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Google's Slack competitor, Hangouts Chat, rolling out over the week
MANILA, Philippines – Google's own iteration of the workplace chat platform called Hangouts Chat exited beta on Wednesday, February 28.Google announced in a blog post that the messaging platform will...
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You can now save tweets using Twitter's Bookmarks
MANILA, Philippines – Twitter on Wednesday, February 28 launched a new feature called Bookmarks, which allows users to save tweets for later viewing.The new feature, which is being rolled out already,...
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Cyberattack against German government 'ongoing'
BERLIN, Germany – A cyberattack targeting Germany's government IT network is "ongoing," the parliamentary committee on intelligence issues said Thursday, March 1, without confirming a media report that...
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Remove 'terror content' within an hour, EU tells web firms
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Online platforms should take down "terrorist content" within an hour of it being reported, the EU said Thursday, March 1, in new recommendations to internet companies to stem the...
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Equifax identifies 2.4 million more affected by massive hack
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – US credit bureau Equifax said on Thursday, March 1, it identified an additional 2.4 million American consumers affected by last year's massive data breach that sparked a public...
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Twitter seeks help measuring 'health' of its world
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Twitter on Thursday, March 1 (March 2, Manila time) asked for outside help assessing the health of its world of rapid-fire commentary in the hope of finding cures for trolls,...
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GMA Network subdomain defaced
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A subdomain of GMA Network's websites appears to have been defaced on Friday, March 2. The group known as Blood Security Hackers appears to be working with other groups...
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GitHub down only less than 10 minutes after world's largest DDoS attack
MANILA, Philippines – Software developer platform Github revealed this week that it had been hit by what is being called the world's largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Despite the...
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Cybersecurity roundup: February 25 to March 3, 2018
It's been a busy week. Aside from a new threat to Android devices, there's also the looming threat from a cyberattack against Germany.Moreover, US credit monitoring firm Equifax is in the news again,...
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EU aims to tax internet giants at '2-6%' – France
PARIS, France – The European Union (EU) will soon unveil a plan for taxing major internet companies like Amazon and Facebook by imposing a levy of two to six percent on revenues in every country where...
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Dug-up files hint Instagram could soon add voice and video calling
MANILA, Philippines – Instagram may soon be one-upping its biggest rival, Snapchat, with the addition of voice and video calling.TechCrunch reported files and icons labelled “Call” and “Video Call”...
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Australia aims to stop ISPs from falsely advertising internet speeds
MANILA, Philippines – Internet Service Providers (ISPs) around the world are infamous for advertising speeds they can rarely deliver. Australia seems to be dealing with the same problem, and may be...
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Cheaper MacBook Air expected for Q2 of this year – report
MANILA, Philippines - If you’re planning on getting a MacBook Air, it might be good to hold out for a few months longer.According to a report from MacRumors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo...
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Smartphones are ruining social interactions – study
MANILA, Philippines - It’s admittedly second nature for some people to pull out their phones and scroll through their social media feeds during trivial social encounters; without the slightest...
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Huawei Mate 10 gets P3,000 price cut, Pro model down by P2,000
MANILA, Philippines – Huawei puts their foot on the gas pedal as they cut the price of their 2017 flagships, the Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro – right as some of their market rivals Samsung, Sony, and...
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Nokia 8's price slashed by P5,000 for March
MANILA, Philippines – Following Huawei's announcement that they're cutting the price of their flagships Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, HMD Global announced they are also cutting the price of their own...
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$50 iPhone 5S swarmed by thousands in Malaysia
MANILA, Philippines - With lines starting at the front of the store circling all the way to the parking lot, Malaysian Apple reseller, Switch, was forced to cancel its sale last weekend due to an...
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China's WeChat app crosses one billion account mark
BEIJING, China – China's ubiquitous WeChat social media platform has crossed the one billion accounts mark as its messaging, game, and shopping services attract more and more users.The symbolic...
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Bangladesh Islamic school burns students' mobile phones
DHAKA, Bangladesh – A hardline Islamic school in Bangladesh said Tuesday it had confiscated hundreds of mobile phones and torched them in a bonfire because they were distracting students from their...
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BlackBerry sues Facebook over messaging apps
OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, March 6, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps.BlackBerry is...
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