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Taiwan Excellence eSports Cup to showcase top gaming brands

As the Philippines continues to grow into a viable gaming and eSports market, Taiwan’s ICT industry further strengthens its support for local eSports athletes and enthusiasts by introducing its most advanced technologies and powerful devices to the country. The 2019 Taiwan Excellence eSports Cup will be held October 4-6, 2019, at the SM City North EDSA The Block Atrium in Quezon City. Guests and visitors will be able to experience the thrill of eSports action from both the battle arena as well as the sidelines. The event will showcase a lineup of Taiwan’s best gaming brands and their products, alongside an exhilarating showdown between the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and League of Legends (LoL) teams. Organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), partners Asus Republic of Gamers, Aorus, AVerMedia, In-Win, Kingmax, Transcend, XPG, Team Group, Zadak, G.Skill, and Zyxel, this three-day grand event will feature s

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Linksys MR8300 Tri-Band Gaming Mesh WiFi Router now in PH

Mobile gaming and the consumption of 4K streaming content are taking Asia-Pacific by storm these days. As a matter of fact, the region accounts for an impressive 47% share of the global mobile gaming market and is set to generate over USD 72.2 billion by the end of 2019. Addressing the continuously growing consumer demand for a more seamless mobile gaming and 4K entertainment experience at home, Linksys, now the connected home division within the newly merged Belkin International and Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) entry, is bringing to the Philippines the Linksys MR8300 Tri-Band Gaming Mesh WiFi Router. A high-performance router, the MR8300 is designed to deliver up to 2.2Gbps of superior speed by harnessing a 716MHz quad-core processor that improves overall network performance for faster wired, wireless, and WAN to LAN connection speeds. With these specifications, the router is ideal for home applications like 4K entertainment and peak mobile gaming, both of which require mas

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Samsung Galaxy A Series gets updated with A10s, A20s, A30s, and A50s

Broadening its array of midrange smartphones, Samsung is bringing to the Philippines its updated range of Galaxy A Series. Adding excitement to the launch of the new lineup, Samsung patrons may now preorder the Galaxy A50s bundled with a free Galaxy Fit e fitness tracker or a PhP 1,500 store voucher.  The Galaxy A50s available for preorder comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage priced at PhP 18,990. Interested buyers may choose these three color schemes: Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Green, and Prism Crush White. The other configuration of the A50s comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage priced at PhP 15,990.  Completing the updated range of Galaxy A Series smartphones, Samsung Philippines also revealed the other new members of the lineup, namely the Galaxy A10s with 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM at PhP 6,990, Galaxy A20s with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM at PhP 9,990, and the Galaxy A30s with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM at PhP 12,990. For those who are interested in preordering the Galaxy A50

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Huawei nova 5T preorder set sold-out, phone to hit stores on 14th

Hot on the heels of the launch of the new Huawei nova 5T in the Philippines, Huawei just reached another milestone with the sold-out announcement of the preorder bundle of the new smartphone. The preorder bundle comes with a couple of great freebies like a pair of Huawei Surround Speakers worth PhP 1,990 and a free year of streaming on iFlix worth PhP 1,308. Equipped with a quad-camera system that includes a 48-megapixel HD lens and a 16-megapixel ultrawide angle lens, the shooting performance on a nova phone with the 5T has never been better. The 32-megapixel hole-punch front camera delivers super-detailed selfies in low-lit areas and scenarios. Performance-wise, the nova 5T gets a huge boost of power with the Kirin 980 chipset, seen on flagships like the P30 Pro. Coupled with 128GB ROM, 8GB RAM, and GPU Turbo 3.0, there’s no waiting around when opening and switching between apps, even with graphics-intensive gaming thrown into the mix. Being a nova phone, style is the 5T’s most pr

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There's opportunity in underserved broadband market - Converge ICT

With a vast population that is expected to hit 109 million by the end of 2019, the Philippines consists of more than 20 million households. However, less than four million of these are connected to the Internet through broadband, most of which are still relying on a copper cable system. While telco giants Globe Telecom and Smart Communications address the deficiency through mobile Internet, consumers are still experiencing network congestion as there are only around 16,500 cell sites available to serve the country’s more than 115 million mobile phone subscribers. The country needs at least 100,000 cell sites so that subscribers could get better mobile service. Helping in addressing the communications infrastructure and connection problems in the country, Converge ICT, a service provider of various IT products and solutions, is rolling out to consumers a fast broadband service based on pure fiber technology. The company now has more than 200,000 subscribers. Taking into account that

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SM Supermalls celebrates #SMCyberMonth2019 this August!

