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Drop Test: Samsung Galaxy SIII vs Apple iPhone 5

2012-09-23T01:06:00.004-07:00

Its another drop test from android authority, yes they will drop the new iPhone 5 just to test how durable the phone against the Samsung Galaxy S III(remember the Samsung Galaxy S III vs Apple iPhone 4s drop Test?, see it here).

check for yourself who wins:

Own an iPhone 4s for 5 Pesos from Globe!

2012-09-12T12:27:00.002-07:00

That’s right you read it right your own iPhone 4s for 5 Pesos ONLY! on Groupon the group-buying site.

Globe is offering the 16GB iPhone4s for 5 Pesos at Plan 1799 with 24-month contract period.

The Plan 1799 includes:

-Unlimited Surfing.

-Php800 Consumable.

-3 freebies of your choice.

Usually globe offers the 16GB iPhone4s for Php1,990 plus the 1799.00 monthly fee.

So what are you waiting for, grab a 5 pesos on your pocket now and have a iPhone4s.

Click here for more details to avail the promo.

iPhone 5

2012-09-12T12:03:00.001-07:00

Today is the day for those who cant wait to see and to know more about Apples new iPhone 5.

It seems that people who leaks the details about the iPhone 5 and some of Apple accessories in the tech rumour world is really good on showing the design and specs of the iPhone 5.

Now, here are the things that we can see on the iPhone 5:

-it is made up of glass and aluminium.

-it is 20% lighter than the iPhone4s(112grams).

-it is 18% thiner(7.6mm).

-Retina Display.

-Bigger screen(4-inch Display).

-44% Color Saturation.

-Ultrafast Wireless Technology.

-Faster performance with A6 chip.

-Better Battery life.

-Upgraded Camera; 8mp,panorama feature, better in low-light areas and fast capture.

-1080p HD video.

-New connector called “Lightning”.

-Smaller connector.

-it runs on iOS6.

-it will be available on Black and White colors.

-it uses Nano SIM.

It seems that Apple really put allot of changes in the iPhone 5.

Aside from the hardware area, many applications is also introduced that will make the iPhone 5 much better, And Siri is enhanced too.

And yes there will be new earphones for Apple products, we already saw this earphones some days before the September 12 event.

The iPhone 5 price will start at $199 for 16GB model. Pre-orders start on September 14 and it will start shipping in September 21.

Stay tuned for more iPhone 5 updates.

Wireless charging on Nokia Phones

2012-09-05T11:56:00.002-07:00

Nokia announced Windows phones the Lumia 820 and the Lumia 920 that are capable of wireless charging.

See the these videos for more details:

Not only the Windows Smartphone is capable of the wireless charging, Nokia also introduces "Luna" their wireless headset which is also capable of wireless charging.

Nokia seems getting our attention somehow before the launch of iPhone5 on September 12, what do you think?.

Unboxing Sony Xperia Ion

2012-08-25T09:42:00.000-07:00

The box of the Xperia Ion is similar to those Xperia smartphones too, but its more thinner and wider.

What you can find inside the box is the Xperia Ion itself, a wall charger, USB data cable, earphones, some extra earphone buds, and a lot of paper(guides). Its sad to see that HDMI cable and some Xperia SmartTags is not present in the box of the Xperia Ion.

On the front part of the Xperia Ion you can find the 4.6 scratch resistant display, front facing camera at the upper right of the phone and the 4 capacitive touch buttons at the button part of the phone.

The only thing that can you see at the left part of the phone is the HDMI cable port and the micro USB port in the same cap.

You can find the power/sleep button, the volume rocker and the shutter button at the right side of the phone.

The 3.5mm headset jack is located at the top of the phone.

At the button of the phone, you can find the microphone.

The back f the phone is made from aluminium. you’ll find here the 12.1MP with Exmor R sensor, single LED flash and the speaker. The aluminium surface of the phone makes it more prone to finger prints.

There is no access to the phone’s battery, but you can remove the top cover of the back of the phone to gain access on the micro SIM slot and the microSD slot.

Comparing it to the Sony Xperia S, it seems that the Xperia Ion is more catchy because of the 4.6” screen(face palm to the transparent strip of the Xperia S).

