Online retailer DBGadgets selling the Nexus 5 for P24,600

The Nexus 5 is expected to be unveiled just a few hours from now, but that hasn’t stopped online retailer DBGadgets from selling it early. In a post on the retailer’s Facebook page, they have confirmed that the 16GB model of the Nexus 5 is arriving on November 5 and will be selling it for P24,600 ($569). This is very surprising since the new smartphone wasn’t unveiled officially...

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LiFEDATA, Globe partner for app platform HealthCloud

Filipino software development company LiFEDATA Systems, Inc. launches LifeCloud, a highly secured, multi-industry platform of applications that leverage technology to upgrade the quality of life in the sectors of healthcare, lifestyle, business, and education. Recognizing the role of technology towards better lives, LiFEDATA Systems debuts at the upcoming ‘’Digital LiFE...

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Review: ASUS RT-N14U N300 Router

For our home Wi-Fi, we only use the Globe-issued Aztech DSL5001EN modem and wireless router, which is fine for a small household, and an ancient Linksys WRT54G as a repeater. My main problem with the Aztech router is that it seems to only accept up to 10 devices simultaneously and that the wireless signal is not that great. And so when ASUS held a sort of wireless routers...

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Spinnr offers music streaming service in the Philippines for P29 a month

Spinnr, a subscription-based music streaming service, has just opened its doors to customers in the Philippines. The new music streaming service is a rebrand of Smart Music and its carrier partners which consolidates three brand names into a single, more recognizable one. What surprised me is how low the pricing is. The Spinnr Plus Premium 30-day subscription only costs...

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Review: ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7 — the budget tablet to look for

The entry-level Android tablet category is often filled with a sea of devices that either have uninspiring designs or mediocre hardware and software. In that regard, ASUS strived to make its new MeMO Pad HD 7 stand out among those. Hardware The ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7, which was unveiled last June, is a 7-inch slate that aims to be your tablet on-the-go. It is small and lightweight,...

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Smart to offer the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on November 15

Smart announced earlier this morning that the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c is officially coming here in the Philippines on November 15. If you can remember, the two new smartphones from Apple were announced last September 10, thus making the upcoming launch the fastest ever to happen here. Historically, it takes around three months for Apple to bring the iPhone in the country...

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Globe prepares for the November 15 iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c launch (update)

UPDATE: The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c is going to be available on Globe starting on November 15. As the midnight unfolded, Globe has silently published its registration pages for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on its website as it gears for the launch of the new smartphones from Apple. The iPhone 5s features the new A7 64-bit chip, an improved 8-megapixel iSight camera with...

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Globe offers free access to Facebook to its 36 million customers

Yesterday, Facebook executives flew all the way to Manila from California to announce their new partnership with Globe Telecom. The new collaboration between the two aims to bring an early holiday gift to the carrier’s more than 36 million customers which is: free usage of Facebook across many devices. Globe says they worked with the engineers at Facebook to come up with...

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