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December 01, 2011

Taking Smart LTE for a spin

I was among the first batch of beta testers for Smart LTE and even though I’ve been going around the metro almost every day, it’s still hard to spot those 20+ LTE sites. I’m hoping that their numbers will grow in the coming months.

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Telecoms
October 14, 2011

Where to have your iPhone’s broken LCD fixed?

I dropped my new iPhone4 straight on the pavement a couple of weeks ago and it suffered a hairline crack at the top corner of the LCD display. It wasn’t noticeable at first but soon became more prominent after I added a screen protector (yeah, too late).

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Mobile
September 26, 2011

Contest: Where will you be on September 30?

This is the second part of our contest, which is sponsored by McDonald’s for their 30th anniversary. This time, we’ll be doing a little bit of twist for another photo contest. Read on and see how you can win a Php1k McDo GC and some McDo Premium Items.

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Contests
September 11, 2011

Phottix Strato II Wireless Flash Trigger

Over a year ago, I was invited to join a short photography class with Ken Go and learned how to use wireless triggers. After the class ended, I immediately went to Greenhills to get my own set and try it out at home.

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Photography
September 08, 2011

Contest: Match that McDo@30 store!

This week, McDonalds is sponsoring a little something-something for our readers in celebration of their 30 years in the business. And if you’re a regular McDo visitor, this should be like a walk in the park.

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Contests
August 29, 2011

BlackBerry Bold 9900 selling for Php33k in Greenhills

Since Research in Motion (RIM) is taking a long time to release the BlackBerry Bold 9900 in the Philippines, grey-market sellers are making a killing with these handsets by directly importing them from the US.

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Mobile
August 24, 2011

La Salle Greenhills offers Galaxy Tab 8.9 to students

We wrote about the plan of De La Salle to offer Samsung Galaxy Tabs to their students last July (as per our discussion with local reps of Sybase). Today, Samsung made it official and reveals La Salle Greenhills will provide their students with Galaxy Tab 8.9.

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Personal Computing
August 11, 2011

Smart Bro Rocket Speed Tests (Metro Manila)

We’ve been doing a lot of speed tests in a number of areas around Metro Manila using the Smart Bro Rocket Plug-It and I’d like to share the results we got in the last 3 days.

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Telecoms
June 01, 2011

Galaxy S2 selling for Php38k in Greenhills

Several units of the Samsung Galaxy S2 have been spotted in a number of phone stores in Greenhills this week, ahead of the anticipated launch this month. Gray market price ranges from Php38,000 to Php40,000.

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Mobile
May 29, 2011

Globe offers Google Nexus S on Post-paid

Looks like Globe Telecom is now offering the Google Nexus S to subscribers via a postpaid plan. The Globe website lists it with a cash out of Php21,307 on Plan 299.

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Gooooogle, Mobile
May 05, 2011

Samsung’s Nexus S in the flesh

We reported before that Samsung is bringing the Google Nexus S in the Philippines last March. We have not gotten confirmation but looks like review units are already circulating around.

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Mobile
April 29, 2011

Finally: White iPhone 4

Have not heard of any gadget that has attracted so much hype just because of the availability (or the lack thereof) of a specific color. Such is the case of the white iPhone 4.

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Apples and iPods
March 14, 2011

Poll: Are you getting an iPad 2?

So Apple finally released the iPad 2 last Friday both in stores and online. With thousands of people hurrying to buy one for themselves, all the stocks were immediately sold out (not a surprise).

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Apples and iPods
March 01, 2011

Google Nexus S arriving this month

Looks like Samsung is bringing in their co-branded Google Nexus S to the Philippines this quarter, according to a reliable source that sent us a tip. The indicative price — about Php28,500. Not bad, eh?

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Gooooogle, Mobile
January 23, 2011

Google Nexus S spotted, priced in Greenhills

One of our regular readers sent in a tip as he spotted this brand new Google Nexus S being sold in a stall in GreenHills. Apparently, this handset is still very rare as the shop is the only one carrying the import at the moment.

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Mobile
January 15, 2011

32″ KTC LCD TV Hands-On

Been using this 32″ KTV LCD TV that was sent to me by a friend who runs an electronics distributorship business. They ship these units from China and retails for only Php13,995 in shops at Gilmore.

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TV and Display
January 06, 2011

Motorola’s Atrix 4G goes to AT&T

Motorola and AT&T announced the 2nd generation Motorola Atrix 4G to be available on its network this quarter. Powered by a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, this handset also comes with a fingerprint sensor.

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Mobile
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
December 15, 2010

iPad Launch in Philippines: Win or Fail?

So the Apple Philippines Online Store has finally added the iPad to the online store (although the link still goes to a blank page) in preparation for the official release in the Philippines.

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Apples and iPods
December 15, 2010

32″ KTC LCD TV going for Php13,500

A friend from college is a distributor of a number of electronic products and he recently mentioned to me he’s also into LCD TVs. They’ve been supplying stores in Gilmore for some time now with 23″ and 32″ KTC LCD TVs.

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TV and Display