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Nokia 5800 Xpress Music review roundup

Posted on January 16, 2009 - Filed Under Phones | Leave a Comment

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The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was announced as early as October 2008, but it wasn’t officially launched in the Philippines until about a week ago. It’s Nokia’s new flagship handset, with a huge touchscreen interface that you know was set to rival the iPhone. The difference is, Nokia managed to create a great [...]

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What’s the best phone under P10,000?

Posted on January 15, 2009 - Filed Under Phones | Leave a Comment

A lot of those who answered this blog’s poll on cellphone purchase limit voted for P10,000. It seems to be a reasonable price point, and one that probably has some psychological underpinnings. Whatever the case, for those who plan to buy a cellphone within the next few months, I’ve compiled a few of the better [...]

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LG KP500 Cookie, a budget-friendly touchscreen phone

Posted on November 30, 2008 - Filed Under Phones | 9 Comments

I just read LG’s announcement that they’re setting the retail price for the LG KP500 (or LG Cookie) at Php 11,900. Compare this to other touchscreen phones in the market, like the iPhone 3G that Globe is selling for Php37,599 - Php43,799, and Sony’s Xperia X1 at Php42,500. Now, I’m impressed with the X1, but [...]

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Low-cost smartphone? Try the Nokia E63

Posted on November 28, 2008 - Filed Under Phones | 2 Comments

Some business-friendly smartphones can set you back up to 50K++, which I find ridiculously expensive. I’d rather buy a laptop with that kind of money, thank you very much. It’s a good thing Nokia is beefing up its budget smartphone line, and one of them is the new Nokia E63. It is said to be [...]

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