Last Saturday, Globe Telecoms rolled out its new time-based charging for all mobile internet usage — GPRS, 3G, HSDPA. This new charging is now available on all pre-paid and postpaid Globe users - Php 5 pesos for every 15 minutes. Basically, the same charging as Smart 3G’s 10 pesos per 30 minutes.

To activate this [...]

After a year of sales performance going downhill and plunging stocks, Motorola has decided it’s better off being split into two — Mobile Devices and Broadband & Mobility Solutions.

A new free wifi hotspot service has been spreading around Makati City. Dubbed the WiGO Spot, the free wifi hotspot service provides unlimited wireless internet access to anyone within range. The catch — you need to download an ad bar which sits at the bottom of your screen.

I’ve spoken before about how I am generally happy with Smart Bro, despite all the complaints. At the end of it all, we can’t deny that Smart Bro truly increased Internet access for the common Filipino, offering broadband at costs previously unmatched by other Internet Service Providers.
Recently, Smart Bro came out with another service [...]

Despite the recent announcement that the President has ordered the NBN Project to be suspended and that there are pending cases in the Ombudsman and the Supreme Court on the matter, the topic of creating a separate network for the government has drawn split impressions from people in the IT industry.
First, it would seem that [...]

Engadget recently reports that the iPhone has been unlocked by a six-man team who had been working since launch for an unlocking solution. So will this mean we’ll be seeing the iPhone in the Philippine market anytime soon (the grey market, at least)?
Well, probably, yes. Again, most likely in the grey market. But for all [...]

A few months back, I had dinner with several Smart Comm. executives and Doy Vea of Media Quest regarding the launching of Mobile TV in the Philippines. During our discussion, I asked why would Smart move into the Mobile TV market when their 3G roll-out hasn’t been completed yet. Besides, I haven’t heard of their [...]

I’ve been complaining for a few weeks now that my Smart Bro connection has been crappy whenever it rains, so I called up tech support and asked for a reposition of my antenna.

I was a bit curious as to why the Philippines was not included in the list of countries for initial roll out of the $100 Laptop program. China, Argentina, India, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria and Thailand were the initial countries targetted for intial deployment in 2007 then other countries joined in (Libya, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tunisia to [...]

Globe gave us a couple demo units of the new flip-top Samsung Z560, dubbed to be the first HSDPA capable phone in the country and probably in South East Asia. The unit was aimed at heavy users and individuals who want fast mobile connectivity to the internet so they’re bundling it on several packages, one [...]