Globe and BPI Partneship offer free access to BPI Express mobile app to all Globe subscribers. Starts on April 30 until August 31, 2014, Globe will not charges us on using the BPI apps.

“BPI has always been at the forefront of introducing new channels for our clients to access their accounts conveniently. The BPI Express Mobile app, our latest innovation, is doing very well. Since its re-launch in June in 2013, it has consistently been the number downloaded finance app in the country,” says SVP Manuel C. Tagaza, Electronic Channels Group Head"

This is Great since a lot of us want a convinience way of Checking balance, buying some stuffs and paying bills with globe free access we can enjoy that BPI Apps offers.

Note : For prepaid users, you need to have a balance to use the app.

Two Big local brands the Myphone and Cherry Mobile just released affordable  Android smartphones – the Omega Spectrum and the Agua Rio. Both are priced at Php4,999.

Lets check out the specs below and compared it.

Based on the specs listed above,they are almost same when it comes to hardware aside from having different chipsets and external designs. The Rio has the advantage of having a slightly higher CPU clock speed and more color options. The Spectrum, on the other hand, packs Dragontrail glass and support for Miracast.

It's too early to comment but we have here myphone rio and we are experiencing lags due to some software issues so if you have Cherry Mobile Spectrum share your experience to us so can add more .

Google seems to roll and enter the budget phone industry next to nokia. There's some roll in introduction that the upcoming Project Ara taht will be availabl for only $50, the newly patented Google Contact Lens with built - in microcamera. Reports are telling us that a new Google nexus Smartphone will be arriving with a price tag below $100 or PHP 4,000.Since it’s rumored to be really affordable ($100 converts to around the Php4,000 mark), don’t expect that it will be at the same range as the Nexus 5 when it comes to specs. Instead, the company is gearing this new smartphone for the entry-level to midrange category. There is a possibility, though, that we could be seeing better specs than what we normally see in lower-end devices since the Nexus 5 came with better-than-usual specs for its asking price. Hopefully, Google uses this same formula we’re used to seeing from its Nexus lineup. As of now, the only rumored component is a MediaTek processor.

Kata digital Launch the Kata M1 it is an Android phablet that boasts a 5.7″ True HD display, meaning it renders the clearest and most vivid graphics perfect for watching movies and playing games.And it is powered by a 1.5GHz MT6589 quad core processor with huge 2GB RAM that allows its users to run applications simultaneously without any hitches.it also has 16GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32 GB storage. And you can take as many snapshots as you want with its 13MP rear and take a selfies with its 5MP front camera that has advanced features.

You can now pre order Kata M1 on their Website: www.katadigital.com.ph or on the nearest kata digital kiosk.Kata M1 price at 11,999php and pre order price at 9,999php.

Note :

- Pre order is till April 30 Only.

- Availability of the device are not yet announce we will keep you posted once Kata announce its availability.

Kata Digital Specs:

• 1.5 Quad Core Processor MT6589


• 5.7 inch LCD Display (True HD 1920*1080)


• 13MP Rear Camera


• 5MP Front Camera


• 16GB Expandable up to 32GB


• QuadBand GSM 850/900/1800/1900


• TriBand 3G 850/1900/2100


• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n


• Bluetooth 4.0


• Speaker 8 ohm


• 4000mAh


• 2GB RAM


• Android 4.2.1


• 165.1 mm (L) x 81.6 mm (W) x 10.0mm (D)


• 205 g (With battery)

Start your summer with fun eXcapades with Nokia X Races SM By the Bay (back of SM Mall of Asia) on March 29, 2014 (Saturday) from 3pm to 10pm. it is time to experience life within the Fastlane with the new Nokia X. get pleasure from very fun adventures with some of your favorite celebrities; have eXhilirating and eXtreme fun at the Go Kart, Rock Wall, inflatable Obstacle Course areas, food kiosks, and the eXperiential Nokia X booths where you'll get the most effective deals when you purchase Nokia X or perhaps a chance to win cool prizes. Finally, Associate in Nursing eXciting concert that includes Rocksteddy and alternative celebrity guests will make your summer beginwith a bang. Feel the Fastlane to robot apps only with Nokia X currently the least bit transportable stores for less than Php5990 (SRP). to induce FREE PASSES, visit the official Facebook page of Nokia Philippines.

