Samsung Galaxy Z8 Series Drives Record-High Foldable Pre-Orders in Southeast Asia and Oceania

Almost 6 out of every 10 Galaxy Z8 devices sold during pre-order period is a Galaxy Z Fold8 

Samsung West Lake store in Hanoi city

Samsung Electronics has achieved a record high volume of pre-order sales in Southeast Asia and Oceania with the launch of the Galaxy Z8 series. Pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra devices have increased by almost 60% compared to the Galaxy Z Fold7. With the pre-order period ending on August 13 in the region, consumers here have a few days left to enjoy pre-order benefits. 

Since its unveiling, the Galaxy Z8 series has seen positive consumer response across the globe and similarly in Southeast Asia and Oceania, demand for the new devices has been robust. The Galaxy Z Fold8 has currently emerged as the most popular option in the region, accounting for almost six in every ten Galaxy Z8 devices ordered. This strong performance reflects clear consumer preference for the new form factor. 

POCO Carnival 2026 Celebrates Eight Years of Bold Innovation, From 8 to ∞, with Exclusive Deals for Filipino Fans

POCO is thrilled to announce the return of its biggest celebration of the year, POCO Carnival 2026, running from August 11 to August 23.¹

Themed "From 8 to ∞", this year's Carnival marks POCO's eighth anniversary. It is not only a celebration of the achievements of the past eight years, but also a new starting point — inviting fans worldwide to embrace the infinite possibilities of POCO's future together. Packed with exclusive promotions and interactive fan activities, POCO Carnival 2026 is an exciting opportunity for users to experience POCO's bold technology at unbeatable value.

Filipino fans can enjoy exclusive POCO Carnival deals through the official Shopee POCO Global Store, with additional promotions available via POCO's official Lazada and TikTok Shop stores throughout the campaign period.

Mini Maxxing: Get More Out of Every Day with the TechLife Pad Mini

For making more out of every plan, pursuit, and pause.

For a generation that wants to make the most out of everyday, the TechLife Pad Mini suits a lifestyle where one day can hold a little bit of everything. Compact yet capable, it empowers users more freedom to work, explore, unwind, and make room for whatever comes next.

“Maxxing” has taken on a life of its own among the youth, reflecting a mindset of making more out of the things they already enjoy. It can mean maximizing a workout, keeping up with a new Pilates or yoga routine, planning the next getaway, making the daily commute more productive, or catching up with friends after a busy week. With days moving between different priorities and pursuits, moving between plans, passions, and downtime becomes a little easier with the right tech in hand. 

Meet the New OPPO Reno16 Series 5G, Your Pocket Studio for Every First Barkada Moment

Some of the best barkada memories happen on the fly such as a spontaneous coffee date, a late-night food crawl, front-row concert moments, or an impromptu weekend escape. Before you know it, your camera roll is full, your monthly dump is ready, and your favorite Reel has a new highlight. The new OPPO Reno16 Series 5G is built to make sure every moment looks as unforgettable as it feels.

Now officially available in the Philippines, the OPPO Reno16 Series 5G transforms your phone into a Pocket Studio, a complete content creation experience that combines flagship-level camera hardware, AI-powered editing tools, and intelligent software. 

Kaspersky launches Partnerverse – an interactive digital universe celebrating its global partner ecosystem

Kaspersky has announced the launch of Partnerverse, an interactive portal designed to showcase the company’s global partner network across diverse regions and categories as well as highlight the vital role of partners in building a secure digital future.

Kaspersky is a global, partner-driven cybersecurity leader dedicated to protecting businesses and consumers from evolving digital threats. Throughout its nearly three-decade history, the company has built an extensive global network of over 18,000 partners delivering best-in-class cyber protection to millions of clients worldwide. Kaspersky’s new digital project highlights the immense value of its partner community and symbolizes the IT channel's evolution into a synergistic ecosystem centered on expertise and co-innovation.

LG Electronics Invites The World To Experience “Innovation In Tune With You” At Ifa 2026

LG to Showcase an Expanded AI Orchestra Designed Around European Lifestyles

LG Electronics (LG) is inviting consumers from around the world to visit its exhibition at IFA 2026 in Berlin, Germany, from September 4 to 8. Under the theme “Innovation in Tune with You,” LG will showcase its AI Home vision, powered by “Affectionate Intelligence,” through integrated solutions that orchestrate connected experiences across customers’ living spaces, lifestyles and everyday routines.

At IFA 2026, LG will unveil the next evolution of its AI Appliances Orchestra concept, showcasing an expanded, AI-powered connected ecosystem that builds on the debut of the concept last year. The booth will bring products, services and AI-powered experiences together to illustrate how LG’s solutions can work in harmony to make life more convenient, personalized and efficient for European consumers.

Lenovo Powers Esports World Cup 2026 as a Founding Partner

The Esports Foundation (EF) and Lenovo today announced an expanded partnership, with Lenovo becoming a Global Partner of the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC) and powering the world’s largest esports event with its high-performance Legion gaming devices.

