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Selfie-expert Oppo F1 launched in the Philippines!

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Selfie-expert Oppo F1 launched in the Philippines!

Oppo, one of the popular brands herein the country, has released their selfie-centric smartphone, the Oppo F1. This smartphone is dubbed as the “Selfie Expert” because of its pretty good front camera. The Oppo F1 got an 8-Megapixel Front Camera with an 84-degree wide angle camera lens with f/2.0 aperture and a ¼-inch sensor which allows more light to enter the camera.

 

The rear camera of the Oppo F1 doesn’t disappoint too because it comes with a 13-Megapixel camera with f/2.2 aperture lens. But of course, the hardware will be useless if the smartphone doesn’t come with a good camera software. Well, the Oppo F1 comes with Beauty 3.0+ with different filters which make your selfies better.

 

The Oppo F1 also comes with a premium design thanks to its simple but elegant metal design. The Oppo F1 also comes in two colors – Gold and Rose Gold. At the front, the display features a 2.5D corning Gorilla Glass that looks really premium. Inside the smartphone is powerful too thanks to its Snapdragon 616 processor along with 3GB of RAM which helps you do more with the smartphone.

 

Oppo F1 Specifications

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 CPU
  • 5-inch HD IPS Display
  • 3GB RAM
  • 16GB Internal Storage expandable up to 128GB
  • 13-Megapixel Rear Camera
  • 8-Megapixel Front Camera
  • Dual-Sim
  • 2500mAh battery
  • ColorOS2.1 based on Android 5.1

 

The Oppo F1 is available at Oppo concept stores and authorized dealers nationwide for only P11,990.

 

Oppo F1 is also available under Smart Communications’ All-in Plan 1200 in where it is full consumable and customizable with FlexiBundles. For prepaid users, each Oppo F1 unit comes with a free Smart Sim that has 50MB worth of data every month for six months and P150 worth of load every P250 accumulated top-up per month for six months.

 

Nuffnang Blogopolis 4D Ticket Giveaway!

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Nuffnang Blogopolis 4D Ticket Giveaway!

Hey hey hey! We’ll be giving away 5 tickets to Blogopolis, the biggest blog and social media conference in the country! The fourth installment entitled as “Blogopolis 4D”, aims to engage Nuffnang’s community of bloggers and social media influencers by advancing their knowledge about the vital trends of the digital industry.

 

So what can you expect from Blogopolis 4D? Well, some of the speakers in there are Abe Olandres, Googly Gooeys, RJ Ledesma, Jonathan Yabut, Ramon Bautista, Leni Robredo and many more!

 

Nuffnang Blogopolis 4D is happening on February 27, 2016 from 11 AM up to 6:30 PM at the Axon Hall, Green Sun, Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City.

 

So how can you join this giveaway? It’s easy!

  1. Share this blogpost on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter
  2. Don’t forget to add the #Blogopolis4D and #Blogopolis on your post
  3. Comment the link of your post at the comment section below

 

That’s it! We’ll pick the winners on February 25, 2016

 

Also, if you want to support me for the best technology blog at the  Nuffnang Awards 2016, you can post a status on Facebook or Tweet with the hashtag #NNGizmoGeekJam and #Blogopolis4D. To vote via Instagram, you can post a picture of me with the hashtag #NNGizmoGeekJam and #Blogopolis4D

Choose your side now and get a chance to win a trip for two with Smart’s Big Bytes offers

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Choose your side now and get a chance to win a trip for two with Smart’s Big Bytes offers

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice is coming soon and to bring more excitement to Smart Subscribers. Warner Bros. Pictures has partnered with Smart Communications to offer digital and real-life experiences of the most anticipated film of the year, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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So how will Smart give you a more exciting hero experience? Well, Smart is giving its subscribers a chance to live like Bruce Wayne with an all-expense-paid trips in Japan and Hong Kong, as well as win premium items and special movies passes for every registration of Smart’s Big Bytes 50.

