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Google Pixel & Pixel XL Now Official!

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The Google phones are now official and as expected from the leaks, this smartphone is really powerful as it comes with a Snapdragon 821 processor but what I didn’t expect is that the smartphone would get the highest scores in DXOMark. The Google Pixel comes in two variants — the Pixel and the Pixel XL.

 

GOOGLE PIXEL

  • 5-inch full HD AMOLED display, Gorilla Glass 4
  • 2.15GHz quad-core Snapdragon 821 processor
  • 4GB RAM
  • 32GB/128GB Internal Storage
  • 12.3-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture with OIS
  • 8-megapixel front camera
  • LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, USB Type-C, fingerprint scanner
  • 2770mAh battery
  • Android 7.1

 

GOOGLE PIXEL XL

  • 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED display, Gorilla Glass 4
  • 2.15GHz quad-core Snapdragon 821 processor
  • 4GB RAM
  • 32GB/128GB Internal Storage
  • 12.3-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture with OIS
  • 8-megapixel front camera
  • LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, USB Type-C, fingerprint scanner
  • 3450mAh battery with fast charging
  • Android 7.1

 

I know, some of you might say that this just another Android smartphone in the market. Well, actually, this isn’t just another Android smartphone because this smartphone is really designed by Google and you can also expect the latest Android updates with it and actually, it does have some cool features that you can’t find on other smartphones including Google Assistant which is a really smart AI that lets you help do everything on your phone by communicating with human language.

 

Another awesome thing about this smartphone is that the Google Pixel scored 88 in DxOMark which makes the smartphone the best camera smartphone that you can get.

 

The sad thing about the Pixel and Pixel XL is that we don’t have any idea if it will ever arrive in the country officially. But thankfully, there are gray market stores that would probably offer the Pixel and the Pixel XL soon.

 

The Google Pixel starts at $649 or roughly P31,000 and it will come in three funny colors — Quiet Black, Very Silver, and Really blue

ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra Unboxing and Initial Impressions

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ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra Unboxing and Initial Impressions

The biggest Zenfone we ever saw was announced last May in Computex and it’s the ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra. It’s a giant Zenfone with a 6.8-inch display that is meant for watching movies, Iflix and more. It isn’t the most powerful Zenfone that you can get but it has the hardware and the features that would surely entice consumers who love big phablets. Take a look at our unboxing and hands-on video below.

 

ASUS Zen AIO Pro Initial review

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ASUS Zen AIO Pro Initial review

We’ve tried out the all-in-one computer of ASUS a few months ago and it was an engineering unit so we aren’t sure what will we get in the consumer variant but this time, we got the consumer variant of the ASUS Zen AIO Pro and yes, we still like it. The ASUS Zen AIO Pro is an all-in-one device that aims to compete with the likes of the iMac but this one packs a more powerful hardware with the touch of Zen design. Check out our initial review of the ASUS Zen AIO Pro below.

 

Nokia D1C: Nokia Android Smartphone appears in Benchmark

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Nokia D1C: Nokia Android Smartphone appears in Benchmark

Nokia is part of our childhood & our lives. Without Nokia, We wouldn’t see some weird cellphones including cellphones that look like a lipstick and the cellphone that tries to be a game console. Well, if you thought that Nokia is already dead then think again because a new Nokia smartphone has appeared in Geekbench

 

Well, not much information has been teased but at least we get to see the leaked hardware specifications of the upcoming Nokia Android smartphone.

 

NOKIA D1C SPECS

  • 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Octa-core processor
  • Adreno 505 graphics processor
  • 3GB RAM
  • Android 7.0 Nougat

 

Obviously, this smartphone isn’t aimed at the high-end market and I think that they’re aiming for the affordable line for an increase in the market share. Besides, a lot of people are still in love with Nokia. I hope that they could release their own flagship smartphone too soon.

 

Source: Unbox, GSM Arena

Google Pixel & Pixel XL Leaks Out!

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It looks like the Nexus line of smartphones are dead and set to be replaced by the all-new Pixel smartphone with a tagline of “Phone by Google”. The Pixel and Pixel XL are expected to be announced tomorrow at the Google Event but a leak from Carphone Warehouse already revealed its full Specs and its features.

