Globe prepaid promo offers 1GB of data for P15
MANILA, Philippines – Users of Globe's prepaid Wi-Fi service, Globe At Home Prepaid Wi-Fi, can now avail of a very wallet-friendly data package offering 1GB of data for just P15.The cost of the new...
View ArticleFamily sells everything they own for bitcoin
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A Dutch family has sold virtually all they own, including a business, their home, two cars and a motorbike and invested the takings in bitcoin just as the virtual currency is...
View ArticleSmart LTE faster overall than Globe across PH – report
MANILA, Philippines – If you travel a lot around the Philippines, and are after the fastest LTE speed, having Smart as your service provider might be what you want. That's according to an October 2017...
View Article12 techie gift ideas for your parents
You may not admit it, but as a young millennial whose world is burgeoning with promise and potential, one of the things you dread in life is getting a call from your parents looking for tech support....
View ArticleVenezuelans use bitcoin 'mining' to escape inflation
CARACAS, Venezuela – Inside a locked room in an office building in Caracas, 20 humming computers use their data-crunching power to mine bitcoins, an increasingly popular tool in the fight against...
View Article'Headliner' review: A lesson on how news shapes society
Game:HeadlinerAvailable on Steam for P99.95Everyone has an agenda, a something that stirs them to action in their day-to-day."Do the right thing." "Love one another as you would want to be loved.""Put...
View Article'Shin Megami Tensei V' coming to Nintendo Switch
MANILA, Philippines – Teased back in January as part of the Nintendo Switch's lineup of games, it seems Atlus is bringing out plenty of demons to play on the Switch.The company announced via livestream...
View ArticleGoogle's new bug bounty program targets popular third-party apps
MANILA, Philippines – Google wants developers of popular third-party apps on Google Play to become more pro-active in preventing their apps from having vulnerabilities. To do this, the company has...
View ArticleRF Online returns to PH in November 2017
MANILA, Philippines – Playpark, the Philippine subsidiary of Thai software publishing company Asiasoft, will relaunch RF Online in the Philippines in November 2017 as a closed beta. A wider open beta...
View ArticleSony bringing back robot dogs as smart home devices – report
MANILA, Philippines – Sony is reportedly bringing back the robot dog as a possible home appliance controller, reports indicated on Tuesday, October 24.The Wall Street Journal said the device would...
View ArticleMicrosoft drops lawsuit as U.S. government limits use of gag orders
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Microsoft is dropping a lawsuit against the US government after the Department of Justice issued new rules limiting the use of secrecy orders that prevent firms from telling...
View ArticleFEU students to make learning app for youth in Mindanao conflict
MANILA, Philippines – Digital arts and information technology (IT) students from Far Eastern University (FEU) have been tapped to help develop an educational app for children in conflict-hit areas in...
View ArticleNokia 3310 3G now available in PH for P2,790
MANILA, Philippines – Nokia licensee HMD Global announced that the 3G version of its popular new-generation 3310 is now available in the Philippines with a suggested retail price of P2,790.The older...
View ArticleNintendo's 'Animal Crossing' comes to iOS and Android
MANILA, Philippines – Nintendo announced late Tuesday, October 24 (October 25 Manila time) that it was coming out with a mobile version of popular title Animal Crossing. Called Animal Crossing: Pocket...
View Article'Bad Rabbit' ransomware hits multiple countries in large-scale cyberattack
MANILA, Philippines – A new ransomware attack is making its way across Russia, Ukraine, and other parts of Eastern Europe, security researchers explained on Wednesday, October 25.The ransomware, called...
View Article'Free' basic internet packaged with cable TV subscriptions in Laguna
MANILA, Philippines – Internet service provider (ISP) Nexlogic is offering what it calls "free internet access" for cable TV subscribers in Laguna, starting this month. The package isn't entirely free...
View ArticleSix in court over 'bitcoin drug money laundering'
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Six men accused of laundering hundreds of thousands of euros, allegedly by reselling bitcoins paid for by illegal drugs sales, appeared in a Dutch court on...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Gautam Mishra on the future of news
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler talks to Gautam Mishra, CEO of Inkl, about the future of news.In another effort to fight fake news and to maintain its independence, Rappler recently partnered with Inkl,...
View ArticleTwitter bars ads from Russia's RT, Sputnik
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Twitter announced Thursday, October 26, it was banning advertisements from Russia-based media outlets RT and Sputnik, in response to US intelligence findings that they sought to...
View ArticleTwitter shares soar as profit comes into view
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Twitter shares staged a powerful rally on Thursday, October 26 after the long-struggling social network said it hopes to post its first profit soon, following years of losses.The...
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