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#PiliPinasDebates2016 top worldwide Twitter trend
MANILA, Philippines – #PiliPinasDebates2016, the official hashtag for this year's first presidential debate, was the top trending topic on Twitter locally and worldwide at the time of the event. The...
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Samsung, LG improve smartphone cameras, turn to virtual reality
BARCELONA, Spain – South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG unveiled Sunday new smartphones with better cameras and turned to virtual reality to boost interest in their headsets at a time of...
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IBM reveals 'Sword Art Online: The Beginning' VR project
MANILA, Philippines – It might not be as immersive as the fictional AmuSphere or NerveGear technology in Sword Art Online, but if you've ever wanted to set foot in a virtual world, IBM Japan is taking...
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All eyes on Zuckerberg at Barcelona fair as security debate rages
BARCELONA, Spain – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes to the stage Monday, February 22, at the world's biggest mobile fair in Barcelona just as US tech giants clash with authorities in the latest...
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#PiliPinasDebates2016: Who dominated the online conversation?
MANILA, Philippines – Five candidates vying for the country’s top post squared off Sunday, February 21, 2016 in the first of three official presidential debates. It didn’t take long for the exchanges...
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Global Internet population grows to 3.2 billion – study
WASHINGTON, DC, USA –The number of people worldwide with Internet access reached 3.2 billion at the end of 2015, but the remaining 4.1 billion still could not get online, a Facebook-sponsored study...
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Facebook's Zuckerberg 'sympathetic' with Apple's fight with US authorities
BARCELONA, Spain (UPDATED) – Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said Monday, February 22, he was "sympathetic" with Apple's chief executive Tim Cook in his stand-off with the US government over breaking into...
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Apple says expert panel should take up encryption issue
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Apple said on Monday, February 22, it supports the idea of a panel of experts to consider access to encrypted devices if US authorities drop legal efforts to force it to help...
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Bill Gates sides with FBI in Apple's iPhone unlock debacle
MANILA, Philippines – Not everyone is siding with Apple in its tussle with the FBI on unlocking an iPhone linked to the San Bernardino shootings.Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates disagreed with Apple's...
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Finland city holds city planning contest using video game
MANILA, Philippines – A city-building video game is helping to crowdsource a Finnish local government's urban planning and public policy making.The city of Hameenlinna in Finland launched an Urban...
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EU, Brazil agree to cooperate on ultra-fast 5G
BARCELONA, Spain – The European Union and Brazil signed an agreement Tuesday, February 23, to cooperate on developing ultra-fast 5G mobile networks, aimed at massively speeding up Internet connections...
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Apple fight on iPhone access extends to other cases
WASHINGTON, United States – Apple is battling the US government over unlocking devices in at least 10 cases in addition to its high-profile dispute involving the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino...
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Xiaomi announces Mi5 smartphone
MANILA, Philippines – Xiaomi launched its newest flagship phone, the Mi5, at an event in Beijing on Wednesday, February 24.Xiaomi's new device runs on a quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor, with an...
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Facebook rolls out expanded 'reactions'
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Now you can do more than just "like" something on Facebook.The social media giant on Wednesday, February 24, rolled out its new expanded "reactions" feature which allows its users...
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CIA chief Brennan supports FBI in Apple encryption case
Washington, USA – America's top spy said in an interview Wednesday, February 24, that he supports the FBI's high-profile battle to force Apple to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino...
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Google boss backs Apple in encryption battle with FBI
PARIS, France – Google chief Sundar Pichai on Wednesday, February 24, expressed his support for Apple in its standoff with the FBI over unlocking an iPhone as part of a terror probe, warning that...
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Google speeds news to smartphones, challenging Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Google on Wednesday, February 24, began delivering "blazingly fast" articles to smartphones and tablets in a stepped-up challenge to Facebook to be the leading mobile news hub.The...
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One-third of US tech 'innovators' are immigrants – study
WASHINGTON, USA – More than one-third of America's technology "innovators" are foreign born, according to a study released Wednesday, February 24, that debunks many commonly held beliefs about the...
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Apple chief calls FBI iPhone case 'bad for America'
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Apple chief Tim Cook went public Wednesday, February 24, in his battle with the FBI, saying that unlocking an iPhone in the name of fighting terrorism would be "bad for America."He...
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The dark side of world's lucrative mobile industry
BARCELONA, Spain – As the world's largest mobile phone fair hosts the "creme de la creme" in Barcelona, activists slam the dark side of a sector accused of ignoring rights abuses in Chinese factories...
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