Huawei’s foldable 5G-ready Mate X available mid-2019
MANILA, Philippines - Huawei CEO Richard Yu took to the stage on Sunday, February 24, ahead of the 2019 Mobile World Congress to officially reveal Huawei's foldable smartphone, the Mate X.The device...
View ArticleNokia 9 Pureview with 5 lenses now official
MANILA, Philippines – Nokia announced their new products for 2019 at their pre-Mobile World Congress show, Sunday, February 24.The star of the show was the Nokia 9 Pureview which comes with a whopping...
View ArticleMicrosoft HoloLens 2 announced ahead of MWC 2019
MANILA, Philippines – Microsoft on Sunday, February 24 (February 25, Manila time) announced the successor to the original Hololens, dubbed the HoloLens 2.Alex Kipman, creator of the HoloLens, said the...
View ArticleLG joins 5G race with V50 ThinQ 5G
MANILA, Philippines - LG has officially joined the 5G hype train with the unveiling of flagship V50 ThinQ 5G at this year’s Mobile World Congress.According to The Verge, the device is essentially an...
View ArticleChina scrubs social media as Kim train trundles south
BEIJING, China – Chinese censors raced to scrub online discussions about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's whereabouts on Monday, February 25. as his armoured train trundled southward to Vietnam for...
View ArticleChina's telecom dominance a security challenge – UK's GCHQ
SINGAPORE – China's global dominance in telecommunications networks could pose security threats for decades, Britain's cybersecurity chief warned in a speech in Singapore on Monday, February 25.As...
View ArticleSony flagship Xperia 1 highlights 4 new device offerings
MANILA, Philippines – Sony made the Xperia 1 official at the 2019 Mobile World Congress, refreshing its lineup of mobile devices to help bring attention to itself in the crowded Android space.The...
View ArticleU.S. financial regulatory agency says Musk violated deal
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The US Securities and Exchange Commission accused Tesla founder Elon Musk on Monday, February 25, of failing to comply with a court-endorsed deal between the electric automaker...
View ArticleHuawei says U.S. has 'no evidence' of 5G spying allegations
BARCELONA, Spain – Huawei's chairman said on Tuesday, February 26, the United States has "no evidence" its equipment to build next-generation 5G wireless networks could be used as a vehicle for Chinese...
View ArticleRussia rolls out fast internet to islands Japan claims
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia said Tuesday, February 26, it had laid fiberoptic cables to a chain of Pacific islands disputed by Japan, delivering high-speed internet to homes and businesses there despite...
View ArticleAustria uncovers 100-million euro online trading scam
VIENNA, Austria – Austrian police said Tuesday they had uncovered an online financial trading scam which according to initial estimates defrauded victims across Europe out of some 100 million euros...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: The Huawei Mate X
BARCELONA, Spain – Huawei made its foldable phone official, Sunday, February 24, at an announcement event a day before the world's largest mobile trade show, Mobile World Congress (MWC) opened. (READ:...
View ArticleLOOK: Huawei's pop-up keyboard webcam
BARCELONA, Spain – In Mobile World Congresss (MWC) 2018, Huawei wowed with its Matebook X Pro laptop, leading some to call it a legitimate Macbook killer. It had the looks and the specs. But one of its...
View ArticleBudget foldable? TCL teases own phone
BARCELONA, Spain – Move over Samsung and Huawei. There's another player in the foldable fold: China's TCL, the company known for their budget appliances and the current owner of the Alcatel and...
View ArticleHere are all the 5G phones we saw at MWC 2019
BARCELONA, Spain – It's 5G's moment in the sun. It's been around a few years, but at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019, this is literally the closest the technology has been in our hands with actual...
View Article'Pokemon Sword' and 'Pokemon Shield' set for late 2019 on Nintendo Switch
MANILA, Philippines – Following the sucess of Pokemon Let's Go on the Nintendo Switch, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo announced the next generation of Pokemon game would be coming to the Switch as...
View ArticleCoinhive cryptocurrency miner shutting down in March
MANILA, Philippines – Coinhive, the in-browser Monero cryptocurrency mining service abused by cybercriminals looking to make a quick buck, will shut down on March 8.In a statement, Coinhive said it was...
View ArticleYouTube to block comments on most videos showing minors
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – YouTube said Thursday, February 28, it will disable user comments on a broad array of videos featuring children to thwart "predatory behavior" after revelations about a glitch...
View ArticleHuawei racks up 5G deals at MWC 2019 despite U.S. pressure
BARCELONA, Spain – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei racked up a slew of deals to sell 5G equipment at the world's top mobile fair in Spain despite Washington's campaign to convince its allies to bar the...
View ArticlePompeo warns PH of 'security risks' posed by Huawei
MANILA, Philippines – The use of technology from Chinese communications equipment provider Huawei Technologies poses risks to Filipinos and may prevent the United States from operating its own...
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