IT ticks all the right boxes for us. It looks good, and it’s outfitted with top-of-the-line specs. Meet the recently unveiled Honor V9 (click for complete specs), the highest-end smartphone of Huawei’s sub-brand.
Vivo V5 Lite will be available in PH starting February 25
AS Revü Philippines has learned, the new Vivo V5 Lite (click for complete specs) is due out in local stores in a couple of days. The V5 Lite, as you may have gathered, is the company’s entry-level offering in the V5 range of selfie-first smartphones.
Fire can’t kill it: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 reportedly coming back in June
ALTHOUGH you may think Samsung is finally done with the Galaxy Note 7, having come clean about the bad batteries and even worse decisions that led to the phone’s premature exit before sales could take off, we might see it again on shelves later this year.
Nokia 8 with near-borderless display, flagship specs gets priced, listed online
THE Nokia 8, one of the handsets strongly rumored to be outlined at HMD Global’s MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 keynote next week, has been listed on China’s Jingdong e-commerce site, aka JD.com.
3D is dead, but you can get MyPhone’s 3D phone at its lowest price yet
NO, we’re serious. Even TV makers will tell you that the nascent display technology, once touted by many as the next big thing in the industry, is going the way of the headphone jack and microUSB port.
Vivo V3 gets huge, P4,000 price cut in PH
WE knew it was coming. The writing has been on the wall ever since the Vivo V5 made it to stores in the Philippines. Now, the good news is official: Vivo Philippines has dropped the price of the Vivo V3 (click for complete specs) to P7,990 (around $160) — from P11,990 ($240).
Google Philippines is hiring. Here are the job openings
FANCY working at the local office of one of the top technology companies in the world? You’re in luck. We were scrolling through our Facebook feed when we chanced upon an interesting post of a friend who works at Google Singapore: that Google Philippines has several job openings.
Smart’s smartphone sale is worth checking out
IT’S not every day that you come across deals that are worth your time. But today, there’s something that you won’t probably mind checking out: Smart Communications’ smartphone sale until February 28, 2017.
Is the nearly indestructible Nokia 3310 making a comeback?
PREPARE for nostalgia overload, because the Nokia 3310, resilient as always, could be on the verge of a comeback.
Spotted: Huawei P10 Plus with whopping 8GB of RAM
SO you think 6GB of RAM is not enough for your smartphone? How does 8GB sound to you? You might just meet your match with the Huawei P10 Plus, which is expected to debut at MWC 2017 in Barcelona.
Motorola’s Moto M to launch in PH February 23rd
LENOVO’S all-metal phone, the Motorola Moto M (click for complete specs), is finally moving out of China and India and making its way to the Philippines. The new Android midranger will debut locally on February 23rd, according to the event invite sent to us.
Here’s why the LG G6 won’t debut with Qualcomm’s new flagship chip
THE wraps are expected to come off the LG G6 in just a couple of weeks, with the top-shelf phone set to take center stage during the company’s keynote presentation at MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
Want the ‘world’s most secure Android phone’? It will cost you
THE “world’s most secure Android phone” is now available in the Philippines — but for a premium price. BlackBerry’s newest release, the BlackBerry DTEK60 (click for complete specs), can now be purchased from MemoXpress stores and through its online store.
How to check if up-to-1Gbps internet connection is available in your area
BELIEVE it or not, it is possible to get fast home internet connection in the Philippines. We should know. We switched from DSL to fiber optic in 2015 and have never looked back since. In fact, if we are to move to a new place, there’s no question that one of our top considerations is the availability of fiber in the area.
DOH head wants to block porn sites… due to HIV risk
Samsung to show off foldable smartphone at MWC 2017?
SAMSUNG isn’t expected to turn heads in Barcelona at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which will be held from February 27 to March 2. No, not when the main attraction is believed to be a tablet with faster specs and a 60-second teaser starring the Galaxy S8 — which may not reveal anything new given the leaks of late.