With virtual reality (VR) already becoming popular overseas, its local proponents are now hoping this game-changing technology can trigger the same enthusiasm in the local market.
The facility will serve as a hub for local technopreneurs to develop their tech-relevant ideas into world-class products as the region is currently seeing a growing number of technology-based startups.
Travelers to the Philippines now have access to HotelQuickly, a mobile hotel booking application that allows users to book 3- to 5-star hotels throughout the Asia Pacific region at affordable rates, which is about 28% cheaper than other online hotel booking options.
Chosen from over 700 submissions from Africa, Australia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, Socialgiver was recently named the grand winner of the 2nd Singtel Group-Samsung Regional Mobile App Challenge.
The inaugural SW Dumaguete is a 54-hour event that begins with participants pitching startup ideas, developing such concepts into feasible businesses, and presenting them to judges on the final day.
Party-list group Agham (Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Mamamayan) has commended local scientist Aisa Mijeno for her invention of a lamp powered by saline solution.
A Philippine software house founded by tech guru Winston Damarillo has launched an end-to-end retail software solution designed for small and medium-sized companies in the country.
Lifetrack Medical Systems (LTM), a Philippine-based health-tech startup that provides interpretation of radiology diagnostic images for hospitals and clinics, recently announced that it had closed a round of funding from strategic investors, including Globe Telecom-owned Kickstart Ventures.
