HWZ-PH Feature Articles and Reviews

Buffalo MiniStation Air - More Than Just a Portable Hard Drive

Lionell Go Macahilig — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:00:39 +0800

Hopping on the bandwagon of Wi-Fi-enabled portable hard drives, Buffalo has introduced the MiniStation Air. The device allows users to access stored content wirelessly through an Android or iOS smart device.

Acer Philippines 10th Anniversary Celebration - Empowering, Exploring, Evolving

Lionell Go Macahilig — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:06 +0800

Marking its 10th year in the country, Acer Philippines hosted a grand event that reminisced the company's past years and showcased its latest array of products for consumers.

Xbox One - Is it the One?

Katrina Canlas — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:01 +0800

Microsoft finally revealed the Xbox One as it was shown on display in a press event held in Redmond, Washington. The new console has a new Kinect sensor, controller, and games that you should watch out for.

ASUS Tech Seminar in Singapore - Introducing the Z87 Motherboards

Martin James David — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:53 +0800

ASUS held a tech seminar in Singapore which showcased the company's upcoming fleet of Z87-based motherboards for Intel's fourth generation Core processors. With its latest lineup, ASUS hopes to answer the needs of everyone, be it for gamers, power users, or mainstream users.

Daddy's Day Out - Ford Promotes Car Safety for Pregnant Women

Karlo Samson — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:45 +0800

Ford Philippines lets male journalists don The Empathy Belly to share what it feels to be pregnant.

Starmobile Crystal - A Chip of Glass

Katrina Canlas — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:49:52 +0800

Taking pride in its solid body and clear display, the Starmobile Crystal is a 4.5-inch smartphone that offers a premium look for an entry-level price. Read on and find out how the Crystal fares with other smartphones of its caliber.

Taking a Quick Trip with the New Google Maps

Katrina Canlas — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:05:38 +0800

Never get lost as you discover the world using the new Google Maps. Take a quick tour with us on this brief hands-on.

Google+ Innovates With 41 New Features

Katrina Canlas — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:12:30 +0800

Google revealed the changes and improvements to its social network Google+ at the three-day soiree known as Google I/O. Google+ will have 41 new features that include a smart Photo tool, a new Hangouts app, and various tweaks for a better Google+ stream.

AMD Radeon HD 7790 Duel - ASUS vs Sapphire

Martin James David — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:35:53 +0800

AMD's new Radeon HD 7790 plugs the midrange gap between the Radeon HD 7770 and the Radeon HD 7850. The HD 7790 utilizes a completely new GCN (Graphics Core Next) 28nm GPU, codenamed Bonaire. We take a look at its renditions from ASUS and Sapphire.

Nokia Lumia 925 Hands-On

Katrina Canlas — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:58:44 +0800

Nokia unveiled its latest flagship, the Lumia 925, at an event held in London. Read on to see our first impressions on the Nokia Lumia 925.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 Series - Rejuvenating Your Aging PC

Lionell Go Macahilig — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:27:16 +0800

Do budget-minded PC owners have to upgrade their rig at the same time with the yearly release of new processors based on new microarchitectures? This article teaches us that one can rejuvenate an aging PC by simply installing a powerful midrange graphics card from NVIDIA.

HP-Intel Synergy - Together as One, Stronger than One

Lionell Go Macahilig — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:14:45 +0800

In partnership with Intel, HP Philippines staged Synergy. The said event showcased HP's array of latest printers, tablets, and PC, and recognized the efforts of its business partners in helping the company fortify its market stronghold in the country.

Sony Xperia ZL - Repackaged Xperia Z

Katrina Canlas — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:00:30 +0800

Sony comes out with a version of the Xperia Z that offers a slightly less premium design with no dust and water-resistant features called the Xperia ZL. Read on and find out how it fares with the flagship Xperia Z.

Sony NEX-6 - The Sibling in Between

Kevin Bruce Francisco — Thu, 9 May 2013 15:32:34 +0800

The Sony Alpha NEX-6 sits somewhere in-between the series' flagship NEX-7 and the NEX-5R, in terms of handling, performance and, of course, price. It comes with a 16MP sensor, an electronic viewfinder and takes after the prosumer controls of the NEX-7. Click through for our detailed review.

ASUS Fonepad - Tablet and Smartphone in One

Katrina Canlas — Thu, 9 May 2013 09:33:13 +0800

The ASUS Fonepad is an ultra-portable 7-inch tablet that comes with smartphone features. This means ASUS aims to answer all mobile needs on a single device. Can ASUS succeed in doing this? Read on to find out more.

Canon ImageFormula P-215 - Doing Your Business On-the-Go

Kevin Bruce Francisco — Wed, 8 May 2013 11:58:41 +0800

Boasting convenient plug-and-play capabilities, Canon's P-215 scanner draws power from a single USB cable and has the ability to produce high-quality documents of up to 600dpi resolution in monochrome, grayscale, and full-color. How does it perform? Find out here.

FiiO Rocky-E02i - Power Punching Your Ears

Kevin Bruce Francisco — Tue, 7 May 2013 18:32:52 +0800

New models of headphone amplifiers have been surfacing lately in the audiophile world. They fuse portability and the ability to adjust various settings of tunes for those who want their music to be sounding close to that of a studio. We take a look at FiiO's Rocky-E02i which comes with noteworthy features.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 600 Series - The Way to Go

Lionell Go Macahilig — Fri, 3 May 2013 11:59:26 +0800

Equipped with dedicated memory and faster clock speeds, NVIDIA's latest array of discrete GPU (dGPU) solutions under the GeForce GT 600 graphics card series provide better computing and gaming experience than integrated GPUs (iGPUs). Learn more about GeForce dGPUs inside.

Fujifilm X100S - S is for Super

Kevin Bruce Francisco — Fri, 3 May 2013 09:00:55 +0800

Two years after the introduction of a modern-day classic, Fujifilm is back with an update to the breakthrough X100. The X100S doesn't look very different, but what little has changed on the outside makes all the difference on the inside. Read our full review here.

MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Series Motherboard - New Line of Attack

Lionell Go Macahilig — Thu, 2 May 2013 15:38:34 +0800

Months after its initial appearance at CeBIT 2013 in Germany, MSI is bringing the Z77A-GD65 Gaming Series motherboard to the Philippines. Learn more about the features, specifications, and performance of this motherboard by reading the full review.