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May 22, 2012

Olevia Box turns your set to an Android TV

We got this Olevia Box a few days before my trip to Europe so I wasn’t able to test it extensively until only recently. This companion box plugs into your HDTV to make it work like those expensive Smart TVs. Big difference is that this one runs on a customized Android platform.

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TV and Display
May 01, 2012

LG backs away from Windows Phone and LG Cloud

Over the past year, LG Mobile seemed to have struggled a bit in competing with other big names in the mobile phone industry. In comparison to the other South Korean company Samsung, we can’t help but notice that LG seemed to be a bit left behind in terms of global market share. In an attempt to regain market strength, LG recently announced two major decisions that will hopefully shape things up for the better in the future.

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Mobile
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
March 29, 2012

Samsung launches NX200 and new Smart Cameras

We attended the Samsung Smart Camera launch that was held yesterday at the Rockwell Tent. The event was hosted by none other than Ms. Iya Villania with guest appearances from Ashley Rivera (a.k.a Petra Mahalimuyak), Laureen Uy and Sam YG. Each of them has demonstrated some of the featured smart camera’s functionalities by telling it to the audience themselves or by showing a short video clip. The event featured entry level, mid-range and high end cameras that are affordable but are packed with features.

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Photography
March 11, 2012

Sony Xperia S unboxed, in the flesh!

When I arrived at home a couple of days ago, I was surprised see two units of the Sony Xperia S waiting for me. The folks from Sony Mobile Philippines sent in a unit and then our friends from Widget City also shipped in a review unit. We’re unboxing both and will be using them in the next two weeks and share with you some results along the way.

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Mobile
March 07, 2012

Noontec Cube A9 turns your TV to an Android Smart TV

We’ve seen the likes of Sony, LG and Samsung promoting expensive Smart TVs since last year. But current prices of majority of Smart TVs in the market are over Php50k, even going as high as Php300k in larger models. A cheaper alternative if you already own a TV is to get a set top box running Android to hook up to your HDTV.

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TV and Display
January 24, 2012

Ainol Novo 7 Paladin Review

A 7-inch Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet for under Php6,000 sounds too good to be true by the Ainol Novo 7 Paladin has landed and is now the cheapest Android ICS tablet in the market. Check out our full review after the jump.

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Personal Computing, Reviews
January 23, 2012

LG Phones Price List in the Philippines

Updated price list of LG Phones in the Philippines. Last monitored on June 2011:

LG Optimus 2x P990 price = Php 25,900
LG Optimus Black P970 price = Php 18,400
LG Optimus One P500 price = Php 9,900
LG P350 Optimus ME price = Php 7,850
LG P525 Cookie Dual price = Php 7,900
LG GT350i price = Php 6,100
LG Cookie T310i price = Php 5,750
LG C305 WINK WIFI price = Php 4,550
LG Cookie T300 price = Php 3,850
LG C105 price = Php 3,590

The following are the updated prices of LG phones available in the Philippines for the year 2009. These prices are suggested retail price as sent in by the PR agency of LG Mobile Philippines.

KS360 Php 8,900

2G Network;QWERTY Keyboard Slide; Touch screen dialing;
15MB Internal Memory up to 4Gig; Bluetooth with A2DP; 2MP Camera;
MP3/MP4 Player; FM Radio; SMS, MMS, Email, IM; Photo/video editor
Threaded SMS; Bluetooth messaging

KP500 Cookie Php 9,900

2G Network; 48MB User Memory (microSD up to 8Gig)
3.15MP Camera;3″ Full Touchscreen; Auto rotating display
Embedded stylus;Picture Editor;Drawing Panel;Document Viewer
Handwriting recognition;Motion Sensor Games; Widgets

KC910 Renoir Php 21,900

3G Network:100MB Internal Memory (microSD up to 8Gig)
8MP Camera Certified by Schiender-Kreuznack; ISO1600;Smile Shot
Photo Effect; Art Shot; Face Tracking; Blink/Red Eye Detection
3″ Full touch screen; Auto Rotating Display; Picture Editor
Document Viewer; Hand writing recognition; Motion Sensor Games
Wi-Fi Ready; Bluetooth with A2DP; Internet Modem;
Dolby Sounds for Mobile

