Author: Team Orange

IBM recently announced the appointment of Mariels Almeda Winhoffer as the new President and Country General Manager for IBM Philippines. Ms. Mariels Almeda Winhoffer succeeds James Velasquez who has been appointed Director, Maintenance and Technical Support, IBM Global Technology Services IBM ASEAN. The appointment will take effect immediately. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Ms. Alemda Winhoffer started her career in IBM 26 years ago most recently serving as Client Advocacy Executive for IBM Corporation, where she reported directly to the Chairman and provided support for global client engagements. Ms. Cordelia Chung, General Manager, IBM ASEAN said, “IBM selected the…

It will be a celebration of 90s music as MCA Music and Samsung’s ultimate MP3 evolution, the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 launch the album that will be remembered from 2012 and beyond-“90s Music Comes Alive” at the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls at the following dates- January 13 (Friday), 7:00 pm at the Eastwood Central Plaza and January 14 (Saturday), 8:00 pm at Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill. Chicosci, one of the country’s top bands, leads the pack of performers with their version of EMF’s “Unbelievable.” Other artists in this all-star album include top band Urbandub (This Used To Be My…

One of the most sought-after South Korean boybands, ZE:A, who’s made waves around Southeast Asia and Japan, is set to visit the Philippines for an album tour to promote their CD “Exciting” released locally by Warner Music Philippines. ZE:A is composed of 9 members whose ages range from 19 to 23. They are composed of: former ‘ulzzang’ (best face) and leader MOON JUN YOUNG; powerful vocals KEVIN; all-around variety king HWANG KWANG HEE; trendy fashion leader SIWAN; cool tough rapper KIM TAE HEON; arrogant king and rapper JUNG HEE CHEOL; killer smile dancing machine and center HA MIN WOO; gentle…

Nokia recently announced the availability of the Nokia Asha 200 in the Philippines – a colorful Dual SIM phone with a full QWERTY keypad for fast messaging. The Nokia Asha 200 offers Nokia’s Easy Swap feature for convenient changing of SIM cards without the need to turn off the phone or remove the battery. The phone allows up to five SIM cards to be personalized and managed, so that calls, texts or web browsing can be enjoyed with minimized costs and maximum network coverage.

Yahoo!, the premier digital media company, recently announced the launch of the latest Yahoo! Messenger version 11.5 that will enable users in the Philippines to keep up with their friends through real time updates, connect via voice and video calls, play social games and personalize using seven newly-added customizable skins. Packed with new features, the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger allows users to merge their friends from social networking sites and lists regular contacts at the top for quick and easy access. Its tabbed feature effectively organizes important conversations and lets you chat with all your friends from one easy,…

ABS-CBN is now present on the country’s number one web browser as its online and mobile subsidiary ABS-CBN Interactive launches the My ABS-CBN and Got Chalk applications downloadable free of charge via Google Chrome Web Store. Filipino Chrome users worldwide can now get the latest TV program offerings as well as episode guides of current ABS-CBN shows with My ABS-CBN. With its customizable feature, the application gives users the power to choose which programs will be on their home page view list so they can easily navigate its contents and be updated with their favorite Kapamilya programs with just a…

When singer, songwriter, and musician Avril Lavigne first burst upon the music scene at age 17, she was known as a young, pop-punk tomboy who refused to resort to skin-baring come-ons, preferring to entice the record-buying public with her powerhouse voice, high-spirited melodies, and straight-talking lyrics. Staying steadfastly true to herself and putting music before image paid off both critically and commercially for the Canadian-born artist. Over the course of her three albums, Lavigne scored a string of international hit singles: “Complicated,” “Sk8er Boi,” “I’m With You,” “Losing Grip,” “Don’t Tell Me,” “My Happy Ending,” “Nobody’s Home,” “Keep Holding On,”…

This February, bring out the “boy band” in you as three of the hottest and best boy bands in the 90’s are coming to Manila to serenade us with their heart-warming songs via “The Greatest Hits Tour”. British-Norwegian group A1 is expected to churn out their familiar tunes at their Manila concert on the evening of February 25, 2012. But one thing their Pinoy fans should look forward to is their new, exciting rendition of their smash hit “Like A Rose,” which arguably is their biggest song in the ears of fans this side of the globe. Member Ben Adams…

Whenever I get a chance to watch TV, I make sure to catch up with the shows from ETC at Channel 9. And one show that catches my attention is Pretty Little Liars. I have seen a couple episodes (the most recent was their Halloween episode) and its story plot is actually quite interesting (aside from the hot chicks playing the lead. Actress Lucy Hale is my favorite!). Actually, I first heard about this show thru my Blogger friend Ria Hazel Lumandog because she likes posting about this TV series in her Facebook status. And now, it’s coming back on…

A new Sci-fi family adventure drama “Terra Nova” from executive producer

Sharing this press release sent to Orange Magazine TV by GMA 7. I guess the network battle between the Kapuso Network and ABS-CBN 2 will continue and will be bigger this 2012. ——————————— In the year ended, GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) altered television channel ranking as it overtook ABS-CBN in nationwide total day household audience share, placing the latter only to second rank – according to broadcast industry’s more trusted ratings service provider, Nielsen TV Audience Measurement. Based on full 2011 nationwide data of Nielsen (December 25 to 31 based on overnight ratings), GMA posted a 34.2 percent total day…