Get an iPhone for just a peso with Smart’s Piso Sale

Smart is offering a Piso Sale to its postpaid subscribers, both old and new, where you can get an iPhone 4 among other handsets for just a peso.

From June 19 to June 25, new postpaid subscribers or those who will renew their contract can avail of 1-peso handsets depending on their plan.

All-In Plan 1800

• iPhone 4
• Nokia E7
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

All-In Plan 1200

• iPhone 3GS
• Nokia E5

All-In Plan 800

• Nokia N9
• Samsung Netbook N150

All-In Plan 500

• HTC Mozart
• Samsung Wave II S8530
• Nokia E72

Unli Call & Text Plan 599

• Netphone 501
• Nokia C2-03

Better check your Smart subscription if your contract is up and you’re going to renew to avail of your one-peso device.

For more information on the Piso Sale and other Smart Postpaid offerings, visit www.smart.com.ph/pisosale or go the Smart Store nearest you.

Get freebies for every purchase of selected HP printers and toners!

HP is giving you more reasons to get yourself a new printer with the Print More, Save More, Get More promo. HP is giving away freebies from Philips and SODEXO, and all you have to do is buy HP LaserJet printers.

For every purchase of a participating HP LaserJet printer, you’ll get a Philips headset—for free! Participating models include the HP LaserJet Pro P1102, HP LaserJet Pro M1132 and the 

HP LaserJet CP1025.

HP LaserJet Pro P1102

HP Laserjet Pro M1132 MFP

If you purchase an additional CE285A toner with the HP LaserJet Pro P1102 or the HP LaserJet Pro M1132, you will get Php200 worth of SODEXO Premium Pass gift certificates. The same will be rewarded to those who avail of an HP Original CMYK toner with the HP LaserJet CP1025. If, however, you purchase an additional set of HP Original CMYK toners with your printer, you will receive Php1,000 worth of SODEXO GCs.

You can claim your free Philips headset by submitting a photocopy of the sales invoice or original purchase receipt, the serial number cut-out from the printer box and a photocopy of two (2) valid ID’s to Great Minds Integrated Consultancy Inc. To claim your SODEXO GCs, present the sales invoice of the toner and HP LaserJet printer purchase, the cut-out of the hologram on the toner box and a photocopy of two (2) valid ID’s. Requirements can also be submitted to any LBC branch in a sealed envelope, marked with a mailing address and contact number. Remember: the printer and the toner must be in a single sales invoice or original receipt.

The promo ends on June 15, so head on over to the nearest and HP printer outlet and grab your freebies!

Winners of our Norton 360 v6 Giveaway

Our Norton 360 v6 giveaway has concluded. Thank you for the support and we now have our four winners as chosen by Rafflecopter!

Congratulations to the following people for winning a 3-PC license of Norton 360 v6 each.

Please expect an e-mail from us on the address you used to join the contest.

Thanks again everyone! Until our next contest!

Nokia wants you to Fly All Over the Philippines when you buy a Lumia phone

Last Friday night during the LumiaNation, Nokia officially launched its high-end Windows Phone Lumia 900 and the entry-level Lumia 610. Now that all four Lumia phones have been launched, Nokia, Microsoft, and Philippine Airlines are giving lucky owners a treat.

How does a plane ticket that can take you anywhere in the Philippines (as long as its a PAL destination of course) any time you want for one whole month sound? 100 lucky Nokia Lumia owners will get the chance to receive an unlimited round-trip domestic PAL flights valid for one month from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2013.

Here’s how to join:

• Buy any Nokia Lumia phones (610, 710, 800, 900) from participating Nokia, Globe, Smart, and authorized resellers nationwide. Cut off is June 15, 2012.
• Retrieve the handset’s IMEI number (type *#06# on the dialer)
• Text I CAN LUMIA <IMEI>/<Full Name>/<Address>to 2960 for Globe and Smart subscribers

That’s it.

All you need to do now is decide on what phone to get. Here’s a brief rundown on all four Nokia Lumia phones available.

