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Lenovo rolls out laptops with Intel Optane technology

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 that boosts a computer’s responsiveness to end-user requests, including launching applications, finding and moving large files, and even loading levels in video games. It is designed to store commonly used data and programs closer to the processor. The system can access information more quickly with improved overall system responsiveness. Official benchmarking results have shown the technology to be delivering up to 65% faster gameplay and up to 5x faster web browsing. “With the new range of devices that features Intel Optane technology, Lenovo users can now complete tasks significantly faster with shorter

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Lenovo launches laptops with AMD CPUs and GPUs

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 multiple tasks, heavy programs included. We partnered with AMD to provide Filipinos such cutting-edge technology equipped to support the ever-growing performance demands of the market,” said Lenovo Philippines Country General Manager Michael Ngan. Just last year, AMD released its Ryzen lineup of processors with multi-core setup. With the power of two or more cores in a single chip, Ryzen delivers industry-leading performance when it comes to running intensive programs involved in digital content creation, 3D rendering, gaming and streaming, CAD work, and more. AMD Ryzen processors also include simultaneous multithreading (SMT) whe

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New Jabra Elite series earphones reach PH shores

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 make a choice between great music headphones or a headset designed for voice and calls, and can have both with whichever Elite product they choose. The four latest products - Elite 45e, Elite 65t, Elite Active 65t, and Elite 65e - model the best-selling Jabra Elite Sport, the most technically advanced true wireless sports earbuds which set the standard for the Elite product suite by incorporating leading audio technology. Drawing on the GN Group’s long-standing audio, headset, and hearing aid expertise, each new Elite product contains unique microphone configurations to ensure users will always be heard, whether yo

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Xiaomi's Mi 8 Lite and Mi 8 Pro now available in PH

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 finishing that has a mirror-like gradient finish. John Chen, Xiaomi Director for Southeast Asia, said: “The Mi 8 series has been a hit with Mi fans around the world. We are building on this success as we introduce Mi 8 Lite and Mi 8 Pro to the Philippines, offering more choices to our consumers here and enabling them to enjoy the latest innovations from Xiaomi in time for the Christmas holiday season.” Mi 8 Lite for amazing photography and gaming With 24 megapixels, the front-facing Sony IMX576 sensor on the Mi 8 Lite is able to capture more details than ever before. In low light conditions, the sensor uses

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Nokia 5.1 Plus now all set for the holidays at PhP 12,990

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 all Filipino Nokia mobile fans. To further its positioning as a powerful smartphone for optimized casual gaming experience, the Nokia 5.1 Plus is also the official mobile device partner of Synergy 88, the producer of the all-Pinoy mobile game — Barangay 143. This partnership also includes on-ground activations in malls and schools as well as participation in ESGS this year. Shannon Mead, HMD Global country manager said: “Our vision was to deliver reliable performance, AI imaging and contemporary design in an accessible device. With the Nokia 5.1 Plus, we aim to bring exciting gaming and entertain

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Virtual PH brings new unique VR experiences to Filipinos

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 glimpse into the future of virtual reality. Each playground comprises of modern professional VR equipment, and an exciting collection of games that aims to captivate and immerse players. “With virtual reality becoming the fastest-growing entertainment and leisure activity in the industry lately, Virtual PH aims to deliver diverse VR experiences to people of all ages. Gaming enthusiast or not, one will surely find a mind-blowing VR experience they can enjoy,” said Vijay Aidasani, Virtual PH Co-founder and President. “Our vision is really to provide advance, immersive, social, and mind-blowing experiences

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Huawei Mate 20 Series phones now available in PH

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 ethos through the years, and the new Huawei Mate 20 Series is the latest proof of the company’s hardware design excellence. Wrapped in flowing elements The Mate 20 Series has a “flowing” aesthetic built into every panel, frame, and component visible to the eye. Huawei’s design team took inspiration from the grace of nature’s free-flowing elements for the new devices, and a quick glance at the streamlined surfaces and edges of the Mate 20 certainly captures that feeling. The new Emerald Green color is especially pleasing to even the most discerning eyes, giving the device a unique pop among the mass of black s

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Predator League 2019 kicks off with Alodia as new face

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 Pacific Predator League is the most anticipated eSports competition. Since its inception and maiden run in 2018, the Gaming Tournament has expanded to include participants from a total of 16 countries: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam – more than double that of last year’s total participants. This year, Asia Pacific Predator League draws battle lines for two of the biggest and hottest gaming titles: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and DOTA 2. Vying for a total prize pool of up to USD 400,0

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Sharp is major sponsor of LED televisions at ESGS 2018

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, SPC provided all the LED TVs during the gaming convention. Featuring the latest HDR standards, Sharp's AQUOS 4K and 8K series televisions offered topnotch gaming experience. Coupled with high luminance technology, gamers and attendees got a chance to witness and experience consistently life-like contrast while gaming with Sharp AQUOS televisions. SPC has been known to offer best-quality products to Filipino consumers through the years. From televisions to washing machines and other home appliances, the company certainly made a spot in every Filipino household. In addition, SPC continues to broaden its h

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Nokia smartphones among the first to get Android 9 Pie

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 commitment to Android One and fast platform updates for our fans, we are happy to announce that the Nokia 6.1 Plus is the first smartphone globally to offer Android Pie on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform via our Nokia phones beta labs." "This is our first beta version of Android 9 for the Nokia 6.1 Plus early adopters. Over the coming weeks, we will be working together with our fast-growing community of beta testers to ensure uncompromised quality ahead of general release. We welcome all feedback from our fans and thank them for their enthusiasm and passion in testing early versions of the most up-to

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