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Solar energy enters tourism

January 14, 2015 by Larawan@Kape

www.pv2energie.com

Solar energy enters tourism business in the Philippines

Makati, 7 January 2015 — With an average of six hours sunshine per day the Philippines is not only a popular destination for vacationers, but also a convenient location for solar power plants. In Baler, the provincial capital of Aurora, now both aspects get together: the hotel Costa Pacifica is going to let a solar power plant be installed on its rooftop. For that purpose they consulted the expertise of the renewable energy company PV² Energie.

The German company planned a solar power plant that enables the hotel to produce a substantial part of the power it needs on its own. Very soon, the hotel will obtain power from its own roof. “The solar power plant will cover most of our electricity needs during daytime”, summarizes Edgardo J. Angara, owner of Costa Pacifica and former senator. This world class resort is one of the first hotels in the Philippines that will make use of solar energy.

The recently build hotel located on Sabang Beach was already planned with a rooftop that is suitable to accommodate a solar power plant: the roof is oriented in a way that avoids shading and further has a structural engineering that enables it to carry the solar plant. “At Costa Pacifica we found ideal conditions for the installation of a solar plant, but this is not necessary. We can build solar plants on most rooftypes that are commonly used in the Philippines”, explains Chris Hannen from PV² Energie. The plant will cover a surface of 1000 m² and therefore is estimated to produce 140 kWp (kilowatt-peak). That corresponds to a yearly production of energy of approximately 196,000 kWh (kilowatt hour). The plant shall be installed before summer 2015.

“For us it was of great importance to work together with an experienced company, which we found in PV² Energie”, says Cynthia Garcia-Eidell, hotel manager of Costa Pacifica. The first contact between the hotel and the renewable energy company was in summer 2014. For PV² Energie this project is one of the first steps it makes in the Philippines. The company has been an active player in the solar business in Germany for years. Now it is one of the first German renewable energy companies that opens a Philippine-based establishment. The two share-holding associates Chris Hannen and Phillip Küpper agree: “When it comes to solar energy we see the Philippines as an important marketplace for the next years.” More information about PV² Energie: http://www.pv2energie.de. ###

Attachment: Three different views of the hotel Costa Pacifica.

Press contact: Carina Hendricks e-mail: hendricks@pv2energie.de and Brenda Baylon e-mail: baylon@pv2energie.de mobile: (0917) 704-4532, (0923) 551-0215.

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Zalora and Smart e-Money

January 4, 2015 by Larawan@Kape

Zalora and Smart e-Money launched MePay, the latest in Philippine online and Mobile Payments

ONLINE SHOPPING is really the trends that now technology is better, a lot of people are doing shopping via mobile devices why, because its more convenient you can pay cashless by using credit cards but most average Juan do not have credit card. Now Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), with their mobile money service Smart e-Money, Inc. (SMI) and in partnership with Zalora Philippines, the fashion brand of Rocket Internet, has launched a breakthrough electronic and mobile payments platform for people who wants to shop online even without the use of credit card. MePay, the new payments platform that only requires any Philippine mobile number upon sign-up, will now allow for secure and convenient ONLINE SHOPPING WITH Zalora even for customers without a credit card.

Zalora executives Constantin Robertz, Paulo Campos, and Martin Cu (fourth from left), as well as SMI executives Paolo Azola (third from left), Benjie Fernandez, andLawrence Ferrer.

“Today, with the launch of MePay, we are kicking it a notch higher and taking e-Commerce to the next level by opening up the platform to merchants, big or small, so they can easily accept electronic and mobile payments from their customers,” Fernandez said. “We are aggressively rolling out the MePay platform across more online merchants in the Philippines, as well as activating the ability to add more fund sources in the months to come,” Fernandez added.

Initially available in the Philippines, MePay will soon give a robust and effective payments platform for emerging markets like the Philippines, especially those countries with low banking and credit card penetration.

Getting your MePay Account is very easy! All you need is just your mobile number, and Legal name (first name, last name) and create your password and security question (and corresponding answer). Then Click “Agree and create my account”.

