Late last week, I was simply browsing my Facebook feed as usual when a notification buzzed in. Someone had accepted my friend request. While this could be deemed an everyday occurrence, the strange part is that I had never sent that person a request. Thankfully, I can now dismiss all notions of supernatural intervention as […]
Ford Philippines is set to bring back the highly-anticipated Ford Island Conquest (FIC) experiential test drive event from May 19-21, 2023, at the ARCA South Interactive Park in Taguig City. This year’s FIC will showcase the Next-Generation Ford Ranger Raptor, Next-Generation Ford Ranger, and Ford Everest. Attendees will have the opportunity to test drive these […]
Maya is back with an exciting collaboration–this time with Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) for a special and exclusive Mobile Legends Visa Debit card. The customized Maya debit cards feature three of the most recognizable Mobile Legends characters: Nana, The Sweet Leonin, who unleashes powerful magical abilities on her enemies; and Zilong, known as the […]
As part of its efforts to enable fast, secure, and low-cost money transfers from Canada and Vietnam to the Philippines, Pouch.ph partners with Canadian-based digital payment platform NeutronPay to help OFWs from Vietnam and Canada to send money directly to a Philippine-based bank or e-wallet with better exchange rates. To make this possible, Canadian Dollars […]
In a shocking move, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has imposed a hefty penalty of PHP 9 million to Grab for failure to refund its customers. Where did this even come from? Late in 2019, the same governing body also demanded that Grab return as much as PHP 5.05 million to its users for breaching […]
With all the brouhaha GCash faced last week involving a phishing attempt that prompted them to put their app on maintenance for several hours, Maya is quick enough to take a swipe at its e-wallet competitor—citing some of its advantages. In what appears to be a series of campaigns, Maya’s first swipe at Gcash involves […]
Those who keep their wearables on them 24/7 might take notice of this breaking news: The Facebook Messenger application will no longer be available on all Apple Watch models. We know for a fact that quite a lot of people rely on these features to keep them from having to whip out their smartphones in […]
To help with employee engagement across its different offices around Southeast Asia, Grab taps Zoom for its services to help it succeed in a hybrid work environment. Among the Zoom platform solutions Grab uses for interacting with its employees include Zoom Rooms, Zoom Events, Zoom Meetings, and Zoom Webinars. Zoom’s suite of tools is important […]
If you love using ChatGPT as a guide for your daily writing or as your schedule planner, Google is making Bard, its answer to ChatGPT with its collaborative AI features, available in over 180 countries including the Philippines. Aside from having wider availability, Google adds that Bard is now available in Japanese and Korean–with planned […]
With the increasing dependency of people on their mobile phones, having a good and reliable connection is crucial for a seamless mobile app experience. While developers create mobile apps that can benefit users in different ways, Opensignal’s latest analysis explains how poor connectivity can affect the use of these apps–with special emphasis with video player […]
Team SIBOL continues to prove its reign in Mobile Legends at the 32nd SEA Games, as the Men’s category bagged the gold medal–their third consecutive gold–after beating Malaysia in a dominating 3-0 win. Despite a loss during the earlier group stage, SIBOL proved that they are a force to reckon with: not even a few […]
While the BSP and the NPC are set to conduct their own investigation as to what happened to GCash last May 8, the -e-wallet platform has sent us an official statement explaining what happened. Reiterating their previous comments, GCash explained that “no hacking nor glitch” occurred in their platform. Instead, GCash said the May 8 […]