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Flips and Femmes


Tell me, is it just me, or am I correct in concluding that it is mostly the women who are buying flip-phones?
Prior to their new slew of slider phones, Samsung had a vast line of flip-phones. And, I swear, practically everyone I’ve met who was using a Samsung flip was a female. Ditto for flips […]

The T5 and TX have the same price


Zoiks! Can my eyes believe this?! The T5 and TX now have the same SRP of P18,900.00. The main difference is that the T5 has less memory while the TX has WiFi. If you’re after pure aesthetics, the TX has a more corporate feel with its bluish-black casing as compared to the T5’s plain brownie […]

Globe Rewards: Phones price list


I’ve previously noted the existence of a Globe rewards program (a.k.a. “Globe for Good”… that sounds kind’a ominous) that plan subscribers can avail of, trading their accumulated virtual cash for phones or other freebies.
Here are the prices of the phones that Globe is offering under this program:

UNIT PRICE

Nokia 9500 P45,000
Nokia 9300 P39,000
Nokia 6680 P33,500
Nokia 6630 P23,000
Nokia 3230 P22,500
Nokia […]

McNintendo


This post may not have much relevance for any of us here in the Philippines, but the news bodes well that it could happen here someday. (Long shot, but you never know.)
If you own a Nintendo DS, live in the US and happen to love McDo, you’re in luck. McDonald’s just entered into a […]

Blackberry-Treos coming your way!


As part of the hell-freezes-over initiative taking place in the tech world, owners of Treo 650s can look forward to using Blackberry push email on their units beginning sometime early 2006.
Palm and Research in Motion (RIM) have made a licensing agreement to allow Treos to use Blackberry Connect, a email and communication technology and service […]

Staked your Globe CLAIM yet?


Poor Globe Plan subscribers. While the millions of prepaid card users get all the goodies, such as the recent Text Nonstop promo that gave them unlimited texts for 24 hours for just 15 pesos, us Plan-holders basically have to sit and sulk in the sidelines, our loyalty unrewarded.
Well, not exactly. Globe Handyphone has had a […]

5G iPods: And then it plays videos!


Again, I’ll reserve my comments *after* the stalwarts of m|ph says their piece on this exciting (and mouth-watering) news.

Synergy: Making Windows and Mac (and Linux too) Play Nice


Who says Mac, Windows and Linux can’t live with each other?

September’s Best-sellers


Once again, here’s a ranking of the world’s best-selling mobile phones and PDAs, according to Krussell International AB of Sweden. This time it’s for the month of September 2005.
Top 10 Mobile Phones
1. Sony Ericsson K750i/K750c/W800
2. Motorola Razr V3
3. Nokia 6230/6230i
4. Nokia 6680/6681/6682
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