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April 25, 2012

The New iPad (or iPad 3) Review

Much has been said about the new iPad — stating with the “new” name, the same old design, the slightly beefed profile and the underwhelming specs. Only one thing remains and that’s the hyped up, beyond-HD display. Check out our full review of the new iPad after the break.

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Apples and iPods, Reviews
April 16, 2012

Acer Iconia Tab A200 spotted, priced at Php18,900

Acer Philippines announced the availability of the Iconia Tab A200 last month and just today we spotted units being sold in local stores for a suggested retail price of Php18,900.

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Personal Computing
February 25, 2012

Acer Liquid Glow gets early announcement

Acer is not giving up on the smartphone market and despite its slow uptake in the local market, it’s pushing onwards with more Android handsets. The latest in its line is the mid-range Acer Liquid Glow running on Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Mobile
January 15, 2012

What’s the best gadget that came out of CES 2012?

CES 2012 has just ended this week and there were quite a number of really great gadget announcements made by several manufacturers both in the handset and personal computing categories.

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Events
December 30, 2011

So, What’s our 2011 Gadget of the Year?

I did three TV guestings/interviews today (all about Top Tech Trends of 2011) and while I’m waiting for the 4th one this afternoon, I thought I’d ask our readers here about the best gadgets that came out in 2011.

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Tech Toys & Gadgets
October 12, 2011

Acer Iconia Smart S300 goes for Php24,900

Acer Philippines also showcased their latest flagship phone yesterday, the Acer Iconia Smart S300, which is a huge 4.8-inch Android smarpthone.

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Mobile
September 18, 2011

Acer Iconia A100 in the flesh, first impressions

Found this 7-inch Acer Iconia A100 Honeycomb tablet in one of the stores in Mongkok yesterday. It’s one of those rare finds among the dozen or so tablets available locally.

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Daily Dose
September 12, 2011

Asus Transformer TF101 Review

The Asus Eee PC Transformer TF101 is the first Android tablet of its kind. One one end, it’s a Honeycomb tablet and on the other, it’s an Android netbook. Its design and form factor gave it a bit of an edge that no other tablet can match. Read on and check out our full review of the Asus Transformer after the jump.

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Personal Computing, Reviews
September 06, 2011

Acer Iconia A501 3G sells for Php28,900

The first batch of Acer Iconia Honeycomb tablet that came out several months ago were just WiFi-only models. This week, the 3G variant arrived in stores with a price tag of Php28,900.

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Personal Computing
August 28, 2011

Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet hit stores for Php24,995

Lenovo’s very own Android Honeycomb tablet, the IdeaPad K1, just hit the local stores this week-end and selling for Php24,995.

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Personal Computing
August 02, 2011

In the battle of smartphones, Corning takes the crown

With so many platforms and so many devices to choose from (Android, iOS, Symbian or Windows Phone 7), some things remain the same. Some names are familiar (like Qualcomm or NVidia Tegra) while others are seldom mentioned, like Corning.

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Mobile
July 11, 2011

Acer Iconia Tab A500 is cheapest Honeycomb tablet

We’ve been playing with the Acer Iconia Tab A500 for over a week now and I must say this is a pretty decent Honeycomb tablet and probably the cheapest dual-core tablet in the Philippines with street prices as low as Php18,500.

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Personal Computing
June 18, 2011

Poll: Who makes the best Android phones?

Almost everyone is jumping into the Android craze and it has done a lot of wonders for many manufacturers. I would even hazard an opinion that Android significantly propelled some handset brands to the level of success they now have. Some do it right, while others still have to work harder.

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Polls
June 14, 2011

Poll: What’s your Android tablet of choice?

In the last 12 months, we’ve already seen a lot of Android tablets hitting the Philippines. And, a lot more are definitely coming. With so many to choose from, it’s a little daunting to make that decision when buying your first Android tablet. So let’s just put this to a vote.

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Polls
June 04, 2011

Acer Iconia Tab A500 now selling at Php21,900

Announced back in January during the CES 2011 (and launched in the Philippines last month), the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is now available in stores and selling for just Php21,900 (16GB WiFi) — the very first Android 3.0 Honeycomb to land in local stores.

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Personal Computing
January 22, 2011

Ready to replace your netbook with a tablet?

After CES 2011, we’ve seen a lot of tablet coming out this year in all shapes and sizes. Everybody’s coming out with their own iPad competitor and with Android 3.0 Honeycomb finally in the release stage, this should be more exciting.

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Personal Computing
January 06, 2011

Motorola Xoom is an Android 3.0 Tablet

Motorola has officially unveiled their very own tablet called the Motorola Xoom and it will come with Google’s tablet OS, Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Check out the video below.

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Personal Computing, Tech Toys & Gadgets
January 06, 2011

Acer Iconia Tab A500 becomes official

Acer’s 10-inch tablet has just became official (dubbed the Acer Iconia Tab A500) at the opening of CES 2011 and it’s a powerful Android tablet with a Honeycomb and Tegra 2 combo.

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Personal Computing, Tech Toys & Gadgets
December 11, 2010

The St. Paul Android Tablet per Student Project

Heard from a source familiar to the project that St. Paul College in Pasig is in the process of acquiring 5,000 units of Android tablets for its students which will replace most of the textbooks.

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Curious, Tech Toys & Gadgets
November 03, 2010

Acer outs another Android: Acer Liquid Metal

While Acer has only introduced a handful of Android phones in the Philippines just last week, another one has been outed that resembled the genes of the Acer Android line-up — the Acer Liquid Metal.

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