Travis Kalanick resigns as Uber CEO
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick has stepped down as chief executive officer of the pioneering ride-hailing service, as the company reels from legal woes and...
View ArticleEverything you want to know about Windows 10 S
There is a new operating system (OS) on the market from Microsoft: Windows 10 S. With a name like that, you might think the new OS is the next step in the evolution of Windows 10, similar to how Apple...
View ArticleROG Zephyrus launched at P179,995 for GTX 1080 version
MANILA, Philippines – Asus launched the ROG Zephyrus on Wednesday, June 21, in an event held at their store at SM Megamall. The Zephyrus emphasizes portability, and is among several laptops trying to...
View ArticleInflight internet ready to take off
LE BOURGET, France – Inflight internet access, a nascent market still hobbled by slow speeds, is set to take off as dedicated satellites make surfing in the skies a reality, experts say.Even bans on...
View ArticleTIMELINE: Uber's woes leading up to Travis Kalanick's resignation
MANILA, Philippines – Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 (US time), amid pressure from its investors – a culmination of a wild string of incidents that brought to light Uber...
View ArticleSega brings its classic games to mobile for free
MANILA, Philippines – Game company Sega will be launching an ad-supported collection of its classic games on iOS and Android mobile devices, bringing these games back to life for players young and...
View Article[E3 2017] LOOK: The Microsoft Xbox One X, taken apart at E3
LOS ANGELES, USA – Microsoft showed off their most powerful console yet, the Xbox One X at E3 2017, contained in glass cases at their booth.There were two of them at the show: one is the actual unit,...
View ArticleBDO chief likens fight vs ATM skimming to running on treadmill
MANILA, Philippines – BDO president and chief executive officer Nestor Tan compared banks' battle against skimming of automated teller machine (ATM) cards to being on a treadmill, as he faced lawmakers...
View ArticleFacebook offers Indian women tools to protect privacy
NEW DELHI, India – Facebook has introduced new security features for women using the social media platform in India, including the ability to prevent strangers from downloading their profile pictures,...
View ArticleLOOK: New Apple store's roof looks like a giant MacBook Air
MANILA, Philippines – An Apple store in Chicago that's currently under construction has one feature that's distinctly Apple: its roof looks like a giant Apple laptop.A photo of the roof went up on...
View ArticleRussia threatens Telegram app with ban
MOSCOW, Russia –Russia's state communications watchdog on Friday threatened to ban the Telegram messaging app because the company behind the service had failed to submit company details for...
View ArticleFacebook launches plan to combat online extremism
LONDON, United Kingdom – US social media giant Facebook launched a campaign in Britain on Friday, June 23, to counter the spread of online extremism following warnings from Prime Minister Theresa May...
View ArticleDICT assures sustained push for 3 big projects at grand event
MANILA, Philippines – "I will not budge an inch."Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo A. Salalima issued this statement on Friday, June 23 in relation to the...
View ArticleGoogle to stop scanning Gmail inboxes for personalized ads
MANILA, Philippines – Google will stop scanning the inboxes of free Gmail users to tailor ads for them.The company announced through a blog post last Friday, June 23 (Saturday, June 24 in Manila) that...
View ArticleMobile World Congress Shanghai 2017: 13 things to see at the expo
MANILA, Philippines – Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2017 is upon us, bringing the latest mobile innovations, smartphones, and other devices to the fore, and setting the stage for the future of...
View ArticleREV Major Philippines brings Tekken World Tour to PH
MANILA, Philippines – Fighting game enthusiasts will have plenty to watch out for in July as Bandai Namco announced another fighting game tournament in the country: REV Major Philippines.Set for July 8...
View ArticleNintendo releasing SNES Classic console with 21 games
MANILA, Philippines – After the successful launch of the NES Classic console last year, Nintendo is going to release another console that now mimics the much-loved Super Nintendo Entertainment System,...
View ArticleU.S. tech giants join forces against terror content
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced Monday, June 26, the launch of an anti-terror partnership aimed at thwarting the spread of extremist content online.The "Global...
View ArticleFacebook producing its own TV series, game shows
NEW YORK, USA – Facebook is starting production on high-quality television series and gaming shows to be broadcast on its platform, one of the social media giant's executives said on Monday, June...
View ArticleEU fines Google a record 2.4 billion euros
BRUSSELS, Belgium (UPDATED) – The EU hit Google with a record 2.4-billion-euro anti-trust fine Tuesday, June 27, for favoring its own shopping service, in a fresh assault on a US tech giant that risks...
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