Trusted and respected research firms International Data Corporation (IDC) and Strategy Analytics have both just posted their official list of the Top 5 Smartphone Vendors based on total global shipments. Although the two companies employ different means of gathering data
First look at Amazon Go
January 23, 2018Amazon has just opened their new cashier-less convenience store, Amazon Go, deep in the heart of Seattle’s Belltown district and around the block from the Amazon Spheres. The folks at Mashable asked me to Amazon Go, so I Amazon Did. When
Visa, Unionbank launch blockchain payment system
January 23, 2018MANILA – Visa and UnionBank on Monday said they would offer the country’s first direct blockchain payment system for businesses. With Visa B2B Connect, fund transfers can be completed in real time or within 24 hours instead of 3 to
2017 year end review Philippines eCommerce
January 13, 2018Last year, The Philippine Roadmap for Digital Startups (a government initiative to spur innovative startups) supported and helped launch a number of incubators and accelerator programs. Some of these include the AIM-Dado Banatao incubator, Startup Village, Voyager Innovations, and the Google Launchpad
Netflix – The Rise of a Streaming Giant
January 3, 2018The video streaming service Netflix initially appeared to be overly adventurous when it started producing its own content in 2013. However, much of it has since attracted significant critical and popular acclaim – and pave the way for a dramatically
The 25 Most Common Passwords of 2017
December 25, 2017The password solutions company SplashData compiled a list of most common passwords based on data of five million passwords that were leaked by hackers in 2017. While we all know the popular ones “123456” and “password” which tops the list,
16 biggest bankruptcies of the ‘retail apocalypse’ of 2017
December 17, 20172017 hasn’t been an easy year for the retail industry. More than 6,400 store closures have been announced so far this year. Mall traffic has dropped, and retailers such as Payless, Rue21, and Toys R Us have struggled to compete with ecommerce rivals. For some
Top iPhone Apps of 2017
December 8, 2017Snap may have had a rough year, but you wouldn’t know it from the App Store charts. Apple just revealed the most popular apps of 2017 and Snap nabbed the top two spots on the list, beating out Facebook, Google,