HP offers free remote helpdesk for PH users working from home
HP Inc. has introduced a limited period-free remote helpdesk support service to help HP small and medium businesses (SMBs) users and consumers in the Philippines adapt to their new work…
AMA Education System to start school year in June, shifts to full online setup
AMA Education System (AMAES) announced that schools under its network will, as usual, start their school year in June. Classes, however, will follow a full-online learning approach. This move is…
PLDT offers free cyber threat monitoring, response solutions
PLDT Enterprise, through its ICT arm ePLDT Inc., has announced a free three-month cyber threat monitoring and response solution, powered by the ePLDT Security Operations Center to healthcare centers and…
Smart boosts network, donates tablets, SIMs to aid jail decongestion in QC amid COVID-19
PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has partnered with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Quezon City chapter to provide the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Quezon City…
Lenovo takes part in EduTech Webinar series to help schools transition to digital learning
To support the education sector in shifting to digital ways of teaching and learning, global technology company Lenovo, in collaboration with Microsoft, is sponsoring two presentations in the ongoing EduTech…
Nokia achieves ‘world-record’ 5G speeds in OTA network
Nokia has it has achieved the world’s fastest ever 5G speeds in its Over-the-Air (OTA) network in Dallas, Texas. Utilizing 800 MHz of commercial millimeter-wave 5G spectrum and Dual Connectivity…
NPC works with DOH on COVID-19 contact tracing, issues privacy guidelines
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is working closely with the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure that contact tracing efforts won’t violate any data privacy. In a statement, the NPC…
Earn cashback upon payment of PLDT Home bill through PayMaya
PLDT Home continues to make it easier for its subscribers to pay and save up on their bills by giving 20% or up to P100 cashback rebate when they settle…
Avaya names Sami Ammous VP for East Asia and the Pacific
Avaya Holdings Corp. (Avaya) announced recently it has appointed Sami Ammous to vice president for East Asia and the Pacific, with responsibility for providing business and technical consulting to C-suite…
Digital transformation spending continues at solid pace despite COVID-19
A new update to the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide shows that spending on the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organizations will continue…
Apple, Google exposure notification API now available to support public health agencies
Technology giants Google and Apple are making their jointly developed Exposure Notifications System available through software updates. With these updates, public health agencies (PHAs) around the globe can begin to…
PLDT Global enables OFW access to global health info, helplines on StaySafe.ph
PLDT Global Corp. (PGC) collaborates with StaySafe.ph and Multisys Technologies Corp. (Multisys) to be able to provide access to overseas Filipinos on global health info and helplines on the COVID-19…
5G to transform media landscape, enable over $69B in revenues to cloud gaming, video by 2024
Holding on the promise of better connectivity, 5G technology is now seen to power up revenues amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent report by advisory firm ABI Research reveals by…
Critical Questions a Threat Intelligence Service should be able to answer
By Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager for Southeast Asia at Kaspersky The new decade opened with the commercialization of 5G networks, further implementations of Artificial Intelligence, and the increased use…
Telcos could help drive economic recovery, create new digital society in the wake of COVID-19
Telcos are critical to retaining any semblance of normalcy in post-COVID-19 social and enterprise settings. They will not only be crucial in enabling nations to manage the transition out of…
Report: 3 in 5 likely to use digital banking through neobanks by 2025
Digital banking in the Asia Pacific (APAC) is set to be widely adopted with over three in five customers (63%) willing to make the switch to neobanksneobanks and challenger banks…
Samsung launches online store in PH, offers freebies, discounts
Samsung recently launched its online store in the Philippines offering discounts, promos, and freebies. The newest platform provides access to the latest Galaxy devices to help families stay connected, productive,…
Phishing, social engineering will persist in remote work setup
The sudden shift in business operations arrangement caught some companies off guard. Orders of immediate lockdowns didn’t give companies enough time to prepare the infrastructure so they could have a…
Samsung supports 5 new startups from in-house incubation program
Five new startups from Samsung Electronics’ (Samsung) C-Lab Inside in-house incubation program will receive support from the electronics and technology company. Samsung started C-Lab in 2012 with the aim of…
Robotics automation improves productivity in manufacturing by up to 30%
Manufacturers can look at robotics automation not only as an option but also as a fundamental tool in the post-COVID-19 age. Universal Robots, Denmark-based collaborative robots (cobots) technology, proposes maximizing…
PLDT Enterprise explores e-Learning with PH academe sector
In an online forum with different industries called #ONEwithYOU, PLDT Enterprise discussed the most practical solutions as a response to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus is highly…
Smart reopens stores in GCQ areas
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) is reopening its stores to serve customers in select areas under general community quarantine. To ensure the safety of customers and employees, everyone in the store…
Manulife PH extends free COVID-19 insurance to 25K delivery riders
As the community quarantine remains enforced in various parts of the country, Manulife Philippines (Manulife) has announced that it will extend its free insurance coverage to 25,000 active two-wheel riders…
MediaTek’s Dimensity 820 chip designed for 5G smartphones
MediaTek unveils the Dimensity 820 system-on-chip (SoC) which promises to deliver “ultra-fast” 5G speeds and is feature-packed with MediaTek’s latest multimedia, AI (artificial intelligence), and imaging innovations. Dimensity 820 packs…
Security report says 1 in 3 ransomware attacks target business users
On May 12, 2017, the largest ransomware epidemic in history, WannaCry, reached its peak. Three years later, this and other ransomware threats are still affecting people and companies. A recent…
Contactless payment card issuance to reach 2B in 2020 due to COVID-19
Before COVID-19, the contactless transaction was just an option, today it is much preferred for safety and health reasons. Because of this, market advisory firm ABI Research sees that globally,…
COVID-19 will have limited impact on global telco services, pay-TV spending in 2020
Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay-TV services will reach nearly $1.6 trillion in 2020, a decrease of 0.8% compared to 2019, according to the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual…
Report reveals 54% of online users don’t know how to check if passwords were leaked
Kaspersky’s latest report titled “Defending digital privacy: taking personal protection to the next level” found that while 83% of users think and create their own passwords (that is not using…
Intel Capital invests $132M in 11 ‘disruptive’ tech startups
Intel Corp.’s global investment organization Intel Capital poured fresh investments totaling to $132 million in 11 technology startups, which have been utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous computing, and chip design…
RCBC beefs up mobile app to encourage contactless transactions
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation’s (RCBC) mobile banking app has enabled more banking services to help clients manage their finances amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the lockdown, RCBC has seen a…
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