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Blackberry Passport officially launched in the Philippines!

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Blackberry Passport officially launched in the Philippines!

Blackberry Passport 1

Yes! Blackberry is still here and last week, Blackberry has launched their newest smartphone that packs a QWERTY keyboard and has an odd dimensions. From the name itself, Blackberry Passport has the same size of the normal passport making it unwieldy in one hand. However, typing in the phone is much easier thanks to the hardware keys and awesome text prediction. This smartphone is powered by Blackberry 10.3 OS and you don’t have to worry about its operating system because it supports Android applications.

Blackberry Passport 2


Blackberry Passport Specs
  • 4.5-inch IPS display 1440 x 1440 with Gorilla Glass 3
  • 2.26GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor
  • 3GB RAM
  • 32GB Internal Storage expandable up to 128GB
  • 13-Megapixel Rear Camera w/ OIS
  • 2-Megapixel Front Camera
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • NFC
  • 3450mAh Battery
  • Blackberry 10.3 OS

Blackberry Passport

Blackberry wants to focus on security and enterprise on the Blackberry Passport. I guess they’re really aiming for the people who are into enterprise and businesses. I mean, if you’re really into business, emails, & messaging, I guess the Blackberry Passport would really be a good smartphone for you. Blackberry Passport’s price is a little bit steep at PhP35,790. But if you want, you could opt for the Blackberry Passport at Widget City for P32,000.

Soundfreaq Wireless speakers launched in the Philippines

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Soundfreaq Wireless speakers launched in the Philippines

Soundfreaq is one of the most popular names when it comes to wireless speakers and recently, they’ve introduced their new models of wireless speakers in the Philippines. Soundfreaq has launched Sound Rise, Pocket Kick, Sound Spot, and Double Spot. I’ve seen all their speakers and they’re really gorgeous and damn, they really look stylish and awesome.

Sound Rise

Sound Rise 4450
Sound rise is the most affordable of the wireless speakers that was launch at Beyond The Box last week. This is wireless speaker that also acts as an alarm clock. Soundfreaq Sound Rise is an awesome bluetooth bedroom speaker. It is small and the design just fits for a bedroom. This speaker is ideal whenever you’re just chilling in your room or you’re watching a movie on your tablet or laptop.

There’s a USB power port if you want to charge your phone on the wireless speaker and there’s a 3.5mm audio input if your device doesn’t have bluetooth. Oh and you don’t have to plug in this speaker all the time because it has a battery inside ;). Soundfreaq Sound Rise has an SRP of PhP4,450.

Pocket Kick

Soundfreaq Pocket Kick
Pocket Kick is Soundfreaq’s portable speaker and it has a built-in rechargeable battery which makes the speaker a perfect travel companion. The size of the Pocket Kick is almost the same size of a phone which makes it very very portable. There’s a speakerphone with built in mic in this speaker too so you can answer calls from the speaker. The SRP of the Pocket kick is PhP4,550.

Sound Spot
Soundfreaq Sound Spot
Out of those Soundfreaq speakers that I’ve seen, I think this has the classiest design. Just like the others, this one have a built-in battery and bluetooth but unlike the Pocket Kick and Sound Rise, the Sound Spot has a line-out audio so you can connect other speakers to the Sound Spot to play together. Sound Spot has an SRP of PhP3,950.

Double Spot

Soundfreaq double spot
And lastly, there’s the Double Spot. If you want the best Soundfreaq experience, you would probably get the Soundfreaq Double Spot. This speaker would probably best if you’ll put it in the living room to enjoy two 5W stereo drivers. There’s Bluetooth 4.0 too and you can also charge your smartphone on the speaker. This is the best speaker Soundfreaq has to offer. The SRP is PhP7,950.

All of them sports a classy design and the prices of these wireless speakers aren’t that bad. If you’re looking for these speakers, you could now get it at these authorized resellers: Astroplus, Astrovision, Beyond the Box, BZB Gadget Hive, Digital Arena, Digital Hub, Digital Walker, District 32, E-Central, iCenter, iStore, iStudio, JMB Albay Gadgets, Liteware, Mobile 1, PowerHub, Switch, Technoholics, TechSavvy and The A. Shop.

PLDT Tech Island is an annual event for SMEs

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PLDT Tech Island is an annual event for SMEs

Last November 17, PLDT invited us for their biggest event of the year for SMEs, the PLDT Tech Island at Pico De Loro, Nasugbu, Batangas. Different SMEs and startups were invited in the event and they immerse them in inspiring talks, fun activities and breakout sessions.

The event is focused on SMEs or small medium enterprise. Those inspirational talks by Mr. Paul Pajo and Mr. Gary Whitehill were really helpful to those who are planning to start a business or already running their startup. Mr. Whitehill talk about goals in businesses. We were also asked to write down our goals and of course, to make it happen. While Mr. Paul Pajo taught us how to know expand our networks and to know more other people and create connections.

