Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Costs P12,150 in the Philippines

In many ways the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is a newer version of the 5800, Nokia’s first touch-screen phone. But the 5530 retails for only P12,150 (compared to the 5800′s P19,990 launch price), despite two included extras that immensely increases the phone’s value-for-money proposition.

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Featured, Rundowns

Posted on October 24th, 2009 Written by Rico

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Loadmomma Breaks 24-Hour Promise to Me

What is it with me and uMobile/Red Mobile? First, I apply for a SIM from uMobile, and got a rejection email weeks later. Then (after Smart bought uMobile and turned it into Red Mobile) I signed up for Loadmomma, Red Mobile’s free-load-for-referral service, and I still haven’t received any confirmation! Which is weird! Here’s the [...]

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Editorial

Posted on December 27th, 2008 Written by Rico

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Loadmomma Promises Free Load for Referrals

Simply put, Loadmomma is a social networking site (a la Friendster) designed to get more people to sign up for Red Mobile. You sign up for an account at loadmamma.com, invite other people to do the same, and get free load credited to your account for every successful referral.

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News

Posted on December 22nd, 2008 Written by Rico

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Red Mobile: Has uMobile Fooled Smart?

The only mention of uMobile on this Philippine-oriented tech blog was only a single piece of useful information. To be honest, the service wasn’t that compelling for me; that had a lot to do with the fact that I tried applying for uMobile, and was rejected after weeks of not-so-eager waiting. Now, we have news [...]

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Analysis

Posted on November 17th, 2008 Written by Rico

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Some Quick Updates, Courtesy of You

By far the best feature of Technograph is the ability of you, dear readers, to provide additional information by leaving an opinion for any of our articles. Indeed, some of our articles have become focal points of some emotional reactions: my original feature on the online SSS inquiry system for Filipino frustration, and the list [...]

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Analysis

Posted on October 13th, 2008 Written by Rico

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Lots of Interesting Stuff Going at Plurk

I don’t have an exact figure of how popular Plurk is here in the Philippines. But there are enough locals to make the scene pretty active: Second-hand Nokia N95 for P9,000 (looks legit, but caveat emptor!). Seller contact info is 09178578900. Local bloggers, and yours truly, talk about uMobile. Which ads should local websites avoid [...]

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Rundowns

Posted on October 12th, 2008 Written by Rico

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Nokia 5310 and 5610 Come Bundled With Freebies

At least, that’s what the PR we received yesterday from Nokia says. Here’s what both music-oriented cell phones come with: 1 GB microSD memory card Discount voucher for JBL On Call 5310 speaker dock or a Sennheiser HD205 headset (“the official receipt of the XpressMusic phone and the accompanying voucher must be presented when they [...]

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Deals & Promos

Posted on June 4th, 2008 Written by Rico

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