John Nieves

More Affordable Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Also Arrives In The Philippines

Aside from the mid-range Galaxy A55, the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G was also launched in the Philippines at a fairly competitive price. The Galaxy A35 is a more affordable option to the A55 5G. It has the same design as the latter, though you’re looking at a plastic construction rather than glass and plastic on […]

Samsung Officially Releases Mid-range Galaxy A55 5G In The Philippines With Competitive Price

Samsung’s A-series of phones may have a lot of haters, but it was the best-selling phone series in the world, with the mid-range Galaxy A54 5G coming second only to Samsung’s own Galaxy A14 4G according to Canalys. So unsurprisingly Samsung has released its next generation mid-range Galaxy A55 5G in the Philippines and the […]

TECNO Officially Launches POVA 6 Pro With A Killer Price In The Philippines

We’ve talked about the gaming-oriented, TECNO POVA 6 Pro for the Philippines before and how well it performs as a budget gaming device. We were impressed at the overall value that it delivered thanks to its relatively powerful processor (for a budget phone), gamer aesthetics as well as a massive 6000Mah battery. All that was […]

Alodia Gosiengfiao Becomes Part Of Capcom’s Upcoming AAA Title, Dragon’s Dogma II

Alodia Gosiengfiao can now add video game character to her long resume, as the multi-awarded cosplayer, entrepreneur, and streamer has announced that she’ll be part of Capcom’s upcoming new AAA title, Dragon’s Dogma II as one of the “Pawn” characters that you can recruit to your party. Dragon’s Dogma II is a AAA, narrative-driven, open-world, […]

Akira Toriyama, Creator Of Dragon Ball, Passes At 68

Dragon Ball (and consequently, Dragon Ball Z) was the first anime show I watched as a kid. I was glued to our old-school TV, soaking up harmful CRT radiation, waiting for boring-ass shows on then RPN-9 to be done so I could watch the Kamehameha that Goku launched two episodes back to finally land. So […]

ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 Philippines Hands-on: Portable Monster

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 Philippines hands-on initial verdict: The 2024 refresh of ASUS’ gaming beast is every bit as powerful and as portable as you’d expect. The simplified lid is a little disappointing but is better overall if you’re looking for a less ostentatious-looking gaming laptop. Pros Slim for such a powerful machine Incredible […]

ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Philippines Review: Mainstream Gaming

ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Philippines review verdict: ASUS’ new gaming phone is the best they’ve put out, and its gentrification into a more mainstream design is the best thing to ever happen to it. If you want maximum mobile gaming performance without having to compromise on the experience, this is the phone to get. […]

Facebook Log Out Philippines: Major Outage In Facebook Have Users Getting Logged Out

Facebook is having a major log out problem in the Philippines today. with users reporting getting logged out of their accounts on their phones and devices despite not doing anything. We’re part of the affected user base as Facebook logged us out of our account despite not doing anything. Read more How To Turn Off […]

Why Smart’s Opensignal wins is a bigger deal than you think

With more 5G phones slated to be released in the next few months, it’s worth talking about the biggest, misunderstood metric of the 5G race – download speeds. 5G download speeds have often been touted by telcos as the only metric that’s important when it comes to choosing your provider, but that’s not always the […]

The Energizer P28K Is Real And As Useless As It Sounds

We had a few extra minutes in Mobile World Congress to try and find the hyped, Energizer P28K phone on the show floor, and after a few minutes of trying, we finally found Avenir Telecom (the people that licensed Energizer’s name to use in smartphones) tucked away in a far-away corner of Fira Barcelona. Anyway, […]