 

The all-new Big Bytes 50 comes with a 350MB for surfing plus 600MB for YouTube, Vimeo, Skype Qik, Daily Motion, Spinnr and Iflix — All valid for three days. To register to Big Bytes 50, all you need to do is to dial *121# and can already access the portal for Smart Promos.

 

I think the Big Bytes 50 is one of the best promos that you can register right now at Smart because 350MB is already enough data for most consumers and since Filipinos love to watch YouTube videos and watch movies via streaming, the 350MB of data will be untouched and the 600MB of data for music and videos would be more than enough for your needs.

 

For every top-up of Big Bytes promos (50, 99, 299, or 799), Smart Prepaid, Smart Postpaid and Smart Bro subscribers can start earning and accumulating e-raffle entries.  They will be notified via SMS to choose their side – either TEAMBATMAN or TEAMSUPERMAN – and send this to 238.

 

Me? I’m Team Batman! Why? Because Bruce Wayne got all the gadgets and he’s super cool! LOL.  So what are you waiting for? Subscribe to Big Bytes 50 now and get a chance to win a trip for two to Japan or Hong Kong!

ASUS UX305 is the #1 13-inch Ultra-slim Windows Laptop Worldwide

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ASUS UX305 is the #1 13-inch Ultra-slim Windows Laptop Worldwide

Ultra-slim notebooks are getting popular these days thanks to its portability and yet a power that is enough for office use and other applications that are perfect for professionals and recently, ASUS has emerged as the No.1 brand for 13.3” notebooks worldwide according to GFK and NPD 2015 global report thanks to its Zenbook series.

 

ASUS made it to the top thanks to the one of the best ultra-slim notebooks in the market, the ASUS Zenbook UX305, an ultra-slim notebook that offers a high performance and an ultra-fast SSD with a slim body at 12.3mm and at 1.2kg light.

 

Despite being slim, the ASUS UX305 still offers full connectivity ports that include 3x USB with Quick Charging, 1x Micro-HDMI, 1x Audio Jack, and an SD card reader. This notebook is perfect whether you want something power.

 

The ASUS UX305 comes in different variants in the Philippines and it comes with different specifications ranging from a Core M processor to Core i7 processor.ux305 jam online specs

 

The ASUS UX305 is now available nationwide and it starts at P39,995

ASUS ROG GX700, World’s first water-cooled gaming laptop gets priced

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ASUS ROG GX700, World’s first water-cooled gaming laptop gets priced

If you just won the lottery and you don’t know where to spend your money then maybe you might want to take a look at this laptop, the ASUS GX700. It’s the first water-cooled laptop in the world. And since this laptop comes with an awesome water-cooling station, this beast comes with a dream laptop specifications.

 

This laptop comes with a very powerful 4GHz Intel Core i7-6820HK Quad-Core processor along with 32GB of DDR4 RAM that can overclock 2800 MHz. For the graphics department, this laptop has a desktop-class NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with 8GB of DDR5 VRAM which is best optimized with its water-cooling station. The laptop also comes with a 2x25GB NVMe PCIe SSD set-up in RAID0 to give you a fast 3.5GB/s read/write speeds.

 

Since we’re getting the first water-cooled laptop with a monstrous desktop class specifications then expect a monstrous price for this one too. Well, this laptop will just cost you PHP249,995 and it will arrive by early March.

ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition Review

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ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition Review

There are a lot of Zenfones that were announced last year but the most premium of them all have just been launched late last year and it is the ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition. This Zenfone is really special because this one might pack the same design genes of the Zenfone 2 but this one actually pack some surprises.

 

Hardware and Design

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The design of the Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition is very similar to the Zenfone 2 Deluxe but this one features a red accent along with two plastic back covers that can’t be found on other Zenfones. The first back cover has a carbon fibre look while the other one has a geometric pattern just like the ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe but this one has a silver color which makes the smartphone look metallic.

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The structure of the ASUS Zenfone 2 is really good to the hand, the arc back is really comfortable despite being thick. In case you’re not familiar with the smartphone, the volume button is placed at the back of the smartphone while the power button is place at the top but don’t worry, there’s double tap to wake feature on this smartphone in case the power button isn’t comfy for you. The smartphone still have that three capacitive buttons below the display and unfortunately, these buttons still doesn’t have a backlight which will be confusing at night.

