With a number of flagship and mid-range processors using a 4nm process, MediaTek announced that they are working with TSMC for a flagship Dimensity processor that utilizes a 3nm process. Compared to the N5 process of TSMC, its 3nm process offers as much as 18% speed improvement at same power, or 32% power reduction at […]
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is set to build its own electric vehicle (EV) battery factory amounting to USD 500 million. Dinagat Islands Governor Nilo Demery Jr. announced SMC’s plan after meeting with its President and CEO Ramon Ang. According to Demery Jr,. the construction of the electric car battery plant will start in September this year […]
The long awaited expressway from Metro Manila to Bicol is finally official, after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed on Friday, June 3, the Supplemental Toll Operations Agreement (STOA) for the South Luzon Expressway Toll Road 5 (SLEX TR5) with the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The said expressway will start at the South Luzon […]
Now that the southbound Skyway Extension off-ramp is open, the northbound Alabang-Zapote on-ramp has been opened to the public once again. Just a few days ago, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) opened the newly constructed southbound Skyway extension for motorists heading directly towards Laguna, Batangas, and beyond. The construction of this extension caused the northbound Alabang-Zapote […]
We will soon have an expressway running along the banks of the Pasig River. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is good to go with its P95-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. The government has given its approval to SMC. The latter may now proceed with the 19.37-km and six-lane elevated expressway that will run along the […]
While Qualcomm has already announced the Snapdragon 888+, a lot are quite dismayed by the fact that it offers a little upgrade over the vanilla Snapdragon 888. We can’t blame them either, as the global chip shortage has also affected Samsung–the company manufacturing both Snapdragon 888 variants–in ensuring a good supply for both chips. Despite […]
It is no secret that Intel is losing quite a lot to AMD, as the latter 7nm chips are performing better than Intel’s current 10nm chips at a lower price point. However, things might turn in for the better, as a report from Nikkei confirms that Intel and Apple are among the first companies that […]
Now that the Skyway Extension project developed by the San Miguel Corporation is slowly coming to life, CEO Ramon Ang has yet again stated another possible transportation solution for the Filipinos in the form of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System. It was revealed that plans for the BRT system were already in discussion way […]
SMC will permanently close the Hillsborough off-ramp starting April 19. This is to fast-track the Southbound Skyway Extension Project, as San Miguel Corporation has just completed the opposite Northbouth Skyway Extension. According to SMC, the opposing southbound ramp will advance and move at a faster pace so as to finish the project before the third […]
The country’s road towards cashless transactions in tollways is not going as smooth. Since the implementation of RFID-only transactions last December 1, motorists are marred with long lines and non-functioning RFID lanes, causing heavy traffic among Luzon’s major expressways. It also does not help that people applying for RFID (be it Autosweep or Easytrip) has […]
PLDT and Globe are set to make a huge announcement this morning revealing that they bought the telco assets of San Miguel. This is huge news and it will have a massive effect on the digital and tech landscape of the country. Our reaction is pretty straightforward and simple — this is our chance for […]
It’s not over yet While San Miguel Corp’s long-awaited partnership with Australian Telco Telstra is now well and truly dead, there’s another foreign player that might be interested in partnering up with the conglomerate to introduce a third telco in the PH. Norway-based multinational telecommunications provider Telenor Group is apparently interested in teaming up with […]