I can say that Smart Broadband, Inc. (Smart Bro) is indeed my most reliable provider and they are fast too. With an HSPA + site in my barangay, I get fast HSPA + speeds (see list of HSPA + sites). Now the good news is Smart Bro is making available the fastest mobile broadband device in the...

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) a leading phone provider, announced the immediate availability of the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 8.9 and the, Galaxy S WiFi™ 5.0. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is available for sale nationwide starting October 7, 2011for Php32,490.00 for the 32GB...

I am quite excited with Vibal Foundation’s latest venture, the Vibe electronic bookstore, the first in the Philippines. With Vibe, Filipinos will be able to access and buy all kinds of reading material through their smartphones, and computing devices. VIbe is also the name of a reading...

The highly-anticipated and overhyped iPhone 5 ended up disappointing a number of people who were hoping for a new incarnation of the iPhone. Instead of unveiling a new iPhone, the big Apple event on October 4 ended up revealing a device that’s pretty much the iPhone 4 but better....

Finally, we have the first real contender to the Apple iPad! Amazon just announced a series of new Kindles – a low-priced one for just $79, a Kindle Touch for $99, and the gorgeous new 7-inch Kindle Fire. Retailing at only $199, the Kindle Fire seems to be a promising deal. Amazon...

I don’t have an emergency power generator at home but I have small power sources when typhoon calls for a shut down of electricity. Every typhoon season, I make sure the batteries of our four rechargeable lamps are charged and the boom box has its D batteries on standby. There are three...

And I thought the rains would stop me, and other bloggers , techies, and media from attending the launch of Research in Motion (RIM) new Blackberry smartphones in the Philippines – BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900, BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 , the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360. The Blackberry...

I switched to the new Facebook timeline and am loving it. Facebook is enabling Timeline early for open graph developers. You, too, can be an open graph developer — even if you’re just looking to dabble. Just check out this step-by-step walkthrough from Mark Monta on how to enable...

The most anticipated smartphone of the year finally has an official unveiling date! Apple will be holding a media event on October 4 (that’s October 5 Philippine time), and it will be hosted by Apple’s CEO Tim Cook. During this exciting occasion, he will make his first big...

If you thought Google+ use is on the decline, think again. The Google+ team just made two exciting announcements. The first is that there’s no need to wait for an invite – Google+ is now open to the public, and anyone can easily sign up for an account. The second announcement is...

My trusty old APC mobile power pack died on me during my last day in Australia. Good thing it conked out on the last day because I used it a lot to power my iPhone. It was bound to die since I have been using this for over a year now. The battery life of iPhone drops drastically when using the...

I can’t tell you enough how useful a portable modem is when one is travelling outside the country. Data roaming is quite expensive and buying a prepaid SIM is a good option which I did when I vacationed in Australia for three weeks. I have a Huawei e585 portable modem which served me...

BlackBerry users might have noticed that BlackBerry App World suddenly got a lot prettier and more user-friendly. That’s because BlackBerry just put the App World 3.0 out of beta mode, making it easy for BlackBerry users to download games, apps, and themes. Personalizing your...

I am planning to buy a ZTE MF60 USB Modem , a portable WIFI modem that actually supports HSPA+ network but first I want to see which telco has strong HSPA + signal in our location in Pasig. This nifty pocket wifi works like my 3 MIFI except that this model supports the new HSPA+ network from...

The Warehouse Sale is happening on September 13-16, at MSI-ECS Office. MSI-ECS Phils., Inc. Topy II Bldg., #3 Economia St. Bagumbayan, Libis, Quezon City 1110 MSI-ECS Warehouse have deals up to 80% off. HUGE discounts on notebooks, netbooks, desktops, monitors, printers, laptop bags and...