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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Legion stages pre-order campaign for the Next Frontier

06/29/2020 12:49:09 PM


Lenovo's newest gaming devices will arrive in the country next month, and in lieu of that, the tech giant is celebrating by launching a pre-order promotional campaign.

Monday, June 29, 2020

Trip.com brings new initiatives

06/25/2020 02:23:58 PM

Author's note: Trip.com group has launched on Tuesday a range of new initiatives to reinvigorate travel, as part of its online “Travel On” launch event. 

The recent event saw the online travel organization, as well as more than 70 representatives from over 200 industry partners, taking part of the industry-wide initiative, which attracted an audience of over 1 million viewers worldwide.

Read more of the story in this press release below:

Sunday, June 28, 2020

UE Jam Sessions releases new song as a tribute to frontliners who fight COVID-19

06/25/2020 01:30:08 PM

One known educational institution has given tribute to the warriors of today – the frontliners of the country who are risking their lives to combat the pandemic that has been plaguing the world for months.

Saturday, June 27, 2020

Newsletter: Decoding the different types of threat intelligence 

06/22/2020 01:36:54 PM



Author's note: The following is a byline article written by Kaspersky's General Manager for Southeast Asia, Yao Siang Tiong. The cybersecurity executive wrote the threat intelligence, its different types, and how to combat them in a variety of ways.

Read them more below:

Friday, June 26, 2020

Lenovo announces 3-year Warranty program for its consumer laptops

06/23/2020 07:27:05 PM

Lenovo has recently announced they are adding another to its popular 2-year Premium Care warranty solution for select products in their consumer lineup.

This means, that from 1 July 2020 onwards, all new devices from the IdeaPad, Yoga, Legion, and IdeaCentre lines will be automatically covered for three years with Premium Care’s International Coverage and Local On-site Service, while those with existing warranties may be upgraded to the same.  

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Kaspersky tips about the potential warnings of Faceapp craze

06/21/2020 02:33:25 PM

FaceApp has recently made waves on the social media feed, entertaining people of different walks and generations through the hashtag “faceappchallenge” in over Facebook and Instagram. One noticeable issue, however, is the security of the facial recognition app and the risks of sharing this information for privacy reasons have also been raised.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Xinister and Blahza breaks barriers in new collaboration song

06/19/2020 03:58:29 PM



It's an East-and-West coast collaboration again as producer Xinister has recently teamed up with rapper Blahza on new single “Break.”

Monday, June 22, 2020

Newsletter: Time to put the toys away: kids have spent less time on computer games during the pandemic

06/18/2020 09:38:12 PM

Author's Note: Kaspersky's latest press release involves young people who may be spending less time on computer games but still wasn't spared from any possibles issues on internet security.

Read that and more below:

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Newsletter: Glenfiddich partners with Whisky Auctioneer to raise funds for the Speyside community

06/20/2020 11:53:35 PM

Author's Note: For almost the entire week, Glenfiddich has released an exclusive limited edition and made a special auction event to raise funds for the whiskey-producing region that are also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Read that more in this press release below: 

Newsletter: Secure your SMBs: Tips on how to fend off dangerous phishing emails

06/18/2020 06:06:35 PM



Author's Note: As some countries eventually made their adjustments come the new normal as brought by the COVD-19 pandemic, small and medium businesses (SMBs) are warned against the dangers of phishing that make its way through emails.

That being said, the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has listed some tips on how such scaled business firms would spare themselves from any possible perils of this cyberattack.

Read that more in the press release below:

Thursday, June 18, 2020

The Manila Hotel brings Father's Day specials closer to your home

06/18/2020 12:35:30 PM



Father's Day this year may be the most bizarre day of celebration we will ever have, considering the community quarantine measures brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. But of course, we all can still show devotion to our dads, right?

