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NEW YORK, USA – Apple became the first private company to exceed $1 trillion in market capitalization Thursday, two days after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings.Here is a look at the...
View ArticleApple shines in history-making style, despite some bruises
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Despite fears of sapped inspiration, slowing sales, tariffs and suffocating regulation, Apple is now shining brighter than any other private-sector company in history, as the first...
View ArticleGooglers bristle at censoring search for China – report
San Francisco, USA – Word that Google is crafting a search engine to meet China's draconian censorship rules has sparked widespread employee anger at the company which has responded by limiting...
View ArticleOptimizing the Philippines for 5G with fiber infrastructure
We approach the next generation of mobile communications with the testing of 5G networks underway by network providers around the world and expected for launch by 2020 in the Philippines. 5G opens up...
View ArticleUpcoming iPhones might not come with headphone dongle – report
MANILA, Philippines - Apple first dropped the headphone jack when it launched the iPhone 7 two years ago.Since making the controversial switch, the Cupertino-based tech giant has always included a...
View ArticleFacebook testing dating feature, 'Create' button
MANILA, Philippines - Facebook is reportedly testing a couple of new features that could soon be added to the platform – a dating service and a “Create” button.Earlier this year, Facebook at its F8...
View ArticleWhy don't you just say sorry, Mocha?
MANILA, Philippines – Have the decency to apologize, wrote one netizen, tagging @MochaUson on Twitter. Then again, maybe that's wishful thinking?Netizens raged online from Sunday night, August 5, to...
View ArticleWhat is a blockchain token?
People are just becoming acquainted with the idea of digital money in the form of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, where transactions are recorded on a secure distributed database called a blockchain....
View ArticleChip giant TSMC says WannaCry behind production halt
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Chipmaker giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Monday, August 6, the computer virus that brought its production to a halt for two days was a variant of the...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Note 9 promotional video leaks ahead of launch
MANILA, Philippines - It seems customary now for most soon-to-be-launched devices to experience a whole bunch of leaks before they're officially unveiled.Include the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in that list....
View ArticleApple and Facebook delete content of U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
NEW YORK, USA – Apple on Monday, August 6, deleted several podcasts of the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, while Facebook removed 4 of his online pages which the social media platform accused...
View ArticleFacebook asks big banks to share customer details
NEW YORK, USA – Facebook has asked major US banks to share customer data to allow it to develop new services on the social network's Messenger texting platform, a banking source told AFP on...
View Article24 newsrooms in Brazil to fact-check WhatsApp ahead of elections
MANILA, Philippines – WhatsApp recently made headlines for its role in the spread of false information and spam messages that eventually sparked violence in countries such as India and Sri Lanka.In...
View ArticleTrending: Suarez #FakeMinority
MANILA, Philippines – He, after all, campaigned and voted for Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Speaker of the House last July 23. Yet on Tuesday, August 7, Quezon 3rd District Representative Danilo Suarez...
View ArticleTwitter chief defends not booting Infowars
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Twitter chief Jack Dorsey defended Tuesday, August 7, his company's decision to allow far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to use the platform to spread his message, saying he...
View ArticleConverge eyes nationwide fiber network within 5 years
MANILA, Philippines – Fiber broadband services provider Converge announced its plans to roll out its network to Visayas and Mindanao as well as expand and improve services in Luzon. The 5-year project...
View ArticleChina ahead of U.S. in 5G race – report
MANILA, Philippines - The US is trailing China in the race to build the fifth-generation wireless networks, or 5G, and it risks losing out on economic benefits that come with being a leader in the...
View ArticleSamsung to invest billions in new tech to drive fresh growth
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's Samsung Group on Wednesday, August 8, said it would invest $22 billion over the next 3 years in cutting-edge technology including artificial intelligence,...
View ArticleStartup Packetworx fostering internet-of-things community in PH
MANILA, Philippines – Like blockchain, augmented reality, machine learning and all the other emerging technologies of our time, the internet-of-things (IoT) can be difficult to grasp.For many, it's a...
View ArticleResearchers find flaw in WhatsApp
PARIS, France – Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm CheckPoint said on Wednesday, August 8, they had found a flaw in WhatsApp that could allow hackers to modify and send fake messages in the...
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