Our Samsung Corby II Winner is…

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at July 8th, 2011

Hi all, apologies for this rather late announcement. Been out and about. In any case, congratulations to Ceejay Aranilla for winning the Samsung Corby II phone in my contest last week! You will receive an email from Samsung’s PR agency.

The contest had a whopping 2,700++ entries!

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the Philippines!

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at May 29th, 2011

Samsung’s much awaited Galaxy Tab 10.1 is in the Philippines. Behind closed doors that is. And this is their prototype, not ready for commercial release.

Let’s take a look!
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Day 0: Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy S II

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at February 14th, 2011

The Samsung booth is huge. They’re showcasing everything with full force. But the main showcase is twofold: the newly updated Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which puts it head on with the Motorola Xoom (since both are running Android 3.0 Honeycomb) and the Samsung Galaxy S II. More of this at MWC ’11 later!

Obtain a stunning graphic display using a dual-core 16GB iPhone.

LED monitors that look pretty from Samsung

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 19th, 2010

Remember a couple of years ago when LCD TV’s were selling like crazy? Samsung had that wine glass design which really made theirs stand out. They were all over the retails stores. Now that that’s a classic, we’re now seeing their venture into the LED monitors for desktop computers. Have you seen these? They’re really attractive. Here’s a photo of what I’m talking about with Mitch Mauricio.

Resolution 1920 x 1080
Video Format 1080p
Color Support 16.7 million colors
Response Time2 ms
Front Panel Controls Power on/off
Display Positions Adjustments Tilt
Signal Input HDMI, DVI-I, VGA
Features Magic Lux,
sRGB color management,
MagicEco,
MagicReturn,
MagicAngle,
MagicTune,
Power off timer,
MagicWizard,
MagicBright 3

Oh, regarding the 2 contests, I’ll announce the winner from last week’s contest. Just need to clarify something with Samsung. =)

Another contest from Samsung … while you’re busy with the Korean thing

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 13th, 2010

Oh hello guys. There’s a contest running on Facebook simultaneously with us.

Click on this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Share-the-Good-News/118776474855909

‘Tis the Season to SHARE! Samsung will be giving away 24 Printers, 12 days before Christmas starting December 20! Join the Tag and Share promo and you might just win a limited edition Samsung Printer for you and your friend!

Remember, as an update to my previous contest we’re accepting nationwide entries!

HOLIDAY GADGET SWARM WEEK III: Samsung is giving away a SHARK SERIES SF410 gaming notebook

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 5th, 2010

When I asked Samsung if they wanted to sponsor my anniversary, they did so without hesitation. I’d like to thank Juno and Odette for sending us a brand new SHARK SERIES notebook, the SF410. Guys, this portable is kick ass. It runs on an Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a GeForce 310M card. This isn’t just for work — IT’S A DECENT GAMING LAPTOP!

With curves.

Samsung is throwing in so many goodies into their line of portables. If you’re considering a new Windows 7 portable rig, their shark line is a must see because they’re very generous with the specs and have distinguished themselves with the curved shark fin design on the left and right sides of the notebooks.

The SF410 retails for PHP 51,900.00.

Guys do me a favor and ENTER THIS CONTEST ALREADY so that I won’t be tempted to keep it for myself.

Contest Time!!

1. By now you already know the drill. You can submit entries from now till 11:59 PM of December 11. I usually announce the winner by the evening of the next day, the 12th.

2. Since Samsung has been around since the time we were kids (and even before!), I’m reminded of a fun game we used to play. Remember how we’d turn names of countries into acronyms and use it to spell out words? For example, take the country of ITALY:

I
Trust
And
Love
You

Now it’s your turn. Let’s see how much fun we can have with Samsung! Remember, I’ll be asking help from someone from their team (with me having the final say) so please, nothing vulgar. Have fun! Be creative! Make us laugh!

S
A
M
S
U
N
G

3. Entries can be in English / Filipino / Taglish. Just like before, you can submit as many entries as you want in the comments but make sure you leave a valid email address.

