ASUS has announced that the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 will get an update and this time, it will come with a more powerful AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS processor and also an Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU inside. Not only that because this notebook will also come with an upgraded display in where we will get the 1440p WQHD 120Hz panel on this one with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and pantone validation.
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 also comes with a 32GB 3200MHz RAM and 1TB m.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD along with the Type-C charging, an ergolift design, a fingerprint scanner, and a dolby atmos audio quad speakers.
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 also comes in Moonlight White and Eclipse gray which will give you a holographic prismatic effect and of course, there’s the AniMe matrix display at the lid of the notebook which adds to the quirks and beauty of the notebook.
Xiaomi got the upper hand as a federal judge in Washington blocked the Defense Department from restricting U.S. investment in Xiaomi Corp.
In case you missed it, the Trump administration placed the Chinese mobile maker in their list of alleged companies linked to the Chinese military. With this, it initially planned to restrict U.S. investment in the smartphone manufacturer, which is supposed to be effective starting next week.
However, last Friday, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras temporarily stopped the ban, claiming that the move was “arbitrary and capricious” as it lacked due process.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi announced that it will continue its request to the court to declare the labeling of its alleged linking to the military as unlawful.
They also hope that the government will remove the restriction permanently.
READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE:
“Xiaomi is pleased to see that on March 12, EST, the court enjoined DOD from implementing or enforcing the designation of Xiaomi as a CCMC. Pursuant to the injunctive relief granted, the Court removed, in full and with immediate effect, the Executive Order 13959 restriction on U.S. persons to purchase Xiaomi’s securities and the requirement on U.S. persons to divest their holdings.
Xiaomi reiterates that it is a widely held, publicly traded, independently managed corporation that offers consumer electronics products solely for civilian and commercial use.
Xiaomi believes that the decisions of designating it as a Chinese Communist Military Company are arbitrary and capricious, and the judge agrees with it. Xiaomi plans to continue to request that the court declare the designation unlawful and to permanently remove the designation.
Xiaomi is a young and energetic technology company. Over the years, we have offered amazing consumer electronics products such as smartphones and smart TVs with honest prices to consumers all over the world. We are committed to working with our global partners to let everyone in the world enjoy a better life through innovative technology.”
What can you say? Let us know what you think in the comment section below!
You can now score an immersive gaming monitor without breaking the bank—thanks to the recently launched Lenovo Gaming and Legion monitors.
Lenovo recently announced the availability of its five new gaming monitors that can provide users with smooth and speedy gaming experience through its premium features.
These include the Lenovo Gaming G25-10, G27-20, G27q-20, G34w-10, and Legion Y25-25 monitors.
All monitors are packed with high-end gaming and productivity features that can accommodate the most difficult gaming requirements and productivity tasks.
LENOVO GAMING G25-10
Lenovo packed the device with super-fast 144Hz refresh rates, allowing gamers to enjoy a smooth experience when running games with heavy graphics.
To offer an enhanced viewing experience, the G25-10 monitor flashes an impressive FHD display with 1920 x 1080 resolution, which supports either 72% NTSC or 99% sRGB color accuracy.
Moreover, it features HDR decoding technology, providing users with sharp and stunning visuals without distortion.
It is also compatible with NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD Radeon FreeSync technology to make sure that there’s no lag during games.
LENOVO GAMING G27-20
The Lenovo Gaming G27-20 almost shares the same specs as the Gaming G25-10.
However, users can expect that it can deliver a better viewing experience for it is geared with 1ms MPRT that eliminates ghosting and offers better quality while they are in-game.
It also has Lenovo’s Artery software, enabling games to enjoy tools that can quickly adjust settings on the screen through their PC.
LENOVO GAMING G27q-20
Meanwhile, the G27q-20 variant flashes a whopping QHD display that has 2560 x 1440 resolution. It features 99% sRGB color accuracy, as well, making sure that gamers will receive high-quality and crisp images.
