Facebook averages 1.44 billion active users each month

Facebook has recently announced its quarterly earnings and showed highlights on what the social media giant has achieved so far.

Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has posted on his page the highlights from this quarter including milestones from Facebook-acquired companies like WhatsApp and Instagram. Below are Facebook’s latest numbers for Q1 2015.

* 1.44 billion people on Facebook each month
* 800 million people on WhatsApp each month
* 700 million people on Groups each month
* 600 million people on Messenger
* 300 million people on Instagram each month
* 45 billion messages sent daily
* 4 billion video views daily
* 800 million people offered access through Internet.org
* 650 million people connected to a sports Page
* 2 million advertisers

Below are the operational highlights for Q1 2015:

* Daily active users (DAUs) were 936 million on average for March 2015, an increase of 17% year-over-year.
* Mobile DAUs were 798 million on average for March 2015, an increase of 31% year-over-year.
* Monthly active users (MAUs) were 1.44 billion as of March 31, 2015, an increase of 13% year-over-year.
* Mobile MAUs were 1.25 billion as of March 31, 2015, an increase of 24% year-over-year.

source: Mark Zuckerberg FB, Facebook

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Hotel sáv opens in Hong Kong

Have you ever been to Hung Hom in Hong Kong? Most likely, we haven’t, LOL. Located on the southeastern part of Kowloon, this area was quite a revelation since what can be seen here are mostly traditional shophouses that’s unlike the modern part of HK. But it’s very refreshing still that a sleek new modern hotel has opened in this...

Xiaomi announces the Mi 4i smartphone

Xiaomi is holding a press conference today in India and has announced their flagship smartphone – the Xiaomi Mi 4i. Take a look at the specs, benchmarks, and photos below.

Xiaomi Mi 4i specs:
5-inch Full HD Sharp / JDI IPS display 441ppi
Full-laminated Corning OGS Glass, Sunlight Display
1.7GHz 2nd-gen Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core 64-bit CPU
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
16GB internal storage
13MP Sony/Samsung, 2nd-gen stacked CMOS sensor, f/2.0 aperture, two-tone flash
5MP front camera, f/1.8 aperture, 80-degree wide-angle
Dual-SIM, Dual LTE, 3G, 2G Standby (micro)
FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
WiFi 802.11 ac, MU-MIMO
WiFi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS, GLONASS
USB OTG
3,120mAh battery
Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ MIUI 6
Unibody design

The Xiaomi Mi 4i is priced at Rs. 12,999 or equal to Php9,080 when converted. It will be available in India via Flipkart on April 30 followed by Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia in May.

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Acer Iconia Tab 8 (A1-840) now on Villman for Php7K

The Acer Iconia Tab 8 (A1-840) which features an 8-inch WXGA display, Intel Atom CPU, 1GB RAM and Android KitKat, is now available on Villman for Php7K.

Acer Iconia Tab 8 (A1-840) specs:
8-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) IPS display, 189ppi
1.83GHz Intel Atom Z3735G quad-core CPU
Intel HD Graphics
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
5MP AF rear camera
2MP front camera
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
Android 4.4 KitKat
4,600mAh battery
215 x 130 x 8.5mm
360g

The Acer Iconia Tab 8 (A1-840) has a price tag of Php6,990. See Villman’s listing here. You can also check our review of its Full HD model here.

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Huawei Ascend G6 gets a price cut, now costs Php7K

Huawei Philippines recently announced a price cut to their Ascend G6 smartphone and can now be purchased for Php7K.

Huawei Ascend G6 specs:
4.5-inch qHD IPS LCD @ 960×540 pixels, 245ppi
1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 quad core CPU
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD card
8MP Sony IMX134 sensor f/2.0 AF BSI rear camera, LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
HSDPA 42 Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
GPS with aGPS support
Li-Ion 2,000mAh battery
Android 4.3 Jellybean w/ Emotion UI 2.0
130 x 65 x 7.5 mm
115 g

The Huawei Ascend G6 is now priced at Php6,990 and is available in black and white colors. You can also check our review here.

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