HTC uses space technology to toughen up the One S smartphone

htc-one-s-micro-arc-oxidation-ceramic-caseHTC is improving the strength of its One S smartphone’s housing by treating it with a process called microarc oxidation, which makes it three times stronger than stainless steel. It’s the same electrochemical surface treatment process used on a lot of NASA’s satellites. The process is similar to conventional anodizing (a process used to increase [...]

Pentagon approves the use of BlackBerry 7 for its personnel

BlackBerry-Bold-9900A while back, we heard about how officials from the U.S Department of Defense all carry around BlackBerry phones and how the U.S government also approved of Dell-made Android devices running Android 2.2. Nowadays in the U.S Department of Defense, BlackBerry is still the device of choice due to its security features. In fact, they’ve [...]

Review: Samsung 55-inch ES8000 Smart TV

DSC08671We initially did a in-depth hands on before on Samsung’s Smart TV offering, the 55-inch ES8000 that could almost be called a review, but in truth it lacked a few important details. Stuff like picture quality, color reproduction and all-around performance wasn’t included in the original article because we didn’t have the right tools to [...]

Smart introduces better Power Plug-It and Always On Packages

SmartBro-power-plugThe new Smart Bro Power Plug-It from Smart has advertised speeds of up to 7.2 mbps, making it the fastest 3G broadband stick in the market today. As with the previous offerings, it requires no installation and users can check their balance, make voice calls, and send text messages via its user interface. The Power [...]

Vibe is the first Philippine electronic bookstore, launches two new tablets

VibeJust recently, the first Philippine electronic bookstore called Vibe was launched by Vibe Technologies Inc. along with the Vibal Foundation. Filipinos will be able to access and buy all kinds of reading material through their tablets, smartphones, and computers. This includes an abundance of digital books, newspapers, and magazines. Vibe is also the name of [...]

Lumia 610 first impressions [VIDEO]

DSC08750Nokia has graciously sent us a Lumia 610 for review. This particular member of the Lumia family is aimed at the budget smartphone shopper, and its specs reflect that – 800 GHz processor, 8GB of internal storage, 5-megapixel camera. Curiously, the Lumia 610 and it’s bigger brother, the Lumia 710, both have the same size [...]

Razer revamps the classic Naga mouse, adds removable panels, new matte finish

newnaga3Razer’s MMO loving’ Naga mouse has gotten an overhaul, and now sports a better, anti-slip finish to help players pwn opponents. While the mouse still retains its massive 12 button thumb buttons on the side, Razer has seen fit to allow players to choose the left panels of the mouse, helping them find the right [...]

New HP Elitebook makes short work of CAD, can probably crush your desktop

EliteBook_8470w_CoreSet__FrontLeft_OpenThere’s a special segment of notebooks that are aimed at people who absolutely need to have the fastest processors and video cards possible while still retaining the mobility side of the notebook equation. HP’s Elitebook series of portable workstations are especially aimed at these individuals, and can probably best most typical gaming rigs today in [...] Related Posts with Thumbnails