2 -Day Smart Switch Madness Sale!

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September 27, 2012

Even that girl on that photo was shocked of Smart’s Madness Sale

So you’re planning on switching to Smart or getting a new phone from Smart? Well, I think this is the best time to do that because Smart is having their Switch Madness Sale! So what’s up with their Switch Madness sale? Well, you could get a lot of devices whether it is postpaid or prepaid at a much lower price. The Smart iPhone 4s is also at sale which will be free at Data Plan 1500 and All-in Plan 1800. Pretty interesting right? There are other Android devices that are on sale too! Check out the break for more info.

If you want some smartphones from Smart but you don’t want that lock-in period then here are some of their interesting devices that are on sale but without that lock-in period.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray – P7,700
Blackberry 9780 – P14,750
Samsung E1080 – P400
HTC Sensation – P14,100

Those are just some of the devices that are on the list. Some of the perks that you can get in the Smart Switch Madness sale is the price down on Smart Bro devices. Just show your non-smart wireless broadband device and you could get these discounts:

50% Off Power Plug-It at only P625
50% Off Rocket Plug-It Chic at only P1,175
50% Off Pocket WiFi at only P1,945

Oh and you could get a free MicroSim on your 3G/4G tablets too. Yeah, just show your 3G/4G capable tablet and you could get a free MicroSim.

Anyway, if you are very interested on getting one of these devices then you should check out Shangri-La Mall tomorrow and on Saturday (2-Day sale, duh). If you want to know some of their postpaid and prepaid promos then check out their website here

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Nokia Asha 309 Specifications and Price in the Philippines: Affordable, capacitive screen with Nokia Maps!

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September 27, 2012

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Another Asha phone have been introduced by Nokia today — The Nokia Asha 309. Since this phone belongs to the Asha family, we know that this phone won’t pack a spectacular or majestic features but hey, this phone is very affordable and it packs a Nokia Xpress browser which is powered by cloud. I think it works similar to the Opera Mini. Just like what I’ve said earlier, it doesn’t pack a spectacular features but it does have a 3.0″ scratchless capacitive WQVGA screen and a quite nice looking design. The thing that I like in here is that the phone supports Nokia Maps even though it is only powered by a Series 40 OS and not Symbian S^3. In my opinion, Nokia Maps is probably the best map app out there. This phone comes with free 40 premium EA games too so I bet, you won’t be bored when you have this phone. This phone doesn’t come with a 3G radio inside so you’re stuck at EDGE which is quite disappointing but thankfully there’s Wi-Fi inside. The camera is only 2.0 megapixel and the video recording is too low. But look on the bright side! the Nokia Asha 309 comes with a very very affordable price.

Nokia Asha 309 Specifications
109.9 x 54 x 13.2 mm, 102g
240 x 400 pixels, 3.0″ scratchless display
20 MB Internal Memory with MicroSD up to 32 GB
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
GPRS/EDGE
2.0 Megapixel camera with 176×144@10fps recording
1110mAh Battery
Series 40

Nokia Asha 309 Price in the Philippines
The estimated retail price of this phone is $99 so expect that this phone would have a price tag of P4,500 or below. It is expected to arrive in the Philippines this 4Q 2012

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Globe claims the top network crown from the latest NTC Benchmarks

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September 24, 2012

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Mr. Ernest Cu (middle), President and CEO of Globe telecom

Globe recently invited us to a presscon last week and they showed us the recent benchmark test conducted by National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and they discuss why Globe’s network is better than Smart’s network. Yeah, It’s a good move for NTC that they released their findings but unfortunately, there are some things that are still confidential. But hey, at least NTC released some of their findings and their benchmark results of their recent tests. Well, some of you might find it hard to understand some of their findings so I’ll make it more simpler and shorter to you guys.

They compared Globe’s legacy network, Smart modernized network and Globe’s modernized network in Metro Cebu. Well, it’s because Globe is still finishing up their modernized network in some areas. Remember that multi-million dollar upgrade? According to Globe, they’re more than 50% done with their modernization.

According to NTC’s Benchmark test, Legacy network of Globe has a better grade of service than Smart’s modernized network. Globe’s legacy network got a grade of 4.45% while Smart’s modernized network got a grade of 9.95% while Globe’s modernized network in Metro Cebu got 0.60% and NTC’s standard for the Grade of service is 4%. Oh, and lower means better. But Smart got a higher score than Globe’s legacy network on Drop call rate, Ave. received signal quality Ave. received signal quality and call setup time. Yeah, that’s 4 out of 5. But the scores of those parameters are very close. So I think that won’t make much difference. Globe’s modernized network scores are yet to be determined but I guess, it will have a higher score than Smart’s modernized network.