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Monday, June 15, 2020

Garteh.T releases new single of the month, 'best me i can'

06/15/2020 05:47:27 PM

HK RnB artist Gareth.T has recently released his first single by the SG-located indie label Umami Records. The track titled 'best me I can' is about making the most of our short lives, and always striving to be the best version of ourselves.

Thursday, June 11, 2020

MLW moves NY and Philadelphia live events

06/02/2020 04:00:35 PM




Major League Wrestling has recently announced the rescheduling of its upcoming events in the cities of New York and Philadelphia due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Newsletter: Over 1M detections in Q1 2020: What are malicious miners and why SMBs in SEA should care?

06/04/2020 10:42:18 PM



Author's note: One of the latest news pieces from Kaspersky involve malicious miners that targetting the small and medium businesses based in Southeast Asia. For over a quarter in 2020, the global anti-cyberattack company has managed to amass 1 million detections and blocking 12 percent of them.

More of that in this press release. Read the entire story below.

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Monday, June 08, 2020

Newsletter: Lenovo rolls out special ThinkCentre Work-from-home productivity bundles to support new flexible working norms

06/04/2020 10:58:55 PM

Author's note: Apart from their big sale news last month, Lenovo has recently rolled out its special work-from-home productivity bundles as part of its aim on supporting the new norms in today's remote workforce.

The global tech and innovation leading company have recently announced its productivity suite following its findings on its recent study wherein nearly half of the employees were encouraged to do the work-from-home measures – while over a quarter has been required to do so.

The bundles consist of desktop sets, from the powerhouse workstation CPUs, visual devices, and other wireless combos of mouse and keyboards.

All that and more in this press release below.
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Sunday, June 07, 2020

Dominic Chin releases fifth single "Better"

06/05/2020 03:20:46 PM



Dominic Chin is releasing singles from time to time. This past Friday, the Singapore pop artist has introduced BETTER, the fifth single of his 7-track debut EP License To Cry, via indie label Umami Records.

Newsletter: The rise of adware: Kaspersky found three compromised popular mobile apps in three months

06/02/2020 03:44:35 PM

Author's Note: There are three mobile apps that are apparently, compromised in over a quarter. That is what Kaspersky has found on this edition of Newsletter.

These apps, containing modules of the harmful unwanted software called “adware” is potentially harming millions of users. How did the researchers of this global cybersecurity company find them? Read more of that story below:

Saturday, June 06, 2020

Gentle Bones returns with a new duet track "Shouldn't Have To Run" with Joie Tan

05/31/2020 11:48:56 PM



Gentle Bones returns with another captivating duet.

Ben&Ben joins Ardhito Pramono for special online concert this Monday

06/05/2020 01:42:58 PM



Indonesian pop-jazz sensation Ardhito Pramono will have Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben as its special guests for the digital concert titled From His Backyard, Online #HappyConcert with Ardhito Pramono and Friends.

Friday, June 05, 2020

Are you part of 83% of users who might have their accounts compromised?

05/31/2020 06:29:26 PM



Are people aware of their accounts may have been compromised? Well, we can't be so sure as Kasperky recently reported that more than 8 of 10 people thinking up their own passwords, half of the people say they are unaware of how to check if any of their credentials have already been leaked. The said results highlight the need for storing passwords more securely.

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

4-in-10 online users in APAC face private data leak

05/31/2020 09:46:20 PM

The secret is out.

About 4 out of 10 people online users in the Asia-Pacific region are facing a leakage involving their private data.

Lenovo releases new smart home products and returns to PH smartphone market with S5 and K5 Play series!

06/02/2020 01:45:03 AM

Aside from launching new PC products, Lenovo has just introduced its new gadgets to the Philippine market. A huge part of this is the re-entering in the smartphone market in the Philippines through the launching of its new phones.

Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Ben&Ben releases a fan-inspired song this Thursday

06/02/2020 02:21:15 AM



Imagine a music artist writing a song that was inspired by someone else's story. Quite hard, if not impossible, right?

Monday, June 01, 2020