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Pixel Specs

  • 5-inch Full HD Display
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Processor
  • 4GB RAM
  • 32/128GB Storage
  • 2770mAh battery
  • USB Type-C
  • Android 7.1

 

Pixel XL Specs

  • 5.5-inch QHD Display
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Processor
  • 4GB RAM
  • 32/128GB Storage
  • 3450mAh battery
  • USB Type-C
  • Android 7.1

 

The Pixel devices are expected to sport the new Google applications such as Google Duo, and Google Allo that comes with Google Assistant. Google also mentioned that there will be a seven hours of battery life with 15 minutes of charging for seven hours of battery life.

 

We don’t have the details regarding the prices but with the current leaks that we already got, the smartphone launch wouldn’t be exciting anymore.

 

Source: 9to5Google

Cherry Mobile Flash Review

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Looking for a decent Cherry Mobile smartphone with a decent power and some cool feature including a fingerprint sensor? Then you might want to take a look at the Cherry Mobile Flash. It’s a decent Android smartphone from Cherry Mobile and it is perfect for those who are on the budget.

 

A comfortable and simple design

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The Cherry Mobile Flash got a simple but a nice design. It’s not thick but it’s not really that thin but it’s very comfortable to use. At the back, you can see a textured design along with the logo of Cherry Mobile and flash. You can also find the fingerprint scanner, speaker grill, and the camera with LED flash at the back.

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The 5.5-inch display is just perfect for me and the curves? The smartphone just feels comfortable to hold and I really didn’t have any problems using the phone even at one hand. Below the display is the 3 capacitive buttons and one of them is a red circle which also serves as the home button. Design-wise, it really annoys me that it doesn’t use the home icon which is accustomed for most android smartphones. Also, the capacitive buttons don’t illuminate which may suck to some people.

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Inside the Cherry Mobile Flash is a 2800mAh battery and for some, you might think that the battery isn’t enough for the smartphone’s hardware but I was actually surprised that this smartphone could last more than half a day of use. For casual users, the Cherry Mobile Flash could actually last up to a day of use even without the need of powerbank or a charger.

 

There might be a lot of positive things that I can say with the Cherry Mobile Flash but its biggest con is its speaker. The speaker isn’t loud and probably, you won’t even hear the notifications when you are using this smartphone.

 

Display is good

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Everytime I review a smartphone, I always consider its hardware to its price and one of the things that I really look into is the display of the smartphone. The Cherry Mobile Flash got a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display and for its price, it’s quite good. There’s a good viewing angle for the display and the color reproduction of the display is really good.

 

Just the right performance

 

This is a P5,999 smartphone and yet we are still satisfied on how this one performs. Look, this isn’t the best or the fastest smartphone that you can get in the market but I’m pretty sure that casual users and most mobile gamers who are on the budget will still find the 1.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor of the Cherry Mobile Flash still fine.

 

However, there’s only a 2GB of RAM so RAM-intensive applications and games would probably run slower than you expect but don’t worry, 2GB of RAM is still more than enough for most users especially if you’re just the type of guy who is just into browsing the internet and also playing casual games.

 

At the back is the fingerprint sensor and I can say that this isn’t the best or the fastest fingerprint sensor that you can find out there but again, for its price, I wouldn’t really complain about it and again, the fingerprint sensor was really functional and it is still fine to use.

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Camera is not its best feat, but it’s still well

 

Again, I was surprised that the Cherry Mobile Flash would still have a camera like this. I mean, there are a lot of better cameras on a smartphone but at its price range, the Cherry Mobile Flash’ camera performs pretty well. Although, I noticed that the smartphone’s camera produces warmer shots and some are a little bit overexposed.

 

Verdict

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Overall, I was not expecting the Cherry Mobile Flash would perform like this. I mean, yeah, the white paper specs is good for its price but not the best one but its experience and its performance was just beyond my expectations. There are only a few things that you might not like about it including the speaker but in my overall usage, the Cherry Mobile Flash is a just great smartphone for its price range.

Smart & PLDT partners with ABS-CBN for IWANT TV

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Jadine fans will be happy with this news as PLDT, Smart and ABS-CBN has forged a partnership for their iWant TV streaming service. This partnership will bring PLDT and Smart subscribers may now access iWant TV with their devices using their prepaid or postpaid lines.

 

iWant TV gives its users to stream past ABS-CBN episodes and also watch their livestream. With this service, you’ll also be able to watch some hit TV shows like Ang Probinsyano & Till I Met You.

 

I hope that this partnership is a start of something big for both companies. If you want to know more about the service, be sure to check out www.iwanttv.com.ph and in case you’re on your mobile, you can download the app from the Google Play Store and iTunes app store.

