Author: PhilSTAR Tech Team

The editorial team of PhilSTAR Tech.

Now is the best time to upgrade to a new device as Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is holding its biggest device sale, offering huge discounts and affordable financing options on select iPhone and Android handsets and the Smart Bro 5G Pocket Pro. Running until June 5, 2024, the Smart Summer Sale will take place at 18 Smart Stores nationwide, including CDO Limketkai, Festival Mall, Market Market, Robinsons Manila, SM Bacolod, SM Baguio, SM Batangas, SM Cebu, SM Davao, SM Fairview, SM Iloilo, SM Megamall, SM North Edsa, SM Olongapo, SM San Lazaro, SM San Pablo, SM Tuguegarao, and Smart Tower…

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Microsoft, having rebranded itself into an AI company because of their bullish investment into OpenAI’s ChatGPT is reaping its benefits. If you’re an Office 365 subsciber, you may have been able to play around a bit with Microsoft Copilot, the built in AI tool that many have called a “supercharged clippy.” It seems that the industry is carving a new niche in the age of AI. From laptops to ultra-portables, to tablets, to folding laptops .. and now, we have the Copilot+PC which is a type of computer running that has a NPU or neural processing unit, capable of deep…

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Fresh from a successful caravan yesterday that drew over hundreds of freelance delivery partners, delivery service provider foodpanda logistics announced a follow-up caravan today in Pasig where interested freelance delivery partners can sign up and onboard to the platform on the spot, and get a chance to receive bonuses and other perks. Due to the big turnout from the first leg in Pasay, foodpanda logistics is having its second leg to give opportunities to more interested freelancers to become part of their delivery fleet. Ron Sanders, foodpanda logistics Rider Experience Lead shared that this is a bid to provide more…

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PLDT mobile services arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is giving mobile users more peace of mind when it comes to securing their devices. The telco giant is set to launch Smart Phone Protect, an affordable mobile phone protection plan exclusive to its prepaid and postpaid subscribers. For an annual fee starting from P125 to a high of P2,500 (fee depends on the device value), Smart Phone Protect provides basic protection coverage for device such as screen repair, accidental damage and liquid damage. For the advanced level of protection covering theft or loss from fire, Smart offers Phone Protect+ for an…

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Filipino LEGO builder Ivan Guerrero, more commonly known in the international AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego) community as “bulldoozer” is out to make history once more with another big set. To date, Guerrero has submitted 24 LEGO Ideas projects of which 3 have already been produced for the consumer market. These include the 123 Sesame Street set, Cosmic Carboard Adventures, and Family Tree. LEGO Ideas is a platform where community members can submit projects that can potentially be created into real LEGO sets. If a project receives 10,000 community votes, it goes through a final screening process with LEGO with…

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