Digital savvy devotees for the upcoming Sinulog Festival can now easily move around Cebu’s grandest celebration with the help of a mobile app. Designed to attract the younger generation, you can search and download ‘Sinulog 2019’ in Google Play Store and Apple App Store, and install the app on your handsets.…
Mislatel Consortium, deemed the third telecommunications player in the country, is planning to team up with its rivals PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom. The consortium’s spokesperson Atty. Adel Tamano said in a DZMM radio interview, as reported by ABS-CBN News, the partnership deal will not reduce competition, rather it will…
Fujitsu Philippines unveiled its newest additions to its selection of cloud solutions in response to the growing demand in Visayas and Mindanao. Fujitsu Philippines Inc. president and CEO Raul “Cricket” Santiago III noted the “stellar” growth of the cloud market in the VisMin region, especially in Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod and…
Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña shared via his official Facebook page that Cebu will be the first in the country to use a cashless payment system in its mass transit BRT system. In his post, he also divulged that the BRT Card can also be used for other purposes such…
OPPO Philippines is all keyed up about its upcoming new product that will officially launch on October 26 at the City of Dreams in Pasay City. The new product, OPPO’s latest smartphone, OPPO F5, proudly features full-screen model with a special A.I. Beauty Recognition technology to boot—something that earned lots…
OPPO Philippines opened its newest concept store at the Ayala Center Cebu on September 16 to strengthen its presence in Cebu. “Cebu is a valuable market for OPPO and we will continue to provide the best customer experience to Cebuanos through our growing number of concept stores,” said Eason de…
The mobile data traffic of Globe Telecom grew from 252 petabytes (PB) per year to 361 in 2016. It’s an increase of 44 percent, as smartphones also had a 61 percent penetration last year. Experts say this shows how a lot more Filipinos prefer to access the Net using their…
In a speed up campaign to stop spam/scam messages, Globe Telecom blocked at least 165 million such messages last year, 2016. This was accomplished through the use of a broad and fully automated system to clean up its network of spam and malicious text messages. In another development, Globe also…
Fake news is everywhere, especially online, and most especially on Facebook. Not a few have been victimized by them so that gossips, hoaxes and malicious disinformation have been passed around on social networks even by honest folks who were not aware of them. In fact, even Facebook worries about the…
More than 1,000 programmers, digital experts, technology enthusiasts, and students signed up for Google Developer’s Group (GDG) DevFest 2016 to be held this Saturday, November 19, at SM Seaside City in Cebu. The GDG DevFest is the biggest tech-conference in Visayas. This year’s turnout is the biggest so far in…
SKY, the leading broadband and cable provider in the country, introduces its latest family home entertainment products—One SKY and SKYdirect—in Cebu City. One SKY is an all-in-one subscription plan integrating several most sought-out features for more convenient and premium entertainment. Included in this package are fast internet, cable and video-on-demand…
Another factor that should boost local internet speed is an all-inclusive IP peering arrangement among major internet service providers in the country. While many ISPs are interconnected to each other through Internet Exchange points such as Philippine Open Internet Exchange (PhOPENIX), Philippine Internet Exchange (PhIX), and Philippine Common Routing Exchange…
Faster internet connection even for users in far-off areas in Visayas and Mindanao—this is the latest initiative of Globe Telecom in its commitment to perk up internet connection in the country. And what makes this effort unique is the application of TV white space frequency, which is a first in…
To share knowledge and provide a platform for learning that will benefit both business enterprises and non-profit organizations—this was the agenda of the recently concluded “Technology for Good” gathering hosted by Microsoft Philippines on April 14, 2016 in Cebu City. It is actually the second of a two-pronged knowledge sharing…
After months of talks and speculations, Microsoft has finally launched Windows 10 in the Philippines, with local launching here in Cebu earlier this month. The new OS from Microsoft is perfect for individual user or organizations of all sizes, and if you haven’t got a chance using it, read through…
In a bid to stress upon its intention of improving the digital life of Filipinos, Globe Telecom brings Google Chromecast to Philippines. The device can be used to project mobile phones’ screens on TV screens. Globe Telecom recently partnered with Google and the duo are set to bring the Chromecast…
Yesterday, Google finally launched Android One in the country, partnering with local brands — Cherry Mobile and MyPhone — into launching two Smartphones to spearhead the initiative by the search engine giant. The big question is, what really is Android One, and will it be a big hit in the…
ABS-CBN is widely known as the country’s largest entertainment company, conquering almost all sorts of media venues and formats — TV, Film, Music, Online, Print and Radio. Yesterday, the company launched an all new service that is spear-heading Digital TV service in the country — the ABS-CBN TV Plus. The official…
It is very undeniable that Microsoft Windows is the most popular and most used Operating System out there, with more than 90% of Desktop OS market share according to Net Applications. And now, the Redmond, Washington based American multinational corporation Microsoft announced (and previewed) the latest, upcoming release of the much…
The Global Voices summits has been around since 2006, providing a venue for face-to-face discussions on key issues impacting citizen media and the global Internet by bringing together the most innovative and inspiring digital activist and citizen media communities from around the world. And in celebration of the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit’s 10th…
