Gadgets and Tech in the Philippines

More evidence that iOS 7 will be available to the general public on September 10 is coming out.  Previously, there were assumptions that Apple will be releasing the major update to it's iOS mobile operating system the same date as the scheduled Apple special event on September 10. But now, a developer named Owen Williams received an email indicating that iOS 7 will actually be released to the general public on September 10.  According to the email, developers need to test a "Speechkit" with iOS 7, the email came from the developer of Siri, Nuance, which closely works with Apple. Related articles Apple Event September 2013: iOS 7 release to come after iPhone 5S, iPhone 6/5C, and iPad 5 are unveiled Sept. 10 iOS 7 beta 7 release leaves 2 weeks for GM Apple iOS 7: 6 Betas Later [VIDEO] Apple reportedly releasing iOS 7 Gold Master on September 10 Final iOS 7 beta coming next week ahead of September 10 Apple media event

Electronics giant Sony , has just confirmed the release date of the latest generation consol, the PS4 .  The PS4 will have a launch date of November 15 for North America and November 29 for Europe . The announcement was made in the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany .  The PS4 will be available right before the holiday season for 32 countries, no launch date yet for Asia and the rest of the world. According to Sony, 1 million pre-orders have already been placed for the PS4.  The PS4 will sell at $399, that's $100 cheaper than the competing Xbox One at $499. Related articles PS4 Release Date Revealed by Sony at Gamescom Minecraft For PlayStation 4 Confirmed Playstation 4 Launch Date Announced At Gamescom 2013 (DETAILS) PS4 Is Coming November 15th to North America PS4 official release date announced at Gamescom

LG전자, ‘LG G2’ 프리미엄 케이스 공개 (Photo credit: LGEPR ) LG has just unveiled its latest flagship phone, the LG G2 in a New York press conference last night.  The G2's main rival will be the Samsung Galaxy S4. The LG G2 will be powered by the very fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor .  Being the flagship phone that it's meant to be, the G2 will have a 13-megapixel camera, and will be run by the latest Android 4.2.2 operating system.  The G2 will come in 16GB and 32GB versions, but similar to the iPhone , there will be no expandable external storage capability, so you might as well get the 32GB version if you need the storage. One of the design changes you will notice at first glance is that the G2's volume rocker and power/sleep button are located on the back of the phone. Not sure how accurate, but according to LG, the G2 will have a 3,000mAh battery which will be capable of up to 1.2 days usage. Screen size is large at  5.2- inches capable of di

Just after 8 days from release iOS 7 beta 4, Apple has just released today, beta 5 to developers.  Most notable changes are the overhauled settings app which now has colored icons as posted in the macrumors blog: In the new control center, there is now an option to turn off the control center feature in Apps , this prevents users inadvertently accessing control center in Apps or in the middle of a game from the bottom of the screen: Other changes are minor, like the re-designed power slider bar, twitter icon and boot screen which matches the color of your device. Related articles Apple Releases Fifth Beta of iOS 7 8 Changes Apple Made In iOS 7 Beta 5 Apple seeds iOS 7 beta 5 to developers: this is what's new iOS 7 beta 5 drops with revamped Settings, Control Center and Messages Apple Releases iOS 7 Beta 5 To Developers OTA

Rumors about a lower cost iPhone has been going around even way back to the very first release of the iPhone.  The latest and hottest rumor pointing to the low cost iPhone is the possible name of the latest phone, the iPhone 5C. The iPhone 5C rumor became a little bit more credible after the Chinese website Wei Phone ( http://www.weiphone.com/ ) posted pictures of what look like iPhone packaging with the iPhone 5 (C) on it: We've also seen a lot of pictures showing iPhone 5 prototypes with color options, so the C in the iPhone 5 (C) could probably point to the colored budget iPhone 5. Related articles Photo of Plastic Packaging with 'iPhone 5C' Name Surfaces 'iPhone 5C' Packaging Pictured In China Low-cost iPhone could include 8MP camera found in iPhone 5 Apple iPhone 5C Update: Front Panel Leaks, Looks Similar to iPhone 5 RUMOR: iPhone 5 Coming in March 2012 - Along with iPad 3

IPad Mini (Photo credits: Best Buy ) Developers have found code inside the latest iOS 7 beta which hints at a next generation iPad mini with an A6 Processor, similar to what is now in the iPhone 5 and 4th generation iPad .  The bad news is that, still based on the iOS 7 beta code, it looks like the next gen iPad mini will still have no Retina display . According to Apple insiders, Apple might be considering 3 new models with codenames J75, J76 and J77, the rumored iPad mini with Retina display had been referenced before as codename J85. Related articles iOS 7 code may hint at Retina-less, A6-equipped iPad mini Apple has A6-based iPad mini without Retina display in the works Apple reportedly still considering Retina iPad mini for this fall No Retina display for the iPad mini 2? New iPad mini to use iPhone 5 processor, but no Retina Display