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ASUS Philippines has finally announced the arrival of the most-anticipated ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Creator’s Edition on Philippine shores! The widely sought-after dual-screen gaming laptop will extend its line-up to cater to content creators. Known for its ultrahigh-resolution display and 132% sRGB + 100% Adobe RGB, artists and gamers can experience an entirely new visual experience. Pre-orders will be open from October 25 to November 13, with only ten (10) pieces available nationwide!

Creators will surely relish the ultrahigh definition detail and wide color gamut of the 4K UHD display that the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Creator’s Edition (GX550LXS-HC021TS) offers— factory calibrated for accuracy across 100% of the Adobe RGB color space. Together with the ScreenPad Plus, creative work on-the-go has never been easier with the portable dual-screen display setup this notebook offers. Coming in with the latest and most powerful technologies packed in a gaming laptop today, the Creator Edition comes with an Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK processor paired with an NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™, together with 32GB of RAM and M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 1TB + 1TB SSD with RAID 0 support, creators can expect the best performance as they rip through any render time their creation demands.

 

PRICING & AVAILABILITY

With only ten (10) units available in the Philippines, the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Creator’s Edition (GX550LXS-HC021TS) is priced at PHP 254,995 and will come with PHP 29,000+ worth of bundle items: ROG Delta Headset, ROG Eye External Web Camera, ROG Gladius II Gaming Mouse, ASUS 60W PD Adaptor, ROG Ranger Backpack, and pre-loaded Windows 10 Home & Student 2019. Successful pre-orders from October 25 to November 13 will be given bonus freebies of an ROG Warranty Extension Program and a rare collector’s item, the ROG Building Block – all in all a total of PHP 31,000+ worth of bundles for the 10 lucky future owners of the Zephyrus Duo Creator’s Edition. To sign up for pre-order follow this link: http://bit.ly/Pre-Order_ZephyrusDuo15CE. Claiming of the product may start on November 16, depending on the arrival of units per store location.

For further information and updates on other ASUS and ROG products, stay tuned to the ASUS and ROG pages.

Last October 20, Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) held the fifth installment of its E-TalkTales series wherein Head of Transaction Banking Mon Duarte discussed the Bank’s various transaction banking solutions, particularly The Portal, its all-digital banking platform for corporate clients.

Duarte began the discussion by differentiating UnionBank’s Transaction Banking solutions, which he defined as simply offering customized solutions to help digitize our corporate clients.  Traditional transaction banking helps manage flow of funds by facilitating collections and payments, over-the-counter check deposits, to the provision of armored car services for high cash transaction situations, among others.

The main focus of Duarte's discussion was UnionBank's The Portal, its digital banking platform specially designed for corporate clients. Offering a host of solutions that include bills payments, payroll, fund transfers, check writing services, merchant payment gateway systems, and credit facilities, The Portal provides corporations with all their essential banking needs in a single platform.

Knowing that each corporate entity has needs and priorities that are uniquely theirs, UnionBank designed The Portal in a way that allows it to provide utmost flexibility to clients, making it the preferred platform for those who don't want the one-size-fits-all approach of most competitors when it comes to the corporate banking solutions they offer.

Part of the flexibility offered by The Portal comes by way of various customization options available to clients. Depending on the current needs of their organization, clients can choose only the solutions that they want to avail of at the moment, and then adjust later on. To make it easier, the Bank created a number of packaged solutions based on what it thinks would make sense for clients, which they can avail of anytime via The Portal website.

Another key feature of The Portal in terms of flexibility is the possible configurations for transaction approvals. With this feature, corporates will be able to establish a specific maker-checker process for each transaction made by their team members. This will give them free control over who can make which transaction, as well as the maximum amount for each transaction depending on who makes it, among others.

With The Portal, UnionBank aims to make transaction banking as seamless for users as possible, and the Bank wants to make this very clear right from the moment a client starts using the platform—the onboarding process.

Onboarding is typically one of the most stressful phases of using a new platform for many corporates, since it involves learning a new set of interfaces and processes. This phase can take a few days or weeks or even a few months to finish. With The Portal, however, UnionBank also digitized the onboarding processes so that clients can get into the platform in less than a day, usually within a few minutes, with no further training needed.