There were 3 breakout sessions with specific topics and I attended the creative collaboration session. We were shown how Office 365 would help businesses and they offered us some tips how we can be more productive with our startups. The breakout sessions were really interesting and many people were amazed with the features of Office 365 including the flawless video chat and office collaboration.

After the breakout session, we headed to the beach and there were unlimited food and drinks. There were a lot of devices that were raffled off in the event too! If you’re interested in joining the PLDT Tech Island for SMEs, Don’t worry! PLDT Tech Island event is an annual event. You can check out the event photos at http://www.pldtsme-nation.com.ph/techisland/ and if you’re interested, I highly recommend you guys to join their mailing list and visit their Facebook page & Twitter.

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is coming to Widget City for PhP44,990

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is coming to Widget City for PhP44,990

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is coming to the Philippines thanks to our friends at Widget City! Samsung Galaxy Note Edge was announced last September along with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. This device is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 but this one has a curve display at one of its sides. That curve display can be use to display notifications, shortcuts and display anything from 3rd party apps. If you’re interested, you can now order the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge at Widget City for PhP44,990. Check them out here.

LG G3 Android 5.0 Lollipop update coming soon!

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LG G3 Android 5.0 Lollipop update coming soon!

LG G3 is one of my favorite phones this year. Actually, I was pretty impressed with the LG G3 when I reviewed the device last month. It is the first smartphone to sport a laser auto-focus and now, they’re the first non-nexus device to upgrade to Android 5.0 Lollipop. The new Android sports a material design, and many eye candies. One of things that I like in Android 5.0 Lollipop is the improved notifications on the lock screen. The Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the LG G3 will make its way in the Philippines on early December.

Cherry Mobile Flare Lite Revealed!: Dual-Core smartphone with 4″ display

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Cherry Mobile Flare Lite Revealed!: Dual-Core smartphone with 4″ display

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Another flare smartphone has been revealed today and it’s the Cherry Mobile Flare Lite. The specifications of the smartphone is very similar to the first generation Cherry Mobile Flare but this one now rocks a more affordable price. The Cherry Mobile Flare Lite is now running on Android 4.4 Kitkat and it now sports a 1 GHz Dual-Core processor with a Mali400 GPU, 4GB internalstorage and there’s a 5-Megapixel camera. 

 

Cherry Mobile Flare Lite Specs

  • 1GHz MT6572 Dual core processor
  • 4” Capacitive display
  • 4GB Internal storage expandable up to 64GB
  • 5-Megapixel Rear Camera
  • 2-Megapixel Front Camera
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • Dual SIM

 

Cherry Mobile Flare lite is currently the most affordable flare smartphone and it is also available in red, pink, blue, black, yellow, white, & green. Cherry Mobile Flare lite is now available for P2,699.

 

Source: BTS Community

Gionee CTRL V4S now available in the Philippines!

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Gionee CTRL V4S now available in the Philippines!

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Gionee Philippines has announced a few weeks ago that the Gionee CTRL V4S is now available in the Philippines. It’s a mid-range smartphone that packs a Quad-Core processor and a 4.5” display with a resolution of 854×480. The Gionee CTRL V4S will be also running on Android 4.4 Kitkat out of the box and with some customizations by Gionee. I’m pretty sure that the UI will be similar to the one in the Gionee Gpad G5.

Gionee CTRL V4s Specs 

  • 4.5-inch 854*480 IPS display
  • Quad-core 1.3GHz Processor
  • 8GB Internal Storage
  • 1GB RAM
  • Dual SIM
  • 8-Megapixel Rear camera
  • 2-Megapixel front camera
  • Android 4. 4 KitKat OS
  • 1800 mAh battery
The Gionee CTRL V4s is now available for PhP6,999. 

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom Review

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Samsung Galaxy K Zoom Review

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom

A few months ago, Samsung has launched their smartphone with a main focus on camera. This isn’t their first smartphone to have a camera like this. If you could still remember, their first try was the Samsung Galaxy Camera and then there’s the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and then here’s the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom.

Construction

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom thickness

The first thing that you’ll notice is that the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is very thick. If you think the Nokia Lumia 1020 is thick, this one is thicker. It is already expected since this smartphone needs a lot of space for the camera. Samsung Galaxy K Zoom borrowed some elements from the Samsung Galaxy S5 like the perforated back and its flat design and UI. Don’t worry about its thick design because ergonomics is still good because of its curved back.

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom comparison

Since this is a camera smartphone, there’s a dedicated shutter button so you can easily access the camera app from sleep by pressing the volume up and shutter button simultaneously. Unlike the Galaxy S5, this smartphone doesn’t have a heart rate sensor.

