You may have probably heard of a malicious WiFi attack that could break your iPhone. It happens when try to connect on a WiFi hotspot named “%p%s%s%s%s%n,”.
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ZTE Blade V30, V30 Vita: up to 6.8-inch screen, 64-megapixel camera, 5000mAh battery
The ZTE Blade V30 series has been revealed and it comes in two flavors.
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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Snapdragon 865 model lands in the Philippines
One of Samsung’s most value-oriented high-end phones, the Galaxy S20 FE, just got even more interesting with a new processor and price.
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OPPO A16: Helio G35, 5000mAh battery, 13-megapixel camera
The OPPO A16 has been announced as the brand’s latest budget offering.
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Red Fiber Standalone and Dual Play plans revealed with up to 400Mbps
Red Fiber by Radius, a telco company by Meralco, is really ramping up its operations. So to attract more attention, the company has introduced new Standalone and Dual Play plans.
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Japan takes internet speed world record with 319 terabits per second
Japan announced they were able to break the previous internet speed record. What’s interesting is, they didn’t just surpass the record, but they almost doubled it.
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Globe, Smart, DITO reports successful initial tests for mobile number portability
The Mobile Number Portability is nearing its launch as the top three telcos in the Philippines reported they have concluded the initial tests before its rollout.
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Xiaomi is now the 2nd largest smartphone vendor in the world — Canalys
For the first time ever, Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is now the second-largest smartphone vendor in the world in terms of shipment. Per market analyst firm Canalys, Xiaomi reached the milestone in Q2 2021 based on preliminary estimates, which shows the company has secured 17 percent of market share, an 83-percent year-on-year growth. In comparison, […]
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LG launches latest UltraGear, UltraFine, UltraWide monitors in the Philippines
LG Electronics Philippines has added a bunch of new monitors to its UltraWide, UltraGear, and UltraFine lineups. These three LG lineups of monitors are catered to different needs and lifestyles. There’s the UltraWide series that features a 21:9 aspect ratio, HDR10 format with a maximum 350 nits of brightness, and slim bezels. It’s targeted for […]
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Valve’s Steam Deck handheld gaming PC is now official
Valve has finally revealed its Switch-like all-in-one gaming PC—the Steam Deck. The Steam Deck features a 7-inch touchscreen with a 1280-by-800 resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate. Its computing and graphical processing power is handled by a custom AMD CPU based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture and a custom AMD GPU based on RDNA 2. […]
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Netflix to launch its video game service in 2022
Reports of Netflix diving into the video game industry began in May, and a new report today reveals the streaming service company is creating its own gaming platform. According to Bloomberg, Netflix recently hired Mike Verdu to helm its gaming division. Verdu is a veteran video game designer who worked for EA Mobile and Zynga […]
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Kaspersky exposes new malware that affected PH government offices and entities
An advanced persistent threat campaign has targeted at least 1,400 victims in the Philippines, Kaspersky has uncovered. The campaign, dubbed LuminousMoth by Kaspersky, has been described as a wide-scale cyberespionage campaign that initially targeted entities in Myanmar before it switched focus to the Philippines. The campaign has been operating since at least October 2020. Of […]
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PNR Calamba to start operating in 2025
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced Tuesday that the Philippine National Railway Calamba Project, a 56-kilometer railway that will connect Metro Manila and Calamba, Laguna, is scheduled for partial operation in 2025. The project aims to reduce the travel time between Solis, Tondo to Calamba to just one hour, or down by three hours from […]
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl fighting game revealed
Nickelodeon has unveiled a new fighting game that features characters from the television channel’s various animated shows. It’s called the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. Think of this upcoming game in the same vein as Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros, arguably the most popular game when it comes to crossover fighting video games. Whereas Smash features the likes […]
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Speedtest app now lets you check if your internet can handle 4k video streaming
Ookla has updated its Speedtest app on Android to include a new tool for checking what maximum resolution your cell phone carrier can support when streaming videos. When you update the app, you’ll find a new Video tab at the bottom of the screen. This new test will play a few short clips so the […]