Nokia X3 Costs P8,830 in the Philippines

Just in case you missed it, the Nokia X3 has been officially available in the Philippines for around two weeks now, at an official SRP of P8,830. So what do you get for that price? Basically a sliding phone with a 3.2 megapixel camera, stereo speakers, and an FM radio. There’s of course a... 

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Costs of Calls Unchanged Over 10 Years

That’s the assertion by Tonyo Cruz, sometime reporter and currently full-time blogger. Mr. Cruz also uses his distinctively journalistic style to highlight how telcos have managed to work around the NTC’s recent memo calling for a more reasonable cell phone call charging scheme. The money... 

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The Samsung Corby Pro (B5310) Excites Me

The Samsung B5310—marketed as the CorbyPRO—looks like an attractive budget option for Filipinos looking to buy a phone come January 2010. Here’s why. The official launch price of the CorbyPRO will be P11,990. That price gets buyers the following features: 2.8″ QVGA (320 x 240) touch-display Slide-out... 

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Globe Announces New Call Rates

Related to the new call charging scheme prescribed by the NTC, Globe sent me the following announcement this morning. Globe Advisory: In compliance with NTC Circular 05-07-2009, Globe is pleased to offer our subscribers per second charging for voice calls within the Globe network for only 10 centavos... 

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DataBlitz Drops Prices of PC Games

Seems DataBlitz has dropped the prices of PC games to remain competitive with Steam. For some titles, it now makes sense to buy from the software retailer rather than Valve’s online game store. Take for instance Left 4 Dead 2, which currently costs $50 on Steam (P2,344.22 according to Google,... 

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Nokia N97 Mini and E72 Sighted at SM Southmall (Updated)

So last weekend a friend cavorts around SM Southmall, chancing upon a store selling the Nokia N97 Mini and E72. What follows is my YM chat transcript with him, featuring useful—and not so—info. (For clarity, I’m “Me”, and my friend Ronan is “Him”) Me: Pricing info on... 

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