Gadgets And Tech

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has expanded its broadband portfolio with the release of the new Smart Bro Rocket, the fastest mobile broadband prepaid service running on the operator’s nationwide HSPA+ (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access) network.

Offered by Smart-subsidiary Smart Broadband, Inc. (SBI), the Rocket dongle “is the mobile broadband solution for subscribers whose usage and lifestyle require ultra-fast, strike-anywhere connectivity,” said Danilo Mojica, head of Smart’s Wireless Consumer Division.

The Rocket promises to deliver speeds of up to 12Mbps and runs on Smart’s HSPA+ network – the expansion of which to cover key areas in Metro Manila and more key cities in the Visayas and Mindanao was recently reported by the telco leader. (more…)

Alcatel introduced three new very affordable smartphones using the Android OS called the Blaze series. The new phones are pre-loaded with Android apps and has good feel as they all have a metal-finished body.

The Alcatel onetouch Blaze Duo 890D is the most affordable among the three and is equipped with Android 2.1 Eclair, A-GPS, 2.0 megapixel camera, has an expandable memory and comes with a free 2GB memory card. This dual sim smartphone is available in steel grey, orange and fuschia for the introductory price of PHP 4,999 instead of PHP 6,299.

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