Day: March 28, 2015

Myphone Rio 2 Lite spotted in the wild

Carl Lamiel Leave a comment

Along with the leaked Rio 2 yesterday, another upcoming Myphone device has been spotted in the wild: the Rio 2 Lite, which apparently had a one-day sale earlier today.

myphonerio2lite

According to photos rounding up the cyberspace, the key specs doesn’t differ that much from the original Rio Lite smartphone except that it runs on Android Lollipop out of the box and the rear camera sensor would be coming from Samsung, covered by a Blue glass filter.

MyPhone Rio 2 Lite key specs:
4.7-inch IPS display
1.3GHz Quad-core Processor
8MP AF rear camera with Samsung sensor, LED flash
2MP Front Camera
Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
3G HSPA+
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
GPS
FM Radio

The expected price for the next-generation Rio 2 Lite? Php4,599. This means that the new Rio 2 may go at a Php4999 price tag or higher, following their pricing schemes. Stay tuned as MyPhone announces these along with two other devices from Rio and Infinity lines by the end of the month.

{MyPhone RIO United FB Group}

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Myphone Rio 2 Lite spotted in the wild

Carl Lamiel Leave a comment

Along with the leaked Rio 2 yesterday, another upcoming Myphone device has been spotted in the wild: the Rio 2 Lite, which apparently had a one-day sale earlier today.

myphonerio2lite

According to photos rounding up the cyberspace, the key specs doesn’t differ that much from the original Rio Lite smartphone except that it runs on Android Lollipop out of the box and the rear camera sensor would be coming from Samsung, covered by a Blue glass filter.

MyPhone Rio 2 Lite key specs:
4.7-inch IPS display
1.3GHz Quad-core Processor
8MP AF rear camera with Samsung sensor, LED flash
2MP Front Camera
Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
3G HSPA+
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
GPS
FM Radio

The expected price for the next-generation Rio 2 Lite? Php4,599. This means that the new Rio 2 may go at a Php4999 price tag or higher, following their pricing schemes. Stay tuned as MyPhone announces these along with two other devices from Rio and Infinity lines by the end of the month.

{MyPhone RIO United FB Group}

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Globe extends Free FB through Internet.Org

Carl Lamiel Leave a comment

Globe Telecom recently announced that it extends its current Free Facebook promo, now accessible through the Internet.Org website or app, until May this year.

globe-internetorg

The free Facebook initiatives the telecommunications company rolled out the past months have proved to be successful, as it drove more prepaid users into using mobile data by as much as 120 percent, or six million, according to Facebook and Globe’s recent whitepaper on on global internet adoption.

“Our partnership with Facebook and the learnings from our successful ‘free FB’ campaigns have helped drive heightened awareness and interest about the Globe-Internet.org proposition. As such, this key partnership has led us to become the leader in creating a digital lifestyle for Filipinos, as evidenced by our 64% revenue market share in the Filipinos mobile data market. This clearly puts Globe in a unique position as the preferred mobile brand in the Philippines,” said Daniel Horan, Globe Senior Advisor for Consumer Business Group.

According to the press release, the Free Facebook offer with any promo purchase for prepaid subscribers will be extended until May 15, 2015. The free Facebook perk can be accessed through visiting Internet.Org or by downloading the app.

{Globe}

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Globe extends Free FB through Internet.Org

Carl Lamiel Leave a comment

Globe Telecom recently announced that it extends its current Free Facebook promo, now accessible through the Internet.Org website or app, until May this year.

globe-internetorg

The free Facebook initiatives the telecommunications company rolled out the past months have proved to be successful, as it drove more prepaid users into using mobile data by as much as 120 percent, or six million, according to Facebook and Globe’s recent whitepaper on on global internet adoption.

“Our partnership with Facebook and the learnings from our successful ‘free FB’ campaigns have helped drive heightened awareness and interest about the Globe-Internet.org proposition. As such, this key partnership has led us to become the leader in creating a digital lifestyle for Filipinos, as evidenced by our 64% revenue market share in the Filipinos mobile data market. This clearly puts Globe in a unique position as the preferred mobile brand in the Philippines,” said Daniel Horan, Globe Senior Advisor for Consumer Business Group.

According to the press release, the Free Facebook offer with any promo purchase for prepaid subscribers will be extended until May 15, 2015. The free Facebook perk can be accessed through visiting Internet.Org or by downloading the app.

{Globe}

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Gionee Elife S5.1 officially launches in the Philippines

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Gionee has officially launched in the country the Elife S5.1 smartphone which features a 4.8-inch HD display, MediaTek octa-core CPU, and a thin aluminum magnesium alloy body measuring 5.1mm thick.

Gionee Elife S5.1 specs:
4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 306ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
1.7GHz MediaTek MT6592 octa-core CPU
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
8 megapixel rear camera w/ LED flash
5 megapixel front camera
Single-SIM (micro)
3G HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS, A-GPS
USB OTG
FM Radio
Android 4.4 KitKat, Amigo 2.0 UI
2,050mAh battery
139.8 × 67.4 × 5.15 mm
100g

The Gionee Elife S5.1 has a suggested retail price of Php12,499.

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