This school year marks a new beginning as students gradually return to school to see their classmates, friends, and teachers in person after more than two years. While other schools remain online, one thing stays constant: Whether a student will attend face-to-face classes or learn from home, a desktop or laptop is essential for schoolwork.

Acer is ready to ring the bell with the best back-to-school deals plus up to 5,000php gift certificates for Adidas products in participating The SM Stores.

Get up to a P20,000 discount or a gift certificate for Adidas merchandise by participating in The SM Stores for every purchase of any qualifying Acer product until August 15, 2022.

“We are helping students and their parents welcome the new school year with awesome deals in our back-to-school promo. These devices are perfect productivity tools aimed to bring back every student’s excitement for the upcoming school year. The past two years have been tough on students and their families, and this is our way of giving back,” said Acer Philippines General Manager Sue On-Lim. 

For participating Acer Aspire 3, Acer Aspire 5, and Acer Aspire 7 models, get up to Php1,000 discount and/or up-to Php3,000 Adidas voucher; for participating Acer Swift 3 and Swift 5 models, get up to Php1,000 discount and/or up-to Php5,000 Adidas voucher; and for participating Acer Vero models, get up to Php1,000 discount and/or up-to Php5,000 Adidas voucher.

For gaming notebooks, buy the Acer Nitro 5 and Acer Nitro 7 models and get up to Php5,000 discount and/or up-to Php5,000 Adidas voucher, and get up to Php10,000 discount for Predator Helios 300 models.

For consumer and gaming desktops, get up to a Php20,000 discount when you buy any of the participating Predator Orion 3000 and Predator Orion 5000 models, and up to Php5,000 discount for participating Nitro 50 models.

Get up to Php7,000 discount on participating Acer Aspire All-In-One, Acer Aspire XC and Acer Aspire TC models.

The promo, which runs from June 15 to August 15, 2022, extends to consumers, gaming, and AOpen monitors as well. You can get up to Php4,000 discount for any participating Acer, Predator, and AOpen monitors and up to Php1,500 discount for participating Acer projectors.

For acerpure’s line of air coolers and purifiers, you can get up to Php5,000 discount on acerpure cool, acerpure pro, and acerpure cozy.

Participating stores are Acer Concept Stores, Acer Authorized Resellers, and the Acer Philippines Online Store.

The customer must complete the claiming process to avail of the Adidas voucher and register their product for warranty at https://warranty.acer.com.ph/ within one (1) week of purchase. If the product is eligible for the promo, the warranty site will have a drop-down list of The SM Stores branches and customers must choose their preferred branch redemption site to redeem the voucher. The customer cannot change The SM Store branch redemption site.

Once the customer completes all the registration requirements, Acer will validate the credentials within five (5) business days. An electronic voucher will then be sent to the customer’s provided email address after seven (7) business days. For voucher redemption, customers must print the Adidas voucher sent to their email and present it to The SM Store branch of their choice with one (1) government-issued ID. The vouchers are only for Adidas bags and shoes and can be redeemed at participating SM Stores nationwide.

P-pop sensation and Acer ambassador SB19 was the special guest during the launch of the promotion at the SM Mall of Asia, to the delight of their fans. The boy band performed “Bazinga,” “Mapa,” and Acer’s song, “Live It Up.”

Seeing the number of tasks that need to be finished in a day may seem daunting, but it’s actually possible to cope with it by having the right productivity partners. One of these is a tablet like the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 5G, which combines the capability of laptops and desktop computers with the ease and mobility of a smartphone. Multitaskers may also take their already impressive work ethic to the next level with the Galaxy S22 Series. It’s the perfect device to cross off every task on any to-do list.

Here’s why Samsung’s latest tablet is the best productivity companion:

Next-level productivity

The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 5G’s expansive 14.6-inch Super AMOLED display is only limited by its user’s imagination. This gives more space for the user to do more than one thing on their tablet all at once efficiently and quickly. Paired with the Multi-active Windows feature, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 5G definitely defines next-level productivity. Now, users can juggle different tasks at once in its immersive display. The Multi-active Windows divides the tablet into multiple and resizable windows. Students can work on their modules in one window while researching in another, and employees can answer emails, do reports, and create presentations in one go.

While the art of multitasking is a valuable trait to have, it is also important to be mindful when simultaneously doing multiple tasks for the same project.

Writers can quickly jot down flashes of inspiration with the S Pen, while artists and designers can use it to bring their ideas to life. Samsung Notes gives various note-taking personalities the freedom to write, scribble, or even just doodle what goes through their heads and then on to the Tab, and save their ideas for them to keep in mind for a rainy day.

