Ubisoft invites Filipinos to submit their resumes at ESGS
MANILA, Philippines - Gaming giant Ubisoft is present at the E-Sports and Gaming Summit 2015 (ESGS) at the SMX Convention in the Mall of Asia from October 24 to 25, and they're looking to add to their...
View ArticleFirst impressions – Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
One of Ubisoft's more popular game franchises is the Assassin’s Creed (AC) series. From the introduction of Altair to the final quest of Arno, the series has amassed millions of fans around the world....
View ArticleMalware on CCTV cameras poses potential security risk
MANILA, Philippines – The Internet of Things – or the network of Internet-connected devices and objects used for various purposes – remains one of the more easily accessible means of creating online...
View Article15-year-old arrested over British cyber attack
LONDON, United Kingdom – Police arrested a 15-year-old boy over a cyber attack on telephone and internet provider TalkTalk, feared to have breached the data of millions of Britons, Scotland Yard said...
View ArticleFacebook expands smartphone alerts to news, weather
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Facebook, making a bigger push to deliver personalized information to its members, said Monday, October 26, it was expanding its mobile alerts to include sports scores, weather...
View ArticleTwitter knocked again on slow user growth
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Twitter shares tumbled Tuesday, October 27, after the struggling messaging platform reported only slim growth in its user base and a disappointing revenue outlook.The San Francisco...
View ArticleiPhone sales fuel Apple profit boost
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Apple said Tuesday, October 27, that surging iPhone sales helped propel a sharp rise in quarterly profits, as the tech giant delivered a record 48 million of the...
View ArticleAlibaba expands despite slowing China growth
SHANGHAI, China – Chinese online giant Alibaba on Tuesday, October 28, posted robust quarterly results showing better-than-expected sales growth, allaying fears stemming from cooling in the world's...
View ArticleFacebook to make staff experience site on slow internet speed
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook has a new initiative that lets its employees understand and empathize with people suffering from slow Internet speeds.Business Insider reported Tuesday, October 27, that...
View ArticleIsang bala ka lang: Netizens decry 'laglag-bala' incident
MANILA, Philippines - “Isang bala ka lang.”The late Fernando Poe Jr’s famous line from the movie of the same title has been going the rounds on social media. Netizens have been sharing reports of a...
View ArticleIBM leverages cloud power in deal for Weather Company
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – IBM is bringing its "cloud" computing power to a deal with The Weather Company.Under the agreement announced Wednesday, October 28, IBM will acquire the product and technology...
View ArticleSamsung unveils $10B share buyback with Q3 profit surge
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's Samsung Electronics pulled out of an extended earnings dive Thursday, October 29, reporting a nearly 30% surge in third-quarter net profit and announcing a $10...
View ArticleGoogle parent Alphabet may open units to China – report
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Google parent Alphabet may do business in China following the reorganization of the technology giant, co-founder Sergey Brin said in an interview Thursday, October 29.Brin, who is...
View Article4 horror video games that got you screaming your lungs out
MANILA, Philippines – Sometimes, horror movies just don’t live up to our standard of a good scare. So we turn to video games – much to our regret.With video games, you don’t only get to watch and...
View ArticleKitty collection game Neko Atsume gets English translation
MANILA, Philippines – Breaking out from its purely Japanese text, kitten-collection game Neko Atsume released a fully-translated English version of the app for Android users.Now called Neko Atsume:...
View ArticleAnonymous PH defaces gov't sites to promote rally
MANILA, Philippines – Hacking activism group Anonymous Philippines defaced or added messages to a number of government websites on Tuesday, November 3, in a bid to urge people to join its Million Mask...
View ArticleActivision Blizzard to buy Candy Crush's King Digital for $5.9B
MANILA, Philippines – Video game maker Activision Blizzard is branching out from console and PC games into more mobile gaming pursuits, and it's doing so by buying candy – lots of it. The video game...
View Article100M users at risk from Chinese Android software devkit
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Around 100 million users of apps that take advantage of a software development kit (SDK) from Baidu are at risk after security firms found that the SDK gave...
View ArticleTwitter turns stars into hearts as Favorites become Likes
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Twitter and Vine received a small change Tuesday, November 3, turning the star icons that used to be Favorites into a heart icon, which will now be called a...
View ArticleGoogle bug hunters find 11 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge security flaws
MANILA, Philippines – In doing research on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, Google researchers discovered and reported 11 vulnerabilities that could be used to exploit the phone or steal data from it.A post...
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