Local telecommunications company Smart Communications has silently rolled out the Philippines’ first-ever prepaid eSIM, allowing owners of eSIM-capable devices like Apple iPhones and the Samsung Galaxy S23 series to use an embedded or digital SIM while enjoying the perks of not being attached to a mobile plan.
TCL PH launches Mini LED QLED TVs, soundbars, smart-home devices
TCL Electronics Philippines has launched its newest range of home-entertainment products and smart domestic technology appliances at its recently held Grand Summit.
How MediaTek maintained its lead during the pandemic and what’s next for the company
View PostSnapdragon 4 Gen 2 launched, could debut in Redmi Note 12R
American chipmaker Qualcomm has introduced a 5G chipset that’s meant for smartphones that cost $200 (around P11,097) or less — and we might just see it commercially launched soon.
Globe GFiber Prepaid: Our horror story
You might have heard about Globe Telecom’s new GFiber Prepaid offering, which basically allows anyone to enjoy unlimited fiber-internet speeds and reliability without the hassle of filling out forms and worrying about due dates for a monthly subscription. Converge launched a similar prepaid service earlier this year called Surf2Sawa, and it’s currently being offered to over 400 cities and municipalities nationwide.
DITO now offers mobile postpaid plans. Here are your options
The Philippines’ third major telecommunications player has entered the mobile postpaid market more than two years after its commercial launch.
Top 5 tablet companies in the Philippines in Q1 2023
Samsung once again topped the tablet market in the Philippines in the first quarter of 2023, holding on to the first spot for three consecutive quarters.
Transsion now PH’s top smartphone vendor, IDC reports
realme is no longer the Philippines’ top smartphone brand, according to the latest International Data Corporation report.
How to activate your Maya MLBB card
Maya recently launched the Maya MLBB card in the Philippines, allowing users to pay online or in-store where Visa is accepted using a custom debit card themed after the country’s top mobile game, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
POCO’s Angus Ng talks F5 series, rebrands, and what’s next for POCO
View PostMediaTek Dimensity 7050 official; to power realme 11 Pro Plus 5G?
Taiwanese chip manufacturer MediaTek has silently unveiled a new midrange 5G chipset, the Dimensity 7050, and we probably won’t wait too long to see the first smartphone that will use it.
Samsung tops global smartphone market in Q1 2023 — Canalys
Smartphone makers could be in for a rough ride relative to what they’ve been accustomed to in previous years. Global shipments have dropped by 13% year over year to 269.8 million units in the first quarter of 2023, according to preliminary data from market-research firm Canalys.
Deadline for PH SIM registration extended to July 25
If, for some reason, you haven’t registered your SIM card just yet, there’s some sort of a reprieve for you, as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the 90-day deadline extension for it. The last day to register SIMs is now July 25, 2023, instead of April 26.
New Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 to bring flagship features to midrange devices
Qualcomm has announced a new chipset for sub-flagship or upper-midrange devices, the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2. Curiously, the chip maker has skipped the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 monikers for the Snapdragon 7 successor, which it says is its “most powerful 700-series yet.”
Huawei XMAGE Trend Report 2023 unveiled at MWC 2023
Huawei has unveiled the Huawei XMAGE Trend Report 2023 during the Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona, Spain. This is the first trend report since the launch of Huawei XMAGE in 2022, a new mobile imagery brand which clearly defined the structure of the company’s mobile imagery strategy: technology innovation, consumer experience, and culture exploration.
Starlink now available in PH. Here’s how much the service is
Despite the expanded availability of fiber-based broadband and rollout of technologies like 5G in key locations across the Philippines, there are still many unserved and underserved communities in the country. Starting today, February 22, the latter has finally one more service to choose from.
Realme tops PH smartphone-brand rankings in Q4 2022, full-year 2022
Market-research firm Canalys’ latest smartphone-vendor ranking report for the Philippine market shows that Realme ended 2022 as the country’s No. 1 manufacturer in the category. Still.
Top 5 smartphone brands in the world in Q4 2022 — Canalys
As in the past last quarters of each year, at about the time it has long-established to introduce new iPhones, Apple reclaimed the top spot in the global smartphone-vendor rankings in the fourth quarter of 2022.
From smartphones to smart cars? Meizu now owned by Geely
Remember Meizu, the smartphone brand that was in and out of the Philippines sometime ago? It has a new owner now, and you might be familiar with the company that has the biggest stake in the OEM that was once one of the biggest names in the Chinese mobile market.