The EWC 2026 will be bringing the world’s largest esports event to Paris for the first time, welcoming more than 2,000 players, 200 esports teams and fans from over 100 countries between July 6 and August 23. As EWC expands into the international stage, Lenovo joins the event’s Founding Partner roster, bringing its latest Legion desktop PCs and monitors to competition arenas, training facilities, broadcast studios, and festival spaces during the seven-week event.

Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.8-Max: Its Largest and Most Capable Flagship Model to Date

Alibaba recently launched Qwen3.8-Max, the most powerful model in its Qwen series to date. Boasting 2.4 trillion parameters and supporting a context window of up to 1 million tokens, Qwen3.8-Max ranks fifth in Text Arena and second in Vision Arena, while exhibiting advanced capabilities in coding, real-life work, research, and long-horizon tasks. Operating as a multimodal foundation, Qwen3.8-Max also supports visual intelligence. 

The model is now accessible via APIs on the Alibaba Cloud Model Studio for global developers, with model weights scheduled for release next week. It can be also experienced on QwenWork, Alibaba’s latest all-in-one workplace AI agent platform. 

Qwen3.8-Max ranks fifth in Text Arena and second in Vision Arena

LG Electronics Earns NVIDIA AI Factory Validation For Its 600kw Coolant Distribution Unit

Certification validates LG’s Advanced Thermal Management Technology and Solidifies the Partnership with NVIDIA, Accelerating AI Infrastructure Expansion

LG Electronics (LG) has secured official NVIDIA certification for its 600kW Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU). This milestone validates the reliability and efficiency of LG’s liquid cooling solutions and thermal management technology with NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure standards, supporting the company’s continued expansion in the AI data center cooling market.

LG Instaview™ Refrigerator Surpasses 5.3 Million In Global Sales

Chosen by Customers Worldwide, LG’s Instaview Refrigerator Innovation Continues to Redefine the Kitchen Experience a Decade After Its Debut 

LG Electronics’ (LG) InstaView™ refrigerator, which allows users to see inside without opening the door, has reached a major milestone on its 10th anniversary, surpassing 5.3 million units in cumulative global sales since its 2016 Launch.

Watch What Matters: Pre-Order the New Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9 and Discover a Smarter Way to Live Well

Now available for pre-order with up to 15% savings, 0% installment for up to 36 months, and up to ₱7,000 Trade-In savings

The glow-up has entered a new era. Today, wellness is no longer just about looking fit, it is about feeling your best. More Filipinos are shifting from chasing aesthetic goals to building healthier, more sustainable habits, prioritizing better sleep, mindful movement, recovery, and overall wellness. 

Helping Filipinos embrace this new era is Samsung’s newest wearable lineup, the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9. Now available for pre-order, both smartwatches combine Samsung’s most advanced AI-powered health innovations with powerful performance to transform everyday health data into personalized, actionable insights.

PLDT Enterprise Advances Resilience-First Thinking Across Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity and Agentic AI Journey of Philippine Enterprises

As artificial intelligence changes how organizations work—and how cyber threats move—business leaders are being asked to think beyond adopting the newest technology. The more urgent question is whether their people, systems, and operations can continue functioning when disruption happens.

PLDT Enterprise is helping move that conversation forward through a series of speaking engagements, workshops, and executive discussions focused on digital and cyber resilience, preemptive defense, data protection, and the emerging role of Agentic AI in business operations.

Through the participation of Alexis Bernardino, Principal CXO Advisor and Head of the CXO Advisory at PLDT Enterprise, the organization has brought its perspectives to major industry platforms, including the Gov Excellence Summit 2026, Cyber Resilience Summit 2026, Digital Next Philippines 2026, and the upcoming Philippines Agentic AI Forum.

Why OPPO's Next Reno Could Be the Ultimate Back-to-School Companion

A new school year means fresh starts, new friendships, and exciting opportunities waiting around every corner. But along with the thrill of campus life comes the reality of meeting your first college barkada, balancing lectures, group projects, deadlines and extracurricular activities, and an always-on campus social life.

For today's college students, a smartphone is more than just a way to stay in touch. It's a study buddy, planner, collaboration hub, and creative companion all in one, helping them capture lecture notes, coordinate with classmates, manage busy schedules, and seamlessly switch between schoolwork and everyday moments.

That's what makes the upcoming OPPO Reno16 Series 5G the perfect smartphone for the school year ahead. Powered by the latest ColorOS 16 experience, the Reno16 Series is built to help students stay productive, organized, and connected so they can ace presentations, tackle assignments, or make the most of campus life from day one and beyond.

Get a chance to score a DJI Osmo Mobile SE at OPPO’s 8.8 Sale

Shopping for a new smartphone, tablet, or audio device this 8.8? OPPO is making every checkout more rewarding with limited-time discounts, exclusive gifts with purchase, and a chance to win a DJI Osmo Mobile SE during its 8.8 Sale from August 1 to August 11.

