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Written by Adlai Rosh

Written by Enzo Luna

The future of the Philippine cybersecurity looks bleak, here are the reasons why.

Written by Robert “Bob” Reyes

Attention K-pop and K-drama fans! Here’s your chance to win the much anticipated BTS Edition Samsung Galaxy S20+ with Smart’s K-Quiz Night on July 18, Saturday at 8 p.m.

HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology, recently announced the release of new and updated speeds and capacities for HyperX Predator DDR4 RGB and HyperX FURY DDR4 RGB memory modules and kits. Featuring memory kits up 256GB and speeds up to 4600MHz, the Predator DDR4 RGB and FURY DDR4 RGB memory modules are designed to pass rigorous certification test procedures and are Intel XMP certified and AMD certified Ready for Ryzen.

Staying true to its commitment to provide convenient and safer payments, Grab, the leading everyday app in Southeast Asia beefs up its GrabPay service by allowing seamless and real-time tracking of cash-in and cash out transactions to and from the GrabPay wallet, powered by InstaPay. 

The Youth Esports Program (YEP) is getting a power boost in its initiatives and activities for esports grassroots development in the country as it partners up with global game developer and publisher, Riot Games Southeast Asia.

Written by Joyce Reyes-Aguila

When COVID-19 arrived, many of the usual ways of doing things went out the window. In my line of work, meetings and interviews are my bread and butter, and, are usually done face-to-face. The new normal is video conferencing. After several months of talking with people online, you get the hang of it. Let me put on my Tech Lolo hat and share some lessons I’ve picked up on how to use video conferencing effectively.

As the country’s e-commerce sector continues to accelerate in the current landscape, TendoPay presents a solution to help Filipinos access widely available, fairly-priced and easy to obtain financial products.

Cisco has launched a new financing programme to help SMEs invest in cutting-edge technology at 0% interest and with no upfront costs, at a fixed 3-year monthly payment term. SMEs will be able to purchase hardware, software solutions, as well as services under the programme. 

The new normal has shifted many of our activities online, and this has made mobile internet ever more crucial for those working from home or on the go, taking online classes, or starting an online business.

At Ubisoft Forward, Ubisoft announced a Hyper Scape Open Beta for all PC Players available immediately worldwide. Hyper Scape is a free-to-play fast-paced urban battle royale first person shooter. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Hyper Scape takes place in the distant future of 2054, where up to 100 Contenders descend upon the virtual city of Neo-Arcadia to engage in action-packed and fast-paced matches to be crowned champion.

Ubisoft Forward digital conference, Ubisoft announced that the next installment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, will release worldwide on November 17, 2020 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on Windows PC.

Pop band, LANY, was recently introduced to become the latest brand ambassadors of vivo.

Nokia has redefined data center fabrics with the launch of a new and modern Network Operating System (NOS) and a declarative, intent-based automation and operations toolkit. This will allow cloud and data center builders to scale and adapt operations in the face of year-over-year exponential traffic growth and constant change brought on from technology shifts like 5G and Industry 4.0. The new Nokia Service Router Linux® (SR Linux) NOS and Nokia Fabric Service Platform (FSP) were co-developed with leading global webscale companies, including Apple, who is deploying the technology at its data centers.

Written by Enzo Luna