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iPhone 6 & 6 Plus is now available at Globe!

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iPhone 6 & 6 Plus is now available at Globe!

Finally! The new iPhones are here and it is now available at Globe! If you’re not informed yet, the new iPhones comes in two new sizes — 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch but of course, the bigger one is more expensive. Some of the cool features of the new iPhone are continuity, better camera and a bigger display.

 

IPhone 6

 

The iPhone 6 starts at Plan 1299 with PhP800 monthly cashout good for 24 months while the bigger iPhone 6 Plus starts at the same plan with a PhP1,000 cashout which is  good for 24 months too. If you’re planning on paying using your credit card, you wont have any problems because Globe offers 0% interest. Both devices comes with a 3GB of GoSurf data, Photo Bundle for unli acces on Instagram, Photo repost, Photo grid and Instasize, 20 minutes of call to all networks, 400 texts to all networks, free 3 months of Spotify Premium and free Gadget Care for 1 month. Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is now available at www.globe.com.ph/iphone6

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Launched!

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Launched!

 

Samsung Galaxy Alpha front

Samsung has just launched their sexiest Galaxy smartphone — the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. This smartphone is already available a few weeks ago but recently, I got a chance to get a closer look and a hands-on with this beautiful and sexy device.

 

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha borrowed its looks from the Samsung Galaxy S5 but this one looks and feels better. Another thing that I love in this device is the metal construction which is a first in the Galaxy smartphones. This smartphone is a balance of technology and style thanks to the powerful Octa-core processor inside it however, unlike the Samsung Galaxy S5, this one doesn’t have a Full HD display, expandable storage and a 16 Megapixel camera. 

 

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Specifications

  • 4.7” HD Super AMOLED display (1280×720)
  • Octa-Core (Quad-Core 1.8GHz + Quad-Core 1.3GHz)
  • 2GB RAM
  • 32GB Internal storage
  • 12 Megapixel Rear Camera w/ LED Flash
  • 2 Megapixel Front Camera
  • Android 4.4 Kitkat
  • 1860mAh battery

 

Samsung Galaxy Alpha back

This smartphone is certainly one of the sexiest and most elegant thanks to its premium materials. However, since this smartphone packs these premium materials, Samsung Galaxy Alpha comes with a price. Samsung Galaxy Alpha is now available in Charcoal Black, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold and Sleek Silver. Out of those 4 colors, I prefer the Gold one since it looks perfect on the Galaxy Alpha. 

Awesome discounts at Gionee Christmas Promo!

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Awesome discounts at Gionee Christmas Promo!

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Gionee is having another promo again and they’re slashing off the prices of their smartphones. They’re discounting their flagship phones — Elife S5.5, Elife E7 Mini and Elife E7 by up to PhP4,500. Other smartphones are also on sale like the Gionee Elife E6 and Gionee Elife E3. We’ve reviewed the Gionee Elife S5.5 and Elife E7 Mini and both of those phones performed pretty well. If you’re planning on getting these Gionee smartphones, this promo will only last up to November 30, 2014 only.

Unlocked iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus available tomorrow!

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Unlocked iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus available tomorrow!

Everybody is excited for the official arrival of iPhones here in the Philippines and yes, it will be arriving tomorrow! This year, not only the telcos will get the iPhones first but unlocked iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will also be available at different retailers. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will be available in these stores:

  • Abenson
  • Electroworld
  • Avant
  • Automatic Appliance
  • Robinson Appliance
  • Aerophone
  • Fone style Phone accessories
  • Memo Express
  • Fonerange
  • Guanzon
  • BSD international Inc.
  • Ambassador Appliance
  • iBook by inbox
  • Fortress
  • Futureworld
  • Sync
  • Techsavy
  • Gadget@xtreme
  • Intogadgets
  • 8Telcom / Gadgets unlimited
The prices? Too bad, the prices haven’t been announced but I got a leaked info of the prices:

iPhone 6

  • 16GB at 36,990
  • 64GB at 42,990
  • 128GB at 48,490

iPhone 6 Plus

  • 16GB at 42,990
  • 64GB at 48,490
  • 128GB at 54,490
And yes guys, those iPhones are openline/unlocked.

Microsoft Lumia 535 is the first non-Nokia lumia smartphone

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Microsoft Lumia 535 is the first non-Nokia lumia smartphone

Microsoft Lumia 535

The first non-Nokia Lumia phone has been announced and it is the successor of the widely successful Nokia Lumia 530. The Microsoft Lumia 535 will come in two variants — Single Sim and Dual Sim and this time, the Lumia 535 will come in a bigger 5” display. Not only that, this smartphone will now also sport a 5-Megapixel wide angle front camera which will make sure that no is left out in your selfies.

