Local telco Globe Telecom teamed up with international game developer Riot Games to offer RiotGO and RiotGO+ promo bundles.
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OnePlus Nord 2 5G burned down as battery explodes
Since the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, smartphones suddenly exploding are not brand new news. However, it’s still important to look at such cases, whether they’re isolated or not, so we can learn something about them as such cases can cause safety issues.
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Google confirms Pixel 6, 6 Pro design and custom chipset
Before its full reveal later this year, Google has revealed a couple of key details of its latest flagship, the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro.
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YouTube testing a cheaper Premium Lite subscription plan
In a bid to lure more users into getting its subscription plans, YouTube is testing the new Premium Lite plan.
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POCO X3 GT vs POCO F3: Specs Comparison
There’s no denying that Xiaomi, under its POCO sub-brand, offers some of the most interesting flagship killers below Php20,000.
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Google to block sign-in on old phones running Android Gingerbread OS
If you’re still using a smartphone running on Android 2.3.7 and older, it may be time for an upgrade.
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Android’s Dark Mode battery-saving feature effect is negligible — study
If you’re using Android 10’s Dark Mode feature to save on battery life, you’re saving only a wee bit of power according to a Purdue University research study. By analyzing the power consumption of the most downloaded apps found on Google Play, the researchers concluded in their study that the dark mode feature only saves […]
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Vultur Android malware steals banking data by screen recording, sharing
A new report from security firm ThreatFabric has revealed that there’s a new Android Trojan that steals banking and personal information by recording the device screen. Researchers at ThreatFabric dubbed the malware “Vultur,” which was first detected in March 2021, for the way it monitors victims like a vulture. Using a VNC module and keylogger, […]
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Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Hyper Sonic has 20,000mAh capacity, 50W output
You might think that power banks are boring, but brands have amped them up that they can now charge pretty much any device you have. That’s exactly what Xiaomi did with the Mi Power Bank Hyper Sonic.
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Huawei Smart Screen V98 is the company’s biggest TV with 120Hz refresh rate, 4K
Huawei is betting big on smart TVs and quite literally so with the new Smart Screen V98.
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Infinix Philippines to launch Note 10, 10 Pro this August
Infinix announced that two of its latest midrange phones, the Note 10 and 10 Pro, are coming to the Philippines this month of August.
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AMD Radeon RX 6600XT announced to compete with RTX 3060
AMD just announced the RX 6600 XT, the cheapest member of the series.
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Facebook and Ray-Ban team up for new smart glasses
During Facebook‘s latest earnings conference call, Mark Zuckerberg announced to investors that the social media giant’s next hardware is going to be “smart glasses” in partnership with Ray-Ban. The Facebook CEO unveiled the tie-up with the renowned sunglasses maker after discussing Oculus Quest, the company’s all-in-one virtual reality platform. According to Zuckerberg, VR can be […]
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Global chip shortage to persist until 2023
The chip shortage that greatly affected the production of big tech companies all over the world will continue to persist until the first half of 2023, according to the statement of STMicroelectronics CEO Jean-Marc Chery. In an interview, Chery said that things will continue to improve by 2022, but “back to normal” won’t be happening […]
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Huawei to offer storage upgrade option for old devices
Aside from the new accessories and P50 series, Huawei also announced storage upgrades for older devices. Huawei Mate, Nova, Enjoy, and P series smartphones will be eligible for an internal storage upgrade for a fee of CNY368 (~Php2,900), so they can have enough space for the upcoming HarmonyOS update. Users with Mate, P, nova, and […]