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OPPO AndesBrain Data Center boosts the company’s AI and high-performance computing

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We recently visited OPPO’s large-scale data center, the OPPO AndesBrain (Binhaiwan Bay) IDC. They’ve created a large data center in response to the growing demand for data storage, AI, and high-performance computing.

The data center began construction in January 2020. It was designed to facilitate large-scale data processing and support OPPO’s hardware and software engineering. With hundreds of millions of ColorOS monthly active users worldwide, the data center provides the necessary computing power and bandwidth. Some of the processes that were done here helps in their cloud and also in their app store.

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The data center also performs AI tasks and develops AI solutions which is getting more essential these days in where is growing day by day. This provides strong computing power, enabling OPPO to develop and create more innovative products.

The OPPO AndesBrain (Binhaiwan Bay) IDC showcases the company’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions by integrating infrastructure and business innovations. The data center uses a rainwater harvesting system for cooling circulation and has adopted immersion cooling instead of air cooling for high-performance GPU server clusters.

We’ve also had a close look at their server rooms and we were amaze to see their air-cooled servers and also their more efficient water-cooled servers. They were able to optimized the hot air that is being pushed from the powerful servers to have a more efficient and greener energy in their data center.

VIP Golf now open at MET Live Pasay City

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Golfing Brothers Inc. proudly unveiled VIP Golf, a state-of-the-art, all-in-one golfing destination catering to families, friends, colleagues, and golf enthusiasts in Pasay City.

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VIP Golf offers a comprehensive golfing experience suitable for all ages and skill levels. The venue features an open bay area and luxurious VIP rooms, creating the stage for an extraordinary golfing encounter in the heart of Pasay City.

Simon Tan, Director of VIP Golf, emphasized, “This is not your ordinary facility, nor an ordinary experience, but your journey to a high-tech and high-end golf simulation with a 99% accuracy rate.”

Grand Opening Highlights

The grand opening event showcased VIP Golf’s commitment to providing an unparalleled golfing experience for both seasoned enthusiasts and beginners. Attendees explored cutting-edge technology, facilities, and amenities, gaining insight into the brand’s mission to redefine the golfing landscape and experience in the country.

In-house coaches were on hand throughout the event, engaging with attendees and providing instruction on the basics of golf. This approach underscored the brand’s dedication to creating an inclusive environment for individuals at all skill levels.

Inside VIP Golf: What to Expect
  • Open Bay: Equipped with the latest golfing technology, the open bay area allows golfers to refine their skills while enjoying a vibrant view outside MET Live Pasay City for Php1,200 per hour.
  • VIP Rooms: Designed for comfort and luxury, VIP rooms offer an exclusive space for golf enthusiasts to play, entertain, and unwind in style for Php2,400 per hour.
  • Bar & Restaurant: VIP Golf’s bar and restaurant provide a relaxing space for patrons to enjoy finely crafted food and drinks. Operating from 6:00 AM to 3:00 AM, Mondays through Sundays.
  • Free Parking: VIP Golf patrons enjoy the convenience of complimentary parking, ensuring a hassle-free experience.
  • Caddies: VIP Golf’s caddies provide a touch of tradition, offering assistance to enhance the golfing experience.
  • Coaches: In-house professional coaches elevate golf skills, ensuring everyone can learn and enjoy the game fully.
  • Pro Shops: Well-stocked VIP Golf Pro Shops offer a convenient spot for all golfing needs, making it easy for enthusiasts to indulge their passion.

So, visit it now!

Maya spearheads SME digital banking revolution at Cashless Expo 2023

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Maya took center stage at the recently concluded Cashless Expo 2023 to underscore the surging demand among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for advanced digital banking services.

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As a co-presenter of Cashless Expo 2023, organized by GoDigital Pilipinas in collaboration with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maya showcased its commitment to lead the charge in digital banking for both consumers and enterprises.

Meanwhile, Richard Labitag, Maya’s Head of Acceptance and SME, emphasized the eagerness of SMEs for comprehensive digital banking solutions. Labitag stated, “With consumers increasingly adopting digital banking, it’s now time for our SMEs to follow suit. By facilitating digital payment transactions and offering tools like business deposits, we’re simplifying their transition to the digital economy and opening doors to essential financial services like credit.”

From Payments to Digital Banking

Maya has played a pivotal role in the shift towards digital payments, with 42 percent of payment transactions in the Philippines transitioning to digital or e-payments by the end of 2022, according to the 2022 Status of Digital Payments Report by the BSP. Building on this momentum, Maya is also expanding its services to offer integrated digital banking solutions, including payment acceptance, disbursement, business deposits, credit, and money management tools.

