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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Flash Plus 2: Available Exclusively at Lazada on May 31

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The new Flash Plus 2 mobile phone will be exclusively available for P6990 (2GB) at Lazada on May 31, 2016. A 3GB version will also be available 1 month after for P8490. The Helio P10 processor powered smartphones are available in fashionable Luna Silver and Venus Gold.

A special launch was held by Flash Philippines on May 24, 2016 at the Penthouse level of Lepanto Building in Paseo de Roxas, Makati. Mr. Lei Zhang, Flash Philippines Country Manager, was present to answer our questions about the phones specifications and features. With him at the event were Sheree Gae Gayas, Flash Philippines Country Marketing Manager, and Kenneth Tung, Flash Philippines Business Development Manager fro E-Commerce. Also present was Inanc Balci, CEO and co-Founder of Lazada.

It was on August 2013 when the first Flash was introduced by Alcatel only to the Indonesian and Indian market. It was on May 2015 when Alcatel launched the Flash Plus exclusively through online shopping portal Lazada and broke records by selling 28 units per second. After a few months, September 2015, they launched Flash 2 exclusively again through Lazada with a tagline "Let's Mobigraph." It was only on May 17, 2016 when they introduced via online Flash Plus 2 or the More Than Metal. Starting May 2016 Flash is now an independent brand separating from Alcatel which will focus on its own line of products.

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Seeking to expand your business overseas? The Korean government has organised a golden opportunity for start-ups to develop and grow through this competition. Your company will benefit through the close knitted mentorship with MNCs based in Korea like Samsung and LG, as well as monetary benefits and access to the Korean market.

The ultimate goal of the K-Startup Grand Challenge is to "promote the expansion of an open entrepreneurship ecosystem in Asia and to assist in South Korea's evolution into a permanent startup business hub in the region." The country's Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, is sponsoring the program. Accelerators including SparkLabs and DEV Korea are also backing the initiative.

Applicants of the K-Startup Grand Challenge will have an opportunity to vie for a number of packages and prizes, including a chance to come to South Korea and court investors. To start, companies will display their solutions this summer to vie for a spot at Demoday at Pangyo Tech Valley in Seoul. A total of 80 applicants will be invited to pitch their products and services in August 2016. The list will eventually be narrowed down to 40 startups that will advance to Demoday in December 2016. At this event, Korean and foreign investors will be invited to mingle and gauge the competition.

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The newly opened Power Mac Center Service Center at the 2/L Abreeza Mall in Davao is ready for all Apple device repairs.

Apple device owners in Davao and the rest of southern Philippines now have easier access to repair and maintenance services as premium reseller Power Mac Center opened its brand new service center in Abreeza Mall.

From a small in-store Service area, the newly opened Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP), which covers approximately 130 square meters, can now accommodate more device repairs and provide better service offerings for customers’ convenience. It is located at the second level of Abreeza Mall and operates from Monday to Saturday, at 10 A.M. until cut-off time of 7:30 P.M.

“Power Mac Center is now on its 22nd year and we are more than grateful to our Davao clients for the patronage. The opening of a bigger and better service center at the Abreeza Mall reinforces the importance to us of our clients in the south,” Power Mac Center Marketing Director Joey Alvarez said.

Manned by Apple Certified Technicians fully equipped to offer fast, reliable, and efficient repairs, the Abreeza Mall branch is among Power Mac Center’s eight service centers − the largest network of Apple Authorized Service Providers throughout Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao. Apart from diagnosis and repairs, the new service center also features various non-Apple products such as power banks, cables, and screen protectors for purchase.

Over the years, Power Mac Center has proven its reliability and expertise in servicing clients, having cemented its status as an Apple Premium Service Provider for 2016. Aside from the AASPs, its perpetually expanding network consists of 26 retail stores and two Apple Authorized Training Centers.

More information about its products and services may be obtained from any Power Mac Center branch or at www.powermaccenter.com.