In its thrust to promote digital lifestyle to Filipinos, Power Mac Center, the premium Apple reseller in the country is launching Cinemansanas – a campaign for aspiring and even established artists to create short digital film entries with the theme “Designing for a Bold New World.

Contest participants are allowed to create films in different forms and genres including narrative fiction, documentary and the like. Moreover, the competition has two main categories – a student category (meant for high school and college students) and a professional category for local residents. Student entries will also be automatically eligible to win the Adobo Design Awards Asia (ADAA) while professionals will need to pay a nominal fee of Php500 to be eligible.

All entries will be shot and edited using Apple devices. The Student Category Diamond Award winner will receive Php30,000 worth of PMC Gift cards, while the winner in the Professional category gets to take home Php50,000 worth of PMC Gift cards.

Runner-ups in both categories will also get PMC gift cards and products. Special prizes will also be awarded to ADAA winners and the People’s Choice Award.

As with previous iterations of Pixelworx campaigns, Cinemansanas will feature a series of workshops led by brand ambassadors, as well as live demo sessions in select PMC stores. For 2016, Power Mac Center has selected various industry leaders including director Erik Matti, Yam Laranas, Ricky Lee as well as Mario Cornejo and Monster Jimenez.

The deadline for submission of entries is on March 20, 2016. Interested parties can visit Power Mac Center’s website and social media accounts for more information.

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Power Mac Center, the premier Apple partner in the Philippines just launched Microsoft’s Office 2016 for the Mac last November 27th at the Power Plant Mall in Rockwell, Makati.

The Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac will include the latest versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote to Apple users, providing them with the same productivity functions and features that are enjoyed by PC users.

The productivity suite includes professionally designed online templates, sharper graphics on Apple’s retina display, and support for multi-touch gestures. The apps also have a redesigned ribbon menu that seamlessly blend with Mac OS’ user interface. Moreover, Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac will have improved integration with cloud services such as OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint.

Power Mac Center is truly committed to provide Filipino consumers the complete Apple experience. We are always looking for ways to support their needs, which is why we know that a lot of our loyal patrons have been anticipating the Office 365 for OS and iOS. Aside from familiar apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Office 365 has a lot of new and improved features like Skype, OneNote and OneDrive, optimized for OS and iOS devices.” - Joey Alvarez, Marketing Director of Power Mac Center. 

In the same way, Jerry Bongco, Director for Consumer Business Division at Microsoft Philippines expressed their company’s support to Power Mac’s drive to provide the same excellent user experience to Apple users stating:

This partnership is a key milestone for Microsoft Philippines as we make Office 365 available across all platforms in the mobile-first, cloud-first world. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every individual and organization to achieve more – and we’ve taken this to heart by breaking down ‘competitive barriers’ and partnering with Power Mac Center. We want to make Office accessible across all platforms, most especially in a wide range of Apple devices.

Many Mac users in the Philippines have been waiting for the official release of MS Office 2016 in the country since its release in the US a couple of months ago.

The productivity suite promises to give the best of both worlds for Mac users incorporating the familiar Office experience on the PC and iPad with the best devices that Apple has to offer.

John Erwin Magno of Microsoft Philippines talked about the things to love about the new Office 2016 bundle. People from the press got a chance to go hands-on with the Office 2016. They were assisted by staff from Microsoft Philippines and Power Mac Center.  

For customers who already have Apple devices, Office 365 is available as a standalone product at Power Mac Center for ₱2,730. Meanwhile, Office 365 Home is priced at ₱3,500 and Office 365 University retails for around ₱3,360. Office for Mac Home Student 2016 goes for ₱7,650 while the Business version will cost ₱14,500.

Office 365 requires 4GB RAM and at least Mac OS X 10.10. Customers who will purchase any Mac device on cash or installment from December 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016 will get 50 % discount on the Office 365 Personal.

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Power Mac Center and the Philippine Airlines are teaming up to give Apple product lovers the gift to travel conveniently using PAL’s Mabuhay Miles under PMC’s Adventure Awaits program.

From October 1 to November 15, Power Mac Center customers who make a minimum purchase of Php80,000 in a single transaction receipt will get 10,000 Mabuhay Miles. (Do note that in order to be eligible for this promo, a customer must also be a Mabuhay Miles member)

According to PMC’s Marketing Director Joey Alvarez, this latest promotion aims to reward their customers the chance to enjoy their Apple devices while travelling onboard the country’s flagship carrier – Philippine Airlines.

Customers who are eligible for the promo will be asked by a PMC staff to fill out an online form with his/her Mabuhay Miles ID details. If the customer is not a member, he or she can sign up for free and earn points when they purchase from Power Mac Center.

Power Mac Center will notify all the qualified customers via email and they will be given a unique reference code after a successful registration. They will also be able to check if the miles has been credited to their account online when they login to PAL’s website.

For more information about this promo, users can go to www.powermaccenter.com or visit any of their 26 branches. 

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