Maya Business: A Comprehensive Growth Platform

Maya’s enterprise-focused arm, Maya Business, stands as the country’s premier digital payment processor and acquirer. Offering an all-in-one growth platform for businesses, Maya Business integrates a full spectrum of digital financial services into a single, user-friendly platform. In addition, Maya Business 1-2-3 Grow Bundle further streamlines the onboarding process, provides discounted payment options, offers an attractive 2.5% p.a. business deposit interest rate, and extends accessible credit up to Php2 million.

Maya equipped participating merchants during the expo with QR PH, fostering seamless, secure, and convenient person-to-merchant transactions. Maya’s commitment to the SME community is also further evident in its strategic partnership with PLDT, which powered the event’s high-speed connectivity as a platinum sponsor.

For more information, visit maya.ph and mayabank.ph. Stay connected with Maya on social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok at @mayaiseverything, and Twitter @mayaofficialph.

GTA VI will launch this 2025 for PS5 and Xbox Series S|X, no mention of PC release

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Rockstar Games has confirmed in their press release that their next-generation Grand Theft Auto, GTA VI, will be available to PS5 and Xbox Series S|X only this 2025. Unfortunately, there’s no word regarding PC launch.

The game will be set in the state of Leonida which is a satirical place of Florida. While Vice City will be part of the game, there will more cities expected and areas in the game. This marks the biggest and most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.

Rockstar Games has also released the trailer of the game earlier today.

 

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer released early, aims for a 2025 release

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We’re expecting that the GTA VI trailer will come out later tonight (Philippine time) but since there was a leak on X (Formerly Twitter), Rockstar Games has decided to drop the first trailer of GTA VI earlier today.

The trailer shows us the main protagonist, Lucia but it is expected that we will see a Bonnie and Clyde-theme tandem here in the game. The game is also set at Vice City and it is expected that it will be bigger than ever. Vice City is heavily based on Florida so expect different biomes and areas from Miami and Florida.

Some of the cool stuff that we saw on the trailer includes a shots of social media videos that is probably based on TikTok and there will be alligators as well. As expected, there will be beaches, wetlands and urban cities in the game.

Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to come out this 2025.

Here’s the first look at the leaked renders of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Family

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Samsung is preparing for its launch of the Galaxy S24 lineup, which includes the Galaxy S24 Ultra, S24, and S24 Plus. The official reveal of the Galaxy S24 family is expected at the Galaxy Unpacked event, which was rumored for January 17th next year.

Samsung Galaxy S Philippines

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, the flagship variant of the series, will be available in four different colors: Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, and Titanium Yellow. The base Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ models will also come in similar colors. As suggested by the color names, the frame of the flagship will be made from Titanium, similar to the material used on the new iPhones.

Samsung Galaxy S Philippines

The Galaxy S24 Ultra will sport a 6.8″ QHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. The phone is expected to come with a 12 MP selfie camera and a main camera setup that includes a 12 MP ultra-wide lens, a 200 MP wide lens, and a 50 MP telephoto lens. The device is expected to offer internal storage options of 1 TB, 512 GB, or 256 GB, and will come with 12 GB of RAM. The phone is also expected feature a large 5,000 mAh battery.

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One of the significant changes in the S24 Ultra compared to its predecessor, the S23 Ultra, is the flat screen. This marks a departure from the curved screens seen in previous models. The improved cooling and large battery suggest a longer battery life.

The Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus will share many of the features of the S24 Ultra, including the new flat screen and the Titanium build. However, they will likely have an option for aluminum armor.

Source: Windows Report

Redmi 13C Launches in the Philippines

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Xiaomi has just launched their newest budget smartphone in the market, the Redmi 13C.  The smartphone features a 90Hz display, 50MP triple lens camera, and also a Helio G85 processor inside.

Redmi C Press Release

The Xiaomi Redmi 13C features a 6.74-inch 90Hz display which is decent for a budget smartphone and of course, it comes with a 50MP triple lens camera along with 8MP front-facing camera.

Redmi C Press Release

While the processor of the smartphone is a MediaTek Helio G85 processor and it also comes with 8GB of RAM in addition to another 8GB of memory extension RAM for a total of 16GB RAM. The smartphone also comes with 5000mAh battery and it supports 18W PD Charging.