Comparing the back of the 2 smartphones the Xperia S is more neat than the finger print magnet back of the Xperia Ion.

The Sony Xperia Ion runs on Android 4.0 ICS.

Stay tuned for more Sony Xperia Ion updates.

Cherry Mobile Anniversary sale

2012-08-12T04:49:00.000-07:00

Cherry Mobile is on its 3^rd Year, on August 15 they will be having a one day sale on their Cherry Mobile W900 Dragon Phone from the price of Php 14,999 now it will be offered at Php 5,999 only!. The one day sale will be available at all Cherry Mobile concept stores nationwide.

Here is the Specs of the Cherry Mobile W900 Dragon Phone:

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

4-inch WVGA Capacitive touch panel

1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor

Wi-Fi and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

VGA front Facing Camera

5MP main Camera

3G/GPS/Bluetooth

HD Video recording

1GB internal memory expandable to 32 GB by Micro SD cards

Google Translate now translate both Text and Images

2012-08-09T12:36:00.003-07:00

Do you saw a book or text in other lanuage and you want to figure it out what does it says? Just bring out your phone open the Google Translate application take a picture of the text and highlight the area where the text are and it will automatically translate the text easy as 1-2-3 unlike the the old version you’ll need to input the text manually to translate.

To download this on the Google Playstore(you can download it here) you’re smartphone must be running android 2.3 and up. try it yourself.

First Laguna Blogging Summit

2012-08-06T10:18:00.003-07:00

On August 9 to 10 2012 there will be big event in Laguna which is the Laguna Blogging Summit, it will be held at the Provincial Cultural Center in Santa Cruz Laguna from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The Laguna Blogging Summit is supported by the Provincial Government of Laguna under Governor Jeorge “E.R” Ejercito Estregan, Commission on Election(COMELEC), Alab ng Mamamahayag(ALAM) and the Philippine Information Agency(PIA) Region 4-A.

The topics in the event will be highlighting the importance of Social Media on what they do about Finance, Environment, Advocacy, Tourism, Marketing and many more.

The Speakers of the event are:

Noemi Lardizabal Dado
Dean Jorge Bocobo
Tony Ahn
Sonnie Santos
Chuckie Dreyfus
Randell Tiongson
Atty Toto Causing
King Del Rosarion
Jayvee Fernandez
Jinkee Umali
Noel De Guia
Enzo Luna
Senator Richard Gordon
Jonel Uy
Azrael Colladilla
Janette Toral
James Jimenez
Wenchie Flores Sabban
Alvin Cloyed Dakis
Fitz Villafuerte
Jaypee David
Acee Vitangco

So if you are available on August 9 and 10 2012, don't hesitate to come and participate at the Laguna Blogging Summit.

Intel Cool Ultrabook Ads

2012-08-03T11:00:00.001-07:00

Now a days we are now seeing ultrabooks in some laptop shops here in the Philippines, here are some ads from Intel showing how great the ultrabooks are:

does the ultrabook ads convince you to buy one?

No Jelly Bean Update for 2011 Sony Ericsson/Sony Xperia Devices

2012-07-27T22:55:00.000-07:00

This is a bad news for those who own a 2011 Sony Ericsson/Sony Device. On Facebook Sony UK answered some questions regarding if their phone are going to have the Jelly Bean update, Sony UK said that Xperia Arc S and Xperia Mini Pro will not receive the Jelly bean update and asking them if them if they are interested on the current Xperia range devices.

Xperia Arc S was the highest specced 2011 Sony Xperia handset, so if the Xperia Arc S will not be having the Jelly Bean Update we can say that none of the 2011 Sony Xperia Devices will not also have the update.
Still there is no official statement on the Jelly bean update plans, we can still hope that they can make a way to place the update on the 2011 Xperia Devices.

Ouroboros, New Customizable gaming mouse from Razer.

2012-07-27T21:38:00.002-07:00

Recently, Razer announced the world’s first gaming laptop. See it here.

