Gadget Reviews

The Philippines has now beaten Thailand for the position of "world’s top internet user" for 2019 with a whopping 10 hours and 2 minutes of average screen time. Thailand, with an average of 9 hours and

The 5G era is now really upon us. Just recently, PLDT and Smart are leading the race as they built the first 5G cell sites in the Philippines. PLDT and Smart have put up their 5G

We have yet another aspirant for the third telco spot in the Philippines. Chavit Singson's LCS group joined forces with the consortium of TierOne Communications in an attempt to be the third biggest telecommunications provider in

Back in July, Cherry Mobile announced their latest product — the CherryRoam. You can look at this device as the ultimate pocket WiFi device as it packs almost all of the things that you could

PLDT has officially announced their new affordable pay-as-you-go internet service, the PLDT Home Prepaid WiFi.  The PLDT Home Prepaid WiFi is basically a plug and play device that consumers can take anywhere they want to, as

Smart Communications has announced that they will be adding an extra 1GB of data to their existing GigaSurf 99 promo as part of their Independence Day celebration treat to their customers. Before this announcement, the GigaSurf

Several weeks ago, we were in Cebu to test out Smart Communications' improved LTE network. We roamed around Cebu City and its famous tourist destinations to check out how big of an improvement Smart's network. In some

Smart Communications Inc. has announced its new partnership with YouTube, together with the introduction of a new promo for Smart, Sun, and TNT subscribers. Starting today until July 15, prepaid customers who top-up data packages worth

Here's everything you need to know about Smart's latest postpaid offering — the GigaX plans. Data allocation, video streaming allocation, data rollover, calls, and texts.

One of the biggest telecommunications companies in China, China Telecom, is entering the country’s telecommunications industry. China Telecom Corporation Limited, which was picked by the government, will be the third player and investor in the

As smartphones get cheaper, more and more Filipinos are gaining access to mobile devices. This kind of gadgets often rely to internet connection to fully maximize its capabilities. To cover that, TNT is offering an

There's no denying how the advancement in technology caused a lot of disruptions in different industries. And ironically, PLDT, the biggest telco company in the Philippines, was one of those who were affected. The emergence of

Last month, Smart Communications partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)  and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to offer FREE WiFi in MRT stations and along EDSA. Now, the company is also extending the

Are you one of those impatient users who would rather browse the web using your 4G LTE mobile data instead of your WiFi home network? Apparently, there are a lot of people like you out

OpenSignal has officially released its newest update for its State of Mobile Video report, bringing in more data for Asian carriers and more countries. According to OpenSignal's per-carrier study, Smart has managed to get a video

Vodafone, a British telecommunications conglomerate, has shown interest in entering the Philippines as the third telco player. As per Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Vodafone told the Philippines' economics team that they want to enter the local

OpenSignal has released a new report that details the current performance of Smart and Globe in the Philippines. As per the research firm, the government's initiative to add a third mobile operator has forced the two

PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. was hailed as the country’s fastest fixed and mobile networks for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of 2018 by Ookla, a global leader in internet testing

In the aim of transforming their network to be able to address the needs of the future, PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. has launched its 5G Technolab, a facility which will focus on the

Back in September of last year, undersea internet cables were damaged due to numerous typhoons. And this time, it happened again. For those who are unfamiliar, undersea cables are what connects different countries via the internet.

OpenSignal, a London-based wireless coverage mapping firm, has acknowledged PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. for being the country’s fastest LTE network provider channelling four awards comprising best 4G and best 3G latency performance, best

Both PLDT and Globe have been longing for the government to address the red tape when building new cell towers. And now, they are trying to address that with the new Common Tower Policy. According to

Smart Communications Inc. will no longer allow postpaid subscribers to use time-based mobile data beginning November 28. Currently, using Smart's mobile data service without a promo subscription defaults to a Php5 per 15 minutes rate. However,

Smart Communications Inc. has announced a new prepaid offering for those who love videos on YouTube. The new Smart Video TimeOut promo is perfect for people who are always glued on their smartphones whenever they have

Hurry up and bring it to the rest of the Philippines!