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Starmobile revives the flip-phone with UNO F301
MANILA, Philippines – Starmobile is adding a new feature phone to its lineup of offerings, and it's doing so with a device that takes on the clamshell or flip-phone design.The new phone, dubbed the UNO...
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Apple shelves plans for Ireland data center over trees
DUBLIN, Ireland – US tech giant Apple announced Thursday, May 10, it had shelved plans to build an 850-million-euro ($1.0-billion) data center in Ireland over a court battle with conservationists...
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Does the iPhone SE 2 have a notch? A case vendor mockup points to 'Yes'
MANILA, Philippines – Accessory manufacturer Olixar has a mockup of the iPhone SE 2, and if the mockup is the real deal, we may be seeing yet another iPhone with a notch. Distributed by retailer Mobile...
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Duterte and the impunity stones: 'We don't feel so good'
MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos online expressed their dismay over the Supreme Court's decision to grant the quo warranto petition to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno from office.Several...
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Xiaomi's Mi Mix 2S, the cheapest Snapdragon 845 phone in PH, costs P27,990
MANILA, Philippines – Chinese phone maker Xiaomi announced its upcoming flagship, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, would be arriving in stores in June. Xiaomi made the announcement at a press event in Makati on...
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Social influence platform Klout shutting down May 25
MANILA, Philippines – Social influence platform Klout will be closing shop on May 25.Lithium Technologies, which acquired the startup in 2014, announced the closure in a blog post on Thursday, May 10....
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 on sale by May 15 for P11,990
MANILA, Philippines – Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has launched a new budget phone, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, for P11,990.The phone will be available on May 15. The phone features a Snapdragon 636 chip,...
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Leonen, Te tweet 'dissent' from SC’s quo warranto vote
MANILA, Philippines – Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen and Spokesperson Theodore Te, took to Twitter to express their dissent from the Supreme Court decision ousting Chief Justice Maria...
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Snapchat dials back redesign that riled users
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Snapchat got some of its old look back on Friday, May 11, in an update to a major redesign that riled users and caused growth to stumble.Software changes to the Snapchat...
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Cybersecurity roundup: May 6 to 12, 2018
This week's roundup features a bevy of stories, from the Russian effort to divide US society via Facebook ads, to a new bit of malware that takes advantage of social engineering on Facebook to deliver...
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Xerox ends merger with Fujifilm in victory for shareholders
SAN FRANCISCO, USA (UPDATED) – US photocopier and printer maker Xerox on Sunday, May 13, announced it was terminating a merger with Fujifilm and appointing a new chief executive after entering into a...
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Explainer: 5 main rights that EU's new data privacy laws aim to uphold
PARIS, France – The EU's new data protection rules are set to bolster European citizens' rights while imposing new responsibilities on companies, and at the same time, set an international precedent...
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In the UK, 'porn passes' will be required to view adult websites
MANILA, Philippines - The British government may have just found a logistical workaround to their age verification problem in their attempt to stop those under 18 from visiting adult websites. Later...
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Apple sued for selling Macbooks with defective keyboards
MANILA, Philippines - Apple has been slapped with a class action lawsuit on Friday, May 11, US time, for selling Macbooks with defective keyboards, stressing that the company had knowledge of the...
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'Dota 2' gets 'battle royale' game mode
MANILA, Philippines - The massive success of genre-defining games such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Fortnite has inspired developers to capture the magic of battle royale by...
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Facebook suspends 200 apps over data misuse
WASHINGTON, USA – Facebook said Monday, May 14, it has suspended "around 200" apps on its platform as part of an investigation into misuse of private user data.The investigation was launched after...
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New Tinder feature to match people based on locations visited
MANILA, Philippines – Dating app Tinder is readying a new trick to connect its users: a location-tracking matching feature called "Places." Currently in private beta with no release date announced, the...
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LOOK: Nintendo's new special edition gold Family Computer
MANILA, Philippines - Following the announcement of the NES Classic and Famicom Mini resuming sale this June, Nintendo unveiled a special edition gold-colored Famicom Mini exclusive to Japan.The...
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OnePlus 6 details leak ahead of announcement
MANILA, Philippines – Details on the OnePlus 6 smartphone were reportedly released early by Amazon Germany. Before the information and product shots were taken down, however, German site Winfuture was...
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EU data protection may trigger global ripple effect
PARIS, France – The EU's new data protection rules that enter into force later this month are having an impact around the world as firms, including in the United States and China, move to comply.While...
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