TechnoBaboy Philippines
Globe Telecom recently announced its initial and exclusive line-up of smartphones running on its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. LTE is the latest and fastest mobile internet technology and it seems like adoption in the Philippines will be faster than expected. The launch of LTE capable handsets like the ones announced by Globe will Read »
Globe Telecom will start offering nano-SIMs starting this month. This is an anticipated move from local telcos. It’s no secret that nano-SIM technology is the new technology in mobile phone subscriber identity module (SIM) or SIM cards. Nano-SIM cards are designed to be backward- compatible with existing SIM cards and will offer the same Read »
Hot on the heels of Smart Communication’s commercial launch of its LTE service, Globe Telecom announced that it will also be launching its own LTE service in September. Globe says that the launch of LTE is a part of a US$700 million network modernization program. Globe currently has Wi-Max and HSPA+ mobile technologies but Read »
Demand for prepaid BlackBerry handsets should be so high for Globe and RIM to decide to offer the BlackBerry Curve 9220 and 8520 smartphones in prepaid kits. BlackBerry fans who would not want to get tied down by contract now have the option of getting them in prepaid. Globe subscribers can avail of a Read »
Research In Motion (RIM) and Globe Telecom announced the availability of the BlackBerry Curve 9220 and the BlackBerry Curve 9320 smartphones in Teal Blue. That’s an additional color option for those planning on getting these BlackBerry handsets. The BlackBerry Curve 9220 and Curve 9320 were launched a couple of months ago and are currently the cheapest BlackBerry 7 smartphones Read »
Globe Telecom just announced that will be launching the Samsung Galaxy S III. The newest darling of the Android world is coming to Globe and will be offered under fully-customizable postpaid plans bundled with unlimited mobile internet. If you’re a Globe subscriber, you can avail of the Samsung Galaxy S III under My Super Plan Unli Surf Combo, which Read »
The iPhone 4S war is heating up. Globe Telecom has also officially announced the iPhone4S and now has a registration page on its website just like Smart Communications. Globe manages to be as cryptic as Smart, only showing the specs and features of the phone and a registration page. But while Smart has revealed a December 16, Read »
The Yahoo! Purple Hunt 3.0 Family Edition is staging a Finale Event which will happen today, November 18, 2011, at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Fifty family teams who advanced from the preliminary four-week long online adventure will compete against one another in a series of games. Five rounds of games are Read »
Manny V. Pangilinan, Chairman of PLDT, the parent company of Smart Communications, has confirmed to Inquirer that the mobile network will be carrying the iPhone 4S by December of this year. Apple devices used to be exclusive to Globe Telecom but with the lapse of the exclusivity deal, it is but natural for Apple Read »
On the same day Smart Communications launched the Netphone 701, Globe decided to launch the m.Globe service which is something it claims is a “free all-in-one mobile portal”. Globe is marketing the m.Globe as a “one-stop gateway to easy and content-rich mobile surfing in every phone”. As an obvious jab at Smart’s Netphone, Globe Read »
In a press release issued by Tonino Lamborghini s.r.l., the Italian company claimed that Globe Telecom is not authorized to use “TONINO LAMBORGHINI” on its Tattoo internet sticks. The telecom giant has already issued an official statement in reply to Tonino Lamborghini’s allegations. In its official statement, Globe states that it obtained a license to use Read »
Globe Telecom recently filed a petition before the NTC seeking the revocation of the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) and other authorizations granted to PLDT and its subsidiaries Smart Communications and Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise (Cure), claiming that the telco group is not Filipino-owned. Globe claims that the issuance of various authorizations to PLDT, Read »
A friend of mine bought an iPhone 4 outside the Philippines and used a postpaid SIM on it. After a month of use, which included casual internet surfing and downloading a few apps from the Apple App Store, she was shocked when she discovered that her bill reached Php5,000. She then discovered that her Read »
While SMART Communications was preparing for the initial rollout of its Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband service in Boracay, Globe announced the launch of its own 4G mobile service. Globe expanded its current 4G footprint and claims to be the first carrier in the Philippines to launch the commercial roll out of 4G mobile technology Read »