Author: Dawn Solano

Content Producer for PhilSTAR Tech

Having to impress Gen Z might be a daunting task, since keeping up with what’s trendy is their inherent skill. As the new young generation (move over millennials!), they dictate what’s cool and what’s not. The terms “green flag,” “red flag,” and “beige flag” are widely used by them. So, if you’ve been labeled a green flag, then you’ve checked every box in Gen Z’s long list of acceptable behaviors. But what is a green flag to them? Essentially, it’s just someone they can count on, someone who shows up. For our digital natives, what is a green flag smartphone?…

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Anything technology-related has always intimidated me, mostly because I am not good at it. Whenever I have trouble understanding a product manual, I call in my younger brother for help. But I knew I had to face the music at some point in my life. I just didn’t know it would be sooner than I expected. As soon as I flew back to Manila after spending a month in Batanes, I started my first job at my dream newspaper. I cover all-things-tech: from devices, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, smart agriculture, e-commerce, to trends in the world of internet. I went to…

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