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Vivaldi: A dream browser for web lovers and power users
As a long-term Chrome and Firefox browser user, I've grown accustomed to adjusting my expectations when it came to browser I use.The expectation one has with operating web browsers is one of...
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Globe, Smart announce month-long free data for Pokemon Go
MANILA, Philippines – PLDT chairman Manny V. Pangilinan handily pushed away some of the gloom the country has been experiencing the past days with a little announcement: Smart and TNT subcribers will...
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#MarcosIsNotAHero, #MarcosBurial trend on Twitter
MANILA, Philippines – In spite of the nonstop rain, throngs of Filipinos trooped to Luneta on Sunday, August 14, to protest President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to allow the burial of the late dictator...
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Going around Intramuros? Hail a GrabKalesa this weekend
MANILA, Philippines – Horse-drawn carriages or the kalesa is a common sight in historic Intramuros in Manila. Once a common mode of transportation back in the Spanish colonial period, they are now...
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Syrian refugees invent app for Germany's bureaucracy maze
BERLIN, Germany – Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words – the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe's top economy can be daunting but now there's an app for that, says...
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Pro-Marcos tweets: A minority during Luneta rally
MANILA, Philippines – On Sunday, August 14, the hashtags #MarcosBurial, #MarcosIsNotAHero, and #MarcosFakeHero trended on Twitter as the Luneta protest on Ferdinand Marcos' planned burial at the...
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Final Fantasy XV delayed to November 29
MANILA, Philippines – Fans of Final Fantasy will have to wait just a little bit longer for their latest dose of gaming goodness.Square Enix announced on Monday, August 15, that it was pushing back the...
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No Man’s Sky review: Explore a vast universe with limited activities
Platforms: Playstation 4 (reviewed), PCPrice: $59.99No Man’s Sky has been an indie game darling for a while now. Since its impressive debut trailer at E3 in 2014, people have been clamoring for its...
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These funny #MayPasok tweets wash away some of the gloom
MANILA, Philippines – While the southwest monsoon or habagat continues to hammer Luzon with relentless rains, some netizens have been able to make light of the situation.One big concern among Filipinos...
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Samsung Note7 officially launches in PH in grand fashion
MANILA, Philippines – The Samsung Note7 is a grand phone with grand ambitions. Its specs speak for themselves: a 5.7-inch 2560x1440 display, a 64-bit octacore processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage...
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Asus launches its ZenFone 3 smartphones in PH
MANILA, Philippines – On Sunday, August 14, Asus launched its latest models for its ZenFone 3 family of smartphones, following their reveal back in May at Computex Taipei.Asus Global CEO Jerry Shen...
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Night Terrors could be the horror Pokemon Go – if it releases
MANILA, Philippines – The still-in-development app Night Terrors, as the name implies, is a horror title. But unlike other horror videogames, such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, or Fatal Frame, the...
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Twitch bolsters service with purchase of Curse game tech company
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Amazon-owned video game broadcasting platform Twitch bolstered its service on Tuesday, August 15, with the purchase of a US company that targets media and technology to...
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IWF site hacked as Iranians protest Olympic lifting 'conspiracy'
TEHRAN, Iran – The International Weightlifting Federation website was hacked on Wednesday, August 17, and its Instagram page flooded with over 285,000 comments after Iran's star lifter Behdad...
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Quezon City councilor wants to restrict Pokemon Go
MANILA, Philippines – Quezon City councilor Allan Butch Francisco has filed a resolution that will affect a current majority group: Pokemon Go players.Since the game launched locally on Saturday,...
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WeChat sends China's Tencent profits surging
HONG KONG, China – Chinese Internet giant Tencent said Wednesday, August 17, its profits jumped by 47% in the second quarter, buoyed by new users of its popular messaging service WeChat, gaming and...
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Power Mac Center promises discounts of up to 90% at sale
MANILA, Philippines – Itching for a new Mac product? Now may be the right time to dip into your wallet as local Apple retailer Power Mac Center has an ongoing sale.Kicking off Thursday, August 17, the...
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Networking titan Cisco cuts 5,500 jobs as profit climbs
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Cisco Systems on Wednesday announced plans to cut seven percent of its global workforce as it shifts its focus from networking hardware to software and services.The plan to...
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Twitter axes 235,000 more accounts in terror crackdown
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Twitter announced Thursday, August 18, that it had cut off 235,000 accounts during the past 6 months in a heightened crackdown on use of the global messaging service to promote...
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Gawker.com to shut down next week
SAN FRANCISCO – Gawker will shutter its flagship website next week, after a court order to pay $140 million to retired wrestling star Hulk Hogan over a sex tape drove the company to bankruptcy.The...
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