In a bid to jumpstart the nascent startup scene in the country, the national government ? through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ? has partnered with tech incubator IdesSpace Foundation to launch Silicon Valley-type ?Innovation Hubs? in Intramuros, Manila and in the University of the Philippines Diliman.
From July 6 to 7, Manila will be hosting SlingShot Manila 2015, the biggest startup event that the Philippines has conducted so far. SlingShot Manila 2015 is the official startup event of APEC, which the Philippines is hosting later this year.
Paolo Lising, a former journalist in the Philippines who is now working at the headquarters of tech giant Asus, has found a flourishing part-time career as a tech entrepreneur in Taiwan.
The two-day event challenged participants to develop a people tracking application that can spell the difference between rescue and recovery operations during an emergency.
From the makers of Streetfood Tycon comes a new food game called Warriors of Nom Nom, a real-time online multiplayer food tapping game where players will be thrown into a vibrant food-eating battleground.
IT-BPO company Pointwest Technologies Corporation took home two awards from the recent 2015 International ICT Awards: Best Filipino-owned Company of the Year and the Best Philippine Mobile App of the Year for Arko.
Globe Telecom has forged a partnership with WhatsApp to allow customers to enjoy free access to the mobile messaging app with a prepaid promo or postpaid plan subscription.
Smartphone manufacturer Starmobile, in collaboration with Cheetah Mobile, is pre-installing the Clean Master application on selected phone models of its KNIGHT series.
Telco giant PLDT announced on Thursday, April 23, that it has invested $15 million (about P664 million) in Malaysia-based technology start-up iflix, which plans to be Southeast Asia's leading Internet TV service.
