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Cooper Ma, country manager of Infinix Philippines, said, “We are grateful that Filipinos trusted Infinix at the Shopee 3.15 sale. We are working hard to make advanced technologies accessible to the Philippines. For the rest of the year, we are preparing more products equipped with powerful specs and latest technologies that suit the needs of Filipinos, whether it is for gaming, school, or work, at budget-friendly prices.” In 2022, Infinix has launched three devices for different budgets – its photography flagship ZERO X Pro (2022) with 256GB ROM and its gaming hero model NOTE 10 Pro (2022) with upgraded MediaTek…

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Hakuhodo DY Holding announced its partnership with GrabAds, Grab’s advertising business unit, to help clients harness the power of omni-channel marketing through Grab’s solutions. Both companies plan to work together to co-develop meaningful and innovative online-to-offline (O2O) campaigns to better engage consumers in Southeast Asia. Grab is a leading superapp for deliveries, mobility, and financial services in Southeast Asia. The multi-year collaboration will enable Hakuhodo DY Group companies’ clients to leverage GrabAds’ first-party data insights into changing Southeast Asian sei-katsu-sha[ “Sei-katsu-sha” is a term Hakuhodo DY Group uses to describe people not simply as consumers, but as fully rounded individuals…

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The MDRT Family of Brands, which includes MDRT for high-performing financial services professionals, the MDRT Academy for aspiring MDRT members, and MDRT Global Services for leaders in financial services, has added to the portfolio of honors available for exceptional members and their companies. With these new initiatives, the MDRT Family of Brands recognizes and elevates the exceptional performance of companies and financial services professionals. As it stands, Philippine companies that reached MDRT’s Top 100 Global Companies in 2021 are Pru Life Insurance Corp. of UK at 42nd, Sun Life of Canada-Philippines Inc. at 53rd, Manulife-Philippines at 79th, and Philippine American…

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The most stylish midranger of 2022? Ever since Huawei launched its nova series, it has pushed the boundaries of midrange smartphones in terms of specifications and design. With the release of nova 9 SE– a more affordable version of the nova 9, Huawei has perhaps created the most beautiful phone in its price range. But more than just its looks, it also has the internals to complete the package with a 6.78-inch IPS display with a 90Hz refresh rate, quad rear cameras, Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor, and a 4,000mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging. Here is our unboxing and…

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Huawei Philippines officially debuted the HUAWEI nova 9 SE — the latest smartphone in the nova line, designed for young creatives. Through an exclusive launch event at Shangri-La the Fort, themed “Super nova, Super camera,” Huawei aimed to spark creativity and celebrate authenticity in limitless experience. Graced by the presence of all-time Huawei users Julia Barretto, Kylie Verzosa, and Bella Racelis, this star-studded launch event also came to life through a series of experience hubs, designed to evoke the feeling of an outer-space journey, and epic visual demonstrations of technological talent. Introducing the nova 9 SE Huawei’s new nova 9 SE is equipped…

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Southeast Asia’s first SME supperapp Enstack enters strong in the Philippines. Since launching in beta late in February, Enstack has helped over 10,000 merchants by providing them with all the tools to run their small business directly from their mobile phones. Enstack is a fast, free, and easy-to-use SME superapp that provides entrepreneurs with all operational, logistical, and financial tools they need in a single platform. On Enstack, businesses can accept orders from customers over the phone, in person, and online via its revolutionary Chat Store. With the Chat Store, merchants can automatically receive orders via their Facebook Messenger accounts, without…

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For the 13th consecutive year, Acer led the PC (desktop, notebook and workstation) market in the Philippines in 2021 with a 27% market share on the strength of stay-at-home demand for devices to be used for education and work, said IDC. Acer has led the notebook category in the Philippines for 16 consecutive years, with a record-high 33% market share in 2021. It had a 30% market share in consumer notebooks and a 34% market share in gaming notebooks. In the consumer branded desktop category, Acer had a 31% market share in 2021 as it dominated the consumer all-in-one desktop…

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realme, the PH’s no. 1 smartphone brand for 2021 (based on Canalys and IDC sell-in reports for Q1-Q4 2021), invites Filipinos to #CaptureTheLight like a Pro with its latest Number Series lineup that offers flagship-level features in the midrange segment. Launched via a special livestream event on March 15, the realme 9 Pro+ and the realme 9 Pro pack incredible features that are sure to cater to the needs of photographers and content creators. The realme 9 Pro+ is equipped with ProLight Imaging Technology that comprises a 50MP Sony IMX766 flagship sensor, Dual Stabilization System with OIS + EIS, and AI…

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The automotive industry is going through a state of massive change from connectivity, electrification and digitization of the customer experience. Customers expect seamless digital experiences not only from ecommerce, but also when buying a car, where they expect a personalized and multi-channel journey. AutoDeal prides itself on being a key component in modernizing the customer experience for local car buyers in the Philippines. Since 2014, AutoDeal has provided buyers the ability to compare vehicles; find special offers; and, complete multiple stages of the car-purchase transaction online. Every month, the online automotive marketplace enables consumers to get the best price on…

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Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, was named a “Leader” in The Forrester Wave Public Cloud Container Platforms Q1 2022, among the eight most significant players evaluated.  Recognised as a leader in the field by Forrester for the first time, Alibaba Cloud also obtained the highest score among all evaluated vendors in the current offering category assessing platform experience, cloud-native application development, container runtime and registries, platform operations and platform infrastructure. “Container technology has become an integral part of the digital transformation process, and we are glad to be acknowledged as a ‘Leader’ in the public cloud…

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