Now a they announced a gaming mouse called Ouroboros, it has a nice and customizable design, you can adjust the length of it, an you can adjust the arch to fit into your plam, the side panels can be replaced depends on how you hold a mouse, it is also a wireless mouse, it supports 4G dual sensor system to 8200DPI, it runs on a single AA cell battery that will provide you 12 hours of gaming and there is a dock where you can place the mouse while its not in use.

Here is a promotional video of the Razer Ouroboros:

Razer Ouroboros will cost you around $129.99 and it will be available on the 4^th quarter of this year.

Unboxing Sony SmartWatch

2012-07-21T06:59:00.001-07:00

Sony Mobile PH announced on their Facebook account that there will be more smart phones are coming to the Philippines in a week or two. Yesterday they posted that the Sony SmartWatch is coming here also, now we are going to unbox Sony SmartWatch.

The price of the Sony SmartWatch is $150(Php 6150).

The packaging of the SmartWatch is just simple.

Inside the box you will find the SmartWatch, black strap for the watch, USB charger, a metal holder and manuals.

If you want to use your own watch strap, you can use the metal holder.

At the front of the SmartWatch you can find a multi-touch color OLED display, and an ambient light sensor.

You can find the power/sleep button at the right side of the watch.

At the back of the watch you can see the charger port.

The watch only weighs 26g and it is 8mm thick.

The Sony SmartWatch platform is Android, it can read SMS and email, display calendar reminders, it can also answer and reject calls and it can display feeds from facebook and twitter.

See the video below to know more about the Sony SmartWatch:

watch out for more updates on Sony SmartWatch only here at PHTechrific.

Unboxing Sony Xperia Sola

2012-07-17T07:00:00.000-07:00

We are now going to unbox the smartphone with the floating technology the Sony Xperia Sola.

Looking what’s inside the box, you can find a lot of manuals, wall charger, data cable, earphones, 2 NFC Smart tags and micro SIM to regular SIM adapter.

It is nice to see that Sony included this adaptor for some who have a micro SIM.

On the front part of the Xperia Sola, you can find the 3.7” LED-backlit LCD Capacitive touch screen, the accelerometer on the upper left of the screen, the back, home and menu button below the screen, the Xperia Logo below the three buttons.

On the right side of the phone you can find the Micro USB port, volume rocker and a dedicated camera button.

The only thing you can find on the left side of the phone is the power/sleep button.

The 3.5mm jack port is placed on the top of the phone.

And when you look at the bottom of the phone you can see the microphone.

In the middle of the screen and the main body of the phone, you can find a LED that will lit up when you press one of the three buttons.

At the back of the phone you can find the 2^nd microphone, a 5MP camera with auto focus and the LED flash.

Removing the battery cover, you can find the regular SIM card slot and the micro SD card slot.

The Sony Xperia Sola is currently running on Android 2.3.7 and it will have Android 4.0 soon.

Over all the Sony Xperia Sola is great in the hand it’s not too big not too small, the materials used in the body of the phone makes the phone great.

Stay tuned for more updates on Sony Xperia Sola.

Thanks Mackie!!

HP Great Computer Sale is back

2012-07-10T02:32:00.000-07:00

HP is having a sale again due to public demand!

The sale will run on July 12 – 15 2012 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm at The World Trade Center Pasay City.

You can get 50% off on HP ink advantageK109, up to 75% off on selected HP computers; get some freebies on selected HP laptops you buy, Tuition on Us promo where you can win up to Php 150,000 educational expenses when you buy HP laptop and desktop.

When you buy HP ink cartridges and toners from any HP reseller nationwide, 150 can win 1 year supply of fuel from Caltex and a chance to win Honda City 1.3S MT cars.

And like on the last HP Great Computer Sale they will be having an auction on laptops and desktops for as low as Php 5,000.

So what are you waiting for? Mark your calendars now so you would not miss this great sale from HP.

See the Poster above for more details.

Samsung Galaxy S III in real life situation TV ads

2012-07-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

Samsung aired new commercials for their flagship smartphone the Samsung Galaxy S III featuring All share play, group cast and the share shot.

Enjoy these videos:

It seems that Samsung is really doing a good job in promoting the Samsung Galaxy S III.

Samsung Galaxy S III(First Encounter)

2012-07-06T11:06:00.001-07:00

At last! We had a chance to make a review on Samsung Galaxy S III.

