Esports and Gaming Summit 2019 (ESGS) is welcoming the last Friday of October with a bang as it stages the opening ceremonies happening at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
Similar to the previous iterations of this event, gamers, brands, and people from different walks of life are set to gather once again under one roof, but in a much larger number, as a way of celebrating...
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The 2019 Taiwan Excellence eSports Cup kicked off on a high note on October 4, Friday, at the SM City North EDSA The Block Atrium in Quezon City. The three day event, which highlighted top gaming products from Taiwan PC brands, Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and League of Legends (LoL) tournaments, and a cosplay competition drew crowds of eSports fans, gaming enthusiasts as well as...
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ABS CBN, the first network in the country to go digital, continues to accelerate local television’s digital migration in support of the government’s thrust to switch off analog transmission as it announces a nationwide rollout of the ABS CBN TVplus Go. This also supports Filipinos by giving them affordable access to entertainment on the go.
The ABS CBN TVplus Go...
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As the Philippines continues to grow into a viable gaming and eSports market, Taiwan’s ICT industry further strengthens its support for local eSports athletes and enthusiasts by introducing its most advanced technologies and powerful devices to the country.
The 2019 Taiwan Excellence eSports Cup will be held October 4 6, 2019, at the SM City North EDSA The Block Atrium in Quezon...
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Mobile gaming and the consumption of 4K streaming content are taking Asia Pacific by storm these days. As a matter of fact, the region accounts for an impressive 47% share of the global mobile gaming market and is set to generate over USD 72.2 billion by the end of 2019.
Addressing the continuously growing consumer demand for a more seamless mobile gaming and 4K entertainment...
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Broadening its array of midrange smartphones, Samsung is bringing to the Philippines its updated range of Galaxy A Series. Adding excitement to the launch of the new lineup, Samsung patrons may now preorder the Galaxy A50s bundled with a free Galaxy Fit e fitness tracker or a PhP 1,500 store voucher.
The Galaxy A50s available for preorder comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal...
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Hot on the heels of the launch of the new Huawei nova 5T in the Philippines, Huawei just reached another milestone with the sold out announcement of the preorder bundle of the new smartphone. The preorder bundle comes with a couple of great freebies like a pair of Huawei Surround Speakers worth PhP 1,990 and a free year of streaming on iFlix worth PhP 1,308.
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With a vast population that is expected to hit 109 million by the end of 2019, the Philippines consists of more than 20 million households. However, less than four million of these are connected to the Internet through broadband, most of which are still relying on a copper cable system.
While telco giants Globe Telecom and Smart Communications address the deficiency through mobile...
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Join SM Supermalls at any of its 72 malls across the Philippines as it celebrates the Cyber Month this August! Whether you are a technology enthusiast, gamer or just a mallgoer, you will be treated to a shower of updates on gadgets trends, exclusive deals, and gaming events when you take part in this month long celebration.
Welcoming #SMCyberMonth2019, a kickoff event was...
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ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) will reward buyers at the newly opened Gilmore concept store in Quezon City with the best ROG merchandise and up to a Nintendo Switch gaming console. Named Power Pack Promo, ROG will boost gamers with more power to win in style!
The promotion will run from until August 14, 2019. For select ROG products, gamers can get a specific ROG item or...
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Lenovo recently introduced its 2019 lineup of PCs catering to the needs of every user.
Gaming laptops and peripherals
Starting off with the Legion, the company's gaming line, Lenovo unveiled the Legion Y740 powered by NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 2060 GPU and Intel's 9th Generation Core i7 9750H CPU. Wrapped in an all aluminum chassis with a thin bezel, the Y740...
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Gen Z’s and young millennials are so passionate about expressing their individuality and making the world a better place that most of them dream of owning startup companies. This generation of socially responsible individuals is also known for working on things that add meaning and purpose and for giving back to society.
But apart from having the passion to make a difference in...
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MSI recently brought the excitement of its partnership with Discovery Channel by staging an exclusive event held at the 55 Events Place in Quezon City. MSI has partnered with Discovery to celebrate the rise of eSports as a legitimate revenue generating industry that brings millions of people together across the world, including the Philippines. In connection with the...
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Nowadays, with the help of today's technologies and the Internet, most startup entrepreneurs are practically running their micro and small sized businesses from their smartphones. These individuals take advantage of the cloud to store and access their files and use the latest apps to manage everyday tasks.
One app that entrepreneurs will find helpful in boosting productivity is the HP...
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GIGABYTE has announced this month the launch of its GeForce RTX 20 SUPER Series which takes advantage of NVIDIA's Turing architecture. The portfolio consists of the AORUS series, GAMING series, and the WINDFORCE series in GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, and GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER variants.