Angry Bird Epic, as rumored by Kotaku, is AN journey game that veers removed from the old physics-based gameplay and introduces a replacement turn-based battle between identical birds and pigs that fans have beenconversant in. How? just imagine the popular Final Fantasy games where you take turns, choose your move, and attack your opponents.
It options a story (most most likely continued where they left off) and a replacement crafting system so playerscan modify their weapons, armors, and potions from in-game purchases victimisation accumulated points or real-life currency.

Angry Birds Epic will have a soft launch later in the week in iTunes store for North American nation and Australia,and can presently be offered globally for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone eight.

Will this be the new Bird game that may all over again eat hours of our time?

 



Speaking at a technology conference, Hewlett-Packard corporate executive Whitman said she was stunned by the charm of the Chromebook.
"Chromebooks have stunned United States in the breadth of their field. it's not simply education, it's tiny business," she said, in an interview at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & telecommunication Conference in metropolis on Monday.
"It's a broader charm than I originally anticipated or we have a tendency to anticipated that it'd be...it does seem there's  a real life to Chromebook in the tiny to medium-sized business and even in [corporate] enterprise", she said.

Also, associated with these comments -- and what could be interpreted as not-so-good news for Microsoft -- she reemphasized HP's strategy to expand on the far side Windows.
"There are some groups...[who] do not need Windows backward compatibility in their laptop computer," she said. "So I am convinced this multi-OS, multi-architecture, multi-form factor strategy is the right one for United States and we are reaching to follow the market...and try to be the leading provider there on the commercial aspect," she said.
NPD analyst Stephen Baker agrees regarding the fragmentation of the market.
"The fragmenting of the market into multiple OS, processor technologies, brands and channels...is in progress and the success of Chromebooks is precisely because this fragmentation has opened the area for them to find their niche," he said, in response to associate e-mail query.
HP presently sells the Chromebook 11 and Chromebook 14, priced at $279 and $299, respectively.
Samsung upped its association with the Chromebook with an announcement of a coming Chromebook pair-up this month of April.
Both 11- and 13-inch versions can sport a Samsung Exynos five Octa chip and the 13-incher can offer, a high-resolution one,920x1,080 display.

Samsung appears to have a new Chromebook in the works that sports the company's new trademark faux leather cover.
Images tweeted by @evleaks shows what appears to be a Chrome OS-powered notebook that includes a back wrapped in textured pretend black leather. and framed by stitching on the perimeters, very similar to last year's Galaxy Note 3 and therefore the recently declared Black Edition of the Galaxy S4 smartphones. The images,that evleaks identified as a Chromebook 2, features a notebook with the familiar Samsung and Chrome logos.

Samsung hasn't had a new version of its plastic Chromebook since its initial unharness in 2012, however the South Korean physical science big can be activity a refresh. Hints emerged late last month on the B&H pic computing device that the notebook lineup would presently get updated with eleven.6- and 13.3-inch models.
The new laptops, priced at $299 and $399 respectively, were reportedly listed as pre-orders on the retailer's site.however no details were offered as to what would power the new devices or after they might land in consumers' hands.

The executive lineup at Microsoft might see a lot of high-level changes in the weeks to follow.



Vice presidents Tony Bates and Tami Reller are going out of the corporation, with associates saying announcement of the departures will be coming within the next few days, consistent with a story announced Sunday by Kara Swisher about the rearrange, citing "numerous sources near the case".
No word was given on where Bates and Reller could be headed.

