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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 the jump.

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March 30, 2012

Sony Xperia S Review

So the Sony and Ericsson affair has finally ended and the mobile tech world is waiting for Sony to reveal its pure blood offspring the way they would for the next pope. What Sony has released from its labs is far from anything that resembles a PlayStation-loving teenager. Carrying a 4.3” HD screen under a piano black glass that is mounted on a poly-carbonate black-matte body, they have sent out a man in an Armani suit. Check out our full review of the Sony Xperia S after the jump.

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Mobile, Reviews
January 11, 2012

Razer showcases Project Fiona PC Gaming Tablet

Razer highlights its new tablet designed specifically for PC Gaming. This tablet concept, runninf an Intel Core i7 processor, should be ready for Diablo 3 or Starcraft 2 once it becomes available.

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December 31, 2011

The Top 25 Gadget Reviews on YugaTech for 2011

This is part of my year-ender series for 2011. We’ve done a ton of gadget reviews for 2011 and one of the key indicators that a gadget is hot or very interesting is by the number of pageviews it gets thru the years. Check out which devices got the most hits in 2011 after the jump.

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November 01, 2011

Acer Aspire S3 Review

Acer’s very own version of the ultrabook was revealed in the form of the Aspire S3 a couple of weeks ago. This review unit I have was actually won during their raffle at the event and I’ve been using it for over a week now. Check out our full review of the Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook after the jump.

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Personal Computing, Reviews
September 03, 2011

Cooler Master Storm: Spawn Gaming Mouse

The local distributor of Cooler Master sent me a couple of their PC accessories a week ago, including one of the CM Storm gaming mouse.

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PC Gaming
August 27, 2011

Razer Blade is one bad-ass gaming laptop

So this is what Razer was talking about when they teased us earlier with that “PC Gaming Is Not Dead” campaign — the Razer Blade portable gaming laptop.

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August 20, 2011

MSI GT-780R monster gaming laptop

We’ve been using MSI’s newest monster gaming laptop, the MSI GT-780R, for the past 2 weeks and enjoying it a lot so far. Not only did they put everything they can think of inside the rig but also added some really sleek exterior features as well.

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PC Gaming
August 13, 2011

Desktop PC vs. Laptop Power Consumption

I remember there was a time when the electric bill in my pad went over Php14k, almost double the usual amount I pay on regular months. We use a lot of electrical devices, including 2 desktop PCs and a number of laptops so I thought of doing a simple experiment.

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Personal Computing
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.

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July 11, 2011

Dell Vostro V130 and Alienware M17x

Dell showed us their complete line-up of laptops powered by next-gen Intel Sandy Bridge chipsets last week-end and of the lot, I specifically liked the design of the Alienware M17x and the Dell Vostro V130.

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PC Gaming
July 05, 2011

Icon7 Twister Evolution: Mouse & Presenter

This is the second time we’ve encountered the Icon7 brand (we were given the Icon7 Z500 gaming mouse before). This time, they sent us the Icon7 Twister Revolution — a laser presenter and mouse, all in one pocket-sized device.

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Tech Toys & Gadgets
July 04, 2011

Razer Ferox portable gaming speakers

Razer sent us these pretty little speakers they called Ferox all the way from Singapore. Razer is very well known for creating kick-ass gaming accessories like keyboards and mice so I thought this portable gaming speakers would follow the same genetic make-up.

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May 08, 2011

Asus ROG G73Jh Gamer’s Notebook

This 17-inch notebook by Asus is looking to be a pretty solid gaming laptop — an Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) G73Jh. Announced back in January during CES 2011, the Asus G73Jh is said to be inspired by the Lockheed F117A stealth fighter. See our unboxing photos below and judge for yourself.

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March 28, 2011

Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Review

Lenovo’s laptops usually has that design signature that you’ll easily spot a mile away. The IdeaPad U260 does not seem to inherit the usual genetic make-up and thus gives it a much refreshing look. Check out our full review of the Lenovo IdeaPad U260 after the jump.

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Personal Computing, Reviews
March 05, 2011

Asus U36 Review

The U36J is Asus’s latest thin and light entry in the 13-inch ultraportable category. But unlike the other laptops in its category, the NVidia Optimus-touting Asus U36J didn’t save on processing power and packs an Intel Core i5 460M. See full review of the Asus U36 after the jump.

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Personal Computing
February 27, 2011

MSI FR600-3D is cheapest 3D laptop

Looks like MSI also got their own 3D capable laptop, the MSI FR600-3D, and is selling it at under Php40k which makes it the cheapest 3D laptop around.
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January 25, 2011

Acer Aspire 8943G: An 18.4″ Big-Ass Laptop

Blogged about this back in August last year and was already impressed by the specs but the Acer Aspire 8943G needs to get some man-handling to really appreciate this beast of a multi-media laptop.

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PC Gaming, Personal Computing
January 17, 2011

Closer look at the Neo Elan L4300 3D Laptop

We’ve had this gaming laptop from Neo since December but have very little time to play around with it. The Neo Elan L4300-3D was launched back in August 2010 and remains the flagship notebook of Neo.

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PC Gaming, Personal Computing
January 10, 2011

The AMD Fusion APU Ultraportable Line-up

I’m a little on the fence about labeling these laptops as netbooks but older models of the same form factor have been named as such. Only this time, they’re all powered by AMD Fusion APU and coming from various manufacturers such as HP, Lenovo, Asus and Acer.

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