Technology News From The Philippines
To help businesses reinvent themselves in the face of the so-called new normal, serial tech entrepreneur Mario Domingo a new book titled “Creative Innovation Launchpad: Building a Culture of Innovation”.
LazMall – Lazada’s premium brand platform that connects shoppers to international and local brands – also saw over 2,000 brands join this year and recorded 200% year-on-year growth in sales.
Newly launched telco brand GOMO kicked off their “#WeDontStop” event series with a host of free Halloween virtual escape rooms and an epic Philippine-exclusive online concert featuring today’s hottest global superstars.
Broadcast firm ABS-CBN has merged its two streaming platforms to launch iWantTFC, which it said is the first Filipino subscription-based streaming service available globally.
Under the “financial care program”, Globe postpaid and broadband subscribers may be given options to lower their plan, disconnect their account temporarily, or transfer the ownership, among others.
Globe also announced that the partnership will pave the way for Pacquio’s upcoming fights to be made exclusively available for streaming live in the Philippines on the Internet through the Upstream video-on-demand platform.
LinkedIn’s research found that technology-related skills have the highest year-on-year growth among SMEs, indicating ongoing initiatives to improve their products, services, and operations.
Shopee said it sold 1.6 million items were sold in an hour in Metro Manila at the peak of November 11.
