Apps and Gadgets

Smart's postpaid plan options have just widened again with the inclusion of the LG G2 Mini LTE smartphone in its offerings. Available with the Smart Postpaid All-in Plan 1200 , the LG G2 Mini LTE is said to be the most affordable smartphone bundled with unlimited LTE surfing using the Smart platform. The Unli LTE 995 is already automatically included in the All-in Plan 1200 so the remaining consumable balance can be used for other call and text bundles. The LG G2 Mini LTE is the mini version of the LG G2. It runs on KitKat and has an 8MP rear camera (with autofocus and LED flash) and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. It also comes with 8GB of internal storage and a 2440 mAh battery. It will be available in black and white. Here are some of its cool features: * Knock Code - a popular feature which lets users tap twice on the screen to wake the phone up from sleep mode. * Rear Key - lets users take full control of their phones with their index finger using a rocker placed ...

The holidays are a good time as any to indulge yourself after months of hard work. Or give the gift of love to someone who works just as hard. Smart, through its subsidiary Smart Broadband (SmartBro) is now offering the iPad Air and iPad Mini Retina in different affordable data plans that allow subscribers to connect to Smart's LTE network with speeds up to 42 MBPS. iPad Air Holding the iPad Air, I was really impressed with how much lighter it was. But of course, I was still the owner of the original iPad 1 (haha). But really, my hubby has the iPad 4 and the iPad Air was definitely lighter. Featuring a 9.7-inch retina display, it is 20% thinner than the iPad 4 and at just one pound, it is 28% lighter as well. Its borders also feature a narrower bezel.

If you have an iPhone 5 and you are on iOS 6.1, then you are ready for blazing fast internet speeds up to 42mbps! Two telcos are now saying that they are offering LTE coverage for iPhone 5 users. When Smart was still testing its LTE coverage as far back as middle of 2011, I was already one of the beta testers who had a chance to use the LTE dongle. It was unlike the usual USB sticks. It was huge and heavy, but fast! With LTE running on your iPhone 5, think of the possibilities: lag-free gaming, ultra fast surfing, buffer-free video streaming and more. Even livestreaming will be lag-free on an LTE connection! Smart seems confident that they can deliver on their LTE speeds as they claim that they have 4 times the fiber optic power of their closest competitor. Read here about my experience beta testing the Smart LTE modem. Of course, being a new offering, there are still many unanswered questions from subscribers so it was also timely for Smart to organize a Question and Answer f...