Category Archives: Features

Ephemeral Messaging: Blink Messenger vs. Snapchat vs. Facebook Poke

Snapchat became popular because photos and videos expire soon after they are viewed by the receiver.  This kind of messaging has a market because a lot of people don’t want traces of their photos or videos on the internet.  Expiring photos and videos can encourage spontaneity and makes sending photos and videos fun.  Facebook tried Read »

RoundR App for Android Rounds the Corners of your Screen

Nowadays, there’s an app for almost everything.  Name a thing that you wish your phone can do and chances are, someone already made an app that does exactly the thing that you want your phone to do. What I’ve discovered recently is a new app that simply rounds the corners of your display.  Sometime small Read »

iPhone 6 Concept with Wraparound Display

Apple has a pending patent application for a wraparound display which some predict will be in the next iteration of the iPhone.  It’s just a prediction and since Apple guards its secrets so tightly, there’s no telling at this point if a wraparound type of display will indeed make its way to the next iPhone, Read »

30 Most Followed Philippine Celebrities on Instagram

Instagram has grown exponentially over the past years and us Filipinos are among the active users on the photo-sharing service.  Using Instagram is fun with the availability of filters, making photos look chic and artsy.   Instagram is not just a photo-sharing app, it has a social element to it, which is the main reason it Read »

Samsung Galaxy S4 Preview and Impressions

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is arguably the best phone out there in terms of overall hardware specs.  Some will say it’s not the best out there right now, but they may be looking at a few features these other phones have instead of looking at the entire package.  The Samsung Galaxy S4 has the best Read »

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone 5 – Which phone should you buy?

  At the outset I want to make it clear that a comparison between the newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy S4 and the iPhone 5 is very hard to do.  After all, these devices are very dissimilar it’s like you’re comparing apples and oranges.  One is an Android device and the other runs iOS so it’s Read »

Specs Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. Galaxy S3; Should You Upgrade?

  The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been unveiled to the public.  The question now for would-be buyers is this: is it a worthy choice compared to the Samsung Galaxy S3?  The price difference between the two phones is expected to be considerable so it’s really a tough decision for anyone to make.  After all, the Read »

Specs Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One vs. Sony Xperia Z vs. LG Optimus G Pro

  Samsung’s highly anticipated launch of the latest Galaxy S handset made people think if it is indeed the best smartphone out there that runs Google’s Android OS.  After the noise surrounding the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 has subsided, we are left to wonder if the new phone is worthy to be called Read »

Disqus 2012 Review, or Why I Switched to Livefyre

  Disqus is a good commenting system. For most websites, Disqus works and for quite some time it worked for me too.  I was happy with how it served as a replacement for the default WordPress commenting system.  WordPress has a lot of features, not to mention it looks good on any website.  Disqus also Read »

Best Free Photo Editing Apps for Android and iOS

  The popularity of smartphones and tablets has propelled photo sharing to new heights.  It used to be that photo sharing was done on desktop through Flickr and other similar websites.  Now photo sharing is easier than ever and the leader of this revolution is none other than the widely popular app Instagram.  Millions of Read »

BlackBerry Z10: Early Reviews are Positive

  This week not only did RIM change its name to BlackBerry, it also officially introduced a new OS called BlackBerry 10.  Along with the introduction of this new OS, it also unveiled two handsets, the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10.  The BlackBerry Z10 is the most important of the two, it being a Read »

Looloo App Review: A New Way to Discover Places in Metro Manila

  The name Looloo may be weird but the concept behind this name is not so weird at all.  But just to satisfy your curiosity, the creators of the app say that the name Looloo came from the image of a flag, which represents the purpose of the app, i.e., to discover new places and Read »

“Google Time” Concept Smartwatch: Imagine Google Now in a Watch

  Smart watches are in nowadays but there’s not one watch that’s truly smart.  There’s the Pebble watch that’s a companion to your smartphones and there are also products like the Sony SmartWatch that’s also designed to be used as a smartphone companion but seem really limited in features. We don’t know if Google is Read »

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