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New undersea cable will speed US-Japan connection
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – An undersea cable backed by Google and Asian companies aimed at boosting trans-Pacific broadband was put into service on Thursday, June 30, the consortium announced.The...
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Tesla driver killed on 'autopilot' mode, US probe opened
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Tesla said on Thursday, June 30, a driver was killed while using its "autopilot" self-driving mechanism on its Model S electric car, leading to a US federal safety...
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Oracle told to pay HP billions in chip dispute
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – A California jury on Thursday, June 30, ordered business software giant Oracle to pay Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $3.1 billion for backing off a promise to support data...
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Google adds real-time earthquake details to search results
MANILA, Philippines – Google announced late Thursday, June 30, that had it teamed up with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to provide up-to-date information on earthquakes to its search...
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Xbox Play Anywhere to arrive September 13
MANILA, Philippines – Microsoft on Friday, July 1, revealed the release date for Xbox Play Anywhere – an upcoming feature announced at the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo that would allow select...
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SanDisk to launch Extreme, Ultra high-capacity microSD cards
MANILA, Philippines – SanDisk is out to provide action video fans and drone camera operators with a new reason to take a ton of footage.The company last Wednesday, June 29, announced it was releasing a...
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Reminder: Free Windows 10 upgrades end July 29
MANILA, Philippines – Those holding out on upgrading to Windows 10 may want to save all their important data on an external drive and consider upgrading soon.Microsoft released the Windows 10 operating...
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Euro 2016: Ronaldo, Italy National Football team 'most engaged' pages on FB
MANILA, Philippines – Football fans around the world rooted for their favorite teams during the Quarter Final stages of the European Championship both online and offline.Facebook takes a look at the...
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China's Midea buys nearly half of German robotics firm Kuka
FRANKFURT, Germany – Chinese appliances giant Midea moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambition to acquire German industrial robotics firm Kuka with two weekend deals raising its stake to nearly a...
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Rappler Talk: Data privacy and cybercrime prevention
Bookmark this page to watch the discussion at 5 pmMANILA, Philippines – Rappler talks to Henry Aguda and Francesca Montes, authors of Data Privacy and Cybercrime Prevention in the Philippine Digital...
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HummingBad malware affects over 85M Android devices
MANILA, Philippines – Researchers have estimated that as many as 85 million devices are infected and controlled by malware released by a Chinese firm to earn fraudulent ad revenue – around $300,000 a...
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As streaming booms, audio overtakes video in US
NEW YORK, USA – Americans have for the first time streamed more music on audio services such as Spotify than through videos, in a welcome shift for the industry, a study said Tuesday, July 5.Streaming...
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BlackBerry kills off its Classic smartphone
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – BlackBerry on Tuesday, July 5, said that it is killing off its Classic smartphone with a physical keyboard as part of an effort to modernize its lineup."The hardest part in letting...
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Pokemon Go launches in select regions
MANILA, Philippines – Nintendo and developer Niantic Labs on Wednesday, July 6, released called Pokemon Go, the first pokemon augmented reality mobile game for Android and iOS.Fans have been patiently...
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Dong Energy to build world's cheapest offshore wind farms
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish offshore wind farm operator Dong Energy is to build two offshore wind farms off the Dutch coast where it has pledged to produce the world's cheapest offshore wind...
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Filipino ‘trainers’ set out on Pokemon Go journey but...
MANILA, Phillippines – It was going to be a day to remember.Armed with their smartphones, ‘trainers’ from all over the country rolled up their sleeves and set out on an adventure to look for their...
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Facebook launches OpenCellular open source wireless access platform
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook on Thursday, July 7, launched a new open source hardware and software project to extend wireless access affordably to remote areas.Called OpenCellular, the project aims...
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Czech anti-virus firm Avast buys Dutch rival AVG for $1.3B
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Czech anti-virus software maker Avast Software will take over its Dutch rival AVG Technologies for 31.7 billion Czech koruna (1.17 billion euros, $1.3 billion), the two...
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HUDCC trends on Twitter as Robredo accepts Duterte's offer
MANILA, Philippines – HUDCC became a trending topic in the Philippines on Thursday evening, July 7, after news broke that Vice President Leni Robredo accepted President Rodrigo Duterte's offer for her...
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Apple launches MacOS Sierra, iOS 10 public betas
MANILA, Philippines – Apple on Thursday, July 7, released the public beta versions of its operating systems – MacOS Sierra and iOS 10.The public beta program will allow more people to test the software...
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