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Entering the last quarter of 2020, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) unveiled the latest refreshed model in its best-selling lineup of vehicles. The updated Toyota Fortuner gets an updated look, equipped with smart […]
Device manufacturer Lenovo is making its Legion Phone Duel to the Philippines starting November. Specially built for hardcore mobile gamers, the Legion Phone Duel is designed with a “revolutionary” Dual Technology Architecture […]
In a study by the technology company Cisco found that small businesses (SMBs) are realizing the need to adapt to digitalization with 100% of respondents admitting to digital transformation as “critical to […]
After the launch in 2016 in the Philippine capital Manila, Right Choice Finance Corp. (RCF) is finally going south with the opening of its offices in Cebu. The finance company also launched […]
Over a month after the announcement of the partnership, mobile-first Singlife Philippines (Singlife) and e-wallet GCash launched the first of many products with “Cash for Dengue Costs.” Aside from the affordability of […]
The Philippine IT and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector displayed resiliency in the face of the pandemic by quickly pivoting to meet the emerging needs of businesses. Many companies adopted digital transformation […]
As the term implies, collaborative robots (cobots) are meant to collaborate with humans in performing certain repetitive tasks in business operations specifically in manufacturing. Compared to the more popular industrial robots, cobots […]
The COVID-19 pandemic caused so much strain in the economy and stress in the workforce. Employers may need to look at the findings of the new study of Oracle and Workplace Intelligence, […]
Recognizing that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the national economy, financial technology firm PayMaya Philippines launch the “Sulong Negosyo” program worth up to P60 million. The support […]
Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos launched SmArt Serv mobile in the Philippines to enable its customers — consumer and enterprise — better manage their water management infrastructure. Using the app is aimed at […]
Poor user experience on mobile applications is just one of the many barriers that hamper the total adoption of digital banking in the Philippines, according to digital banking services provider Backbase. In […]
SkillAssure, a competency development program, will soon be offering certificate courses in the Philippines to enable professionals either upskill or train for new skills. Founded and based in India, SkillAssure’s courses are […]
YouTube attracted 40 million grown-up Filipino viewers in the past year, Google Philippines announced in the virtual Brandcast Delivered held recently. It also reported that amid lockdowns, more and more video contents […]
In its annual “5 in 5” predictions, technology giant IBM said it will focus its efforts on accelerating the discovery of new materials to enable a more sustainable future. IBM’s “5 in […]
A single attack that needed three attempts. This is one of the major findings in cybersecurity firm Sophos’ latest report titled “Maze Attackers Adopt Ragnar Locker Virtual Machine Technique,” wherein Maze attackers […]
Professional network platform LinkedIn sought the thoughts of startup founders and business owners who were able to wade through the pandemic and reverse what could have been an economic disaster for their […]
The 2020 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey reveals that companies spent the equivalent of around $15 billion extra a week on technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is mainly due to the sudden […]
Ushering in the era of 5G for consumers, HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, made the Nokia 8.3 5G available globally, the firm announced at the virtual global launch. The smartphone […]
Alibaba Cloud is enhancing its ecosystem strategy to meet the emerging demands of customers that are either beginning to pivot to or strengthening their digital services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Cloud adoption […]
Financial institutions (FIs) receive the highest percentage of sophisticated attacks amongst all industries, with 96%, up from 90% in 2019, according to the report of NuData Security, a behavioral biometrics company based […]
Oracle Corp. has announced officially that it was chosen to become TikTok’s secure cloud technology provider. It won over another technology giant Microsoft which expressed its intention to secure the continued use […]
According to statistics online portal Statista, as of January 2020, the number of internet users in the Philippines grew to 73 million people, accounting for more than half of the total population. […]
The latest study of cybersecurity firm Palo Networks strengthened the longtime fear that the Internet of Things (IoT) would mean the expansion of cyber attack surfaces. The firm warns technology leaders that […]
According to the latest GfK Point of Sales tracking of APAC’s smartphone sector, in January-July 2020, the smartphone market value shrunk by 20% to reach just over $119 billion or nearly $30 […]
Converge ICT, one of the internet and digital services providers in the Philippines, will bring ultra-broadband services to the island of Mindanao by deploying Nokia’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) solution. With this deployment, Converge […]