The GeForce RTX 20 SUPER Series features Ray Tracing (RTX) which allows game...
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Dynabook Singapore Pte. Ltd. (formerly Toshiba Client Solutions Asia Pte. Ltd.), recently announced its first Dynabook branded solutions with three laptops and a USB C Dock. Designed for business, these three laptops include the Dynabook Portégé X30, Dynabook Tecra X40, and the Dynabook Portégé A30. This month also marks the 30th Anniversary of the first Dynabook...
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Discovery is now launching ESPORTS: THE RISE OF THE NEW KING, a special program themed around the thriving esports ecosystem. This nearly an hour program helps shed light on how gaming has rapidly evolved from a pastime into a top tier sport. Global esports organizations, tournaments, game publishers, popular games, esports teams, fans, and manufacturers of gaming gears all play a major role...
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Top gaming teams Bren Limitless and Dream High Gaming emerged as overall Champions at the first ever Juicy Legends Tournament which culminated in the iconic Isetann Recto Mall in Manila. The two month Juicy Legends Tournament, staged by ULVL Gaming and sponsored by ARC Refreshments Corp.’s Juicy Lemon brand, served as an esports battleground for avid gamers of the popular Mobile Legends:...
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Seagate Technology, a world leader in data solutions, has broadened its portfolio with several new models, including new solid state drive (SSD) offerings. From gung ho gamers to Instagram gurus, photo collecting parents, or visionary creatives, Seagate offers the data storage solutions that empower users to live their best digital lives in today’s fast changing data heavy...
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Samsung concluded its PASS10N LAB with a workshop with Martine Cajucom and Jess Wilson, the creative director, and the brand manager of the retail powerhouse Sunnies Studios. The talk is designed to allow those part of the online community Samsung Members to ignite their passion in entrepreneurship, photography, videography, fitness, and gaming. For its last leg, the girls of Sunnies...
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The Samsung PASS10N Lab campaign, a series of workshops that allow today's generation of trailblazers find their tribe, whether it’s in entrepreneurship, photography, videography, fitness, included an exclusive session for gamers as well.
For its fifth leg, the tech giant invited radio DJ and gamer enthusiast Gino Quillamor together with mobile gamers for a...
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The promising digital economy in the Philippines, partly driven by the growing ecommerce segment, is opening a door of endless opportunities for companies of various sizes, including MSMEs (micro, small, and medium enterprises).
To further help them succeed in the ecommerce space, Singapore based Anchanto is offering them platforms that simplify and increase the visibility of their...
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In an exclusive event held at The Fifth ballroom in Rockwell, Samsung Philippines recently introduced to the country its QLED 8K TV, promising to provide consumers with a brand new, never before seen experience of premium quality television screens.
Integrating the new Quantum Processor 8K, Samsung’s QLED 8K TV can produce images in greater detail and depth at 7680 x 4320 display...
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Samsung is seeing a big, bright picture of the future driven by today’s digital natives and tech savvy content creators. By 2021, the Korean company is seeing a tremendous growth in mobile traffic by 78%, brought about by video content. However, this figure will be overshadowed by the rapid traffic growth of live video, pegged at 870 percent.
Preparing today’s generation...
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Summertime has just begun and, as expected, most students are looking for activities to make their vacation worthwhile.
Nimo TV, one of the country's leading video game streaming platform, is an excellent past time for students who love gaming and learn new skills at the same time. It offers 8 to 12 MP quality live streaming and can be accessed via mobile or PC make it easier for...
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Lenovo recently launched its first gaming store in the Philippines, the Legion Concept Store, located inside the largest mall in the country, the SM City North EDSA in Quezon City, allowing visitors to find, test, and purchase a wide range of Lenovo and Legion products.
As part of the experience visiting the new establishment, mallgoers may also play games there using Legion...
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In a star studded Thursday afternoon at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, OPPO officially unveiled to the public the F11 Pro, the latest member of the OPPO F family.
The OPPO F11 Pro carries a dual rear camera system consisting of a 48 megapixel image sensor with F1.79 aperture, 5 megapixel sensor with F2.4 aperture, and a 6P lens, allowing it to capture remarkable photos even...
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Epson Philippines sheds the light in a number of ways as it launches the LightScene Projectors, the brand's new group of spotlight shaped accent lighting solutions for innovative applications recently at Hilton Manila in Pasay City.
In an event named as LightScene Showcase, LightScene Projectors were displayed in a number of various settings, putting emphasis on their capability of...