You will shortly receive an SMS notification containing the mobile verification code. Input the code on the website and click “Verify mobile number”. Once your done wait for the Php 100 to be credit to your account so that you can start shopping at Zalora. MePay can now be used with online lifestyle portal Zalora (www.zalora.com.ph), a Rocket Internet company operating in the Philippines, as part of the series of collaborations with the global Internet firm following PLDT’s strategic investment in the company back in August. During this launch “sneak peek” of MePay, Zalora is offering 25% off for shoppers if they checkout using MePay during the Christmas Season.

For the launch, MePay users can initially link their Smart Money funds to their accounts, or “top up” their MePay wallets through the expansive network of more than 30,000 Smart Money Padala Centers nationwide, more than the branch networks of all banks and pawnshops combined, here’s the complete list of Money Palada Centers. How do you pay using MePay? Its easy.

Upon checkout of your shopping card, choose MePay as your payment method.
You will be redirected to the MePay page, Enter your mobile number and password, then click “Next”
Review the details of your shopping. Click “Yes” if you want to proceed with the transaction.
Confirmation details will be shown on the page, along with the reference number.
You will also receive an email containing all of the details of your purchase transaction.
Payment is now complete.

For now you can use MePay on Zalora, but they are adding more partners, some of them are Easy Taxi, Food Panda, ClickBus, TripDa, and more. Not only that MePay can also be use to pay your utilities bills soon.

“ZALORA is more than thrilled to team up with with the country’s leading telecommunications network through MePay. As ZALORA is constantly looking for ways to improve our customer experience and offer the highest level of service quality to our portfolio of payment options, we are excited to be the first to partner with MePay to extend this innovative service to end users,” added Paulo Campos, Managing Director, ZALORA Phlippines.

Next-level e-Commerce An established leader in innovation, Smart has paved the way for mobile money with the launch of Smart Money in December 2000, a first-in-the-world service that has made payments and remittances easier and hassle-free for consumers.

And because it’s mobile-linked, MePay users are assured that every transaction is safe and secure because they will receive an SMS notification each time they do something with their account, such as when topping up or when using it to pay at e-Commerce sites.

For more information about MePay, simply visit www.MePay.ph

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Cherry Mobile G2 the Affordable Smart watch

January 4, 2015 by Larawan@Kape

Cherry Mobile G2 the Affordable Smart watch: Complete Specs and Pricing [Disassemble]

If you are into Smartwatch and looking for one that is affordable, you might want to checkout the Cherry Mobile G2, it’s a budget friendly smartwatch that you can pair with your smartphone (Android or iOS devices), launched last December 2014 it’s priced only at Php 1,899.

The Cherry Mobile G2 is wearable device doubles as a Smartphone Dialer and it’s also Splash Proof and with the right apps you can use this device to let you know about your social media accounts updates such as twitter and Facebook.

You can now get the G2 smartwatch on all Cherry Mobile Stores nationwide with two colors to choose from (Black and White).

Below is the disassemble image of the G2 revealing what’s inside, like Mediatek ARM processor and a 4GB MicroSD.

Disassemble by Chris Misola

“I got bored so I decided to disassemble my Cherry Mobile G2 Smartwatch. It has a Mediatek ARM processor and a 4GB MicroSD, thou I’m expecting to see a flash memory. USB connector is soldered to a flex cable and into the band, which makes it more difficult to fix when you damage the non-replaceable band itself. It’s my first time to see a very small camera module, about more than a half of a centimeter. There’s also a built-in button type RTC battery, mic and mono speaker.” Said: Christopher Misola

Cherry Mobile G2 Watch Specs:

44-Inch TFT Touchscreen Display (128 x 128 Pixels)
4GB microSD Internal Storage (3.68 available)
Smartphone Dialer (receive calls and texts on the go)
Bluetooth notification via Mediatek Smart Device app
Audio and Video Player
VGA Camera
Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
Pedometer
USB Mass Storage
500mAh Battery

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