Globe showcases potential of latest 5G technology with successful Live Demo

Leading digital solutions platform Globe has successfully tested 5G Standalone technology in various applications, showcasing its huge potential to transform business operations and improve efficiency, performance, and flexibility.

5G Standalone offers a wide range of benefits, including faster download and upload speeds, better connectivity, and the ability to support new and emerging technologies such as the Internet of things (IoT), virtual reality, and augmented reality.

5G Standalone relies exclusively on 5G connectivity, an upgrade to 5G Non-Standalone, which still uses the 4G/LTE network.

Catch Prisoner of the Prophet, The Price of Glee and More on Discovery+ This January!

discovery+ is kicking off the year with an exciting line-up of shows that Filipinos can enjoy exclusively on the app. Discover the story of a polygamist cult in the Prisoner of the Prophet. Find out what was and what has become of the happiest show on television in The Price of Glee. Dig into treasure in Gold, Lies & Videotape, and discover what is reel and real in the dark world of Hollywood on Death by Fame.

Gold, Lies & Videotape – Stream now

The story of the gold of Victorio Peak has haunted the Noss family for decades. An epic, multi generation opus of discovery, greed, lies, conspiracy and betrayal. As the battle for the Peak intensifies, so does the web of deceit and mystery, reaching the highest levels of government. This isn’t a treasure story - it’s a puzzle with a million pieces, one that makes you wonder whom to trust, what’s real and what really happened.

Upgrade your 2023 lifestyle with these must-have tech items

From smartphones to home items, Xiaomi has the gadgets you’ll need to start the new year right

The new year calls for new tech gadgets and upgrades that can meet the demands of work, school, and just daily life in general. With so many devices on the market right now, it’s important to find ones that are multifunctional and can last a long time.

This is where Xiaomi products come in. The brand is known for its diverse line of smartphones and smart AIoT home products that can fit everyone’s lifestyles. So, if you’re on the hunt for new gadgets that make your everyday more convenient, here are must-haves for your shopping list to kickstart 2023:

Student-friendly phones

ATEEZ conquers global charts with new EP ‘SPIN OFF : FROM THE WITNESS’

South Korean boyband ATEEZ continues to dominate several global music charts with the release of their new EP, ‘SPIN OFF : FROM THE WITNESS’. The eight-member pop group’s latest release debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in several major music markets worldwide, including South Korea, USA, Italy, Sweden, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and more.

The pirate kings of the K-pop high seas are starting the year right with one of the most exciting new ‘single albums’ from Sony Music Entertainment Korea so far, taking comprehensive musical storytelling one step further with the release of a spin off that recount their tales through a third-person witness account. In this extended universe, a new perspective is explored, with more questions than answers given through the cinematic trailers and powerful delivery  of their new tracks.

Oscar-Winner Damien Chazelle Explores Early Hollywood in "Babylon"

Academy Award-winner Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) is taking things to a whole new level. Go behind the scenes and experience the movie magic of Babylon in a newly released featurette about the director.

Watch the film’s “Damien Chazelle” featurette at https://youtu.be/IdLdRK5XyC8

From Damien Chazelle, Babylon is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo and Li Jun Li. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood. 

Maya builds more ‘digi-palengke’ in Central Visayas

Maya, the country’s all-in-one digital banking and money app, is making cashless transactions a lot easier in public markets nationwide with the rollout of the Paleng-QR initiative in Central Visayas, starting with Bohol province.

Maya has transformed Bohol’s Tagbilaran City Public Market into adigi-palengkein today’s ceremonies led by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and Tagbilaran City Mayor Jane Yap.

The Paleng-QR Ph initiative is spearheaded by the BSP and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and it aims to empower the City Government of Tagbilaran to help public market vendors and tricycle drivers accept cashless payments from any customer via the QR Ph, the country’s standard for QR payments.

“Small merchants and Filipino consumers are not only enjoying a hassle-free payment experience for their everyday transactions with Maya QR but also creating a financial footprint that allows them to access more advanced banking services offered by Maya,” said Mar Lazaro, Maya’s Head of Enterprise Business.

"Magic Mike's Last Dance" Official Posters Reveal the Final Tease

Christmas came early. Check out the official posters for Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” – only in theaters across the Philippines in 2023.

Watch the film’s trailer at https://youtu.be/MRVXQeGjCMs

About “Magic Mike’s Last Dance”

Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes the third installment of the blockbuster “Magic Mike” film franchise, the musical comedy “Magic Mike’s Last Dance.”  The creative team behind the first film “Magic Mike,” which garnered praise from critics and audiences alike, has reunited to create the magic again in “Magic Mike’s Last Dance”: Channing Tatum reprises his role as Mike Lane and Steven Soderbergh returns to the helm with a script from Reid Carolin, who also wrote the first two films.  And starring alongside Tatum is Salma Hayek Pinault (“House of Gucci,” “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard”).

The Official Soundtrack to Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody feature star-studded remixes and originals

The 35-song compilation also contains rare, reimagined versions of ‘Don’t Cry For Me”

Ahead of the January 8 theatrical release of TriStar Pictures’ Whitney Houston biopic, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, RCA Records and Sony Music Entertainment has dropped the official 35-song soundtrack, serving as a musical memoir of the cinematic voyage. Listen here.

“This totally unique soundtrack album brings many of Whitney’s classics into 2023 and beyond. Contemporary, current and often scorching, if you love Whitney’s music, you must own this album,” says Clive Davis.

Featuring music spanning two decades of Houston’s legendary career, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) includes nearly two hours of remixed and original versions of Whitney Houston songs, with special guest features by BeBe Winans, Clean Bandit, Kygo, Lucky Daye, SG Lewis, Samaria, Jax Jones, Leikeli47, P2J, Oxlade, Pheelz, and more.

GoTyme Bank Wins Innovation Award from Visa

Their uniqueness and first-to-market initiatives paid off in more ways than one.

GoTyme Bank was recently honored for its excellence in the field and efforts to expand Visa's payment services in the Philippines in 2022. 

The award for "Best Innovation of Card Acquisition" was bestowed to GoTyme Bank in recognition of its milestones in innovation and performance that stem from its high standard of client-first mentality, which made all its transactions and processes smooth and easy for clients. Such an award from Visa is no easy feat and is undoubtedly held in high regard, making this one of GoTyme Bank’s biggest wins of the year.

Music, Costume Design of "Babylon" Take Spotlight in New Featurettes

Paramount Pictures has just shared behind-the-scenes featurettes about the costume design and original score of the eagerly anticipated Babylon, in theaters across the Philippines starting February 1st.  

Step into the wardrobe of Babylon with costume designer Mary Zophres, and listen to a score for the ages from Academy Award winner Justin Hurwitz, composer of the original soundtrack.

Costume Featurette: https://youtu.be/cPFAHU8Z6EA

Scoring Featurette: https://youtu.be/z3Olw9Qb9vc