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Globe GCASH, American Express brings the US’ Black Friday Sale to the Philippines

Globe GCASH, American Express brings the US’ Black Friday Sale to the Philippines

Every year in the United States, millions of shoppers take advantage of massive savings offered by malls during Black Friday, a special discount shopping day after Thanksgiving Day that only happens in the US. During Black Friday, people come in droves, often lining up in the wee hours of the morning outside the stores just [...]

IPAD Mini

IPAD Mini

Apple is not a company to rest on its laurels. Not content to dominate, it even wants to create its own market. The overwhelming success of the iPad has helped Apple redefine the tablet computer market. Now, after months of hype and rumor, Apple presents the iPad Mini. So, what does the smaller version have [...]

Worldwide Mobile Payment Transaction Value to Surpass $171.5 Billion

Worldwide Mobile Payment Transaction Value to Surpass $171.5 Billion

Worldwide mobile payment transaction values will surpass $171.5 billion in 2012, a 61.9 percent increase from 2011 values of $105.9 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. The number of mobile payment users will reach 212.2 million in 2012, up from 160.5 million in 2011. “We expect global mobile transaction volume and value to average 42 percent [...]

Personal cloud is poised to eclipse the PC as the hub of consumers’ digital lives by 2014

The personal cloud is poised to eclipse the PC as the hub of consumers’ digital lives by 2014 as rapid growth in the use of apps and services introduces a new paradigm for how people store, synchronize, share and stream content, according to Gartner, Inc. “The personal cloud isn’t a single offering, but a reflection [...]

Study reveals Kindle Fire leads in North America

Study reveals Kindle Fire leads in North America

Appcelerator, a new platform and services company that is enabling Web developers to build intuitive, content-rich applications for Mobile, Tablet and Desktop platforms, and IDC revealed that Amazon’s new Kindle Fire edged Samsung Galaxy Tab as the leading Android Tablet in North America, on par with interest for the iPad prior to its launch in [...]