GCash is now available as a payment method for the App Store and other Apple services in the Philippines

GCash is now available as a payment method for Apple services in the Philippines. Customers can use their GCash account to pay for App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV app, and iTunes Store purchases, iCloud storage and more.

The addition of GCash as an Apple ID payment method offers a new way to pay for Apple services without needing a credit card and still allows for easy, one-tap purchasing from all Apple devices. GCash does not share your account information with Apple, making it simple and private.

Customers can manage their Apple ID payment information in Settings on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, or on their Mac or PC.

For more information on how to add GCash as a payment method, please visit https://www.gcash.com/apple-services and http://www.wearegcash.com/.

To Link GCash to your Apple ID now, please click here.

Super Mario Run Now Available On Android!

After it was first announced at the launch of the iPhone 7, I was more excited for the launch of the newest mario gaming app called SUPER MARIO RUN. Basically it is the super mario world in continuous running across the world as he again (and again) saves peach from being kidnapped by Boswer (Koopa). 

It was initially available for iOS users, which made me sad since my iPhone had some problems. Rather, I found a posting on the Play store to sign up for the Super Manio Run sign up for updates. I quickly signed up though I knew it will take some time for its official release.

Pokemon Go Is Here! But Don't Celebrate Yet!

We were welcomed with such great news that Pokemon Go is now available on mobile. The roll-out has been long awaited by fans (like me) which grew up with the Pokemon battle/capture games which paved the way for the best selling games for Nintendo.

Along with the anticipation for Pokemon Sun and Moon which also be released this year, Pokemon Go which will rely on augmented reality for an experience of being an explorer that will lead to encounters with Pokemon that will appear in certain areas. And like a Pokemon trainer, you will have to catch, battle, trade and actually walk and explore the vicinity (and beyond) just to catch'em.

Profil Holidays Launches Mobile App For Filipino Travelers

Profil Holidays, one of the country’s leading travel and tour companies, continues to be a pioneer by setting another milestone, this time, through the introduction of Travel Scout, the newest multi-functional app designed to help enrich the journey of all travel enthusiasts.

Travel Scout currently has eight features. It offers a currency converter, multi-city weather forecast, travel guide, expense calculator, world clock, pack list, travel log, and an automatic alarm that syncs to your phone’s calendar to make travels hassle-free. This app is built around the desire to reduce the need to download multiple apps by providing travelers with the ease of having every possible travel must-haves in one single app.  

“We are always in the lookout to offer something new to our partners and Clients. Travel Scout is a result of our product innovation after studying the different travel behaviors of our Clients. This app will also provide us a better insight of the traveler’s overall experience, which is vital to help us improve our packages based on their needs and what’s best for them. After all, it’s always about providing the best experience,” shares Rosanna Inciong, General Manager of Profil Holidays

HOOQ List: Take your favorite shows anywhere with you this long weekend

Whether you are waiting for your flight, lying by the beach or enjoying a staycation, HOOQ is here to help you make the most out of the two long weekends this August. 

Here are five hacks to make the most of HOOQ’s 30,000 hours of Hollywood and Pinoy entertainment.

1.   Share movies with your family. Why don’t you bond with the entire family through a superhero marathon?

How Allphones Philippines changes the mobile retail mindset

How did Allphones, a newcomer and a dark horse in the mobile phone retail sector back in late 2013, expand to sixty-two stores across the country in less than six months? It is a phenomenal growth that teaches lessons on how to find one’s place and achieve success in a very competitive market. Essentially, Allphones became the game changer that offers a leveled-up mobile phone retail experience—more fun, more high-tech, more convenient, and more affordability with value-for-money.

Viber Releases New design For iPhone and Comes To Blackberry 10 For The First Time

Popular Messaging And Voice App Viber Unveils Version 4.2 For iPhone With A Redesigned Look, A Bevy Of Feature Updates, And Long Awaited BlackBerry 10 App Viber, (www.viber.com) the leading mobile communications platform offering free messaging and HD-quality phone calls, announced today the release of its redesigned iPhone app that is designed for iOS 7, bringing multiple enhancements to iPhone users. The company has simultaneously released a new mobile app for BlackBerry 10, bringing Viber to BlackBerry’s latest OS with many of the most popular Viber features for the first time.

