Nokia Philippines announced earlier today that it has partnered with Globe Telecom to make premium mobile phone apps available for purchase even without the need for credit card or direct cash payments. The presser that went through our inbox says the service is “currently” exclusive to Globe subscribers, which makes me think – as far as I understand it – the Finnish phone maker is also probably brewing the same…

The world’s first handset to carry Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the Samsung GALAXY Nexus is heading to SMART. Pre-order begins today until next Friday, January 27th; and the handset is available for pick-up beginning January 28th.   The Samsung GALAXY Nexus is among today’s best high-end Android handsets rocking a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 1GB RAM, up to 32GB of internal storage, 5MP AF shooter capable…

Last week, PLDT announced that it will make its free Wi-Fi service available in Cebu during the city’s celebration of Sinulog 2012 Festival. Those at the Wi-Fi zones were required to visit one of the PLDT booths so they can ask for User ID and Password, and finally use the service. As it turned out, some aren’t exactly happy with what could be a great service from the telco during…

Today is the Sinulog Festival here in Cebu City. Sinulog is one of the biggest festivals in the Philippines celebrated on the third Sunday of January every year. Quoting Wikipedia, Sinulog Festival “commemorates the “pagan” origin of the Cebuano people and their acceptance of the Roman Catholicism.” CTB is a truly-blooded Cebuano and I must say that it’s really a different atmosphere when you’re watching the event live. And I…

PLDT’s plan to roll-out Wi-Fi zones across the Philippines, specifically in Manila and Cebu area, actually first broke the news last year. Here in Cebu, it will finally turn into a reality as the giant telco made it available to the public, in time of the province’s celebration of Sinulog Festival. PLDT says the Wi-Fi zones are free to access comes January 15th, the Grand Parade of this year’s Sinulog…

In collaboration with De La Salle University, Nokia Philippines will hold again another competition, this time for college-level students with coding skills in Java environment. Dubbed as “Xtreme Java: National Inter-School Mobile App Development Challenge”, this competition is set to kick-off comes Saturday, January 14th, at DLSU campus in Manila. If you miss the Kick-Off, Nokia says you can still register at http://netcentric.dlsu.edu.ph/xtremejava until February 15, 2012. The contest is…

SMART announced just recently that it’s also imposing its new “anti-bill shock feature” to selected data plans that aims to end unexpected mobile internet charges to postpaid subscribers. Those who are subscribed to Smart Data Lite 500, 800, 1000, and iPhone Plans 999 and 2499 will have a bill capped at Php 1,200 on top of its monthly service fee. To put this into perspective, iPhone Plan 999 subscribers for…

Nokia Philippines has officially announced the availability of the newest addition to the company’s dual-SIM phones line-up. Announced in October last year, the Nokia Asha 200 is now available in Nokia Stores nationwide with a suggested retail price of Php 3,500. Inspired by the Nokia C3 external design, the Nokia Asha 200 also features a full QWERTY keypad for fast typing and comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display. It runs…

Globe Postpaid subscriber yet you’re not covered with an unlimited data plan? I’m pretty sure you’re concerned much of receiving 4 or perhaps 5-digit bills from using data-dependent or internet-based mobile services. You probably would think getting a smartphone only for making calls and sending SMS, but no – that’s just so 10 years ago and that today it likely won’t make sense rocking a mid-range to high-end phones yet…

I believe many companies in the consumer electronics industry are doing similar efforts to help the victims of the devastating Typhoon Sendong, but it’s great to note one of these companies is Research In Motion (RIM) – the company behind the popular BlackBerry mobile handsets and other services. RIM announced on Monday that it is donating 1-million pesos and 30 BlackBerry smartphones to the Philippine Red Cross, following the onslaught…