Kimstore shared goals on how it could thank the community, as they celebrated its 15 years in the e-commerce industry.
Founder of Kimstore, Kim Lato, reminisced how she worked hard to provide Filipino access to affordable gadgets through her store. Now, she wants to help aspirant start-up businesses to build their brands. In addition, she eyes to support small business retailers through several efforts.
To make this possible, Kimstore aims to expand its logistics platforms. They also want to build partnerships with learning organizations for masterclasses for online stores.
Moreover, Lato revealed that she wants to explore with Filipino tech experts in creating and developing Pinoy-branded gadgets that can compete globally.
Meanwhile, various names from the industry graced Kimstore’s 15th-anniversary celebration. These include DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, alongside other Kimstore partners.
Kimstore to give back to the community
The brand announced that consumers could score exciting deals at Kimstore through PayMaya 15.15 deals, Payday Sale, Free Shipping Specials, Crystal Anniversary Sale, and Black Friday Sale.
DamonPS2 is about to have a competition in the near future as a new PS2 emulator has just appeared on Reddit and it seems that it’s a promising one as the developers have mentioned that the emulator is now on closed alpha testing and yet a lot of games are already working for the said emulator and it even works even on the low-end chipsets including the Snapdragon 625.
The AetherSX2’s initial performance is initially and way better than the DamonPS2 which is dubbed by some reddit users as a spyware and accusing the creator of the DamonPS2 as stealing the codes from PCSX2.
The AetherSX2 Alpha is running pretty well as the PS2 emulator can run Tekken 5 smoothly on the Snapdragon 870 and it was also able to run on Snapdragon 625 but the performance of MGS 3: Snake Eater and GTA: Vice City Stories were terrible.
Taki Udon, a YouTuber mainly discussing about emulators and retro consoles, has also shown the performance of AetherSX2 on different devices including the Dimensity 700 up to the Snapdragon 888+
No specific date yet for the AetherSX2 but do expect the emulator to come out soon.
vivo has been promoting their flagship smartphone, the vivo X70 as a smartphone mainly for photography because not only that the smartphone comes with a 40MP triple-lens camera but this one is also co-engineered by ZEISS. If you want to know more about the smartphone, head over to our review of the smartphone below
A sexy and sleek design
One of the advantages of owning a vivo X70 is the sexy and sleek design of the smartphone. At the back of the smartphone, we can find here the smooth and premium matte frosted glass back on the smartphone along with the smooth and perfect curves on the sides. Holding the smartphone is not just ergonomic but you could really feel that this smartphone is a flagship one.
As for the camera module, the smartphone comes with a protruding camera module at the back with the triple-lens camera along with the ZEISS branding and in my opinion, the look of the camera module of the smartphone is pretty cool and clean. As for the thickness of the smartphone, it’s thin and it’s very sleek.
The power button of the smartphone is placed on the right side and on top of it is the volume rocker of the vivo X70. Below, you can find the card tray along with the USB-C port of the smartphone. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have a headphone jack on the smartphone so it’s best paired with a TWS with the smartphone. The vivo X70 comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner along with a face unlock which is just fine for me.
Fine display
For the display of the vivo X70, it comes with a 6.56-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. For its size, it’s perfect whether you want the smartphone for gaming or for multimedia usage but the best part about the smartphone is that they’ve used an AMOLED panel on this one with a 120Hz refresh rate.
This means that the smartphone can get smooth and silky good animations, transitions, and movements which will give you an advantage on games and it also features a vivid and bright display even under direct sunlight. The smartphone’s display is great and it’s something that you would really appreciate from the smartphone.
Decent battery life
For the smartphone’s battery. It comes with a 4400mAh battery and it also supports 44W charging. In our review of the vivo X70 using PC Mark Work 2.0 battery test, we got a score of 14 hours and 7 minutes which is decent for its size. This translates to a single day of usage of the smartphone without looking for a charger at average use but if you’re planning on playing a lot of games on a single day, you might need a power bank with you always. But for its power and range, the battery life is already decent.
Powerful performance
Inside the smartphone is a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G chipset and boy, the smartphone’s chip inside it is powerful and it can run all the games that we’ve tried on the smartphone. We tried games like Call of Duty: Mobile on the smartphone and it was just a piece of cake. When we played League of Legends: Wild Rift and we were able to play the game at 60fps in Ultra graphics settings.
Even when we played Genshin Impact, the smartphone was very capable as we were able to play the game in 60fps at high graphics settings but of course, it still isn’t the smoothest as we can see a drop in frame rates at heavy scenes. So it’s still suggested to lower the settings of the game for longer and enjoyable gameplay experience.