I was expecting to see data speed benchmark of both networks but unfortunately, there are none. Well, I think we shouldn’t really rely on these benchmarks. The difference between the two networks isn’t that big (except in the scores on grade of service. Globe is 2x better in Grade of service). I’m using both Smart and Globe and I experienced delayed messages and dropped calls on both networks. I think the most important thing in here is how good and happy our experience is on the network.

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iPhone 5 is coming to Widget City next week!

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Jam Ancheta

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September 22, 2012

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I’m pretty sure that the Apple fanboys will rejoice in this news! Because the most awaited smartphone is coming to Widget City next week! Yes, it’s the iPhone 5. Yeah, the new iPhone 5 packs a lot of new features including a larger 4.0″ screen but even Apple increased the screen size, it will still have the same width because Apple just made the screen 16:9 from 4:3. Anyway, the units came from HK and you can either choose a not sealed or sealed iPhone 5 and obviously, the unsealed iPhone 5 will be much more cheaper. Check out Widget City’s prices for the iPhone 5 after the break

So here it is:

iPhone 5 16GB @ P47,000 (Not Sealed)
iPhone 5 16GB @ P50,000 (sealed)
iPhone 5 32GB @ P56,000 (sealed)
iPhone 5 64GB @ P61,000 (sealed)

I know it’s quite expensive but hey, the iPhone 5 wasn’t launched here in the Philippines and surely there are only a few Filipinos who got the iPhone 5 right now. If you want the prices to go down, maybe you could just wait for some time or maybe wait for the launch of the iPhone 5 here in the Philippines. So what do you think? Are you getting one? If you are interested then check out Widget city and contact them immediately.

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Is this the iPad Mini?

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Jam Ancheta

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September 20, 2012

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Do you like Android tablets because they’re smaller and much more affordable than the very popular iPad. Well, this rumour might change your view about the iPad. These pictures came from Bolopad and they just gave us a glimpse of what seems to be the iPad Mini. And according to them, it’ll have a 7.8″ screen. I doubt that Apple will be releasing a 7.0″ tablet since Steve Jobs said that 7.0″ are already dead on arrival (Yeah he said that when he was still alive). 7.8 inch screen would sound good since it isn’t that small and not that big and I’ve tried the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 and I think the screen is just great especially to those people who think that 7″ is too small for tablets.

I hope that Apple would consider making a tablet that is below 9.7″ and make it more affordable since tablets are already getting cheaper these days. You can even buy a tablet that’s below five thousand pesos. Anyway, the rumoured iPad mini is expected to have a lightning connector which can also be found on the iPhone 5. No other infos about the leaked iPad mini but I guess, this one would have a widescreen display but I doubt that it will have the retina display because having a retina display on a tablet would mean more pricier parts which will turn to a more expensive tablet. There will be a dual cameras for sure since there’s Facetime and I guess it will have the same camera that can be found on the iPod touch. For the processor, well I hope that this one would be equipped with the latest A6 processor. Anyway, these are just rumours and I can’t confirm anything yet.

Via Bolopad

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Kristn: The digital go-to girl that you SHOULD check out

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Jam Ancheta

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September 20, 2012

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Finding the best restaurants around the metro is kinda hard to find and before checking out a resto, sometimes we check for reviews or other infos about those restaurants before we check them out. Oh and in movies, sometimes we don’t know what’s the latest movies around and most of the time, we want to know the synopsis and the characters first. Thankfully, there’s Kristn. You can check out the coolest and latest restaurants, movies, fashion, tech and gadgets, and many more.

Basically, Kristn is a portal on where you can check out infos about food & dining, fashion & beauty, movies, travel, music & events, tech & gaming, men’s corner and night out that offers original content and some other cool infos by celebrities on where they usually hangout and some other things like the clothes and styles that they like and the gadgets that they love.

I’m pretty sure that you guys wanna check out what Solenn wants

The thing that I really like in here is that you can comment and rate some stuffs in restos, gadgets, movies and in other categories. You can rate from 1-5 the gadget or the food that you just ate or anything that you’ve tried. Since JAM Online is a blog about technology, I played and browsed the Tech and Gaming category on Kristn. Just like what I’ve told you earlier, I really like Kristn because it offers ratings and informations like the specifications of the gadget oh and the SRP too. Pretty interesting huh?

Yeah, so Kristn is like a all-in-one app that you need when you need information about anything and almost everything that you need. Don’t worry folks! To those people who loves to use their mobile devices for browsing the internet and checking out apps. Kristn will have its own app on the iOS and Android soon. Here’s a preview on what to expect on the Kristn app:

I think this app is amazing. All the things that you want to check is in a single app. Kristn isn’t out yet but expect that this will be available soon so just check out www.kristn.com regularly to know the latest updates or just sign up to their beta test. Oh and hey, I love the cute Kristn avatar.

