As more and more Filipinos are connected to the Internet, it also opens more doors and opportunities to make life more convenient, including health through teleconsultation sites. Before 2020, teleconsultations were not popularly used in the country, especially in the provinces. However, the global health crisis changed everything for the industry because it allowed users […]
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Asia regional internet registry calls for better investigations into ISP failures, outages
Geoff Huston, the chief scientist of APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Center), said that there should be a hypothetical “routing police” that will investigate whenever there’s a major internet outage that affects millions of users.
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Apple developing privacy tech against shoulder-surfers
Annoyed by people on your daily commute trying to take a peek at your smartphone screen? Or are people at the office trying to peek at sensitive or confidential documents you’re working on your computer? Apple is reportedly working on a new tech to address that.
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83% of mobile games fail within 3 years, 43% don’t survive development stage — report
A new research report shows just how lucrative the mobile gaming business is. Atomik Research talked to 500 developers in the US and the UK and discovered a pretty tragic trend in the mobile gaming industry.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Maison Margiela Edition launched
French luxury brand Maison Margiela has teamed up with Samsung once again for another special edition Galaxy Z Flip device.
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Professional low-light portraits for under Php20k feat. vivo V29e 5G
Here’s something a lot of you already know: fancy vivo smartphones take incredible low-light portraits. But what you may not be aware of is that even the company’s cheaper midrange phones are also great for impromptu late-night and indoor photoshoots. That’s exactly what the vivo V29e 5G is. Similar to the more expensive vivo V29 […]
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DICT, VC firm signed MOA to protect BPO sector from AI
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Silicon Valley-based venture capital provider Plug and Play teamed up to help the Philippines’ business process outsourcing (BPO) industry become resilient against the threat of artificial intelligence (AI).
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LPU Esports Arena a first in PH
After pioneering the esports curriculum in the country, Lyceum of the Philippines University now opens the first esports arena in the country.
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PH ranks #1 in Asia shopping scams with 35.9% rate — study
The Philippines reached a shopping scam rate of 35.9%, the highest across eleven countries. That alarming scam rate is based on the 2023 Asia Scam Report, a study published by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance and software company Gogolook, and presented at the 1st Anti-Scam Asia Summit in Taipei. The study collected data from almost 20,000 […]
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Scientists 3D printed a robotic hand with bones, ligaments, and tendons
If you have ever been called“robotic” in your movements, chances are this is because your movements are seen as mechanical and dull. While robots can perform actions such as jumping, grabbing onto things, and even dancing, they lack the finesse humans have when they do similar acts. This is primarily due to robots lacking in […]
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Study says elephants give each other names, a first in animals
Here’s one interesting fact from the animal kingdom: elephants can name one another. A recent study found that elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park seem to call each other by “name” using a series of low, complex, “rumbling” noises. Unlike the English names given to animals, scientists say that elephants have their own way of […]
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HMD Global, Nokia still dominates feature phone market for Q3 2023
The latest report from market analytics firm IDC revealed that HMD Global, the company that produces Nokia phones, still dominates the feature phone market for the third quarter of 2023.
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Ubisoft criticized for in-game ads
Some players have complained about the sudden pop-up ads they saw on select Assassin’s Creed games.
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HONOR Earbuds X6: 10mm drivers, Hi-Fi 5, 40-hour battery
HONOR has introduced a new budget-friendly earbuds, the HONOR Earbuds X6.
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Redmi Buds 5 Pro unveiled
Details about the new Redmi Buds 5 Pro have been unveiled on the brand’s official Weibo page before its official launch on November 29.