PHIL: The BlackBerry Z10 to be available in March 19

Announced to the world back in February, the Blackberry Z10 will be available in the Philippines come March 19. The country's two major carriers, Smart and Globe, will both carry the said device. Globe is offering the Z10 for free at plan 1799. This is much more affordable than that of Smart's but the thing is that Globe will lock you up on that plan for 30months. You can also get the device at plan 1799 with 24months lock up commitment but that'd require you to shell out Php 4,800. Anyway, you can head over to Globe's application form (online) for the BB Z10.

PHIL: Smart and Globe will be launching the iPhone 5 come December 14

The Philippines' two surviving (technically speaking) carriers will be offering the iPhone 5 come December 14! Yup, it is probably the most awaited smartphone in 2012 and the Philippine market will finally get their share of the excitement. Smart and Globe will both be offering the device for Free if you get it with a 2-year contract under their Plan 2499. We are talking about the iPhone 5 16GB if you want to get the iPhone with a higher storage capacity, then you'd have to look beyond plan 2499 to get the device for free.

PHIL: Globe Telecom makes the Galaxy Note II available today

This was supposed to happen yesterday, but anyway, Globe has officially launched and totally made the Samsung Galaxy Note II available today or yesterday. Globe is offering the phablet for a monthly commitment of Php 1,799 with Globe's Plan 999. Get it? Php 1,799 cash + Plan 999 = Php 2,798 monthly for 2 years and you need a Php 19,200 cashout. Not that I am discouraging you but this is how local carriers do their stuff in the Philippines. Catchy if you just look at it at the P 1,799 or just the Plan 999 figures but actually the device will be free only if you get it coupled with Globe's Plan 2499. Anyway, head over to Globe's website and order your Galaxy Note II now.

PHIL: Globe Telecom offers Galaxy Note II free with plan 2499

Globe is now offering the most powerful device Samsung has ever made free when you get it tied with plan 2499. As promise the Galaxy Note 2 will officially be available in the Philippines within the month of October. But, assuming that the phablet will be a hit in the country, expect that stocks during the day of the launching will be limited. So for you to get the Galaxy Note 2 with Globe, better pre-order now!

PHIL: Globe and Smart to sell the Galaxy S III prepaid kit

Smart and Globe will be selling the prepaid version of the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S III. Surprisingly, though, the two carriers will be offering the said device on different prices. Globe sells the smartphone for Php 29,990 while Smart sells it for Php 31,500. The official SRP of the device is at Php 32,990. Both are selling it at a lower price than that of the SRP but one of them, apparently, sells it even lower.

PHIL: Globe offers postpaid plans for would-be buyers of the New iPad

In the Philippines, the New iPad is now officially available. Globe is now offering the tablet bundled with their plans to keep things in shape and you know for that online forever status wherever you go. It was then available for pre-order and now you should be able to order one over at the Philippine Apple Store (online) and on Apple resellers. Head over the break to check out what Globe is offering for the New iPad.

PHIL: Globe and Smart starts taking pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S III - Globe reveals plans

As promised, both Globe and Smart have already started taking pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S III. They both started it yesterday (May 23) and so far, it is only Globe who has revealed the plans or postpaid plans that you can bundle with the device. Of course, by that we will know which plan will make the smartphone free. Anyway, before I go there, here are the links to the carrier's pre-order pages: Smart and Globe. By the way, Smart says that the device should start shipping by June. Globe on the other hand makes no saying on when the device will arrive.

PHIL: Globe to start taking pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S III starting May 23

Globe is not going to be slow when it comes to launching the Galaxy S II for sure. Smart has already announced that they will be starting to accept pre-orders of the Galaxy S II on May 23rd so what does the 2nd carrier in the country has to say about that? Well, they will also start taking pre-orders of the SGS3 on the same day. According to Globe, the smartphone will come with their very customizable plans. Unfortunately, the carrier did not mention at what plan the device will come free. Anyway, for those who wants to get the Galaxy S III over at Globe rather than via Smart, head over to this link: http://globe.com.ph/galaxys3. Currently, you really can't do anything on that page aside from looking at that beautiful photo of the phone. You might want to bookmark that page and when May 23 comes, you can then pre-order it online.

PHIL: Globe and Smart to offer the Samsung Galaxy S III but we have no dates yet

Over at Twitter, the Philippines' two network carriers have this Galaxy S III twitter war. Globe and Smart have initiated their own tweets that contain the hashtag #GlobeGalaxyS3 and #SmartGalaxyS3. Both networks have tweeted that soon or somewhere around the time the Samsung Galaxy S III is launched in the Philippines, these carriers will be offering them. We have no dates yet so we will have to wait when that actually happens. Anyway, check out some screenshots that I have from these carriers, one very interesting tweet is from Smart, who tweeted a black and white version of the Galaxy S III.