Bates has been serving as Microsoft's chief of business development and discourse, whereas Reller has been the software system maker's head of promotions. The rearrange report aforesaid that Bates' duties are going to behandled for the present by Eric Rudder, while Reller's replacement are going to be Chris Capossela. Bates had return to Microsoft in its acquisition of Skype, where he had served as corporate executive.
The report of the supposed departures comes a few month after Microsoft named Satya Nadella as its new corporate executive, taking on from old company leader Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft confirmed that Julie Larson-Green would be stepping out of her post as leader of hardware development to acquire the highest spot at My Life & Work team within the Applications and Services cluster.
Bates and Larson-Green were among the interior candidates, beside Nadella, whom Microsoft had thought of for the corporate executive post, consistent with other reports.
Microsoft declined to confirm the rearrange report.

MyPhone launches their first MyPhone OctaCore Device at the MyPhone Youth Congress the MyPhone Agua Infinity. The MyPhone Agua Infinity will engage the  Starmobile’s Diamond X1, Cherry Mobile’s Cosmos Z2 and THL’s T100 Monkey King 2 that are also running on Octacore processors powered by Mediatek.

Here's the MyPhone Agua Infinity specs:

• 1.7GHz Octa-core Mediatek MT6592 processor


• Mali 450 MP graphics


• 2GB RAM


• 16GB internal storage, no expandable storage


• 5-inch Full HD IPS LCD display (1920 x 1080 pixels)


• 16 megapixel front facing camera with autofocus and LED flash


• 5 megapixel front facing camera


• HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth


• GPS, A-GPS


• Android 4.2 Jellybean

MyPhone has not yet released the price of the My phone Agua Infinity OctaCore Smartphone. The date of release is also unknown. The battery details is also unknown. Will get in touch and update the MyPhone Agua Infinity Specs as soon as we can get the information. But for now let's move on to another device, the Myphone Agua Rio. The MyPhone Agua Rio is a 5-inch device that comes with several back cover colors and it will be a MyPhone under PhP 7K smartphone offering.

Recently Myphone invited us for their YouthTech event that will happen from Feb 27-March 1. Will MyPhone release their first MyPhone Octacore phone on this event?

As Micromax already released their OctaCore phone the Micromax A350 Canvas Knight, there's a lot of rumors that the MyPhone will rebrand the A350 canvas as the first MyPhone OctaCore phone. Micromax A350 is a powerhouse device so we are really excited to know if myphone will rebrand the Micromax A350. I'm pretty sure MyPhone will be pretty tough to beat in the local phone market wars.

Here's the Micromax A350 Specs

1.7GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 Processor
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS
5 Inch full HD Display @ 1920 x 1080 Pixels or 441 PPI
Mali-400 MP4 GPU
16 Megapixel Main Camera with LED Flash
5 Megapixel Front Camera
2GB of RAM
32GB of Internal Storage
Dual Sim/Dual Standby
3G (HSPA+), EDGE and GPRS Networks
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot
Bluetooth
GPS with A-GPS
3.5mm Audio Jack
Motion Sensor
Proximity Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
2350 mAh Battery

Qualcomm announces 3 new chipset at MWC this year. The snapdragon 801, 601 and 615. Expected to be released late this year, the Snapdragon 801 will be a minor update to the current Snapdragon 800. Snapdragon 801 is very similar to its predecessor but improves on a handful of key things. The CPU clock speed has been bumped from 2.26GHz to 2.45GHz, the GPU clock speed from 450MHz to 578MHz and the memory bus from 800MHz to 933MHz.



The new Snapdragon 801 also adds support for the eMMC 5.0 standard, which means faster embedded flash storage for users, such as the new SanDisk iNAND Extreme.

The Snapdragon 801 is expected to be used by Samsung and HTC flagship devices.



The other chipset are the Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 and the 615. Both of which are Qualcomm's newest 64-bit chipsets. The 610 employs four 64-bit ARM Cortex A53 cores along with Adreno 405 GPU. The 615 doubles the core count, going for an eight core A53 configuration with everything else being identical to the 610. Qualcomm has not yet released the clock speeds on the CPU and GPU. Expect to see these in devices in the last quarter of 2014.

