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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In the recent months, ASUS has further strengthened its stance in the mobile industry with an impeccable lineup of ZenFones, with media and fans lauding the #Backto5 campaign featuring the all new ZenFone 5. This month, the Taiwanese company is reintroducing yet another contender in the Philippines – the ZenFone Live – and this time it’s bigger and better!
Building on...
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Toshiba has announced the Portégé Z30 E which packs professional performance with full size ports into a thin and durable design. The latest addition to Toshiba’s business PC offering, the Portégé Z30 E has been engineered with mobility and reliability at its core to increase business productivity by providing professional performance for today’s...
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Samsung Philippines recently launched the Galaxy J8, the Korean tech giant’s newest addition to the J series. Arriving with a Professional Dual Camera, the new smartphone features a 16MP F1.7 + 5MP F1.9 Rear Camera equipped with Live Focus, allowing users to produce vibrant and expertly taken photos. The feature allows one to adjust the level of background blur in photos...
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Update: The OPPO Find X is now available for preorder in the Philippines for the price of PhP 49,990 until August 1, 2018. Customers may preorder in OPPO stores located inside the following malls: SM Dasmarinas, SM North EDSA, SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, Gaisano Mall Davao, SM Clark, SM Pampanga, SM Calamba, SM Cebu, SM Fairview, SM Urdaneta, SM Baguio, SM Aura, SM Marikina, and Market...
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Leveraging on Swiss technology, Kevler is bringing its expertise in professional audio to Filipino homes. Kevler has been powering concerts and large scale events with its top of the line of amplifiers, microphones, mixers, and speakers. Now, the brand is set to elevate entertainment experience at home with its range of home theater systems.
"Kevler has always strived to deliver...
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Following its immense success in South Korea, GrandChase Dimensional Chaser is set to conquer the Philippines by storm as the real time role playing game (RPG) is now available for download on Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store. Prior to its launch, the game has garnered 200,000 pre registrations.
The official sequel to the hit online game GrandChase, GrandChase Dimensional...
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After unveiling the flagship Honor 10 and making the Honor 7x available on Lazada, Chinese smartphone brand Honor is amplifying its local presence by bringing two new additions to its growing roster of affordable handsets: the Honor 7S and the Honor 7A.
Featuring a 5.45 inch FullView HD display with 18:9 aspect ratio, the Honor 7S is powered by a MediaTek...
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LG Electronics Philippines officially unveiled the LG G7 ThinQ, its new flagship premium smartphone, at an exclusive launch recently event held at trendy bar and lounge Yes, Please.
Combining exciting innovations, a sleek design, and stunning display and sound with LG’s intuitive ThinQ AI technology, the G7 ThinQ takes the smartphone experience to unprecedented heights. The G7...
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Leading e commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, Shopee, is embarking on a new venture as the first e commerce platform in the Philippines to onboard local personalities. Introducing Shopee Celebrity Club, Shopee is enabling its patrons to have an easy access to a curated collection of products by several personalities, including Avel Bacudio, Matteo Guidicelli, Vice Ganda, Kris...
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Bringing more gaming centric smartphones to the market, ASUS Philippines recently unveiled the 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM variant of the ZenFone Max Pro (ZB602KL) during its Max Pro: Game Zone event held at the Cyberzone Annex of SM City North EDSA in Quezon City.
The said event is the brand's first ever mobile gaming festival in the country, staged in partnership with SM Cyberzone, as well as...
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Comprehending that Apple devices such as new generation iPhones (iPhone 8, 8+, and X) are valuable investments, the Philippines's renowned Apple Premium Reseller Power Mac Center (PMC) is bringing to the country Belkin's latest array of solutions designed to keep you hard earned iPhone protected and powered up.
"For as long as Filipinos rely on their iPhones for work, Power Mac Center...
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Acer has announced the new Swift 5 notebook featuring a 15 inch display clad in an elegant chassis that weighs less than one kilogram, making it ideal for people who are always on the go.
“There’s been great feedback on Acer’s amazingly light 14 inch Swift 5, and we are now pushing the limits with the 15.6 inch model,” said Jerry Hou, General Manager, Consumer...
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Updates: This review now includes still photos that were captured using the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1, and benchmark results. This article was originally published on June 22, 2018.
Introduction
Carrying the Max designation on its full name, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 (ZB601KL) is part of ASUS's ZenFone range of smartphones packed with ample battery capacity. In the case of this...
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VAIO, Sony's once PC brand and business unit, appeared at Computex earlier this month, with one clear message: VAIO is back. Nevertheless, Sony branding was entirely absent on the laptops or marketing materials present at its booth. To recall, Sony sold VAIO to Japan Industrial Partners in 2014 due to poor sales.
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Marking another milestone in the Philippine smartphone landscape, Vivo officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the X21, which brings to consumers world's first In Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology along with other cutting edge features such as FullView Display, AI photography, and face recognition technology.
