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April 30, 2013

Cherry Mobile teases quad-core Skyfire 2.0

Successors to the Flame and the Omega are already out, but it looks like CM has another sequel up its sleeve, and it’s for the Skyfire. A photo on their Facebook page teases a Skyfire 2.0 that is supposedly quad-core like the Fusion Fire, the Fusion Bolt and the Flame 2.0.

March 18, 2013

Cherry Mobile Omega HD announced

A month after launching the quad-core Fusion Bolt tablet, Cherry Mobile has just announced today their latest Jellybean smartphone with an HD display – the Omega HD.

March 06, 2013

CM Fusion Bolt gets a boost with new firmware

When Cherry Mobile posted on their Facebook page a photo of the CM Fusion Bolt’s AnTuTu benchmark performance but we were a bit skeptical because of the timestamp. So, we did our own research and got an updated firmware, flashed it on the Fusion Bolt and tried to replicate the results.

February 21, 2013

Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt first impressions

Just this week, Cherry Mobile launched the Fusion Bolt, a 7-inch Android tablet with a quad-core processor. Although its specs seem to be common for tablets nowadays, its sub-Php4k pricetag is not.

February 21, 2013

Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt: The story behind the Core

So one of the more curious issues behind the recently launched Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt is the type of chip (SoC) they used with it. We dug a bit deeper into that so we can easily explain to you the details in a more condensed manner.

February 18, 2013

Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt: Quad-core tablet for Php3,999

So Cherry Mobile finally revealed that quad-core tablet which they’re been teasing us for a week now. It’s almost the same Ainol Venus but they called it the Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt.

February 08, 2013

Acer Aspire S7 Review

The Aspire S7 is a 3rd-generation ultrabook from Acer and has incorporated a full touchscreen IPS LCD with Windows 8. Touted as one of the thinnest and sexiest ultrabook in the market, we were able to purchase a unit for review. Check out our verdict on the Acer Aspire S7 after the break.

January 23, 2013

Acer Aspire S7 unboxed, in the flesh

Launched in the Philippines back in October, the Acer Aspire S7 became the company’s 3rd-generation ultrabook running Windows 8. Since we can no longer wait for our turn to borrow a review unit, we decided to just buy one instead.

November 09, 2012

New Windows 8 All-in-Ones from Asus and Samsung

Along with the announcement of their latest mobile PC portfolio, Samsung and Asus also launched their new Windows 8-powered All-In-One PCs. Let’s take a closer look at these to PCs and see which of the two will give consumers more bang for their buck.

October 29, 2012

Macbook Pro 13 with Retina Display out at Php83k

Apple announced the new 13” MacBook Pro with Retina Display along with the iPad Mini and 4th Gen iPad last October 23. The 13-inch MacBook Pro finally joins its sibling with a 13.3” 2560×1600 pixel panel that will showcase a pixel density of 227ppi, bringing it to Apple’s Retina Display territory.

October 24, 2012

Apple announces 13-inch Macbook Pro Retina Display

In the recently concluded event, Apple unveiled their new Mac lineup which includes the new Mac Mini, iMac (21.5-inch and 27-inch) and a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.

September 03, 2012

HP outs Spectre XT TouchSmart, Envy TouchSmart

HP announced two new sets of ultrabooks during IFA last week. The HP Spectre XT TouchSmart and the Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4. Both have large touchscreen displays to help cater to Windows 8.

August 09, 2012

Round-up: A Guide to Ultrabooks for 2012

The birth of ultrabooks marked the start of a new era in mobile computing. Under the watchful eyes of Intel and their set parameters for such machine, companies slug it out to meet or even exceed those standards while trying to differentiate their brainchild from the rest of the pack by adding their own personal [...]

June 13, 2012

11.6″ Macbook Air 2012 vs. Asus Zenbook Prime UX21A

Back in November 2011, we did a comparison between the Asus Zenbook UX21 and the 2011 Macbook Air 11.6″. This quarter, with the introduction of the 2012 Macbook Air 11.6″ and the Asus Zenbook Prime UX21A, we’re again faced with the question on which ultrabook to get.

June 12, 2012

The 2012 Macbook Pro w/ Retina Display is an Ultrabook

One of the more surprising announcement in the recently concluded Apple WWDC 2012 is the new 15.4-inch Macbook Pro with Retina Display.

June 12, 2012

Apple announces new Macbook Air 2012

During the WWDC held just moments ago, Apple is introducing a new line of Macbook Airs. The line-up will now be using the latest generation Intel Ivy Bridge processors (it’s more like a refresh).

June 06, 2012

Computex: Acer Aspire S7 ultrabook

Acer’s 3rd-generation ultrabook, the Aspire S7, showed its pristine-white beauty here at Computex. It’s also the first time Acer is making an 11.6-inch ultrabook on top of the more popular 13.3-inch form factor.

June 04, 2012

Acer announces Iconia W700, W510 Windows 8 tablets

With Computex 2012 just around the corner, we’re expecting manufacturers to sport their very own Windows 8 powered tablets in the said event. But one company has an itch to scratch and is not willing to wait for Computex 2012 to do so.

April 15, 2012

Acer Aspire S5 in the flesh, impresses

Acer Philippines brought several dozen members of the media to a 3-day, exhaustive tournament at Pearl Farm. It was all fun and no work (not a single product presentation in the program) but this upcoming Acer ultrabook did not escape our prying eyes. Check out or hands-on first impression of the Acer Aspire S5 after [...]

November 05, 2011

Asus Zenbook UX31 vs. Acer Aspire S3

The Asus UX31 is the bigger half of the Zenbook line-up. With a 13.3″ form factor, it sits right up against the Macbook Air 13″ and the Acer Aspire S3. We already did the comparison between the Zenbook and the MBA at the 11.6″ category so we’ll do another one for the 13-inchers, this time [...]

November 04, 2011

Asus Zenbook UX21 vs. Macbook Air 11.6″

Now that we’ve personally seen and held the Asus Zenbook UX21, I can personally make a comparison between this one and the Macbook Air. And I have to admit it — it’s very hard not to compare the two because of the striking similarities.

August 30, 2011

47″ LG Full HD LED 3D Smart TV (47LW5700)

We’ve been using this 3D TV from LG (a review unit from LG Phils.) for close to 3 weeks now — a 47-inch full HD 3D LED TV that came with a Bluray player and 5.1 surround speakers, the kind that can make your 2D movies look 3D (with the 3D glasses, of course).

August 14, 2011

Firefox 6 out ahead of schedule

Wasn’t it like a couple of months ago that Firefox 5 was released? Now, Firefox 6 is already here and ready to download. That’s pretty damn fast.

August 08, 2011

2011 Macbook Air 11.6″ Review

The refresh of the new 11.6″ and 13.3″ Macbook Air last July 2011 has introduced more powerful Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors into the line-up. I got the 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD Core i5 Macbook Air 11.6″ to test out. See full review after the jump.

July 21, 2011

New Macbook Air gets Core i5, i7 upgrades

And we thought it wasn’t possible to get more powerful processors inside these skinny little babies but Apple has just announced that the 11-inch and 13-inch Macbook Air will get a Core i5 CPU with an option to bring it to Core i7.

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