Last Wednesday, Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros flagged the Department of National Defense’s (DND) request of a Php500 million budget that would be allocated for cybersecurity projects for 2021.
Posted inApps/Games/Softwares
The Labyrinth of Ragnarok for iOS and Android now available for download
The Labyrinth of Ragnarok is the franchise’s latest game that’s now available for mobile devices.
Posted inEntertainment, Tech News
Despite Netflix popularity, Filipinos still resort to pirated movies, TV shows
In the last few years, video-on-demand streaming platforms like Netflix have become really popular in the Philippines. But despite that, a new survey suggests that about half of Filipinos still watch video content illegally.
Posted inAndroid, Tech News
Xiaomi Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro prices in the Philippines
Two of Xiaomi’s latest high-end phones have arrived in the Philippines, the Xiaomi Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro.
Posted inBusiness, Tech News
Huawei is reportedly selling Honor’s smartphone business
With the US sanctions still in place, Huawei is hard-pressed to take certain actions to mitigate the ramifications of the penalty. One-way Huawei is seeing that possibility is the selling of a fraction of its smartphone business, particularly the Honor sub-brand, sources claim. The Honor sub-brand, if sold, could see itself getting salvaged as an […]
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NTF sees computer shops as possible study rooms for students without access to gadgets and internet
The National Task Force for the health crisis has a proposal that will allow minors — who don’t have the means to get access to gadgets and internet services — to enter computer and internet shops.
Posted inGovernment, Internet, Telecoms
No expiration for unused data allocation with the ‘Roll-Over Internet Act’
Philippine Senator Lito Lapid has pushed a bill that will end the expiration period on unused internet data.
Posted inGovernment, Tech News
COA hits NTC for giving high-end smartphones to its officials
Citing an ‘anomalous’ transaction that sees the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) misallocating procured devices that are essential in project testing, the Commission on Audit (COA) is reprimanding the agency for its faulty transaction. According to a 2019 annual audit report on NTC, it was found out that 44 smartphones amounting to Php2.1 million was acquired […]
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AnTuTu list of best-performing midrange and flagship phones for September 2020 now out
The monthly list of AnTuTu that shows the best-performing smartphones in the market gets a September 2020 installment.
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Yahoo Groups is officially shutting down after 19 years
Following Verizon’s decision to close the door for Yahoo Groups last year, the 19-year-old discussion platform will finally close down on December 15, 2020. Informing its avid users of the message, Verizon sent out emails to all its Yahoo Groups users while also leaving the same information on the actual Yahoo Groups website. Despite its […]
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Apple’s iPhone 12 series won’t come with earphones, charger out of the box
Confirming the earlier rumor that Apple’s latest flagship smartphone will not ship with chargers, the iPhone 12 series are indeed not going to have chargers and earpods out of box. With both chargers and earphones removed, the iPhones will only be accompanied by a USB-C to lightning cable and will set a rather unusual trend […]
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OnePlus 8T: Snapdragon 865, 120Hz display, 65W fast charging
The OnePlus 8T has been made official, and it offers a couple of significant upgrades that we should’ve already had on the original models.
Posted inCameras, Tech News
Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1 price in the Philippines revealed
The cute new instant camera from Fujifilm, the Instax Square SQ1, is now in the Philippines.
Posted inAudio, Tech News
OPPO Enco M31 now in PH, comes with LDAC and Hi-Res audio for under Php2,000
OPPO launched a good-sounding pair of headphones on a budget in the Philippines, the Enco M31.
Posted inAudio, Tech News
OPPO Enco W11 TWS earphones now available for Php1,650
OPPO has a new audio product in the Philippines. Meet the OPPO Enco W11, and it’s really cheap.