The Honor 50 SE has been introduced as a cheaper alternative to the also-new Honor 50 flagships.
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Internet speed in the Philippines improve again, ranks 65th in fixed broadband
The Philippines continues to climb in worldwide rankings in mobile and fixed broadband Internet speeds. Compared to its rank in April in Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index, the country has jumped by 15 slots to 65th place in May 2021 in fixed broadband. For mobile Internet, the country has now reached 77th globally, up seven places. […]
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Honor 50 and 50 Pro: 108MP cameras, 120Hz screens, up to 100W charging, GMS support
Honor’s latest flagship line has been announced, and there’s more to the new Honor 50 and 50 Pro than their fancy specs list.
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OnePlus merges with OPPO but will stay as its own brand
It’s been announced that OnePlus will merge further with its sister company OPPO.
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DTI starts pilot run of the Philippine Online Dispute Resolution System
In an announcement this June 16, the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Consumer Policy and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB) said that it will start the pilot run of the Philippine Online Dispute Resolution System (PODRS).
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Seniors, PWDs may soon get discounts on online transactions
Senior citizens and PWDs get to have special discounts when transacting from select physical stores and services. In the future, they can also have the same experience when transacting online.
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PhilSys registration centers open for online appointment booking
To encourage Filipinos to sign up with the Philippine Identification System (Philsys), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) put up 219 more registration in 21 provinces across the country. According to the PSA, there’s now a total of 235 PhilSys registration centers nationwide. That’s 219 more than the 16 initial online registration hubs in 13 provinces when it […]
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Realme TechLife Robot Vacuum introduced
Realme’s TechLife line will offer smart AIoT products outside the traditional tech category. One of the first products to come from this brand is the Realme TechLife Robot Vacuum.
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Mobile app lets users borrow Php500 Beep credit with ‘pamasahe loan’
Don’t have the cash to top up your Beep card? You can use the microlending Lendpinoy app that offers you a loan of up to Php500 as credit to your reloadable smart card. Officially called the Beep Pamasahe Loan, Lendpinoy says this fare loan product is their service to Filipino commuters. The product also encourages […]
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Nokia 110 4G and 105 4G feature phones with LTE revealed
We’re now living in an era of smartphones. Despite that, it looks like HMD Global will not stop releasing feature phones soon as there’s still business to make from it.
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Converge ICT is building a Php1 billion data center in Cebu
Converge ICT is committed to expanding to Visayas and Mindanao. Earlier last week, the company opened its Visayas-Mindanao regional headquarters in Mandaue City. Back in April, the company announced that it finished the installation of submarine cables to connect the islands to its national fiber backbone. Now, Converge has announced that it’s investing in a […]
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Realme GT Global officially launched
The new Realme GT finally takes the global stage, and it’s taunted to be a real flagship-killer smartphone.
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AMCen is PH’s first, world-class hub for additive manufacturing
Last June 14, the Department of Science and Technology – Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) inaugurated the Philippines’ first and world-class additive manufacturing hub.
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ASUS Chromebook Flip CM5 Ryzen 5 announced
It may not be the most popular line of laptops, especially here in the Philippines, but Google Chromebook laptops are still around. The line-up gets another member with the new Chromebook Flip CM5 from ASUS.
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New Senate bill seeks to develop satellite-based technologies to improve internet access in PH
Improving the Internet access for Filipinos has been challenging for telecoms given the topography of the Philippines—a mostly mountainous country with thousands of islands. One solution being advocated in the Senate is a bill to develop satellite-based tech. Filed earlier this month by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, Senate Bill No. 2250 or otherwise known as “Satellite-Based […]