Top five global brand Vivo forges an exciting partnership with Smart Communications

(L-R) Gerard Milan, Smart Prepaid brand marketing head,
Miriam Choa, Smart Prepaid marketing head, Hazel Bascon,
Vivo Philippines vice president and head of sales, and Annie Lim,
Vivo Philippines brand director sign the contract finalizing their partnership. 

With a vision of providing the optimum smartphone experience for Filipino consumers, Vivo Mobile Tech Inc., top five premium global smartphone brand1, inked a partnership with Smart Communications, Inc., the country’s leading wireless services provider, last March 22 at the PLDT Ramon Cojuangco Building in Makati City.

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" Now the No.1 Movie of All-Time in PH, Surpasses Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War"

The retelling of a classic fairytale has now rewritten the record books!  Disney's live-action “Beauty and the Beast” is now officially the biggest-grossing movie ever released in the Philippines. 

The romantic, fantasy musical posted a cumulative gross of a jolting P667.46-M yesterday, its 27th day of release, and effectively overtaking Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” as the No.1 movie of all-time in the country. 

New "Baby Driver" Trailer Cranks Up the Volume

The new, music-filled international trailer of Columbia Pictures’ Baby Driver, the much anticipated action comedy from acclaimed director Edgar Wright, has just been revealed by the studio.

The film stars  Ansel Elgort as Baby, a getaway driver who suffers from a hearing impairment that requires him to listen to music in order to drown out the humming noise.

View the trailer at http://youtu.be/5DO3B6gDLXw and watch Baby Driver in Philippine cinemas soon.

"The Mummy" Unveils New Tom Cruise-Centric Poster

Universal Pictures has just unveiled the new poster art for its epic action-adventure The Mummy, showing Tom Cruise's character with the titular female mummy (Sofia Boutella) looming in the background.

Check out the one-sheet art below and watch The Mummy when it rises in Philippine cinemas on June 7, 2017.

In The Mummy, thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.

THE GLORY OF SACRIFICE: How The Ancient Warriors Proved Their Worth

Spartan army were considered to be the greatest warriors of all time. They were the most feared military forces during the 6th – 4th century B.C.  Sparta was a military powerhouse and their soldiers’ skills in warfare were unmatchable.

To achieve their prestigious title which is celebrated until today, these warriors had to go through the roughest training one could imagine. During the reign of the Spartan warriors, every boy born was screened by their elders to know if he could be a member of the elite army. These babies were examined physically, any baby considered weak was left to die. Those infants who passed the inspection were raised in tough love, ignored when they cried, raised not to fear the dark, and were bathed in wine instead of water.

"Fast" Crew Tries to Bring Home Rogue Leader in "Furious 8"

For Fast & Furious 8, the first chapter of Universal Pictures’ record-smashing homegrown franchise’s final trilogy, Vin Diesel as the newly rogue Dominic Toretto is joined by a returning all-star cast.

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges returns as Tej, brilliant tech-tactician and automotive mechanic extraordinaire. Revisiting a character every two years is a luxury that many actors do not get in the film business but for Chris “Ludacris” Bridges who marks his fifth turn as the automotive and tech tactician Tej, it’s a welcome sign when Morgan’s newest script shows up. Gone is the afro and garage coveralls Tej sported when he made his debut as a hustler in Miami’s illegal racing circuit in 2 Fast 2 Furious. These days he’s upgraded his wardrobe, toys and tools of the trade with the best that money can buy.

Thor Enters Battle Arena in Official "Thor: Ragnarok" Teaser Trailer

Watch Thor go up against an old friend in the first official teaser trailer for Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok at http://youtu.be/v7MGUNV8MxU.

Directed by Taika Waititi from a script by Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost and Stephany Folsom and Eric Pearson, Thor: Ragnarok picks up after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron.

In Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela (Cate Blanchett). But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo).

Vivo remains top five global brand in a ‘roller coaster year’ for smartphones

With premium-quality smartphones and efficient service,
Vivo Mobile Tech, Inc. has continuously satisfied smartphone enthusiasts,
earning the title as the top five global brand for five consecutive quarters now. 

Vivo Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. has once again retained its spot as the top five premium global smartphone brand1 in the world, a title it has held for five consecutive quarters.

This is according to the latest figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, which provides detailed and timely information on total mobile phone and smartphone markets worldwide.

Data from IDC found that 2016 was a roller-coaster year for the smartphone market, with a total of 1.47 billion units sold—the highest year of shipments on record—yet up only 2.3% from the 1.44 billion units shipped in 2015.

Lifestyle Network’s Episode 8 of “Cooking Hawaiian Style” Features the Music of Kawika Kahiapo and the Magical Flavors of “Char Siu”

When Lifestyle Network announced its delicious addition of “Cooking Hawaiian Style” to its programming line-up in 2015, celebrity entertainer and show host Lanai Tabura, a native from Lana’i, Hawaii and part of the Aloha Plate Team that won the Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” in 2013, was overjoyed.

“Our whole goal is to share with the world our amazing and versatile food from Hawaii,” said Tabura at the show’s kick-off. “The simplicity of the recipes is complemented by the complexity of flavors made rich by a melting pot of many cultures since the plantation days. ‘Cooking Hawaiian Style’ is a 30-minute show of pure aloha.”

Back to play the iconic rebel Dominic Toretto himself, Vin Diesel knew exactly what he wanted to accomplish for Universal Pictures' Fast & Furious 8, the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time, and the first instalment of the planned final trilogy.

(Watch the featurette Dom & Letty's Love Story at http://youtu.be/dHAjQkBxpOM.)

“I only wanted to continue the saga if we were going to collectively make the best final trilogy for ourselves, for the legacy of our brother Paul, and for Universal, who’s been so supportive over the years,” says Diesel. “With Furious 7, our focus was to not only make the best film in the saga but to honor what it has represented for almost two decades. The key to this next chapter is to challenge those core themes that have endured, and to do it in a way that is compelling but still entertaining.”