Author: PhilSTAR Tech Team

The leading superapp provides relief to street workers and delivery riders enduring the summer heat in Quezon City, Cebu City, and Davao City

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…

Galaxy AI, the premium mobile AI experiences introduced on the recent Galaxy S24 series, will expand to the Galaxy S22 series, the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 foldable phones, and the Galaxy Tab S8 series tablets

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…

OPPO is investing significantly in AI innovation and is committed to advancing and popularizing AI Phones.

“Magandang araw! I am Anna Mae Lamentillo, a proud daughter of the Philippines, a country celebrated for its vibrant cultural tapestry and the incredible diversity of its people,” announces Anna Mae with enthusiasm. As the Chief Future Officer of Build Initiative Foundation, she stood before an international audience at the IMPACT-WorldBank24X at George Washington University. Being part of the Karay-a community, one among the many ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines, Anna Mae is intimately aware of the linguistic treasures that define her homeland, as well as the hurdles faced by indigenous language speakers in embracing digital innovations. In a bold…

2023 witnessed nearly 43 million local threats targeting organisations in Southeast Asia. This is according to the latest data from global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky. Business solutions from Kaspersky blocked a total of 42,700,000 local infections during the period of January to December last year. Statistics on local infections of user computers are an important indicator of the overall cyberthreat landscape. They include objects that penetrated the target computer through infecting files or removable media, or initially made their way onto the computer in non-open form (for example, programs in complex installers, encrypted files, etc.). These statistics are produced by Kaspersky…

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Get ready to experience a seamless combination of speed and performance as OnePlus announces the arrival of the OnePlus 12R in the Philippines.

The TCL P635 Anniversary Promo runs from April 15 to May 15, 2024.