Ballistic Cases now in the Philippines

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May 13, 2014

Do you think dropping your iPhone at 2 feet is crazy? How about 12 feet? Do you think that’s ridiculous? With Ballistic cases, dropping your iPhone at 12 feet feels like it’s just another day thanks to the HexTec technology they built on their phones.

So what’s with HexTec? It’s a Six-Sided Protection technology which will protect your phone from cracks, scratches and dents. They are also proud that the Ballistic cases offers at least six feet of certified drop protection and some of their cases can offer protection up to 12 feet.

Here is the line-up of Ballistic cases that are available in the market.

Jewel Series – It’s a clear and sleek case but of course, it’ll still offer protection for up to 1.8 meters.

• Ballistic corners

• Raised lips and corners

• 1.8 meters + high impact drop protection

• iPhone 5s – P2,290; Samsung Galaxy S5 – P990

Tough Jacket – Despite having a minimal design, the tough jacket provides the best protection for your device.

• Ballistic corners

• Raised lips and corners

• 1.8 meters + high impact drop protection

• Multiple layers

• iPad Air – P3,190; iPad mini – P2,490; iPhone 5s & Samsung Galaxy S5 – P1,790; Tough Jacket Maxx for iPhone 5s – P2,290

Urbanite – It’s a colorful and stylish case but again, it still offers the drop protection that you need for your smartphone.

• Ballistic corners

• Raised lips and corners

• 1.8 meters + high impact drop protection

• Multiple layers

• Anti-scratch coating

• iPad mini – P1,790; iPhone 5s – P1,290; Samsung Galaxy S5 – P1,390

Every1 – It’s rugged protection plus style. It offers multiple layers and a screen protector for your iPhone.

• Ballistic corners.

• Raised lips and corners

• 1.8 meters + high impact drop protection

• Multiple layers

• Rugged holster available

• Air gap suspension springs surrounds your phone with 1mm of air so your phone never lays against a hard surface

• Active latches

• Integrated kickstands (some models)

• Integrated screen protector

• iPhone 5s – P2,290

Hard Core – This is one of the toughest cases I’ve seen. This is the Ballistic case they’ve used when they dropped the iPhone at 12 feet. Damn, that was scary.

• Ballistic corners

• Raised lips and corners

• 3.6 meters + high impact drop protection

• Water resistant

• Dirt / dust resistant

• Multiple layers

• Rugged holster available

• Integrated kickstand on some models

• Integrated screen protector

• iPhone 5s – P2,490

Hydra – From the name itself, this series of Ballistic case protects your phone not only from drops but also from water and dirt. This case isn’t related to S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Hydra (Hail Hydra!)

• Ballistic corners

• Raised lips and corners

• Water proof

• Dirt / dust proof

• Multiple layers

• Rugged holster available

• Active latches

• Button and port covers

• Integrated screen protector

• When case is properly installed, it can be submerged under water up to 7 ft, for up to 30 minutes

• iPhone 5s – P3,650

You can now check out these Ballistic cases at the nearest Beyond the Box and Digital Walker stores!

BONUS: Here’s the 12 foot drop of an iPhone with a Ballistic case!

DTC Mobile announces its ambassadors, teased new phones

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Jam Ancheta

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May 11, 2014

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Earlier this week, DTC Mobile has introduced their newest ambassadors from PBA. The DTC Mobile ambassadors are composed of Ryan Arana, Simon Atkins, KG Canaleta, Gary David and Willie Miller. This is the first time DTC Mobile has announced its new ambassadors. Along with the introduction of their newest ambassadors, is the announcement of their upcoming phones. These are the phones that’ll be available very soon.

I believe that there are some typos in those specifications. The prices are not yet announced but the official specifications and prices will be available soon.

Apple acquires Beats for $3.2B

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Jam Ancheta

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May 9, 2014

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Apple has bought Beats for $3.2 billion. Well, if you haven’t heard Beats, it is a very popular audio company that provides audio equipments and music streaming service. FYI, Dr. Dre is one of the founders of Beats. This acquisition has been confirmed by Tyrese Gibson (Yeah, the guy from the Fast & Furious) on Instagram but the post has just been pulled out immediately. This is Apple’s biggest acquisition so far. I’m hoping that we’ll see earpods powered by Beats in the future.

Source: Engadget

Cherry Mobile Fusion Aura: The first local Android Kitkat tablet

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Jam Ancheta

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May 6, 2014

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If you’re looking for a tablet with an Android Kitkat OS, well, you don’t need a lot of money to shell out for that because for P2,299, you could already get the Cherry Mobile Fusion Aura, one of the cheapest tablets in the market and the first local branded tablet to run Android 4.4 Kitkat.

