Author: Team Orange

Proving that music streaming is gaining traction globally, Spotify recently announced that its user base has reached over 40 million across 56 markets worldwide. The world’s most popular music streaming service also recorded 10 million paying subscribers, and since its launch in 2008, users have created over 1.5 billion playlists, collectively creating or updating over 5 million playlists each day. Rapper Eminem is the most streamed male artist of all time, followed by David Guetta. In the female category, Rihanna tops the list as most streamed female artist with Katy Perry next in line. Avicii’s Wake Me Up is the…

Nokia XL, part of the new Nokia X family of affordable smartphones that run Android™ apps, has begun selling in the Philippines. The new device is the perfect introduction to the world of Android apps, coupled with great design, an intuitive user interface, and the most popular Microsoft services. The Nokia XL boasts of unmatched quality and design, with a fresh, tile-based user interface inspired by our Lumia family. It comes with Fastlane, a screen which lets people switch between their favorite apps more smoothly. People can access curated, quality-tested apps from Nokia Store, more than a dozen third-party app…

Is your PR budget being “realigned”? Before you trim or worse, scrap your budget for corporate gifts, think again. Shrugging off corporate gift-giving as an unnecessary expense may be one of the biggest branding mistakes you can make. With ever-increasing competition across all sectors and industries, that little token might just be the final push that your brand needs to get its message across. A restricted budget is simply an invitation to explore your creativity. Rather than just considering the cost, think about the perceived value of an item, anticipate the needs of the recipient, or even re-think the packaging…

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and IBM recently unveiled a new intelligent operations center to provide a central point of command for disaster management. The new center will help the Philippine government better manage ongoing and future disaster response and recovery efforts following Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. Immediately following the typhoon, IBM donated an Impact Grant of technology and services. As part of the grant, IBM, in collaboration with trusted business partners, delivered the IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) with an Integrated Communications System (ICS) that will facilitate better and more coordinated disaster management efforts with the DOST and…

Lenovo recently announced that it is offering a Back to School bundle promotion to equip students with powerful and affordable PCs, plus free accessories, to help prepare students for the challenges of the coming academic year.Students who purchase select Lenovo PCs until June 30, 2014 will get exciting freebiessuch as screen protectors, Sun Broadband dongles, M20-M110 mouse and gift certificates from Seattle’s Best . “Our Back to School promotion offers gadgets like the dual-mode Lenovo Flex 14 to help students balance their academic and enrichment activities in the new school year. With high processing power, speed, and memory, Lenovo PCs support the…

While many of us can only dream of changing the world, Inanc Balci is already doing it. At 26, he co-founded South East Asia’s online retail tiger Lazada and now, at age 28, he sits as the Chief Executive Officer for Lazada Philippines.  On Being a young CEO Inanc Balci, a Turkish raised in London, attended Purdue University in the U.S. with a double-degree in Industrial Engineering and Economics. Afterwhich, he worked on mergers and acquisitions for an investment bank in London. While working for the investment bank, Balci saw the eminent potential in e-commerce which led him to join Rocket…

Men take center stage this June as Flawless introduces the newest faces to join their esteemed roster of celebrity endorsers—Andrew Wolff, Gareth Holgate, Harry Morris and Chris Everingham of the National Rugby Team or Philippine Volcanoes. Donning formal wear with pops of Flawless’ signature pink tones, the four athletes appear together for the famed skincare clinic’s newest campaign, Real Men Do Care. Aimed at helping break the long-standing idea that guys don’t need and seek the same kind of care that women do, the new men of Flawless say they are very proud to have been chosen to champion…

You’ve heard of stories of people collecting antiques and furniture with historical values. We’ve seen this art pieces and ancient artifacts in museum and private or government protected heritage houses. But what about a collection of the heritage houses itself, relocated and put into one place? This is what I discovered when we visited Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar recently. Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (literally meaning “The Philippine houses of Acuzar”) is a heritage park in the province of Bataan. It is a project of the New San Jose Builders, owned by art collector Architect Jose Rizalino “Jerry” Acuzar, which is…

Going back to school doesn’t have to be a stressful tale or a sad story of summer’s ending. It doesn’t have to be boring either. Make going back to school an exciting one! Dress up and express yourself with BUM Univarsitee. BUM’s back-to-school campaign “BUM Univarsitee” encourages students and the young bloods to rise above the norm and express themselves with school-proper yet colorful and stylish fashion. School time doesn’t have to be dull and dreary so when it’s time to meet up with school friends, gear up by wearing items from the BUM Univarsitee collection. The BUM Univarsitee collection…

Everybody dreams of enjoying a successful life with an equal balance of a happy family and a flourishing career. Sarah Geronimo is no exception. For someone who is proud of her humble beginnings, the country’s pop princess is grateful for the blessings that continue to come her way. “It’s been ten years since I entered the entertainment industry and ngayon, I can say na pasaya nang pasaya ang buhay ko dahil sa suporta ng family and fans ko, especially the Popsters. I feel very blessed with all the support and projects na ibinibigay sa akin and this is also why…

ABS-CBN will air Top Rank Promotion’s “Featherweight Fury” which will be held at the Cotai Arena of The Venetian Macao in a special telecast of the brawl between Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and the WBA Featherweight Champion Simpiwe Vetyeka on Sunday (June 1) at 10:15 AM. Nonito Donaire promised to bring the beauty of boxing to Macao in his battle against the South African champion who reportedly handpicked Donaire to be his opponent. Veteran boxing analyst Atty. Ed Tolentino said in an interview on ABS-CBN Sports+Action’s “The Score” that Vetyeka is a “hungry champion” and wants to beat a…