The New BlackBerry Q10 Smartphone is the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone to feature a classic BlackBerry signature QWERTY Keyboard. The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone combines the power of the BlackBerry 10.1 platform with a large, re-engineered physical keyboard and large stunning touchscreen display. Blackberry Q10 comes in two colours, Black and White.

The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone’s design, boil down from its beautiful and distinctive form to its elegant and ergonomic QWERTY keyboard, which features a wider layout and larger sculpted keys, advanced hardware, communications and multimedia features, andlong battery life.
More information on the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, please visit ph.blackberry.com/BlackBerryQ10

BlackBerry 10.1 and BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone
BlackBerry 10.1 introduces a number of enhancements to make the overall BlackBerry 10 experience even better and updating to BlackBerry 10.1 is free and easy to do from your BlackBerry Z10 over a Wi-Fi network.

BlackBerry 10.1 highlights includes:

• BlackBerry Hub - helps you stay organized, you can now view emails that are attached to another email, get contact suggestions when you start addressing a message, and send PIN to PIN messages for direct communication between BlackBerry smartphones.
• Personalize your Notifications - BlackBerry 10.1 allows you to set up personalized notifications for your contacts and accounts. You can also set up a different notification for different accounts as for Email, Facebook and Twitter
• Click to call  - You can now click on a phone number in an email or BBM message to call the number 
• Better cursor control  - Just tap once to bring up the cursor control, grab the blue circle and drag it around to the insertion point that you want. Improved visual feedback lets you know where you’re pointing. You can also tap either side of the circle to move forward or backward one character at a time.
• Improved picture capturing - BlackBerry 10.1 HDR (high dynamic range) shooting mode for taking beautiful images in tricky lighting conditions. It also includes improved red eye and golden eye reduction in the picture editor. 
• Remote Folder Access - allows the user to view and/or download content (music, videos, pictures and documents) from their workstation to the BlackBerry 10 device over LAN and WAN transports based on BlackBerry ID (same ID on device and workstation). You can also copy files from the device (or even to a Cloud source like DropBox) and save them onto the workstation. Pre-requisite is a BlackBerry 10 device running OS 10.1 and BlackBerry Link v1.1 installed on the workstation.

• Skype for BlackBerry - Skype app for BlackBerry runs on the new BlackBerry 10.1 OS.
  Setup Skype for BlackBerry click on the following resources:
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Find a number of new enhancements across the BlackBerry 10 OS like landscape support for the calendar, easier international dialing and so much more. The first step to discovering these new features on your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is to update your BlackBerry 10 software.

Blackberry 10.1 Update Availability
BlackBerry 10.1 comes preloaded on BlackBerry Q10 smartphones, and will be available as an update for BlackBerry Z10 smartphones as a free download.

How to Update to Blackberry 10.1 Software
Free and easy in two ways:

1. To update your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone to BlackBerry 10.1 look for the alert in the notifications section of the BlackBerry Hub.
2. You can also check for software updates through the software updates section in the Settings menu or through the BlackBerry Link desktop software.

The download will happen in the background and the update will be applied without needing to back up your smartphone.
For more information on how to update your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, visit www.BlackBerry.com/update
BlackBerry 10.1 Software Update and Blackberry Q10 posted at Cebu Events Blog

SCG marks its centennial anniversary as a building materials leader with the launch of the SCG Elite Card at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu City and participation at the Cebu Con 2013 in SM City Cebu, highlighting SCG's innovative offerings and fortify its local partnerships. It also marked SCG’s strong aim of strengthening its presence in the Philippines by penetrating the country’s second largest city - Cebu.
SCG Elite Card is an exclusive loyalty program designed by SCG for architects, interior designers, engineers, and contractors.

