Category: Press
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Wicked the Musical: There’s no place like home!
Given the past few weeks’ worth of news spreading throughout social media one of the more welcome ones would be scenes of friends posting photos of themselves over the backdrop of Wicked. Whether it be photos of the huge signboards with pen marks at the CCP lobby, the mechanical smoke-spewing dragon atop the stage, or…
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888poker Launches Snap, a fast fold game of poker
They say that advances and innovations on the web, especially with social media and always come from two sources: online gambling and yes, probably, pornography. The former is safer to talk about for all intents and purposes. 888poker, one of the leading online poker sites has just introduced a new feature on the virtual tables…
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Beats Pill wireless speakers are ultra portable and connected for PHP 12,500
Beats Pill wireless speakers bring the party with you wherever you go. The Beats Pill is lightweight, portable, and wireless enabled, meaning you can change tracks from your phone or take that call with Bluetooth conferencing. Small enough to fit in your hand, the Beats Pill surprises with its powerful signature sound. The smallest wireless…
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Dyson DC48 Compact Vacuum Cleaner sells for PHP 45,000
Someone from Dyson got in touch with me earlier last week peddling the new DC48 series. It seems that age does play a factor in overall perception and I’ve noticed as I grow older, I’m getting more and more pitches for things like these. The DC48 is a compact vacuum cleaner which is going to…
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ASUS announces Transformer Pad TF701 and Transformer Book Trio (Dual Boots to Android)
Two things from ASUS in Manila: the Tranformer Pad TF701 and the Transformer Book Trio. The former is your Windows 8 tablet / notebook with the removable keyboard while the latter is your dual-book Windows / Android device. It’s a notebook running Windows, a tablet running Windows and an Android device running v4.2. “Dual boot”…
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ASUS unveils affordable MeMO Pad 8″ and 10″
ASUS Philippines has unveiled their first MeMO Pad line for 2014. If you’re unfamiliar with this device, the MeMO Pad caught our attention almost exactly a year ago when ASUS released the ultra-epic Nexus 7. For those that could not afford the Google-branded phablet (with ASUS as their OEM), the MeMO Pad 7 was the…
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Lazada launches iOS app and celebrates with a sale!
Lazada has launched their iOS app (compatible with iOS 7 on the iPhone and the iPad). Here’s the direct link to the Lazada app on iTunes (on the web) but you can easily find it on the App Store.
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Make Money on the Go: Three Key Questions to Ask before Transitioning to a Mobile POS
One study projects that within the next two years, the industry of mobile payments will reach well over $1 trillion around the world, according to Heavy Reading Networks Insider. More than 60 percent of consumers in the US actually believe that making payments on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, will inevitably replace traditional…
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Starmobile makes a pahabol announcement: 8-core Diamond X1 available January 2014
This is Elijah Mendoza’s Facebook message earlier this week: We’re happy to share with you the awesome news that Starmobile will be the first local brand to launch an Octaphone in the Philippines this January 2014! Image is attached and will be a 6†phablet with the same Starmobile build quality, optics, and imaging features.…
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Smart offers iPad Air starting at PHP 1,499 a month
Smart announced its latest offering: iPad Air with LTE starting at PHP 1,499 per month (w/ initial cash out of PHP 5,000.00). Oh noes, too many choices! Do you get the iPad mini or the iPad Air? Both of these come with crisp Retina display with the only noticeable difference being the size — the…
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