Posts Tagged ‘Industry News’
Smart Gold Lite
Smart’s new offering, Smart Gold Lite, is a new set of postpaid consumable plans (e.g. 300, 500, etc.). The new product is convenient for those who are tight in budget. Unlike with the normal Smart Gold plans where they normally charge calls at a cheaper rate, Gold Lite charges its mobile users with a fixed rate of 2 pesos per minute for intra-network calls. A normal Smart Gold plan charges users with 4 pesos to 6.50 pesos per minute (4 – 6.50 / min) depending on the type of postpaid plan.
Google News, now in the Philippines
This news just came in. Google is now offering Google News for Philippines (http://news.google.com.ph), the first local Google News in Southeast Asia.
This addition is the 56th local edition of Google News.
Here’s a portion of the press release:
Philippines – September 17, 2008 – Google Inc. today launched Google News in the Philippines, providing 24 million Filipino Internet users the latest local news from more than 4,500 English-language sources, including a wide range of Philippines news outlets. The Philippines is the first country in Southeast Asia to get its own local edition of Google News. Google News for the Philippines is available at http://news.google.com.ph. With this launch there are now 56 regional editions of Google News available in 20 different languages
Local news organizations are encouraged to include their news article in Google News. For more information on how to include your news organization, please check the “Help for Publishers” page.
iPhone in Asia
Rumors now became reality. Globe Telecoms is going to be the official carrier for Apple’s iPhone in the Philippines. There had been a soft announcement coming from Globe’s Corporate website last week but no details were disclosed. Below is a copy of Globe’s announcement. More »
