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 more…]
Samsung Philippines recently launched the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android tablet. It’s a 7-inch tablet as the name implies and it joins the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus in the 7-inch tablet category. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 could be the official follow up to the original Galaxy Tab if we go by Samsung’s naming … [Read more…]
The United States Justice Department filed charges today against the file-sharing site MegaUpload. The Justice Department called Megaupload an “international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy.” Strong words I should say, and could have been purposely timed considering that the Stop Online Piracy Act legislation is currently being deliberated upon in … [Read more…]
Nokia just announced that the Asha 200 handset is already in the Philippines and has a price tag of P3,500. The Nokia Asha 200 is a dual-SIM phone with full QWERTY keypad for those who like typing on their phones with physical keyboard. The phone features Nokia’s Easy Swap that lets swapping of SIM cards possible without having to turn off the phone or … [Read more…]
Alcatel has been relatively quiet in the past couple of years. Although we know that the company’s still alive and kicking from the release of a few handsets, it did not make waves in the mobile phone scene, not even a ripple. With the new products from the company, though, it appears that Alcatel … [Read more…]
Audio-Technica has been in the audio accessories business for quite some time now and has already released a slew of consumer and professional audio products. But even if the name has been in the industry for a long time, I have to admit this is the first time I was able to use Audio … [Read more…]
Android tablets are getting cheaper and cheaper. Blame it on the ultra cheap Kindle Fire and the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, or the fact that Android tablet makers are scrambling for the tiny market share not controlled by Apple’s iPad. But whatever the actual reason, the Android tablets are just getting cheaper. Archos … [Read more…]
Okay. We know the ultrabooks will become pretty ubiquitous in the months to come as companies come out with their versions of Intel’s ultra-thin laptop concept. What we didn’t know is that these ultrabooks will be too similar in design to the Macbook Air. It’s okay to see a few design elements copied from … [Read more…]
Under review are three accessories from Crumpler, a company that has made a name for its stylish and durable products that include professional camera and photography bags, laptop and technology bags, backpacks, casual bags and luggage. The products featured in this review are called The Carrot, The Limpet and The Noose. You won’t learn … [Read more…]
RIM recently announced two new BlackBerry smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold 9790, a QWERTY phone, and the touch screen Curve 9380. Both phones run on the new BlackBerry OS 7. The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has a 2.45-inch touchscreen display with 480 x 360 pixel resolution, a 1GHz Marvel Tavor MG1 processor, 768MB RAM, 8GB internal storage, 5 megapixel camera with VGA … [Read more…]
You have to hand it to Cherry Mobile. For a local handset company going against big brands, Cherry Mobile has had an impressive run in the past years and it is the only local brand to have consistently offered capable Android handsets at very low price points. And just when you thought Cherry Mobile’s … [Read more…]
The next-gen Transformer tablet is now official. Asus just announced the Transformer Prime and revealed its specs, pricing and availability. The Asus Transformer Prime will be the first ever quad-core tablet, featuring NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 SoC quad-core CPU. The Asus Transformer Prime will have a 10.1-inch display, 8.3mm-thick body, mini-HDMI output, microSD slot. … [Read more…]
