Author: Team Orange

A team from Dropbox, a California-based cloud service, was the special guest during a recent tech startup community gathering organized by incubation and investment firm Kickstart Ventures, Inc. Dropbox simplifies the work and personal lives of millions of people by letting them bring their documents, photos, and videos anywhere and share them easily. “We were happy to have Dropbox at our monthly #raidthefridge gathering.  It gave our portfolio companies an opportunity to learn from them. Their success as a startup company serves as an inspiration to local startups which also dream of making it internationally,” said Christian Besler, Kickstart Vice…

Want to shop for awesome gadgets with only P1.00 or less? Yes, YOO can! At Yoobids.com, shop, bid and take home the item that you want for impossibly low prices. Yoobids.com is an online bidding site that gives you the biggest value for your money. Your spare change can definitely go places. How? It’s as fun and easy as playing you favourite game online. Compete with other shoppers across the nation by bidding on gadgets, gift certificates and other good deals on your favourite brands and other establishments. It’s an auction unlike any other because here at Yoobids, you can win awesome prizes…

Underwater shots with “Patrick” the star fish and “Nemo” the clown fish, coral reefs, jumping spiders, butterfly moths, pawikan hatchlings, pitcher plants and wild berries – these were just some of the unique plant and animal species that became the focal point of entries submitted by “selfie-loving” Filipinos in a month-long search for the best photos showing the country’s rich biodiversity and how one can help conserve what’s left of it. In the end, the entries of Rei Gallardo Jr. of Mandaluyong and Andrea Gaurana of Lapu-Lapu, Cebu were named as grand prize winners in the digital camera and mobile…

Committed to driving simple wireless printing anywhere, anytime, Epson today announced support for Android Printing, the native printing platform introduced in Android™ KitKat (version 4.4). With Android Printing, mobile users can effortlessly print documents, photos, web pages, and emails – without the need for a dedicated printing app. Over 100 new and legacy Epson-Connect enabled printers and all-in-ones now offer built-in printing support for the latest Android™ smartphones and tablets from manufacturers including Google®, HTC®, and Samsung®. Android Printing enables Android device users to print seamlessly without the need for a specific printing app. Users can discover available printers, change…

Warner Bros. Pictures’ new exhilarating sci-fi thriller “Edge of Tomorrow” starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt will have special sneak previews on Monday and Tuesday, June 2 & 3 in selected theaters across the country. The Doug Liman-directed action-adventure will be available for previews in cinemas starting at 7:00 PM on the aforementioned dates. Regular ticket prices will apply. Hailed by U.S. critics as Tom Cruise’s “best movie in years,” “Edge of Tomorrow” currently has a 92% fresh rating at the review-consensus site Rottentomatoes.com. Variety’s Justin Chang described the film as “cleverly crafted and propulsively executed sci-fi thriller,” while Edward…

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…