In the Philippines, consumers are particularly inclined to favor personalized experiences – ranking first in Asia Pacific, along with general receptiveness towards data sharing.
A recent report titled by research firm IDC has revealed that approximately 32% of organizations surveyed in the Asia-Pacific region have expressed their commitment to investing in generative AI technologies.
According to research firm IDC, a total of 52 units of digital label and packaging printer was shipped in the first quarter of 2023 for Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ), with a sequential growth of 15.6% and an annual growth of 23.8%.
IDC said the growth can be attributed to the shift of the commercial segment away from laser printers and toward ink tank printers, which have been proven more cost-effective for printing.
IDC said it expects annual tablet shipments to be back to pre-pandemic levels below one million units beginning in 2023 now that commercial segment have slowed down as procurements among DepEd divisions and local government units (LGU) have tapered off.
According to research firm IDC, the Philippine smartphone market declined 16.7% quarter over quarter (QoQ) and 11.0% year over year (YoY), shipping 3.5 million units for the first quarter of 2023.
A new Visa research report said remittance users in the Philippines and Singapore have overwhelmingly adopted app-based digital payments, with more than half of surveyed users citing ease of use and security as key reasons for going digital.
Opensignal’s latest analysis demonstrates that when there is poor connectivity users spend much less time in apps as they become dissatisfied with the experience and are less likely to retain apps on their device.