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ASUS welcomes April 2019 by introducing its latest array of gaming monitors at an exclusive media gathering in their Philippine office.
With screen resolutions getting bigger and refresh rates becoming more demanding, ASUS highlighted several key models focusing on faster monitor speeds together with larger screens coupled with innovative display features.
These trends pushes...
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Vivo announced the partnership with the world’s leading mobile game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG MOBILE) by Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation as the title sponsor of the upcoming PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019, one of the biggest mobile gaming tournaments in the world.
Vivo will provide the official smartphones for the PUBG MOBILE Club Open...
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Kingston Technology has teamed up with channel partners to promote the authorized partner program in the Philippines.
Ranked as the world’s number one memory module manufacturer for the third party memory market for 15th consecutive year by IHS and DRAMeXchange with a 68% marketshare in 2017, Kingston has a force of more than 300 authorized stores and nearly 500 brand...
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Nimo TV lauded Project Lupon for its intense coverage of the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) from March 7 to 17, 2019.
The all star broadcast team headed by Kuya Nic gave a blow by blow update of the tournament and threw some in game items, steam wallets, and bundles of seven packs to some of its lucky subscribers.
"We are delighted in bringing the tournament to all our...
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Hot on the heels of its big win as the ultimate champion in the DOTA 2 category of Predator League in February, Filipino eSports team TNC Predator recently bagged another major triumph as it takes home the championship trophy with USD 500,000 (over P26 million) cash prize in the DOTA 2 Grand Finals of the World Electronic Sports Game (WESG) 2018 in Chongqing, China on Sunday, March 10...
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Nimo TV recently announced its partnership with AliSports as the official broadcasting partner of the World Electronic Sports Games 2019 (WESG) happening in Chongqing, China.
WESG 2019 Finals will feature 36 teams hailing from different parts of the globe to partake in a prize pool of USD 5.5 million across multiple titles. Six teams from the Americas, 11 teams from...
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Leading global platform Nimo TV continues to strengthen its global presence in the world of eSports through its partnership with Alisports as the official broadcasting partner of the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) for the WESG 2019 happening in Chongqing, China.
The live streaming giant has received the rights to cover and broadcast the WESG event through the app, making it...
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. unveiled the highly anticipated Galaxy Fold, a new foldable device creating a new mobile category. The Galaxy Fold features the world’s first 7.3 inch Infinity Flex Display, which folds into a compact device with a cover display. The Galaxy Fold offers a powerful new way to multitask, watch videos, play games, and more – bringing to life new...
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Predator League Asia Pacific Finals 2019’s three day tournament in Bangkok, Thailand concluded on a high note with a big win for the Philippines as all Filipino eSports team TNC Predator bags the championship crown in the DOTA 2 category.
TNC Predator won the category after defeating BOOM ID of Indonesia, taking home the Predator League Asia Pacific symbolic shield as a trophy...
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ARKANGEL bested 15 other gaming team in the finals to win the Predator League PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Philippine Finals on January 26 at the High Grounds Cafe and January 27 at Glorietta Activity Center.
A total of 16 top teams from all over the Philippines — Team No Future, MIRACULUM, TNC PRO TEAM, Anonymous Ilonggos, Nirvana, Vulture Gaming, Mistah, DPT...
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LG Philippines is redefining the country’s tech landscape by launching the very first LG Electronics Information Display (ID) Showroom in the Philippines.
Officially opened on 28 January 2019, the ID Showroom features the global tech giant’s innovations that earned the trust and confidence of millions of customers around the world. Being the first LG Philippines ID Showroom...
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Honor Mobile jumpstarts 2019 by officially launching the latest addition to its growing family of impressive midrange smartphone line — the Honor 10 Lite. Known as the younger sibling of Honor’s 2018 flagship, the Honor 10, the brand makes sure that the Honor 10 Lite is nothing short of its predecessor and is definitely something that should not be taken lightly.
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ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) introduced its latest lineup of gaming laptops at CES 2019, including the ROG Mothership, ROG Zephyrus S GX701, ROG Zephyrus S GX531, ROG Strix SCAR II, and ROG Strix Hero II. All have graphics powered by the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX engines.
Meet the Republic of Gamers GeForce RTX gaming laptop family
After raising the bar for desktop...
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In most medium and large scale enterprises, document scanning can be a tedious and tiring chore especially with the everyday volume of materials that a department or the entire office needs to capture and share or store on digital file.
Recognizing how much company time and resources are wasted on slow scanning processes, HP introduces its Scanjet Enterprise Flow N9120 fn2 Document...
