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By Anick Jesdanun / The Associated Press New York—The success of Microsoft’s latest lineup of devices will ride on the company’s ability to convince people who got free Windows 10 software upgrades to spring for new devices—specifically, Windows devices. 

Lenovo unveiled recently what it calls the latest evolution in mobile devices, the Lenovo Phab Plus, which it describes as “a beautifully designed premium phablet optimized for single-hand use.” 

By Michael Biesecker / The Associated Press Washington—Volkswagen (VW) is far from the first company to stand accused of trying to game required emissions tests. Almost since the passage of the Clean Air Act in the United States in 1970, major manufacturers of cars, trucks and heavy equipment have been caught for using what regulators call “defeat devices”—typically programing a vehicle’s …

Buyers typically don’t associate Kia with luxury, but its 2016 top-level Sorento SX-Luxury model is so robust in its looks, pleasing in its ride and stocked with features that it feels like a luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV).

Three vehicles of Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI), the automobile business unit of the Japanese motorcycle-maker in the country, bagged prizes at the 11th Annual C! Awards—which honors the best four-wheel and two-wheel vehicles in the nation, based on its editorial team’s reviews—held at the Palms Country Club in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, on September 15.

Leading Asian healthcare platform Practo has announced its acquisition of Insta Health Solutions—a leading provider of cutting-edge end-to-end, cloud-based hospital information management solution (HIMS) that powers hospitals across 15 countries in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa—for $12 million.

Power Mac Center (PMC), the Philippines’ premier Apple partner, celebrated 21 years of its continued presence and service in the country with a thanksgiving event for its partners, collaborators and loyal customers at Greenbelt 5 Fashion Walk in Makati City in late August. 

A cloud agility study by computer-technology company Oracle Corp. showed recently that businesses across the Asia-Pacific region are showing signs of agility in some areas and clearly recognize the business benefits of agility—that is, able to adjust quickly to new business opportunities or to iterate new products and services quickly. 

After launching it in partnership with online-shopping site Lazada in late July, Lenovo Philippines has now made its latest smartphone, the Lenovo Vibe Shot, available in retail stores nationwide. 

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has contributed to the legend of the contemporary music scene since the birth of Rock and Roll. More than half a century later, this long-standing love affair lives on, with some of the world’s most celebrated artists choosing the brand as the ultimate affirmation of their success. It is in this spirit that Rolls-Royce recently introduced its …