If there’s ever a country that needs rugged, hardy and comfy pickups and SUVs, it’s the Philippines. Crappy roads (have you driven on EDSA lately?) and the occasional flash flood every time Mother Nature does its thing almost necessitates the use of SUVs and pickup trucks on our roads. Add apocalyptic levels of traffic to […]
The Web Rangers Project: A Backgrounder The Internet is a great source of wonder and knowledge. However, it can also be a precarious place to wander in, especially for young minds. At Google, the aim is to develop young individuals to help keep the Internet safe and ensure a thriving web environment through the Web […]
If you commute to your job on a daily basis, you know just how much a nightmare it is to get around in the Metro. You’d think that Manila would automatically win (or lose, depending on how you look at it) any kind of competition for the worst traffic imaginable, but you’d be wrong. According […]
You’ve heard the news – American tech company Tesla is in talks with the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for a potential joint-venture in battery tech. Why batteries? Well Tesla is one of the biggest innovators in battery technology because of necessity – their main products are their electric cars, which require hi-quality, hi-tech batteries […]
Job marketplace app, GrabJobs, launched in Singapore early this year and has found some success with over 25,000 download and having some pretty big names in its client list, which include the likes of: Foodpanda, H&M, Holiday Inn, and many other. After securing seed funding from private investors, they now seek to serve the job […]
We’ve had the review for the Vivo V3 Max for a couple of months now, so it’s finally time to take a closer look at its smaller sibling, The Vivo V3. The 5-Inch smartphone from the Chinese brand may be smaller than the V3 Max and has a slight bump down in specs, but that […]
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is in talks with American electric car titan and tech company Tesla for a potential joint-venture on battery technology. The Manila Bulletin reported the news last week, in an interview with Meralco Senior Vice President Alfredo S. Panlilio. “It’s a potential business partnership on small storage, that’s what we’re pushing […]
It’s very evident that the Department of Information and Communications Technology is wasting no time and is starting to really flex its muscles despite being formed a couple of months ago. They have been tasked to push for more ICT solutions in the country and it’s now apparent that one of the first things on their […]
The Bureau of Customs has officially soft-launched the livestream of its office operations today, allowing anybody with an internet connection to take a peek at their offices. The move hopes to instill transparency in one of the most corrupt agencies in the government. Anybody who wants to take a peek at the 40 or so […]
Say hello to the Genius EV electric car. It’s a 5-seater mini sedan running on a 10 kW, 72-volts brushless DC motor. 6 12-volt, 120 amp-hour Motolite battery packs provide the juice the Genius EV needs to operate, with a maximum speed of 75 kilometers per hour and a range of around 70 kilometers after […]