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January 18, 2012

MyMusicStore launched, are you buying?

A local music store was launched earlier tonight in an attempt to combat the growing trend of music piracy in the Philippines. MyMusicStore.com.ph is a collection of over 160,000 hit songs and OPMs with prices starting between Php20 to Php35 a pop.

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The Internet
March 30, 2010

Xoom ends money remittance via Paypal

In a recent announcement made last week, Xoom has finally ceased accepting Paypal-funded transactions to the Philippines.

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The Internet
January 15, 2010

Paypal Mobile now on iPhone and Android

Paypal Mobile is now available to members in the Asia Pacific region, including the Philippines starting today. Aside from the WAP site, both the iPhone app and the Android app is available to download for free.

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Freewares, Web 2.0
November 06, 2009

Enjoy Philippines iPhone App

I’ve seen this new privilege card some time ago but didn’t really bothered until I was recently told it came with an iPhone App. The guys at Enjoy Philippines sent me a membership kit a couple weeks back and I’ve no downloaded the iTunes App.

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Apples and iPods
November 03, 2009

Paypal now sends in Philippine Peso

I already noticed this last week but didn’t post about it because I thought it was an old feature that I only recently noticed. Paypal sent in a press release today confirming that transactions can now be made in Philippine Peso.

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The Internet
January 05, 2009

What I want to see in 2009?

This is more like a wish list rather than a prediction for the year 2009 with specific focus on the Philippine tech landscape. Hopefully, we’d be able to see some of the items on the list become a reality before the year ends.

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Curious
December 29, 2008

Top Stories on YugaTech for 2008

As the year 2008 is ending, I dug up into my Google Analytics to see which stories in tech made a lot of buzz here on YugaTech. We’re heavy on gadgets and gizmo’s so here are the top 20 gadgets and top 10 stories published here this 2008.

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Site Updates
September 14, 2008

Paypal Subscription Payments now available

Last Friday, I was able to meet up and have a short meeting with Paypal’s Head of Asia Merchant Services based in Singapore and discuss some important developments both in the state of local e-commerce and the role Paypal wants to play in the market.

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Netrepreneur
July 17, 2008

Paypal Users get Seller Reputation Status

One of the basic security features of Paypal is the Seller Reputation Status and Philippine Paypal users are now provided with one.

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The Internet
May 30, 2008

Hong Kong Adsense Publishers to get EFT

It’s getting closer to the Philippines now. Inside Adsense just announced that Hong Kong and Hungary will be available to receive their AdSense payments via Electronic Fund Transfer (ETF). EFT directly deposits your AdSense earnings into your bank account, in your local currency, to greatly speed up and simplify the payment process.

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AdSense
May 19, 2008

Xoom to disable Merchant Payment Interface

Xoom, an online payment facility, sent out notices about 2 days ago that it will disable its Merchant Payment Interface after August 1, 2008 and suggests all users to remove links to such payment landing pages.

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The Internet
February 27, 2008

On eBay & Paypal’s presence in the Philippines

Yesterday, I had a short 15-minute one-on-one interview with reps from eBay South East Asia who flew in from their regional headquarters in Singapore to answer some questions for the media on eBay’s expansion in the Philippines.

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The Internet
February 15, 2008

The mysterious Php200 Paypal Withdrawal Fee

The recent Paypal withdrawal feature got everybody thrilled especially that bank fees are practically free for amounts greater than Php7,000 (and it’s only Php50 if less than that.) Never mind the lower exchange rates as that’s the only way banks benefit from this setup with eBay/Paypal.

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The Internet
January 30, 2008

Philippines & Indonesia gets Local Bank Withdrawals from Paypal

Paypal members in the Philippines and Indonesia gets a very early new year’s treat with the introduction of direct local bank withdrawals made effective yesterday. I an email announcement to all users on both South-East Asian countries, Paypal will now accept funds in their respective local currencies.

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Netrepreneur
January 29, 2008

New Freindster Phishing Site Uncovered

A reader emails in and points to a new site he accidentally stumbled while mis-typing Freindster instead of Friendster (a popular social networking site in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia).

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The Internet
January 08, 2008

Was full Paypal support a lot of help?

Months before Paypal legitimately opened its doors in the Philippines, there was much discussion on how the service could help a lot of Filipinos locally and abroad. It wasn’t the de facto money remittance of choice (even until now) for OFWs but it may have paved the way for more online transactions for Filipinos.

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Polls
December 24, 2007

Top 10 Posts for 2007

Following Michael’s tradition of publishing popular posts, here’s my own version of Top 10 Posts for 2007.

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Site Updates
November 14, 2007

Scary Paypal Lockdowns

Just a few months after Paypal made huge waves in the Philippines, there’s already a horror story in our midst. Paypal lockdowns — yup, unexplained Paypal account cancellation without refund.

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The Internet
October 31, 2007

Withdraw Paypal Money from your Citibank Credit Card

Here’s another way of getting your Paypal funds into one of your credit cards here in the Philippines. I initially thought this method would before but only got confirmation about it from Citibank just yesterday.

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Netrepreneur
October 30, 2007

Seeding Blog Ideas and other Links

Two of the most recent blog ideas pitched to me have become an almost instant hit in the local webosphere. When the authors of these blogs came up to me and pitched the proposal, I knew right then it would be a success. I’d like to share their stories here so to inspire others.

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