Smart Communications partnered with digital healthcare platform mWell to offer an exclusive Smart Health Pass, which can be used for essential health services, for Mother’s Day. Starting today until May 16, Smart Prepaid, Smart Postpaid, TNT, Smart Bro, and PLDT Home Wifi subscribers can redeem the Smart Health Pass for only 199 GigaPoints through the Smart App. The pass, typically valued at PHP 399, grants access to a doctor e-consultation, lab request, a free medical e-certificate, and free accident insurance worth PHP 20,000, valid for one month. To avail of the exclusive offer, subscribers ..read more

For today’s busy professionals, maximizing screen real estate and processing power is a constant battle. Enter the ASUS Zenbook DUO (UX8406), a powerful laptop that boasts an innovative dual-screen design and top-of-the-line specs that promise to transform the way you work. No more minimizing windows and navigating a cluttered desktop. The Zenbook DUO features dual 14-inch 3K OLED displays that offer an expansive landscape. At least one research suggests this can significantly boost productivity. The study found that using dual monitors improves efficiency by an average of 42% across various p ..read more

After years of waiting and speculation, there’s finally official news about the Nintendo Switch 2. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Shuntaro Furukawa, the President of Nintendo, acknowledged the highly anticipated handheld, and said that they will make “an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year.” The original Nintendo Switch was first announced nine years ago, and fans have been eagerly awaiting news of its successor ever since. While details remain scarce, Furukawa’s announcement confirms that the wait is nearing its end. This news has ignited excitement ..read more

The HUAWEI Pura 70 Ultra is now the number one phone at the DXOMARK Smartphone Camera Rankings, scoring 163 points. It overtook the equally impressive HONOR Magic6 Pro, who now sits at second with a score of 158 points. Huawei phones have always impressed when it came to camera performance. Its latest flagship, the Pura 70 Ultra, is no different. The device features a triple camera setup headlined by a 50MP main camera and paired with a 40MP ultra-wide lens and a 50MP macro/telephoto shooter. The smartphone is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin chipset with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. It als ..read more

The hit K-drama series Queen of Tears incorporated generative AI technology to create stunning backgrounds that were difficult to find or shoot in real life. As seen in this YouTube video from Reuters, the show’s producers used AI to create hyper-realistic backgrounds for scenes that would have been impossible to achieve through traditional methods. One such scene is a snow-covered forest with a complex structure of trees. According to one producer, the feat would have been extremely challenging to create, if not impossible, for traditional set designers. The AI-generated forest was projected ..read more

The HONOR Magic6 Pro launches in the Philippines. The flagship offers exceptional camera performance and all-day battery life for PHP 59,999. The Magic6 Pro has a 6.8-inch OLED display with a 2344×2156 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, peak HDR brightness of 5000 nits, and HONOR NanoCrystal Shield glass protection. Under the hood, the phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. It also has a 5600mAh battery that supports 80W wired and 66W wireless fast charging. In the camera department, the Magic6 Pro has a 50MP main camera with OIS, a ..read more

The MSI Claw just received a significant performance upgrade thanks to new BIOS and GPU drivers. MSI claims these updates can deliver a performance boost of up to 150% in some games. This translates to smoother gameplay for popular titles like “7 Days to Die,” which reportedly shows a 150% improvement. Games like “Monster Hunter World” and “Cyberpunk 2077” also benefit, with performance gains exceeding 50%. The upgrades come courtesy of the new E1T41IMS.106 BIOS (version 106) and the 31.0.101.5445 GPU driver (version 5445). These updates are said to optimize the Claw’s hardware, resulting in a ..read more

itel expands its affordable smartphone lineup in the Philippines with the recently launched itel RS4. The handset brings impressive gaming performance at an affordable price tag, boasting a 120Hz display, a MediaTek Helio G99 Ultimate chipset, and a large 5000mAh battery. The itel RS4 with 8GB+8GB RAM and 128GB of storage is priced at PHP 6,299, while the variant with 12GB+12GB RAM and 256GB storage comes in at PHP 7,499. To recall, the itel RS4 has a 6.6-inch HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone is powered by a Helio G99 Ultimate chipset with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of ..read more

Smart Communications partnered with UnionBank to offer an exciting deal that lets customers grab the latest iPhones with cashback of up to PHP 5,000. This promo is open to Smart Prepaid, Smart Postpaid, and Smart Infinity subscribers. They can choose their desired iPhone from select Smart Stores and pay for it in zero-interest installments for 12 or 24 months using the new UnionBank credit card via PayEasy. Even if you don’t have a UnionBank credit card, you can still participate. You can apply for one during the promo period (April 26 to July 7, 2024) and get your first month’s amortization r ..read more

realme Philippines joined forces with local pet supplies brand Petsup to donate PHP 200,000 to the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). The donation, split between cash and products, aims to support PAWS’s mission of protecting animal rights and well-being. Both realme and Petsup contributed PHP 100,000 in cash, while realme provided PHP 50,000 worth of their products, including the latest realme Note 50 smartphones. Petsup also donated PHP 50,000 worth of pet supplies. “Usually, people say that only animals can love you unconditionally. [By] helping these animals, you’ll see in their ey ..read more