The Nokia Lumia 610 is the most affordable Windows Phone 7 from Nokia. At just Php10,980, you can get a smartphone that can handle all your basic tasks. It’s powered by an 800MHz processor with 8GB internal storage and 5-megapixel camera. It’s suitable for people who values style and function that won’t break the budget.

Moving up one notch is the Nokia Lumia 710 which is currently only being offered by Smart via their Special Edition Plan 1000 (P450 monthly amortization). A 1.4GHz processor powers this phone with an 8GB storage and 5-megapixel camera. If you want more speed and power on your Windows Phone but don’t want to over-commit your budget, this is your best bet.

The Nokia Lumia 800 is very similar to the Lumia 710 in terms of specs. It does, however, looks really beautiful with a unibody polycarbonate shell and a curved 3.7-inch Gorilla Glass panel with a gorgeous AMOLED display. This phone will set you back Php23,800 but it will surely make heads turn.

If having a big screen is important to you, the Nokia Lumia 900 is the biggest and baddest of the four. Sporting a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED screen, it will surely make you want to watch movies on it. It also has an 8-megapixel f/2.2 lens making it a really decent option for taking photos. It is also the only Lumia phone having a front-facing camera if video-chatting is your thing. SRP for this baby is Php27,990.

Win a Nokia Lumia 610 for you and your mom on Mother’s Day

Sure your mom will appreciate flowers and a greeting card this coming Mother’s Day. That’s this Sunday for those who are not aware. But how about giving her a new phone instead?

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Nokia is holding a Mother’s Day Twitter contest where you can win a pair of Nokia Lumia 610 Windows Phone 7 smartphone. Simply tweet @NokiaPilipinas reasons why your mom is amazing using the hashtag #MyMomAndIDeserveALumia. You can tweet as many unique entries as you like with each tweet netting you a raffle entry.

Deadline is 11:59PM on Mother’s Day, May 13, and the winner will be announced on 12 noon the following day.

Don’t know what the Nokia Lumia 610 can do? Get to know about the phone here.

Winners: Sony Live View, MW600 and Norton 360

We had 3 separate giveaways last week and we’re making the announcement all in this single entry. Check out the lucky winners after the jump.

Norton 360 winners: Paolo Concepcion, Jeneline de Guzman, Mike Tanael, Merlin Parducho

Sony Ericsson Live View Winner: Verlin Casunuran

Sony Ericsson MW600 Winner: Eric Trinidad

Congrats folks. Please email me with your complete name, shipping address and contact numbers so we can arrange the pick-up/delivery of your prizes.

Many thanks to Widget City and to Symantec for these prizes.

Price-slash on laptops with the ASUS Blazing Summer Deals

ASUS will heat up your summer with their Blazing Summer Deals promo where you can get their popular K-series notebooks at a discount.

The Asus K-Series notebook was a popular all-around lappy late last year which gives the right balance of price and specs. With their Blazing Summer Deals promo, you can get these laptops at Php1,000 off.

These colorful laptops feature their Ice Cool Technology which prevents the palm rest of the notebook from overheating. It also has Palm Proof technology that safely ignores input from your palm or wrist while you’re typing.

The ASUS Blazing Summer deals is already available with the following models of K series notebooks.

	K43E	K43SJ	K43SD
	K43E-VX306R/7R/8R/9R	K43SJ-VX570	K43SD-VX296/297/298 K43SD-VX296R/297R/298R
Processor	Intel Pentium B950	Intel Core i3-2330	Intel Core i3-2350
Display	14.1” LED Color Shine	14.1” LED Color Shine	14.1” LED Color Shine
Memory (RAM)	2GB DDR3 1333mhz	2GB DDR3 1333mhz	4GB DDR3 1333mhz
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics	NVIDIA GT520M 1GB	NVIDIA GT610M 2GB
HDD Capacity	640GB	640GB	320GB
OS	Windows Home Basic	NO OS	Windows Home Basic
Battery	6 Cells Battery	6 Cells Battery	6 Cells Battery
Colors Available	Choco Brown, Seduction Pink, Passion Red and Chill Blue	Choco Brown	Chill Blue, Passion Red, Seduction Pink
NEW PRICE	PHP25,995	PHP25,995	PHP28,995 without OS PHP31,995 with  Genuine Windows 7 Home Basic