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In a bid to deliver the latest technology to its customers in the Philippines, Lenovo announced the launch of new laptops featuring Intel Optane memory technology. The new devices are designed to bring greater efficiency and a more powerful experience to all Filipinos customers.
Intel Optane is a system acceleration solution found in 8th Generation (or newer) Intel Core processors...
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Lenovo is refreshing its product offerings to Filipino customers with the launch of new laptops that run on AMD Ryzen processors. The release is part of the company’s objective of bringing the latest technology straight to consumers.
“AMD’s newest processors are getting a lot of praise due to their powerful performance, especially when it comes to running...
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Jabra has launched four new members of the Elite series in the Philippines the Elite 45e, Elite 65t, Elite Active 65t, and the Elite 65e. First announced at CES 2018, they are the latest to join the Elite family of headphones and earbuds, a series engineered for outstanding music quality and strong voice capability.
With the Elite range, headphone users no longer have to...
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Just in time for the gift giving season, Xiaomi is bringing in the Mi 8 Lite and the Mi 8 Pro to the Philippines, giving consumers more ways to enjoy the best features from the Mi 8 series.
Inspired by the works of the famous French impressionist Claude Monet, whose paintings are renowned for bringing out the effect of light on natural colors, the Mi 8 Lite features a new glass...
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With the holiday season fast approaching, HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, is bringing to the Philippines the Nokia 5.1 Plus. With its impressive processing power, the Nokia 5.1 Plus delivers great gaming performance and AI imaging in an accessible, stylish package. Combining contemporary design and quality build, the Nokia 5.1 Plus is sure to offer a unique and accessible experience to...
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Virtual PH, the most immersive virtual reality theme park in Metro Manila, officially opened its doors at Ayala Malls Feliz in Pasig City. The new establishment features a diverse selection of state of the art VR experiences that are first in the Philippine market and will surely be enjoyed by everyone.
With a series of virtual reality driven playgrounds, Virtual PH brings Filipinos a...
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Modern mobile phone design has come a long way since the days of physical keypads, cramped monochrome screens, and extending antennas. Nowadays, smartphones are sleeker and less utilitarian looking despite packing tremendous computing power underneath. More and more they’ve become quite the fashion statement as much as they are productivity tools.
Huawei has refined this design...
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Predator Gaming has geared up for Asia Pacific Predator League 2019, the region’s biggest world class gaming tournament, as it officially launched last October at One Esplanade in Pasay City. This milestone event coincides with the reveal of celebrity gamer slash cosplay sensation Alodia Gosiengfiao as the newest Predator Gaming Ambassador.
Now on its second year, the Asia...
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One of the biggest gaming events in the Philippines, Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit (ESGS) took place at SMX Manila from October 26 to 28, 2018. The three day event served as a huge gathering of gamers before the end of the year.
Sharp Philippines Corporation (SPC) took part in ESGS 2018 as one of the official exhibitors, together with other well known brands. As a major sponsor...
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HMD Global has announced that Android 9 is available for the Nokia 6.1 Plus via Nokia phones beta labs starting this month. This follows the Nokia 7 Plus, which was the first smartphone running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 to globally roll out the Android 9 Pie late September.
HMD Global Chief Product Marketing Officer Juho Sarvikas said: “To further solidify our leadership and...
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Acer Philippines today unveiled its latest addition to the Nitro 5 gaming series: the Intel Optane powered Nitro 5. Lauded for its refined styling and outstanding performance for casual gamers, the Nitro 5 is the first device to receive a speed boost from the Intel Optane Technology. Three Nitro 5 Intel Optane powered models were launched in the country.
Housed in a sleek black and red...
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Honor revealed its latest addition to its X series lineup, the 8X, packed with all of the hallmarks of a premium device: a 6.5 inch FullView display with a 1080 x 2340 resolution, a 91% screen to body ratio, a 20MP + 2MP dual camera combo on the rear and a 16MP camera within the notch, 4+128GB storage and expandable to 400GB, and a 2.5D double texture aurora glass body. The Honor 8X is powered...
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Imagine what you can do with your smartphone if you can save 31 days in a year without the hassle of wall charging with cables or carrying a power bank. In that time, you can not only make many important calls, but also focus on your passion, work, and day to day activities related to your device.
A low battery notification is the last thing that a busy, multi tasking individual needs...
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ASUS Philippines recently unveiled its latest ZenBook, ZenBook Pro, and VivoBook S premium ultraportable laptop series, all powered by Intel's 8th Generation Core processors. Embodying ASUS’s In Search of Incredible brand spirit, the ZenBook and VivoBook series are unified under the headline theme Unleash Your Creative Power.
The new products that were brought to the country...
