It’s official! The New iPad (iPad 3) will land in the Philippines on May 29th according to Apple’s website. That’s just 10 days to go starting today, so those who have been waiting and prepping hefty bucks for this slate may finally shell it out at your favorite store on the said date. The New iPad (or could we just call it iPad 3?) will be available at the Apple…

Two weeks after the official launch of Samsung GALAXY S III in the UK, Globe Telecom just announced that it will again carry Sammy’s flagship handset here in the Philippines. Globe didn’t reveal its complete Plan options for GALAXY S III just yet, but the presser says the device will be available under its suite of fully-customizable postpaid plans bundled with unlimited mobile internet. Online pre-orders begin next week, May…

Local geeks and technology enthusiasts, you shouldn’t miss this event! A local tech community TechTalks.ph, together with Globe Telecom and other innovative organizations are all set for yet another big tech event in the city, the Startup Weekend Cebu! For the uninitiated, the Startup Weekend — a 54-hour competition where developers, designers, marketers, technopreneurs, and venture capitalists come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startup businesses…

It’s official! Sony will launch its new Xperia smartphones at the Radisson Blu hotel tomorrow. The company had already showcased these devices in Manila last week so we already have an idea what exactly to expect. The star of the show would be Sony’s new flagship smartphone, the Sony Xperia S, which will debut in the city through a special exhibition at the Cyberzone starting tomorrow until May 2nd. This…

As much as I’m excited to tell you that HTC Philippines will launch the duo of its HTC One smartphones here in Cebu tonight, I’m surprised the company is bringing the same atmosphere when it holds product launch events in the North. I mean, since its inception HTC has been a popular brand that offers handsets not only with stunning hardware specs, but also with sexy and gorgeous designs. And…

If there’s a strong indication that Nokia will launch its first Windows Phones in the Philippines next month, it’s probably the country’s two biggest telcos – Globe Telecom and Smart Communications. Globe Telecom is now accepting pre-orders, exclusively, for the higher-end Nokia Lumia 800, in which the handset will be available for Php 1,499 a month (bundled with Unli Surf Combo Plan 999) via credit card (0% interest for 24-month…

I got a chance to meet with THIRSTY’s marketing manager a couple of days ago and learned they are currently running a simple contest promoting THIRSTY’s new fruit salad with Nestle yogurt. I thought of sharing this to everyone, particularly those CTB readers with Twitter accounts as you could win 1 of the 3 iPod Shuffles to be given away. If you’re interested of joining, here’s what you need to…

Following the announcement of The New iPad, the Philippines Apple Store has also been updated to reflect the new prices of the iPad 2. Wi-Fi models of the second-generation iPad are now priced Php 5000 less, while the ones with 3G functionality are priced Php 6000 less from their respective original prices as you can see in the matrix below:

Globe Telecom, in partnership with Aegis People Support and Tech Mahindra, announced on Wednesday its new hotline dedicated for Visayan-speaking customers. This new hotline provides customer services for mobile, landline, and broadband products — basically, using the local Visayan language Cebuano, making Globe Telecom the first company in the Philippine telecommunications industry to offer trilingual customer hotline service (in addition to English and Tagalog). The new service uses Globe’s dedicated…

When ApplenBerry announced 2 weeks ago that it has been working on a new baseband unlock solution for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, the company confirmed that modem firmware version 4.11.08 is only supported. No official word released if they are also working on iPhone 4S basebands 1.0.14 and 1.0.13, not until today when we learned about it straight from its Facebook page. While reminding jailbreakers/unlockers to save SHSH blobs…