KakaoTalk Invades UST

The home of the growling tigers, University of Santo Tomas, has become one of the stops of the free call and messaging app KakaoTalk on its university tour which brought great news and promos to the students.

KakaoTalk has set up a booth and free wifi were students can register and download the app and are treated with snacks upon successful download and activation. Users have the chance to win limited edition KakaoTalk Friends Dolls of the characters such as Tube, Apeach, Frodo and Muji. They also shared their latest contest the KakaoTalk Ambassador which students can win prizes by being a active and influential KakaoTalk starter in their area.

KakaoTalk Kaka-Wow Facebook Photo Contest Final Week!

KakaoTalk fans! Kakao-Wow Facebook photo contest week 4 is on! And for the final week, the theme is still Kakao-excite. 

You may submit photos that reflect the message of meaningful celebration of Christmas or the essence of Christmas continues. Here's the full contest Mechanics:

Each week, there is a theme or caption for the photos to be submitted. Participants must follow @KakaoTalkPH on Twitter, like the KakaoTalkPH official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/KakaoTalkPH) and then submit photos (upload on KakaoTalkPH FB Page Wall) that will best express the theme / caption of the week. The participants may be the subject of the photo but they can also submit pictures that they took and own. 

By entering the photo, the participant / contestant declares and guarantees that the picture submitted is his or her property. He or she will be solely liable for the legal implications for the violation of copyright law. 

Laureen Uy Launches Her Own App!

Laureen Uy, fashion icon, blogger, and techie is indeed the new face of fashion and innovation. Being exposed in both fields is somethings that  one can also achieve but quite difficult to stand up in the crowd. And with more and more fashion blogs emerging, Laureen finds something that she would revolutionize the fashion/online community in the Philippines. 

Recently launched with her technical team, fashion and lifestyle bloggers and online media, Laureen makes sure that her new venture is something that many readers would enjoy in the convenience of their mobile devices.

As part of Laureen’s third year in commitment to her readers and being one of the country’s influential bloggers, everyone can now experience fully optimized platform for fashion and technology combined. The BMS mobile application is now available for free on the Apple iTunes store. 

Chat Application Showdown - WeChat KakaoTalk and Line

Chat Apps (application) has been a new level of communication between friends and new acquaintances. And with their multiple features, makes chatting or calling more fun and interesting. Trying out three of the major Chat Applications namely WeChat, KakaoTalk (Korea), and Line (NHN Korea) has entered the Philippine market and now is competing for a share of the social-loving Filipinos.

First let us take a quick look at these applications and how do they fare against each other.

KakaoTalk Is Now Here In the Philippines!

With a growing number of call and messaging apps out in the market, competition is heating up. And today, KakaoTalk, Korea’s no. 1 mobile social app, launches in the Philippines which is endorsed by Philippines’ pop princess Sarah Geronimo and Korea’s phenomenal boy band Big Bang.

Having a localized approach of the app proved to be successful as people can actually relate their experience with local celebrities. And KakaoTalk went with the very influential and talented  popstar Sarah Geronimo.

Gadget X: Time of Tablets

The dawn of tablets has begun and there is a significant demand for tablets compared to netbooks or laptops due to its convenience and functionality that can replace the use of bulky laptop. To think that back in the day, we look at them as the best computer ever and nothing can get any better than them. Well it is now a myth and see that things change very quickly. Thus computing and function has gone up another level.

If you can recall that even though that tablets were in existence yet their popularity was not that big but it all changed with the emergence of the iPad. And the era of the smartphone was also starting its dawn with the iPhone and Android phones. It became another option for people to choose and first thought it would be more of a blown up version of their phones. But even with similar features on both platforms, there are actually characteristics that sets them apart. 

Firefox Phone In The Flesh

In the world of Androids, iOS, and Blackberries, you would think that there wont be another OS brave enough to venture to the waging mobile OS war which is taking the world. Firefox OS is also here and I have seen it in the flesh for the first time. 

Indeed there are just test devices for the Firefox OS device like this one which I tried for the first time via my tech friend who is Firefox evangelist. The Firefox OS is very similar with android but with a more simpler interface which takes up less memory and of course less energy thus extending battery life. The apps works with ease but I have look forward when the memory is maxed out.