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom thickness 1

There’s an 8GB of internal storage inside but you can expand it via MicroSD. I strongly recommend you guys to use a MicroSD card since you can’t fully use that 8GB internal storage since you have to install apps on that which will left a half of that. OTG is supported on this device, so yeah, you won’t have too much problems if you want to watch movies that are stored in your flash drive.

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom back

The speaker grill of the Samsung Galaxy K zoom is placed at the top back and the quality was okay but I was expecting that this device would have a louder and better audio quality since it has a thick design. Thankfully, there’s LTE on the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom but there’s no NFC on this one.

Display

The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom has a 4.8” HD Super AMOLED display. The display isn’t on par with the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy K Zoom’s display feels more like the display of Samsung Galaxy S3. But hey, most point and shoots can’t match the Galaxy K Zoom’s display. The outdoor visibility is good and the touch is very responsive on this smartphone.

Software and Performance

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is powered by Android 4.4.2 and the UI is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S5. The wallpapers, icons and the features are very similar but sad to say, there’s no multi-window and fingerprint sensor on this Galaxy smartphone. Those are the biggest feature on Galaxy smartphones but hey, at least there’s ultra power saving mode on this device.

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom antutu

Unlike other smartphones that packs an Octa-Core or Quad-Core processor, Samsung Galaxy K Zoom uses a Hexa-Core Exynos processor with a 2GB of RAM. When it comes to gaming, it can do pretty well and the performance is better than the Snapdragon 600 but not better than Snapdragon 800. I got an Antutu score of 37504 which is pretty good. I didn’t expect the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom would have that score.

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom games

Battery Life

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom battery

When you used the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom, it performs pretty well but when you used the camera more often along with the xenon flash, you’ll have to bring a powerbank or your charger. At average use, it can last up a day but if you’re using it as a camera don’t expect that it can last up to half a day.

Camera


Samsung Galaxy K Zoom back with camera

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom camera

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom managed to combined a point and shoot camera and a smartphone. Samsung Galaxy K Zoom has a 20.7 Megapixel with a 1/2.3-inch sensor, which is common on most point and shoot cameras. This camera smartphone can also manage up to 10x zooming, which is good for shooting faraway objects.

There’s OIS and Xenon flash but there’s no LED flash on this one. There are a lot of scene modes available in the camera app and you can even do manual control on the settings to suffice you with your shot. You could do a lot including automatically adding a watermark on a photo.

Overall, Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is one of the best in the Android smartphone market. It can’t replace most point and shoot cameras and SLRs but it can definitely give you the best photos on a smartphone. Check out the photos that I took at Flickr.

Verdict

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom front

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is a camera centric smartphone. If you’re looking for a smartphone that can take photos similar to the quality of point-and-shoot then better get this one. This smartphone is actually handy if you don’t want to bring your camera on parties & events because despite its size, this one already fits in your pocket.

If you don’t want a thick device, there’s the Samsung Galaxy S5 that can take good photos too (However, not on par with the Galaxy K Zoom) and if you want a much bigger Android device, there’s the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Again, if you want an android smartphone that can take good photos, get the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom.

Smart iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Registration now available!

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Smart iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Registration now available!

Smart has announced that they’re now accepting registration for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 starting today. The iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 were announced last month and both devices now supports Touch ID. The iPad Mini 3 is basically the same with the iPad Mini 2 and the only new features that we’ve seen on that tablet were the gold color and Touch ID while the iPad Air 2 has upgraded its camera, display and processor. The iPad Air 3 is currently the thinnest iPad that we can get right now.

Unfortunately, Smart didn’t announced the availability of these tablets but It seems that we’re getting the new iPads before the year ends. If you’re planning on getting the iPad Mini 3 from Smart then head over to this link but if you want the iPad Air 2, head to this link.

Enjoy Taiwan Excellence gifts at Made to Enjoy Christmas Contest

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Enjoy Taiwan Excellence gifts at Made to Enjoy Christmas Contest

Christmas is all about giving and loving each other. Most of us wants to express our love and gratitude to someone by giving them gifts and that someone might be your brother, sister, dad or mom. Taiwan Excellence is helping us Filipinos to express our love and appreciation to our loved ones by letting Filipinos choose high-quality gifts from Taiwan in where ten lucky people will win a chosen Taiwan Excellence product and one lucky individual from those 10 winners will have a gift delivered from Taiwan Excellence Celebrity Endorser, Iya Villania-Arellano to the selected recipient.

If you want to be part of the Taiwan Excellence promo, all you have to do is to register at http://www.MadeToEnjoyTheLife.phand just select a Taiwan Excellence gift for your loved ones. You have to upload your photo and why you want to give your gift to the selected recipient. And no, you don’t need to purchase any Taiwan products to join. The Made to Enjoy Christmas Contest runs from September 28, 2014 until November 23, 2014.

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