TechnoBaboy Philippines
If you’re short on budget and won’t be able to afford the Sony Xperia Z, the next best Xperia handset you can check out is the Xperia SP. It’s a mid-range Android phone but it has impressive specs nonetheless. It’s a combination of great design, fantastic screen and LTE and NFC connectivity in a not-so-expensive Read »
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 »
Samsung just launched the Galaxy S4 handset in the Philippines. I have already posted an article on the Galaxy S4 when it launched globally and even shared my impressions. If you’re a techie, you must already know by heart the specs of the Galaxy S4. What was unknown until today’s official launch in the Philippines Read »
Nokia just launched two new Lumia phones, the Nokia Lumia 720 and the Nokia Lumia 520. These two new smartphones feature Windows 8 OS and are targeted at users who are otherwise unable to afford the higher end Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 handsets. The Lumia 720 and 520 share the design features of the Read »
There’s a new phone in Nokia’s Asha lineup. The Finnish company recently launched the Nokia Asha 210 handset, a budget phone with QWERTY keyboard. The phone features a dedicated WhatsApp button, which is said to be replaceable with the Facebook button depending on the market. That should make the Nokia Asha 210 a favorite of Read »
Remember the game Draw Something? It used to be popular but it suffered a massive decrease in users after it was acquired by Zynga. Draw Something requires you to connect with other players, the gameplay being as simple as drawing something for the other players to guess. The game proved to be boring after a Read »
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 »
A new music service was recently announced by Twitter. It’s simply called Twitter #music and it’s a music search and music streaming service that uses data on Twitter. Twitter doesn’t host the music being used on the service so it’s tied up with iTunes, Spotify and Rdio. For users in the Philippines, don’t get excited Read »
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 »
When Google Glass was announced, the exact specifications of the device were not made known to the public. We were left to wonder what the hardware specs of Google Glass would be when the final product is released. Very recently, however, Google updated the Google Glass website to reveal the main specs of the device. Read »
Samsung is obviously not afraid to try out different sizes for its smartphones. Remember that the company single-handedly popularized the “phablet” category with the Galaxy Note, and now it seems that it’s trying to push the limit further by releasing the Galaxy Mega line of devices. Samsung recently unveiled two new Galaxy Mega devices, the Read »
Huawei has been one of the relatively new brands to have joined the Android smartphone race. It’s a Chinese brand, alright, but it’s one of the big ones and definitely not a brand that you should associate with knockoffs and cheap construction. Rather, it’s a brand that’s trying to make a name as a legitimate Read »
Ideaspace, a non-profit entity launched about a year ago, conducted a competition for the best tech startups in the Philippines and the winners have been announced recently. Twenty projects were initially chosen and now it has been narrowed down to just ten. The ten projects will be receiving six months “incubation support” which covers the Read »
Cherry Mobile launched yet another Android phone and nobody seems to be surprised anymore with this move anymore. The strategy of continuously launching new phones every so often used to surprise a lot of people but it’s becoming so common it’s almost expected that the company will be revealing a new phone every month. Cherry Read »
So it turns out Facebook is not launching a phone, just a launcher app, and only on Android devices. According to reports, Facebook decided not to make its own phone since it will only be reaching a few million users, compared to making a launcher app which has the potential of making every Android phone Read »