Microsoft Lumia 535 Specs

  • 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 200 processor
  • 5-inch qHD IPS display (960×540)
  • 8GB Internal Storage expandable up to 128GB
  • 1GB RAM
  • 5MP Rear Camera with LED Flash
  • 5MP front wide angle camera
  • Single Sim/Dual Sim
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • 3G
  • 1905mAh Battery
  • Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim

Microsoft Lumia 535 is expected to have a price tag of EUR 110 or at around PhP6,150 but let’s hope that it will be much cheaper. I’m really happy to see that Microsoft is ramping up their front cameras which are great for selfies and its bigger display since 5-inch is the normal size for most smartphones these days. Let’s hope that this device will arrive in the country very soon.

ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite teased on ASUS PH Facebook page!

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ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite teased on ASUS PH Facebook page!

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Update (6:40PM): Now with specifications

ASUS Philippines has just teased the ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite. Obviously, this smartphone will be similar to the ASUS Zenfone 5 but this one would have a downgraded specifications and a lower price. Unfortunately, there’s no word on the official SRP and specifications of this smartphone but my guess is that this phone would have a smaller 1GB RAM and a slower Intel processor. Well, there’s nothing we can do but to wait for the price and specifications.

ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite Specifications

  • 1.2GHz Dual-Core Intel® Atom™ Z2520 with HyperThreading
  • 5-inch qHD IPS display (960×540)
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8-Megapixel AF Pixelmaster Rear Camera with LED Flash
  • VGA Front Camera
  • HSPA+
  • Bluetooth
  • WiFi
  • AGPS
  • 2500mAh battery
  • Android 4.4 Kitkat

Gionee Marathon M3: Quad-Core smartphone with 5000mAh battery

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Gionee Marathon M3: Quad-Core smartphone with 5000mAh battery

Gionee Marathon M3 was recently announced and it packs a large 5000mAh battery which will be more than enough for a day at average use. Unfortunately, this smartphone is only available in India. The Gionee Marathon M3 features a quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB Internal storage and a 5-inch HD display.

Gionee Marathon M3 specifications

  • 5-inch HD IPS display
  • 1.3GHz MediaTek quad-core processor
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 8GB of storage, expandable via microSD up to 128GB
  • 8-Megapixel Rear camera with flash
  • 2-Megapixel Front camera
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • A-GPS
  • Dual-SIM
  • HSPA+
  • USB OTG
  • 5000mAh battery
  • Android 4.4 KitKat
Gionee Marathon M3 is retailed for Rs. 12,999 ($210) or at around P9,500 but unfortunately, it is only available in India. 

Taiwan Excellence helps Filipinos have an ‘Excellence lifestyle’

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Taiwan Excellence helps Filipinos have an ‘Excellence lifestyle’

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Taiwan is the home of many big companies like Acer, ASUS, BenQ, Draytek, HCG, Kingcom, KW Trio, Kymco, MSI, Silicon power, Sym, Transcend and many more. Actually, those are just some of the big companies that are bringing their products here in the country however, we can’t guarantee that imported products that are delivered here are of high quality. That’s why Taiwan government started the Taiwan excellence campaign along with Bureau of Foreign Trade of Taiwan and Taiwan External Trade Developmental council to help us determine which products from Taiwan are the best.

 

All consumer and business IT, fashion, arts and culture, sports, education, & transportation products that came from Taiwan are eligible to be part of this campaign. The products are evaluated by international panel of judges and they are scored base on the design, quality, R&D & marketing of the product. The judges will select thirty winners, with ten of them will be given the Gold award while the rest will receive a silver award.

 

The Taiwan Excellence campaign aims to bring the best products from Taiwan to our household to let us experience ‘Excellence lifestyle’. If you want to know more about the campaign, check out their website and Facebook page

AKG K495NC Review

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AKG K495NC Review

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If you’re a sound pro, probably, you’ll be looking for a headphone like the AKG K495NC. Not only does it have a premium sound, the design of this headphone is very premium and classy. This is the most expensive and the best headphones that I’ve reviewed.

Design

AKG K495NC has a very elegant and premium design. It combines the beauty of leather and the sturdiness of aluminum in its frame. Along with that is the soft leather headband and earcups. At the left side, you’ll see a LED indicator and a twisting ring which will activate the noise-canceling feature of the headphones. When you turn it on, a green LED will be seen which is stylish to look at along with the brushed metal frame.

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It has a very soft foam but it puts too much pressure on the ears. But after a few days of using it, I got used to it but for the first few days, you’ll feel the earphones is a little uncomfortable. The audio cables of the AKG K495NC doesn’t come with a mic however, I like the combination of fabric cables with the aluminum plugs. The fabric feels softer than the one on urbanear headphones.

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Battery Life

The noise-canceling technology of the headphones needs some power to work but you don’t need to buy AAA batteries for that because it comes with a built-in rechargeable battery. I was able to use this headphones for days and I didn’t had any problems with the battery. Actually, the battery life of this headphones is pretty great.

