Around the Web - Nokia woes, Samsungs Android invasion and Globe Mobile surf promo

Around the Web - Nokia woes, Samsungs Android invasion and Globe Mobile surf promo

GSMArena says that Nokia first Symbian^3 update is "booooring". Locally, the disappointment with the new update coincided with users at a the premier local mobile phone forums confirming the existence of the reported reddish discolorations in AMOLED screen of some Nokia N8's. 

Samsung Galaxy Fit

Techpinas gives us a heads up on the suggested retail price of the new Samsung Android phones being released in the country.

Samsung Galaxy Ace - Php16,500
Samsung Galaxy Fit - Php12,890
Samsung Galaxy Mini - Php10,690

The reported prices are lower than the Php17,500 and Php11,500 that Techie.com.ph reported for the Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Mini. While all this is a bit confusing, the street prices we were able to confirm are Php14,700 for the Galaxy Ace and Php9.790 for the Galaxy Mini.


Globe Telecom has a really nice mobile surfing promo which runs till June 30, 2010. Globe's Powersurf15 gives you 60 minutes of surfing for the price of Php15. Best part, it counted by the minute. Head over to Techie.com.ph to find out the details.