Author: Vianca Gamboa

Vianca writes for the tension that pulls. She starts out as a content producer in the Lifestyle sections of Manila Bulletin and Daily Tribune, before switching gears to become a Senior Copywriter at one of the Philippines’ leading PR agencies. Now, she crafts global B2B stories while pursuing her Master’s in Communication – Applied Media Studies. When she’s not juggling deadlines and strategy decks, you’ll likely find her exploring overlooked cities or unwinding with friends in a jam session.

Growing up with asthma, running always felt like something out of reach, so I’ve never been the type to chase the post-pandemic Strava craze. I stuck to watching my homebody friends convene outside the gym territory and onto the streets to map their miles in a silent clamor for more walkable spaces in the country. It changed for a bit when a friend gifted me my first Xiaomi Band, and we started jogging around our old office circuit after work with my inhaler in hand. Though it wasn’t much, the coveted wearable was enough to hook me into the idea…

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Samsung unveils a smarter lineup of AI home innovations at the Southeast Asia Tech Seminar in Bangkok, Thailand. Smart home devices are becoming so essential to our lives that they are shaping how we move through each day. In the age of Generative AI scrutiny, the once far-fetched possibilities of Artificial Intelligence now actually get the hard work done for you so you can focus on your priorities. And not the other way around.  To learn more about its increasingly purposeful upgrades, PhilSTAR Tech joined journalists from Southeast Asian countries who flew to Bangkok, Thailand, to witness the annual SEA…

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I took it on a much-needed vacation, ready to test its ultra-large sensors and AI features to see if it could preserve every scene exactly as I saw and felt it. Gone are the days when travel meant lugging around a bulky camera, each shot delayed by changing lenses or fiddling with the settings in a race against the golden hour. Smartphones have taken that place. It’s not to say that modern travelers are fine losing the essence of the journey with grainy, underexposed photos. It’s just much easier to lean on accessible devices that can respond fluidly to the…

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