Audio Performance


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NC in AKG 495NC stands for noise-canceling. So what Is noise-canceling? That technology lets you block ambient sound and it lets you focus on the one that you’re listening. So how does that noise-canceling technology work on the AKG K495NC? Well, it’s pretty great. Even without turning on the noise-canceling on the earphones, I could barely hear the ambient sounds.

When I turn on the noise-canceling tech on this headphones, I can hear a little bit of hiss but it didn’t affect the music that I’m listening when I turn on the music player. It’s very silent and it feels like you’re in a soundproof studio.

Whether I play a Maroon 5 song or Skyfall by Adele, the AKG K495NC never failed to amaze me. The audio was pretty loud yet, it was very clear. Although I notice that very little elements can’t be heard on some songs. In Garbage’s “Not your kind of people”, I notice the song became lower than I expected. But hey, overall, the AKG K495NC did a pretty good job.

Verdict


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The build of the AKG K495NC is very premium, it might squish your ears at first but it is comfortable to use. The noise-canceling tech on this one is pretty great and the battery life could last up to days. But of course the Noise-canceling tech, premium build and awesome audio quality comes with a price. The cheapest one that I saw is from Lazada and it will cost you P19,990.00

Cherry Mobile Alpha Play Review

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Cherry Mobile Alpha Play Review
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Cherry Mobile not only announced their first Windows Phones but they also announced their newest tablets running on Windows. And no, Cherry Mobile Alpha Play isn’t running on Windows RT, that’s why you’ll be able to play games and run apps that are also available in the desktop. Check out my review of the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play below.

Construction

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When I first saw the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play, one thing that I really like in it was the aluminum back because it feels very tough and solid. Unlike other Windows tablets, the front doesn’t exhibit a Windows button that’s why this tablet looks like an Android tablet.

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The buttons are placed at the side of the tablet and until now, I’m still confused which is the power button. Below the tablet is where you can find the ports. You can expand the storage of the tablet via Micro SD or if you want to use your flash drive, you can do that via USB OTG and you don’t have to look for the USB OTG for USB 3.0 because it already came with the box. Unfortunately, external hard disk doesn’t work on the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play. There’s also a mini-HDMI port on this tablet so you could connect this tablet to your TV or monitor.

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The speaker grills of the tablet are placed at the back but unfortunately, the audio quality isn’t that good and it wasn’t that loud so I suggest you guys to always bring with you your earphones if you’re planning on watching a movie or even playing a YouTube video.

Display

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8” isn’t the smallest display for a tablet but it is definitely the best size if you’re looking for a portable tablet and yes, using the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play in one hand is still comfortable thanks to the thin bezels and the lightweight design. There’s a 1280×800 resolution on the 8” display and it doesn’t disappoint. The colors aren’t washed out and the display is visible even at direct sunlight. Not bad for a P7,999 tablet.

Software and Performance

Cherry Mobile Alpha Play is running on Windows 8.1 with Bing. Since this device has 16GB of internal storage only, there are no pre-installed 3rd party apps on the tablet. Speaking of storage, this tablet comes with a very small free space so I really recommend you guys to get a MicroSD card in where you can install your apps and games.

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Since this tablet is not Windows RT, you could run legacy Windows apps and games on this tablet but of course, you could also run and snap Windows 8 apps that are available in the Windows Store. Another thing that you’ll love in this device is the free Office 365 subscription and 1TB of Onedrive storage for 1 year but of course, you could install a 32-bit version of Microsoft Office 2013 on this device.

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Cherry Mobile Alpha Play is powered by 1.33 GHz Quad-Core Intel Atom Z3735D with a 1GB of RAM. The performance of this tablet is very close to the ASUS Transformer Book T100 that I’ve reviewed before but this one is slower. Since I have a very limited storage on this tablet, I was only to play a few games. Some of the games that I’ve tried are CS:Go, Red Alert 2: Yuri’s revenge, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst, and Hearthstone. I’ve installed NBA 2k14 but I wasn’t able to run it on this tablet.

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Battery Life
The battery of this tablet isn’t really that long. At average use, I could use this tablet for 4-5 hours before it fully drained its juices but if you’re using it for gaming, expect that this tablet would last for 2-3 hours.

Camera
Tablets aren’t really made for heavy camera usage but the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play has a 5 MP BSI Rear Camera and a 2 MP front camera. The quality isn’t really that good compared to smartphones but considering its price, I wouldn’t complain. It’s also nice to see a BSI camera on a tablet ;).

Verdict
If you’re into tablets focused to productivity and a little bit of Windows gaming, you might want this device. It might have flaws but the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play is a great Windows tablet for its price but you probably have to buy a MicroSD card to suffice its measly 16GB storage. Cherry Mobile Alpha Play is one of the most affordable Windows 8 market right now at P8,000.

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