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Philippines is now the fastest-growing smartphone market in ASEAN

Heland Ortega

Philippines is now the fastest-growing market for smartphones in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Asia / Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, a total of 3.5 million smartphones were shipped to the Philippines in the 1st Quarter of 2016.

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“While many of the more mature smartphone markets of the world already displayed signs of saturation, the Philippines smartphone market continues to enjoy robust growth owing to a relatively low smartphone penetration rate (30% in 2015), active local brand presence, and healthy consumer spending” – Jerome Dominguez, Market Analyst for Mobile Devices, IDC Philippines

Local smartphone vendors still contributed to the significant increase of sales in the Philippines, and budget phones priced under P3,500 lead the way. Popular smartphone retailers like Samsung and Asus have also been tackling the sub-PHP6K sector, IDC Philippine market analyst Jerome Dominguez said in an interview with Rappler.

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IDC also advised vendors to continue to be innovative, and to improve product quality and after-sales support to continue the lead as the fastest-growing smartphone market in Southeast Asia.

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Philippines is now the fastest-growing smartphone market in ASEAN

Heland Ortega

Philippines is now the fastest-growing market for smartphones in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Asia / Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, a total of 3.5 million smartphones were shipped to the Philippines in the 1st Quarter of 2016.

philippine number 1

“While many of the more mature smartphone markets of the world already displayed signs of saturation, the Philippines smartphone market continues to enjoy robust growth owing to a relatively low smartphone penetration rate (30% in 2015), active local brand presence, and healthy consumer spending” – Jerome Dominguez, Market Analyst for Mobile Devices, IDC Philippines

Local smartphone vendors still contributed to the significant increase of sales in the Philippines, and budget phones priced under P3,500 lead the way. Popular smartphone retailers like Samsung and Asus have also been tackling the sub-PHP6K sector, IDC Philippine market analyst Jerome Dominguez said in an interview with Rappler.

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IDC also advised vendors to continue to be innovative, and to improve product quality and after-sales support to continue the lead as the fastest-growing smartphone market in Southeast Asia.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 family coming to PH

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Lenovo Philippines gave us an invite to attend the local launch of its Lenovo ThinkPad X1 family consisting of the Carbon, Yoga, and Tablet models. More details about the products and the event after the break.

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The ThinkPad X1 Carbon features a 14-inch 2k (2560 x 1440) display with optional Full HD IPS, full-sized, spill-resistant, backlit keyboard, 4G LTE-A modem, integrated speakers with Dolby audio, HD webcam and Touch Sensor Fingerprint Reader. The body weighs 1.18 kg and measures 0.65 inch thin.

Powering the device is a 6th generation Intel 7-6600U with vPro CPU like the ThinkPad Yoga, Samsung PCIe NVMe SSD storage, Windows 10, and a battery that can last up to 11 hours.

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The ThinkPad X1 Yoga features a 14-inch 2K (2560 x 1440) touch screen display with optional OLED variant. It features a spill-resistant full-sized, backlit keyboard with the keys that retract automatically when not being used as a laptop. It weighs 2.8lbs and comes with a dockable rechargeable stylus pen.

Powering it is a 6th generation Intel 7-6600U with vPro CPU, Samsung PCIe NVMe SSD storage, optional LTE-A, and a battery that can last up to 11 hours.

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Additionally, the ThinkPad X1 Tablet will remind you of Microsoft’s Surface line. It has a 12-inch 2K (2160 x 1440) IPS display, built-in kickstand, USB Type-C, and powered by an Intel Core M processor. It weighs 1.75 lbs and measures 0.3-inches thin.

Its best feature is it allows users to purchase modules such as the Productivity Module to increase battery life up to 15 hours, Presenter Module which has a built-in pico projector and HDMI port, and 3D Imaging Module with rear-facing Intel RealSense camera. You can also attach a ThinkPad keyboard with TrackPoint and use a stylus.

The launch event will happen next week, June 21, 2016. Stay tuned for the local price and availability.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 family coming to PH

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Lenovo Philippines gave us an invite to attend the local launch of its Lenovo ThinkPad X1 family consisting of the Carbon, Yoga, and Tablet models. More details about the products and the event after the break.

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The ThinkPad X1 Carbon features a 14-inch 2k (2560 x 1440) display with optional Full HD IPS, full-sized, spill-resistant, backlit keyboard, 4G LTE-A modem, integrated speakers with Dolby audio, HD webcam and Touch Sensor Fingerprint Reader. The body weighs 1.18 kg and measures 0.65 inch thin.

Powering the device is a 6th generation Intel 7-6600U with vPro CPU like the ThinkPad Yoga, Samsung PCIe NVMe SSD storage, Windows 10, and a battery that can last up to 11 hours.

lenovo-thinkpad-x1-yoga-1

The ThinkPad X1 Yoga features a 14-inch 2K (2560 x 1440) touch screen display with optional OLED variant. It features a spill-resistant full-sized, backlit keyboard with the keys that retract automatically when not being used as a laptop. It weighs 2.8lbs and comes with a dockable rechargeable stylus pen.

Powering it is a 6th generation Intel 7-6600U with vPro CPU, Samsung PCIe NVMe SSD storage, optional LTE-A, and a battery that can last up to 11 hours.

lenovo-thinkpad-x1-tablet-2

Additionally, the ThinkPad X1 Tablet will remind you of Microsoft’s Surface line. It has a 12-inch 2K (2160 x 1440) IPS display, built-in kickstand, USB Type-C, and powered by an Intel Core M processor. It weighs 1.75 lbs and measures 0.3-inches thin.

Its best feature is it allows users to purchase modules such as the Productivity Module to increase battery life up to 15 hours, Presenter Module which has a built-in pico projector and HDMI port, and 3D Imaging Module with rear-facing Intel RealSense camera. You can also attach a ThinkPad keyboard with TrackPoint and use a stylus.

The launch event will happen next week, June 21, 2016. Stay tuned for the local price and availability.

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Nintendo reveals Pokemon GO to be available next month

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Over at Nintendo‘s Treehouse Live event at E3, the company introduced the Pokemon GO Plus device and revealed the rollout of the awaited game.

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Let’s first talk about the introduced gadget — the Pokemon GO Plus. It is basically a Bluetooth wearable that pairs to your smart device wirelessly. Its main purpose is to notify you when a Pokemon is nearby (through vibrating and flashing a green light) so you wouldn’t have to keep on checking your smartphone.

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Using it, players trainers  can also throw Pokeballs to catch wild Pokemons. The Pokemon GO Plus lights a rainbow color if you’ve successfully caught a Pokemon, and red when you’ve failed to do so.

Nintendo is looking to release this wireless device by July for $35 and, later on, confirmed that users would be able to load the game before the wearable comes out — revealing that the game will be available in a few weeks.

The company adds that the initial set of creatures are the ones available in Pokemon Blue and Red versions.

This game is hotly-anticipated due to the success of the earlier releases so we’re anxious to test it out and see if it lives up to its hype.

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