Where to buy ASUS Zenfone 3 Max

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The ASUS Zenfone 3 Max is definitely one of the hottest offerings of ASUS as this smartphone packs premium materials, long battery life, and an affordable price. Actually, this smartphone is the most affordable in the Zenfone 3 Series that’s why this smartphone is really hot to the consumers.

 

To give you a quick recap, the smartphone packs a MediaTek processor, 3GB of RAM, and a 13-megapixel rear camera. I know, it’s not the best smartphone that you can get in the market but it is definitely one of the smartphones that can last more than a day.

 

Here are the stores and locations in where you can buy the ASUS Zenfone 3 Max

 

ABENSON

Robinsons Ermita – Manila
Waltermart Makati – Makati City
Shangrila Plaza – Mandaluyong City
Glorietta 1 – Makati City
Greenbelt 4 – Makati City
Robinsons Galleria – Quezon City
Fort Bonifacio – Taguig City
Filinvest – Muntinlupa City
Alabang Town Center – Muntinlupa City
Farmers Plaza – Quezon City
Pacific Theater Mall – Quezon City
Trinoma Mall – Quezon City
Waltermart North Edsa – Quezon City
Malabon Citisquare – Malabon City
Sta Lucia East Grand Mall – Cainta, Rizal
Abenson Warehouse – Pasig City
Pasig Depot – Pasig City

ACCESSONE

SM Valenzuela – Valenzuela

ADI GADGETWORLD

SM Megamall – Mandaluyong
Glorietta – Makati

AEROPHONE

SM City Cebu Cebu
Ayala center Cebu Cebu
SM Seaside Cebu
SM Iloilo Iloilo
SM Manila Manila

ALLWORLD

Baylon Bldg. Rizal St. Daraga
Premark Bldg. Sorsogon
Gaisano Grand Mall Catarman

AMBASSADOR APPLIANCE

SHANGRILA Mandaluyong

AMBASSADOR HOME

GLORIETTA Makati City

ASUS KIOSK

LuckyGold Plaza Mall Pasig
SM Southmall Las Pinas
Robinson Ermita Manila
SM Dasmarinas Cavite City
SM City Baguio Baguio City
SM Lipa Batangas
SM Calamba Laguna
SM Bacoor Cavite
Mall of Asia Pasay

C. CELLZONE

SM Valenzuela Valenzuela City
Puregold Meycauayan Bulacan
SM Marilao Bulacan

CELLCARE

SM Cubao Quezon City
Starmall Shaw Mandaluyong City

CELLCITY

Catbalogan Samar
MiniMall Borongan
Gaisano Mall Catarman
Super Metro Calbayog

CELLPOD

SM Cebu City Cebu City
Ayala Center Cebu Cebu City

CELLSHOPPE

SM City Clark Angeles City
SM City Tarlac Tarlac City
Marquee Mall Angeles City

CELLZONE

Cellzone Bldg. Marcos St. Brgy Narra Catarman
Cellzone Bldg. Marcos St. Calbayog

CQE

SM Lanang Davao
Gaisano Mandaue Cebu
Gaisano Island Mall Cebu
SM Dasmarinas Caloocan

CYBERTAB

SM San Lazaro Manila
SM North Edsa Quezon City
SM Fairview Quezon City

CYBERWIDGET

SM Sta Mesa Manila
SM Moa Pasay City
SM Paranaque Paranaque City

DIGITAL TUNNEL

SM Rosales CL
SM TARLAC CL

DIGITAL VILLAGE

SM City Cebu Cebu
Ayala center Cebu Cebu
SM North Edsa Manila
SM Fairview Manila

ELECTROWORLD

Glorietta 2 Makati City
SM Manila Manila
SM San Lazaro Manila
SM Megamall Mandaluyong City
SM Mall of Asia Pasay City
Lucky Chinatown Mall Manila
SM North Edsa Quezon City
Trinoma Mall Quezon City
Electroworld Warehouse Pasig City

EPHONE

Alabang Town Center Muntinlupa City
SM North Edsa Quezon City
Market Market Taguig City
SM Megamall Mandaluyong City
SM Sta Mesa Manila
SM Sucat Paranaque City

