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Mobilarian/Symbianize is officially shutting down for good

by Jermaine Delos Santos

After proving its strong staying power that lasted more than a decade—even outlasting the likes of Friendster, MySpace, Multiply,—Mobilarian, formerly known as Symbianize, is finally closing its doors this time, for real. Originally founded in 2006 as Symbianize, the platform has grown to become the Philippines’ go-to site on all things of interest, especially technology […]

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Samsung Electronics is the “world’s best employer” in 2020 — Forbes study

by Jermaine Delos Santos

In a recent study which ranks companies from all over the world in terms of quality as an employer, Samsung tops the ranking, based on participants’ response. The research made use of the following as metrics for the benchmark: gender equality, talent acquisition, global health issue response, etc. Working side-by-side with Forbes on the study […]

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Genshin Impact recoups $100 million game development cost 2 weeks after its release

by Jermaine Delos Santos

At $100 million revenue, MiHoYo was able to recover the expenses it took to develop Genshin Impact for years in just two weeks—coincidentally making it a massive success, especially as a title hailing from China. A congregation of information from various sources claims that Genshin Impact has generated the $100 million profit, specifically in 12 […]

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From 2 to 200,000+ subscribers: Aspiring 9-year-old YouTuber gets overwhelming support

by Jermaine Delos Santos

A nine-year-old aspiring YouTuber from Bacolod City, Negros Occidental went viral recently when she made a post that celebrates her 2 subscribers on YouTube. But the child now has more than good reason to be more joyful as her channel had an influx of subscribers—which now stands at over 200,000. The deluge of subscribers indeed […]