Starting with the structure of the phone, yes I admit that it is more comfortable to hold the Samsung Galaxy S III than to my Sony Xperia S which has smaller screen because of the curve edges, using the phone with one hand is not that difficult even it has a very large screen.

The body of the Samsung Galaxy S III is made up of a special kind of plastic, it is nice to hold like you don't want to let it go. The phone itself is a fingerprint magnet but it can be easily removed by using a piece of cloth.

At the front of the Samsung Galaxy S III you can see the 4.8" Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2, the accelerometer, the 1.9 MP seconday camera that can record 720p at 30 frames per second, the Home button at the lower part of the screen and the back and menu button that will lit up when you touch them.

At the back part of the Samsung Galaxy S III you can find the 8 MP camera with auto-focus, LED flash, the speaker of the phone and the Samsung logo.

At the right part of the phone the only thing you can find is the Power/Sleep button.

The volume rocker is placed on the left side of the phone, the Samsung Galaxy S III has no dedicated camera button maybe it would be nice if there is a camera button.

At the top part of the phone you can find the standard 3.5mm jack.

And at the button area you can find the micro USB port for charging and connecting your phone into your PC.

Removing the battery cover, you can see that the Samsung Galaxy S III uses micro sim card, you can also place a micro SD card(up to 64 GB) to extend the internal phone memory (the internal memory is available at 16/32/64 GB), and it packs with Li-ion 2100 mAh Battery.

The User interface of the Samsung Galaxy S III is user friendly, it has 7 home screens that can be easily accessed by swiping the screen from left to right. they also upgraded their icons.

The Samsung Galaxy S III is running on the latest android software Ice Cream Sandwich and it can be upgraded to Android Jellybean.

Over all, the Samsung galaxy S III is so powerful from the design up to its software it also shows simplicity and user friendliness.

Stay tuned for more information and updates about the Samsung Galaxy S III.

Samsung Galaxy Tabs ICS update starts to roll out

2012-07-04T08:13:00.002-07:00

Samsung Galaxy Tab is can now taste the delicious Ice Cream Sandwich, just check your kies and notifications time-to-time to check if you can update now because the update is currently available in Australia only.

Here is the list of the Samsung Tabs that can receive the update:

GT-P6210 Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 WIFI

GT-P6200 Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 WIFI+3G

GT-P6810 Galaxy Tab 7.7 WIFI

GT-P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7 WIFI+3G

GT-P7310 Galaxy Tab 8.9 WIFI

GT-P3000 Galaxy Tab 8.9 WIFI+3G

GT-P7510 Galaxy Tab 10.1 WIFI

GT-P7500 Galaxy Tab 10.1 WIFI+3G

Can’t wait to update my Samsung Galaxy Tab J.

Final Fantasy III(English Version) is now available on Google Play

2012-07-03T05:35:00.000-07:00

The English version of Final Fantasy III(from Square Enix) features new 3D graphics is now available on Google play for $15.99(Around Php 738.85 wew too expensive) and it is one of the most expensive game available in the Google Play. Originally the game was released last March 2012 and the language of the game is on Japanese.

To play Final Fantasy III, your android device should be running 2.2 or higher.

Samsung Series 5 just for Php30,000

2012-06-29T10:22:00.000-07:00

Samsung Philippines launched Series 5 laptops a couple of days ago. The Samsung Series 5 is just Php 29,900 it comes with AMD’s A6 CPU, 4GB RAM, 6660G Discrete Class Graphics, Lan port, HDMI, 3 USB ports and a card reader but it has no optical drive.

The chasis for the Samsung Series 5 is also the same as the chasis used in expensive ultra books.

Google Nexus 7 comes this July

2012-06-29T08:59:00.002-07:00

The first ever tablet by Google which is Nexus 7 tablet by Asus was unveiled at the Google I/O Developer Conference in San Francisco.