GB110 Tattoo Php 2,500

2G Network: Wireless FM; VGA Camera with Video;
1MB User Memory (microSD up to2Gig);

GB106 SAPPHIRE Php 1,900

2G Network: Wireless FM; Bar type;Form factor; user friendly
Short-cut keys;16 polyphonic tones; 1MB user memory

KF750 SECRET Php 15,000

3G HSDPA; Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Limited touchscreen functionality; Slide Type
100 MB user available memory (MicroSD up to 4Gig0
5 MP Camera; VGA secondary camera
TV-out; Document viewer; Motion-based games

KC550 Php 11,300

2G Network; 12 MB user available memory(MicroSD)
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate; Slide Type
5MP camera by Schneider-Kreuznach
Motion-based games; TV-out functionality

KT610 Php 16,900

3G HSDPA :Full QWERTY keyboard; Side Clam shell
64 MB internal memory (up to 8Gig MicroSD)
2MP Camera; VGA Secodary camera
Voice command/dial; Document viewer; Photo/video editor

KM380 Php6,990

2G Network; 1.3MP camera; FM Radio
3.5mm standard audio jack
40 MB internal memory (up to 32 GB)

KF700 Virgo Php19,600

3G HSDPA; 3inches touchscreen;Shortcut Dial
3MP camera; VGA secondary Camera; Slide Type

KP320 Php7,750

2G Network ;90MB user memory(microSD)
3.15MP camera ;TV-out ;Speaker Phone ;Slim & Sleek

KF510 Php13,800

2G Network; Touch-sensitive navigation panel with haptics
16 MB shared memory (microSD)
3.15MPautofocus, image stabilizer, video(QVGA), flash

KF300 Wine Phone Php8,800

2G Network; 10 MB user memory (microSD)
2MP Camera; Large keypad buttons

KS 20 Corona Php24,280

Pocket PC, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Document Editor ( Microsoft Office)
FM Radio,Fligth Mode 3G, Blutooth, Quadband,
Push Email, Dual Camera 2MP Camera+VGA Quadband,
Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional, 2.8′ Full Touchscreen LCD,
USB/PC Sync Multimedia Player, SMS EMS,MMS, Instant
Messaging, Google Package, Java 2.0

KU 990R Php18,500

Certified by Schneider-Kreuznach 5mp Camera, HSDPA
Viewty 3.6 Mbps, ISO 800, Manual & Auto Focus,Image Stabilizer,
Hand Writing Recognition, Panoramic Shots, Internet modem,
Bluetooth, USB/PC sync, WAP 2.0 FM Radio, Audio/Video
Codec GPRS/EDGE, Play DiVx Video, Direct Upload to You
Tube, Video Telephony, MP3 100MB, Continuous Shot, Google
Package,, Picture Editing, 3″ Full Touchscreen

KF 600 Php14,500.50

3.15 MP Camera, Continuous Shot Function, FM Radio, Unique
Touch Screen Features 25 Mb Internal Memory, 64 Polyphonic
Tones Multimedia Player, MPEG4 WAP 2.0 USB/PC Sync, Bluetooth, MP3, SMS/MMS/EMS/IM, Email, Expandable Memory

KP199 Php 4,000

2G Network ;60MB user memory(up to 2Gig microSD)
VGA camera with video

KP110 Php 2,300

2G Network; 512MB built-in memory (MicroSD)
Mobile Tracker

KP220 Php 5,490

2G Network; 60 MB internal memory (microSD)
1.3 MP Camera; Dedicated Music Key

KU 380 Php 4,000

Dual Camera +VGA, Slider Phone, Expandable Memory, 70MB
Javelin Internal Memory , GPRS Player MP3/Video, Bluetooth, USB,PC
Sync, WAP 2.0, Java 2.0, 3g, Messaging: Email SMS/EMS/MMS
Video Telephony/Playback,Voicemail, Internet Full Browsing, RF Band

KP 105 Php 1,700

FM radio, Speaker Phone, Compact form Factor, User friendly
Keypad, Colored Phone, Organizer, 16 polyphonic tones, 100KB
User Memory.

