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Meta Muse Is a Personal AI Agent That Books, Buys, and Negotiates for You — but It's US-Only for Now
Meta's Muse AI agent books travel, fills forms, and shops on its own secure virtual machine — free or from $20 (around ₱1,250) a month, but US-only so…
Grab for Family Lets Filipino Teens Aged 13 to 17 Book Their Own Rides Under Live Parental Tracking
Grab for Family now lets Filipino teens aged 13 to 17 book their own Grab rides, with live parental tracking, Ride PIN checks, and encrypted audio.
Google Play Memory Limits Arrive February 2027 — Built for the Budget Phones Filipinos Buy
Google Play will enforce app memory limits from February 2027 and zero-tap sign-in from April, rules aimed at the 4-8GB phones most Filipinos buy.
Wattpad Turns 20 at MIBF 2026 With Hell University and The Rain in España Author Signings
Wattpad marks its 20th year at MIBF 2026, September 9-13 at SMX Manila, with signings from the Hell University, Possessive and The Rain in España…
Viber eSIM Launches in the Philippines: Buy Travel Data for 150+ Countries Inside the App
Rakuten Viber has launched its in-app eSIM store in the Philippines, selling data-only travel plans for over 150 countries with no SIM swap or extra…
MMDA and JICA Test Smart Poles and the LakbayPoints App for a Metro Manila Intelligent Transport System
MMDA and JICA are testing sensor-fitted smart poles and the LakbayPoints commuter app, with a Metro Manila intelligent transport pilot due in six…
GrabCoins Launch in the Philippines: How to Earn Rewards on Rides, Food, and GrabPay
Grab Philippines has rolled out GrabCoins, a rewards currency earned on GrabCar, GrabFood, GrabMart, and GrabPay, with Double Coins Days every 23rd to…
Meta AI Mac App Arrives in Beta With Window Sharing and System-Wide Dictation
Meta AI now has a native Mac app in beta, adding window sharing for on-screen help, system-wide dictation, and an Option-Space quick prompt on macOS…
Spotify Playlist Notes Let You Explain Every Track Pick as Editors Get Public Profiles
Spotify Playlist Notes let listeners explain song, podcast, and audiobook picks in over 100 markets, while editor notes begin in just six countries…
Instagram's New Wordmark Is Its First Logo Refresh in 10 Years — Here's What Actually Changes
Instagram unveiled a new wordmark on August 13, 2026 — its first in a decade — mixing script and sans-serif letters while the gradient app icon stays…
Telegram Vanished From the App Store for 40 Minutes, and Pavel Durov Blames a 'Takedown Extortionist'
Apple pulled Telegram from the App Store on August 3 over child abuse material. The app returned in about 40 minutes, and Pavel Durov blames…
Spotify Running Mode Arrives on iPhone in Seven Markets, Not the Philippines
Spotify Running Mode brings tempo-matched playlists and voice cues to Premium users on iPhone in seven markets, and the Philippines is not among them.
GCash Commute QR Cashback: 20% Back on LRT-2 Fares, 30% for New MRT-3 Riders
GCash is giving 20 percent cashback on LRT-2 fares and 30 percent on a new rider's first three MRT-3 trips paid with Commute QR, running until August…
TrainSight Puts LRT and MRT Trains on a Live Map, Built by a Cavite Engineer
TrainSight, built by a 28-year-old Cavite engineer, tracks LRT-1, LRT-2 and MRT-3 trains live and reaches Google Play in August after a web and…
Globe AI Fiesta Bundles ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok in One App From ₱49
Globe has launched AI Fiesta in the Philippines, bundling ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek into one app with token packs starting at just…
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