Philippine Pop Music Festival

To celebrate the talent of Filipino songwriting and to give praise to our very own songwriters and composers in their contribution to the music industry, Mr. Ryan Cayabyab, together with the country's top companies (Maynilad, Meralco, Smart, Sun, PLDT, TV5 and PICC) bring you the First Philippine Popular Music Festival. Help revive the country's music industry and join this grand event. Compose a song of your chosen genre and upload the audio file online upon registration. A panel of judges will screen all the entries according to artistry and creativity and will be narrowed down to 100. Selection of top 30 happens on the second level of screening. Lastly, the final 14 finalists will be chosen and shall move on to the finals night. Prizes at stake are P1 Million, P500,000 and P250,000 plus a trophy. You can also vote online or via SMS for the People's Choice who will take home P200,000 and a trophy as well.

Contest Requirements:

• Open to all local-based or has Filipino descent amateur and professional composers
• If non-Filipino citizen: Should present Proof of Filipino lineage (may be NSO-certified birth certificate of relative establishing Filipino lineage)
• Composers of any age, including minors with written consent from a parent or legal guardian

Contest Mechanics:

1. Log on to the Philippine Popular Music Festival website
2. Entry Guidelines
• Must be your original composition
• A song entry may be written in any form or structure, whether in a popular or new song genre, fusion, etc
• Lyrics may be in Filipino (a local regional language, dialect), English, or any combination
• Audio file should be in MP3 format and must not exceed four (4) minutes
• Must not be licensed to any publisher, has not been recorded before and must not infringe on any existing copyright or any other rights
• Lyrics in single space 12-pt Arial saved as Word document. For those with regional language or dialect, in part or in whole, you must provide a line by line translation in English.
3. Complete the online entry form and upload audio file and lyrics in prescribed format
4. Judging Criteria
• 60% Final Preliminary Judging
• 40% Finals Night Song Performance
5. You can only enter a maximum of two (2) songs, either as a sole composer or collaborator
6. Top 14 finalists will move on to the finals
7. One (1) form should be submitted per entry
8. View complete contest mechanics

Contest Period: Cut-off date of submission until May 10, 2012 11:59PM

• SMS and Online Voting for People's Choice - July 1 - 12, 2012

Contest Prize:

• Grand Prize: P1 Million + Trophy
• First Runner Up: P500,000 + Trophy
• Second Runner Up: P250,000 + Trophy
• People's Choice: P200,000 + Trophy

Upside

• Big cash prize
• No fee or charges to join
• Online submission

Downside

• You can only enter a maximum of two (2) songs

For more information, log on to philpop.com.ph

 

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Airphil Piso Fare from Clark

from Clark to Cebu, Davao, Kalibo or Puerto Princesa for One Peso! That's right, Airphil Express is offering this express sale from now until March 8, 2012 or until seats last as they celebrate the launching of their latest Clark hub. Travel period is from March 29 - June 30, 2012. Fares are still subject to charges and taxes and are priced one way from origin to destination or vice versa. You also get a 15kg baggage allowance.

Giveaway: YugaTech-BenQ Avatar Contest

Had lunch with the folks from BenQ Taiwan several weeks ago and they committed to sponsor a giveaway. So we’re doing a simple contest today and sending out two (2) BenQ LED monitors. Check out the mechanics below on how to join.

We’re still waiting for our own review units to arrive next week but I am told these monitors are made for PC gaming, each one worth Php10k to Php15k once they hit retail stores.

So what do you need to do to join this giveaway?

First, download this BenQ logo and use it with along with your avatar photo in Twitter, Facebook and Google+ (edit as you desire).

The avatar might look like this:

Post a status update on the social media account where you used the avatar:

This week in YugaDeals: Amazon Kindle Fire

We’re testing something new/different over at YugaDeals and see if it pans out. And since I have been making personal orders directly from the US for a couple of years now, I thought we’d try it out and do it on an experimental basis on YugaDeals for the Amazon Kindle Fire.