Sony unveiled on MWC  their new flagship phone and tablet. The Sony Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 tablet.The new device features IP67 certification being waterproof and dustproof. It has a Full HD screen with 4k streaming and recording, and a massive 3gb of ram. Check out the full specs and looks below.



 

Sony Xperia Z2 Specifications

• Snapdragon 801 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor


• 5.2” Full HD Triluminos display


• 3 GB RAM


• 16 GB Storage with MicroSD card slot


• 20.7 MP Exmor RS camera with 4K video recording


• 2.2 MP Front Camera


• Android 4.4 Kitkat


• 3200mAh battery


• Waterproof and Dustproof

 



 

Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Specifications 

• Snapdragon 801 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor


• 10.1” Full HD Triluminos display


• 3 GB RAM


• 16 GB Storage with MicroSD card slot


• 8.1 MP Exmor RS camera


• 2.2 MP Front Camera


• Android 4.4 Kitkat


• 6000mAh battery


• Waterproof and Dustproof

Sony Xperia Z2 will be available this March 2014.

Nokia at Mobile World Congress launches 3 variants of Nokia android smartphone running on AOSP-based Android and are capable of running Android apps and Microsoft services. After a long wait and a lot of rumors, finally Nokia breaks the silence and launches their first Nokia android smartphone

As Nokia mentioned, the trio are based on Android Open Source Project, a highly modified Android operating system. Clearly said by nokia during the launch that Nokia X,  X+, and XL are running on AOSP with Microsoft Services not Google but Core.

The 3 Nokia android smartphones look like upgraded Asha phones, and it seems that Nokia is committed to promote it heavily for the broad C market.

See the picture below for initial specs and looks.







 

are compatible with Android Apps. The apps may be downloaded from from Nokia Store or 3rd party app stores. You may also sideload APK files that's great about this phone.

Nokia also announce new feature for their Asha phone, Nokia 220 and Asha 230.

Microsoft expressed its support for Nokia's efforts, although noting it was "less excited" about some projects than others.

Microsoft's Joe Belfiore kicks off the company's event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.(Credit: Shara Tibken/CNET)

Things got awkward for short moment on stage when Microsoft executives were asked about the possibility of Nokia using Android.

Joe Belfiore, vice president of operating systems for Windows, looked to Nick Parker, who runs the world original equipment manufacturer group. Parker looked back, with both wanting to defer to the other.

Belfiore spoke up, reiterating Microsoft's strong relationship with Nokia.

Some things we're excited about, some things we're less excited about," Belfiore said during Microsoft's Mobile World Congress press conference on Sunday, eliciting more than a few chuckles. "Whatever they do, we're very supportive of them."

Parker chimed in, noting that he appreciates the competition.

"It's great to sit there and compete"

Nokia and Microsoft have long had a cozy partnership, particularly with devices head Stephen Elop, a Microsoft veteran poised to return to the mothership. Nokia, in turn, is responsible for a vast majority of sales of Windows Phone devices. Any growth in sales for Windows Phone is due to Nokia. It's the only company to consistently show excitement about the operating system.

"What they do is what they do," Belfiore said.

Source : Cnet

Microsoft has announced that the much anticipated Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 update will arrive this spring. Joe Belfiore, the vice president and manager for Windows Phone Program Management, took to the stage at MWC to reveal that the update will support all existing Windows Phone 8 devices.



With the Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 update, the Redmond giant will add on-screen buttons along with hardware support for Snapdragon 200, 400 and LTE chipsets. The new changes will allow OEMs to produce cheaper devices or even reuse their existing droid handsets.

Additionally, the forthcoming update will allow you to store your applications in the microSD card, which also means that the manufacturers can now ship devices with 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of memory. The Windows Phone 8.1 will include dual-SIM support with live tiles for each SIM and the ability to link those in the user interface.