Collaborate freely

Part of the new digital lifestyle is collaborating with classmates and colleagues over video platforms. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 5G makes it easier to share updates, host presentations, and do catch-ups with its 4K Ultra-wide front camera. Its auto-framing technology even automatically keeps the user in focus at all times. This allows presenters on-camera to communicate through their body language to a whole new level while freely expressing their message to their digital audience without having to be stationary. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra’s 3 Mic Noise Reduction technology reduces unwanted background noise by 50% with Voice Focus to let the audience hear the presenter’s voice loud and clear, regardless of the background noises.

Sync and switch with ease

Being on the same page has never been easier and more convenient under the Samsung Galaxy Ecosystem. They can easily sync all their important files from one Galaxy device to another at ease, making it more convenient for them to switch gadgets depending on accessibility.

For the artist who’s chasing after a deadline for artwork while in transit, they can sync their work from their Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra to their Galaxy S22 Ultra to finish their edits on the phone and hit that “Send” button in the nick of time. This provides them with an immersive viewing experience from their Galaxy S22 Ultra to the tablet and makes sketching a breeze. These newest flagship devices can boost their imaginations like no other. For the offsite worker that prefers a change of scenery, they can sync all their ongoing work tasks from their mobile phone to their Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and elevate their workspace, whether it’s in a colorful co-working space or outdoors with their view of choice. This can come in handy when they work from different locations as these devices are very accessible and lightweight than the usual laptops. Users can brainstorm and connect ideas from their Galaxy S22 Ultra and continue the big presentation on the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.

Take productivity to the next level with the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and Galaxy S22 Ultra, now available at Samsung.com, Samsung Experience Stores, Authorized Samsung Stores, Lazada, Shopee, Abenson.com, and MemoXpress Online.

Get the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra for only PHP 77,990 SRP (12GB RAM/256 GB).

The Galaxy S22 Ultra comes in Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, and Burgundy for as low as PHP 68,990 SRP (128GB).

Offers and freebies for Galaxy customers

Customers can enjoy freebies and offer when they purchase the Galaxy Tab S8 Series. They can enjoy a 50% discount on Galaxy Buds2, Buds Live, or Buds Pro for every Tab S8 purchase via all Samsung Experience Stores and offline and online Authorized Stores until April 30.

Galaxy fans who register at the Samsung Members app will get a free one-year VIU Premium subscription until June 30, as well as a free four-month YouTube Premium subscription.

They can also take home the Galaxy S22 Ultra for as low as PHP 2,874.58/mo at 0% interest for up to 24 months via Samsung Authorized Stores Nationwide. Citibank cardholders can get up to 36 months of installment at 0% interest for as low as PHP 1,916.39/mo. On the other hand, PNB cardholders can get their first installment month for FREE and pay 0% interest for up to 24 months in select Samsung Experience stores and Abenson Stores.

Trade in an old smartphone for the Galaxy S22 Ultra to get tokens worth up to PHP 8,000 in participating Samsung Experience Stores and Authorized Stores.^[6]

To know more about the Galaxy Tab S8 Series and Galaxy S22 Series, visit samsung.com/ph.

Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek continues to expand its portfolio as the brand officially announces its latest addition to the Dimensity family — the Dimensity 1050. It is the brand’s first chipset to offer dual mmWave and sub-6Ghz 5G connectivity, and it uses TSMC’s 6nm process.

The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 is basically a toned-down version of the Dimensity 1100. It is an octa-core processor featuring two ARM Cortex-A78 performance cores clocked at 2.5Ghz. Unfortunately, there was no mention of which efficiency cores will it use, however, reports claim that they are likely to be six ARM Cortex-A55 cores.

Moving on to the GPU, the Dimensity 1050 uses ARM Mali-G610 for graphics processing. It comes with the HyperEngine 5.0 solution for gaming with support for LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 storage. It has support for Full HD+ displays with up to 144Hz refresh rates and hardware-accelerated AV1 video decoding. There’s also support for HDR10+ playback and Dolby Vision on board.

The processor offers 3CC carrier aggregation on the sub-6GHz (FR1) spectrum and 4CC carrier aggregation on the mmWave (FR2) spectrum. It has up to 53-percent faster downlink speeds, compared to LTE + mmWave aggregation, and supports Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 MIMO antenna for a seamless Wi-Fi experience.

The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 is expected to arrive in the global market starting Q3 2022.