Realme recently launched an eye-catching fitness band in the Philippines. The Realme band features intelligent sports tracker, smart notifications, Realme link smart app, and personalized dial face. 

Realme Band boasts a 0.96-inch display with a lovely band strap. It has a battery that can last up to 15 days and can be charged via USB-C that will take less than 2-hour to charge it fully. 

In line with the latest government instructions，OPPO slowly reopens its stores in select locations nationwide with strict observance of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Additionally, select OPPO Service Centers will slowly resume operations as well to serve customers with urgent needs for product repair and servicing.

To safely and responsibly serve OPPO customers, a series of proactive in-store precautionary measures are being observed within all OPPO branches nationwide, even prior to the implementation of ECQ. This includes temperature scanning of all employees and shoppers, mandatory wearing of face masks, a minimum of 6-feet social distancing, a thorough disinfection of the stores at least two times a day using hospital-grade cleaning tools, including but not limited to the in-store furniture pieces but as well as the demo smartphones, and an abundant supply of hand sanitizers or rubbing alcohol stationed within the stores. All customers and employees will be constantly reminded to practice hygienic measures, and follow the protocols recommended by the healthcare authorities. Moreover, a one-time in-store complimentary phone sanitization will be offered in all stores to disinfect customers’ devices.

As our country adapts to the new normal, physical distancing and online purchases will become part of the norm. For consumers, several cashless options are readily available - including PayMaya. But for many small businesses, the challenge lies in accepting online payments to provide a safe and convenient payment experience to their customers. 

PayMaya recently launched its PayMaya Negosyo app which allows small businesses to easily and quickly accept QR and online payments from their customers - helping entrepreneurs to adjust to the shift caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

You, too, can easily get your own PayMaya Negosyo account and accept QR payments easily! All you have to do is simply download the app from Google PlayStore (http://pymy.co/PayMayaNegosyo), and register for an account. 

To support the government push for cashless transactions on public transportation, Grab Philippines has been working closely with taxi operators across the country to train and help adopt cashless transactions during rides. 

For many years, taxis have been largely meter-based and cash-based, and with the advancements in technology, going cashless has been a tall order for many taxi operators and drivers. Within days, Grab was able to conduct training programs for thousands of taxi drivers and operators, highlighting the ease of using GrabPay for accepting cashless payments, as well as several safety and hygiene best practices that taxi drivers can learn from.

Aside from mitigating the spread of infection brought about by the exchange of cash, adapting cashless payments coupled with the Grab platform’s robust contact tracing system with the DOH, will also allow for improved contact tracing capabilities especially in public transportation such as taxis. 

Starting May 22, around 400 taxi drivers from Baguio and Naga Cities will resume plying the roads, implementing cashless transactions during rides. Awaiting the resumption of public transportation in other cities, Grab has trained and prepared almost 7,000 taxi drivers to likewise conduct cashless rides. For those interested to be part of the GrabTaxi program and undergo the cashless training, they may visit register.grab.com/ph

“As we move towards the new reality, we would need to make significant adjustments in many aspects of our lives so that we can protect both the lives and livelihoods of our kababayans. Over a short period of time, we were able to help our taxi drivers - who are previously cash-based and meter-based, embrace digitalization, and adapt to cashless. We believe that by adopting cashless payment for public transportation, we will reduce the risk of spreading the infection through cash,  but likewise improve our contact tracing capability,’ says Grab Philippines President Brian Cu.

The Covid-19 pandemic has strongly impacted the retail market globally. This unprecedented event forced consumers to accomplish school and office work at home. Students are now taking classes and examinations online while the majority of the workforce are currently doing virtual events, online meetings, and remote team activities.

With the whole world either quarantined or on full lockdown, these new standards resulted in the increase on the demands of PCs capable of consumers’ needs for use on their own homes.