These are only a few innovative features of The Portal. As the Bank continues its digital transformation journey, more services will become available in the coming months.

Just when you thought 11.11 couldn’t be more exciting as it is, GCash, the undisputed leader and preferred mobile wallet in the Philippines, is offering sweet deals for Filipinos eagerly waiting for the biggest digital sale of 2020.

The upcoming 11.11 shopping festival will be an opportunity for Filipinos to get exciting freebies and rebates out of their prepaid promos and other subscription promos via GCash.

“We at GCash are excited and in support of the 11.11 sale. On top of this, we stand for our mission Finance for All, which also encompasses offering people some window of relief and freedom in availing prepaid and subscription promos that will help them save and maximize their budgets amid the times of the pandemic,” GCash President and CEO Martha Sazon said.

Watch out for the following deals which can be availed exclusively on the GCash app, only on 11.11 Sale:

1. Get FREE 1GB for 1 day GoBOOSTER with any Go promo registration

Choose from the 10 GoBOOSTER packs for FREE when you avail of any of the Go promos during 11.11 -- Go50, Go90, Go120, or Go140.

The exciting 1GB free GoBooster add-ons you can choose from are:

- GoWATCH for access to video streaming apps such as YouTube, Netflix, Viu, iWant, HBO, iflix and many others
- GoPLAY for online games such as Mobile Legends and Clash of Clans
- GoSHARE for social media like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter
- GoSHOP for online merchants like Lazada, Shopee, Grab Food and Foodpanda
- GoLISTEN for music streaming apps such as YouTube Music, Spotify and Soundcloud
- GoRIDE for travel-related apps like Grab, Google Maps and Waze
- GoLEARN for learning apps such as YouTube Learning, Wikipedia, Google Suite and Canva
- GoWORK for work and productivity apps like Zoom, Yahoo Mail, MS Teams and many others
- GoKOREAN for apps for your Korean drama binge such as Viu, Vlive YouTube, Netflix and iflix
- GoSELL enabling online sellers with apps like Shopee, Lazada, Grab, Facebook and others

2. Get FREE 3GB worth of access for KUMU with this special TM Flash Deal!

Not only do you have 2GB of data and 3GB for a FunPINOY pack, you also get to enjoy with your friends and family an additional free 3GB data access to the Kumu app -- 1GB allocation per day -- when you purchase the EasySURF 50 Doble Data via the GCash App.

Just look for the Buy Load section of the GCash app, look for the SURF tab, and purchase EasySURF 50 Doble Data from November 11 to November 12!

3. Enjoy 20% discount vouchers at Lazada and Zalora

For your much needed retail therapy to keep your sanity during the quarantine, GCash has partnered with Lazada and Zalora to give GCash users a 20% discount for their purchases.

By collecting discount vouchers on Lazada and using it in the GCash app, online shoppers may enjoy a 20% discount on their Lazada purchases with no minimum spend! The vouchers are valid on November 11 only so don’t miss this out! Vouchers carry a maximum discount of P110.

Those looking to update their wardrobes via Zalora may also enjoy a discount when checking out their carts. For a minimum spend of P2,000, Zalora customers may use the voucher code GCASHDOUBLE11 to get up to P250 off their total bill. The Zalora promo is valid until November 16.

4. Get One-Time 11% Rebate on HomeSURF and HomeWATCH promos

Get more value for your money when you avail of home WiFi plans under HomeSURF and HomeWATCH.

You can get an instant 11% rebate when you purchase any of the following home internet promo plans: Broadband HomeSURF599+, Broadband HomeSURF1499+, Broadband HomeSURF199, Broadband HomeSURF999 and Broadband HomeSURF15 for HomeSURF promos, and Broadband HomeWATCH199, Broadband HomeWATCH599, Broadband HomeWATCH999 and Broadband HomeWATCH1499 for HomeWATCH promos.

