Samsung Galaxy S4 Active available this week for P27,990

Samsung recently launched the dust and water-resistant Samsung Galaxy S4 Active in the Philippines. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active shares an almost identical specs with the original Galaxy S4, but adds protection for water and dust. It has an ingress protection (IP) rating of IP67, which means that it totally protected against dust and other fine particles and can go underwater...

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Huawei Ascend P6 and Ascend Mate now available on Globe

Globe has announced that it will be carrying Huawei’s two newest smartphones, the Ascend P6 and the Ascend Mate. The Huawei Ascend P6 and the Ascend Mate will be available for just P999 per month on Plan 499 with P500 monthly device payment or at Plan 999 with P200 monthly device payment. At just 6.18mm, the Huawei Ascend P6 features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a sleek...

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New Nexus 7 announced: packs high-res display, 5MP camera, LTE and Android 4.3

In a somewhat small press event yesterday, Google has finally announced the newly refreshed Nexus 7. The Nexus 7 (2013) now packs an even more high-res display than before, a whopping 1920x1200 IPS one. That makes for a pixel density of 323 ppi. The glass is of unknown variant of Corning Gorilla Glass. It is also thinner and narrower, which makes it even easier to hold...

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How to switch to stock Android app switcher on HTC Sense 5

If you are using an HTC device on Sense 5, chances are you’ve already noticed that the stock HTC app switcher has a 9 apps limit. It’s not that of a big deal, but if you’re a power user, you’re most probably bothered by this. It turns out that it only takes changing two lines of code in a file on the system folder to use the stock Android app switcher instead, which is...

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How to redeem your Globe Rewards at partner stores to get free items

When Globe unveiled their revamped loyalty rewards program last May, I got really excited to try it out mostly because they made it very easy for anyone to use and spend their points that they earned. Globe prepaid subscribers earn points for every top up they make while those who are on postpaid get points based on how much they are billed each month. Last week, my brother...

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Globe to allow porting of prepaid number to postpaid soon?

Every prepaid-phone-user-who-want-to-switch-to-postpaid’s problem ever: losing their much loved phone number especially if they’ve had it for years. Well it seems like Globe will have a solution to that problem. On their official community forum, several Globe users are asking whether this number porting from prepaid to postpaid is possible. Of course they were answered...

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Confirmed: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to get Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update instead of 4.2.2

Australian carrier Telstra has just confirmed that Samsung has decided to cancel the Android 4.2.2 update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and go for a “newer version of Android” instead. While no specific version has been revealed, the Galaxy Note 2 could instead get the upcoming Android 4.3 update, which is expected to be announced next week by Google. This possibility is...

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Samsung showcases SideSync, bridges the gap between ATIV and GALAXY

You are busy working on a document on your laptop and suddenly, a text message arrives. What do you do? Of course you grab your phone, view the message and type your reply if needed. And then your focus is taken out from what you’re working on. Now, imagine if you can just do all the things that you need to do on your phone right on your PC. In an intimate event recently,...

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HTC Butterfly S to come with LTE support after all (Bonus: Press photo of the dual-SIM version)

The recently-announced HTC Butterfly S was initially reported to not have an LTE support, which was disappointing considering that it packs quite a punch. That turns out not to be true at all. Jason Mackenzie, President of Global Sales at HTC, has confirmed this to us. In some Asian (and perhaps European) markets like Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Singapore, the HTC Butterfly...

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Google Now starts taking searches in Filipino

UPDATE: Voice Search only understands Filipino for now. An earlier version of this story stated that it recognizes Filipino and other local dialects. We’re sorry for the confusion. A magic has taken place on your Android phone today without your knowledge, well, until now. Google Philippines has announced starting today, you can now do a voice search using Google Now in...

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Nokia finally announces the Lumia 1020, the first Windows Phone with a 41-megapixel camera

Building on the great innovation they came up with the 808 PureView, Finnish manufacturer Nokia has finally revealed the Lumia 1020, the first Windows Phone to pack a ginormous 41-megapixel camera. The Nokia Lumia 1020 combines what Nokia had packed into their previous smartphones — a 41-megapixel backside-illuminated camera sensor with an optical image stabilization and...

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Viber inks partnership with Globe Telecom

Do you always avail of Globe’s GoUNLI 25 with unlimited calls and texts? Yes? Well, it just got better. Globe Telecom and Viber announced yesterday an exclusive partnership to offer unlimited chat along with the usual unlimited calls and texts. Peter Bithos, Senior Advisor for Consumer Business at Globe Telecom, said that “the partnership is in line with [their] strategy...

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HTC Butterfly receives Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update with Sense 5

Owners of the HTC Butterfly should start seeing a pretty big update on their devices starting today as HTC has just started to roll out the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean along with the new Sense 5 user interface. The update, which is a hefty 551.69MB download, is now available starting in Taiwan. It also brings HTC BlinkFeed, lock screen widgets, and the quick settings panel...

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Apple celebrates 5th anniversary of the App Store with free top apps and games

The biggest application store on earth will have its 5th birthday tomorrow. And to compliment the celebration, Apple is offering the top ‘landmark’ apps and games in the App Store for free. Let’s do a little bit of history first. The App Store opened in July 10, 2008 with an update to iTunes on Mac and Windows. It had 500 apps available on the launch day. Five years later,...

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Apple’s alleged budget iPhone appears in high-resolution photos and video

What are you seeing above is Apple’s alleged budget plastic iPhone. News and rumors has been circulating around for a few months already and it looks like it is really happening. A company called Techdy claims to have got hold of what seems to be a shell for the plastic iPhone. They even went further and fit a ‘display assembly into the new budget iPhone’s rear shell’....

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Windows Phone is definitely going 1080p this year

Windows Phone devices that were announced this year up until now bear the same characteristics — none of them had 1080p displays. Well, not for the rest of the year, at least. References which point to 1080p resolution support for Windows Phone were discovered and posted to Twitter by former Nokia and Microsoft engineer Justin Angel in the recently-release Visual Studio...

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