Revisiting the story of Dark Souls
When we talk about Dark Souls, From Software’s most popular series, we always highlight the immense difficulty of the series. The bosses are difficult to beat, the areas are treacherous, and the...
View ArticleFacebook's F8 conference: What it is, what to expect
MANILA, Philippines – From a simple website for Harvard students to being the world's biggest social media site, Facebook flew from zero to hero at an unprecedented rate – changing how people use the...
View ArticleRappler, Kickstart, Facebook to host F8 Meetup Manila
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler and Kickstart Ventures have teamed up with Facebook to host a local viewing party and networking event for Facebook's annual F8 global developer conference.The conference...
View ArticlePH twice likely to face cyberattacks than worldwide average
MANILA, Philippines – Network security firm FireEye said on Tuesday, April 12, that Philippine organizations were twice as likely to face an advanced cyberattack compared to the worldwide average.In a...
View ArticlePUZZLE: Can you figure out these web developer terms?
MANILA, Philippines – Once a year, web developers from all over the world gather for Facebook's F8 conference. This year, it's happening from April 12 to 13 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco,...
View ArticleFacebook launches chat bot platform for Messenger
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announced at the F8 developer conference in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, April 12 (April 13, Manila time) that it was launching a platform for...
View ArticleSurprise, surprise: Facebook products you didn't know existed
MANILA, Philippines – Say the name "Facebook" and most people will think of Newsfeeds, Timelines, Like buttons, and emojis. The social media giant is the bread and butter of many folks' online...
View ArticleUber reveals US law enforcement data queries
WASHINGTON, USA – Uber said Tuesday, April 12, it received more than 400 requests from US law enforcement agencies in the second half of 2015, and gave authorities some information in the vast majority...
View ArticleHackers helped FBI crack San Bernardino iPhone – report
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Professional hackers discovered at least one software flaw that helped the FBI break into an iPhone used by a San Bernardino attacker, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, April...
View ArticleDid Mark Zuckerberg just take a swipe at Donald Trump?
MANILA, Philippines – This year's F8, Facebook's developers' conference, stepped into political territory as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg supposedly took a discreet swipe at controversial US...
View ArticleWhat Facebook has in store for us in the near future
MANILA, Philippines – Where is Facebook going and how does it intend to bring its users with it?During the first day of the annual F8 conference on Tuesday, April 12, Facebook co-founder Mark...
View ArticleHashtag fail? #BringBackOurGirls two years on
LAGOS, Nigeria – More than a week after 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped from the remote northeast Nigerian town of Chibok by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014, a lawyer posted the first #BringBackOurGirls...
View ArticleAmazon goes upscale with new Kindle e-reader
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Amazon announced a new high-end Kindle e-reader on Wednesday, April 13, aiming to win over readers with a thin, light device despite a trend toward multi-use tablets.The Kindle...
View ArticleFacebook conference: No better time to be David vs the Goliaths
MANILA, Philippines – Technology is on the side of the underdog.People often think of disruption when it comes to technology. There's no denying that it has become its calling card on the global...
View Article#TwitterDown: Netizens speculate on latest Twitter outage
MANILA, Philippines – Twitter down!On Thursday, April 14, popular social media site Twitter went down for more than 10 minutes in a number of areas around the world.Users logged more than 1,117 reports...
View ArticleRappler reaches more Filipinos using Facebook's Free Basics
MANILA, Philippines – With slow Internet speed in the Philippines, how does an online news organization like Rappler reach more Filipinos? When it comes to internet speed, the Philippines is way behind...
View ArticleMore than 200,000 emails compromised after Comelec hack
MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of thousands of email addresses from the leaked Commission on Elections (Comelec) website data have been added to a list of compromised accounts, according to a free...
View ArticleMicrosoft sues US over secret warrants to search email
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Microsoft on Thursday, April 14, sued the US government, arguing that secret warrants to search people's email violate constitutional rights of Americans.The US tech giant brought...
View ArticleCanada police eavesdropped on BlackBerry messages – media
OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian federal police have been able to eavesdrop on messages sent between BlackBerry smartphones since at least 2010 using an encryption key it obtained, according to an online news...
View ArticleDark Souls 3 review: A fiery sequel
Gaming adrenaline junkies, praise the sun! After spending too many of my waking hours on Dark Souls 3, hands shaking and heart pumping fast, I can conclude that Dark Souls 3 is indeed an incredible...
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