Join SM Supermalls at any of its 72 malls across the Philippines as it celebrates the Cyber Month this August! Whether you are a technology enthusiast, gamer or just a mallgoer, you will be treated to a shower of updates on gadgets trends, exclusive deals, and gaming events when you take part in this month-long celebration. Welcoming #SMCyberMonth2019, a kickoff event was recently staged at the Cyberzone activity area of SM City North EDSA in Quezon City where lucky mall visitors got a chance to bring home exciting prizes during the program from event sponsors Kumu, Philips, Predator, Smart, and Vivo. Amplifying the excitement brought about by the Cyber Month celebration, SM Supermalls has prepared a multitude of activities for the entire month of August. Planning to buy a new smartphone or upgrade your gaming rig? Avail of the special offerings and bundles on select items with the Great Gadget Deals where buyers can score up to 50% discount from select participating stores of SM Cy

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ASUS hypes up ROG store opening at Gilmore with new promo

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) will reward buyers at the newly-opened Gilmore concept store in Quezon City with the best ROG merchandise and up to a Nintendo Switch gaming console. Named Power Pack Promo, ROG will boost gamers with more power to win in style! The promotion will run from until August 14, 2019. For select ROG products, gamers can get a specific ROG item or premium gaming device/accessory. For the first five ROG Strix DIY PC buyers, ROG will bundle it with a Gundam Red Astray Frame Gunpla to act as the rigs guardian. For the first complete ROG high-end buyer, ROG will reward the lucky customer with a Free Nintendo Switch with two regular titles. Full details are provided below. To claim the item, customers must register their purchased product inside the store at http://ph.rog.gg/rog_gilmore. After successfully registering, the customer will instantly get the bundled minor item. ROG PNK jacket, Gundam Red Astray, and Nintendo Switch will be delivered by the ROG team.

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Lenovo intros 2019 models of Legion, IdeaPad, and Yoga PCs

Lenovo recently introduced its 2019 lineup of PCs catering to the needs of every user. Gaming laptops and peripherals Starting off with the Legion, the company's gaming line, Lenovo unveiled the Legion Y740 powered by NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 2060 GPU and Intel's 9th Generation Core i7-9750H CPU. Wrapped in an all-aluminum chassis with a thin bezel, the Y740 breaks the convention of what gaming laptops look like with its sleek design. It is available for PhP 119,995. Another gaming laptop, the IdeaPad L340 suits best for those who are on the lookout for their first gaming PC. Available with either an Intel Core i7 with 128GB SSD (PhP 59,995) or an Intel Core i5 (PhP 49,995), the IdeaPad L340 is one of the most affordable gaming laptops out in the market equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU. Gamers have more options with variants of the Legion Y540 are in the lineup, one them equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with 6GB VRAM, 1TB SSD storage, 16GB RAM, and an Intel Core

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Start up your passion with HP Pavilion x360 convertible laptop

Gen Z’s and young millennials are so passionate about expressing their individuality and making the world a better place that most of them dream of owning startup companies. This generation of socially-responsible individuals is also known for working on things that add meaning and purpose and for giving back to society. But apart from having the passion to make a difference in the world by expressing their individuality, these fired-up individuals also need a powerful tool that can truly improve their talents and enable them to learn new skills, to ultimately turn their ideas into reality. At the Start Up Your Passion event at the Start Up Village in Makati City, HP Philippines took some of the country’s tech, lifestyle, and entrepreneurship bloggers for a knowledge sharing session on nurturing passion to success, as it introduced them to the HP Pavilion x360. Powered by an Intel Core i7 processor, the Pavilion x360 is HP’s latest flagship laptop that features the latest technology

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MSI welcomes airing of Discovery esports TV special in PH

MSI recently brought the excitement of its partnership with Discovery Channel by staging an exclusive event held at the 55 Events Place in Quezon City. MSI has partnered with Discovery to celebrate the rise of eSports as a legitimate revenue-generating industry that brings millions of people together across the world, including the Philippines. In connection with the partnership, Discovery is airing a TV special titled Esports: The Rise of the New King. The event was graced by some of the country’s most-followed social media influencers, media representatives, leading store dealers, and MSI’s valued partners in the tech and gaming industry topbilled by AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA. The attendees were treated to a lot of surprises, raffle prizes, a sumptuous buffet dinner, and, of course, a ton of new information about the esports industry and the latest offerings of MSI and its partners, including an 8-minute sneak peek of the TV special. A replay telecast is set to be aired on August 3, 20

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