The Cherry Mobile Fusion Aura is a 7″ tablet with an unspecified 1.5 GHz Dual-Core processor. Cherry Mobile is also boasting that it has a classic textured design similar to the back of Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Other interesting features on this tablet is the support for Miracast and it is USB OTG ready. However, I was disappointed with the small 512 MB RAM. FYI, Android Kitkat supports devices with 512 MB RAM.

Cherry Mobile Fusion Aura Specs

1.5GHz dual-core processor
7-inch capacitive display
512MB RAM
4GB storage, expandable via microSD up to 32GB
2 MP Rearcamera
VGA Front camera
Wi-Fi
Miracast ready
USB OTG
Php 2,299

HTC One Mini 2 leaks out!

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Jam Ancheta

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May 5, 2014

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Looks like another mini has been leaked and this time, it’s the mini version of HTC’s newest flagship phone. The HTC One Mini 2 has been leaked by @evleaks and it seems that they’ve ditched the duo camera for their mini version. The HTC One Mini 2 is rumoured to have a 4.5″ 720p display with a Quad-Core Snapdragon 400 processor. Instead of a Duo camera, HTC has included a 13 megapixel camera with LED flash. Well, all we have to do is to wait for the official announcement.

Source @evleaks

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare featuring Kevin Spacey

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Jam Ancheta

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May 3, 2014

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If you think that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a movie and the lead star is Kevin Spacey. Well, you’re completely wrong because this is their upcoming game but yeah, Kevin Spacey will still be in the game as the lead antagonist. He’s the leader of a private military company and it seems that they’ve attacked US.

As you can see in the trailer, the story will be based on a futuristic America in where Spider tanks, exoskeletons and drones are invading the US. I think they just combined the best features of Metal Gear Solid 4 and Titanfall.

Image from Facebook

[Editorial] Excuse me MyPhone, that’s not cool

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Jam Ancheta

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April 28, 2014

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Look, I got no issues with MyPhone posting links from TechConnectPH on their Facebook page in the middle of the night. I’m not sure if TechconnectPH is a tech blog made by MyPhone (Since they’re always the first one to post about MyPhone news). I don’t know man. I don’t care.

Image from The Deuce

I don’t care if they banned me on their Facebook page (I hate you guys, LOL). Yeah, I don’t know why they banned me on their Facebook page (Hurray for a healthy conversation with your fans!) LOL. But c’mon MyPhone, it’s not cool to say that you’re the first at something if you really aren’t. Recently, MyPhone commented on a Facebook post directing to a post from, TechConnectPH (My favorite blog!). MyPhone is saying that they’re the first on the “infinity”.

Weh? First? Di nga?

Excuse me MyPhone, but SKK Mobile was the first one to use the word “Infinity”.

Image from SKK Mobile

Did you know that ASUS also have a smartphone called Padfone Infinity.

Image from ASUS

There’s a game on iOS called Infinity blade too!

Image from Wikipedia

And then there’s this Infinity that we all love.

Image from Champion

Maybe next time, you guys could do a little research before you comment on something. Oh and please, help these people out and stop banning them on your Facebook page.

Oh Jeez, #IwantMyPhoneToTransformIntoAnotherBrand

DTC Mobile Inventory madness!

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Jam Ancheta

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April 28, 2014

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DTC Mobile is having a promo right now and they’re offering a hefty discounts on selected DTC Mobile smartphones! Actually, the promo has started last April 22 and it will end on April 30 and it will take place on Market! Market!. There will be three phones who’ll get a discount — DTC GT6 Astroid Jack, DTC GT8 Bit, DTC GT9 Pump and DTC GT10 Bullet. Check out the prices below:

TYLT Y-Charge Car charger Review

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Jam Ancheta

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April 27, 2014

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It’s very easy to look for car chargers on the streets and on the stores but there only a few chargers that feature a nice and sleek design like the TYLT Y-Charge Car chargers. The TYLT Y-Charge car charger tries to make a difference with its design and its build.

The TYLT Y-Charge car charger has a silicone outer layer with a Y shape design that separates each USB port. It’s a unique and clever design. Why? It’s simple, when you plug in your USB cables on both ports, it won’t bump or cover the other port.

If you’re using an iOS device with a lightning port, worry not because the TYLT Y-Charger comes with a lightning cable however, it isn’t long enough for the people at the backseat to use it.