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Epson Philippines recently unveiled its latest innovations to its trade partners and the media at this year’s Grand Launch: Innovations that Dominate which was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in BGC, Taguig City.
The introduction of the new models of Epson’s business laser projectors, SureColor T series of technical printers, as well as EcoTank printers, the new brand...
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Bolstering its portfolio of AI powered offerings under the V series, Chinese smartphone giant Vivo officially brought to the Philippines the Vivo V11 and the V11i. The arrival of Vivo's latest handsets was welcomed locally with a star studded event held at the Shangri La at The Fort in Bonifacio Global City.
"Innovating with consumers in mind is our priority. We are excited to...
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Pocketable and portable projectors are not a new thing for Taiwanese technology giant ASUS. Back in 2012, I got a chance to write about the ASUS P1 LED, the company's first foray into projectors. Fast forward to the present, the folks at ASUS Philippines sent me the ZenBeam E1. Let's have a closer look into it and see if ASUS's latest product is a reflection of the...
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South Korean technology giant recently brought the Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 to the Philippines, three new additions to the company's expanding ecosystem of Galaxy labeled mobile devices.
MAIN PHOTO: (From left to right) Dan Torres, Marketing Head for IT & Mobile; Patty Lee, Product Marketing Category Head; Bea Ignacio, Product...
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Acer announced the pricing and availability of the Swift 5 (SF515 51T) notebook, the world’s lightest notebook PC with a 15 inch display. Designed for discerning customers who want an envy inducing PC, the Swift 5 delivers exceptional performance in an elegant chassis that weighs less than one kilogram (990g).
The Swift 5 (SF515 51T) is powered by the latest 8th Generation Intel...
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Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has introduced the LIVA Q, the world’s smallest Windows based Mini PC. The newly launched LIVA Q is a pocket sized Mini PC featuring the latest Intel Apollo Lake SOC processors, together with 4GB RAM 32GB eMMC storage and HDMI 2.0. The latest series of LIVA product supports and enables the handling of 4K content playback with ease.
The new LIVA Q...
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Thousands of gaming fanatics flocked to the Mall of Asia Arena this August 18 19 for the country's biggest League of Legends event, Globe Conquerors Manila 2018! Presented by Globe and Garena, the major e sports tournament saw eight teams from the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia battle it out to become the best team in Southeast Asia. Gamers were also treated to the...
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Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation officially launches the Samsung Galaxy Note9 in the Philippines. Held on August 14 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, the event gathers media personalities, together with Samsung dealers and partners for an evening of exciting talks and a closer look at the tech giant’s newest flagship smartphone.
Hosted by Cesca Litton, the media launch...
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Honor, the leading mobile device e brand, officially launched the Honor Play, adding another innovative model to the brand’s smartphone series. The Honor Play was designed specifically to satisfy every casual and hardcore mobile gamers’ needs by delivering an optimum, high end performance, and will be available in the country for only PhP 15,990. The Honor Play will be available in...
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ASUS recently announced that the ROG Strix, Prime, and the TUF Gaming series motherboards built on the AMD B450 chipset and supporting the latest AMD Ryzen processors are now available.
AMD’s Ryzen platform offers an incredible desktop compute experience with multithreaded horsepower plus accessible overclocking and gaming prowess. Earlier this year AMD launched the second...
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HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology, announced the launch of Cloud Stinger Core gaming headset. It is an affordable headset, designed for console gamers looking for great sound at a value price.
The HyperX Cloud Stinger Core is designed for PS4 and is also compatible with the Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch. The headset features an adjustable steel slider and soft ear...
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The Samsung Galaxy J8, the perfect companion for life’s picture perfect moments, hits stores nationwide today.
Built to capture vibrant photos, the Galaxy J8 features a Professional Dual Camera. The 16 megapixel F1.7 + 5 megapixel F1.9 camera system allows one to zone in on what matters with Live Focus. The feature enables background blur adjustment to create an...
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The FEU ANBU team of Far Eastern University has emerged as the champions of the inaugural MSI NVIDIA University League PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (PUBG) Tournament, the first intercollegiate competition in the Philippines.
After weeks of intense competition, seven teams made it to the finals on July 21 at Titan Café, a GeForce certified iCafe equipped with GeForce 1050...
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Chinese smartphone giant Huawei officially brought to the Philippines the Huawei nova 3i, the company's latest smartphone model for the midrange market. Adding to the excitement brought about by the launch was the introduction of celebrity James Reid as Huawei's new brand ambassador at the activity area of Glorietta in Makati City last Saturday.
Clad in an elegant body composed of a...
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