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Nokia Lumia 920 Specifications and Price in the Philippines: Pureview meets Windows Phone 8!

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September 16, 2012

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The Glossy Nokia Lumia 920

Nokia recently unveiled their newest flagship phone that features the groundbreaking Pureview technology, the Nokia Lumia 920. The Nokia Lumia 920 doesn’t get the same 41 Megapixel camera just like on the Nokia 808 Pureview but this one has a 8 megapixel camera that features OIS which enables you to have a not so shaky video plus better images. The Nokia Lumia 920 also features a 4.5″ PureMotion HD+ WXGA display which is already quite nice since most flagship phones in the market has 4.3″ or higher screens. The Nokia Lumia 920 also features a lot of glossy colors including yellow but the popular cyan color has been gone. Inside is a 2000mAh battery which is the largest battery that we’ve ever seen on a Nokia phone. Oh and I almost forgot, one of the cool features that’s included in the box is the wireless charger which allows wireless charging (duuuhh!). Well I guess, it’s about time to increase the battery life since the screen got larger which will surely drain a lot of battery. I was kinda disappointed to see a 8.7 megapixel camera instead of a camera equal to or more than 12 megapixel. I know, Megapixels doesn’t define the quality of the image but most people think more pixels means better quality. Oh and I’m quite glad that the Nokia Lumia 920 finally has a dual core Snapdragon S4 processor. I wonder how fast this thing will be since the Single core windows phones are already fast.

Nokia Lumia 920 Specifications

130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm, 185g
4.5″ PureMotion HD+ display 768 x 1280 pixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
32 GB Internal Memory
1 GB RAM
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
NFC
8.7 Megapixel Carl Zeiss Camera with HD 1080p Video recording
1.3 Megapixel Front Camera
Micro-Sim card only
2000mAh Battery
Microsoft Windows Phone 8

Nokia Lumia 920 Price in the Philippines

The Nokia Lumia’s price wasn’t announced but my guess estimate is that the phone will be priced at P30,000 or more

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JP Morgan Asset Management invests in Lazada

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Jam Ancheta

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September 13, 2012

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Lazada, the fastest growing online department store in the region, confirmed that JP Morgan has invested in Lazada. You might be familiar with Lazada since they’re doing a lot of advertisements and they’re selling some pretty good stuffs that you can’t find anywhere in the Philippines. Lazada has already established a name in the Philippines by offering a wide range of products from equipments, toys, bags, consumer electronics and lotta more. Today, there are over 1000 employees are operating streamlined businesses with own logistics and distribution centers in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. This is just one of the signs that Lazada is really growing. The amount invested wasn’t revealed but I hope that Lazada will have an improved features and services because of this investment very soon.

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iPod Touch 5th Generation: Thinner, Larger Screen, 5 MP camera, Earpods, New cases and Siri

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September 13, 2012

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Update: The new iPod touch 32 GB will be available for pre-order on Sept 14. I think they ditched 16 GB already. The new iPod touch will start from ₱16,490. The iPod touch 4th generation will still be available

Just like its cousin, the iPhone 5, this one would have a tone down hardware compared to the iPhone 5/ The new iPod touch 5th Generation will feature a thinner 6.1mm design, larger 4″ screen with the same resolution and 326ppi. It doesn’t pack an A6 processor but a dual core A5 processor which can be found on the iPhone 4s. There’s a 5 megapixel camera upgrade with a backside-illuminated f/2.4 lens that can shoot 1080p while the front camera can record 720p videos. It also comes with the new earpods which is Apple’s newest earphone. The new iPod touch finally supports Siri over Wifi. Oh and Apple released cases for the iPod touch too. The battery is rated at 40 hours of music playback and 8 hours of video playback. The iPod touch 5th generation will be selling at $299 for the 32 GB while the 16 GB 4th generation will still be available for $199

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Apple updates the iPod Nano: New Design and features

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September 13, 2012

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Update: The new iPod Nano is available in Apple Online Store for ₱8,290.00

So here’s the new iPod Nano. Probably the new iPod Nano won’t be a watch anymore. It has a widescreen 2.5″ screen with Multi-Touch and a home button similar to the iPhone. It comes in 7 different colors. It has a hardware buttons on the side (play/pause and forward/back). It has bluetooth (Yay for bluetooth headsets) and Radio. I think that’s the first on the iPod. It features a round icons and not the same shapes with the iOS. Oh and its looks is pretty similar to the Nokia Lumia too. You can play videos and view pictures on the widescreen multi-touch display. It is available only at 16 GB for $149.

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