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 app that […]
Pru Life UK extends free COVID-19 protection sign-up offer
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 Southeast Asian […]
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 business continuity […]
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 experts from […]
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 quite dramatic. […]
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 expand the […]
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 Philippines. When […]
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 the Google […]
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 micro business […]
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 with yet […]
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). “E-learning, e-health, […]
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 the […]
Spotify data show people create soundtracks of ‘lockdown’ life
Based on music streaming app Spotify data pulled between April 17 and May 17, listeners are soundtracking their activities at home from gardening to homeschooling to painting to dyeing their hair and […]
Cybersecurity solutions company shares ways to secure distance learning environment
Over the past few months, educational institutions around the world have been forced to embrace distance learning. For many of these institutions, this digital transformation to distance learning was thrust upon them […]
Nokia 6.1 Plus gets over 50% discount at online sale
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, is offering a price markdown of Nokia 6.1 Plus exclusively at e-commerce site Shopee. Ongoing until June 12, 9 a.m., consumers can get the Nokia […]
Interactive digital exhibit features heritage churches in Cebu
The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CACCHC) in partnership with start-up tech company InnoPub Media, and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), have started working on a mobile application […]
Commuting health workers get live tracking updates for DOTr free bus ride service
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), in partnership with PLDT Enterprise and Vectras Inc., recently deployed Smart tracking solutions to its bus units serving health workers to aid them in their daily travel […]
PC shipments to decline 12.4% in 2020 after a brief spike during lockdowns
As countries around the world continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, International Data Corp. (IDC) expects the global economy to face challenges as consumers and businesses cope with financial hardship among […]
PayMaya, Jollibee activate ordering, payment through message app chatbot
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) along with all of its food and restaurant brands in the country has begun piloting an interactive mobile ordering system via chatbot, with a seamless payment experience powered […]
DepEd uses Microsoft solutions to enable virtual graduation ceremonies nationwide
The Philippines’ Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with Microsoft to help schools hold virtual commencement exercises through the “graduation-in-a-box” solution powered by Microsoft 365 as part of the #Hello2020Graduates program launched […]
Cybersecurity firm blocked over 200k ransomware attempts vs small businesses in SEA
Three years after the headline-grabbing Wannacry ransomware wreaked havoc to thousands of IT systems around the globe, data from Kaspersky for Southeast Asia (SEA) prove the threat is still present particularly against […]
Alibaba Cloud reports 62% YOY growth, remains bullish amid pandemic
Alibaba Cloud continued its rapid growth in the past fiscal year, with revenue reaching P282 billion (RMB 40 billion), an increase of 62% year-on-year. During the pandemic, the company’s public cloud business […]
Software firm offers free trials of cloud-based mobile, omnichannel solutions
SAP, a software management solutions company, has started offering free 30-day trials of two of its services through its SAP Digital Interconnect group. The SAP People Connect 365 mobile service is the […]
Fujitsu offers free access to intellectual property rights as an act of support in fight COVID-19
Fujitsu, a Japanese ICT (information and communication technology) company, announced recently it will commit to the “Open COVID Pledge,” which promotes free access to participants’ intellectual property rights for activities aimed at […]
Net addition of IoT devices to experience 18% drop in 2020
The Internet of Things (IoT) will be integral to the long-term recovery plans of the post-COVID-19 economy worldwide, yet some facets of the IoT itself will be negatively impacted in the short […]
