HTC First: The First Android Phone to come with Pre-installed Facebook Home

Facebook is well known to be the most popular social networking site at World Wide Web. Today, HTC and Facebook has officially set to develop and launch the HTC First, an Facebook inspired Smartphone that will first sports the Facebook Home, an app that will replace your home screen and lock screen into updated stream of your daily Facebook activities, so if you were addicted on using Facebook, you will definitely love the HTC First as your ultimate social Smartphone.

HTC First, a Facebook inspired smartphone
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What’s with Facebook Home? Well, your Smartphone would act as a hard case Facebook. All of your activities on Facebook such as Like, Comment, Message, Wall Post, and Status etc. will directly show at your homescreen. You don’t need to open your browser or Facebook app just to check what’s happening on your account because HTC First will be the one to buzz out the notifications you will received.

What to expect with the HTC First? Well, it offers 4.3-inch screen display and powered by 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon which is enough to provide a smooth navigation with Facebook Home. It run the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and fuelled by 1 GB of RAM which is perfect to combine on its processor.

On the other hand, Photo Sharing is one of the basic features of Facebook, in which HTC First fire up its camera performance. It has 5 megapixles autofocus BSI camera with LED flash at rear camera while in front facing camera, it has 1.6 megapixels BSI. Battery Life is a big issue for every Smartphone, HTC First is packed by Li-Pol 2,000mAh battery.

Overall, HTC First is a new thing to make an experience. It might not be as powerful as other new released smartphones, but still the internal and external performance is a big blast. It is available in 4 colors: white, black, red and pale blue. The pricing and availability in the Philippines is not yet confirmed. 

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New Nokia Lumia 510: Now Available in Philippines for Php 7,290 only!

          A great news to Nokia Fans has just arrive! the Nokia Philippines Fan Page just recently posted that the New Nokia Lumia 510 is now available on the Mobile Market. The latest Nokia Lumia 510 is titles as the cheapest and the most affordable windows mobile smartphone.

Nokia Lumia 510 is now available in Philippines
image from: nokia.com

          The Nokia Lumia 510, a cheap Nokia Lumia version that offers 480x800 screen resolution and it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM 227A Single core 800 MHz and it runs Windows Phone Mango. The internal specs is not that bad except its RAM which only have 256MB RAM that will definitely lessen your multi-tasking feature.

          The camera has a great performance too which it can capture your special moments shots in a high quality because it offers 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and face detection features  The battery life is also good which have 1300MAH, that is enough for playing games and watching HD Movies. T he browsing feature will definitely satisfies your taste because it supports HTML, HTML5, XHTML,and CSS 3 and it also supports 3G and WiFi capability.

          This high-end smartphone is really affordable for its price which is about Php 7,290 only in the Philippines. It is really comparable to other smartphone because of its high performance specs but with with cheap and affordable price.

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StarMobile ASTRA Full Specs, Price and Where to Buy

          Great news was announced by Starmobile Company about releasing their new Quality Dual-Sim Smartphone called StarMobile Astra a Dual Core Android phone. StarMobile Astra is known as the third cheapest Android Smartphone in the entire Philippines including Cherry Mobile W500 Titan that offers a top quality in a lower price.

          The long time of waiting is now over ease it was officially announced on their facebook fan page that today (November 8, 202) StarMobile Astra will now be available at their trusted branches.  The introductory price of StarMobile Astra is about P6,990 only which is not bad for a high quality android.

          My verdicts about StarMobile Astra are comes with a good performance in playing games because of its 1GHz Dual-core processor.  The camera is impressive also simply because of its 8 megapixel camera. Another good feature about StarMobile Astra has a 3g capability and it is enabled with WiFi. All in all it is a good idea that StarMobile Astra will e added on your wish list.

StarMobile Astra Specifications

·         • Dual SIM / Dual Standby

·         • 4.3" WVGA (480x800) IPS Capacitive display

·         • Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

·         • 1GHz dual-core MT6577 processor

·         • PowerVR SGX531 GPU

·         • 512MB of RAM

·        • 4GB of internal storage

·        • microSD up to 32GB

·        • HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

·        • WIFI build 802.11b/g / WiFi Hotspot

·        • GPS with A-GPS support

·        • 8MP Autofocus Camera w/ dual LED Flash (Main)

·        • VGA Camera (Front)

