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December 5, 2014 by Michael Josh Villanueva

The Anatomy of a Selfie

By the time of Ellen’s Oscar selfie last March 2014, the word “selfie” was already on the global trends map. After all, it was named the Oxford Dictionaries 2013 word of the year, and before that, one of Time Magazine’s top buzzwords for 2012.

But if anything, Ellen’s world record-setting group selfie cemented “the act of taking a photo of oneself with the intent of sharing it online” onto its rightful place in pop culture.

iPhone 6 Plus vs Galaxy Note 4

It was over dinner a few nights back that I was asked the question, “If you could keep either the iPhone 6 Plus or the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, which one would it be?”

Having to pick one smartphone over the other is always a tough question to answer, this one in particular requires a more lengthy and complicated answer, one that I wasn’t prepared to give.

State of the world’s best smartphone makers

In 2015 it won’t be enough to just make the world’s best smartphone.

If the list of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers is any indication, innovation, product integration, content ecosystems and marketing strategies are as much a factor for success.

Panasonic Lumix CM1 Hands-On

Possibly the most interesting product of Photokina 2014, Panasonic’s Lumix CM1 is the first smartphone with a 1-inch imaging sensor typically found in compact digital cameras. Here’s our first look and hands-on.

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October 11, 2014 by Michael Josh Villanueva

Redmi 1S Hands-On: 4 Reasons Why It’s Worth Your Money

This week ahead of the Philippine flash sale, we got our hands on Chinese electronics company Xiaomi’s budget handset, the Redmi 1S. It has only been a week but here are our first impressions and 4 reasons why we think it’s worth your money.

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