A pioneering innovation resulting from Vivo's research and...
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In today’s fast paced world where the success or failure of a business depends on how quickly it can provide quality products and services, entrepreneurs are even more determined to invest in resources that can help meet their customers’ demands.
HP realizes this and has introduced two hardworking printers that are becoming the trusted partners of productivity driven...
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Update: LG Philippines officially launched the LG G7 ThinQ on June 14, 2018 for the price of PhP 42,990. This story was originally posted on May 24, 2018.
LG has introduced the latest addition to its roster of premium smartphones, the LG G7 ThinQ. Powered by Qualcomm's newest mobile platform for flagship handsets, the Snapdragon 845, the G7 ThinQ combines useful and convenient AI...
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For a company that is considered as one of the prime movers in the PC industry, Computex has always been an important affair for NVIDIA. Taiwan’s biggest technology exhibition has always served as a stage for NVIDIA to showcase its latest innovations. This year, spearheaded by none other than the company’s co founder, CEO, and president Jensen Huang, NVIDIA primarily discussed its...
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During Computex 2018, NZXT showcased its full array of gaming PC solutions, comprising of its latest casings, power supply units (PSUs), and cooling systems.
Starting off with NZXT's H series chassis lineup, the most notable is the H500i, a compact ATX midtower chassis. Demonstrating the H500i, NZXT equipped it with its very own N7 Z370 motherboard, powered by an Intel Core i7 8700K...
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COMPUTEX 2018 was a successful showcase of BIOSTAR’s latest blockchain computing solutions, RACING series motherboards, graphics card, and smart home products. BIOSTAR had a full display of its industry leading crypto mining solutions with iMiner series and its BTC line in both Intel B360 chipset and AMD B350 solutions. New models were added to the RACING line of Intel 300 and AMD X470...
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Coinciding with the announcement of Nadine Lustre as its newest brand ambassador, Samsung Philippines introduced to the country the Samsung Galaxy J6.
“We designed the Galaxy J6 to be your ultimate break buddy,” says Dan Torres, Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) Marketing Communications Head for IT & Mobile, during a recent media launch held at VERSUS...
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A Filipino company that fully understands the needs of Filipino consumers and how to reach them, Starmobile, the mobile subsidiary of Star Telecom Alliance Resources, Inc. (STAR, Inc.), recently announced that its devices are now available in more than 900 sari sari stores across the Philippines.
“By making Starmobile phones available in sari sari stores all over the country, we...
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Zotac is continuing its efforts to expand its range of PC products and the company took Computex 2018 as a perfect opportunity to showcase them. At the week long exhibition, Zotac put on display small form factor PCs and graphics cards, products that make the brand easily associated with gaming. Speaking of gaming, Zotac further expressed its commitment to gaming by gathering some of the best...
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During Computex 2018, CORSAIR announced the release of the new Crystal Series 280X RGB and Crystal Series 280X mATX enthusiast PC cases, bringing CORSAIR tempered glass design to a new smaller form factor.
Comprising of tempered glass panels in front, side, and roof, the Crystal 280X RGB provides a stunning view of your PC. Illuminated by two LL120 RGB fans, each featuring 16 RGB LEDs...
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The recently concluded Computex, one of the region's largest annual technology pilgrimage, saw a number of revelations, but one of the biggest unveilings this year came from ASUS: the ROG Phone.
Marketed under ASUS's Republic of Gamers (ROG) line of products, the ROG Phone is obviously a gaming centric proposition. Backing its prowess, the smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon...
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A day before the official opening of Computex 2018's exhibition halls, Computex d&i awards honored and showcased this year's winning products.
On its 11th year, Computex d&i awards added three specialty award categories, namely IoT, Startups, and Applications. A total of 60 innovations were chosen based on the following criteria: Innovation and Elaboration, Functionality...
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Hot on the heels of its global unveiling in London last month, the Honor 10 is finally launched in the Philippines in partnership with Shopee. Ahead of the local launch, the Honor 10 already sold one million units globally. Honor itself continues to lead as the number one smartphone e brand in China. Since its inception, the brand has reached 100% growth in overseas markets: Honor ranks number...
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Expanding its PC cases under the H Series, NZXT recently announced the H700i Ninja Edition. As what its name hints, the H700i Ninja Edition mid tower casing was designed in collaboration with the world famous streamer, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins.
“What Ninja has done for PC gaming and the gaming community at large is nothing short of amazing,” said Johnny Hou, NZXT’s...
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Lenovo and Disney have joined forces to bring for the first time to Star Wars: Jedi Challenges a new feature expansion that allows Star Wars fans to have lightsaber battles against each other in local multiplayer mode. The new feature called Lightsaber Versus Mode is the second free update since the product was launched in November 2017. Lightsaber Versus Mode is available for download through...
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