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One thing you gotta love about the Zenfone 2 Deluxe is its storage. There’s a 128GB of Internal storage which is already too big for many consumers but if you think you need more, well, the Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition also comes with a 128GB of MicroSD. Yep, you have a lot of storage for your favorite art films and photos. Actually, the large storage of the smartphone is really ideal for those people who love to watch movies or record videos on their smartphones. If you think you need more, you can still use your USB OTG on this device.

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One feature that you wouldn’t like that much on the Zenfone 2 is its speaker and for the ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition, there aren’t much changes. The audio quality is still the same and it wasn’t disappointing but it wasn’t the one that I expected.

 

The battery life of the smartphone is still the same with the Zenfone 2 and I was able to get a work day of battery life. But at heavy usage, the smartphone wouldn’t last that much. You’ll probably need a Zenpower if you’re planning on using it for gaming.

 

Display

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The display of the Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition is still a 5.5-Full HD Display and it is still good, actually, it is even better than the original Zenfone 2 because I notice that the Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special edition is brighter than the Zenfone 2.

 

The display of this smartphone is vivid and with the combination of the colors on the theme of the Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition, the smartphone gives a more lively and colorful experience.

 

Software and Performance

 

One of the upgrades that you can see on the Zenfone 2 Deluxe is its processor. The clock speed has been upgraded to 2.5 GHz from 2.3 GHz which isn’t a big deal for most consumers but it brings a little speed upgrade on the phone.

 

The upgrade in the processor isn’t noticeable but you would see the increase in performance in antutu over the original Zenfone 2. Speaking of performance, the ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition performs really well. When it comes to games, the smartphone doesn’t fail whether you’re planning on using it on games or heavy applications. I’m using the smartphone for shooting and rendering videos for my vlogs and this smartphone never failed me.

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When it comes to gaming, I was able to play games such as Grand Theft Auto San Andreas and Asphalt 8 (which by the way comes with 25000 credits in this smartphone) and I can play these games really well on the Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition.

 

Unlike the other Zenfones, this one comes preinstalled with a theme that matches the color of the body of the smartphone and of course, there’s still the same ZenUI on the smartphone and sadly, there are no special features on its UI.

 

Camera

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If you are using a Zenfone 2, the camera sensor wasn’t change but I notice that the ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition was better than the last time I used a Zenfone 2 and yes, it has greatly improved. I’ve been using the smartphone for a while now and it was good in any conditions but of course it wasn’t the best one. Check out the photos that I took using the smartphone:

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Verdict

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The smartphone doesn’t have the best performance and the best camera but having a special edition of the smartphone is something to brag about. I mean, the back cover of the smartphone is really beautiful and eye-catching. Actually, a lot of people have asked me about the back covers because they find it really attractive.

 

If you’re the type of guy who loves to save their media files such as movies and art films on their smartphones, then you might want to look at the ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition because this one gives you a lot of storage.

Get a chance to win up to P20,000 with Torque’s 3-hour markdown promo!

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Get a chance to win up to P20,000 with Torque’s 3-hour markdown promo!

Torque, one of the popular local brands here in the country will be having a promo in where you can get the Torque Droidz TV smartphone for only P1,299 from the original SRP of P1,899. But not only that because Torque will also raffle off cash prizes to some lucky winners!

 

Event Mechanics:

