Marlet Salazar is a technology writer with 20 years of experience in the media industry. She previously worked as a writer at the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Follow @marletds or connect on LinkedIn /marletsalazar/.
Photo from Smart Newsroom In earlier news reports, San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora reveals plans to transform his hometown into a smart city beginning with the construction of high-rise buildings and providing […]
Poly was the product of the marriage between communications equipment company Plantronics and video, voice and content corporation Polycom. Now known simply as Poly, the company recently introduced to the Philippine markets […]
Banking on its strength in the display space, multinational electronics company TCL Corp. enters the smartphone market with TCL PLEX, which features the brand’s display optimization and camera technology. To distinguish itself […]
In a study titled “The Impact of Culture” conducted by research team MAGNA for social media platform Twitter, it found out that “Twitter users are especially receptive towards brands becoming more culturally […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Asia Consulting Group (ACG), Developers Connect Philippines (DevCon), and Media.Xchange through the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are calling developers to […]
Industry research firm International Data Corp. (IDC) recently released “IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Digital Transformation 2020 Predictions,” which underscores critical business drivers accelerating digital transformation (DX) initiatives. At a web conference, Bob Parket […]
Realme Philippines introduced its flagship 64-megapixel quad-camera realme XT smartphone. Geared toward photography enthusiasts, the realme XT promises imaging capability that could churn out impressive and professional-grade images. The realme XT is […]
The advent of wearables such as fitness trackers allowed people to monitor their physical activities and become more conscious about their lifestyle. It also signaled the emergence of mobile health or digital […]
Earlier this month, Zero-Trust Privilege provider Centrify introduced its security solutions in the Philippines, which aims to secure modern enterprise attack surface and make the most of Privileged Access Management. Centrify Zero Trust […]
With a few established players and emerging challenger brands, the Philippines shows some growth potential in the financial technology (fintech) industry. “The ingredients of growth are there: huge cash opportunity and huge […]
When Marlyn Valencia-Rivera’s family started a business in 1964, her family sold only cooking oil and other sari-sari store staples in a stall at the wet market of Cauayan City, Isabela. Five […]
Instagram-ready. Tourists now are more concerned about connectivity more than anything else when they go on a trip. This is a new reality that tourism officials are now trying to address as […]
Industry analyst International Data Corp. (IDC) recently released its Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker which reveals that Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs, comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, reached 70.4 million […]
POSIBLE, a digital transaction provider, offers micro, small, and medium enterprises various business solutions that would allow them to adapt to digitalization. Financial technology companies are aggressively pushing for cashless payments and […]
Companies have become preoccupied with their digitalization initiatives wanting to reach a bigger market and maximizing technology. However, while data security is part of the equation, it is not a priority. The […]
UnionBank of the Philippines led the winners of the recently concluded 3rd IDC Digital Transformation Awards (DXa) 2019, which recognizes companies that have successfully digitalized one or multiple areas of their business […]
Cybersecurity and online privacy are hot topics not only because of the high-profile data breaches but also because the internet has become a platform for “non-tech” to commit crimes. As a technology […]
Synergeia Foundation, a coalition of individuals, institutions, and organizations, working together to improve the quality of basic education, established the Seal of Good Education Governance program in 2017 along with the US […]
Honor brings its latest fitness wearable, Honor Band 5, in the Philippines through online shopping sites and soon at concept stores and kiosks. Built to be a personal trainer and an all-day […]
In line with strengthening compliance with privacy laws and upholding the highest Information Security standards and best practices for its customers, digital services provider PLDT recently held the company’s 1st Data Privacy […]
AGS, the business management solutions arm of ePLDT, partners with Acumatica to solidify its portfolio of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solutions. ERP solutions help enterprises become more self-aware by linking information and […]
Concern does not translate into action. This is what the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky’s latest global research revealed. Even if 84% of parents expressed concern for their children’s internet safety, they also confessed […]
Privileged Access is supposed to add stringent layers of data protection. And yet, according to Forrester PIM Wave 2018 Report presented by Forrester Research Inc., a staggering 80% of data breaches involve […]
Sophos, a company focused on the next-generation endpoint and network security, released its report “The Future of Cybersecurity in the Asia Pacific and Japan–Culture, Efficiency, Awareness,” which highlights that companies need to […]
With strong demand for information on the net, HTML/CSS Developers also experienced a 71.69% increase in their salaries
