Just as it did last month, Beyond the Box — an Apple premium and authorized reseller and service provider in the Philippines — is holding an open-box sale at its Century City Mall branch.
Huawei MateBook X Pro laptop with pop-up cam to get PH release
Huawei’s PC notebook line will be released in the Philippines this year. This includes the Huawei MateBook X Pro, which has earned high marks and reviews as a better Apple MacBook Pro alternative overseas. The new information was confirmed to Revü’s Alora Uy Guerrero by Huawei president for consumer business Jim Xu.
These are the Xiaomi dealers and service centers in PH
We get asked a lot about Xiaomi’s brick-and-mortar retail shops and service centers in the Philippines, so we’re publishing this to answer your questions.
Power Mac Center to offer huge discounts on Apple products on May 1
Apple devices, as you know, are priced on the high side, and these prices tend to stick even years after release. That said, Apple sale events are typically among those that consumers watch for.
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro is a cheaper MacBook Pro running Windows
IAOMI did it again. It surprised us at the October 2016 launch of the Mi Note 2 with the unveiling of the Mi MIX. Almost a year later, it took us aback once again at the Mi MIX 2 and Mi Note 3 launch with the announcement of the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro.
Initial review: Samsung Galaxy Book, an iPad Pro rival and laptop replacement
AMSUNG is aiming to give Apple’s iPad Pro a serious run for its money; hence, the release of the new Samsung Galaxy Book in the Philippines. It is priced at P44,990 (around $890) locally, which isn’t cheap, but neither is the hardware it is going up against. The 10.5-inch iPad Pro with 64GB of storage, and sans the accessories, sells from P36,990 ($732) in authorized stores.
Cubix Cube Play, Play HD, Max, and Book: Our first impressions
HERRY Mobile has announced four new devices under its Lazada-exclusive Cubix sub-brand, namely the Cubix Cube Play, Play HD, and Max smartphones and the Cube Book laptop. The Cube Max and Book can now be purchased from the online retailer’s Philippine website, while both Play handsets should be available by end-August, we’re told.
Is this the cheapest Windows 10 laptop in PH?
T could very well be true. The Sparc S1 Techbook is now available on Lazada Philippines, and it’s going for P4,999 (about $98) for a limited time. Its original price is P5,499 ($108), which is still crazy low considering the Techbook is a full-fledged Windows 10 laptop with what looks like — gasp! — backlit keys. If you’re looking to spend a little more money and you’re in demand of a computer which has a high specification to ensure that you’re able to do anything? I would look into the 13 in gaming ultrabook specs to see if these meet …
Acer Aspire V3 laptop for Hello Kitty lovers now in PH
ALLING all Hello Kitty fans in the Philippines! What could be the laptop of your dreams is already available in major retailers and Acer concept stores nationwide. Say hi to the Acer Aspire V3 Hello Kitty limited-edition notebook.
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air: What may change this year
T’S no secret among our circle of friends that we had bugged our contact at Xiaomi just to buy the Mi Notebook Air on the first day it went on sale in China. Long story short, we were able to get one of the few units available at Mi Home in Shenzhen. So these days, we’re using three PCs: Xiaomi’s first-ever laptop and Apple’s MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.
Buckle up, buying many gadgets and appliances may soon be taxed
HEY are not stopping with the vanity tax. After a controversial Philippine bill proposing to tax beauty and cosmetic products was filed January 11, here comes another plan that may end up being contentious, too.
Apple is PC industry’s biggest loser in 2016
HE latest report of market-research firm IDC did not surprise us; we had already expected the PC industry to shrink in 2016. Based on the data, worldwide shipments of traditional PCs — desktops, notebooks, and workstations combined — fell to 260 million units, down 5.7 percent from 2015. It was the fifth straight year that the industry shrank. And Apple took the biggest hit.
Laptop with 3 screens is the gaming rig we’ve always wanted
EHOLD, the world’s first laptop with three (yes, three!) screens! This future case of technological wizardry comes courtesy of Razer — which, if you haven’t heard, is essentially the Apple of the PC gaming community.
Who needs a hard drive or SSD? Kingston has a 2TB USB flash drive
UST how much space can a thumb drive accommodate before it is maxed out? Kingston set out to find the answer and came up with 2 terabytes (not a typo).
8 of the best Great Christmas Sale deals on Lazada
ALL us Santa’s little helpers. With Lazada Philippines holding its Grand Christmas Sale promo till December 12, 2016, as part of its Online Revolution activity, we scoured the site to look for the best gadget deals, so you won’t have to.
Starmobile’s MacBook clone sells for only P7,990 on Lazada
UNNY, but the latest Starmobile product that has caught our attention is not a smartphone. It’s a silver Windows 10 laptop the company calls the Starmobile Engage Aura. And it looks a lot like the Apple MacBook but sells for only P7,990 on Lazada Philippines starting today, December 7, until the 12th to coincide with the online store’s Grand Christmas Sale.
HP Philippines renews push for 2-in-1 devices, unveils Pavilion x360, x2 refresh
here’s no sales frenzy to speak of yet, but HP Philippines believes the future of portable computing is here. It comes in different sizes, configurations, and prices — but all considerably sleeker, lighter, and more functional than the notebooks we’re familiar with.
IFA 2016: Behold the world’s first curved laptop
aiwanese manufacturer Acer seems to have pulled out all the stops for the gaming laptop that it just unveiled at this year’s IFA consumer-electronics show in Berlin, Germany. Called the Acer Predator 21X, the notebook will go down in history as the world’s first laptop with a curved screen, if you’ve been searching for gaming laptops and hardware to maximise your gaming experience then look no more your search is over.
Remix OS, an Android OS for computers, is here; run it on your PC
Remix OS wowed at CES 2016, and Jide, the developer behind the Android-based operating system that runs on PC and Mac (with little work on your end, I might add), has made the alpha version of the software available for download at no cost from their website.
Dell Precision 15 is a near-bezel-less MacBook Pro killer
Dell had proved its mettle in the PC business and has been one of the most enduring brands in the industry. And while I haven’t found its previous notebook designs to be prettier or better than the MacBook’s aluminum unibody, Dell’s Precision 15 refresh looks the part of a MacBook Pro killer, or a mobile workstation that people would want to own.