LENOVO GAMING G34w-10
Just like the latter, the G34w-10 model also features a QHD display, however, it now has a bigger 3440 x 1440 resolution.
This is made possible by its ultra-wide 21:19 screen with a narrow bezel 3-side NearEdgeless 1500R curved panel, which also shortens the distance between the eyes and the side of the screen.
LEGION Y25-25
For a smoother gaming experience, you can consider getting the Legion Y25-25 gaming monitor as it sports a whopping 240Hz refresh rate, enabling users to enjoy a seamless gaming experience.
Meanwhile, all the new monitors carry a TÜV Rheinland Flicker Free certification, protecting users against blue light radiation, flickering screens, and external reflections.
The new Lenovo Gaming and Legion monitors are all affordable. Here are the price tags:
Lenovo Gaming G25-10 – Php9,995
Lenovo Gaming G27-20 – Php11,995
Lenovo Gaming G27q-20 – Php15,995
Lenovo Gaming G34w-10 – Php 23,995
Legion Y25-25 – Php15,995
The Lenovo Gaming and Legion monitors come with a three-year carry-in warranty, allowing users to simply drop it off and pick it up at the nearest Lenovo repair center when they need help from the company after-sale services.
The monitors are now available in the Philippines through Legion concept stores and Lenovo authorized resellers nationwide.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 has already sold out in the Philippines just a few hours after its release. The Mi 11 is the latest flagship smartphone of the company and it features amazing features including a Snapdragon 888 chipset and also a 108MP rear camera.
Aside from that, the smartphone also packs some features that content creators would definitely love including movie magic. The smartphone can also record at 8K@30fps unlike other smartphones.
This year, not only flagship smartphones will get a 5G treatment. Even the mid-range ones are getting 5G too like the Samsung Galaxy 42. The Samsung Galaxy A42 is one of the most interesting under the A-series not just because of the design but also because of the specs inside as this one comes with a mid-range Snapdragon 750 processor inside that supports 5G.
Pretty design
Just like the other A-series smartphones of Samsung, this won’t have the same premium build of the S-series or the Note-series smartphones but the Samsung Galaxy A42 does have a stylish design at the back with a gradient levels at the back. There’s a rainbow hue too at the back depending on the angle and it’s just pretty to the eyes.
The back is made up of plastic which makes the body light and the curves at the back makes the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G really ergonomic to the hands. The body is thin too so despite having a large 6.6” Super AMOLED display on the smartphone, it’s still easy and comfortable to the hands.
On the right, we got here the power button and the volume rocker and below, there’s the USB-C port that supports up to 15W of Fast-Charging only and thankfully, they have an in-display fingerprint scanner for this one instead of the side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
Large vivid display
One of its main selling points is that the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G features a large display. It’s actually a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED Display which is more than enough for most people. Having a large display is great for watching videos and playing games but the downside is the resolution – there’s an HD+ resolution on this one that’s why the display is not as crisp as the other Galaxy A smartphones but still, we still got here a Super AMOLED panel which is why the display of the smartphone is vivid, bright, and the blacks are great.
For me, I still enjoyed the display of the smartphone despite the HD+ resolution just because of vividness of the colors of the display of the smartphone. Using it outside was a breeze as it was fine and of course, the display is very bright even under direct sunlight. As for the bezels, it’s noticeable on the smartphone and unlike the other Galaxy A smartphones, we have here a notch instead of the punch-hole camera but it wasn’t an issue for me.
Long battery life
Despite having a slim and light body on the smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G features a 5000mAh battery and it might take a while to charge the smartphone with its 15W Fast Charging, the smartphone was able to last up to a day and a half of normal usage. In our PC Mark battery test, we were able to get a score of 15 hours and 15 minutes which is pretty damn good.
Software and performance
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G runs on One UI 2.5 under Android 10 but don’t worry because the One UI 3.0 update for this one is on the way this year so you’ll be able to experience Android 11 on this smartphone. Personally, I prefer One UI due to the simplicity of the UI and after weeks of usage of the smartphone, I didn’t noticed any lags on this one and it was smooth as ever.
