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Don’t worry about screen time – focus on how you use technology
Many Americans find themselves bombarded by expert advice to limit their screen time and break their addictions to digital devices – including enforcing and modeling this restraint for the children in...
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3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts
Facebook is in crisis mode, but the company can take major steps to fix itself – and the global community it says it wants to promote. Facebook founder, CEO and majority shareholder Mark Zuckerberg...
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Key changes from social media platforms in 2018
MANILA, Philippines - Our favorite platforms have always been a work-in-progress. The companies behind them are always in the process of adding various improvements and fixes to address our wants and...
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Gaming in 2018: mainstream esports, local growth, racism controversy
There's a lot to unpack when you think about gaming in 2018. No longer do we think about just the console wars, and the advancement of PC gaming and hardware, and successful triple A and independent...
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Worry over kids' excessive smartphone use is more justified than ever before
Parents who fear their kids are spending too much time in front of screens now have more reason for concern.New research funded by the National Institutes of Health found brain changes among kids using...
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Ex-MtGox bitcoin chief maintains innocence in trial closing arguments
TOKYO, Japan – The former head of collapsed bitcoin exchange MtGox apologized Thursday, December 27, for losses that bankrupted the firm but insisted he was innocent of charges including embezzlement...
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Huawei expects 21% revenue rise despite 'unfair' treatment
BEIJING, China – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei expects to see a 21% rise in revenue for 2018, its chairman said Thursday despite a year of "unfair treatment" which saw its products banned in several...
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8 of the biggest tech headlines of 2018
MANILA, Philippines - It has been a crazy year in tech highlighted by milestone accomplishments, controversial scandals, and political tension. While the standout headline for many will likely be...
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Instagram blames 'bug' for design change that prompted backlash
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Instagram said on Thursday, December 27, it accidentally rolled out a design change to a large number of users and quickly ended the test after complaints from users of the...
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'Just Cause 4' review: Mindless fun can get old fast
Just Cause 4Available on PS4 (Reviewed), Xbox One, and PC Just Cause 4 offers players a big, physics-based sandbox where large chunks of the environment can be destroyed. It’s incredibly exhilarating...
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Tesla names 2 directors as part of Elon Musk U.S. fraud settlement
NEW YORK, USA – Tesla named two more independent directors on Friday, December 28, and said it completed the requirements of a US settlement of fraud charges involving Chief Executive Elon Musk.The...
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Zuckerberg sees 'progress' for Facebook after tumultuous year
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA – Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said Friday, December 28, the world's biggest social network has "fundamentally" changed to focus on securing its systems against manipulation and...
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Chinese firms offer subsidies on Huawei phones in show of support
SHANGHAI, China – Chinese firms are encouraging staff to buy Huawei smartphones following Canada’s arrest of a top Huawei executive on a US extradition request, which has triggered an outpouring of...
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Belgium reviews smartphone use by troops to counter spying – media
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Belgium's defense ministry is reviewing restrictions on the use of smartphones by active-duty soldiers on operations to counter potential espionage and data tracking especially by...
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EU puts up bug bounties to find flaws in open source software
MANILA, Philippines – The European Union (EU) has put up a bug bounty for security researchers to spot flaws in the open source software used by the regional bloc.In a post on her website, European...
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Popsugar's Twinning app leaked photos of users
MANILA, Philippines – Media and technology company Popsugar's celebrity lookalike application Twinning was leaking the photos of users on an unsecured Amazon Web Services storage bucket, TechCrunch...
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Vietnam's draconian cybersecurity bill comes into effect
HANOI, Vietnam – A law requiring internet companies in Vietnam to remove content communist authorities deem to be against the state came into effect Tuesday, January 1, in a move critics called "a...
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Global tech show to celebrate innovation amid mounting concerns
WASHINGTON D.C, United States – Amid trade wars, geopolitical tensions and a decline in public trust, the technology sector is seeking to put its problems aside with the Consumer Electronics Show, the...
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Apple cuts outlook, sees 'challenges' in China, emerging markets
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Apple cut its revenue outlook for the latest quarter on Wednesday, January 2, citing steeper-than-expected "economic deceleration" in China and emerging markets.The rare revenue...
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Windows 10 edges out Windows 7 as most popular operating system
MANILA, Philippines – Windows 7, Microsoft's nearly 10-year-old operating system, has been dislodged as the most popular OS.Its successor? Windows 10.Information on the market share of the various OS...
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