KP215 Php4,770

2G Network; Clam shell; VGA Camera; GPRS; MP3/MP4 Player; FM Radio; SMS, EMS, MMS; WAP 2.0/xHTML Luminous alpha-numeric keypad

KF311 Php 7,600

3G Network UMTS; Slide Type; 2MP camera with VGA second Camera for Video calls; 45MB internal memory expandable up to 2Gig

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January 21, 2012

Brewing Anti-Online Piracy Bill in the Philippines

TechLocal.com reports that there is a brewing plan for a bill to combat online piracy in the Philippines. A group is said to be lobbying in congress and the senate to pass a bill similar to SOPA or PIPA.

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The Internet
January 17, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Review

Samsung very first tablet came out about 2 years ago. Since then, the Korean company has outed half a dozen other tablets with ranging sizes and form factors (from 5.0, 5.3 to 7.7, 8.9 & 10.1 inches). The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is basically a refresh of the very first model. Check out our full review after the jump.

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Personal Computing, Reviews
January 04, 2012

Western Digital Around the World Contest

Our friends from Western Digital in the region is holding another contest and I’d like to invite our readers here to join in. Prizes include Western Digital HDDs and tickets to cool destinations like Maldives, Bali or Phuket.

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November 13, 2011

Sony-Ericsson Xperia Arc S Review

The Sony-Ericsson Xperia Arc S did not deviate much from the original Arc except for the bump in processor speed (and the additional colored variant) so it’s not really a huge improvement, in my opinion. Nevertheless, those extra clock cycles will certainly be of help once your handset needs it. Check out our full review after the jump.

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Mobile, Reviews
October 10, 2011

Noontec MovieHome V8 Media Player Review

We had a good two weeks with the Noontec Media Player MovieHome V8. It’s a totally new media player to me but having used and played with a lot of similar ones before, it was fairly easy to familiarize myself with the device. Check out our full review after the jump.

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Reviews, Tech Toys & Gadgets
August 25, 2011

A night with the Samsung Series 8 8000 Plasma TV

Samsung Philippines booked us for an overnight stay at the Picasso Hotel last Sunday so we can try their new flagship 64-inch Plasma Smart TV, the Series 8 8000.

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TV and Display
August 10, 2011

Smart, Globe offers Facebook for All Java App

In order to increase their mobile internet subscriber-base, Smart and Globe both released a Java-based App so that even cheaper (mostly Symbian S40) phones can now access Facebook conveniently.

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Freewares, Mobile
August 03, 2011

MMDA Traffic Navigator FTW!

Been using the MMDA Traffic Monitoring system for several weeks now but have not really blogged about it since I was waiting for an Android App or an iPad App. But, it looks like TV5 and MMDA has already officially launched the service the other night after being on beta for about a month.

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The Internet, Web 2.0
May 30, 2011

LG Optimus 2X P990 Review

My latest handset purchase is the LG Optimus 2X, dubbed as the world’s first dual-core Android smartphone which made it to the Guinness Book of World Records. Check out our full review of the Optimus 2X after the jump and see if it lives up to expectations and hype.

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Mobile, Reviews
March 07, 2011

Nokia E7 Review

The Communicator is alive and has transformed into what is now the Nokia E7. It has gone a long way — slimmer, lighter and faster while retaining that signature form factor. Check out our full review of the Nokia E7 after the jump.

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Mobile, Reviews
December 31, 2010

12 Hottest Gadgets for 2010 on YugaTech

The year 2010 is among the most exciting year in the world of gadgets. Here on YugaTech, we try our best to acquire as many hot gadgets and cover as many stories as we can to share with you. Here’s our annual round-up of the 12 Hottest Gadgets for 2010 on YugaTech.

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Site Updates, Tech Toys & Gadgets
October 08, 2010

Logitech Revue with Google TV now on Amazon

Google and several partners, including Logitech, announced Google TV in May. Logitech has finally made their set top box available for pre-order on Amazon at $299 — Logitech Revue Companion Box with Google TV and Keyboard Controller.

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