It’s almost time. Xiaomi’s first authorized Mi Store in the Philippines — located at TriNoma in Quezon City — is opening its doors to the public tomorrow, February 17.
LG quits world’s largest smartphone market, blames Chinese brands
LG is officially throwing in the towel on the world’s largest smartphone market amid consecutive financial losses over the previous quarters, the latest report from China confirmed.
Xiaomi lands in top 5 of world’s largest smartphone companies
It wasn’t even part of the world’s top five vendors in 2016. But by end-2017, Xiaomi toppled another brand to become the No. 5 smartphone company globally. No small feat, if you ask us.
Samsung making chips for mining bitcoins, other cryptocurrencies
Guess which tech giant is now into manufacturing cryptocurrency mining chips?
Xiaomi returning to the Philippines by Feb. — source
Heads-up, Xiaomi fans: The Chinese tech giant is officially returning to the Philippines soon, a company official familiar with Xiaomi’s domestic plans told Revü Philippines.
Selection of 3rd major telco in PH might be delayed
It seems that the selection of a third major telecommunications player in the Philippines will be delayed.
How to pay in installments on Lazada PH without a credit card
Lazada Philippines, in case you didn’t get the notice, now lets customers pay for their purchases in installments without a credit card or anything like it.
Xiaomi is fastest-growing phone brand in Q3. Here are the top 7
Word has it that Xiaomi’s smartphone shipments dropped from 70 million in 2015 to 41 million in 2016. So you wouldn’t think that it could rise again so soon, so fast. But that’s exactly what it did.
‘Bye, Qualcomm. Hello, MediaTek’ for future iPhone modem chips?
One company’s loss is another company’s gain. That seems to be the case with Apple’s legal battle with Qualcomm over patents and licensing.
China’s 2nd largest telco tapped to help break PLDT-Globe duopoly
Remember last month when Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered China the opportunity to enter the country’s telecommunications industry? Now, it can be said: State-owned China Telecom may just be your next service provider.
PayMaya users to get extra 20% off Lazada purchases till December 15
In case you missed the announcement, Lazada Philippines is holding a massive sale to conclude its Online Revolution event. Over the five-day sale period, shoppers will enjoy big savings on countless products and services until December 12.
Why PH gov’t can’t be 3rd telco player some think it would now be
Just to immediately get this out of the way, this is not meant to belittle the landmark Luzon Bypass Infrastructure (LBI) project for what it truly is — a milestone initiative that undoubtedly would help bridge the Philippines’ yawning digital divide with the help of Facebook.
Ikea online store coming to these Southeast Asian countries
Ikea is getting with the times. The world’s biggest furniture retailer has officially launched its e-commerce channel in Singapore — about seven weeks after it quietly went live.
PLDT vs Globe vs Converge vs Sky: Fiber-internet plans available
Sky, one of the Philippines’ more popular internet-service provider, is now in the local fiber-internet space, following the recent announcement of faster broadband packages bundled with video on demand.
Sun Cellular LTE upgrade not available to postpaid subs yet, but…
E’VE heard nothing big from Sun Cellular for quite some time. Then yesterday, that all changed, as it unveiled its #GumagandaAngArawMo campaign featuring Vic Sotto, Maja Salvador, and Matteo Guidicelli.
Samsung to make more money off iPhone X than Galaxy S8
PPLE may be Samsung’s nemesis in the smartphone business, but the relationship is more complicated than you think it is. We can probably call them frenemies. Exhibit A: An Apple iPhone X win is a victory for the Korean tech giant as well.
This is the Samsung TV you’d want in your house
LTHOUGH the television may be the centerpiece of your living room, it’s not exactly a piece of art, amirite? Worse still, it could be an eyesore, or the thing that does not belong and exists only because, duh, it’s a TV. There are many ways to make a TV become a key part of the room instead of something ugly that stands out for all the wrong reasons, you could choose to mount the TV on the wall or just use the classic TV stand. Neither option has to cost you lots of money as you can find many cheap …
Google buys part of HTC, and it could be because of Apple
S we previously mentioned, Google and HTC have reached an all-cash agreement that will see the search and software giant pay $1.1 billion to absorb the latter’s Pixel team and integrate it into Google’s workforce.
Is this Makati shop really an official Xiaomi Mi Home store?
HOTOS of an alleged Mi Home store at Circuit Lane in Makati City had made the rounds online. So we got out, braved the heavy traffic, and went to that Ayala mall a day after seeing the pictures. Our mission: to find out if it had the blessings of Xiaomi in Beijing.
Here’s why internet connection in PH is slower lately
UR internet connection here in the Philippines is not exactly stellar. But lately, it’s been slower — much, much slower — than usual. What gives?
