Arko was chosen as one of 40 winners from over 500 mobile applications representing 30 countries honored at the WSA Mobile Congress. It was one of five winning apps competing for Global Champion in the m-Inclusion and Empowerment category.
Salarium, a startup from the Philippines that offers payroll solutions for emerging markets, was declared the grand winner of the second edition of Seedstars World (SSW), a global startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes held in Geneva, Switzerland.
A free mobile application, St. Luke's MedConnect includes features designed to make transacting with St. Luke's more convenient. These include requesting an appointment with a St. Luke's doctor, accessing one's laboratory results, reserving a room, paying online, scheduling executive check-ups, and reading about health tips.
Homegrown technology services firm Pointwest Technologies is soliciting support from Filipinos to show their support for Arko, a smartphone-based flood hazard mapping and monitoring application, in its bid to become one of the eight applications to win in the prestigious 2015 World Summit Award (WSA)-mobile Global Champion.
Successful startups who manage to make the final cut following the stringent selection process will receive both seed money and technical support from IdeaSpace.
A start-up under the wings of tech incubator IdeaSpace has invented an innovative LED lamp that can be powered for eight hours by a glass of water with just two spoonful of ordinary salt.
Apple and IBM have released the first wave of IBM MobileFirst for iOS solutions in a new class of made-for-business apps and supporting cloud services that bring IBM?s Big Data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad users in the enterprise.
echnology start-up PinoyTravel and 2GoTravel, one of the largest travel providers in the country, recently signed a partnership agreement that will allow ticket sales for inter-island travel with Negros Navigation, Superferry, Cebu Ferries, and Supercat services to be sold online.