·        • 720p HD Video Recording

·        • JAVA / EDGE / WAP / GPRS / SMS / MMS / 3G

·        • MP3 / Multimedia Player / FM Radio / Mobile TV

·        • 3.5mm Headset Jack / 2.0 Micro USB

·        • Motion Sensor / Proximity Sensor

·        • Triband GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz

·        • HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps

·        • 1500mAh Li-on Battery

The Starmobile Astra will be available at

·         Starmobile Kiosks

·         • 2/F SM Bicutan

·         • 3/F SM Sta. Mesa

·         EPhone

·        • 4/F Cyberzone, SM Megamall B

·        • 4/F Cyberzone, SM North Annex

·        • 3/F Cyberzone, SM Sta. Mesa

·        • 3/F Robinson's Place Manila

·        • 3/F SM Sucat

·        • 3/F Digital Exchange, Glorietta 3

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Top Free Nokia Ovi Store Apps 2012 with Review

          The Top 3 Free Nokia Ovi Store application is based on how many downloads a day does application makes and the usefulness for the Nokia user.



1 Gravity

          Gravity is one of the most popular Facebook, twitter and other Social Networking Client for Nokia Smartphones. I usually use Gravity to update my Social Networking Accounts such as Twitter and Facebook. Gravity supports multiple accounts, all twitter features such as Tweet, Retweet and directly upload pictures. It integrates Facebook, Foursquare and even Google reader which is user friendly. The user-interface of Gravity is simple which you can change its theme in two option: Dark and Light. I'm a die hard user of twitter, in which Gravity really satisfied me and it is comparable to the twitter app of IOs and Android: Twitterlator, tweetdeck etc.

2. Opera Mini Web Browser

          Opera Mini Web Browser is considered as the top mobile browser. It is designed primarily for smartphones such as android, bada, IOs, Windows Mobile and Symbian OS. I start using Opera Mini since 2008 with my Nokia 2600c. I was really amazed that I can connect and browse the internet using my low-end java phone. Opera Mini process and compress the web pages, It transfer the data fast. What I love about Opera Mini is the high speed experience that it offers. The only cons that usual browser have is the lack of flash.

3. ThreadSMS 

          Thread SMS is a chat style texting interface tools for Symbian phones. It has the record of the first iPhone SMS application for the Symbian user. The first time used thread sms satisfied me. It feel like your just chatting in yahoo messenger but through texting. I also love the features where you can add your own avatar. You can also change the interface theme into dark gradient skin and light gradient skin. The only bug that i had experience is it crash when i open some message, but still i love using ThreadSMS. 

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IPhone 5: Review, Specs and Price

          

          A powerfull smartphone? well, it will be the IPhone 5 which comes with the lightest, thinnest, and fastest in the IPhone history. A lot of apple haters says that IPhone 5 units has low quality build and it will be knock off by its biggest competitor which is the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I dont think so that apple company will create a product that will ruin their name. In fact on the first week after the IPhone 5 was released the average sales hits up for about 5 million. 

The Newest IPhone 5

          IPhone 5 is the upgraded version of IPhone 4s, but probably it is more thinner and taller than the old IPhones. The back part was made up of aluminum that give it a sense of more stylish and elegance. 

What's in the Box?

          IPhone packaging includes the unit it self and also the new ear pod headphones with a handy travel case if it is not use for protection, A new Power charger and a new lightning USB cable.

IPhone 5 Design

          IPhone 5 stand out because of its design, it has 4-inch Retina Display and an ultra sleek slimmer body. I dont have IPhone 5 but if I am going to have a chance to pick up any high smartphone definitly i'll choose IPhone 5. Having extra ordinary design would probably captivate techies to purchase the item. IPhone 5 is a good smartphone to choose from, it is not only stylish but also it very comfortable to use.

IPhone 5 Verdict

          IPhone 5 is a powerful smartphone which suite for the gadget enthusiast and business minded people. IPhone 5 is such an amazing smartphone because of its 4 inch retina display, A6 processor and the latest operating system which is the iOS6. IPhone 5 has a lot of features that definitely you will love and give you a wow! factor. IPhone 5 is expensive but 100% worth buying for.

IPhone 5 Specs

• Running iOS 6
• Powered by a Dual-core 1.2 GHz
• 1GB of RAM
• 16GB,32GB,64GB of internal storage
• LED-backlit IPS TFT (640x1136 pixels)
• 8 megapixels w/ autofocus and LED flash.
• DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
• A-GPS support and GLONASS

IPhone 5 Price in the Philippines

          IPhone 5 have 2 available colors: Black/Slate and White/Silver. The estimated price of IPhone 5 in the Philippines is about PHP 48,999 

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