PHIL: Globe to launch the Nokia Lumia 800 come April 18th

Globe will officially launch the Nokia Lumia 800 come April 18th, confirmed by Techie. Pre-orders of the device was already started when Globe officially announced the device. You can pre-order the Lumia 800 over at Globe Telecom's website. The Philippine carrier will be offering the Windows Phone powered device for Php 1,499/month with Globe's UnliData plan 990. Cheers!

PHIL: [Update] Smart and Globe launches the iPhone 4S today! - Smart unveils pricing

December 16 is the day Smart and Globe promised to the Philippines that the iPhone 4S will finally be available. Yesterday, December 15, Smart finally made public they pricing for the iPhone 4S while Globe is yet to give us any idea on how much they will be offering the smartphone when it becomes available today. Smart is offering the 16GB iPhone 4S with a plan 999 but you have to cash out Php 999 every month during the time you are contracted with Smart.

PHIL: [Update] Globe now accepts "reservation of interest" for the iPhone 4S - coming in December 16th

The wait is not yet over but at least you can now reserve your interest over at Globe. Unfortunately, this is not pre-ordering an iPhone 4S but rather a "reservation of interest". Nonetheless, I know everyone out there would want to go ahead and reserve their interest, right? So what are you waiting for? The most amazing iPhone ever to land on Earth is waiting for you here (reservation link). As a refresher, the next iteration of the iPhone sports a 1GHz Apple A5 dual-core chipset, an improved 8MP rear facing camera, and iOS 5 which comes with Siri (beta). Pricing is still not yet disclosed by Globe but if you remember how much the predecessor's price of the iPhone was when it was launched, then you'd be able to guess the range that the iPhone 4S will be priced.

PHIL: Globe CEO confirms coming of the iPhone 4S in the "next few weeks"

Globe's CEO, Ernest Cu, confirmed that his company will be carrying the next iteration of the iPhone. He said ,while in a Globe event to announce their investment in upgrading their infrastructure to IPv6, that they are silently preparing to launch the the iPhone 4S in a couple of weeks. Albeit his statement was a bit vague, because "a couple of weeks" might equate to 2 weeks or even a whole month. And while Smart is reported to be trying to do it's stuff to also carry the iPhone, Globe will surely be the first to launch the device in the Philippines. 

PHIL: BlackBerry Bold 9900 officially gets pricing details from Globe

Three new BlackBerries were announced in the Philippines weeks ago. Recently, Globe officially outs the smartphone's official pricing and plans. According to PTB, the handset will be available in retail for Php 31,690. We already know what the specs of the handset is so head over the break to check out what Globe is offering the Bold 9900 when you tie it up with a plan.

PHIL: Globe CloudFone Ice is made by Huawei

YugaTech was able to see that advertising in a newspaper and was a bit bewildered what Globe have in store for their customers. The ad showed off two smartphone, one with a QWERTY keyboard and the other is an all touch smartphone. The names, the Globe CloudFone Ice (all touch) and the Globe CloudFone Temptation (QWERTY packing device).

PHIL: Globe now accepts pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S II

Globe starts accepting pre-orders of it's first 4G capable phone, the Samsung Galaxy S II. To officially launch in the Philippines come June 27th, the Galaxy S II will be available with an SRP of Php, 29,990. But aside from this offer from Globe, Samsung is also offering the phone with an offer from themselves.

PHIL: Globe Telecom officially announces the Samsung Galaxy S II in the Philippines

Globe have officially announced the much awaited Samsung Galaxy S II. On June 27th Globe will officially be launching the superphone available for free starting with any My Globe SuperSurf Plan 3799. Yeah I know it is expensive, but it deserves that expensiveness. But for those who are wanting the Galaxy S II and is not liking Globe's offering then don't get discouraged this early.

PHIL: Samsung Galaxy S II priced in the Philippines - Php 29,990

To all the Android fans in the Philippines! Good news comes to you today! YugaTech just got word from Samsung that the Galaxy S II superphone will be carrying an SRP of, nope not 30,000 or above, but for only Php 29,990. Remember when LG launched their own dual-core smartphone in the country? They put an eye popping price of the LG Optimus 2X, right (Php 27,990)? So, that would be the price that other phone makers should try to compete with in the Philippines, like the HTC Sensation and the Galaxy S II.

PHIL: Globe lists the Google Nexus S - comes free with plan 2499

The Google Nexus S, made by Samsung, was never announced officially in the Philippines. Well of course, you gotta give it to the grey market for making it available in the country way ahead of it's official launching. But amazingly, the phone pops up on Globe's post-paid plan page. Yes! Silently, Globe is offering the smartphone for free with plan 2499.

PHIL: [Update] Globe to launch the White iPhone 4 this weekend

According to YugaTech, Globe will be launching the White iPhone 4 in the Philippines by this weekend. Initially, the phone will be available in Globe Business Centres in NCR (or Metro Manila) and should probably be made available nationwide as time passes by. Unfortunately, though YugaTech was not able to get any specific details on it's availability, just the fact that by this weekend the White version of the popular iPhone 4 is coming to the Philippine shores.

Update:  Confirmed by Globe, the White iPhone 4 is landing in the Philippines tomorrow, May 7th - via Techie