At first, I really had a hard time inserting the TYLT Y-Charger to the charger port on the front dash and Y-design was very effective because the TYLT Y-Charger can be in horizontal position and it allows both the front seat passenger and the driver to charge their devices without the hassle of tangling with the other wire.

There are two USB ports on the TYLT Y-Charger and it has a 2.1A charging output while the other one is 1A. If you want to charge your device faster, use the 2.1A port especially when you’re charging a tablet.

There are a lot of car chargers around but the TYLT Y-Charger is definitely one of the most unique and stylish one. It also comes with a lightning port but I wish that they had different ports that comes with the box.

Cloudpad 800w Review

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Jam Ancheta

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April 22, 2014

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Cloudfone has been known for making phones with large batteries. It’s really rare to find Android smartphone with large batteries especially on local branded phones and now they have brought us the first Android Intel tablet in the Philippines, the Cloudpad 800w. Aaaaand here’s my review.

The Cloudpad 800w has been out for a while now and I’ve been using it for more than a week and I can say that this is really one of the best local branded tablets that I’ve used. Not just because it’s powered by an Intel processor but the build quality and its feel was very nice.

I really like the aluminum feel of the Cloudpad 800w. The feel is very similar to the iPad Mini thanks to the aluminum back of the Cloudpad 800w but instead of metal, the sides and the buttons of the Cloudpad 800w is made up of plastic. Yeah, I wished they made it into a metal too. The weight of the Cloudpad 800w feels just right and I have no complaints with it.

The display of the Cloudpad 800w is a 7.85” XGA display. Yes, just the same size and resolution of the original iPad mini but I found the Cloudpad 800w’s display slightly inferior than the original iPad. Nonetheless, the viewing angles was good but the sunlight legibility wasn’t.

The Cloudpad 800w doesn’t have 3G connectivity but that’s acceptable but there’s one thing that I’m looking for that’s not available on the Cloudpad 800w, it’s missing an Micro HDMI port. I wished they’ve included that one so I can watch my favorite movies on my TV connected on the Cloudpad 800w.

Inside the Cloudpad 800w is a 2.0 GHz Dual-Core Intel Atom Z2580 processor and there’s 1 GB of RAM too. One of the features that you can boast in the Cloudpad 800w is the 32GB internal storage. I bet you could put a lot of apps and games in that tablet. Actually, I didn’t used a MicroSD anymore because I’m already happy with the large 32 GB of storage.

There’s a 4600 mAh of battery and it was able to last up to more than a day and a half of average use. That’s not actually bad, I thought the battery would drain much faster on this one since I’m new on the Intel Android tablets. There are 2 speaker grills at the back and yes; the audio quality of the tablet was fine. It didn’t exceed my expectations but it was quite loud and clear.

The Cloudpad 800w is running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and there are no words if this tablet would be running Android 4.4 Kitkat soon. Just like Cloudfone smartphones, there’s the Cloudfone and CloudStore app that are pre-installed in the tablet but this one comes with Kakaotalk but don’t worry you can uninstall that one.

I’m only irritated on the buttons below the tablet because they’ve included the screenshot and the volume button below and sometimes I accidently pressed those buttons when I’m playing on landscape and portrait mode.

I was surprised that the Cloudpad 800w was really comfortable to use and I didn’t experience lags and slowdowns in it. The performance of the Intel Atom Z2580 processor was quite good and it is almost on par with the Snapdragon 600 processor. FYI, the Intel Atom processor inside this tablet is even better than the MediaTek MT6589 Quad-Core processor.

I was able to play Real Boxing and Asphalt 8 at high settings without experiencing lags. However, I wasn’t able to play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on this device due to compatibility issues but despite that, the gameplay experience on this tablet was awesome and again, I can compare the performance of the tablet to a Snapdragon 600 device. The resolution of the tablet might also helped increased the frame rates of some games because it needs less rendering. Oh and you know what, the Cloudpad 800w got a score of 22255 at Antutu. That’s actually pretty amazing for a tablet at its price.

The camera of the tablet is one of its weakest links. The Cloudpad 800w has a 5 MP rear camera that can record 1080p videos and there’s a 2 MP front camera. The rear camera produces mostly grainy shots while the front camera produces dark shots. The camera of this tablet really needs to improve.

Overall, I found the Cloudpad 800w easy to use. It’s one of my favorite local branded tablets thanks to the aluminum build and the fast performance. However, the XGA display and the camera of the tablet were really disappointing. I really wished that they could improve those features. The Cloudpad 800w is now available at Cloudfone stores and kiosks with an SRP of P8,999

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