Some products are so successful that the brand name has become inextricably linked with the item – sometimes even replacing it as a common name. When you think about washing up liquid, you instantly think of Fairy. When you think of a 4×4 car, you may well refer to it as a Jeep – even when it’s actually made by another manufacturer. This success is enviable, but you must make sure that you are…

Samsung on Wednesday officially announced the availability and pricing details of its newest slates, the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) and GALAXY Tab 2 (10.1). These devices though will land in the US first – the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) hitting stores comes April 22nd, while the GALAXY Tab 2 (10.1) on May 13th. No official announcement yet from Samsung when these devices will land in the Philippines shores. Interestingly, the…

A report from Trend Micro entitled “Enterprise Readiness of Consumer Mobile Platforms” rated Google’s Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) as the least secure mobile operating system. Compared to BlackBerry 7.0, iOS 5, and Windows Phone 7.5 – Android 2.3 got the lowest rating of 1.37, which refers to the OS average score based on several factors that Trend Micro considered including Built-in security, Application security, Authentication, Device wipe, Device firewall, Data protection,…

Less than a week following the release of Instagram for the Android platform, the popular photo-sharing app has already hit the 5-million download mark as shown in Google Play Store’s stat. That’s a remarkable feat for an Android app, noting that its iOS counterpart took about half a year to reach 5 million users. Instagram for Android was also seen downloaded 1 million times in less than a day following…

A Taiwan-based company, Compro Technology Inc., through its local distributor Advance 2000 sent us a review unit of one of its latest HD Network Camera series – the Compro IP60 Network Camera. The Compro IP60 is a plug-and-play network camera that is ideal as a surveillance solution in small businesses, hotels, shops, restaurants, or in your own home. An upgrade to last year’s IP55 camera, the IP60 now offers H.264…

Instagram, one of the most popular photo editing and photo sharing apps for iOS devices has now made its way to the Google Play Store and is now available for download to Android handsets, at least those that carry the Froyo version of the OS. Instagram for Android is said to be better than its iPhone counterpart in some ways, and though smartphone users got a chance to play it…

When I first got my hands on the Nokia Lumia 800, I told myself it’s going to be my very first Windows Phone from Nokia. And now that our Finnish friends sent CTB a review unit straight from the UK allowing me to spend some ample time with the handset, do I still have to stick with my earlier decision or wait for another Windows Phones from the Finns? Well,…

Lenovo is set to release the first batch of its IdeaPad U300e ultrabook here in the Philippines by end of this month. The IdeaPad U300e, first seen on the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES), is the affordable sibling of last year’s IdeaPad U300s. The IdeaPad U300e is speculated in several regions to be very much cheaper than its predecessor, but that’s not going to be the case even here in…

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…