E-TAB

SM San Lazaro Manila
SM Fairview Quezon City

FONE TWIST

Guadalupe GUADALUPE
Pasy Main PASAY MAIN
Robinsons Antipolo Antipolo
Robinsons Las Pinas LAS pinas
Robinsons Malolos Bulacan
SM Cubao Quezon City
SM Fairview Fairview
SM Light Mall Mandaluyong
SM Masinag Rizal
SMNorth Quezon City
Starmall Alabang Main Alabang
SM Southmall Alabang
San Mateo (KIOSK) Rizal

FONESTYLE

Glorietta Makati City
SM North Edsa Quezon City
SM San Lazaro Manila
SM Sta Mesa Manila
SM Dasma Cavite City
SM Moa Pasay City
SM Cubao Quezon City
SM Fairview Quezon City
Glorietta Makati City
SM North Edsa Quezon City
SM San Lazaro Manila
SM Sta Mesa Manila
SM Dasma Cavite City
SM Moa Pasay City
SM Cubao Quezon City
SM Fairview Quezon City

GREENTAB

SM San Pablo Laguna
SM Lipa Batangas

GREENTEL

Rob Lipa Batangas
Pacific Mall Quezon
SM Lucena Quezon
SM Muntinlupa Manila

HELLO

The CSI Mall Lucao Dagupan City
SM City Baguio Benguet

INBOX

SM City Clark Angeles City
SM City Tarlac Tarlac City

INFONEC CELLPHONE

Metropolis Alabang

INTOGADGETS INC.

SM Fairview Malolos
Sm Marikina Fairview
Fisher Mall Marikina
Rob Ermita Sta. Cruz Quezon City
Subic town Center Ermita Manila
Market Market Olongapo City
Carpark Taguig City
Fairview Terreces Makati City
Ayala center Novaliches Quezon City.
Greenhills Makati City
Lucy china town Greenhills San Juan City
Sm Supercenter Binondo

JV SHOP N SHOP

Ayala Maze Cebu
Parkmall Cebu
BTC Cebu

MEGA CELLULAR NETWORK, INC.

ROB MANILA Manila
SM MANILA Manila
SM STA.MESA Sta. Mesa
SM NORTH Quezon City
MARKET-MARKET Taguig City
SM MARILAO Bulacan
FESTIVAL Muntinlupa
SM DASMA Dasmarinas City
SM STA.ROSA Laguna
SM LIPA Batangas
SM BATANGAS Batangas
SM CALAMBA Laguna
SM DELMONTE Bulacan
SM ANGONO Angono Rizal

MILLINGTON ENTERPRISES

Santiago Public Market Santiago City
Robinson’s Place Santiago City

MOBILE MATTERS

Gateway Mall Quezon City
Starmall Shaw Mandaluyong City

MOBITEK

Guanzon Bldg. Dagupan City
253 Roosevelt Ave. (near Allied Bank) Quezon City

MODERN GADGETS

Robinsons Galleria Quezon City
Robinsons General Trias Cavite City
Robinsons Antipolo Antipolo City
Festival Mall Muntinlupa City

MOUNTAIN STUDIOS

Porta Vaga Baguio City
Baguio Center Mall Baguio City
Session Road Baguio City

PC CORNER

Megamall Quezon City
SM Cubao Quezon City
SM San Lazaro Manila

PHONE CENTER

Robinsons Galleria Quezon City
Robinsons General Trias Cavite City
Festival Mall Muntinlupa City

PLAY TELECOM

SM Iloilo Iloilo
Robinsons Iloilo
SM Bacalod Bacolod

POWERPREMIUM

Sm Calamba Laguna
SM Megamall Mandaluyong
SM Sta Mesa Manila
Lucky China Town Mall Manila
Mall of Asia Pasay
SM North Quezon City
SM Marikina Marikina

PUERTO ELECTRONICO

Getan Bldg Palawan
Rob Palawan Palawan
Ramtan Bldg Palawan

QSL WIRELESS

Perez Blvd. Dagupan City
Nepo Mall Dagupan City

RC GOLDLINE

SM Seaside Cebu
SM Cebu City Cebu

RULLS

SM Novaliches Sm Novaliches
SM Muntinlupa SM Muntinlupa
South Mall Sm South Mall

SIENA MOBILE WORLD

Angono Angono Rizal
Greenbelt Makati
Riverbanks Marikina
Trinoma Mall Quezon City
Vmall San Juan City

TECHNOMOBILE

SM San Lazaro Manila
SM Sta Mesa Manila
SM Sangandaan Caloocan City
SM Taytay Taytay Rizal
Malabon Citisquare Malabon City
SM Fairview Quezon City
Sta Lucia East Grand Mall Cainta, Rizal