  1. The Event will be held on February 13, 2016, from 12NN to 3PM only.
  2. The Event will be held in six (6) different locations and will open the line for the customers at 10AM.
  3. To be able to participate, a purchase is required.
  4. Participating model : Torque Droidz One TV
  5. Event Promo: Price Discount from its original price of P1, 899 to P1, 299 and a cash prize of P20,000 and P10,000.
  6. Participating locations:
Venue Location
SM North Edsa Torque Concept Store 4/L SM Cyberzone Annex
Tutuban Center SMART FFF and Torque Concept Sore 2/L Tutuban Center
Robinsons Ermita Torque Kiosk –in-Shop @Hello Store, 3/L  Pedro Gil Wing , Robinsons Manila
SM Fairview Torque Kiosk @3/K SM Fairview
Riverbanks Torque Kiosk @Riverbanks Centre
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  1. The customer is allowed to purchase more than one (1) device.
  2. Each customer will be handed with Purchase Stubs by a Torque Representative prior to selling event.
  3. The Purchase stubs / OR (Official Receipt) will serve as their raffle stubs and must be secured by the customer until the end of the event.
  4. No Purchase Stub and OR (Official Receipt), No Redemption, is strictly implemented.
  5. Redemption is on the day of the event.
  6. Event Agenda and No. of winners

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The event will start at 12NN and will immediately end at 3PM so be sure to check out those participating locations immediately.

Get a Free Zenpower for every purchase of the ASUS Zenpad C!

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Get a Free Zenpower for every purchase of the ASUS Zenpad C!

ASUS is having a promo right now in where you can get a free ASUS ZenPower for every purchase of the ASUS ZenPad C that will last until February 20 only.

 

The ASUS Zenpad C is an affordable tablet of ASUS in where you can get a 7-inch IPS display, DTS-HD Premuim Sound, luxurious design, and phone capabilities thanks to its Dual-Sim card slot.

 

The ASUS Zenpad C is a handy very handy tablet that is best used for browsing the web, checking out your social network accounts, and some media consumption.
For Php5,995, I believe that this tablet is worth its price especially now that it comes with an ASUS ZenPower. So what are you waiting for? If you’re planning on buying an ASUS Zenpad C, be sure that you get one now until February 20, 2016 to get that free ASUS Zenpower Powerbank.

Final Fantasy IX Now Available on App Store and Play Store

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Final Fantasy IX Now Available on App Store and Play Store

Zidane and friends will be back on your hearts starting today as Square Enix has surprisingly release the mobile version of Final Fantasy IX on iOS and Android.

 

Final Fantasy IX on iOS and Android features a high-resolution textures and optimized touch controls for your smartphones and tablets. Not only that, the game will also feature 7 game boosters including high speed and no encounter modes.

 

Final Fantasy IX is now available on the App Store and Play Store for $17 or around Php819. I know, but knowing Square Enix, they really have a steep price for the Final Fantasy games.

Download 2 movies on Iflix with Smart Big Bytes 15

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Download 2 movies on Iflix with Smart Big Bytes 15

Smart has recently introduced their newest offer, the Smart Big Bytes 15. In this offer, you could get 40MB of mobile data for social apps and also more data allocation in where you can download 2 movies from Iflix for only P15 valid for 2 days! I know, it’s incredible.

 

These days, we consume more data on YouTube and watching movies on Iflix than buying pirated DVDs because it is easier to watch online and it gives us a less-hassle experience compared to pirated DVDs.

 

If you didn’t know what Iflix is then you better download it now on your smartphones because this app is free and it lets you stream and download movies whenever and wherever you are. Compared to pirated DVDs, Iflix gives you a clearer and better movie experience with no cuts. And guess what, Iflix not only offers movies but they also have some cool TV series such as Arrow, Flash, and Mr. Robot.

 

That’s why I think Smart Big Bytes 15 is changing the way how we watch videos and movies online because not only it gives us more allocation on Iflix but it is also freaking affordable! For P15, this promo is one of the most affordable entertainment offers today.

 

This promo is one of my favorites. Why? Because most of the time, I watch videos on Iflix while on the bus or on the train and for P15/day, I could now download 2 movies on Iflix. Smart just change the way you watch movies with Smart Big Bytes 15.

 

So what are you waiting for? I highly recommend that you subscribe to this promo and check out the library of movies and TV series of Iflix now!

 

So how can you register? It’s easy! All you needto do is to dial *121# or you could text BYTES15 to 9999.

 

In case you haven’t tried Iflix yet, here’s a step-by-step procedure in accessing iflix:

Iflix

 

To know more about Smart Big Bytes 15, check out this link: http://smart.com.ph/bigbytes

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