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Nokia introduces the first product in the Asha Full Touch range, the Nokia Asha 305, a smartphone that’s sure to delight young, urban and aspirational users. Nokia Asha 305 is an entertaining device that’s designed for great browsing experiences, social networking, and fun apps and games. It has a vivid and colorful 3” touch screen that’s quick and responsive and a newly designed...Read more »

Smartphone use in the Philippines is on a steady rise on the back of more low-priced internet-enabled mobile devices, giving more Filipinos access to internet surfing on their mobile phones. According to a report from research firm GfK Philippines, the average price of smartphones in Philippines has dropped 23% from last year’s USD317 or roughly P13,000 to USD244 or a little over P10,000...Read more »

Science & Technology Advisory Council - Silicon Valley’s ON3 Program launched in 2011 is expected to help local technopreneurs realize their goals.  Tina Amper of Techtalks.ph said the involvement of the council, which recently announced a partnership with the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) of the United States State Department, will provide “exciting opportunities to the Filipinos.” “This partnership will provide Filipino entrepreneurs, not...Read more »

How far can a mobile phone go? From just being a means of communication, mobile phones have evolved to a multi-functional device that provides information, entertainment, business-related apps, and social networking. But, Nokia took its smartphones to a higher level as these can be your personal navigation whenever and wherever you go with its preloaded maps that are available offline! Nokia has been...Read more »

Successors to hugely popular HTC Desire are brilliant, entertaining and well connected Following on from the successful launch of the HTC One series, HTC, a global designer of smartphones, today unveiled the successors to the hugely popular HTC Desire smartphone – HTC Desire V and HTC Desire C. Featuring Beats Audio™ technology, this family of premium designed, yet affordable smartphones, allows you to...Read more »

Nowadays, people are getting into the trend of sharing photos via online albums, Facebook posts and picture messages. A day won’t go by without them presenting pictures of how great their day was or something that interests them. This fad has become more prevalent since the discovery of the ease and convenience of uploading and sharing photos through mobile phones. However, it hasn’t...Read more »

Globe Telecom said that the upgrade of its network facilities is progressively being conducted as new equipment rolls out in various parts of the country. The company added that within a span of four months since its announcement in January this year, Globe has modernized at least 30% of its network equipment located in various cellsites nationwide. “We are fast tracking certain areas...Read more »

Saucony, a global running lifestyle brand, has finally arrived in Cebu! Known for its passion in creating the best collection of running shoes in the planet, Saucony will make runners' lives a little bit better by raising the notch higher in terms of performance and innovation. Spread the good news to your running friends and to the rest of the Cebuano community ...Read more »

Did you know that you can actually make your own rules and be in full control of your mobile browsing minus the fear of excessive charges? With Globe PowerSurf and its new Megabytes (MB)-based data plans, you definitely can.             Recall that an MB is a unit used to measure the size of internet-related activities, which includes mobile surfing.  Every internet-related activity requires data, and...Read more »

Jam with the youngest and first Asian guitar-singer/songwriter duo who play country/pop/rock music, Krissy and Ericka, and the award-winning songwriter and acoustic balladeer, Nyoy Volante for Acoustic Sessions at The Activity Center on July 28, 8pm. After the success of his debut album under MCA Music aptly titled, “In You,” the Philippines’ balladeer Nyoy Volante is once again set to take on OPM...Read more »

PLANTERS Development Bank (Plantersbank) has strengthened its presence in key markets by turning aggressive in its expansion with the goal of increasing its loan exposures as well as other portfolios. Gary Vargas, Consumer Banking Group head of the bank, said the expansion aggressiveness is part of the bank's re-engineering as it has ventured into opening more loan windows together with setting up more...Read more »

Globe Telecom is the first Philippine telecommunications firm to win in the Social Empowerment Category of the Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA) 2012 Southeast Asia, attesting to the company’s commitment to transform communities through innovative solutions.  ”Sagot Ka ni Kap”, a community vigilance program of Globe Bridging Communities won in the Social Empowerment category besting 25 entries in Southeast Asia.   This multi-awarded program...Read more »

HE CloudCamp Cebu 2012 enlightened its participants to understand the importance of cloud computing to businesses, including small and medium enterprises, as this technology allows the storing of information at a minimal cost. The event, held on July 4 at the Marriott Hotel in Cebu City, speakers of the event tried to convey the message to the about 200 participants that cloud computing...Read more »

THE 2012 Sari-Sari Store Festival is expected to provide the over 2000 members of the Prince Warehouse Club attending the event with tools on how they can grow their respective businesses. The event, which will be held on July 14 at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City, will hold discussions on how to further grow their sari-sari stores including best...Read more »

FinanceAsia, the region’s leading financial publishing company and premier source for finance, investment banking, economic and capital markets news, awards Globe Telecom as best managed company in the Philippines. The company reaped awards for the ninth year in a row from the prestigious publication as it conducted its annual survey of the best managed companies in Asia. The awarding was held last June...Read more »

THE importance of cloud computing to information technology storage as well as other benefits to its users will be among the issues to be discussed when the CloudCamp Cebu 2012 takes place July 4 at the Marriott Hotel in Cebu City. With Cebu City as the only place in the country identified for the holding of the global event, the 200 participants expected...Read more »

About 50,000 Information Technology and Computer Science students graduate from Philippine schools every year.  Yet, only eight percent are employable.  How to make these graduates more competent so as to increase their chances of employment is what Codetoki hopes to achieve.  The Cebu-based startup firm topped the Ideas portion of the 1st Ideas & Apps Challenge, a competition initiated by AppBridge of US in...Read more »