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VIRAL: Satirical video welcomes Trump to the Netherlands
MANILA, Philippines – "Grab 'em by the pony."A few days after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, Dutch show Zondag met Lubach released a satirical video – shown above – aimed at introducing...
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Profits fall again at South Korea's LG Electronics
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's LG Electronics on Wednesday, January 25, reported its second successive year of slumping net profits due partly to weak smartphone sales.Full-year net profit for 2016...
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Russia orders blocking of Dailymotion video site
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian authorities have ordered the blocking of video website Dailymotion after a reality TV station complained of copyright infringement, the channel's owner said Wednesday, January...
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Here's how much your broadband rates have dropped
MANILA, Philippines – Globe said in a statement on Tuesday, Jan 24, that prices for their wired broadband subscriptions have declined significantly in the past 4 years, with drops ranging from 68% to...
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IN PHOTOS: Inside Google Philippines' office
MANILA, Philippines – Google formally opened their new headquarters in the Philippines, Thursday, January 26. Prior to moving to their home in Taguig, the local arm of the search giant had taken refuge...
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Microsoft accused of anti-competitive tactics in browser wars
MANILA, Philippines – Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner called on Microsoft to stop its "anti-competitive practices" when it comes to browser choice.In a blog post on Tuesday, January 24 (January 25,...
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Facebook gets ex-Xiaomi executive Barra as new VR head
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Social media giant Facebook announced late Wednesday, January 25, it had recruited Hugo Barra, who recently quit a top position with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, as its new...
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Tweeters call out Maxine Medina for saying Imelda Marcos invented the terno
MANILA, Philippines – Historical revisionism in Miss Universe? People on Twitter called out Miss Philippines Maxine Medina for erroneously crediting the invention of the terno to the controversial wife...
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Cloud boosts Microsoft as it absorbs LinkedIn
WASHINGTON, USA – Microsoft on Thursday, Jan 26, US time, reported a rise in profits over the past quarter, showing gains in cloud computing and other new areas of focus as it absorbed the LinkedIn...
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Alphabet profit up as 'big bets' show promise
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Google parent Alphabet on Thursday, Jan 26, US time reported that its profit in the final 3 months of last year climbed on growth in mobile search and video-sharing service...
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Facebook tunes trending topics to better deliver news
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Under pressure to stymie the spread of fake news, Facebook on Wednesday, Jan 25, modified its system for showing trending topics.The leading social network said that instead of...
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Health-focused Alphabet subsidiary receives $800 mn investment
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Singapore-based sovereign fund Temasek will invest $800 million in Verily, the Alphabet subsidiary focused on healthcare announced on Thursday.The infusion of cash, for which...
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WATCH: Donald Trump without the bronzer?
MANILA, Philippines – Someone just gave the most powerful man in the free world a makeover. {source}<iframe...
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Q&A with Hearthstone champion 'Staz' on his winning moment
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine eSports won big at the World Electronic Sports Games last January 15, 2017. Among the champions was PH Alliance’s Euneil “Staz” Javinas. He won at the Hearthstone...
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#SayItLikeMalacañang: Twitter trends diplomacy
MANILA, Philippines – What would you say if you were an official representative of the government?On Saturday, January 28, Filipino Twitter users tried out their diplomacy skills by translating words...
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PH spends most time online and on social media – report
MANILA, Philippines – More than half of the world's population now uses the Internet: A whopping 3.75 billion people. That's according to the "Digital in 2017 Global Overview" report prepared by social...
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Silicon Valley denounces Trump immigration ban
NEW YORK, USA – Silicon Valley heads have slammed US President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees and many Muslims from entering the United States, fearing it could prevent them from accessing a...
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Namco's founder Masaya Nakamura dies
TOKYO, Japan – Masaya Nakamura, the Japanese video game pioneer known as the "father of Pac-Man," has died aged 91, his company said Monday, January 30.Nakamura, who passed away on January 22, founded...
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Snapchat parent to offer shares on NYSE – reports
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The parent company of hit mobile-messaging service Snapchat is expected to make its debut as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange, according to reports.The Wall Street...
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Facebook can soon unlock websites you've been locked out of
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook will be launching a feature that allows you to recover access to other website sites, which leapfrogs the need for email as a user verification tool. At the USENIX Enigma...
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