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IDC just released the latest  Mobile Phone Tracker data for the Philippine market. It showed that Filipinos are now starting to invest in higher price bands. Cherry Mobile is still the top smartphone brand in the Philippines Smartphone shipments growth Philippines Smartphone Market by Price Brand, 1H18 The average selling price (ASP) of smartphones in the country grew from USD 127 last 1H17 to USD 192 for 1H18.  A factor for this recent growth is the availability of payment options. Thanks to Home Credit and Flexi Finance. The result?  The total smartphone shipments reached 7.8 million units in 1H18 which is equivalent to a 5.6 percent YoY growth. It bounced backed from the -6.6 percent decline last 1H17. IDC also revealed that Filipinos remain to be price conscious. Keeping in mind that Filipinos remain to be price conscious and want to ensure they get the best value of their money, brands now highlight not only the quality of cameras but also features that make smartpho...

As businesses around the world have started to embrace advanced technologies, subscription economy is becoming the new norm.  Tien Tzuo, founder and CEO of Zuora. Photo from Nick Graham Dominating today's era are Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), a report from Forbes said. With the rising penetration of internet, connected devices and automation, improved by AI, are seen to help drive business growth. Forbes interviewed Tien Tzuo, founder and CEO of Zuora, a company focuses on creation of platform for subscription-based data services. The tech leader stressed digital customers now prefer "access to services over ownership of physical products." The economic incentives for owning things are less and less relevant than they once were. Consider cars, music and entertainment. Who purchase CDs or DVDs anymore? People are now on the look out for the outcome of services--be it transportation, entertainment, or even food, where technology, particularly AI...

Cherry Mobile just released the prices for their upcoming smartphones, the Flare S7, S7 Deluxe, and S7 Plus. The Flare S7 series The Cherry Mobile Flare S7 with 2GB RAM is priced at PHP 4,599 while the 3GB RAM variant retails for PHP 4,999. Specs of Flare S7 It is one of the most affordable smartphone with a quad-camera setup.  Those who will pre-order will get a FREE lighted D200 Bluetooth speaker worth PHP 2,000. Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Specs Display: 5.5-inch 2.5D curved IPS screen w/ 1440 x 720 resolution at 293 ppi CPU: 1.3GHz 64-bit MT6739WA quad-core processor GPU: PowerVR GE8100 RAM: 2GB/3GB ROM: 16GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 128GB Back Camera: 13MP OV12830+ 2MP GC2385 w/ BSI and LED flash Selfie Camera: 13MP OV12830+ 2MP GC2385 Battery: 2,400mAh w/ 5V/2A and wireless charging support OS: Android 8.1 Oreo Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, dual SIM Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyr...

On Weibo, the Chang Cheng, the vice president of Lenovo just teased a poster of a device with a quad-camera setup. A Lenovo with quad-camera setup? It is similar to square camera placement of the upcoming Huawei Mate 20 Pro. But, it will have four cameras instead of just 3. In the muddle of the cameras, there is a small LED flash. The poster also revealed that the device/smartphone will be assisted by AI and will launch in October. We do not know the functions of the four cameras yet. Most likely, they have different functions for different modes. RGB, monochrome, telephoto, and wide-angle lenses please? Lenovo Z5 Pro teaser There's a chance that this could be the Lenovo Z5 Pro with a mechanical slider and bezel-less screen that was teased by  Chang Cheng a few weeks back. The vice president of Lenovo has yet to show the back panel of that device. Samsung  could also launch an A series phone with four cameras at the "4x fun" event this October 11. What do you guys think?...

A month after it was introduced in Indonesia , here's our full review of the POCOPHONE F1. The best for the price? For our review part 1:  POCOPHONE F1 Unboxing and First Impressions Display Quality Big screen! The POCO F1 has a 6.18-inch panel with 18:7:9 screen aspect ratio. It has an FHD+ 2246 x 1080 resolution with  403 ppi. We like that it has slim bezels on the sides, not that thick chin bezel, and far from huge notch on the top of the display. It has a good color accuracy which doesn't produce oversaturated images. Contrast and black are fine for an LCD screen. Just do not expect it to compete with flagship IPS and AMOLED screens found on higher-end smartphones. For the price, its screen is more than good enough. It can let you enjoy crisp and highly detailed images, videos, and other types of contents. It also has decent viewing angles and strong enough brightness for outdoor use. However, it is a more prone to glaring competed with other mid-range phones we tested. O...

The cameras of the Galaxy Note9 are already great, but Samsung wants to make it performance even better. Cameras of the Galaxy Note9 How? Samsung seeded an update with 302.03MB size to improve the cameras of the Galaxy Note9. Change log of the update According to the change log, the update will improve the camera picture quality of the Note9. It will also improve the day/night HDR control accurate, lowlight brightness, and SNR signal-to-noise ratio of its cameras. In case you missed it, the Galaxy Note9 has a  12MP (f/1.5/f/2.4) + 12MP f/2.4 telephoto with Dual Pixel tech at the back and an 8MP f/1.7 shooter in front. Aside from the cameras, Samsung also added updates to improve the device stability, lessen bugs, and further improve the overall performance of the phone. To update, just make sure that you have a stable internet connection and your battery level is over 50 percent. One of the best right now In our review last month, we hailed the Samsung Galaxy Note9 as the best smar...