The implementation of the trade ban in the US against Chinese brands like Huawei, ZTE, and Hikvision has greatly affected their sales. Huawei, for one, lost its access to Google services, prompting them to come up with their own solution with App Gallery and Huawei Mobile Services. Despite all of these limitations imposed by the […]
All is still good for Huawei Despite having a rollercoaster 2019 due to the US Trade Ban and other issues associated with it, Huawei remains to be stable when it comes to growth. In its 2019 financial report, Huawei reports an overall global sales of CNY 858.9 Billion(~$ 121 Billion) on a 19% year-to-year growth […]
Huawei still has significant losses though When Huawei was first put in the US’ Entity List last May, many experts predicted dire consequences for the company’s bottom line. Even Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said that the US ban would cost the company around $30 billion in revenue back in June. But more than […]
Your Maya Account is more powerful than ever, as the Fintech platform announced that you can trade stocks with it. The feature has gone live today (December 15) on the Maya App, and you can choose either Yapster E-Trade or Philstocks Financial for your stock trading options. Once you sign up with either platform, you […]
Establishing a digital bank in a country that’s already saturated with multiple players isn’t easy. Doing so while in the waning days of a pandemic that’s upended both digital and physical business models sounds damn near impossible. But don’t tell that to Raymund Villanueva, Chief Marketing Officer of GoTyme Bank though – not only did […]
While we are still waiting for Google to officially launch the Pixel 8 series, the company has launched an unusual campaign featuring Apple in its #BestPhoneForever series. Consisting of five short videos, the fun sketches involve an iPhone 14 Pro Max having a casual conversation full of banters with a Pixel 7 Pro, talking about […]
And yet another strategic partnership is finalized within the first quarter of 2023. GoTyme Bank, Cebu Pacific, and Go Rewards have come together to bring an all-new rewards points system that’s bound to bring Every Juan back in the air. What’s this all about? It’s nothing totally new. In fact, we’re sure you’ve already heard […]
Review verdict: The Razer Barracuda Pro is a wireless headset that works well in whatever environment it’s in, but a lackluster mic might be a deal-breaker for serious gamers in the Philippines. Pros Clean, mainstream design Very comfortable to wear Fantastic sound quality Excellent battery life Cons Expensive Microphone quality is mediocre considering the price […]
(UPDATE): Ellard Chua posted on his Facebook, saying that his name was used in one of the hacking incidents. In addition to that, Chua added that his account was compromised, losing over Php 50k in an unauthorized bank transfer to a Unionbank account allegedly belonging to Mark Nagoyo. Multiple BDO customers have allegedly been targeted […]
Following reports of Huawei exploring the idea of licensing its smartphone designs to third parties, It seems that TD Tech might go ahead and have a lineup that consists of Huawei devices under a different name. To date, TD Tech has announced a new device called the TD Tech N8 Pro–which is basically a rebranded […]
Review verdict: The realme Band 2 is a definite upgrade to last year’s version released in the Philippines, sporting more features while retaining the original’s excellent battery life, at the expense of a higher price tag. Pros Lots of good features Great battery life Bigger display Cons More expensive VS last year’s model No physical […]
US President Joe Biden recently signed a new executive order that implements the ban on any investment in any Chinese companies with alleged ties to defense or surveillance technology sectors. The new move expands the scope of a similar ordered implemented during the Trump administration. Under the said order, any US investment is prohibited on […]