Amazon Kindle Fire
7-inch IPS multi-touch display @ 1024×600 pixel
Dual-core processor
8GB internal storage
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
micro-USB 2.0 port
3.5mm audio jack
Amazon App Store

Go head on over there and if you’re interested, go pick one out as well. What we’re hoping is that we can save up on shipping and customs if we get it by bulk and not individually.

Win a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play from Gameloft

The holidays is not yet over for Gameloft PH and Sony Ericsson PH, well their holiday giveaway that is.

Here’s an easy way for Pinoys to get a chance to win a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. All you need to do is like the Gameloft PH and Sony Ericsson PH Facebook pages and answer a simple question. That’s it! No need to buy anything, no need to share to your friends, just hit the link below and follow the simple instructions.

RIM slashes price off BlackBerry PlayBook to $299 for all models

Still not decided whether to get a BlackBerry PlayBook or not? Maybe this limited offer from RIM might push you to get one.

Until February 4, you can get a BlackBerry PlayBook from RIM’s US online store for just $299. That’s for any models. Whether it’s a 16GB, 32GB or 64GB. It’s a $400 discount for the 64GB version. You might want to act quick because that 64GB stocks might not last. Even so, a $299 16GB is already a steal anyway.

RIM is clearly moving stocks on the PlayBook because they really can’t do it without having some sort of a fire sale. If they can’t make a profit on the PlayBook maybe they can force you to spend on their accessories. Hehehe.

The BlackBerry PlayBook is beast of a tablet and the only thing it lacks are apps. If you’re not too concerned much on apps then at best it’s a great multimedia device. Or you could wait for the Android sandbox app to be available so you can install apps from the Android market. I know I am that’s why I’m not to keen on letting go of my PlayBook.

Giveaway: FB &Tweet away w/ the Smart Netphone 701

Got this Smart Netphone 701 thru a raffle during the launch event a couple of months back. After I published the review here, it stayed in my gadget shelf until I found it wanting to have a new owner. So here’s your chance to take home this Android smartphone.

This will be the last item in our Christmas giveaway and we’re slowly announcing all the winners at midnight tonight.

As for the Smart Netphone 701, just follow these simple instructions.

If you’re on Facebook, post this line or something creatively similar:

Are you following http://facebook.com/yugatech on Facebook? If not, go check out the YugaTech Christmas Giveaways here: http://yugatech.ph/u5D44U

If you’re on Twitter, post this line or something creatively similar:

Are you following @abeolandres on Twitter? If not, go check out the YugaTech Christmas Giveaways here: http://yugatech.ph/u5D44U

That’s it! Post your answers on your Twitter or FB and leave a comment with the link to your entry.

We’ll pick a random winner tonight on Christmas Eve together with the ClipTec pack,Marshall Major, Marshall Minor, Vibration Speakers, Norton Internet Security 2012, theWiFi-N Repeater and the Flip Mino HD.

Disclosure: The Smart Netphone 701 was given to me during the raffle at the Netphone launching.

For more info visit Here: yugatech

Giveaway: Take home this Flip Mino HD 8GB

This Flip HD video recorder has been sitting in my gadget cabinet for so long I totally forgot about it until I did a clean-up this evening. So here’s your chance to take home this 8GB Flip Mino HD and record 1080p videos of the fireworks this Christmas.

The Flip Mino HD retails for Php10,990 when it was launched in the Philippines last year. Then, Cisco ended the line back in April making this little gadget a rare and collector’s item.

To enter, just follow these simple instructions:

1) Tell us who you want to shoot the Flip Mino HD with and why.

Here’s an example:

I’d like to shoot my hubby with the Flip Mino HD because he snores so loudly but would not admit it: http://yugatech.ph/s8AWkF

I’d like to take an HD video of my sister, Sarah, with the Flip Mino HD because she’s been very makulit: http://yugatech.ph/s8AWkF

Post this line in your Twitter, FB, Plurk, Tumblr, or blog about it. Leave a comment with the link to your entry. That’s it!

We’ll pick a random winner on Christmas Eve together with the ClipTec pack, Marshall Major, Marshall Minor and Vibration Speakers.

Disclosure: This Flip Mino HD was given to me last year but could not remember which tech company was it (probably NetSuite or iDigiworld). I have not unboxed nor used it since then.