Author: Team Orange

Nokia recently announced the availability of the Nokia Lumia 625 smartphone in the Philippines, offering affordable 4G connectivity with a big 4.7” screen for a leading entertainment experience. With a new expression of the award winning Nokia Lumia design, the Nokia Lumia 625 offers the choice of 5 semi-transparent changeable shells; available in orange, bright green, yellow, and white and black, which add to the Live Tile personalisation brought by Windows Phone 8. Nokia Lumia 625 brings a rich selection of exclusive high end innovations to a lower price. These include a range of integrated camera applications like Nokia Smart…

Epson Philippines Corporation (EPC) held a Media Technology Briefing aimed to drive public awareness on a global metric that could help customers get the most out of projectors they plan to buy. Epson’s technology briefing focused on the Color Light Output (CLO) metric that determines Color Brightness in projectors. CLO (or Color Brightness) is a scientific global standard that measures the luminance of the colors Red, Green, and Blue. The metric was specifically developed to measure significant differences in color brightness performance among different projector models and brands to provide consumers with fair and accurate information. Most users determine a…

As one music critic wrote: “The best way to enjoy the Kiss the Bride’s music is to forget about terms like smooth jazz and just open your ears because you’ll hear more than you expect.” Comprised of six prolific and seasoned musicians led by Tony Razon, the band’s main composer and pianist (and de facto bandleader), guitarist Joey Puyat, bassist Kingsley de los Santos, drummer Otep Concepcion, percussionist Uly Avante, and keyboardist Cecile Rodgers — the group’s marriage to music has been an endless honeymoon since they got together a few years back. “It’s all his fault,” says Puyat jokingly points…

The Philippines’ home of the most prestigious red carpet events is once again bringing the year’s most anticipated awards night!  Velvet airs the 65th Primetime Emmy® Awards live and exclusive from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Monday (September 23) In recognition of outstanding contribution to the television industry, the Primetime Emmy® Awards bestows the U.S. television industry’s highest honors for national primetime and late night programming, with awards presented in 27 categories including areas of exceptional merit. This year’s glamorous event will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. This year’s ceremony is especially grand, as legendary solo artist Elton John will be performing for the…

Ariana Grande’s hotly anticipated full-length debut album, Yours Truly released last September 3 debuted at #1 on Billboard 100! As soon as the pre-order went live on iTunes, Yours Truly landed in the Top 5, climbing to # 2 of the Overall Albums Chart and at #1 on the Pop Chart. It’s been a banner year for the popular singer and actress. Ariana Grande’s first single, “The Way” featuring Mac Miller, is nearing double platinum status and the multi-format smash is currently Top 10 on the Latin Pop Chart. Right out the gate, the second single “Baby I” made its debut in the Top…

“Be Careful With My Heart” lead actor Richard Yap, who is well known by TV viewers as ‘Ser Chief,’ is thrilled over the launch of his first-ever recording album under Star Records. “It is a dream-come-true because I’ve always wanted to sing since I was a kid,” said the other half of the ‘Ser Chief-Maya’ (Jodi Sta. Maria) love team. “I am thankful to our teleserye because through our official soundtrack, people discovered that I can sing.” The actor shared that his self-titled debut album is just like their TV series–a feel-good, easy listening collection of tracks composed of nine…

Join Lactum 3+/6+ Disney Doodle and get a chance to win a trip to Hongkong with your family! Just ask your child to draw his/her favorite Disney character found in Lactum 3+/6+ Disney Mealtime Surprise. Take a photo of your child’s artwork together with Lactum 3+/6+ Disney Mealtime Surprise and upload the photo as your child’s official entry! The promo is open to all parents or guardians with kids aged 37 months to 9 years old as of contest date. Submission of entries will be until October 15, 2013. Voting period is from October 16 to 31, 2013. So what are…

GMA Network premieres its newest weekend series “Dormitoryo” on September 22 after Sunday All Stars. Expect an outburst of suspense-filled plots and twists every Sunday afternoon from the original concept of and helmed by the award-winning director Jun Lana. Dormitoryo is topbilled by GMA’s teen stars Lauren Young, Joyce Ching, Wyn Marquez, Ruru Madrid, and Enzo Pineda. Completing the cast are Mayton Eugenio, Annicka Dolonius, Ash Nordstrom and Mel Kimura. The series focuses on the search of Hazel Mendoza (Lauren Young), an incoming freshman Mass Communication student at Branwood College, for answers on the death of Maika Benitez (Wyn Marquez) who…

Oscar award-winning actor Colin Firth and Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt star together in the romantic comedy, Arthur Newman. In the film Colin Firth plays Wallace Avery is tired of being a loser. His ex-wife and son hate him and he’s blown his one shot at living his dream. After once being a hot shot in competitive amateur golf, Wallace is dubbed “The Choker” in the pro circle. After being unable to shake his nerve, he does something radical. Wallace stages his own death, buys a new identity as Arthur Newman and decides to move away. On the road trip to his…

Isla Lipana & Co., the Philippine member firm of PwC, has extended the voting period for Philippine Gems, the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project, until September 25. Launched in June of this year, www.philippinegems.com is a campaign to determine the country’s top ten new tourist destinations. The campaign has drawn nearly 40,000 votes so far with online voting to identify 10 Philippine Gems out of the 25 shortlisted travel destinations. “By extending the voting period, we are providing every opportunity available to promote our country to our citizens and to the rest of the world,” said the new Isla…

Another exciting playtime adventure awaits kids this September as Megaworld Lifestyle Malls proudly brings Playdate with Pocoyo. Pocoyo, the fun-loving and inquisitive little boy from the world-famous 3D animated series, will be headlining a series of fantastic kiddie events at Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, where kids can also enjoy a great variety of fun performances and pocket activities. Fans of Pocoyo can see the super cute and adorable cartoon character come into life in separate meet and greet opportunities at Eastwood Mall on September 22, Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill on September 28 and at Newport Mall at Resorts World Manila…