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Viber Plus at ₱99 a Month: Why Filipinos Are Viber's Biggest Paying Market
Rakuten Viber says Viber Plus subscribers in the Philippines rose 34% this year at ₱99 a month. What the tier gives you, where Viber Pay and a DOT…
Google Playground Turns Text Prompts Into Playable Games — US-Only for Now, No Philippine Launch Yet
Google Playground lets anyone build and share browser games by typing prompts, no code needed. It is US-only for users 18+, with no Philippine date…
Google Gemini Free Tier Drops to Flash-Lite on October 9 — Philippine AI Plans Start at ₱285 a Month
From October 9, free Gemini app users keep only Flash-Lite as Google moves Flash and Pro behind paid plans priced from ₱285 a month in the…
Spotify Audiobooks Are Coming to the Philippines in a 180-Market Global Expansion
Spotify is expanding audiobooks from 22 markets to over 180 by the end of 2026, and the Philippines is on the official list, with more than 350,000…
Hiraia Is a Free AI Science Tutor That Runs Offline on Budget Android Phones, Built for Filipino Students
Hiraia, a free AI science tutor from Luis Buenaventura, runs fully offline on budget Android phones and teaches Filipino students in Tagalog and…
ChatGPT Ads Arrive in the Philippines: Free-Tier Users See Ads, Local Advertisers Get a P5,000 Credit
ChatGPT ads began rolling out to Free and Go users in the Philippines on September 24, and OpenAI is giving early local advertisers a P5,000 ad…
eGovAI Goes Live: DICT Puts a Free Gemini-Powered 'Kuya AI' Assistant Inside the eGovPH App for 61 Million Users
DICT's new eGovAI brings Kuya AI, a free Google Gemini-powered assistant with 11 services, to the eGovPH superapp used by 61 million registered…
Meta One AI and Business Tiers Get Philippine Prices: ₱299 Core, ₱999 Premium, Up to ₱18,990 a Month
Meta One's AI and business tiers now carry Philippine prices, from ₱299 a month for Core to ₱18,990 for Max — well below straight US dollar…
AI.Smart Goes Live: Smart's Browser AI Assistant Bundles ChatGPT, Gemini and AWS Nova From ₱49
AI.Smart, a new browser assistant on Smart's .smart domain, bundles ChatGPT, Gemini, AWS Nova and Thinking Machines with one-time top-ups starting at…
LiveSmart App Launches for Smart and TNT With 5% Cashback and Free Multi-Model AI Access
Smart and TNT's new LiveSmart app puts load, bills and promos in one place, with 5% cashback and free AI.Smart access to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
Meta One Expands With AI and Creator Tiers Up to $499 a Month — the Philippines Still Only Has ₱65 Plans
Meta One now sells AI and creator tiers from $2.99 to $499 monthly (around ₱190 to ₱31,400), but Filipinos still get only ₱65 Facebook Plus and…
Ask Maps Is Now Live in the Philippines: Google Maps Can Answer Flood and Road-Closure Questions
Google's Ask Maps is now live in the Philippines, letting commuters ask about flooded roads, closures, and routes and get real-time answers inside…
Roblox Unveils Standalone Apps, Chrome Browser Play and a Real-Money Creator Wallet at RDC 2026
At RDC 2026, Roblox announced standalone game apps, play-in-Chrome without installing, offline mode by 2027, and a Wallet paying creators daily in…
ShopeeFood Arrives September 16: Food Delivery Opens Inside the Shopee App for Metro Manila
ShopeeFood goes live inside the Shopee app on September 16, starting in Metro Manila, as Shopee challenges Grab and foodpanda in Philippine food…
Jenni AI Expands in Philippine Universities With Tools That Catch Unverified Claims and Fake Citations
Jenni AI is expanding in Philippine universities with Claim Confidence and Peer Review tools that flag unverified claims and fake citations early.
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