Gionee Elife S5.1 revealed, 5.15 mm thin!

Lazada Philippines

Looks like Gionee isn’t resting on its laurels when it comes to having the “world’s thinnest smartphone” as they have just dethroned the 5.5 mm Elife S5.5 with the release of the 5.15 mm thin Elife S5.1

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Gionee Elife S5.1 specs:
4.8-inch HD IPS Super AMOLED display, 306ppi
1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 quad-core CPU
Adreno 305 GPU
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
8 megapixel rear camera w/ LED flash
5 megapixel front camera
LTE, HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS, A-GPS
Android 4.3 Jellybean, Amigo 2.0 UI
2,100mAh battery
139.8 × 67.4 × 5.15 mm
White, Black, Blue, Pink, Green, Yellow

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The Gionee Elife S5.1 is set to go on sale in China this month. Official pricing is yet to be announced but it is expected to be under $400.

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Cherry Mobile Cosmos One in the flesh

Lazada Philippines

To celebrate the 5 years in business of Cosmic Technologies in the Philippines, the company launched a Limited Edition Cherry Mobile Cosmos One.

Cherry Mobile has done a one-day sale of the Cosmos One yesterday, August 30, for only Php6,999.

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We got a review unit the other day and quickly look into the handset to see what makes it the Limited Edition handset that Cherry Mobile has labeled it to be.

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For one, they priced it really low — for an octa-core device, CM is selling the Cosmos One for only Php6,999.

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The hardware configuration of the Cosmos One is almost the same as their previous octa-core smartphones with minor variations.

Cherry Mobile Cosmos One specs:
5.5-inch HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2
1.4GHz MediaTek 6592M octa-core processor
Mali-450MP GPU
1GB RAM
8GB storage
Up to 64GB via microSD
HSPA+
Dual-SIM capable (standard and micro)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
USB OTG
14MP rear camera with BSI and LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
Miracast support
Li-Ion 2,400mAh battery
Android 4.4.2 KitKat

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What’s a bit interesting is that the Cosmos One comes with what-could-be a faux leather back cover (like the Galaxy S5). However, upon closer inspection, it’s actually just some cleverly designed polycarbonate material that mimics the texture of leather.

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Everything else seems pretty standard — the power button on the right side along with a dedicated camera shutter button. Volume rocker is on the left.

The 14MP rear camera at the back is flushed almost near the top corner together with the LED flash. This is perhaps the reason why the camera shutter button is also position near the top end (for left-finger shutter click).

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The Cosmos One comes pre-installed with Android 4.4.2 Kitkat right out of the box and feel really smooth and responsive. There are a few customizations made by CM and the rest are mostly from Android’s Vanilla UI.

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Our initial benchmarks places the Cosmos One at 11k for Quadrant and 26k for Antutu. More on this once we do the full review soon.

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In Memoriam: Dino Balabo writes 30

COMMUNITY journalism in Bulacan has lost one of its brightest and dedicated journalists.

Dino Balabo— of Mabuhay Newspaper, Mabuhay Newspaper-Bulacan, Punto Central Luzon Newspaper, Business Week, Philippine Star and Radyo Bulacan – succumbed to a cardiac arrest early Monday morning, September 1.

In an emailed statement, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) grieves at the passing of “another pillar of Philippine journalism.”

DINO BALABO | Photo from NUJP website

DINO BALABO | Photo from NUJP website

“He was the unassuming, always smiling, hardworking other half of another giant of journalism, the late Joe Pavia. Yet, notwithstanding his busy professional life, he also chose to share his expertise and love of the profession with succeeding generations as an educator at the Bulacan State University,” the statement added.

The NUJP also said that Balabo’s passing “is a great loss to the NUJP, to Philippine community journalism, and to the continuing struggle for genuine press freedom and freedom of expression in the country.”

“As we pursue our dreams of a truly free Philippine press, you and your example will always serve as in inspiration, Kasamang Dino,” NUJP added in its statement.

Below is the full text of the statement.

On the passing of esteemed community journalist Dino Balabo

Philippine journalism has lost another pillar.

Dino Balabo — of Mabuhay Newspaper, Mabuhay Newspaper-Bulacan, Punto Central Luzon Newspaper, Business Week, Philippine Star and Radyo Bulacan — is a great loss to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, to Philippine community journalism, and to the continuing struggle for genuine press freedom and freedom of expression in the country.

He was the unassuming, always smiling, hardworking other half of another giant of journalism, the late Joe Pavia. Yet, notwithstanding his busy professional life, he also chose to share his expertise and love of the profession with succeeding generations as an educator at the Bulacan State College.

To his family, the Bulacan journalism community, and to the people of Bulacan who he unselfishly served, the NUJP extends our deepest sympathies.

As we pursue our dreams of a truly free Philippine press, you and your example will always serve as in inspiration, Kasamang Dino.

MABUHAY KA!

For reference:
Rowena Paraan
Chairperson

VIDEO SHORT: ‘The power of truth is stronger than anything else’

THIS video short produced by PCIJ’s Julius D. Mariveles is a summary of the public lecture of journalist Hu Shuli during the Ramon Magsaysay Festival Month Lectures-Dialogue series conducted at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines in Quezon City.

Joining Hu during the panel discussion were Melinda Quintos de Jesus, executive director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility; PCIJ’s Ed Lingao who has covered conflict in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mindanao; and Professor Randy David. Moderating the session was PCIJ Executive Director Malou Mangahas.