As for the installed apps, there are some apps here that belongs in the Samsung ecosystem including Galaxy Store, Samsung notes and more. Most of them are useful and of course, there are the google apps and also the Microsoft apps preinstalled on the smartphone.
For the performance, the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G features a Snapdragon 750 5G chipset inside. This is the one responsible for having a 5G on this smartphone and then there’s an 8GB RAM along with 128GB of internal storage. Honestly, we did enjoy the performance on the smartphone as it can perform most of the tasks that I need and the temperatures was doing fine on the smartphone. Check out the benchmarks that we run on the smartphone:
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As for the games, we were able to run most modern games but you have to set your expectations a little bit lower than the Snapdragon 765G. We can run games like Genshin Impact and League of Legends: Wild Rift on the smartphone but you have to set it at low to medium settings to get an enjoyable frame rate.
Decent camera
For the camera, the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G features a quad-camera setup with a 48MP primary camera along with the 8MP ultrawide camera and also a 5MP macro camera and a 5MP depth sensor. To be honest with you guys, the only important cameras in here are the 48MP main camera and also the 8MP camera. As for the selfies, we got here a 20MP selfie camera.
The camera of the smartphone was able to reach my expectations. The shots that we got was able to feature a decent colors and the sharpness that I was expecting. The dynamic range of the smartphone was quite good too on both the rear and selfie camera of the smartphone.
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At night shots, I noticed that the smartphone can capture photos with a decent brightness but I notice that there’s a big difference when it comes to the quality. It’s not bad actually but you can easily see that it’s softer at night shots.
For videos, the smartphone can record videos up to 4K@30fps at the rear camera of the smartphone and only up to full HD on the selfie camera of the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G.
Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G is a decent mid-range 5G smartphone from Samsung. It has the features that we need on a basic smartphone – it’s fast, long battery life, and the camera will do just fine. However, if you’re not a fan of the HD display, you might be disappointed with this one but the Super AMOLED panel just gives us a way to enjoy the vividness in its 6.6-inch display.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G is now available at Smart Signature postpaid plans.
The Redmi Note 10 series is now available in the country and it aims to change the landscape of the mobile industry as this smartphone features an AMOLED display and also a fast 33W Fast Charging. The smartphone also features a Snapdragon 678 processor inside and also a quad-camera setup.
Redmi Note 10 Specs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 proessor
6.43-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Display
4GB/6GB LPDDR4X RAM
64GB/128GB UFS 2.2 Storage expandable via microSD
48MP main camera + 8MP ultrawide camera + 2MP macro camera + 2MP Depth sensor
13MP Selfie Camera
LTE
WiFi, Bluetooth
Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
Dual Stereo Speakers
33W Fast Charging
5000mAh battery
MIUI 12 based on Android 11.
The smartphone’s biggest feature is the AMOLED display as there only a few affordable smartphones that comes with an AMOLED panel and not just, there’s the Snapdragon 678 too which is decent enough and also a 33W Fast Charging for the 5000mAh battery of the smartphone.
The Redmi Note 10 comes in two variants — 4GB+64GB for Php8,490 that is exclusive to Lazada and also 6GB+128GB variant for Php9,990.
It’s never too late to help protect the Earth—in fact, you can start with your home right now.
Through simple steps, you can show how much you care for the planet. For instance, you can equip your home with IoT products, which are energy-saving. And yes, it doesn’t have to be expensive.
This is where Cherry Home comes in.
In celebration of Earth Hour, Cherry Home announced its Earth Hour promo, wherein consumers can get a cool freebie for every purchase of their select products.
During this promo, customers will score a FREE Cherry Foldable Water Bottle when they buy the Cherry Home Smart Adapter, and Cherry Home 2-USB Smart Adapter.
Here is the pricing of the said products:
Cherry Home Smart Adapter – Php475
Cherry Home 2-USB Smart Adapter – Php840
Really, the brand stays true to its commitment to providing customers with affordable devices that can lead them to smart living.
