‘Habal-habal’ may go mobile in Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/18/2017

CEBU City residents may soon be able to hail motorcyles-for-hire or habal-habal drivers through their cell phones. Despite a warning from an official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), the Cebu City government is…

Smart’s Batibot mobile app nominated for GSMA award

01/31/2017

The Batibot mobile application co-developed by Smart Communications was recently shortlisted for the Best Mobile Innovation for Education or Learning citation of the prestigious Global Mobile Awards. The digital version of the Filipino children’s show is the…

Female visitor arrested for trying to sneak in mobile phone in Mandaue City Jail

Doris C. Bongcac 01/28/2017

    CEBU CITY—A female visitor was arrested on Saturday morning after she was caught attempting to sneak in a mobile phone inside the Mandaue City Jail. Thelma Jopia, 50, wrapped the cellular phone on her left…

Digital fasting

Radel Paredes 01/14/2017

As I write this on a Saturday, my mobile phone strangely shows no signal. This came after we got a text from the network last night that it will be shutting down for the weekend, starting today.…

Smart Public Advisory on the Cebu Sinulog Celebration

PR 01/13/2017

In the interest of public safety and security, and upon the instructions of the National Telecommunications Commission and the Philippine National Police, we are temporarily shutting down mobile phone services of Smart, TNT, and Sun in Cebu…

Reliable charging with CLIC Magnetic Chargers

Maurice Jitty Villaester 12/14/2016

PEOPLE nowadays are considered to be digital nomads. Lives revolve around social media. Businesses connect through the internet. Indeed, mobile phones are one of our most convenient partners in keeping up with our day to day life.…

Silkair launches new mobile app and exclusive launch fares

PR 10/12/2016

SILKAIR, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, has launched a new mobile app which offers travelers greater travel convenience from booking to boarding. Designed to be fast and intuitive, the mobile app aims to provide users with…

Smart’s program gets int’l nod

PR 10/05/2016

Telco included in Fortune magazine’s ‘Change the World’ list When engineer Angelique Caritan was still a college student in Mindanao, she underwent a technology training conducted for free by engineers of mobile leader Smart Communications. The training…

Telco’s future lies in data, Internet-based networks

Marites Villamor Ilano 09/03/2015

Report: Mobile devices are entertainment tools in digital lifestyle More people are shifting from the traditional voice to wireless, Internet-based telecommunications services as the world enters a digital lifestyle era, a new report by Canada-based global telecom…

Shopcast app helps find best areas for Mayweather-Pacquiao pay-per-view

PR 04/30/2015

Where to watch the Mayweather-vs-Pacquiao bout live on pay-per view? Shopcast, a Cebu-based start-up launched a free service app that would help Cebuanos look for the nearest and best Mayweather-Pacquiao Live on Pay-Per View offers in their…

Smart Communications introduces LTE-A

Marian Z. Codilla 09/12/2014

Smart Communications Inc. introduced its Long-Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) during the Asian Carriers Conference at Shangri-La Mactan which drew 1,500 delegates from telecom firms around the world last Thursday. Patrick Belicena, who heads Smart Communications Inc.’s network services…

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