Oppo A74 5G now available on Smart, Globe plans
The recently released Oppo A74 5G, which retails for P15,999, is now available at partner network operators, Smart and Globe. Now available with Globe’s GPlan1499 with no cashout, subscribers will…
Recruitday launches Microsoft-powered referral tools for employees
Philippine-based recruitment platform Recruitday launched three new referral tools available through Microsoft. These tools are designed to help improve employee referrals, a sourcing channel where employees themselves refer people they…
MSI’s ongoing sale features high-performance gaming laptops
Gaming laptop brand MSI has an ongoing promotion that features its most innovative laptops at discounted price points. Consumers can score MSI GL75, GF63, GF65 at lower prices for a…
Caravan by 1Export provides Filipino entrepreneurs with online platform for exports
Philippine digital exporter 1Export launched e-commerce site Caravan amid the pandemic to help micro, small, and medium enterprises overcome export barriers. So far, it has helped over 440 MSME gain…
Huawei lauds contribution of women to IT industry at developer’s summit
Technology company Huawei encourages women to play a more active role in science and technology during the recently concluded Huawei Women Developers (HWD) Summit in Guangzhou, China. Participants included women…
PayMaya is first PH fintech firm to enable merchants with QR Ph
Digital financial services company PayMaya is the first financial technology firm in the country to adopt QR Ph for merchants, the national quick response (QR) code standard for consumer-to-business payments…
Life insurer Pru Life UK now offers breast cancer protection
Life insurer Pru Life UK has launched its latest health protection product designed for the independent and empowered women, the PRUHealth Prime – Select Breast Cancer, through Pulse, the company’s…
Free Bee, Nook provide Filipinos overseas access to home loan services
Mobile app Free Bee has teamed up with the first online mortgage broking platform Nook to provide home loan brokerage services for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) looking to build their…
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…
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…
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…
Singlife Philippines to launch new products, announces 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Companies fail to future-proof when excluding older adults in product design — CX expert
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 —…
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…
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…
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…
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…