Torque Celebrates 5th Year Anniversary in the Philippines

TORQUE, the country's most affordable yet quality mobile phone in the country traces back its beginnings in 2008. With its unwavering commitment to come up with quality and affordable products at par with both foreign and local brands in the market today, the Filipino brand TORQUE now marks their fifth year of operations in the Philippines. It continues to keep the market updated with the latest in mobile communications such as innovative breakthroughs in technology, design and functionality. 

TORQUE has indeed gone a long way. It is now considered as a key player in a highly competitive and aggressive mobile phone industry. "In keeping up with the very dynamic mobile phone market in the Philippines, our commitment remains the same:to provide innovative product designs and highly thoughtful specifications based on the market demands," says TORQUE CEO Christopher Uyco. 

As the country's very first local mobile brand to launch the most affordable mobile phones and tablets with superb features found in foreign brands, TORQUE's status has greatly improved in the last five years in terms of market demand. "We engineer and design our own phones and tablets through our scaled and talented TORQUE engineering team. From the seemingly insignificant details to the essential functions, each product is made with only excellence in mind," Uyco added. 

In celebration of their fifth year, TORQUE launches a new endorser and brand ambassador in Youtube sensation and fast-rising rap artist ABRA. Best known for his chart-busting rap Gayuma, ABRA's certainly happy to be chosen to join the ranks of Billy Joe Crawford, Luis Manzano, Carla Abellana and Iya Villania as TORQUE's endorsers. 

Aside from a new endorser, TORQUE is coming up with an awesome product line up of innovative smart phones and tablets that caters to all types of users. TORQUE has ushered a faster and more powerful yet still easy on the pocket Android gadgets under the Droidz series: the Beat TV, Pop 3G, Play 3G, Active 3G, Stark 3G, Atom 3G, Space 3G, Avatar TV, Quad, Motion and Life HD. All these models run at 1GHz Dual Core CPU except for Quad, Motion and Life HD which features 1.2 GHz Quad Core. Screen sizes varies from 3.5" to 5.5" in size, depending on customer's choices. Each smartphone is built with superior interface using Android 4.1 to 4.2 Jellybean OS and comes with dual-sim capability and cameras, except for POp3G and Active 3G which have 3MP rear camera. All phones have wifi/bluetooth capability and microSD slot. 

TORQUE also has launched an exciting array of DROIDZ series, with same features as an expensive tablets but truly affordable. These include Edge, Duo Slimm Duo, Duo TV, Drive Slim and Push+. All these models run at 1.2 GHz with 4GB to 8GB ROM and 512 RAM. With 7" capacitive touchscreen, users will truly enjoy an interface that uses Android Jelly Bean. 

With functionality, aesthetic, price and overall consumer satisfaction, TORQUE ensures that it will continue to provide even more competitive products for the Filipino market. 

For a list of TORQUE products, specifications, price lists and other information, log on to www.torque.ph

Dimension Data: How to ensure enterprise mobility

 

The capability to adapt to change swiftly and smoothly is one of the best ways to ensure business viability. The last five years has seen data and device use going wireless and mobile, with more businesses making the most of their manpower and the devices these personnel use.

 

Smaller, lighter devices are replacing larger machines and enabling people to do business whether they are in the office, at home or stuck in traffic.

 

The arena of EM where organizations utilize mobile devices offers great benefits, but it also has its risky areas. Dimension Data’s experience in deploying wireless infrastructure and enterprise mobility solutions across multiple industries and geographies provides benefits for organizations that seek this kind of expertise from the systems integration specialist.

 

Dimension Data provides enterprises with EM solutions. The company has valuable insights into the challenges, best practices and technologies in the EM space with its Enterprise Mobility Development Model (EMDM), which helps organizations prioritize their investments in wireless and mobility projects.

 

EMDM is a collaborative workshop tool that enables users to cycle through critical reflection points for addressing and progressing

through its EM capabilities and strategies. It maps the current stage of an organization's standing in terms of the various disciplines of enterprise mobility, their desired future state and a development path to achieve their goals.

 

Going mobile

Speaking at the Ayala Group of Companies' recently-concluded ICT Summit 2013, Dimension Data General Manager for Security Solutions and Enterprise Mobility Guido Crucq weighed in on the pros and cons of EM, BYOD and wireless connectivity.

 

With EM, organizations can respond faster to customer needs, reduce costs and increase productivity by saving time on paperwork and processes by empowering their personnel to complete these tasks while on the go.