When it comes to benchmarks, the vivo X70 is really powerful as we got a high score on different benchmarking applications like 3DMark, Antutu, and Geekbench. While the score might be high but it can’t compete with the Snapdragon 888. Nonetheless, it’s still an excellent smartphone.
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Excellent camera
Now, the camera of the smartphone is one of the best things about it. We got here a 40MP triple lens camera with 12MP telephoto and 12MP ultrawide and all of them performed exceeded my expectations. The cameras of the smartphone are co-engineered with Zeiss, a company known for their optics and camera lenses. With the smartphone’s camera, we can expect a lot of effects on portrait mode thanks to Zeiss but the main highlight for me is the quality of the shots that we got on the smartphone.
Actually, just check out some of the shots that I took using the vivo X70:
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Overall, they were excellent. The shots that we got are not oversaturated and it features the right colors on most of the shots that we got. They’re also sharp and the post-processing on the vivo X70 was excellent. Lowlight shots were pretty good too on the smartphone as I walked around Bonifacio Global City.
However, my only problem is when I used the portrait mode of the smartphone, especially with beautification as I’ve noticed that they’ve been brightening up the face and also beautifying it but the problem is there are some times that the post process wasn’t accurate for the face and it feels a little bit unnatural so you really have to adjust the settings to make it right. But despite this flaw, the camera of the vivo X70 is still excellent.
Verdict
Overall, the vivo X70 is an excellent camera if you’re looking for a smartphone that is made for photography. The shots that we got were excellent thanks to Zeiss and as for the design, it’s one of the sexiest if not the sexiest smartphone that we’ve ever reviewed, and the power of the smartphone is really excellent as we’re able to run different power-hungry games on the smartphone without problems.
While everything was well on the smartphone, it’s still not perfect as the beautifying needs a little bit of adjustment but you can still adjust that and the quality of the camera of the smartphone is still excellent overall.
If you’re planning on buying a new game or a new controller then Sony Playstation Philippines got something special for you as the company has just announced their Black Friday Sale promo in where you can get a discount on their PS4 and PS5 games and also some accessories.
First, the PlayStation VR with PlayStation Camera will be on sale for a special price of Php15,190 while the DUALSHOCK 4 Wireless Controller will be available for Php1,990 which is down from Php2,990.
While these are the PS4 and PS5 games that will be on sale (Blu-ray Disc version)
PS5
Demon’s Souls – PHP 2,490
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut – PHP 2,790
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE – PHP 2,790
PS4
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut- Php2,490
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Php2,490
NieR Replicant ver 1.22474487139… – Php1,990
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Php1,990
The Black Friday Limited Time offer from Sony PlayStation will last until November 29, 2021 until supplies last. Be sure to check out PlayStation Authorized dealers and Sonyt S
The newest SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD is one of the most secure, and durable portable SSDs in the market. It utilizes powerful NVMe solid-state performance featuring 2000MB/s read/write speeds.. If you’re on the go and need to maintain quick file transfers, this is definitely one to consider.
With more and more content creators working with 4K and 8K footage, having a portable device that can run up to 2000 MB/s reads and up to 2000MB/s write definitely helps people get things done quicker.
Design
TheSanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD measures 4.34 x 2.26 x 0.4 inches and retains the previous design in form and colour. It has a rubberized rear with rounded edges with orange accents. The aluminium chassis is designed to stay cool even when under heavy loads.
Additionally, the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD has an extra sheath of protection which allows it to survive a drop of 6.5 feet with an IP55 rating giving it security against dust and water. Take note that this isn’t a waterproof device and shouldn’t be left underwater for any time period.
The SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD comes with two 9-inch cables: USB-C-to-USB-C and USB-C-to-USB-A which gives more options.
Security
The Extreme Pro comes with password protection. This allows users to set a 256-bit AES hardware encryption with a password on it which is the gold standard for consumer-drive data encryption.
Warranty
SanDisk generously provides a five-y4ear warranty for buyers.
Performance
Though very few computers natively support USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, we got a hold ofGigabyte’s GC-USB 3.2 Gen2x2 so big shoutouts to our friends from Gigabyte.
Going over four of the most used storage benchmarking tools, we used a USB 3.2 Gen2x2 to get the most of the drives. SanDisk rates their SSDs to go up to 2000 mb/s for reads and writes
Conclusion
If you’re going for speed and durabilitying on an on-the-go content creator, the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD is a must buy on your list. It comes in a variety of capacities up to 4TB. These can transfer 4K and even 8K videos in a jiffy – provided that your PC has support for USB 3.2 Gen 2×2.