With savings across a wide range of devices and added rewards on eligible purchases, OPPO’s 8.8 Sale gives shoppers more value with every transaction.

Lenovo Successfully Delivers Technology at Biggest Ever FIFA World Cup 2026™

From AI-powered match analysis and referee view broadcast innovation to tournament operations, Lenovo helped deliver the most connected, intelligent, and technologically advanced FIFA World Cup™ in history.

Sunday’s historic FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final marked the conclusion of the biggest sporting event in history as Lenovo, FIFA’s Official Technology Partner, celebrated the successful delivery of its AI-powered technology solutions and an unprecedented technology deployment across the vast tournament. 

LG Ambassador Challenge Supports Ambulance Project for Upland Laguna

A community-led plan to bring faster and safer emergency transportation to an upland barangay in Laguna has been named a winner of the 2026 LG Ambassador Challenge.

The LG Ambassador Challenge in the Philippines is an ongoing initiative by LG Electronics that empowers local advocates, organizations, and community leaders to propose and implement sustainable solutions for pressing social, environmental, and healthcare challenges.

The program runs calls for entries for innovative, community-focused project proposals, particularly in areas like medical aid and community healthcare. Winning entries receive funding and institutional support to turn their ideas into action, directly benefiting underserved municipalities across the country.

Alibaba Cloud Research Reveals Asian Enterprises Accelerating AI Adoption but Calls for Secure, End‑to‑End Solutions

99% of respondents claim AI is a priority and investment in AI products is increasing

Philippine enterprises bet on AI for growth, with 91% optimistic and 74% cloud-ready for IT infrastructure

A survey report entitled “The AI Business Application Readiness and Accessibility Survey” commissioned by Alibaba Cloud, a leading global provider of AI infrastructure and the intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, reveals near‑universal enthusiasm for AI among Asian enterprises. Among respondents, 90% describe their organization as optimistic about adopting AI. 

Philippine enterprises are among the region’s AI optimists: 91% hold a positive attitude toward AI adoption, including 57% who are “very positive,” actively exploring or implementing AI. This ambition rests on a solid cloud foundation, with 74% having migrated all or most of their IT infrastructure to the cloud. Reflecting a growth-first mentality, local businesses treat AI as a growth engine rather than a cost-cutting tool: driving innovation and new business opportunities (68%) leads their strategic objectives — ahead of cost savings and efficiency (54%), customer experience improvement (51%), competitive advantage (50%) and revenue growth potential (39%). Data privacy and security is the top local barrier to broader adoption (51%), ahead of high implementation costs (41%).

OPPO Find X9 Ultra Earns DXOMARK Recognition, Reinforcing Its Mobile Photography Excellence

OPPO's relentless pursuit of imaging innovation continues to earn global recognition as the OPPO Find X9 Ultra achieved an impressive result in DXOMARK's smartphone camera rankings, underscoring its excellence in mobile photography. The independent evaluation highlights the Find X9 Ultra's ability to consistently deliver exceptional image quality across a wide range of everyday shooting scenarios.

DXOMARK's assessment recognized the Find X9 Ultra for its outstanding balance of photo and video performance, praising its natural color reproduction, wide dynamic range, impressive detail retention, and versatile zoom capabilities. Together, these strengths enable users to confidently capture everything from sweeping landscapes and portraits to distant subjects and low-light scenes with professional-looking results.

Mini Made for More: TechLife launches the new Pad Mini for everyday carry at ₱9,999

Small enough to fit in your palm. Powerful enough for every day.

Some of the best things come in small packages, and the new TechLife Pad Mini is proof. With Mini Made for More at its core, the device brings together the portability of a compact tablet and the performance to keep up with everyday routines. Small enough to slip into an everyday bag yet powerful enough for work, entertainment, creativity, and everything in between, it empowers users to do more without carrying more. 

For people who are always on the move, the TechLife Pad Mini features an 8-inch LCD Display that’s perfect for catching up on their favorite series during the morning commute, getting work done at a coffee shop, reading an e-book at the airport, or unwinding with a few chapters before bed. Powered by the MediaTek Helio G80 Processor, with up to 8GB Dynamic RAM and 64GB Storage, it keeps everyday tasks running smoothly, making multitasking easier wherever the day takes them.  

Jobstreet by SEEK and DITO BizBayan join forces to champion Filipino MSMEs

(second from right) Dannah Majarocon, Managing Director of Jobstreet by SEEK Philippines, joins the DITO BizBayani Awards in recognizing and empowering Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Leading online job platform Jobstreet by SEEK enters a strategic partnership with DITO BizBayan through the ongoing DITO BizBayani Awards, reinforcing their shared commitment to empowering Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

The partnership aims to help MSMEs build stronger, more empowering workplaces that attract, develop, and retain talent. Beyond fostering people-first cultures, the partnership seeks to create more job opportunities by equipping small businesses with the tools and support they need to grow sustainably. Jobstreet by SEEK and DITO BizBayan are helping local enterprises scale with confidence, driving employment growth and opening more quality career opportunities across the country.