Synology® Unveils Surveillance Station 8.2 to Liberate Phone-based Surveillance

Synology Inc. recently announced Surveillance Station 8.2. Locally available in the Philippines, this release showcases LiveCam, a brand new security camera app that instantly turns a spare phone into an IP camera. The iOS version has been released with the Android version coming around October. The revamp of DS cam offers higher performance, along with the addition of IP speakers to the hardware support list. The next generation of Application Center offers greater flexibility for application management.

“With the combination of LiveCam on iOS and the brand new DS cam, Surveillance Station has entered a mobile era of transforming the phone into a security camera and having its video recordings accessible by DS cam” said Ivan Chang, Product Manager at Synology Inc. “Features like Smart Time Lapse, Dual Authentication and support for IP speakers make Surveillance Station the project-ready solution.”

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Caltex Ka-Roadtrip Ready to Assist Motorists During Undas

Starting October 31, millions of motorists will rush out of Metro Manila to be with their families and remember lost loved ones. Caltex, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), will help ensure driver and passenger safety with Caltex Ka-Roadtrip Motorists Assistance Program at select Caltex stations along major highways in northern and southern Luzon.

Besides road assistance, motorists can also look forward to exciting goodies and surprises, such as product samples, when they fuel up at Caltex SLEX Mamplasan, Caltex SLEX San Pedro, and Caltex NLEX San Fernando.

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Zebra Technologies Delivers Performance Edge for QuadX to Boost Expansion

QuadX, a rapidly expanding e-commerce logistics provider, has successfully boosted efficiency and productivity after adopting game-changing solutions provided by Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge.

Harnessing the on-demand economy, QuadX provides a range of logistics solutions and services to meet needs of the booming online retail industry in the Philippines. The company started out with a highly labour-intensive, pen-and-paper system that often resulted in data inaccuracies, inefficient workflows, and cost control issues. This hampered the homegrown company from expanding their business rapidly.

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Multi-partner Caltex Fuel Your School Turns Over Modern Learning Tools to 52,000 Public High School Students in Ilocos and the Cordilleras

STEM students of the Ilocos Norte National High School explain to executives of Caltex and GLEDCO how they are using the newly-donated digital microscope that projects the image on a big screen so that the whole class can see. With the modern equipment, teachers can use 21st century teaching methods to make their students better learn STEM.

With the academe, government, private sector and community all involved, almost 52,000 public high school students and 1,781 of their teachers will be able to use 21st century learning tools as they study Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

The days of learning calculus and physics with Manila paper and chalk are over for these students. On September 25, 2018 during an awarding ceremony held in the iconic Plaza Aurora in Laoag City, Caltex Fuel Your School (FYS) turned over P3 million worth of 21st century learning tools to the 30 highest-need public high schools in the Ilocos and Cordillera regions.

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I Do Give a Fact: How Millennials Can Promote Truth in the Age of Disinformation

With more Filipinos relying on the internet for many of their daily activities and with information easily spread from one platform to another, practicing caution in the consumption and sharing of data becomes even more crucial.

The majority of Filipino internet users believe that “fake news” is a serious problem on the internet, based on a survey released by local research institution Social Weather Station (SWS) in June 2018.

As the generation with the biggest online presence, millennials play a significant role in making sure that the truth prevails amid the rampant spread of false information.

But how exactly can one tell fake news from factual ones? Here are some tips on how millennials can help discern between fake news and real news, and promote truth in this age of disinformation:

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