Peso Rose to New High
The peso edged higher than the dollar earlier this week, logging its best finish this year. The stabilized oil prices boosted risk-related sentiments, which helped with the results. The local …
Korean Booking App DailyHotel Expands to 10 New Countries
DailyHotel is a last-minute hotel booking application based in Seoul, South Korea. The company was launched in 2013 by brothers Ryan and Jimmy Shin. Ryan got the idea for the …
New Horizons Reached with Augmented Reality and Star Wars
LMxLAB, a R&D division for Disney and Lucasfilm, debuted a new augmented reality installation earlier this year. Known as the Holo-Cinemaat, it was unveiled at the New Frontiers program for …
New Ilocos Delivery Center Opened by Accenture
Accenture opened its third delivery center in Ilocos Norte as part of its continued expansion. This new center adds to the existing ones located in Cebu and Metro Manila. With …
PH Among those with the Most Women in Top Positions at Work
According to a survey that covered 36 developed and emerging economies, the Philippines has one of the highest proportion of women in leadership roles. The results were released for International …
Migme Raises $7M
Digital media company, Migme, rivals with Instagram and Snapchat in emerging markets. It is a social network where users can chat, play games, listen to music and engage with celebrities. …
Startup Centralizes Scholarship & Internship Opportunities
WeMakeScholars.com started out as a Facebook group ran by Arjun R. Krishna and Damini Mahajan. Both from India, Arjun and Damini got their master’s degree in the UK. After applying …
Removing Facebook App May Save Your Phone’s Battery Life
There are several ways to save battery life on your smartphone. One more has since been discovered and tested: Samuel Gibbs from The Guardian performed a week-long test on an …
IdeaSpace Startup Competition Accepting Entries Until March 18
“The world runs on team-powered ideas, can your team bring it on?” This is the challenge that the IdeaSpace Competition poses to startup teams and companies. IdeaSpace is a business …
Disney Park Offers ‘Peak’, ‘Value’ and ‘Regular’ Priced Tickets
Disney Parks in Anaheim and Orlando are offering seasonal prices for single-day tickets. This is in hopes that demand will spread out at the theme parks. Most tickets either stay …