Companies that fail to consider and understand the needs of older adults amid their digital transformation journey may end up struggling in future-proofing their products and services, according to Dr. Jennifer Teves, […]
Companies fail to future-proof when excluding older adults in product design — CX expert
M Lhuillier conducts relief operations in flood-stricken areas of Antipolo City
At the start of 2021, the Philippines continued to face the struggles that the pandemic had brought with it. But for the people of Antipolo City, it became much worse due to […]
Lenovo Legion launches gaming PCs powered by AMD
Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies, Lenovo Legion unveiled what it dubbed as the next-generation gaming personal computers: Legion 5 (P74,995 or around $1,500), Legion 5 Pro (P84,995 or around […]
Automating to your advantage
By Maria Dzhanan, Vice President, Oracle Digital, JAPAC A new report, “COVID-19, 4IR (Industrial Revolution) and the Future of Work,” recently published by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), pointed out how […]
Globe strengthens 5G roaming in US, Europe
Globe Telecom (Globe) sealed its partnerships with telecommunications companies across Asia, Middle East, Europe, and North America to achieve its goal of providing the widest 5G coverage worldwide and bring the #1stWorldNetwork […]
Singlife Philippines to launch new products, announced partnership with new platforms
Singapore Life Philippines (Singlife), a digital insurer launched last year, is coming up with two new products this year. It also announced potential partnership with two new platforms after it initially onboarded […]
Facebook to hold live sessions of ‘Run by Moms’ initiative
In time for Mother’s Day, Facebook will be holding a series of webinars geared toward what it calls “mompreneurs.” The “Run by Mom” program will air tonight (May 7) at 8 p.m. […]
IBM rolls out new zero trust capabilities to Cloud Pak for Security
Technology giant IBM adds zero trust capabilities to Cloud Pak for Security, a containerized software platform that integrates organizations’ existing security tools to generate deeper insights into threats. IBM said the features’ […]
Forrester names Alibaba Cloud a leader in FaaS platforms
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group has been named a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) leader in “The Forrester Wave: Function-As-A-Service Platforms, Q1 2021 report.” FaaS platforms give developers a […]
RCBC’s DiskarTech inks deal with Asialink for loans marketplace
Lending institution Asialink Finance Corp. (AFC) is now the pioneer partner of the DiskarTech financial app for the Philippines’ first loans marketplace offered by a local universal bank. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. […]
Twitter opens Spaces’ live-audio feature to users with 600 followers
Months after testing the new live audio feature, Twitter officially launched Spaces for accounts with 600 followers. This comes at the heels of the buzz created by Clubhouse, an invitation-only social media […]
Cisco Webex, Box announce content and cloud services integration
Technology company Cisco will be integrating its video conferencing platform Webex with content cloud provider Box to make it easy for customers to access messages and other services. The integration will enable […]
Oppo launches A74 5G exclusively at its first regional Super Brand Day Sale on Shopee
Smart device company Oppo forged a partnership with e-commerce platform Shopee in launching the latest Oppo A74 5G exclusively on the platform. The latest in Oppo’s A series is touted as the […]
Smart launches 5G roaming services in the United States with AT&T
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) is launching its 5G roaming services in the United States with AT&T. This latest partnership brings Smart’s 5G roaming to 16 countries and 22 international […]
Why HTTPS isn’t as secure as it seems — and what that means for your company
By Justin Fox, Director of Software Engineering at NuData Security To most people, a site with “HTTPS” in the URL is automatically trustworthy. We’ve been taught to associate the little padlock next […]
Ransomware recovery cost PH companies over P40 million — Sophos
The report from cybersecurity firm Sophos saw 42% ((up from 30% the previous year) of Philippine organizations hit by ransomware last year at the height of the pandemic and emergence of working […]
IDC: Smartphone shipments up 25.5% in first quarter of 2021
The preliminary data from the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker show the smartphone market bounced back with 25.5% year-over-year shipment growth in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21). […]
Telco 101: Globe leads series on why connectivity matters at home
Globe Telecom (Globe) launched the first part of its “Telco 101” webinar series titled “Enabling the Digitally Connected Homes,” which sought to educate and empower property developers, partners handling residential projects, and […]
Lenovo says work-from-home setup will drive investments in devices
More than a year since the work-from-home (WFH) arrangements became the new norm, a Lenovo study found a significant number of employee-respondents have come to accept — and adjust — to the […]
Social media users in SEA want to keep financial data offline — Kaspersky
Global cybersecurity Kaspersky’s latest report finds a heightened awareness of digital privacy among online users. However, users have yet to translate that awareness into action. The report titled “Making Sense of Our […]
ASG Technologies study finds some companies lag in content, IT systems modernization
Digital acceleration was the buzzword at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic because companies were forced to shift their businesses to digital platforms. But the latest study from ASG Technologies found there […]
Oppo Service Centers now accept cashless payment transactions
Device manufacturer Oppo has started offering cashless transactions in Oppo Service Centers nationwide. For safety and convenience in-store transactions, Oppo has partnered with several mobile payment platforms to fully implement cashless payment […]
Emirates, Dubai gov to implement digital verification of COVID-19 records for UAE travelers
Travelers within the United Arab Emirates will soon find themselves undergoing digital verification of COVID-19 medical records as Emirates and Dubai Health Authority (DHA) starts its implementation. International airlines Emirates customers who […]
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s Rainbow Classroom solution built to meet e-learning needs
Remote learning, like remote working, is no longer just an option but a necessity with a pandemic that has permanently altered people’s way of life. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (Alcatel-Lucent) designed Rainbow Classroom, an […]
Accenture report finds global gaming industry value exceeds $300 billion
The surge in mobile gaming drives the growth of the global gaming industry reaching a value of over $300 billion, according to the new report by Accenture, a global professional services company […]
Huawei first-quarter revenue down due to sale of Honor smartphone brand
Huawei Technologies’ (Huawei) consumer business suffered a decline because of the sale of its Honor smartphone unit in November with its first-quarter revenue down by 16.5% year-on-year (YoY). But its network business […]
Digi-Serv to offer Vertiv’s small and mid-size UPS solutions on e-commerce sites
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, partnership with Digi-Serv Solutions Inc. (Digi-Serv) will enable it to offer its solutions through various e-commerce platforms. Digi-Serv is a solutions […]
iPaaS provider, Boomi, is now available at AWS Marketplace
Boomi, a Dell Technologies business and provider of cloud-based integration platform as a service (iPaaS), has announced that the Boomi AtomSphere Platform is now available for purchase in AWS Marketplace. This will […]
PayMaya opens gov’t payments, financial services for Filipinos overseas
Digital financial services company PayMaya is making it even easier for overseas Filipinos to pay for government fees and for their family’s utility bills through the PayMaya e-wallet app. PayMaya opened this […]
SAP gives grant to Teach for the Philippines’ Batang Bayani Life Skills program
As part of its 25th anniversary in the Philippines, enterprise application software SAP SE (SAP), donated a $25,000-grant to support the Batang Bayani Life Skills Program of Teach for the Philippines (TFP), […]
Young innovators developed solutions to help combat COVID-19
Mindful thoughts about frontliners, young innovators developed solutions that would aid them as the COVID-19 pandemic still rages on in the Philippines. The students presented their creations at the Demo Day of […]