Samsung’s CorbyPRO is next year’s must have phone

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 14th, 2009

I think it was LG that started these “messaging phones.” A couple of months ago, they claimed that they were the first to release QWERTY phones for the masses. This was, of course the LG KS360 which debut at a price of P8,xxx.xx. Truth is, it wasn’t a true messaging device, not for the lack of usability mind you, despite their claims to having “threaded messaging” as it didn’t consider that the Philippine market was highly dependent on WiFi.

Months later, today, Samsung announces the CorbyPRO, a definitive sure win come January 2010 when this phone is released. Among the three Corby phones released, Samsung is putting its ace in a cheap pocket with an affordable QWERTY device sporting WiFi. Add HSDPA connectivity and a 3.5mm ear jack and you get ALL the casual features you need to become truly mobile. As a messaging phone, the device allows connections to multiple instant messaging platforms such as Google Talk, AIM and ICQ (who still uses ICQ?). Price: Php 11,990.

• 2.8”QVGA Full touch-screen
• Slide-out QWERTY keypad
• Wi-fi capable
• 3.5mm earphone jack
• 3.2MP camera with 2x zoom
• Bluetooth
• Expandable memory through microSD (up to 16GB)
• HSDPA 7.2mbps technology
• PRICE hp 11,990
• Available January 2010

If you don’t need WiFi, you can opt for the CorbyPRO’s (B5310) younger sibling, the B3410 for PHP 7,590. It looks the same, but foregoes HSDPA for EDGE and has a smaller 2MP camera.

Rico of Technogra.PH has his own take on the Corby series.

Chinatown and Quiapo with a Samsung Pixon M8910

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at November 28th, 2009

Carlos Celdran (@carlosceldran) gave us a walking tour of Chinatown and Quiapo. These shots were taken with a Pixon M8910, Samsung’s latest 12MP cameraphone. From the photos above, all I have to say is that the vignette / rustic modes are the best ever. ‘Nuff said.

Wii Night with the LG Scarlet

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 28th, 2009

Having scheduled Wii Night, it just so happened that LG lent us their latest LCD TV, the Scarlet. We were supposed to play on my home TV but the delivery was more than welcome. Yay!

Eye popping as it is, the Scarlet boasts to be the thinnest LCD TV (so far!) accentuated by a very nice crimson color on the back. I guess if Samsung brought forth the wine glass design for their flat screens, LG goes in the direction of color. And it’s really nice. I guess this is the type of furniture you’d want to display in the middle of the room rather than pushed to a corner.
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Samsung OMNIA HD Hands On: It’s a Nokia 5800!

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at May 10th, 2009

Disclaimer: The unit that I procured isn’t a final test unit. Thus there are several software glitches that are being worked through (i.e the browser). To be fair, this review will concentrate more on the look and feel of the device including the integration of S60 as the user interface of choice. But yeah. I can’t help it … Must. Review. Phone.

Here it is. After frolicking with Samsung’s new OMNIA HD, I can summarize the experience in one phrase: the Samsung OMNIA HD is essentially a slightly improved Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone built within Samsung’s elegant exterior with a bright 3.7 inch screen.
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Samsung Pixon M8800 Photos and Review

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 4th, 2008

This review begins with a short story involving a small, nonchalant “reunion” of myself, Lorraine Javalera from Samsung Mobile and MJ Cordova who does their PR. After the media was toured through the new features and specs of the M8800 Pixon camera phone, I was able to do some catching up with both girls — Lorraine, whom I see at these events and MJ whom I’ve known since college.

Raine had a working Pixon on her and I wanted to take some photos. After she handed it to me, she got a phone call and had to run off to do, well … some product manager stuff so I was left alone with the unit. “Keep this first, I’ll catch up with you later!” were her parting words.

So there I was, probably the only guest at the event with a working Pixon. I had two choices – run out the event door, change my name and start a new life with the new Samsung M8800 … or take product shots. I chose the latter. Click. Click. Click. Initial photos after the jump.
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