Redmi C Press

The Redmi 13C comes in 6GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB variants for Php 5,499 and Php6,499 respectively starting today. There will be a more affordable online exclusive version of 4GB + 128GB for Php 4,999.

Here’s how you can play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III & Warzone on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad

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The highly acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series has made its debut on Nvidia GeForce Now, enabling you to enjoy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III, and Warzone on a variety of devices, including iPhone, iPad, and Macs.

This development is a result of the strategic partnership between Microsoft and NVIDIA, where the tech behemoth, Microsoft, is set to bring their Xbox PC games to platforms like GeForce Now. This move will allow gamers across various devices and operating systems to stream Xbox PC games, be it on a laptop, tablet, or even a smartphone.

The GeForce NOW platform has been enriched with the addition of three games – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and Call of Duty: Warzone. All three games can be accessed via a central Call of Duty game.

To play Call of Duty on your Mac, iPad, or iPhone, simply download the GeForce Now app or access it through Game Hub Plus (for the SEA market). You will need to link your Steam account to your GeForce Now account and subscribe to the GeForce Now service to access Warzone.

For those interested in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warfare III, these games can be purchased on Steam.

To enjoy other games, you will need to link your Steam or other gaming services account as you can only play games that are free or have been purchased in your Steam, Epic, Xbox, and Ubisoft library.

Redmi K70 Series Announced: Flagship hardware and performance

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Redmi has just announced their newest smartphone series, the Redmi K70. The series is comprised of Redmi K70 and K70 Pro. Both smartphones pack a powerful camera and also a powerful processor inside.

Redmi K70

Redmi K

The Redmi K70 brings a lot into the table as the Redmi K70 packs a 6.67-inch OLED display with a 1440p resolution with 120Hz refresh rate. This one runs on the older Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor which is still decent until today along with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage.

For the camera, the smartphone features a 50MP main camera along with 8MP ultrawide and 2MP depth sensor. While the front-facing camera is a 16MP sensor.

Redmi K70 comes with a 5000mAh battery along with support for a fast 120W charging.

Redmi K70 Pro

Redmi K

While the pro version comes with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and it comes with a better 6.67-inch 2K AMOLED 120Hz display. It also comes with an up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage and also an up to 24GB LPDDR5X RAM.

For the camera, the Redmi K70 Pro comes with 50MP main camera along with a 50MP telephoto lens and also a 12MP ultrawide camera. For the selfie camera, it also has a 16MP sensor.

There’s 5000mAh battery as well and then there’s the 120W Fast Charging as well.

Redmi K70 Series Price

The Redmi K70 starts at CNY 2499 (Php 19,423~) while the Redmi K70 Pro starts at CNY 3299 (Php 25,641~)

OPPO 12.12 Sale offers up to 64% OFF

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As the holiday season approaches, OPPO announced its 12.12 Sale promo, offering up to 64% discount across all official e-commerce platforms.

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Key Discounts and Offers
  • Massive Discounts: Enjoy the biggest discount offer of the year with up to 64% off on your favorite OPPO gadgets during the 12.12 sale.
  • Exclusive Vouchers: You can also enjoy an all-day voucher of Php200 off for every minimum spend of Php8,999. Free shipping vouchers of Php50 off, with a minimum spend of Php500, and a livestream voucher of Php100 off for a minimum spend of Php4,999 add to the excitement.
  • Early Access Vouchers: Exclusive vouchers of Php 100 off with a minimum spend of Php1,499 are available for collection now, redeemable starting at 12AM on December 12. Use voucher code “OPPO1212S” for Shopee and this link for Lazada.
  • Specialized Vouchers on Shopee and Lazada: Unlock additional discounts on specific OPPO models on Shopee and Lazada. From A-series vouchers to generous discounts on the Reno6 series, OPPO ensures a variety of options for every buyer.
  • Gifts with Purchases: Customers making purchases during the 12.12 sale will receive exciting gifts, including a free TG113 Bluetooth Speaker with every OPPO A76 or A95 purchase, a complimentary 32GB SD Card with OPPO Pad Air, and a free Powerbank with any device from the OPPO Reno7 or Reno8 T Series.
Bundle Deals and Combos

You can also elevate your shopping experience with amazing bundle deals from December 12 to December 14. Some standout bundles include:

  • OPPO Band + OPPO Buds2 at a bundled price of Php1,999
  • OPPO A55 + OPPO Enco Buds2 at a bundled price of Php6,698
  • OPPO A76 + OPPO Band at a bundled price of Php10,098

So, are you getting one?

Let us know what you think in the comment section!