Author: Team Orange

Thousands of ‘JaNdy’ (Jade-Andy) fans of Kim Chiu and Xian Lim recently filled the SM Skydome in the grand fans’ day of their top-rating Primetime Bida drama series “My Binondo Girl.” Dubbed as ‘love day,’ the event was a ‘thank you’ gift to the loyal viewers of the hit show, which will end on January 20. The cast treated their fans with a string of special surprises including a romantic duet of Kim Chiu and Xian Lim; song numbers of Ai-Ai delas Alas, Cherry Pie Picache, and Richard Yap (who is now popularly known as Papa Chen); plus a live…

From Hacktivism to Mac Malware, 2011 has been a year full of IT security incidents. Kaspersky Lab’s experts have picked out the key trends of the past 12 months and highlighted the major new features on the security landscape. Looking at these stories gives us an idea of what we can expect in 2012. According to Costin Raiu, Director of Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research & Analysis Team, the most significant stories of the last year were: 1.

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Visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov who gave us the highly-stylized action packed “Wanted” and “Night Watch” produces the latest in mind-blowing special effects in the 3D thriller “Darkest Hour” starring Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella, Olivia Thirlby and Rachael Taylor. Director Chris Gorak pits young internet entrepreneurs Sean (Hirsch) and Ben (Minghella) who arrive in Moscow amidst a mysterious lightening storm.

Coming off Christopher Nolan’s explosive blockbuster “Inception,” Leonardo DiCaprio now makes his first-ever Clint Eastwood-directed film with Warner Bros.’ controversial drama “J. Edgar.” For his riveting portrayal of J. Edgar Hoover, DiCaprio has been nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a favorite to earn the same honor at the Oscars. A towering figure in American history, J. Edgar Hoover devoted himself to public service, essentially putting aside any personal relationships he might have wanted to have for what he considered to be the greater good. As one who served to gain authority…

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…