K-Start Up Grand Challenge 2016

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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.

Power Mac Center at Abreeza Mall in Davao Opens

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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.

Sony Channel Holds Fun Auction Event for The Art of More TV Show

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Kudos to Sony Channel for coming up with a very innovative event to promote their upcoming TV show featuring Dennis Quaid and Kate Bosworth, among many other stars of the show which premiered that night, May 24 at 8:50 pm Philippine time.

After a delightfully elegant five-course meal highlighted by superb wines, the crowd was ushered in to another room within Salcedo Auctions to introduce us to the world of auctions. Though I've seen how it works at other movies and TV shows, the feeling of being part of an actual auction was invigorating, but it makes you want to wish you had more money to spend.

It also introduced us to the power of collaboration as some attendees formed together to combine their money just to be able to outbid the other bidders. If I knew there would only be 10 items for auction, I would have negotiated with my seatmates at the very beginning. But I waited for a better item that would be useful for me as a blogger. Unfortunately, it was only kater that we were told there would only be 10 items for auction. 

Well, that's OK since I did enjoy having to anticipate the chance of winning some items which involved surprise or undisclosed items from Sony Channel.