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Multimedia Content Producer for PhilSTAR Tech. Lia is also tech and lifestyle writer with over a decade of experience in making gadgets, games, and digital trends easy to understand. Most days, you’ll find her writing with a milk tea in hand and at least one cat supervising.

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Features

Scrolling with Purpose: Inside Globe’s #GlobeOfGood movement

Officially launched as a full-blown brand under Globe’s master brand architecture, Globe of Good is now the umbrella for the telco’s entire sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts.
Features

Acer’s AI ambitions, gaming dominance, and that smart ring: What we heard straight from the execs in Acer HQ, Taiwan

We were invited to Acer’s global headquarters in Taiwan last May 21, where top executives from various divisions gave media a front-row seat to their 2025 vision.
Accessories

Meet the Soundcore AeroFit 2: Your new favorite travel buddy with built-in AI translation

Soundcore AeroFit 2, the latest open-ear earbuds from Soundcore that do more than just pump out good music. These little wonders can translate languages in real time, directly into your ears.
Highlight

Acer at COMPUTEX 2025: From AI laptops to translation buds and a 500Hz OLED monitor?!

Here’s everything Acer announced, grouped by what kind of tech-obsessed human you are.
Gaming

Big games, small monthly fee? These are the AA/AAA Titles you can play on Game Pass right now (PH Edition, May 2025)

If you’ve been sleeping on Game Pass, now’s a great time to check it out.
Gaming

Easy Mode, Hard Judgment: Why some gamers still shame others for playing on easy mode

There’s a peculiar kind of gatekeeping that pops up in gaming spaces now and then — the disdain for easy mode players.
News

Gemini gets smarter, chattier, and more creative ahead of Google I/O 2025

Ahead of Google I/O 2025, Google gave us a preview of what’s next for its fast-evolving AI assistant.
Features

Future Reference, Entry #4: Talk to the paw! AI is learning to translate cat meows (and other animal sounds)

Chinese tech giant Baidu recently filed a patent for an AI-powered system that aims to translate animal sounds (like your cat’s meows or your dog’s barks) into human language.
Features

This study rethinks the “AI Is Cheating” debate

A study analyzing 51 experimental papers from November 2022 to February 2025 found that ChatGPT has a large positive effect on student learning performance.
Opinion

Why can’t we just have the best of both (tech) worlds?

It’s 2025 and we still haven’t evolved past the age-old tech turf wars.
Gaming

The coolest limited edition PS5 DualSense Controllers so far, including the Death Stranding 2 drop

The newest addition to the lineup, this Death Stranding 2 DualSense drops June 26 alongside the release of the game.
Opinion

Subscribed and Taxed: Will Filipinos keep paying as subscription prices rise?

Welcome to the new digital normal in the Philippines, where your subscriptions, game downloads, and online ads now come with a side of 12% VAT.
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