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Huawei beats Samsung to become the #1 smartphone maker in the world

For the first time ever, Huawei has become the biggest smartphone brand for a single quarter, surpassing Samsung.  According to research firm Canalys, the Chinese giant shipped 55.8 million phones for the second quarter of 2020. While that’s a 5-percent year-on-year decrease, Huawei still bested Samsung and its 53.7 million smartphone shipment, a 30% year-on-year […]

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PICK.A.ROO, a Filipino-owned online grocery and food delivery service, launches in PH

PICK.A.ROO, an all-around delivery service app, has officially debuted in the Philippines. It aims to provide convenient shopping to Filipino consumers in the new normal. An exclusive beta version of the aforementioned app will be available on August 8 and on August 18, it will be open to select areas in Metro Manila. PICK.A.ROO promises […]

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With 12% VAT, expect possible price hikes in Netflix, Spotify, and other popular digital services

Now that the bill proposing a 12-percent VAT on digital services is getting closer to becoming a law, there’s a possibility that your favorite digital services and subscriptions will be more expensive. Depending on the price elasticity of demand, as economists would say, online retailers may increase the prices of their goods and services because […]