Open Source – Startups

Consumers and developers in the Philippines can now access local and global apps and games with the expansion of Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace, software titan Microsoft announced on Monday, May 21. The Philippines is one of 28 new consumer markets where Windows Phone Marketplace has recently been made available, the company said in statement. The [...]

For two Saturdays in May, participating students, teachers and alumni from the Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT) will work together to develop innovative technology ideas that may have the potential for commercial success.

The release party for Ubuntu 12.04, codenamed “Precise Pangolin”, was attended by “Ubuntureros” eager to see the latest enhancements in the open source-based OS.

The government recently unveiled the Philippine Health Research Registry (PHRR), an open source-based system that it plans to use in part to provide relevant and timely information to the media.

Homegrown software firm Orange & Bronze Software Labs (O&B) announced on Thursday the launch of Open for Business Online (O4BO), a low-cost business applications in a single subscription service targeted at SMEs.

Homegrown software firm Orange & Bronze Software Labs (O&B) announced on Thursday the launch of Open for Business Online (O4BO), a suite of business applications in a single subscription service targeted at SMEs.

For the first time, Microsoft appears on list of companies that are contributing to the Linux kernel.

Citibank’s move enables both its credit card and bank clients to access their accounts and complete range of banking transactions using their preferred smartphones.

Notwithstanding Facebook’s 900 million users, developers view Google and its broad range of assets as key to implementing their social strategies in 2012.

Having built his sprawling business empire on technology, industry titan Manny V. Pangilinan has announced the launch of IdeaSpace, a program that seeks to aid Filipino entrepreneurs “develop groundbreaking technologies, and transform these into commercial products.”