TECHNOPLANET

Solano Nueva Vizcaya
San Jose City San Jose City

TIONGSAN HARRISON & DEPT. STORE

Tiongsan Harrison & Dept. Store Baguio City
Tiongsan Harrison & Dept. Store La Trinidad

UNIVERSAL TELECOMS

SM Cabanatuan CL
NE Pacific Mall CL

WOW! MOBILE

Perez Blvd. Dagupan City
Robinson’s Place Pangasinan

 

Source: ASUS 

LG G5 Unboxing, Hands-on & First Impressions

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LG G5 Unboxing, Hands-on & First Impressions

LG’s current flagship, the LG G5 wants to be different from the others by offering different accessories called LG friends. But not only that, LG has also introduced some cool new features on the smartphone including the dual camera lens which gives you a powerful standard camera and also a wide angle lens which is really perfect for taking photos of a landscape or groupie photos. With the LG G5, the company has also opted to go for the metal body instead of leather which was seen on the LG G4. Do you want to know more about the smartphone? Check out our unboxing and hands-on video below

ASUS ROG Strix 1070 Review

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TEST RIG

  • Intel Core i5-4460
  • ASUS Vanguard B85
  • 8GB DDR3 1866MHz
  • 1TB WD Black
  • ASUS GeForce ROG Strix GTX 1070

 

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The 10-series GPU of Nvidia is one of the best that we’ve seen in years. It’s a big leap from the predecessor and the performance of the GTX 1070 can even trash the performance of the GTX 980Ti, last year’s GPU monster.

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And today, we’ll review the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 OC and as expected the GPU comes with some features that you can’t find on other GPU and are exclusive on ASUS GPUs. So should you buy this or should you get a different GPU? You’ll know in this review.

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First, let’s talk about the design of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070. The GPU looks cool and it dons a bad-ass look at is carries the genes of the ROG products when it comes to design. Of course, it’s also big but that’s already expected. Actually, the GPU is really big and I first thought the ROG Strix GTX 1070 wouldn’t fit on my PC LOL.

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At the back, you’ll see the metal backplate that features the ASUS Strix Logo along with the ROG logo that lights up along with the RGB lighting of the ASUS Strix GTX 1070. At the rear of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX, 1070 OC offers 2 HDMI 2.0 ports and also 2 DisplayPort and a single DVI-D port

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The ASUS ROG Strix GTX 1070 comes in factory overclocked at 1633 MHz which gives a lot of power compared to the reference model. But of course, that also comes with a caveat, the ASUS ROG Strix 1070 tends to be hotter than I expected. Actually, it is even hotter than other GPUs because it comes to OC-ed out of the box.

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But don’t worry about the heat because it’s using a DirectCU heatsink design with three wing-blade fans and of course, there’s the ASUS RGB lighting which can be customized in the desktop application and yes, it really offers full RGB support and it gives you a bright and vivid RGB colors.

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One of the biggest features of this graphics card is the inclusion of the RGB lights which can be fully controlled by the GPU Tweak II application that is installed on the PC. The application also lets you choose different modes and also see the status of your GPU and in case you wanna monitor your GPU.  However, I wished that ASUS could improve their software even more but don’t worry because the app is still very functional.

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In my use, I always use the fan at full speed since this one comes in OC out of the box and it tends to be hotter compared to others. I get around 45c at idle and around 75c when playing games. Actually, it’s not bad since the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 OC is really powerful. Oh and the noise? No problem, the GPU runs silently than I expected.

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The performance of the ASUS Strix GTX 1070 is just mind-blowing and the performance is even better than the last year’s GTX 980Ti. In my test, the ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 produces a tremendous performance but with a hotter temperature, however, cranking the fans would help to tone down the temperature but of course, it would bring a noisier fan.

I tried different games with this GPU and it performs really well. Actually, it performs better than I expected. Here are some of the games that I tried using this lovely GPU at max settings in 4K.

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Verdict

 

I’m pretty impressed with what the ASUS GeForce ROG Strix GTX 1070 can do. It performs better than most but it also tends to be hotter than the others. The factory overclock was really great too and it is already a plus for some people who are really not into overclocking. Overall, the ASUS GeForce ROG Strix 1070 belongs on my “must-buy” list if I need to build a PC now with the latest Pascal architecture. But of course, If you have more moolah to spend, go for the ASUS ROG Strix GTX 1080

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