The SCG Elite Card is open for membership to all interested specifiers such as architects and interior designers, contractors and companies. By simply purchasing or recommending selected SCG Products such as:

• Mariwasa
• CPAC Monier
• SCG Marketing products

Architects and interior designers, contractors will accumulate points and get exciting benefits and rewards ranging from:

• Gift Certificates (dining, entertainment and leisure establishments)
• Travel tours
• Gadgets, among others.

Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Mariwasa Siam-Ceramics, Inc., and Brand and Marketing Director of SCG in the Philippines Mr. Jakkrit Suwansilp, said  “Over the years, the SCG Group has continuously adjusted to changes and opportunities, and has pledged to drive innovation in products, services and processes. It is a great opportunity to launch the SCG Elite Card in Cebu as the city experiences an emerging economy, a growing tourist industry and numerous infrastructure and construction opportunities”

SCG also succesfully showcase  a variety of high-quality building materials from trusted brands SCG, COTTO and Mariwasa in the Cebu Con 2013, held at SM City Cebu.
The event highlighted a number of the SCG Group’s innovative Products and solutions including:

• SCG Drywall system comprising of SCG Smartboard
• SCG water and termite-resistant fiber-cement board
• Thermal Insulation to reduce heat. (perfect for Philippine weather)
• SCG Smartwood, a wood substitute with Color-loc technology of long-lasting quality and design.
• COTTO modern wall and floor tiles (COTTO Graphic Series and COTTO Curva Series)
• COTTO Olix Series (Water-saving sanitary ware with modern, geometric designs collections)
• Mariwasa “Techno-Bliss” tiles, a second generation, latest technology scratch-free, strain-fee and safety tiles, made of modern celadon tiles, (easy to clean and maintain)

“SCG is ready to respond to the demands of Filipinos in continuously enhancing their quality of living while at the same time through the great selection of innovative, functional and eco-friendly product offerings from our various product brands,” said Mr. Suwansilp.

SCG aims to promote a lifestyle that is sustainable and environmentally friendly through its innovative products as they celebrates its 100th year anniversary. With the SCG Elite Card, the Group hopes to encourage this culture to the Filipino people whenever they use construction materials under the SCG, COTTO and Mariwasa brands.

About SCG
SCG comprises three core businesses: SCG Chemicals, SCG Paper, and SCG Cement-Building Materials. With more than 200 companies under its umbrella and approximately 40,000 employees, SCG creates and distributes innovative products and services that respond to the current and future needs of consumers. In 2013, the company marks its 100th year of successful operations.
SCG has been present in the Philippines since 1993 with more than 1,000 employees through its 7 subsidiaries: United Pulp & Paper Co., Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc., CPAC Monier Philippines Inc., SCG Trading Philippines Inc., Green Siam Resources Inc., Green Alternative Technology Specialist Inc., and SCG Marketing Inc.

Bosch Founder Robert Bosch, an entrepreneur and philanthropist once said he “would rather lose money than the trust of his customers” This is precisely the reason behind the constant drive to create products that are both innovative and beneficial.

Bosch establishes its first business hub in the Visayas strategically located Hiway Subangdaku Mandaue City Cebu. This is also the first expansion beyond Metro Manila to boost local presence and provide expertise in Power Tools, Automotive Electronics, Packaging Technology, Drive & Control Technology (Bosch Rexroth) and Security Systems.

Present during the establishment of Bosch Representative Office in Cebu are (left to right) William Go, Country Sales Director of Bosch Power Tools; Mr Martin Hayes, President and Managing Director of Robert Bosch (South East Asia) Pte Ltd & Managing Director of Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd in Malaysia; Joseph Hong, Managing Director of Bosch Philippines and Sangjo Park, Country Sales Director of Bosch Automotive Aftermarket

Martin Hayes said“Southeast Asia is currently the fastest growing region for Bosch. The size of the Filipino domestic market holds great potential for Bosch to expand our operations beyond Manila into other cities.”

Bosch now sells its Power Tools in 13 showroom locations across Cebu.

