In terms of size, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 lies comfortably between Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus . . . → Read More: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 Philippines Price Php 32,990, Specs, Release Date, Features]]> Today is the official launch of Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 in the Philippines! We’re getting it a bit ahead of some of our neighbors in the Asia Pacific region so make sure you check it out.

In terms of size, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 lies comfortably between Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. When it comes to pricing, however, it’s right up there with Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the TP-Favorite smartphone-tablet hybrid, Samsung Galaxy Note. So yes, Tab 7.7 is a totally high-end device.

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Speck Wanderfolio winner: Roy Evan Sia (@pr00t)

Tangram Smart Case 2 winner: Agnes dela Cruz (@magz_dc)

Noontec Zoro headphone winners: Joi Rosacay (entry by . . . → Read More: Speck, Noontec and Tangram Giveaway Winners]]> We had three giveaways last week and we’re making the announcements of winners all at the same time in this post. Check out all the winners after the jump.

Speck Wanderfolio winner: Roy Evan Sia (@pr00t)

Tangram Smart Case 2 winner: Agnes dela Cruz (@magz_dc)

Noontec Zoro headphone winners: Joi Rosacay (entry by Ice-Marie Alarcon) and Mimi Lee (entry by Andrei Lim)

Congrats everyone! Please send me a tweet of an FB message for instructions on how to claim or pick-up your prizes! Congrats again to everyone!

Thanks to Digits

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If you still have doubts if the ultra-sexy Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is actually a phone, let me you – once and for all, it is. You can send text messages and make calls using this Android tablet.

TP NCR Correspondent and Contributing Writer, Mon Arguelles, dropped by Samsung Philippines’ Tab . . . → Read More: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a Phone]]> TechPinas Exclusive!

If you still have doubts if the ultra-sexy Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is actually a phone, let me you – once and for all, it is. You can send text messages and make calls using this Android tablet.

TP NCR Correspondent and Contributing Writer, Mon Arguelles, dropped by Samsung Philippines’ Tab Lab forum held yesterday afternoon at Eastwood in Quezon City to check out the star of the event, the Php 32,990 Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800. And like a true and reliable correspondent, he brought us some photos and videos of the device which I’ll be sharing via a

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Announced back in September 2011, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the biggest tablet with Super AMOLED display at 7.7 inch (diagonally), trumping the 5.3″ of the Galaxy Note.

Samsung . . . → Read More: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 launched; priced at Php32,990]]> Samsung Philippines today launched their premium tablet, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800, which sports a full Super AMOLED display and a thin 7.9mm profile.

Announced back in September 2011, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the biggest tablet with Super AMOLED display at 7.7 inch (diagonally), trumping the 5.3″ of the Galaxy Note.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 specs:
7.7″ Super AMOLED Plus display @ 800 x 1280 pixels
1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor
Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
1GB RAM
16GB, 32GB, 64GB internal storage
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
HSDPA 21Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth 3.0 w/ A2DP
3.15MP

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“This is your TP NCR Correspondent and Contributing Writer, Mon Arguelles, covering Tab Lab Event at the Eastwood Mall Open Park where Samsung Philippines officially launched Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. I was already there at 3PM to see for myself this beautiful device, and to try my luck on that Php 25,000 . . . → Read More: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Philippines Hands-On Photos, In the Flesh Videos, First Impressions!]]> TechPinas Exclusive!

“This is your TP NCR Correspondent and Contributing Writer, Mon Arguelles, covering Tab Lab Event at the Eastwood Mall Open Park where Samsung Philippines officially launched Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. I was already there at 3PM to see for myself this beautiful device, and to try my luck on that Php 25,000 discount!”

Breathtaking. That’s how they described this 7.7-inch Android device. Abd it really is. This is the first time that I’ve seen a Super AMOLED display on a screen that size.

I took some photos and videos for you TP friends

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Meet the Blackberry Curve 9320 and 9220.

I don’t see . . . → Read More: New BlackBerry devices coming out this 2012]]> A recently leaked roadmap from RIM reveals that the company is preparing to release new Blackberry devices for this year which include two mid-range Curves, a revamped PlayBook tablet, and their first Blackberry smartphone to run BB OS 10. Let’s take a look.

Meet the Blackberry Curve 9320 and 9220.

I don’t see anything new here to be honest. The two look like refreshed versions of the 9300 (Kepler) and the 8520 (Gemini). Both have the same dimensions (109 x 60 x 12.7 mm) and displays. What separate the 9320 from its almost identical sibling are 3G

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According to him, Asus Philippines is ready to release Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime in the country anytime within this month, February 2012.

What’s totally hot about Asus Transformer Prime – aside from the fact that it can transform into . . . → Read More: Asus Transformer Prime Philippines Price, Specs, Release Date, Features]]> As promised, here’s another information our TP insider fed us last week.

According to him, Asus Philippines is ready to release Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime in the country anytime within this month, February 2012.

What’s totally hot about Asus Transformer Prime – aside from the fact that it can transform into a laptop using a keyboard dock – is that it’s one of the first devices to run the latest version of the Android operating system called Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with a quad-core CPU with NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset. This guarantees top-notch

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So yesterday afternoon, I shelled out Php32,995 to get . . . → Read More: Asus Transformer Prime unboxed, in the flesh!]]> Villman did not get back to me regarding my online order of the Asus Transformer Prime the other day. Fortunately, the good folks from Asus PH gave me a tip that Accent Micro still has units left and took the liberty to reserve one for me.

So yesterday afternoon, I shelled out Php32,995 to get the first Tegra 3, quad-core tablet in the Philippines. The package price includes the keyboard dock.

I am told by the sales guy that the units came only this week and are in very limited stocks only. It wasn’t even

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Basically, Yeevents is a Social Networking site for Contests. You can win cash and gadget prizes simply by answering questions and joining ‘events’ on the site.

In support of Yeevents, I agreed to sponsor . . . → Read More: Yeevents TechPinas Contest, Live! Win Canon Powershot A800 or Samsung Galaxy Mini!]]> My friend, Alou Vergara, is part of the team behind Yeevents.com. And I wanted to support her new venture.

Basically, Yeevents is a Social Networking site for Contests. You can win cash and gadget prizes simply by answering questions and joining ‘events’ on the site.

In support of Yeevents, I agreed to sponsor one contest. You can get a chance to win a Canon Powershot A800 simply by answering five questions. And I’m inviting all TP Friends to join now. Check out the mechanics:

1. Sign Up for a Yeevents account only HERE and verify your

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In any case, I wanted to throw . . . → Read More: Poll: What’s your local back-up solution like?]]> A reader asked me what my preferred storage medium for local backups. I would have said I always do HDD but the options only mentioned optical disk drives (DVD, CD-R and CD+RW). My choice would be DVD but I really don’t like to use optical disks as back-up.

In any case, I wanted to throw the same question to my readers and do it via a poll.

What’s your preferred back-up solution at home. I know there are a lot of cloud storage options but let’s limit this one to local solutions.

• Optical Disk Drives
• External HDD
• NAS
• Others
• I don’t do backups

Go hit

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