Messaging app Line has launched a new ?Line Premium Call? promotion exclusive for the Philippine, which allows users to make low-cost calls domestically and internationally to both landlines and mobile devices from inside the Line app.
The Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICT Office) and the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) have launched the first Philippine Start-up Challenge (PSC) to promote ITpreneurship among Filipino students.
Over 30 Silicon Valley executives arrived in the country this week in an effort to boost the country?s start-up ecosystem and seek out local investment opportunities as part of the worldwide Geeks on a Plane (GOAP) tour, marking GOAP?s first-ever visit to Philippine soil.
A Web-based application that promotes awareness, tracks reforestation sites, and helps sustain local communities through eco-tourism bested 41 other entries at the first ?Hack the Climate: Manila? held from June 6 to 8.
Opera Software recently made available in the App Store its new Coast Web browser for the iPhone and iPad, which is meant to aid users in spending their online sessions more enjoyably.
Infocomm Investments, which manages more than S$200 million, said it is keen on meeting local start-ups seeking Series A or B investment. The pitching event will be held at ASpaceManila in Valero Street, Makati City.
eSerbisyo, according to its developer, goes beyond conventional local search attempts as it allows consumers to receive price quotes and schedule online appointments from local service businesses and individuals.
After a rigorous two-month incubation program, local start-up incubator and accelerator IdeaSpace Foundation has declared 10 winners of its second annual tech start-up competition -- each set to receive P1 million worth of seed investment, training, and services.
As an entrepreneurship student at the University of Sto. Tomas (UST), Ron Baetiong knew early on that the subject of his college thesis was commercially viable.