Microsoft's press conference was not only about detailing its WP 8.1 update, the company also announced a couple of new hardware partners. The Windows Phone platform will now be driven by the likes of Foxconn, HTC, Huawei, ISR, Karbonn, Lenovo, LG, Longcheer, Nokia, Samsung, ZTE and Xolo.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has refrained itself from detailing a lot about the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update. However, the company is expected to provide more information during its BUILD developer's conference in April.
Source : Engadget

ASUS unveiled  the ZENFONE series in CES 2014 press conference. It will come in 5 and 6 inch versions. I am pretty sure that ASUS lovers like me will really like these new devices. Each ZENFONE device will be sold in a variety of metallic colors. Features and specs vary a bit between models; but all will be sold in impressively affordable prices. Let's check out the ZENFONE specifications along with its Philippines prices.

ZenFone 4 — thin, light and powerful for energetic lifestyles

• 4" TFT LED 800x480


• 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z2520 with Quad-Thread Hyper-Threading Technology


• 4GB Storage with MicroSD card slot


• 1 GB RAM


• 5 MP camera w front camera No LED FLASH


• HSPA+


• Dual Sim


• Charcoal Black / Pearl White / Cherry Red / Sky Blue / Solar Yellow


• 1170mAh battery


• Android 4.3 with ZenUI upgradeable to Kitkat

Price: $99 / PHP4,425

ZenFone 5 — combines a spacious HD display with a highly portable design

• 5" 1280 x 720 HD IPS with glove and pencil touch


• 2.0 GHz Intel Atom Z2580


• 4GB Storage with MicroSD card slot


• 1 GB RAM


• 8 MP f/2.0 Pixelmaster camera w/ LED Flash


• 2 MP front camera


• HSPA+


• Dual Sim

Price: $149 / PHP 6,407

ZenFone 6 — perfectly blends productivity and entertainment on a beautiful 6-inch HD screen

• 6" 1280 x 720 HD TFT LED with glove and pencil touch


• 2.0 GHz Intel Atom Z2580


• 8/16GB Storage with MicroSD card slot


• 1/2 GB RAM


• 13 MP f/2.0 Pixelmaster camera w/ LED Flash


• 2 MP front camera


• HSPA+


• Dual Sim


• Black / White / Red / Gold


• 3230mAh battery


• Android 4.3 with ZenUI upgradeable to Kitkat


• Price: $199 / PHP8894


• Black / White / Red / Blue / Gold


• 2050mAh battery


• Android 4.3 with ZenUI upgradeable to Kitkat

Price: $199 / PHP 8,570

All phone are running on ZenUI, an Asus proprietary UI. . Exclusive to ASUS smart devices, ZenUI has been meticulously designed to help users make the most of the fantastic functionality that’s packed in to every ZenFone.You can check out this Asus Zenphone Teaser together with their Asus Fonepad Mini.

I will definitely love this phone because of its cool specs and low price. We hope that our friends from Asus will lend us some of their units so we can review them here.

A new Samsung Galaxy flagship smartphone is soon to come. We didn't expect that it would be launched this early because the Samsung Galaxy S4 haven't had its first year anniversary yet.

What we expect on Samsung Galaxy S5

It seems that there won't be one Samsung Galaxy S5, but two Samsung Galaxy S5. According to the Samsung Galaxy S5 leaks , there would be a Samsung Galaxy S5 and a Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime. Specs are still unknow but lets wait till Monday for the MWC 2014 event in Barcelona to find out

Sony is extremely happy right now because they just sold 5.3 million PlayStation 4 worldwide. Even though they haven't released the PlayStation 4 in Japan yet, their home turf. Sony just surpassed their target of selling 5 million consoles which was predicted to be reached by the end of the fiscal year. Don't worry about the Xbox One because when the Titanfall starts shipping, it would probably increase the market share of Xbox One.