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PayMaya enables cashless payments for taxi rides with ‘hirna’

Soon, users of the hirna ride-hailing app currently available in the cities of Davao, Iloilo, Butuan, and Bacolod can book rides and...

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APPS

Globe partners with Philippine Red Cross to support rapid COVID-19 response app

RC143 is a contact tracing mobile app created by Red Cross that can help medical frontliners identify possible patients and help users...

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APPS

PayMaya launches ‘Negosyo’ app for MSMEs and entrepreneurs to accept QR, online payments

PayMaya unveiled its latest mobile payment innovation – the all-new PayMaya Negosyo app, which allows merchants to easily and quickly accept QR...

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APPS

Red Cross 143 contact tracing app gets data-free usage for Smart subs

The app will be a great force-multiplier for the Philippine Red Cross's first responders in our active monitoring and efforts to assist...

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Android

SAMSUNG 321 app now comes with COVID-19 hotlines

A dedicated COVID-19 emergency button now displays the DOH and Red Cross' COVID-19 hotlines. Contacts for DOH, PNP and the Philippine Red...

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HEADLINES

Privacy worries prevent use of social media account for signing up for apps

People find it convenient to use Facebook or other social media accounts to sign up for most new apps and services, but...

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Android

Bigo Live celebrates 4th anniversary

The platform has experienced huge growth in its user base and streaming activity with an average of 23.1 million Monthly Active Users...

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Android

Mediatech startup Kumu raises $5m Series A funding round from Openspace Ventures, Phl conglomerates

Investors include Kickstart Ventures, ABS-CBN, Gobi-Core Philippine Fund, Summit Media, and Foxmont Capital Partners. The funding round comes at a time when...

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APPS

Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology

Apple and Google will be launching a comprehensive solution that includes application programming interfaces (APIs) and operating system-level technology to assist in...