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Xiaomi’s Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus offer ‘best’ specs at low prices

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LAUNCH a device whose specs can match or outdo the competition and offer it at a much lower price. That’s classic Xiaomi. And that’s how the Chinese company played the game again today, as it introduced two new flagship smartphones that cost as low as 1,999 yuan ($300 or P14,500). It’s a move abandoned by ASUS, which now offers its traditionally affordable ZenFone devices at a higher price.

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Being a first adopter doesn’t always suck: Our case with Smart and Globe

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BEING an early adopter can have its downsides and its share of negative consequences. It can be soul-crushing when a Kickstarter project fails miserably. In rare cases, it can even leave you with a fire hazard that is the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

But being first has its own advantages, too. And some of those perks can be worth the risk of inconveniences in the long run. My Revü Philippines partner Alora Uy Guerrero and I have had the luck of the draw on our side on two separate occasions, both involving the Philippines’ largest telecom operators. Allow us to expound.

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NBA 2K17 review: As real as it gets

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(Note: I will be coming out with another piece detailing NBA 2K17’s MyCareer and online modes. I feel that they deserve more focus and more hours spent playing them.)

I remember my first game in NBA 2K17 so vividly. I set up a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals, reigning NBA champs Cleveland Cavaliers, squaring up against Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and the rest of the Golden State Warriors.

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LG V20 officially out; see how it compares with LG V10, G5

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The phone that the LG G5 should and could have been is finally out. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. The 5.7-inch LG V20, the first device with Android Nougat out of the box, may just be what LG Electronics needs after the G5 “did not meet the expectations of the market” — which is the company’s nicer way of saying the smartphone is not selling well.

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IFA 2016: Lenovo’s Yoga Book could be the tablet of our dreams

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S uspend any thoughts of Lenovo as a smartphone company momentarily. It’s important, because the Beijing-headquartered giant that acquired IBM’s PC business in 2005 excels in making devices designed for productivity first and foremost — and it has for years. Its latest product, the Lenovo Yoga Book, prides itself on tradition, on a heritage of storied engineering. But it’s also a bet on the future of portable and productive computing.

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