John Nieves

Last Brand Standing: How Cherry Survived When Local Brands Died

Local brands were all over the place a decade ago, and you couldn’t go a week without one of them releasing a new phone. Unfortunately, that’s no longer the case now, as Starmobile, Torque, Cloudfone, O+, and countless others have shut their doors or have transitioned into a new business entirely. These local brands died, […]

Energizer Teasing P28K With Massive 28,000mAh Battery For MWC

Here’s a surprising fact for you: Energizer (yes, the battery people) makes phones. Decent phones, according to our research, and they’re decent enough that they’re licensed by Avenir Telecom to be sold in Europe. So it’s not surprising that Energizer is teasing the launch of their P28K phone that holds a whopping 28,000mAh of juice. […]

itel Launches Ultra Budget Able 2 Laptop In The Philippines

If you need a super affordable laptop, you’ll be happy to know that itel just launched their new Able 2 laptop in the Philippines. Read more: The itel P55 Might be the Most Affordable 5G Phone itel P55 (4G) Lands With Budget Price In the Philippines itel A70 Arrives with Incredible Php 2.7k Launch Price […]

OnePlus Doesn’t Believe In Offering 7 Years of Updates For Phones

One of the biggest reasons why people are flocking to Samsung’s new flagships right now is because of the brand’s ambitious promise to provide 7 years’ worth of updates for their new S series flagship. That lengthy support period is mirrored by Google, which offers 7 years’ worth of software updates for its Pixel phones. […]

Xiaomi 14 Series Will Get Global Launch On Feb 25

The Xiaomi 14 Series of phones was unveiled in China months ago, and now finally the company seems to be readying its debut on the global stage. Xiaomi is now teasing the launch of the Xiaomi 14 Series for the global market on their socials, with the official launch date pegged a day before the […]

Battle of Prepaid Fiber: Globe Fiber VS Converge ICT

There are a lot of reasons to get prepaid fiber for your home. The most common is cost – being able to control how much you pay day-per-day and month-on-month for something as basic as the internet is a huge deal for families who need to make each peso count. The most important one (at […]

Prepaid Fiber Should Be Everywhere In The Philippines

One of the most common questions I’m asked in my capacity as an EIC in Unbox aside from which phone people should buy is which company they should go to for fiber internet. It’s one of the most hotly debated topics in Facebook groups I’m in whenever it comes up, and the answer that they […]

Google Bard Can Now Generate AI Photos

Google is pushing out its most important Bard update yet – the ability to generate an AI photo. The search company has officially announced that its own chat-based AI tool is now able to generate images from text prompts, finally joining the likes of what Bing can do with Microsoft’s Co-pilot. Read more Google Challenges […]

Daily Tech Drivers: Patsy Reyes

Model, streamer, and host Patsy Reyes might look like just another pretty face, but she’s a hardcore techie and a gamer at heart. Patsy grew up gaming with her brother while she was in grade school, and her love for gaming translated into a highly successful streaming career starting from 2021 onward. To call Patsy […]

DITO Outs Lowest Postpaid Plan In The Philippines At Just Php 388 (SIM Only)

DITO just launched what’s possibly the lowest postpaid plan in the country. The new DITO FlexPlan 388 is less than Php 400 a month yet offers quite a lot of value for people signing up for it. For one thing, DITO is cutting the payment required for FlexPlan 388 to just Php 288 a month […]