NPC is looking into sudden surge in cloned Facebook accounts
Early on Sunday, Facebook timeline has been flooded with pleas to help users report cloned accounts. The incident spread like wildfire and friends helped each other in trying to block…
Global smartphone shipments forecast drops 11.9% in 2020, largest in YoY history in 1Q20
According to the latest data of International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the once rosy future of smartphones turns bleak as it is forecast to decline 11.9%…
Study finds PH top country worldwide for suspected digital logistics fraud
According to TransUnion’s recent analysis of digital fraud, the percentage of suspected online fraud originating from the Philippines more than doubled compared to Jan. 1-March 10 and March 11-April 28,…
PLDT, Smart expand, upgrade networks across the country amid lockdowns
As more Filipinos turn to video and other data services amid the COVID-19 crisis, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continue to expand and upgrade their fixed…
OPPO partners with engineering institute to strengthen R&D on emerging technologies
OPPO and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) joined hands to enhance academic exchanges and to collaborate in standard creation in fields such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and…
Use PayMaya to get the best deals at the Lazada 6.6 Bounce Back Sale
PayMaya has teamed up with online shopping site Lazada for the latter’s 6.6 Bounce Back Sale6.6 Bounce Back Sale until today. Consumers can easily get up to P200 off on…
Zebra Technologies bares efforts to support COVID-19 frontliners
Zebra Technologies Corp., a company that offers edge of the enterprise solutions, has rolled out a series of initiatives and made strategic donations to help protect the health and safety…
Open-source software to drive telecom’s innovation agenda by 2025
Open-source software (OSS) serves as the foundation of IT infrastructure worldwide, allowing e-commerce platforms and innovative over the top (OTT) players to bring services to market quickly. OSS is gradually…
Organizers announce cancellation of Philippine Fintech Festival 2020
Organizers of what could have been the Philippine Fintech Festival (PFF) has announced its cancellation amid the uncertainties COVID-19 bring. In a statement, Monette Iturralde-Hamlin, president and founder, TeamAsia, which…
Lenovo ThinkCentre PC bundles support remote work setup
Lenovo’s recent global survey revealed that nearly half of the employees (46%) were encouraged and 26% were required to work from home. In addition, 77% expect companies to be more…
Ways to fight screen fatigue in new work environment
Parents are concerned about the increased screen time now that classes will be held online for a while or until it is deemed safe to go out and mingle again…
DSWD taps PayMaya for cash aid distribution
In continuation of the efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to improve its delivery of public service, the agency has partnered with e-wallet application, PayMaya, to…
Pru Life UK extends free COVID-19 protection sign-up offer
Life insurer Pru Life UK is extending its free COVID-19 protection and Personal Accident (PA) coverage sign-up offer until June 15, 2020, through Pulse, an artificial intelligence-powered health and wellness…
Kaspersky detects over 1M cryptomining attempts in Q1 2020 vs businesses in SEA
Several studies from Kaspersky have since revealed that companies are concerned about data breaches and ransomware. However, fresh statistics from the global cybersecurity company unmasks that the biggest threat in…
The ‘Chain Effect’ on Manufacturing
By Adrian Johnston, Senior Vice President of Cloud Applications (SaaS), Japan and Asia Pacific, Oracle Corp. The swift shifts in the current business climate are hard to ignore – and…
Fujitsu shares security tips when deploying remote work setup
Remote work setup is a security nightmare for many organizations but with the current situation brought about by the effects of the pandemic, it can’t be helped. According to security…
PLDT Enterprise ready to support businesses in ‘accelerated’ digital adoption
The effects of COVID-19 practically threw outside the window all the business strategies and plans crafted last year. The new reality is something that nobody has foreseen — and it’s…
Worldwide end-user spending on cloud-based video-calls solutions to grow nearly 25% in 2020
Global end-user spending on cloud-based web conferencing solutions will grow 24.3% in 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner Inc. Global workplace restrictions spurred by the coronavirus pandemic will…
Twitter launches search-prompt notification for gender-based violence
In response to a surge in gender-based violence globally as a result of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, Twitter launched local-language search prompts in seven Asia Pacific countries including the…
Cybersecurity firm finds adware on official marketplace affecting millions
Kaspersky researchers have found that the number of applications capable of bombarding users with unwanted advertising is increasing on official marketplaces. Three new applications with adware modules were found on…
Zoho unveils CRM solutions for small businesses in SEA
Zoho Corp., a global company that offers a suite of business software applications in the industry, is today unveiling Bigin, a new pipeline-centric CRM software designed specifically for small and…
Smart’s ‘priceless investment’
Fourteen years after making Filipino fans swoon over his character in the hit series “Kim Sam Soon,” South Korean superstar Hyun Bin once again turned the entertainment world upside down…
E-health, e-learning, e-work, entertainment are ‘building blocks’ of ‘new normal’
Digital solutions for health, learning, work, and entertainment will be major pillars of the “new normal,” according to telco service provider PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart).…
Wearables market grew 29.7% in Q1 2020
Global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7% year over year during the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20) as total device volume reached 72.6 million units according to new data from…
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