Jayvee Fernandez

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Technology Editor for The Philippine STAR

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The Xiaomi Smart Kids Watch is what every parent wanted but didn’t know existed

For the price of P4,899 you get yourself some form of security knowing where your child is at all times. Available in blue and pink, it’s honestly the perfect holiday gift for parents with kids under 10 years old.

Your next everyday carry is the Huawei Watch GT 4

Tech writers often use, to a fault, the terms “stylish and functional” quite liberally. This is one of those instances where the GT4 does actually meet those two descriptions.

Invisible privilege

We’ve themed this dispatch of PhilSTAR Tech as “back to school.” But instead of focusing on student-grade laptops and productivity apps, we want to bring light to new technologies that are, quite frankly, sending us back to (online) school to learn new things — some for fun, others for professional survival.

Productivity is unmatched with the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga

My very first colored laptop was an IBM Thinkpad back in the early 90’s. Technically...

The Festival Mall Bike Trail shot with the Xiaomi 13T

Editor's Note: This is a retelling of an original post, with the addition of photos...

First Impressions: The Honor 90 Lite 5G is anything but lightweight

Now here’s the thing: Honor 90 Lite’s older sibling came packed with a 200MP Triple camera (Ultra Clear, Ultra Wide, Macro). Which means this Lite version runs to town with a 100MP Ultra camera. That doesn’t feel like a downgrade. That’s a good deal staring back at you.

Are ‘Maia and Marco’ sportscasters the tipping point for mainstream AI in the Philippines?

GMA News threw the first punch into the AI ring, and as such they're getting punched back. But it had to happen. That's how technology works. As Thanos said, "I am inevitable." The AI snap has begun.

Now might be a great time to go for a folding screen

I attended Samsung’s Flip and Fold 5 launch with a question I ask myself every year – “is this finally the year I cave in to buy a foldable phone?”

Setting the tone in tech news

As someone who has dabbled in the tech industry for roughly two decades, I’ve seen how technology has evolved from clunky and quirky gadgets (remember the Nokia lipstick phone?) to a more mainstream and sterilized environment (all phones have one form factor).