Author: Team Orange

A 2014 study by UK-based research firm On Device Research reveals that half of Filipino mobile phone users will own a smartphone by the end of 2015. Apart from the demand for high-speed mobile services, this unprecedented rise in usage has also created the need for a fast and easy way to ‘migrate’ data from basic phones to smartphones. Keeping this in mind, Philippine smartphone and tablet manufacturer Starmobile has introduced Starmobile Sync 2.0, an intelligent mobile app that enables end-users to transfer phone data quickly and hassle-free. “Filipinos have become aware of the benefits of owning a Starmobile smartphone,”…

Seedstars World (SSW), the most exclusive startup competition for emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes is bringing Filipino startup to Geneva at its Final Event on February 4th, 2015. Salarium won Seedstars Manila last August and is among the 36 startups that will compete and pitch for USD 500K equity investment. More than 1’500 startups from Eastern and Central Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America applied to participate in Seedstars World. During its world tour in 2014, Nellie Horn and Julien Berthomier, Seedstars World’s Global Scouts, hosted local competitions in 36 countries to find the best locally-grown startups.…

The search for the most captivating woman in the Philippine aviation industry is well underway, as 13 young women compete for the prestigious title of Miss Aviation Philippines 2015. The title was last conferred in the 1950’s and the 1970’s, with luminaries such as actress Lotis Key and Jojie Felix Velarde, wearing the crown. This year, the title bears more meaning as the candidates were chosen from different aviation and tourism sectors. More than the prestige of the title, Miss Aviation Philippines carries with it profound advocacies:  to empower and give a voice to women in the aviation industry; to…

The original Asianovela heartthrob Jerry Yan returns to Philippine primetime television as an eligible bachelor turned instant father in ABS-CBN’s newest Asian drama “Unforgettable Love.” First loved by Filipinos as Dao Ming Si in the phenomenal Taiwanese series “Meteor Garden,” Jerry Yan takes on his most challenging and most romantic role yet in this drama produced and shot in mainland China. Playing opposite him as his love interest is one of China’s most popular actresses, Tong Li Ya. “Unforgettable Love” tells the story of Gio, a rich man who is in for the biggest surprise of his life when he…

An Academy Award-winning actress with a string of iconic performances behind her, Reese Witherspoon takes on perhaps her most challenging role yet in “Wild” – based on the bestselling and strikingly honest memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” by author Cheryl Strayed. While audiences will perhaps forever remember her as the charming lead of “Legally Blonde” – the film that first propelled her to stardom – or as the redoubtable winning performance as June Carter Cash in “Walk The Line,” now they will see her in a startling new light in “Wild.” As…

Black Eyed Peas member and The Voice of The Philippines coach apl.de.ap ventured into the food business as a franchisee of the country’s number one family fastfood chain, Jollibee. A native of Angeles City, Pampanga, apl.de.ap’s very first Jollibee store will open in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga on February 6, 2015.

Channing Tatum (“22 Jump Street”) and Mila Kunis (“Oz, the Great and Powerful”) star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ original science fiction action adventure, “Jupiter Ascending.” Jupiter Jones (Kunis) was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people’s houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine (Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for…

TWG Tea, the world’s finest luxury tea brand, unveils an exclusive collection of exceptional loose leaf teas this Valentine’s Day. Tea was once a product so revered, costly and rare that it was only offered as a gift to emperors and courtiers, a product as elite as it was noble. Today, TWG Tea has revived this tradition with artfully packaged teas in beautifully conceived gift boxes, introducing ornate blends crafted to create lasting impressions and lingering sensations as precious as the moments they celebrate.

An all-new “Kapamilya Deal or No Deal” is coming your way this 2015 as host Luis Manzano returns with an diverse mix of popular personalities that will not only hold the briefcases that can change their lives but will also give them a chance to make a deal of a lifetime. Joining Luis Manzano in his wacky antics and banters are 20 Lucky Star members composed of a teen heartthrob, beauty queen, comedian, character actor, sexy actress, and many more. Winning the P1 million jackpot has never been this fun. Before the game starts, a roulette will determine who among…

Could you stay in one place forever? Or live day to day without knowing what’s out there? For David, staying behind closed doors seems to be the only option. Crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disease, a manic mother and his disillusionment with the world and life in general, he isolates himself in the bathroom for a year and vows never to go out. That is, until he meets girl. In this quirky yet refreshingly sophisticated musical, one explores that exhilarating feeling of finding the answer to life’s questions, and taking that leap of faith. This quirky, Off-Broadway musical which critics have…

The Energy Running revolution has taken a bold new step as adidas unveiled the greatest running shoe ever, Ultra BOOST. At a guarded launch location in New York City, Yohan Blake, David Villa, Sammy Watkins and a team of elite athletes pledged their allegiance to the revolution while hundreds of witnesses from around the world were onsite for the introduction of Ultra BOOST. Attending athletes and guests experienced the superiority of Ultra BOOST through state-of-the-art live testing demonstrations using the ARAMIS system also used by top engineering institutions like NASA, Boeing and Audi to measure crash tests, vibration analysis and…