5. Get 50% off on Tinder vouchers

We know you will “Superlike” this half-price deals for all Tinder vouchers!

Get these promos at 50% off from their normal prices: SuperSale Tinder Plus 1 Week for only P45, SuperSale Tinder Plus 1 Month for P137, SuperSale Tinder Plus 6 Months for P550, SuperSale Tinder Plus 12 Months for P825, SuperSale Tinder Gold 1 Month for P220, SuperSale Tinder Gold 6 Months for P825, and SuperSale Tinder Gold 12 Months for P1,238.

6. Get more than half the price deal with Cignal HD Box + Free P1K Load
The best of the best deals is here. From the original value of P2,290, get the Buy Cignal HD Box only for P1,111! What makes it the sweetest is the FREE P1,000 Globe Load.

Get this total package and feel like a winner for spending much less for only P1,111.

7. Get a FREE load voucher if you're a new GCash customer from TM!

TM customer? Now's a good time to download and register for a GCash account, too! All TM users that will register to GCash for the first time from November 11 - 30 and purchase any of the exclusive promos below using the GCash app will get a load voucher worth 20% of their purchase the next day! Use this voucher to get a discount on your next TM load purchase!

- TM EasySURF 50 Doble Freebie
- TM EZ90
- TM ALL-NET SURF 30
- EasySURF99
- ALLIN40

You can make multiple purchases and receive a voucher the day after each purchase. The total maximum value a customer can receive is capped at P100 for your first 30 days on GCash. Promo duration is from Nov. 11 to 30, 2020. Vouchers are valid for 14 days upon receipt

To avail these promos, customers must download and register on the GCash app, available on the App Store and Google Play. For more information, kindly visit https://www.gcash.com.

Still in pandemic, so what else can we do to take care of your digital wellbeing? Yes, there is such a thing. Digital wellbeing is defined as the measure for how technology use can impact the physical and mental health of a person, sounds familiar? You probably need it and there's a few things you can do to make it all better.

Our friends from TikTok got us a few pointers on how to showcase your authentic selves and inspire creativity especially on the app. You have the control over it and they have placed several features on it so you can take good care of your digital wellbeing. You can access and manage it in just 5 easy steps.

Screen time management is a self-control feature that allows users to set a time limit on their usage. If you exceed your screen-time, the app will prompt you to enter a password before you can continue using the app.

Enable screen time management on TikTok

Step 1: Tap the “Me” profile icon in the bottom-right corner

Step 2: Tap the vertical-three-dot menu in the top-right corner

Step 3: Tap 'Digital Wellbeing' under 'Content & Activity'

Step 4: Now, tap 'Screen Time Management' on your screen, set the time limit and tap 'Turn on Screen Time Management

Step 5: Set a 4-digit passcode, tap ‘Next’, and confirm the passcode.

Filter comments allows users to manage comments by filtering words and stop the spread of negativity in their posts. Each user can assign up to 30 keywords.

How to filter comments on TikTok

Step 1: Tap the “Me” profile icon in the bottom-right corner

Step 2: Tap the vertical-three-dot menu in the top-right corner

Step 3: Tap 'Privacy’ and then turn on 'Comment filters'

Step 4: Turn on “Filter spam and offensive comments’

Step 5: Turn on ‘Filter keywords’ and add your keywords

Restricted mode helps one limit the content that may not be age appropriate. TikTok's Restricted Mode feature is activated using a password, which will be valid for 30 days.

Enable Restricted Mode on TikTok

Step 1: Tap the “Me” profile icon in the bottom-right corner

Step 2: Tap the vertical-three-dot menu in the top-right corner

Step 3: Tap 'Digital Wellbeing' under  'Content & Activity'

Step 4: Now, tap 'Restricted Mode' and tap ‘Turn on Restricted Mode’

Step 5: Set a 4-digit passcode, tap ‘Next’, and confirm the passcode.

Make the most out of TikTok’s Digital Wellbeing tools and other safety settings in order to achieve good mental health while still enjoying your screen time. Be part of TikTok’s safe, positive, and welcoming community by downloading the app for your iOS and Android devices today!