Google Nexus 7 Specs:

7” 1280x800 HD display (216 ppi)
Back-lit IPS display
Scratch-resistant Corning glass
1.2MP front-facing camera
198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm
340g
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
8/16 GB internal storage
1 GB RAM
Micro USB
4325 mAh (Up to 8 hours of active use)
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Quad-core Tegra 3 processor
Microphone
NFC (Android Beam)
Accelerometer
GPS
Magnetometer
Gyroscope

The Nexus 7 will be available in 8GB which will retail for $199(around Php 9,000) and 16GB which will retail for $249(around 11,500). A promising tablet just for $199 is a great deal.

The dimension of the tablet is 198.5x120x10.5 mm, it only weights 340 gram.

Cons:

There will be no 3G model for Nexus 7

No Main Camera (back camera)

Watch Google Nexus 7 promo video:

SOURCE

Google's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

2012-06-28T01:32:00.000-07:00

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is the next major version of Android and it will bring new features and good performance to your smart phone.

The Jelly Bean focuses on the performance specifically in improving the UI responsiveness. Project Butter is the Google’s code name in improving Android Performances.

The screen will be refreshed at 60 frames per seconds that will make the UI smoother as you imagined.

The Android 4.1 will also bring improvements to keyboard and voice input. The keyboard will be more accurate predictive and dictionary is extended. The most interesting part of the new Android update is the Offline Voice Input meaning voice typing is now available offline and it will not require data connection network to work and it will not affect the speed of your smartphone.

On the camera part taking pictures will be more intuitive as well the update will bring new UI and gestures like swiping sideways to access the gallery and deleting images by simply swiping a picture off the screen.

The notification bar has some changes too; it will show a more prominent locking clock and notifications from some applications.

Now the Google search supports natural language commands much better than siri.

The availability of the Jelly Bean will be mid-July with.

Stay tuned for more information about the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

3 new HTC smatphones in Philipines

2012-06-27T09:23:00.001-07:00

HTC will launch 3 new smartphones the Desire C, One S and Desire V this June 28, 2012.
Here are the Specs of the 3 HTC smartphones:

Desire C:

3.5” (320x480) display

600MHz
512GB RAM
4GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB micsroSD card
5MP camera
Wi-fi
3G
Bluetooth
Android 4.0 out of the box

Desire V:

Dual sim
4” WVGA display

1GHz CPU
512 RAM
4GB internal memory
5MP camera
Android 4.0

One S:

4.3” (540x960 pixels)
1.5GHz dual core
1GB RAM
16GB Built in Memory
8MP camera with 1080 HD video
VGA secondary camera
Android 4.0

Prices of the smartphones are not yet available, so stay tuned for the updates.

Android filled with Jelly Beans in Google’s offices

2012-06-27T08:41:00.000-07:00

Google placed the android full of jelly beans to tell their next android release which is Android Jelly Bean. The Android Jelly Bean will debut on the Nexus tablet by Asus and it will not be a major release like the Ice Cream Sandwich.

Here is a video of placing an Android robot full of Jelly Beans:

Stay tuned for more information about the Android Jelly Bean.

Nokia Air Promo (leaked video)

2012-06-26T04:25:00.001-07:00

Nokia air is not a phone, a tablet, or any new gadget but some kind of cloud storage that allows the user to use their data anywhere, like the Chrome OS. Nokia air promises that there will be no more downloading, installing or updating applications because you can access it anytime anywhere.

See the Nokia Air leaked video for more information:

Note: The smartphones presented in the video are concept gadgets, but it look so cool. J

75% off at HP Great Computer sale

2012-06-24T07:39:00.000-07:00

HP will be offering discounts and exclusive deals on June 28 up to July 1 2012 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. HP will be giving up to 75% discount on selected items and it will come with exiting freebies like HP printers, flash drives, shirts and jackets, camera, watches from Giordano and Timex and Beats solo headphones.

ENVY 4 sleekbook, ENVY 14 Specture, Folio Ultrabook, Pavillion G, HPE H9 Phoenix and Z1i Workstations will be also showcased in the sale event. There will be also an auction from HP innovations for as low as P5,000.00 during the sale event.

Buyers of HP Ink Cartridges and Toners from HP can get a chance to win some promo like P150,000 for tuition fee on HP’s Tuition on us promo, a chance to win a one year supply of fuel worth 36,000 or a Honda City 1.3S MT.