Joseph Hong said “A local presence in Cebu enables us to better serve the Visayan region with our diverse range of products and solutions across industries.”

Bosch is also optimistic about the automotive industry in Cebu with the demand for automotive products is remain robust in this year according to Department of Trade and Industry.
BCS and BDS offer professional diagnosis, maintenance and repair services for all gasoline and diesel vehicle models, built on the foundation of technical expertise and outstanding quality, supported by strong global branding.

Bosch pioneered a community development project in Barangay Pari-an, Cebu, as part of its Skil Paint the Town Red campaign, which aims to generate livelihood projects for community members through workshops and power tool donations earlier this year.

About Bosch in the Philippines
Robert Bosch Inc. (Philippines) is a 100% subsidiary of the Bosch Group, one of the world’s largest privately owned industrial corporations.

Bosch Service Center in Hiway Subangdaku Mandaue City posted at Cebu Events Blog

The second office tower, the Two World Center is expected to complete on the first half of 2014 with gross leasable area of 7,274 square meters that would translate new headcounts for other big BPO and Call Center Companies that are in Megaworld’s portfolio in Manila like Accenture and IBM.

Megaworld is also joining the Job Fair to expand its sales and Marketing teams in Cebu as well as Companies like Results World Manila and the first restaurant in Mactan Newtown - McDonald's is also hiring more crew during that day.

Megaworld Vice President Jerich Go says "There’s still a big portion of untapped talent here in Lapu-Lapu City which we simply cannot ignore. Their ardor can be harnessed to elevate Mactan’s status as the next business hub in Central Visayas."

In the Visayas area, aside from the 20-hectare Special Economic zone township of Megaworld in Mactan Island, the country's BPO landlord is also building a 74-hectare township in Western Visayas, specifically in Iloilo City, the Iloilo Business Park.

You may call The Mactan Newtown phone number at (0917) 629 4406 or email janatividad@megaworldcorp.com for more inquiries.

The Mactan Newtown hosts a Job Fair on June 1 posted at Cebu Events Blog

Since its Jollibee's 35th year, Amazing Aloha Burger is back! Starting today, Amazing Aloha Burger will be available for a limited time only. Way back 2006, Amazing Aloha Burger is introduced as an extraordinary burger experience of two burger patties, crispy bacon bits, cheese and lettuce doused in honey mustard dressing topped with a fresh slice of pineapple sandwiched between two soft buns.

Amazing Aloha Solo is priced at P 99 and P 135 in a value meal with regular fries and drink.

Since its Jollibee's 35th year anniversary, Jollibee will be giving 100 FREE Amazing Aloha Burger in 35 stores nationwide starting at 3PM!

In Cebu, 2 Jollibee Branches: Jollibee Parkmall and Jollibee Mango will be giving 100 Amazing Aloha Burgers for FREE!

Coupons will be distributed by 2:30 pm. Below are the 35 participating Jollibee stores nationwide:

METRO MANILA: Emerald Ave, Ortigas; Fort Bonifacio, Global City; Insular Ayala; Alabang Madrigal; SM MOA 1; Valley Golf; Green Meadows; Katipunan; E. Rodriguez; Welcome Rotonda; North Fairview; UST Dapitan

NORTH LUZON: Sevilla (La Union 3); Baguio Legarda; Sta Rosa; Dolores; Marquee Mall; SM City Olongapo

SOUTH LUZON: Tagaytay Junction; Molino Blvd, Paseo de Sta. Rosa; Lucena Highway; Lipa Uptown; Legazpi Rizal, Albay

VISAYAS: Cebu Parkmall; Cebu Mango Ave; Bacolod Lacson; Bacolod La Salle; Iloilo Gen Luna; Iloilo E. Lopez

MINDANAO: Buhangin Davao; City Heights Gensan; MTS Davao; Butuan Hi-way; Camins Zamboanga

Free Jollibee Amazing Aloha Burger posted in Cebu Events Blog