 

Crucq said that while BYOD is gaining popularity, many enterprises are cautious in their approach to wireless connectivity and EM “because of security concerns, and the need to be flexible in using multiple platforms simultaneously, among other things.”

 

He cited a recent Ovum Global BYOD survey across 20 industries. The global average given by this IT think-tank is this: 57.1 percent of businesses allow and support BYOD in the workplace. The highest numbers, at close to 70 percent in this survey, come from the IT & Telecoms and Financial Services businesses, followed by Media/Publishing at over 65 percent.

 

Crucq also cited a study by Gallup Consulting that showed that “companies with engaged employees see 18 percent higher productivity and 51 percent lower turnover.” According to him, organizations “see a 20-percent to 25-percent boost in productivity with the use of social media.”

 

New needs

Cost-efficient, productivity-enhancing and choice-empowering system are all good, butCrucq cautioned that organizations seeking to leverage EM must also focus on securing their networks and supporting several operating system platforms and versions across several device types.

 

In this increasingly net-connected world, any organization adopting EM must be vigilant about external threats: Distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks and mass attempts at identity theft that target not just the organization’s IT systems, but their end-users and customers, too.

 

Crucq also shared EM best practices: First, “establish a strategic roadmap” to enable the organization to “better understand the EM environment and develop their strategy. Next, he recommended using the roadmap to “align all stakeholders in an organization on their 'as-is' and required 'to-be' range of EM competencies.” He said organizations embarking on the EM path should “produce a prioritized list of projects and visual roadmap to close the gap” between where an organization stands and where it wants to be.

 

Operating systems and malware: Android (over 600 versions and 79 percent of total malware attacks); Windows 8 (five versions and 0.3 percent of malware attacks); BlackBerry (four versions and 0.1 percent of malware attacks) and; MacOS (three versions and 0.7 percent of malware attacks).

 

To keep an EM network secure, the CIO and tech support team of an organization must ensure that secure device management covers device configuration, device inventory, posture assessment, user access, secure connectivity, the ability to do a remote wipe on a misplaced or stolen device when needed, data protection and encryption and the white-listing and black-listing of specific applications.

Bring your music everywhere with the Philips SoundDot

Get up, clean the house, shower, go to work or school, sleep, and eat in between. These are activities we’ve turned into a routine everyday—give or take a few parties and/or vacations. Wouldn’t we all want to change it up a little to make doing these things much more fun?

Spice up your day by throwing in some music into the mix, using a portable mp3 player that you can bring with you anywhere, no matter what you’re doing.

“The Philips SoundDot range can be used for almost any activity,” remarks Ms. Poi San Mok, Philips Marketing Manager for Lifestyle Entertainment. “It’s compact and with an advanced yet delightfully simple design, making it a reliable mp3 player that’s small in size but big on fun.”

She also adds, “You can use it while you’re cooking, driving on your way to work, hiking, reading, or while you’re simply taking a stroll in the park. All you have to do is to clip it on or slip it into your pocket and it won’t bother you at all.” 

Designed for convenience, these mp3 players are equipped with LED and sound indicators for swift navigation. Each SoundDot includes a built-in clip for hands-free use, and also lets you enjoy up to 6 hours of music playback.

A FastCharge feature also allows you to charge the SoundDot for 6 minutes, equivalent to 60 minutes of play.

A FastCharge feature also allows you to charge the SoundDot for 6 minutes, equivalent to 60 minutes of play.

The entire range also comes with a Songbird program that lets you manage your music easily.

The range is comprised of the following models with different vibrant colors to choose from: SoundDot SA5DOT04BF in blue, SoundDot SA5DOT04PF in pink, and the SoundDot SA5DOT04WF in white.

The SoundDot also caters to fitness enthusiasts with a specific model that’s designed for rough workout activities.

“The SoundDot SA5DOT04KFS is an mp3 player equipped with both an armband and a built-in clip to free yourself up for some serious exercise,” remarks Ms. Mok.

According to Ms. Mok, the SA5DOT04KFS is made to be durable in order for it to withstand rigorous workout routines as well as bad weather conditions when you’re outdoors.

The model also comes with tailor fit sports headphones that will hug the ears comfortably. Just like the aforementioned SoundDot models, the SA5DOT04KFS also has LED and sound indicators for navigation, as well as a Songbird application and 6 hours of music playback.

Routine activities no longer have to be chores. All you need is a little music playing in your ears to switch it up a bit and get you into the groove for an entire day ahead.

The Philips SoundDot is now available in major electrical and gadget stores.