart have since joined Globe in 2011 at the launch of the iPhone 4S. Anyway, enough of that. The real news is here. The iPhone 5 can now be availed...

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Globe to reportedly offer the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 soon

It seems like that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 may be joining Globe Telecom’s array of LTE smartphones as they gear to launch the LTE version of the 5.5-inch phablet in the Philippines soon, an anonymous source has told Mister Jonjon. The second generation Galaxy Note was launched by Samsung in the country October of last year. All three Philippine carriers are also offering...

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Redesigned Google Play Store 4.0 rolling out right now

The Google Play Store has been leaked a few times before which was said to be featuring a new look and today, Google has officially acknowledged the new redesigned storefront for Android. The Play Store now displays images more prominently, which should help get what a content is about to users easily. In some ways, it’s kind of similar to the new App Store on iOS now....

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Nokia Lumia 720 arrives in the Philippines; Lumia 520 coming up next

Remember the recently announced Lumia 720 by Nokia? Well, it’s now here in the country. The 4.3-inch Windows Phone was just released in the Philippines last weekend. If you cannot remember, the Lumia 720 is a mid-range smartphone from Nokia which packs a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, a screen with 800x480 resolution, 8GB internal storage, and the camera with an f1.9...

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Find out if a mobile number is from Smart, Sun, or Globe with Smart’s SIM ID service

Do you know the feeling when you’re registered to a call or text promo and were accidentally calling or texting a number that doesn’t belong to the same network you’re on? Do you always ask your friends or family the “Ano ba yung 0918, Smart or Globe?” question? Well, the times of that are about to end as you can now check from what network a mobile number is registered...

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Globe lauds NTC on imposing ban on illegal repeaters

Globe Telecom expressed approval on the recent memorandum order the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) which prohibits the use of illegal and unregistered mobile signal repeaters. The order came in light of the reports of weak and erratic mobile signal caused by interference of the said repeaters. Such devices come in form of outdoor and indoor antennas which are...

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Facebook Messenger now allows you to make free calls to your friends

If you’re an avid Facebook user with a lot of people on your friends list, then take a quick read at this. Facebook, in the past couple of days (or has it been weeks already?) lifted the geographical restriction on VoIP calls on its Messenger app for Android and iOS. That easily means you can now call your anyone as long as you are ‘friends’ with them on the website and...

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