These adapters are just some of Cherry Home’s IoT products, which are compatible with Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Siri Shortcut.
Users can also schedule its ON/OFF feature, while it also features multiple plug controls.
The Cherry Home Earth Hour promo will run starting March 15 to March 31, 2021.
The promo is available online through Shopee, Lazada, and cherryshop.com.ph, and offline through Handyman TrueValue and AllHome.
Wondering if there’s a monitor that can give you the best of both worlds?
Then, consider looking at the new Samsung Smart Monitor, which is dubbed as the world’s first Do-It-All screen, as it can deliver all demands from young professionals, students, gamers, and creatives without the need for a PC.
Exciting, isn’t it?
For instance, it is equipped with productivity features such as Remote Access, Office 365, and Samsung DeX, making sure that it can be of great help for professionals.
These features allow users to have full access to their office PC or laptop through the internet, access and edit several files and connect to their smartphone.
For entertainment purposes, the new Smart Monitor comes with Netflix, YouTube, and other smart TV apps, such as AirPlay 2, Tap View, App Casting, and Screen Monitoring.
It also sports Adaptive Picture, as well, enabling the device to provide users with the best viewing experience possible by automatically adjusting its backlight brightness and reducing eye strain.
Samsung Smart Monitor specs:
27-inch/32-inch Full HD and 32-inch UHD display
Built-in speaker
Bixby
Bluetooth
USB Type-C, other USB ports
Netflix, YouTube
Smart TV features: AirPlay 2, Tap View, App Casting, Screen Monitoring
With Remote Controller
Remote Access, Office 365, Samsung DeX
TUV Certified
LOCAL PRICING AND AVAILABILITY:
27-inch FHD – Php18,999
32-inch FHD – Php22,999
32-inch UHD – Php28,999
The Samsung Smart Monitor is now available in the Philippines.
Consumers who will get the device until March 31, 202 will have a chance to bring home a premium Logitech MK120 keyboard and mouse set worth Php1,000 and a one-year premium subscription to the video streaming app, Viu.
So, sounds like a deal? Let us know what you think in the comment section below.
OPPO has just announced their newest flagship smartphone in the market and it’s the OPPO Find X3 Pro. The smartphone features a 10-bit display that offers HDR10+ and also a QHD+ resolution with 120Hz refresh rate and then there’s the powerful Snapdragon 888 chipset inside but the best part about the smartphone is that this one comes with two 50MP cameras.
50MP IMX766 Main Camera + 50MP IMX766 ultra-wide angle camera + 13MP telephoto camera, 60x zoom, PDAF, OIS
32MP Selfie Camera
LTE, 5G, WiFi 6
In-display fingerprint scanner
IP 68 water and dust resistance
65W Wired Charging, 30W Wireless Charging
4500mAh battery
Android 11 based on ColorOS 11.2
The OPPO Find X3 Pro is definitely a good contender in the flagship segment and honestly, I would like to see more about this smartphone soon especially with its camera. The OPPO Find X3 Pro is priced at 1149 Euros
Smart subscribers can now easily locate the nearest Smart 5G sites in their area, as the telco giant announced the availability of Smart 5G pins on the social navigation app, Waze.
Through this effort, the Waze app will now flash Smart 5G pins, informing users if they are on a Smart 5G-covered area.
This also allows subscribers to know the exact location of a Smart 5G site whenever they want to access and enjoy super-fast speeds on their 5G-ready smartphones.
The new update is now available for Waze users in Metro Manila and some key areas of Aklan, Bulacan, Cavite, Cebu, Davao del Sur, Iloilo, Laguna, and Pampanga.
Meanwhile, Smart revealed that more locations will be added soon as more 5G sites across the country are set to launch.
In fact, more than 1,400 5G sites across the country were announced recently, while the company also plans to make it over 3,800 this year.
The telco provider is also the first player to launch 5G-designed plans, offering generous data allocations to customers.
Want to know more about Smart 5G? Visit 5g.smart and follow Smart’s official pages on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