Christmas is just around the corner! Are you looking for the best gift for your loved ones or yourself?
ASUS Philippines and Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced the Share 2021 Holiday Promo, offering bundles and discounts worth over Php90,000.
Bundle packages worth up to Php26,000 await you with ASUS consumer laptops
Some of the participating ASUS consumer laptops include the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo, ZenBook S, ZenBook Flip 13, ZenBook Duo 14.
Select laptop models under X, M, and E series will also offer a Php1,000 discount upon purchase.
ROG offers up to Php39,000 worth of bundled items
Meanwhile, some of the most hot-selling ROG laptops will also come with exclusive bundles during the promo.
The new ROG Phone 5 also joins the Share 2021 promo.
Get exclusive discounts and freebies with Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip
On the other hand, consumers can score a whopping Php10,000 discount and a FREE JBL Go 3 worth Php3,000 when they buy the new Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip.
The Share 2021 Holiday Promo runs from November 15, 2021 to January 15, 2022.
Know more about the Share 2021 Holiday Promo. Visit this link to see the full list of participating products and mechanics.
PLDT Home Fiber teams up with Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit (ESGS) 2021 to deliver the country’s fastest broadband during this year’s tournament.
Through this partnership, local gaming enthusiasts can now enjoy an ultra-fast speed at 10,000Mbps. In addition, during the tournament, Pinoy gamers can upgrade their streaming experience with a PLDT Home WiFi 6 Router.
Fans can watch ESGS 2021 on Facebook, Kumu, and Twitch. To make this more exciting, seven lucky PLDT subscribers will get a chance to meet, greet, and play with Alodia Gosiengfiao and Dexie Diaz on Day 1 of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Filipino gamers can watch the thrilling Valorant Tournament on Day 2 with a prize pool of Php50,000 and a lot more for the winning team.
As usual, Day 3 will bring an action-packed weekend. The tournament will end with a Tech Showcase and a DOTA 2 Exhibition Game.
On the other hand, Dixie will choose three winners of the earlier-launched Cosplay Competition. They will receive a total of Php50,000.
This year’s ESGS is happening virtually from November 19 to November 21.
MediaTek has just announced their newest flagship chipset that aims to target the high-end chips in the market and it’s the Dimensity 9000 5G chipset. This is the first chip to be built under the 4nm process by TSMC.
The SoC from MediaTek comes with a Cortex-X2 ultra core clocked at 3.05GHz along with 3x Cortex-A710 cores that are clocked at 2.85GHz and also a 4x efficient Cortex-A510 cores that are clocked at 1.8GHz. The Dimensity 9000 5G chip will support sub-GHz 5G, Bluetooth 5.3, & WiFi 6E 2×2 for connectivity and as for the RAM, it support LPDDR5x RAM that comes with up to 7500Mbps on smartphones.
The new chipset also comes with a 10x Mali-G710 GPU and an SDK for raytracing for better graphics in terms of gaming and for the ISP, it supports 4K HDR Video from three cameras simultaneously and it can support up to 320MP camera sensors. While the new APU supports 4x better performance than the previous generation.
The Dimensity 9000 5G chip is expected to arrive on smartphones next year.
Another 5G smartphone from Samsung has arrived in the Philippines and this time, it’s the Samsung Galaxy M52 5G. The smartphone comes with a brand new and faster Snapdragon 778G 5G Octa-Core chipset which is known to have a big improvement over the Snapdragon 750G and the smartphone also comes with a large 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display.
Samsung Galaxy M52 5G Specs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778 5G Octa-Core Processor
6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O display, 120Hz refresh rate
6GB RAM
128GB internal storage
64MP main + 12MP ultrawide + 5MP macro
32MP Selfie Camera
5G, LTE
25W Fast Charging
One UI 3 based on Android 11
5000mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy M52 5G is now available at Lazada, Shopee, Abenson, MemoXpress, and Samsung Online store for only Php22,990 in White, Black, and Light blue.
Cherry introduced its newest affordable product that speaks luxury — its new Multi-Function Hair and Hand Dryer.
The Cherry Multi-Function Hair and Hand Dryer sports a minimalist design, making your shower room look classier. It has six modes of hot or cold air, too.
Moreover, it comes with a built-in IR infrared sensor. The device can also emit up to 1 million healthy anions for extra protection.
Users can also conveniently charge their multi-function Hair and Hand Dryer, as it has a built-in USB port.
Want to get yours?
The new Cherry Multi-Function Hair and Hand Dryer is priced at only Php3,990.
