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 […]
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Apple unveils iPhone 12 MagSafe Battery Pack for $99
Apple has unveiled its official MagSafe Battery Pack for the iPhone 12 series. The MagSafe Battery Pack snaps safely to the back of iPhone 12 phones and keeps attached by means of embedded magnets. Once attached, the battery pack automatically starts wirelessly charging the phone. All iPhone 12 variants are compatible with the MagSafe Battery […]
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Bill on criminalizing ‘hoax ordering’ gets Senate panel approval
The Senate Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Committee has approved a bill that seeks to penalize ‘hoax ordering.’ Known as Senate Bill No. 2302, the bill is designed to protect riders involved in delivery services for food, grocery, and other goods from unreasonable cancellations of orders, refusal to accept unpaid orders, and similar bogus transactions. If […]
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Old hydroelectric plant switches to Bitcoin mining because it’s more profitable than selling electricity
A hydroelectric plant that’s more than a century old is looking into mining Bitcoin. Originally built back in 1897 and recently modernized, the Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant in Saratoga County, New York is being equipped with used servers so the plant’s owner, the Albany Engineering Corp., can experiment with cryptocurrency mining. Jim Besha Sr., chief executive […]
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Google Meet free users will now get a 60-minute limit on group calls
Google Meet will finally enforce the 60-minute video call limit for its free users.
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Yongnuo YN455 is a mirrorless camera that runs on Android, Snapdragon CPU
Yongnuo is a popular brand for budget photography equipment. Now, with the YN455, the company is trying to enter a category that we thought is long gone.
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Realme 8 5G 4GB/128GB now in the Philippines
Thinking of getting the Realme 8 5G but can’t afford the price? Well, this cheaper 4GB/128GB model might be for you.
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Xiaomi Mi Smart Steam Oven 30L lands in the Philippines
Make your kitchen smarter with the new Xiaomi Mi Smart Steam Oven 30L, which just made its way to the Philippines.
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You can now open a PNB account online
At long last, the Philippine National Bank (PNB) is finally allowing new customers to open accounts online.
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MMDA opens emergency lay-by area to shelter motorcycle riders when raining
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) opened last Friday, July 9, its emergency lay-by area located at the Quezon Avenue Flyover ground level on EDSA.